Is Loki turning into Marvel’s Doctor Who?Īs she ran from some not-very-convincing CGI explosions in her big flappy coat, Di Martino bore a more than passing resemblance to Jodie Whittaker’s incarnation of the Doctor. Loki, meanwhile confirmed something that's found in Norse mythlogy: when it comes to romantic partners, he prefers 'a bit of both'. She is also far, far swearier than Loki and, to be frank, rather less posh. Sylvie’s mother is dead, just like Loki’s, but expired at a younger age. So not only is Marvel crossing the timelines – perhaps it’s mashing-up protagonists too (the MCU’s Enchantress is obviously not to be confused with the twig-smeared raver portrayed by Cara Delevingne in the DC film Suicide Squad).Ī few other biographical nuggets were served up. “Sylvie”, at it happens, is the alias of another Marvel superhero, the magic-wielding Enchantress. She dresses like Loki, acts an awful lot of like Loki and her sorcery is accompanied by that signature “Loki green” colour scheme. This bombshell had actually gone off prematurely when leaked Loki merchandise revealed the character was named Sylvie. But after she and Loki slugged it out and accidentally utilised the timepad to bounce to a doomed planet, she explained she preferred to be known as 'Sylvie'. When we met Lady Loki in episode two, the implication was that she was just a female version of our favourite trickster god.

The Time Keepers are lying – but why? 'Sylvie' is a lot of things – but she isn’t Tom Hiddleston’s gender-flipped doppelgänger “I was told everyone who works for the TV was created by the time-keepers”. “Before she joined the TVA she was a regular person on Earth,” Sylvie informed Loki. But Lady Loki/Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) stumbled upon a darker truth as she manipulated C-20 into thinking they were old friends out for a drink. We’d been told the TVA was a bureaucratic agency presided over by space lizards devoted to keeping the timeline ticking along as destiny intended. There’s more to the TVA than meets the eye Such as: if Mobius and his colleagues all had previous existences, why can’t they remember anything about them? It’s honkingly iffy – and sets Loki up for an intriguing final three instalments. Tom Hiddleston’s god of trickery, Loki, has been heroically duped by the TVA. It was a proper slap across the face with a wet fish. But when Lady Loki – whom we are going to have to hereafter refer to as “Sylvie” for reasons outlined below – attempted to manipulate C-20 by rooting around inside her memories, she learned her prisoner had a past life (revolving around trendy restaurants and massive cocktails). The official line is that all were created by the power trio of space-lizards that set up the TVA. The TVA, it turns out, has been telling temporal porky pies regarding the provenance of its agents, including Owen Wilson’s jet ski-fancying Mobius and Sasha Lane’s Hunter C-20. That’s what we got in episode three of Loki (Disney+) – though smuggled into the action was a pretty massive bombshell regarding the true nature of the Time Variance Authority. Join us for more Easter eggs and observations next Wednesday, June 31, when episode 4 of Loki hits Disney Plus.In every Marvel TV series there is that inevitable episode in which the characters do little beyond dashing about in a panic whilst pausing occasionally to punch and kick people.

The tracking shot as Loki and Sylvie move through Shuroo is epic.

He needed his Mind Stone-powered scepter for this, so he's intrigued that she can do the trick without it - we'll likely see him try her technique in a coming episode.

You might remember Loki controlling people like Hawkeye's minds in previous MCU movies, much like Sylvie's enchantment.

Loki smashes his glass on the floor when he demands 'another' drink at the bar, much like Thor did in his 2011 movie.

The song Loki sings is apparently Norwegian (the subtitles say he's singing in Asgardian).

because I could do anything.' Loki's monologue about Frigga is quite touching. But she told me one day I'd be able to do that too, because.

Loki preferring not to go backwards on a train is relatable, but I'm glad he got over it.

The guards are named Private Hudson (Ben VanderMey) and Corporal Hicks (Jon Collin Barclay) in the credits - an apparent reference to Bill Paxton and Michael Biehn's characters in 1986 sci-fi classic Aliens.

In the comics, Lamentis is on the edge of Kree space.TVA Judge Ravonna Renslayer ( Gugu Mbatha-Raw) isn't too bothered when Sylvie threatens Loki's life, but that makes sense since she was all about disintegrating him.That's the 100th anniversary of Star Wars - who knows how much more George Lucas will have tinkered with it by then? See all photos Observations, WTF questions and Easter eggs

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