No Stoppppp I’m Literally Crying

Today marks the day that Loki Season 2 was released. A full year of tears, a full year of fan-love, and a full year of WTFs… This fandom is still going strong and I am so happy to be apart of it. Even though i’ve gone through the whole grieving process of the final episode, I will still shout, “LOKI SHOULD HAVE KISSED THAT OLD MAN!”… Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

they ate this analysis UPPPPP! like DAMNNNN

Why Lokius Should Have Been Canon

This is a sort of combo of two metas that didn't quite get point my across. Some parts will be copied directly, but there's a lot of original content. I will discuss the ship between Loki and Mobius, their place in the show, and the MCU at large. My focus for this meta won't be parallels or motifs, because these things border on well-written friendships. But there will be some of that.

Romance in the MCU

There are a lot of straight couples in the MCU. (Almost) Every main hero is in some heterosexual relationship, Loki included.

(That's not all, not remotely).

But in the LGBTQ+ department... uh.. I think it was mentioned that Valkyrie had a girlfriend... uh... America Chavez had a pride pin... and Loki:

One line. Queer experiences are never a focal point of a show/movie the same way heterosexual experiences are. And that needs to change.

Romance In the Show

Wrong, toxic, or unsuccessfu romantic love is a recurring theme in the show.

Sylki

Sylki was an icky relationship right off the bat. They are the same person. I can't find the post at the moment, but someone has pointed out in their post that them being the same person is referenced in every episode in season 1, which is when the romance took place. This made their romance uncomfortable for many viewers.

(Some consider Sylki a toxic relationship, but for this post, the topic is too large to handle with the nuance I'd like to handle it with).

When he's drunk, Loki compares love to a dagger, stating that it hurts you, but when you try to find strength in it, it's not real.

Which is exactly what happens. Sylvie pushes Loki into a portal and they never get back together.

The Love Triangle

In 02×03, Ravonna Renslayer is infatuated with Victor Timely, but he leaves her behind and betrays her when Miss Minutes told him to. One episode later, we discover that they were indeed an item, and established the TVA together. He Who Remains deleted her memories and they never rekindle their love.

Later in the episode, is the best example of "wrong" romance in the show. Miss Minutes, the AI clock, confesses her love to Viktor Timely. He, obviously, freaks out and shuts her off. Nothing ever comes of this.

Brad and Dox

This one is small, but a big indication to romance being a theme. In 02×01, we're shown this:

The gap in the age of the actors is uncomfortable, and a character in universe has this reaction to it. It is never mentioned again.

So what does all of this leave us with? Not much. None of this properly ties to the finale, or anything really. If I were to write the show I would cut a lot of this out, since it serves no purpose. But it does make you keep romance and its shortcomings in mind. The writers want it to be there, in the back of your head.

Loki and Mobius

Finally! I got to talk about them. The two people in question. First things first, who are they, together? They became really supportive, close friends.

Fans even drew parallels to Chaos & Order, which is a very important theme in Loki. But I'm not here to unpack them. These things don't necessarily make them in love. So what does make them in love? I'll present you my evidence, and you ask yourself,

Would it be valid to suggest romantic implications if a man and a women are:

1) Extremely thouchy with each other.

2) Riding on a tandem bike together.

3) Willing to suffer a fate worst than death for another.

4) Falling on each other after that^

5) Literally the Interrupted Declaration of Love trope. (Ex)

6) Being framed in a circle.

7) Waiting & giving permission to attack.

8) Fixing themselvs before seeing the other.

Of course yes. Maybe you think some of these are a strech, but ultimately, people would point out romantic connotations across the board. And I'm here, pointing them out right now. Some scenes between Loki and Mobius have romantic implications.

Conclusion

Loki is a queer protagonist in the MCU, a universe that lacks representation of queer experiences. His show constantlty reminded us of romance, sometimes for seemigly no reason. In the second season, they wrote him and his best friend with romantic implications. And then, nothing. It should not have been nothing. Lokius should have been canon.

yk i think the reason the Loki finale left me with such a sick feel in my stomach was because in the last scene we see Loki, me doesn’t even look like himself. he looks so sad and miserable. he doesn’t look like the happy, sarcastic person we got to see in the rest of the series. it made me so upset to know how sad he is 😢

i just watched the loki season 2 ending and…

my heart hurts. i’m glad it ended the way it did i think but i wish loki and mobius had a happier ending. everyone else seems happy. i mean even Sylvie. like she didn’t care that loki was gone. mobius seems devastated though. i’m not assuming that they are cannon but mobius obviously held loki in a VERY special place in his heart

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Loki (TV 2021) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Loki/Mobius M. Mobius Characters: Loki (Marvel), Mobius M. Mobius Additional Tags: Fluff, Loki Loves Mobius M. Mobius, Mobius M. Mobius Loves Loki, Mutual Pining, Eye Contact Summary:

Mamihlapinatapai. (n) a look shared by two people, each wishing the other would initiate they both desire but which neither of them wants to begin.

just a reminder of how beautiful, handsome, and perfect Mobius M. Mobius is. (and how lucky Loki is to be adored by this silly little man) 🥰

omg i love him 😭

New pictures of Owen! He’s at Rogers Arena in Vancouver supporting Vancouver Canucks

📸: canucks, propswap, noahstrang_

STOPPPP

HES SO ADORABLE 🥰 😭

✨RADA PA PA PAAA✨

WHAT A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO WAKE UP TO 😍🥰

Owen eating an ice cream in a McDonald’s commercial is something I never knew I needed actually

i love this 💀💀💀

I needed a lokius version of this