Warning: This story contains major spoilers for theLokiseason 2 finale, Glorious Purpose.
Has anyMarvelcharacter grown quite as much as Loki?
I knew we were trying to chase an answer to that question: What is Lokis glorious purpose?
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Season 2 is asking: Are we in charge of our own story?
Can a leopard change its spots?
Can the TVA change, given a second chance with enough introspection and responsibility?
Is there free will?
Are we truly in control of our destiny?
I hope the audience does as well.
(Ke Huy Quan).
Doubt gives rise to curiosity, and within curiosity is this profound search for meaning.
Thats something I think we can all relate to because we all want our lives to mean something.
We all want our lives to have purpose, and thats in the DNA of the show.
The episodes title isnt the only nod to Lokis evolution, either.
Executive producer Kevin Wrighttells EW that Hiddleston improvised its use inLoki.
It was 100 percent Tom, Wright explains.
And on the final take, Tom said, Hey, can I try this?
I was actually jogging around the lot, the actor explains.
It was a sunny day, and I was listening to a piece of music.
I think it might have been the music from the firstThorfilm.
I was listening to Patrick Doyles score, and I realized it was just a full-circle moment.
It just came to me, like, I should say that.
Its something Loki says in the firstThorfilm, and I felt like it had a whole other meaning.
The set never felt locked or constricted, he says.
It was a very alive place, alive to invention or imagination.
To have that environment where the best idea wins is just the dream.
And it doesnt happen every time.
TheLokifinale feels like a true goodbye, a promotion from god of mischief to god of stories.
But given Lokis multiple past deaths and misdirections… is this really the end?
Is Hiddleston really saying goodbye to his iconic horned anti-hero?
Its hard to say, Hiddleston admits.
So, Im keeping an open heart and an open mind.
I feel very proud of where weve landed in the end, he continues.
Where we are right now is all I know, and it felt really meaningful to come full circle.
