The Reel Rejects - LOKI SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 REACTION!! 2x6 FINALE Breakdown, Review, & Ending Explained | Kang Theories

Episode Date: November 10, 2023

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one right now there's a grander plan why would he who remains want this to happen he's definitely still in control just can't figure out what his goal is he's becoming god of stories but we're ultimately watching the narrative of he who remains right this at the end the day is the kang power story whoa absorb all of time wow dude cool how you're gonna power them all damn this is truly sci-fi shit right here wowie i love this triumphant music that was so cool still still minor still somber yeah it's very sad success. An melancholy, man.

The day after a triumph as his hollow is the day after a tragedy. Man, Aaron and Justin are going to make some beautiful daredevil. That was some somber heaviness. That variety articles full of shit. That was a great finale. Did it say the finale was bad?

I thought we were in trouble or something. Oh, yeah, you know, Marvel's up. It's done. He's at the beginning of time. What a beautiful arc for that character. Some homemade cosmic and time so grounded. Like that's my exact That's a comic

Because I usually say I prefer grounded Stories and characters But when you can do this big And ground it When you've got the emotional grounding They don't even know what he did They don't know what he did exactly do they I suppose they wouldn't

Oh wow no post credits scene Letting it live No trailers for nothing Feels like the antithesis of a lot of recent Marvel stuff Letting a story breathe And not having it set up on other things Don't be sexes,

boy i know what a sexist also somehow racist you know just cover all your prejudice i mean while we're here holy shit man it seems like it'd be very lonely to be the god of stories sitting on that throne and then all these people having to get in touch with their identities and their feelings and how they i think we all know where we're going with this guys well before we talk about this i want to be selfish and just sit alone in your throne Yeah, get here.

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it he likes everything and coy it loves everything yeah yeah likes loves before and then you've got to hate it because of us yeah i got a nitpick yeah yeah I mean, so it's a sneak preview. Are you saying you're the God of Stories a cow review? Are you writing the story of our reviews? Yes. But no, Coy, why don't you quickly explain what the God of Stories

is? So I love the story of the God of Stories because it actually mixes in with a meta-narrative without actually being meta. So in the meta-narrative of Deadpool, for example, or She-Hulk, it is approaching the fourth wall or breaking the fourth wall, acknowledging the reader. In Loki's use

of the fourth wall, it's actually acknowledging the House of Ideas. And the House of Ideas is what they used to call the bullpen, the place that Marvel wrote their stories. The House of Ideas was the concept of creation itself. In the Loki story of the God of Stories, they made the House of Ideas a tangible finite element, which he was the first one that was able to remember his visit to the House of Ideas. So throughout comic history in this story, other people had visited the House of Ideas, but no one had remembered. So Loki made a deal with then and now, these abstract entities of pure story. telling. And in making a deal with

then and now, and upon remembering the House of Ideas itself, he is able to make things real by way of remembering them and telling them as a story. So he's able to articulate what reality is by way of him planting the memory, him manifesting it, and then him

actually creating it in real time. So it's rapid creation through the powers of then, now, and the House of Ideas itself. And so this was the visual manifestation of that, of basically, he's the one at the beginning of time, and controlling the timelines because he's the one that needs to monitor and create like pure creation so my interpretation of this is that Kang is the destroyer by monitoring

and thinking that's the answer he's at the end of time not a destroyer in the literal sense but that it's the it's the the atrophy the the dismay the decay of time he's at the end of time whereas loki with the green and the lush and the other side of colors is at the beginning of time which is why it's an after period for the TVA so so he literally is creation and in a way he uh kang is destruction by being the conquerer of something so now there's a more giant more abstract orboris yeah that's beautifully put wow you did that very efficiently thank you well that was not an easy story no i was it i was like i was like am i little worried how i'm going to get through this dense dense thing yeah well yeah i mean but in the context of the

of the show itself i think they don't ever call him the god of stories here no i mean this is kind of the origin of it, but they don't, we haven't seen him storying it up yet. No, no, and his burdened with that glory is like, I love the glorious purpose, like, cycling back, because before it was his arrogance of wanting to have purpose, his arrogance of wanting a throne, and through that burden, he became malevolent, and I love that now he's burdened with glorious purpose and the weight of the throne. So his burden, and that speech about purpose is so beautifully an orborist. Yeah, and burdened with glorious boredom.

I can imagine how, I mean, while being in touch with the timelines is seeing every single story that is unfolding, you know, got a story allows for a bit of a narrative control. And it's interesting for Loki to be a villain who has art into this ultimate power following a comic book art. Yet, he is the benevolent counterpoint to King. And is this something, I mean, there's always a conversation about they need the balance and need the antithesis. Do you think he who remains still wanted this in the end? I think that it always had to occur. Otherwise, there's no creation. Yes.

I think this was all a path that was made to happen. There was no alternative. See, I love this season a lot because this committed a little bit more. I can imagine there could be things about, I want to rewatch it already because I'm like, I feel like there's probably a thing or two that I probably missed. I want to watch season one and two together. Yeah, yeah.

And as I love the dovetail of how both of these really connects. very well it tells that multiversal angle where a lot of it is when you hold a mirror up to yourself it's not just multiverse cameo look this person is played by this person instead i've never not wanted deadpool more like this this the way they did it wasn't even necessarily multiverse it was more time travel right um but it told the concepts of multiverse the thematic things of multiverse that i love told through this time travel story this narrative and watching how every comes into confrontation with their own choices, the weight of it, the basic point of accountability, I would say. Where along in the tandem of action and events is the fulcrum point of all these situations.

Yeah, it was beautifully told because it's very, it's very philosophical and a lot of it is a head scratcher. And I like the, I think there's a level of bravery they decided to take because part one, only kind of touches on something that could be a little difficult to grasp. Yeah. I think here they left a lot up to you really got to pay attention. I was worried I couldn't explain it and I've read it. Yeah. Yeah.

They really make you pay attention very, very close. You can you kind of pick up on some of the details, but I imagine this is the kind of ending where people will be going. What is the ending explain? For once, I think this merits some videos on the Internet saying. It does. Like it is a very complex and, you know, like the, word dense is often thrown around

when it just means a lot. Yeah. But it's more than just meaning a lot. Like, it is, it is really deconstructed through its core the theme and discussions throughout and I love that. We also still did get moments of reference like the, you know, 616 adjacent being the quantum realm.

It seems like, Woo! Easter egg! It seems like Kang will go from that version of himself as he remains to being not that particular one, but a variant was referenced as being like a one linear path. So I'm really curious will we, I mean,

court decision pending, but will we see he remains, will we see that, will we see that version of him again if things shine in major's favor and justice

is in his side of whatever happens. Wow, he could explain that God of stories really well, but then this subject. I'm scared of what the future will say about the thing and if I'm on the wrong side of knowing. I'm the unknowing God

in a chair of pink. It's just time slid back to this moment. say something different. And as justice prevailed, things were due and things landed. I have a feeling the verdict will go this way. You'll note, I gave no conclusion to that ellipses. But I'm curious, the storytelling wise,

if we'll see Hugh Remains again, if Kang as instructed, it would seem they're doubling down on that, Kang being our Kang, because, you know, they asked about another variant of him. It's just a beautifully open story while still giving closure. Yeah, I mean, it's like what I love about the He Who Remains

is that like some versions of King's more of like a time like it's funny how he's been pitched in the MCU is like this

multiversal thing but he but he's I think he's more associated as like a time traveler yeah weirdo he's like that's a weird guy and in that book

I recommended you I was like oh I get this weird guy but even in that he's a time it's more of time traveling but everyone's kind of

associated with the multiversal stuff right yeah because of how he's been pitched in the MCU and I think what's so cool about he who remains is like while he doesn't dawn more of the classic look as we saw in quantum mania

he is sort of like the ultimate lex luther of sorts just is just a brain conglomerate the genius that we crave from king and when he shows him like man he is the ultimate threat like we need to i do think we still need that singularity of a threat of like we need at least one king to latch on to is that's like prime king that we got to fear and then multiversal king seems scary because we got this guy. Yeah, you know, and I feel like when he who remains is there, just that power of knowledge and foresight, and navigation and patience, you know, is so great. And, like, again, the opposite, the mirroring that they did,

but going back to season one. The POV shots, like you kept mentioning, like, when they were, like, talking to us, when it was like, hello, Loki, giving a monologue at me, I'm uncomfortable because it's supposed to be. It was so good. How did you feel during it, John? Oh, I mean, it's a very emotionally kind of rich.

I don't know. They cast such a pall over everything, and there is such kind of a somber, baleful tone throughout it, and it's interesting because this does feel like the end of something and the start of something, but I like that they left it all on the table in that. For the first time, I am actually quite pleased. There was nothing after the credits.

Not even a Loki will return. For right now, this is the end of it. something and I am saddened by that in an appropriate way but I appreciate that because it really earned just yeah every heart swell every heart skip of a beat you know

and yeah I'm gonna miss I'm gonna miss so many things but I'm also fascinated to see what this becomes yeah and inspires I think this ties Downey's Iron Man is my favorite arc landing like going from the mischief arrogant to

the god of stories in his throne that he doesn't want. Well, I love that it's such an ironic tale for him. Right. Yeah. Like, this is completely ironic. He creates and he wanted to destroy and, like, he matured into creating. Like, he gets the true burden

of leadership. Like, it's so lonely and the most physical manifestation. I love that Joss Whedon wrote, like, cursed with glorious purpose because it sounded cool. Yeah. I mean, he's just... I mean, it had a purpose then, but now it has a purpose. This has a real purpose. Title of the damn episode. It's, he's lonely at the...

top and it's real leaders normally don't want to be the real leader he keeps rejecting throne in power throughout this season and he just has to take it unwilling and those horns we all mentioned separately as like they they felt tangible they had weight the crown looked heavy and those horns felt like they were against him but part of him I loved when he had like the garb just manifest but then it just felt so like it's natural but man it looks awful like it looks awful to wield I thought it was really multi-layered in its emotion it's an emotionality like it was beautiful beautiful, but it was also very tragic. It was empowering and hopeful, but also incredibly sad.

Well, it starts off in such a, I think it was smart to start with a very fun kind of timey, whimy thing where it's like, oh, he's going just back to different points. And he's like rushing through it. And he's like, okay, chop, chop business as usual. You go down the thing. And then we hope we try again. And I'm going to spend a thousand years learning stuff. Like it starts off in a very sort of fun place for this kind of story. It's like it gives you your cake up front.

It's a good point. The pacing is a really good point. And what I will say, too, one thing that I've often said throughout this season about Loki's personality of I kind of miss some of that fun side of Loki. Seeing who he arched into by the end of this, I'm like, oh, way, that actually works really well. Like you wanted. I remember episode three, you're like, I miss Fun Loki. And I was like, I think we'll either get him back or it'll earn it. And like, I was hoping it would, I didn't think it would go here.

But this really earned the season. this episode was Loki the show because of the rest of the season. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like we all hoped. Yeah, but I never would have imagined this story. Because they were just kind of pitching him as like serious TVA agent, but the way they took it to like a new epic

height and in a very ethereal way, in a manner that you kind of wouldn't expect, but it still feels like we naturally got here. Instead of just going like big action scene or like it's big debate. Yeah. After a big debate. And I love how this end season mirrors season one in such a way of just like the revelation.

And again, that orborous effect of what you're talking about of how last one ends with the He Who Remains. You do bring He Who Remains back, but he essentially ends up becoming the opposite version of He Who Remains with Still Fulfilling a similar role. Like, wow, what a powerful effect. And stepping out of time itself. And I really like what you said about the pacing because I think the frenetic pacing in the opening made the insomberness feel so much more like you're tired. Like we had to go like, hook, and I'm tired. I'm glad that was one episode. Like, it felt so good as an hour of just like, we lived through a lot because he did

briefly become super TV agent. He did briefly. Like, we lived it in this. Yeah, it's just like vibrating, you know, shifting thing that slowly kind of finds its way and then calms to a, you know, steady resolve. And I didn't want to talk. Like that gelatinous phase, I was just like, whoa. That was so stunning.

Yeah, it hits you in a different way. again, beautiful music throughout. I really appreciate the craftsman shit and craftsman shit. The craftsman shit. Craftsman shit. That they throw down that shit. Beautiful house, that craftsman shit. The way they craft together, like, the story of this is really, that's really hard to write something like this.

Structurally, I could just imagine that whiteboard or like all those index cards. I cannot imagine. It's the Charlie Day for sure. Yeah. When they're mapping this season. Like, this really feels like a complete, this felt like a showrunner, like, through this one together. Yeah, and season one and two felt like it was all a planned, and it was literally a different team. I love that season two as a whole different squad.

I'm like, how did you do this from that? Like, you guys found seeds that seems like you planted. You weren't there to plant them. It's just funny how, like. You lokied in. You have the marvels out right now where I think that even if you like it, I think the general consensus is that it's messy. everyone says it and it also really represents a lot

of Marvel's problems the problems that we all have but the people who like it had fun with it and this is the same day and yeah and it's just kind of crazy how you have the juxtaposition you have it overforce with real chaos and decay and atrophy

and what story creation can be you have like yes this one is not as fun nowhere near it doesn't aim for fun but damn is it like composed as shit from every aspect of filmmaking to storytelling

and acting, all of it, and pacing, every nugget of what someone on set is required for before, during, and after, it's all present here in a way that speaks such loud volumes. And then the other one is, but it's fun, you know?

Don't let the MCU decay. And it's so interesting to get both sides. in the same week I would be fascinated to know how this This doesn't even have a story It's just funny like this doesn't even have a post credit scene It's the opposite

And the other one Let's just talk about the post credit scene. And the other one had such an important post credit scene It's such a messy film It makes me curious how they made this Because this doesn't feel like you could have done Like modular reshoots and stuff like that This is the first one of that re-shoots

Without no reshoots on the show That's that it shows It shows They locked those scripts ahead of time And hey maybe they're They had some stuff with the earlier TVA, you know, mutiny a bit. But like, yeah, it really feels like they locked everything and mapped this out ahead of time. Yeah, there's no way to go back and like, let's check that.

No, no, this is done. This is buttoned up. Yeah, I love how they brought it back to how he's a God and what a God with power can do. It's about responsibility. And realizing that, yeah, it's not defining what that means and then inflicting that on everybody else. It's just accepting what it means to be in that position of God. All right, Coy, you got to get out of here. I got to edit, but can you wrap us up in 30 seconds where you think this ending means for the future of the MCU, especially Echo.

I mean, obviously Echo's next, so it's going to tie in. Loki's going to open the season and go like, it's, I believe, in 30 seconds. What's going to happen is we're going to have the elements. So destructive of my own joke being so offensive. The idea of opening the show as we go further, the narrative show that is Marvel, I do think we're going to see elements of the god of stories not directly represented. I think there is a chance we'll see him in Secret Wars. I think there's a chance

we see him briefly in King Dynasty as we'd see time unraveling and like time being conquered, but I wouldn't count on King Dynasty necessarily. I would assume Secret Wars. It'd be a big moment. It'd be a big pop and he's so overpowered. He's almost like a celestial like a living tribunal. I could see him on the plane of the gods

that are more like the ones we met in Elemental, I mean Eternals, the more like that level of God. So I could see it in Secret Wars. But what I think is going to happen going forward, is we see Kang, depending on how the story goes, be introduced in more narratives, and we build to how we've met time unraveling, working for Kang being on so many disparate parts.

We see how powerful is different places. But the big thing for Easter egg hunters is all those timelines mean Fox, Sony, all those things. So we're going to see that this unraveling and the keeping instead of the decaying, the not pruning is allowing these universes to collide. So the only thing we're getting for a film next year is Deadpool. The events of this are how I,

believe Deadpool is going to relate. I think Deadpool can travel through them because of the time turner, but I think because of what just happened here, they're colliding. So incursion events are going to be timelines visualized by planets and dimensional folds because of the end of this episode, which is beautiful because it is actually what Faggy promised with the stabbing of Kang. That is what started all of this because that's what had to not happen in order for this multiverse to occur.

So that auriboris is now complete, but the launching point into the collision of all these things is where we're going to start this next phase they should end this phase here and call that the next thing because it's a lot cleaner but they haven't had a map for a little bit so i think Deadpool is the beginning of the unraveling of the events caused by the end of this here and if can gets to stay it'll be him uh building power setting up to king dynasty and then ultimately secret wars where we might see loki again amen to that that was well done dude that's crazy i love comics it's crazy how he became like he just he wanted to be a dictator he ends up becoming the exact opposite. He becomes a benevolent god of creation.

He would just want people to have free will. Yeah, it's so funny. And I love that he wears green, the color of creation. Like, there's so much beauty in this. Yeah. And then with it with the opposite of like King's colors. His colors are purple and green too. And the tree of life being purple and green, like the flowering purple and too, you know. God damn. It's good TV. All righty, guys. That was brilliant. I love that.

What did you guys think? Leave your thoughts down below. What was your favorite moment from this? Thank you, Koi, for being here. guys thank you for being joining us i'll catch you all soon