A double episode today as Wheel of Time wraps up and Loki finally begins.
WoT - the second season overall has been much better but I’m sure that’s already been repeated by me multiple times. Gotta say that this episode also wasn’t my favourite due to several inconsistencies but it had some really strong character moments that I loved. Looking back though I wish this finale was handled a bit better… it feels like the strong moments were all directly taken from the source material while the weaker ones or inconsistencies where because they chose to deviate from it.
I will say that this show should be Amazon’s premier high fantasy show going forward, there are several fantasy elements in this series that most fantasy shows shy away from numerous reasons and now that it’s got a good collection of actors and backroom staff… this show deserves more backing and marketing.
Loki - Tom and Owen’s chemistry is utterly amazing, I wish they two did a movie or two together because they have a really good vibe with each other. I feel like the premise and scope of this season is lesser than the last one based off the first episode but these are early days to judge it as there was no way one would have known that the next big MCU villain’s first appearance would have been in Loki S1 at the start of it. Nothing extraordinary in this episode but it felt decent and enjoyable enough, anyone looking to this as a sign of the MCU going back to where it once was will be disappointed though. Not that it should either, this is a TV show after all.