7 Things Fans Demand From Loki TV Show

7. Ragnarok Style Humour

Though he was the standout character in the first two Thor movies, the flicks themselves were largely forgettable. Even the most ardent fans of the God of Thunder would struggle to justify having either the debut movie or The Dark World any higher than mid-table in an MCU ranking. Ragnarok, though, is a genuine contender for the throne, and you feel the TV show needs to channel those vibes Taika Waititi did in that film.

A lot of the humour came from Waititi’s improv style, but Thor’s fresh characterisation carried over to the more scripted approach the Russos took. Granted, we didn’t see much of Loki in that movie, but that suggests the magic can be recreated even without Waititi behind the camera.

Thor is, at its core, a movie about a lightning-wielding, flying, caped god, and his mischievous shape shifting little brother arguing over who gets to sit on their father’s golden chair. Though that is admittedly a severe oversimplification of decades' worth of outstanding comic book stories, it’s no wonder the first two releases were lukewarm given how seriously they took themselves.

There’s nothing wrong with Loki’s show going dark - Hela was, after all, easily the franchise’s best villain. But they need to be able to have fun with the material too.