He is Loki of Asgard and he is burdened with glorious purpose. Loki Season 2 has concluded with a stunning finale, reshaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the character of Loki, portrayed by Tom Hiddleston. Loki has evolved into a new deity, one essential to maintaining the MCU’s stability. Additionally, the season finale has finally unveiled his true (and heartbreaking) “glorious purpose.”
In the wake of He Who Remains’ demise, Loki Season 2 grapples with the fallout, including the influx of branched timelines, straining the TVA’s Temporal Loom, which is designed to merge these branches into the Sacred Timeline. Loki gains control over his time-slipping abilities, leading to a seismic shift in the status quo.
Loki Realizes His ‘Glorious Purpose’ Always Involved a Throne
Centuries of effort and experimentation reveal that the problem will persist unless He Who Remains and the TVA remain unchanged. Loki defies this fate, opting to disrupt the loop and “change the equation.” He destroys the Temporal Loom intentionally, using his powers to rescue the branched timelines. In doing so, he assumes a new role as the living Temporal Loom, effectively becoming a new god for the entire multiverse.
Donning a new horned crown and seated on a throne at The End of Time, Loki takes a monumental risk by dismantling the Sacred Timeline and inviting the potential for a multiversal war. He aims for something better to replace the system established by He Who Remains. Loki’s transformation in the MCU is evident, hinting at his role as the God of Stories, a departure from his traditional God of Mischief persona. Currently, Loki is the linchpin holding together the entire MCU multiverse and its branching timelines.
The title of Loki season 2’s finale Glorious Purpose harkens back to a memorable line from the 2012 film The Avengers when Loki declared his “glorious purpose” while attempting to conquer Earth. In this episode, Loki truly comprehends the weight of a glorious purpose. This realization inspires his decision to relinquish his life and embrace his new role, bearing the immense responsibility of upholding the entire multiverse—a truly glorious purpose. The development marks a deeply satisfying culmination of Loki’s journey in the MCU.
Is Loki’s Story Over?
Executive producer Kevin Wright already pointed out that the second season is essentially about “closing the book” on the previous season’s storyline.
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“It was similar to Season 1 in we wanted to tell this story and tell it well, but even in Season 1, we obviously were thinking about where we were going,” he said. “I would say Season 1 and Season 2 were developed and created as, like, kind of two chapters of the same book. We felt pretty strongly, all of us involved, that Season 2 was about closing that book but that there are many other books on the shelf for this character and for this world.”
Although it sounds like this could be the end for Loki, the latter part of the statement also leaves the possibility of the God of Mischief’s story being explored in “other books” in the MCU’s future.
All six episodes of Loki Season 2 are now streaming on Disney+.
