Loki be a Lady tonight! After episode two’s shocking twist, all eyes are on the third instalment of the hit Disney Plus series to see what’s next for our dual Gods of Mischief as they escape through time and take on the TVA.
But is Sophia Di Martino really the next Tom Hiddleston? And is the Multiverse of Madness inevitable? Check out our live blow-by-blow recap and review of Loki episode three to find out…
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08:30:
In case this is functioning as your recap, Loki was thrown out of the train and broke the pad…thing…and Sylvie shouted at him for being a moron. Now they’re just hanging out on the surface. Remember when people thought these scene was Loki hanging out with Black Widow, for some reason? Too many monochrome quarry planets in Marvel.
08:29:
Fun fight scene! Turns out I was wrong, our Loki does have some moves. Also, Sylvie is significantly less posh than our Loki. But then she has been on the run for years, apparently.
On another note…easy week at work for Owen Wilson, eh?
08:25:
Tom Hiddleston is now singing what I assume is an Asgardian folk song of some sort…dropping casual bangers left right and centre. And also cups, smashing on the ground like his brother. Loki knows how to have a good time. But not how to make metaphors. “Love is an imaginary dagger” indeed.
Unfortunately, I think this good time is going to end soon. Even without the TVA, these two can’t escape from helmeted guard types.
08:23:
Look at them speculating about Loki’s love life…the internet is going to lose its mind. That’s a subplot we never saw in the Thor movies.
If I was stealing the power source to a civilisation’s last hope I’d probably be less chilled. Also, who is still making champagne in this scenario?
08:20:
Our two Lokis comparing notes…Sylvie knew she was adopted! Ahh, bonding.
Weird that Loki didn’t get much beyond illusions though. Doctor Strange has cool whips and things! Though he can conjure a quill at command.
08:18:
All of Sylvie’s plans may involve fighting, but all of Loki’s seem to involve dressing up in fabulous outfits. And they never work either! They’re a well-matched pair anyway.
Loki says “I can never go backwards on a train”. How many trains are there in Asgard for him to know that?
08:15:
“Our” Loki tried some of his illusion tricks on the mining lady, but got shot anyway. Apparently everyone else is on “The Ark”, the evacuation vessel. This is all sounding very Doctor Who…keep an eye out for an evil Derek Jacobi, Lokis!
08:14:
I am also still amused at “you’re not the only tech-savvy Loki”. Moving on.
08:11:
Oh these kids…won’t they every get along? Also, is it called a ten-pad, the thing they’re arguing about? This is an example of one of those things I’ve missed…should have put subtitles on. Forgive me, internet!
Anyway, they’re looking for power for it now. And Lady Loki has said she’s not Loki “any more”…she’s called Sylvie. There go all those theories, maybe!
08:08:
Loki helped them escape Renslayer. But Lady Loki…who isn’t happy to be called a Loki…is now furious because the tablet thing has lost its charge.
Turns out he sent them to Lementis-1, a planet about to be destroyed by a falling moon. Like Termina in Legend of Zelda! Anyway the two…variants…can’t say Lokis…have sort of teamed up now for story reasons. Gotta both survive.
08:07:
Anyway our Loki has now followed her, and got his mitts on his handy-dandy daggers. Shame he didn’t take the kickboxing class on Asgard.
Hey, she had a big knife the whole time. “Are you sure you’re a Loki?” The fan theory is gaining traction.
08:04:
I do find the idea of “how long have we been friends, you can tell me anything right? Well how many people are guarding the Time-Keepers” as a conversation I could overhear in a Magaritaville pretty funny.
Anyway, it was both an illusion and a flashback. That’s how she interrogated the Hunter. And now Lady Loki is busting into the TVA. Her magic doesn’t work, but luckily she has mixed martial arts skills.
08:03:
Hey, it’s Sasha Lane’s Hunter character and Lady Loki enjoying some frozen margs…talking about brain freeze. Was this how she asked her about the Time-Keepers, or some sort of flashback?
Ah, it’s asking about the Timekeepers, and it’s an illusion.
08:01:
Previously on Loki…everyday sexism as the TVA assume a deadly Loki variant has to be a dude. Also Loki runs after her into a magic door.
And now…groovy music? This show is so great.
08:00:
It’s here! I’m going in. Apparently the episode is called “Lamentis”…
07:55:
Oh, while I have you – do we think the Time-Keepers are real? I’m not so sure…he said, setting up an internal link to another RadioTimes.com article…
07:51:
Anyway, maybe we’ll see that play out this week – it could be that this isn’t quite as bad a leak as it first appears, and it’s something we learn soon. Alternatively, it could have ruined the big series-ending twist in which case…sorry. Our bad.
Or it might not be true! Anything is possible with Loki, etc etc.
07:50:
OK, look away now (or just scroll up to 8.00 where the blog proper starts) if you don’t want any potential spoilers…but there are some rumours that “Lady Loki” isn’t exactly who she seems.
You see, a couple of apparently accidental leaks (first in the foreign language credits for episode two and now in some new Loki tie-in merchandise) appear to suggest that Sophia Di Martino is actually playing a different character credited as “Sylvie”.
The reason this is important is that Sylvie is the name of a villain in the comics called Enchantress, upon whom Loki bestows powers of sorcery, mental manipulation and teleportation – so it could be that Di Martino is playing a version of this character, not a Loki variant directly.
After all, she did say not to call her Loki in episode two, AND Hiddleston’s version noted (while being beaten up) that he’d never treat himself so shabbily. It all adds up!
07:45:
Loki be a Lady tonight
Yes, I know I’ve used that joke more than once. Better get used to that.
Anyway, hello and welcome to our live review of Loki episode three! My name’s Huw, and I’m here to give my instant, blow-by-blow reaction to the new episode as it happens – or at least, as it plays out when I hit “play” the moment it arrives on Disney Plus.
If you’re watching “live” I’ll be right there with you covering every twist, turn and multiversal timeline (well, as much as possible) as Loki meets his female doppelgänger and the TVA falls apart like an ill-judged game of Kerplunk.
We’ll get started properly in a few minutes, but for now I ask only one favour – a little understanding. Because while I’m writing like this, I’m bound to miss one or two things – “ah, when Loki raised his eyebrow at the fur coat, that was a reference to Agents of Asgard #5! How could you not mention that!?!” – and if I do offer any truly boneheaded or misguided speculation based off that, I can only apologise.
Still, for now I do have one theory worth looking at before we get started…with some potential spoilers.
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