Why Loki Was So Sad About Asgards Destruction

Why Loki Was So Sad About Asgard’s Destruction

The second episode of Loki season 1 sees Tom Hiddleston’s character get emotional about Asgard’s destruction in Thor: Ragnarok, and here’s why.

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Why Loki Was So Sad About Asgards Destruction

WARNING: This article features spoilers from Loki season 1, episode 2, “The Variant.”

Loki season 1 brought back the tragic fallout of Thor: Ragnarok, resulting in an interesting reaction from the God of Mischief. While Thanos killed Loki in Avengers: Infinity War, Tom Hiddleston is still actively part of the MCU as the beloved Thor villain. Thanks to the events of Avengers: Endgame, the 2012 version of Loki has now been brought back, starring in his own series. As much as he hoped to wreak chaos, Loki was instead taken by the Time Variance Authority and is now working with them to capture a rogue variant of himself.

Because this is the Loki fans saw in 2012’s The Avengers, he lacks the great development that his character had gone through in the following movies. 2012’s Loki still had a desire to rule Asgard, something he obviously can’t do anymore due to Ragnarok. In Loki’s second episode, titled “The Variant,” he was seen going through Time Variance Authority files, or at least those he was authorized to access. Things took a severe turn when Loki read the file about Asgard’s destruction, an event he might have learned about from Agent Mobius but wasn’t actually there for, having changed his timeline.

Despite Loki’s current state, learning the full extent of Asgard’s destruction definitely pulled on his heartstrings. The file stated several grim facts, including the confirmation that there were 9,719 Asgardian casualties, with “entire civilization annihilated” in parentheses. Having to read that on paper got Loki a little teary-eyed. However, “The Variant” served as a great reminder that underneath that chaotic persona lies a man who still loved Asgard to some extent. Even though Loki is a Frost Giant that King Odin and Frigga adopted, he saw Asgard as his home.

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While not excusing Loki’s vicious downward spiral, his desire to be king always stemmed from genuine care for Asgard. That was always why Loki hated Odin for seeing Thor as worthy of the throne instead of him. Even though he was adopted, Loki had a life on Asgard, and having to know that his homeworld is dead is understandably overwhelming. It is why Loki benefits from having his own show since a six-hour season has more time to explore deeper layers as opposed to a two-hour film.

Loki going through those files obviously helped him realize where the rogue variant was potentially hiding in the timeline. While it served as a helpful movement for the overall plot, it allowed Loki episode 2 to have an emotional moment for the character. After all, Asgard’s death in Ragnarok was one of the significant things to happen later on in Loki’s original timeline before Thanos killed him in Infinity War.

Loki releases new episodes every Wednesday, only on Disney+.

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