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alias_sqbrI have been watching and enjoying the Marvel show Loki. It's overall quite good, asides from the very unfortunate choice to make the two most significant black female characters humourless killjoys who want to murder the main character, while the white dudes get to be fun. Their characters aren't totally awful individually (like many people, they have reason to want to kill Loki!), but taken together...nng :/
But other than that it's a fun, weird little show about Loki getting tangled up with the secret organisation in charge of maintaining the timeline of the universe. As with Wandvision there's twists and turns that make it fun to watch week to week, Cam and I have fun watching together and then discussing it.
Loki has a great (and shippy) dynamic with the time agent in charge of dealing with him, Mobius, played by Owen Wilson. Mobius is cheerfully unflappable in the face of Loki's shenanigans, and treats him like a mischievous, clever boy who needs to be gently encouraged to behave. They're both aware that the other is trying to manipulate them, but are (seemingly) charmed despite themselves.
Thus far, two episodes in, the show has managed to repeatedly surprise and charm me, and I'm looking forward to finding out where it's going to go next. I can see my suspension of disbelief in the deliberately silly worldbuilding snapping at some point, but for now I'm happy to roll with it. I am hoping the race/gender issues get better and not worse, though :/
But other than that it's a fun, weird little show about Loki getting tangled up with the secret organisation in charge of maintaining the timeline of the universe. As with Wandvision there's twists and turns that make it fun to watch week to week, Cam and I have fun watching together and then discussing it.
Loki has a great (and shippy) dynamic with the time agent in charge of dealing with him, Mobius, played by Owen Wilson. Mobius is cheerfully unflappable in the face of Loki's shenanigans, and treats him like a mischievous, clever boy who needs to be gently encouraged to behave. They're both aware that the other is trying to manipulate them, but are (seemingly) charmed despite themselves.
Thus far, two episodes in, the show has managed to repeatedly surprise and charm me, and I'm looking forward to finding out where it's going to go next. I can see my suspension of disbelief in the deliberately silly worldbuilding snapping at some point, but for now I'm happy to roll with it. I am hoping the race/gender issues get better and not worse, though :/
