Loki Season 2 Episode 2 Review - 6 Ups & 2 Downs
Another week, another outstanding episode of Loki.
With the return of Loki last week, the Marvel Cinematic Universe got back toward its best on Disney+, arguably since the first season ended. The reception for season two's curtain raiser was overwhelmingly positive, but it's vitally important that that feeling carries over to episode two and the rest of the season.
With Marvel Studios having just six episodes to tell this particular story, one that by all accounts would seem to be a pretty big one in the scale of the wider MCU, every moment of every episode is important.
The end of 'Ouroboros' did a great job of setting up the rest of the series, and episode two took a lot of that and ran with it. New elements were also introduced alongside these continued threads, and once again the God of Mischief made for compelling viewing. Even after some underwhelming projects, this is how good the MCU can be.
'Breaking Brad' brought certain characters back into the fold, furthered several different aspects of the story while not jumping the shark on the reveal of the big bad, and overall made for a solid entry in the story. Solid, but not perfect...
8. Down - Product Placement
Product placement has literally been ever-present throughout the history of the MCU. From Tony Stark's Burger King, through to the gratuitous shots of the Chevrolet logo in The Winter Soldier, and even Scott Lang working at a Baskin Robbins in Ant-Man, there has been no shortage of corporate advertising in the franchise.
Loki joined this long list with something similar to Ant-Man's job at the ice cream shop. The end of episode one saw Sylvie find herself in a McDonalds, and in this episode, she now had a job there.
Kevin Wright, Executive Producer for the series, has spoken previously about the decision to include McDonalds in the series, and his reasoning does make sense, using something everyone can recognise and relate to in order to portray the feeling of Sylvie choosing a normal life.
However, even with that being said, there was still something a little jarring about Loki and Sylvie having an important conversation about the fate of the entire universe, arguably the greatest threat the MCU has ever faced, in a Maccies car park.