LOKI - Marvel's best TV Series To Date?

LOKI - Marvel's best TV Series To Date?

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Gadgetmac

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14,984 posts

107 months

Monday 7th June 2021
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The reviews are astonishingly good - "better than Wandavision" type comments being freely bandied about.

https://mashable.com/article/loki-social-reactions...

https://www.techradar.com/news/loki-first-reaction...

Loki is set to premiere Wednesday June 9 on Disney Plus. While the exact release time is currently unknown, Disney usually launches their content at 7am GMT.


Radec

3,774 posts

46 months

Monday 7th June 2021
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This is the one I've been waiting for.
Going by the trailers so far I've got no doubt this will top Wandavision and Falcon.

He's one of the best characters in Marvel, played brilliantly by Tom.
Also good to see Owen Wilson having a major role.

Not going to read any reviews and I'll just wait until I've seen it to pass judgement.

popeyewhite

19,621 posts

119 months

Tuesday 8th June 2021
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Radec said:
Going by the trailers so far I've got no doubt this will top Wandavision and Falcon.
Not a high bar. Falcon was terrible, the character who played The Falcon a poor actor and totally charisma-free. Also woeful script and direction. Wandavision marginally better, mainly because of the unusual premise Loki may well be much better but only because of Hiddleston... .

ch37

10,642 posts

220 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Thought this launched last night for some reason, ended up watching M.O.D.O.K, which is bonkers and kinda brilliant. Worth a watch.

633Squadron

1,727 posts

36 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Interesting first episode. Roll on next week.

westtra

1,531 posts

200 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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It’s a good watch with plenty comedy moments and well done in how they set up how it’s all going to work within the universe etc. Helps that Tom plays loki so well.

Zoon

6,654 posts

120 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Gadgetmac said:
The reviews are astonishingly good - "better than Wandavision" type comments being freely bandied about.

https://mashable.com/article/loki-social-reactions...

https://www.techradar.com/news/loki-first-reaction...

Loki is set to premiere Wednesday June 9 on Disney Plus. While the exact release time is currently unknown, Disney usually launches their content at 7am GMT.
I thought Wandavision was ste, so not sure what to make of that review.

westtra

1,531 posts

200 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Zoon said:
I thought Wandavision was ste, so not sure what to make of that review.
I couldn’t get past the first episode of wandavision.

This had me thinking why can’t I binge it all in one.

kowalski655

14,599 posts

142 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Seen Ep.1, really good, TH is excellent as always, and Owen Wilson too.
Shame it can't be binged

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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kowalski655 said:
Seen Ep.1, really good, TH is excellent as always, and Owen Wilson too.
Shame it can't be binged
It can but you have to wait hehe

SpudLink

5,669 posts

191 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Enjoyed the first episode. Good central cast. Several laughs.
But I’m not ready to say Tom Hiddleston’s performance is better than Elizabeth Olsen.

Antony Moxey

8,014 posts

218 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Good opener, and an interesting concept which, unlike the ridiculously up its own arse Wandavision, is fairly easy to follow without the cryptic clues only a super nerd could follow. Looking forward to the rest of the series, looks like fun.

Radec

3,774 posts

46 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Great start and some real funny bits.
Looks like this series may have a bigger budget for the SFX compared to the other 2 series.

Can't wait to see episode 2 now.

ch37

10,642 posts

220 months

Wednesday 9th June 2021
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Loved Wandavision and mostly enjoyed Falcon, this feels much closer to Wandavision at the moment. Not sure if it's easier to follow though, my wife is the benchmark for me (not an MCU nerd), she latched on to that straight away but had no idea what was going on here with Loki.

They explained the timelines and the multiverse in a fun way, but I'd say just in one episode this has pulled far, far more from the MCU than the other two shows.

Edited by ch37 on Wednesday 9th June 22:43

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Really enjoyed this.

Ash_

5,929 posts

189 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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I really enjoyed it, only had to pause twice to explain a couple of things to Mrs Ash! biglaugh

I like the humour in it, he is the God of mischief after all, so that was good, plus don't know if anyone else noticed the big about the plane hijack/robbery and how he disappeared, based on real events, the body of that hijacker was never found (or so I understand), so it was Loki all along! Very clever.

And yes, as mentioned above the way they explained what was happening was clever and fun, like the screens you get on rides at Disney telling you about it.

Looking forward to the rest now.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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I actually prefer the weekly release.

It makes threads like this work as everyone is seeing the story unfold at the same time and we can discuss it between episodes.

Radec

3,774 posts

46 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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It was funny seeing how powerful that the TVA actually are that they had infinity stones lying around in a desk and used them as paperweights.
10 odd years of using them as an arc to build up a story, and made meaningless in 5 seconds.
It would be great if we get to see who these 3 time keepers are but I don't think we will.

ch37

10,642 posts

220 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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El stovey said:
I actually prefer the weekly release.

It makes threads like this work as everyone is seeing the story unfold at the same time and we can discuss it between episodes.
Absolutely, definitely more of an event when it's done like this. Especially as it's day and date international too, certainly makes it easier listening to my regular Movie/TV podcasts from the US as well!

Stranger Things (for example) is huge but it's come and gone within a week or two and nobody is ever at the same point.

popeyewhite

19,621 posts

119 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Ash_ said:
he is the God of mischief after all
Well, that's the way MCU has spun it. In Norse mythology he's also a God of fire, a version of Lucifer, a malicious trickster, the origin of Odin and possibly a spider.

Now he's a film star. biggrin