Loki

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Season 1
  • Network: Disney+
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 9, 2021
Season #: 2, 1
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6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 173 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 110 out of 173
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 173
  3. Negative: 39 out of 173
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  1. GameAnalyzer
    Jun 10, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I believe, the premise for the Time Variant Authority needed more of an introduction to make us understand the importance of why God of Mischief is a menace ultimately. It gets reduced to some cartoon depiction and then an agent whose real motives aren't known enough. The cheesy humor at times induces cringeworthy scenes and thus scaling back a bit would have worked more in favor. But since this is a universe that has brought the likes of Ragnarok, it would not be surprising a bit, if this gets the similar nod. It obviously fails to work for me as a viewer of a comic book movie or TV content. On an overall, the pilot does not rest on a strong foundation but there is potential for the series to pick up from its strengths and and improve upon shortcomings in the coming episodes. I would gave a 6 for now.… Expand
  2. EddieHokie
    Jul 1, 2021
    8
    Rating a show 2 episodes in is about as dumb as judging a book after chapter 1, users. Hold your tongue, let it breathe and play out before judging it. This blink and what’s next culture is gonna be the death of all of us. These are the same dummies who said Wandavision was boring because it was in black and white
  3. Apocryphile
    Jun 9, 2021
    9
    I thoroughly enjoyed this reset of the character Loki as he is confronted with some of the more personally traumatic consequences of his actions.

    Additionally, anyone not utterly horrified by the concept, the actions, and the conviction of the TVA is simply not paying attention. There is quite a bit of introductory work done in this episode, to new characters, alongside the more    I thoroughly enjoyed this reset of the character Loki as he is confronted with some of the more personally traumatic consequences of his actions.

    Additionally, anyone not utterly horrified by the concept, the actions, and the conviction of the TVA is simply not paying attention. There is quite a bit of introductory work done in this episode, to new characters, alongside the more self-perceptive side to the title character, as well as the TVA itself, but I felt that the episode was very enjoyable as well as thought provoking.

    I find it utterly incomprehensible that the storylines introduced in this first episode could possibly be brought to any satisfactory conclusion in the five remaining episodes. I am therefore hoping that season one of Loki is the first of several.    … Expand
  4. bertobellamy
    Jun 9, 2021
    7
    The first episode — almost everything exposition — felt like a good introduction to this bonkers story, but not as intriguing as 'WandaVision.' At least it got me more interested than 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier.' Anyway, Loki's narrative arc through all the MCU stands as one of the most complete and satisfying, and its fun to see this new series embrace the less serious side of him,The first episode — almost everything exposition — felt like a good introduction to this bonkers story, but not as intriguing as 'WandaVision.' At least it got me more interested than 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier.' Anyway, Loki's narrative arc through all the MCU stands as one of the most complete and satisfying, and its fun to see this new series embrace the less serious side of him, which, in my opinion, it's better.… Expand
  5. AegonTargaryen
    Jun 9, 2021
    10
    Good show with stunning production design, score, and cinematography. Worth watching just for the artistic merit it offers.
  6. cturagot
    Jun 9, 2021
    10
    I made an account just to review this. It is unique and unexpected.

    Love Loki.
  7. Douglasd9284
    Jun 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. amazingggg! Why do shows in Metacritic keep getting bad reviews with no text, when I'm forced to write one if I want to vote?… Expand
  8. Kai82
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    A truly entertaining show. It won me over with the humor, craziness, great characters and story. I will say a lot of the appeal comes from the awesome cast, ideas and performance. Lets start at the beginning: Since we watched Avengers Endgame we all speculated what Loki would do. There were a lot of theories and when the show was announced we were hyped. It fully delivers with the firstA truly entertaining show. It won me over with the humor, craziness, great characters and story. I will say a lot of the appeal comes from the awesome cast, ideas and performance. Lets start at the beginning: Since we watched Avengers Endgame we all speculated what Loki would do. There were a lot of theories and when the show was announced we were hyped. It fully delivers with the first episode and kept going strong during the whole show. However it is not perfect as I see a few weaknesses in the script and maybe a few plot holes (For the later I am not sure if I just over-analyzed some stuff). Story: Because of the meddling of the Avengers in Endgame with time travel a past version of Loki from the end of the first Avengers movie is on the run with the Tesseract. However his escape ended faster than he could imagine as he is approached by a group of uniformed people who came out of a portal. This is the start of a crazy enjoyable adventure. The story is full of ideas, fan service and great acting. It works well enough that I will ignore the few flaws it has. I don't mind these if the result is this entertaining and satisfying. Also the character development is truly convincing, believable and entertaining. Cast / actors: This is for me the greatest strength of the show. We have a great Tom Hiddleston as Loki. He is a charming scoundrel and so entertaining to watch. A really strong performance but the rest of the cast is equally good. Owen Wilson as Mobius is the yin to Loki’s yang. They work well together and their discussions and barters are excellent. A truly convincing performance. It ends not there as Sophie Di Martino almost steals the show. It is hard to chose which of the 3 characters is the best. Then we have Gugu Mbatha Raw as Ravonna Renslayer and Wunmi Moskau as hunter B-14 (yes that is her name). Both are intimidating and excellent. For the characters that appear lesser I want to especially praise Richard E. Grant and Jonathan Majors for their incredible performance. In total we got here an amazingly strong performance and there is nothing to criticize for me. Presentation: The show has an amazing style and there is a high production value. They put a lot of effort into the sets, special effects and design. On top of that there is so much fan service in form of references and easter eggs. This attention is praiseworthy and enhances the atmosphere. The soundtrack is sneakingly good (= You miss this if you don't pay attention). Humor: There is a lot of good humor in the show. Being it Loki being Loki, situational humor, absurdity or gadgets used for punishment (You will notice the scenes trhat I referrence here spoiler free ;-). The humor enhances the experiences too and is another big strength. Negatives: Like I mentioned there are a few scenes where the script could be a bit ironed out. For example in one episode they had to downgrade the character abilities but it resulted in an enjoyable episode with good character interactions and development. The conclusion was awesome on one hand but also a (very) small disappointment on the other. However I liked it enough to not decrease my rating. Overall I say this was an amazing show and I liked all episodes. Would fully recommend the whole show to friends. I say it is worth a 10/10 despite some flaws for the characters, humor, ideas and the heart and soul that was put into it.… Expand
  9. Xenomorph_kills
    Jul 15, 2021
    8
    This show is more fun and way more entertaining than the MCU shows before. This show embraces the crazy side of the MCU and sprints with it. LOKI creates a sense of optimism for the future of Marvel. Tom Hiddleston is still as charming as ever in his role as the mischievous villain we all know and love. But I would even argue that Own Wilson's Mobius steals the show from LOKI in most ofThis show is more fun and way more entertaining than the MCU shows before. This show embraces the crazy side of the MCU and sprints with it. LOKI creates a sense of optimism for the future of Marvel. Tom Hiddleston is still as charming as ever in his role as the mischievous villain we all know and love. But I would even argue that Own Wilson's Mobius steals the show from LOKI in most of the scenes he is in. The show has waky episodes and with pacing that is a bit inconsistent but by the end prove to be still essential in the overall arching story. The finale pays off all the character's storylines but still leaves enough hanging for more crazy adventures. A must watch for a die hard or casual MCU viewer.… Expand
  10. Vinningmoviegod
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    This is so good, it's insane. It's as if Kevin Feige travelled back in time to put the pieces together, so visionary is this series. Now the possibilities are endless, the future is a neutron star, so bright it is. I have nothing but awe and respect for the Marvel team. They re-wrote film history, their Universe creation as iconic as Hitchcock's influence, Kurosawa's legacy, Spielberg andThis is so good, it's insane. It's as if Kevin Feige travelled back in time to put the pieces together, so visionary is this series. Now the possibilities are endless, the future is a neutron star, so bright it is. I have nothing but awe and respect for the Marvel team. They re-wrote film history, their Universe creation as iconic as Hitchcock's influence, Kurosawa's legacy, Spielberg and Lucas's sagas. I count myself one of the most fortunate people in the most fortunate time for being able to witness this.… Expand
  11. Msdvidit
    Jun 10, 2021
    10
    A fantastic series by the marvel till now the best marvel series very good screenplay and direction and tom Huddleston acting is the best
  12. mrmonster
    Jun 10, 2021
    8
    A fantastic pilot, really made me excited to see what happens next. Seeing Loki again after so many years is a real treat.
  13. PhoenixReveiws
    Jul 31, 2021
    9
    This show surprised me. Not for what it did, but for how good it did it, and how it got there. I knew from Ms. Minute's first speech on the timeline that this would set up something bigger. But it not only did that, but it also did it greatly. The acting was great from Owen Wilson, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino. Everyone brought their A-game. I hope to see more of Sylvie, and her andThis show surprised me. Not for what it did, but for how good it did it, and how it got there. I knew from Ms. Minute's first speech on the timeline that this would set up something bigger. But it not only did that, but it also did it greatly. The acting was great from Owen Wilson, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino. Everyone brought their A-game. I hope to see more of Sylvie, and her and Loki's chemistry. Yes, there were a few things I didn't prefer, most from episode 3, but overall barely better than Wandavision, and a whole lot better than Black Widow and Falcon and the Winter Soldier.… Expand
  14. SexiPlexi
    Jun 10, 2021
    10
    Thank you Disney this is pure magic....perfect................................
  15. brockcheese
    Jun 18, 2021
    7
    So far this show is pretty good with excellent visuals and fun character development where you constantly question whether Loki is truly reformed or changed.
  16. LordDoran
    Jun 11, 2021
    10
    B**** and moan all you want, but if you don't like Marvel and Loki, don't watch it. Simple as that
  17. Reyhanecollins
    Jun 11, 2021
    10
    It is one of the best marvel's series
    I love it tom plays loki great he's born for loki♡♡♡
  18. Polinaja
    Jun 11, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s incredible, adorable, amazing, spectacular show! Tom Hiddleston must have all rewards, he is great actor and proves it again. What a chemistry between Loki and Mobius!… Expand
  19. Donald2
    Aug 12, 2021
    10
    Excellent show.....good story and good acting.....watched it with my niece.... We both loved it
  20. manningn15
    Jul 17, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first season of Loki was amazing, an A+ season. The visuals effects were outstanding especially in the void. The acting was phenomenal especially from Owen Wilson, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Richard E. Grant, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tara Strong, Jonathan Majors, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack Veal, and Jaimie Alexander. The writing was excellent especially the story and the character Sylvie. The music was superb especially the open title. The sets especially the TVA were spectacular. The costumes, makeup, and hairstyling were exceptional especially on Owen Wilson, Tom Hiddleston, and Sophia Di Martino.… Expand
  21. Cook
    Jul 26, 2021
    8
    This probably the 2nd best show the Disney has made on there own streaming service.

    All of the ep with the exception of the last, are great, scenery, music, Atmosphere, acting, and story telling are all there for 10 out 10 but it is short, and the last ep didn't really do much compared to previous episodes. I hope s2 get back on track and rocks the whole way though.
  22. pur__0_0__
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Back when I watched WandaVision I was thinking there is no way MCU can make a show better than this. But even that show had some problems, the most notable being S. W.O. R.D. And the unnecessary exposition. Here, however, there wasn't a single problem I could point at. I just finished watching it, which I did in one sitting, so everything is still fresh in my mind as I write this review. IBack when I watched WandaVision I was thinking there is no way MCU can make a show better than this. But even that show had some problems, the most notable being S. W.O. R.D. And the unnecessary exposition. Here, however, there wasn't a single problem I could point at. I just finished watching it, which I did in one sitting, so everything is still fresh in my mind as I write this review. I was expecting Loki to be just a quick cash grab meant to cater to the fanboys (looking at you Black Widow!), but that couldn't be far from truth. For me Loki outdoes WandaVision to be the best MCU show for now.
    I'm gonna keep this review spoiler free, so that if you haven't watched it yet and you are just looking for reviews to know what all to expect. Loki is set around the titular character and his misadventures when he does something he isn't supposed to. The movie begins from the scene from Avengers: Endgame, where Loki picks up the Tesseract and makes his escape. He gets caught by the TVA (Time Variance Authority; I'm sorry if I spelt it wrong). At first they decide to punish him for messing with the sacred timeline, but then they decide to take his help to prevent another Loki from destroying the sacred timeline.
    Loki has everything one would want it to have. The CGI is awesome just like any other MCU movie; until now I had been thinking The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has the best CGI among all superhero shows but this is way better. It actually feels like watching a long movie - the same entertainment with a more detailed lore. The comedy scenes are absolutely bonkers. There were many scenes where I had to pause the show to laugh, especially the scene where Loki uses the salad to explain the apocalypse timeline. The only thing that bothers me about this show is that after Loki gets captured in the first episode, he never wears his costume ever again. Sure it was disintegrated, but he could use illusions to create another one whenever he wants.
    The best thing about this show is that it finally introduces the multiverse to the MCU, the one which will be shown in Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness and Spider-Man: No Way Home. And there's even going to be a Season 2, which is what makes me more excited about this. One of my friends is a toxic MCU hater and even he liked this show (he watched it before me and recommended it to me). That's how good this show is. I'd definitely get a Disney+ Hotstar subscription whenever the next season comes.    … Expand
  23. geewah
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Along with Wandavision, Disney have managed to successfully come up with something original and avoided going with the safe, predictable option.
    Well written, great characters, and with the groundwork laid with the multi universe premise, this show should get better with season 2.
  24. iCampoRamil
    Sep 21, 2021
    9
    Son unas duras declaraciones, viniendo de las increíbles WandaVision y Falcon, pero es lo que siento, cuando terminé Loki, sobre todo ese penúltimo episodio, pensé que era lo mejor que había visto en cuanto a series hasta el momento, y así lo sigo pensando 2 meses después de haberla acabado.
    Está muy bien planteada, es súper redonda, unos capítulos se justifican con otros, cosa que    Son unas duras declaraciones, viniendo de las increíbles WandaVision y Falcon, pero es lo que siento, cuando terminé Loki, sobre todo ese penúltimo episodio, pensé que era lo mejor que había visto en cuanto a series hasta el momento, y así lo sigo pensando 2 meses después de haberla acabado.
    Está muy bien planteada, es súper redonda, unos capítulos se justifican con otros, cosa que prefiero al típico capítulo autorresolutivo, y en general lo que triunfa es lo bien construido que está todo.
    De lo mejorcito son los personajes y su desarrollo, son geniales, con grandes incorporaciones, tanto a nivel de reparto como a nivel de los propios personajes y lo que aportan en la serie.
    Por poner alguna pega, las coreografías de los combates, son bastante malillas, siendo honesto, cosa que por otra parte entiendo, ya que Loki no se define a sí mismo por ser un gran luchador, pero aún así, sigue teniendo escenas de combate que podrían estar mejor resueltas.

    · Cosas buenas: Lo juguetona que es, lo bien que está construido el misterio y como te lo narran, el ritmo también es trepidante, los personajes de verdad que son de lo mejorcito, y además, todas las posibilidades que ofrece el final de la serie, las ramificaciones que se pueden dar en el UCM.
    · Cosas malas: Quizás, al durar tan solo 6 episodios, puede que la construcción de los personajes y su evolución, se haga algo de forma apurada, nada notable. Además, lo mencionado previamente, las coreografías de combate son malillas.
    · Conclusión: es una serie muy espectacular, te deja con muchas ganas de más, y es un total must, lo dicho, mi favorita de las 3 que llevamos.    … Expand
  25. SabharishG
    Aug 11, 2021
    9
    Loki review U/A Starring Tom Hiddleston,Sophia Di Martino,Owen Wilson.
    Rating=4.25/5 Positive 1. Tom Hiddleston Acting 2. Casting 3. Every Episodes were thrilling 4. Every Twist were good 5. Unpredictable Climax 6. Good Cinematography
    7. Good Screenplay and Direction 8. CGI Scenes were good 9. Sophia Di Martino and Owen Wilson Acting Verdict=Best Marvel Series yet. It is a briliant    Loki review U/A Starring Tom Hiddleston,Sophia Di Martino,Owen Wilson.
    Rating=4.25/5 Positive 1. Tom Hiddleston Acting 2. Casting 3. Every Episodes were thrilling 4. Every Twist were good 5. Unpredictable Climax 6. Good Cinematography
    7. Good Screenplay and Direction
    8. CGI Scenes were good 9. Sophia Di Martino and Owen Wilson Acting Verdict=Best Marvel Series yet. It is a briliant webseries I didnt expect from marvel .

    Loki=God of mischief Sabharish G.
    Highly Recommended!    … Expand
  26. MetacriticOnur
    Aug 19, 2021
    8
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  27. Diptanshu
    Jan 26, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mind-blowingly Entertaining season!
    The setup was great and the Loki catching up with all the events in future after avengers were emotional and amazing specially about his mother! the TVA was amazing and the slow reveals about them was entertaining,the slyvie's entry as well as the chemistry between both loki and her was sweet and the mobius trusting loki was fun to watch, the Whole Varient and timeline thing was well handled and the back story of slyvie was emotional, the 4th episode was FUN and love that Lady SIF cameo. the whole Timekeepers thing was surprise and the real thing behind that was intriguing to watch, the 5th episode was iconic specially all the loki varients they were fun, the scene of them fighting with president loki and each other was hilarious. the last episode was mind-bendingly awesome the Classic loki's sacrifice and the Final showdown with Kang's varient it was literally hyped up and the whole conversation was brilliantly done and at the end that move made by slyvie and TVA's loki's Twist at the end with whole world's about to get crazy And the scene cut with Kang's statue "WOW" That was Literally Mind-blowing and the Credits it was all hyping up,really want to see what will happen next after all mess made by slyvie! Overall it was a mindblowingly Awesomely entertaining Season!    … Expand
  28. Fixer84
    Mar 15, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely the best Marvel series so far. Because he does everything he has to do and he does it divinely, precisely. I didn't perceive the third episode as a filler episode at all, but the fundamental episode of the beginning of the relationship between Loki and Sylvie. I literally loved all the other episodes, including the final. A Loki-style ending! Lots of talk, little action. A winning choice was also the decision on who was the true creator of the TVA. He has only one flaw, it ends. At the moment.… Expand

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Dec 3, 2021
    60
    Hiddleston and Wilson are perfect screen partners. ... And yet Loki still felt limp. The introduction of variants and timeline laws managed to be both overly knotty and explained away, and the lack of either Marvel-esque combat or quirky subtlety rendered the episode a little unambitious.
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  2. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: Huw Fullerton
    Dec 2, 2021
    80
    If there are any minor quibbles – a slightly hand-wavey explanation of some time travel rules, a couple of dodgy accents, some slightly low-key action scenes – they’re easily outweighed by the performances, world-building and general confidence of this series. Right now, it’s the best Marvel Disney Plus series so far.
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  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Helen O'Hara
    Sep 20, 2021
    80
    Marvel’s most purely entertaining show yet, this gives depth to its central character without losing his essential flightiness, and makes him sympathetic without forgetting that bad guys are more fun.
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