‘Loki’ Was Hit With Shades Of The MCU’s Most Brutal Moment In An Emotional Episode That Also Had A ‘Rom-Com’ Twist

Following the devastating events of last week’s episode, which saw the Temporal Loom explode and spark the destruction of the Time Variance Authority, Loki is once again slipping through time just like his return to the TVA in the Season 2 premiere. However, that’s where the similarities stop.

In the premiere, Loki’s friends were still working at the TVA. Now, they’re scattered across different branches of reality with no memory of their lives working for the time-controlling agency. With the help of O.B. (Ke Huy Quan), Loki is able to gain some control over his time-slipping as he works to get the team back together. However, what Loki doesn’t know is that Miss Minutes activated the TVA’s Fail-Safe Protocol, which is disintegrating branches and everything in them.

Just as the Trickster God gathers Mobius, B-15, Casey, and Sylvie (whose memory notably stayed intact) in O.B.’s lab, Loki watches in horror as everyone he cares about starts to unravel into spaghetti right in front of his eyes. The whole thing gave off hardcore Avengers: Infinity War vibes, and Marvel fans definitely picked up on it.

You can see some of the reactions below:

— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) November 3, 2023

Loki episode 5 was giving Infinity War vibes pic.twitter.com/7nN4BgMRqs

— Lazy Witchᱬ (@scarlazywitch) November 3, 2023

Episode 5 giving us all Infinity War ptsd it’s unforgivable I got literal chills

seeing time being withered away was so unnerving and I’ve never been this hyped for an MCU series finale in a long while I can’t wait to see how it all turns out #LokiS2 pic.twitter.com/VM6mpG1tJD

— Mushroomcloud (@Mushroomcloud16) November 3, 2023

#LokiS2 felt like peak sci-fi with time slipping. Huge win for Marvel. Loved seeing the origin of TVA members, I cared more for their timelines. Ending gave me that same impactful & bleak feeling as Infinity War! Loki just wants his friends back, now he’s more powerful than EVER! pic.twitter.com/EzUntVlsWp