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‘And boy, did the poop hit the fan.’ — Thoughts on Loki, Episode 4
OK… Loki episode 4
*muffled screaming*
This is still a SPOILER-free zone, but with 2 rules:
1. If it’s turned up in a trailer, it’s considered public knowledge
2. Queer IDs are not SPOILERS
OK? OK.
(And yes, I’m an episode behind #DealWithIt)
Clearly, episode 4 is the point in which Disney+ Marvel series(eses) set out to let the poop hit the fan.
And boy, did the poop hit the fan.
There was so much stuff going on here, without ever feeling rushed and the actors were amazing at showing the goddamn nuance and complexity of emotion of… all the things going on.
*Dances delicately around SPOILER-related sh** going down*
My biggest problem with this episode is that it missed a huge opportunity to explore the Gender-Fluid part of Loki’s character, via Sylvie’s back-story.
But I will give Marvel a little leeway, in that they’re still clearly trying to figure out how to do actual, real, on-screen LGBTQ+ rep. in any way, shape, or form.
Only a little, though, cos there’s progress but… they need to do so much better.
Still, while this would’ve been the easy way to explore Loki’s gender identity, it’s not the only way — and maybe they didn’t feel the need to take the easy way (although, taking any way forward on this would be great, Marvel, thanks.)
Also this episode had big 1984/Big Brother vibes, right?
Like, the posters at the TVA (which, by the by, still v. much looks the hotel from The Shining #JustSaying) were giving me big…
