LokiSeason 1 is wrapped up and over with, but this isn’t the last time fans will be graced by everyone’s favorite trickster. With a season 2 confirmed, fans are well aware that Loki has his hands full after his female counterpart Sylvie’s actions caused the sacred timeline to metaphorically go off its designated path.
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While many fans patiently wait for the series to return, season 1 is almost worth going back in time and rewatching thanks to all the easily missable details and easter eggs hidden within the show.
8Loki Is On The FBI’s Most Wanted List
In the series premiere, the Loki fromAvengers: Endgameis quickly, and easily captured by agents of the Time Variance Authority (TVA). During his time there, TVA agent Mobius goes through various moments in Loki’s life. One of these moments is a direct reference to a very real-world event.
While younger viewers might not catch the reference, it’s clear that Loki was the 1971 plane hijacker pegged by the media as D.B. Cooper. The series changes up the real-life case a bit by showing that the reason D.B. evaded capture was Heimdall using the Bifrost and bringing the God of Mischief back to Asgard.
7He Who Remains
While he’s been dubbed many names such as He Who Remains, the series never actually revealsthe name of the rulerof the highly problematic, and even controversial TVA. Die-hard fans know that this character introduced in the season finale is actually a variant of none other than Avengers foe, Kang The Conquerer.
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He Who Remains explains to the mischievous doppelgangers that killing him and enacting their revenge would unleash a multiversal catastrophe significantly worse than the TVA grabbing variants at random points in time and sending them off to the void. The time master is obviously referring tohis much more evil variant, Kang The Conquerer, and the final scene of the season teases that his arrival is coming soon.
6The Classic Marvel Intro… Sort Of
At the beginning of the season finale, fans are graced with a not-so-normal rendition of the Marvel Studios intro they’ve become so used to. The intro starts with a song that could have gone over the heads of many fans; “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” by Kitty Kallen, or more recognizably referred to by Marvel fans as Steve and Peggy’s last dance song plays during the opening.
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Aside from the song, the intro is overflowing with quotes taken from the entirety of the MCU. Keen viewers will be able to spot Black Panther’s “Wakanda Forever” rally cry, Thor’s great “He’s a friend from work,” quote, and Captain America’s “I can do this all day,” alongside a slew of others.
5Roxxon’s Future Looks Bright
Throughout the entire first season, there are more than a few references to the villainous energy corporation known as Roxxon. In episode 2, Loki and the rest of the TVA squad head to a small town in Alabama in the year 2050, where female Loki variant Sylvie is hiding out in a department store called Roxxcart.
Fans could have easily missed this obvious reference, as it shows that the dastardly Roxxon company is thriving in the year 2050, which could very well mean that there are a few things The Avengers, and other Marvel heroes should look out for down the road.
4All Lost Things End Up In The Void
The fifth episode of the series, Journey Into Mystery, introduces viewers to the void. A place at the end of time where the TVA sends seemingly every unwanted object or person that found a home on the sacred timeline. The episode is crammed with easter eggs and hidden details, and many of them could be missed during the first viewing.
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Thor’s frog counterpart Throg is seen trapped in a jar reaching for Mjolnir. Ant-Man villain Yellowjacket’s helmet can be seen, Ronin The Accuser’s ship fromGuardians of the Galaxy, and Thanos' most ridiculous form of transportation theThanos-Copter, make a quick cameo as well.
3Loki Variants Everywhere
Continuing with Journey Into Mystery it seems everyone and everything that is sent to the void often meets its end, everything butalternate versions of the God of Mischief. It seems the TVA has just as hard of a time finishing off Loki as The God of Thunder himself.
Classic comic book variations of Loki appear, such as Kid Loki, President Loki, and Classic Loki who is perfectly portrayed by Richard E. Grant. Can’t forget about Alligator Loki either, who has to be a Loki variant because he is green. Not only are the many Loki variants trapped and left forgotten in the void, but they’ve also turned the void into a Mad-Max-esque dystopian time where Loki’s separate into packs and fight for survival.
2Infinity Stones Are Used As Paperweights
In episode 1, Loki attempts to escape the TVA and goes looking for the Tesseract (Otherwise known as the Space Stone). In his pursuit of finding the cosmic cube, Loki threatens a TVA employee named Casey who doesn’t know what fish are. Casey gives Loki what he wants, but in the drawer holding the tesseract is a collection of other Infinity Stones that appear in the MCU.
Casey explains that the TVA gets these things all the time, and normally they’re used as paperweights. This same office can be seen a few more times in the season, and on a few desks, eagle-eyed fans can actually spot Infinity Stones serving as paperweights. It seems Casey was telling the truth.
1Marvel Cinematic Multiverse Incoming
At the end of the season finale, Sylvie kills He Who Remains. As the two variants were told earlier, killing him means drastic consequences for the timeline. One of the final shots of the episode is a vine-like shot of the once sacred timeline branching off into endless possibilities.
The implications of Sylvie’s actionsare going to impact the MCU significantly down the road with the never-ending possibilities and the varying directions the universe could take as a whole. It’s very likely that the upcomingDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessandSpider-Man: No Way Homewill deal with the aftermath of what the Goddess of Mischief did.
