Episode 6 of the second “Loki” season actually manages to both give the series itself a rounded conclusion and to bring the title character’s (Tom Hiddleston) storyline, which has been going on since the early days of the MCU, into a consistent one. to take. and well-deserved (provisional?) conclusion. The team behind “Loki” told the story they wanted to tell with the series over two seasons (producer Kevin Wright described the two seasons to us as two chapters of the same book).
So a third season of “Loki” is quite unlikely at this point (and will be different than it was then). season 2 also not announced at the end of the current season). Still, there is of course room for further stories about Loki and the TVA, which will probably take place in a different context (i.e. in other films and series). Because with Loki playing a very special role in the entire MCU and especially in the current Multiverse saga, we probably haven’t seen the last of him yet…
The tree at the end explains: the birth of the MCU multiverse
Already in the first season of “Loki,” the death of the Kang variant Who Remains (Jonathan Majors) gave rise to the multiverse with numerous alternate timelines, which is symbolic of the current phases of the MCU. In season 2, Loki and Co. tried. to adjust the time loom in the TVA so that it would not be overloaded by the many new timelines being introduced into it and dissolving the various branching worlds. But that seems impossible.
As He Who Remains reveals to him, the loom was designed precisely for this purpose as a protective mechanism. Should it become overloaded, all alternate timelines will be destroyed, leaving only the True Timeline. But Loki doesn’t want to accept that. He breaks from the previous cycle by destroying the loom itself and using his new abilities to collect, unite, and revive the many dying timelines. – successfully.
This creates a multiverse tree that, through its similarity to the world tree Yggdrasil, once again provides a link to Norse mythology, where Loki also comes from. Unlike the previous loom, which wove time into one straight timeline, This tree has many branches and branches that represent the different timelines and can now coexist or sometimes overlap. The multiverse, as it will be central to the MCU’s future, is finally born.
Loki becomes the god of stories – and a key figure in the MCU
Loki becomes the new ruler of time instead of the one left (or the God of Stories, as he is called after a similar reincarnation in the comics), who sits alone on his throne at the end of time, watching over the entire multiverse like a kind of living loom. Yet he does not seem dissatisfied; After years of searching, he has finally found his calling.
In this role, he will likely become a key figure in the Multiverse saga, in which a major conflict is brewing across the world, which will culminate in the new “Avengers” double “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” (planned theatrical release: April 29, 2026) and “Avengers: Secret Wars” (scheduled theatrical release: May 5, 2027). Because even if Loki has saved the infinite timelines and restored stability to the multiverse, the danger has not yet been averted.
In the long run, by preserving the alternate worlds, exactly what The One Who Remains warned about will happen: the numerous power-hungry variants, especially Kang the Conqueror, will start a new multiverse war.which could destroy all of existence, including the True Timeline.
The TVA seems to be preparing for this and at least observing the different Kang variants – and has already analyzed the events of “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania”, as a brief reference in dialogue reveals. But in the end, in the two films mentioned, it will probably be mainly the Avengers’ responsibility to stop Kang – or perhaps some kind of multiverse Avengers that the TVA wants to build, according to rumors that have already been going around?
They may then have to rely on Loki’s help. Even if that were truly the case with his own series, Thor’s adoptive brother will most likely return in the MCU.