Shame he ends up alone after his whole character arc of not wanting to be alone and finding a family
To be a Ringbearer is to be alone
...er...I think the conversation with Mobius - and actually a lot of the MCU now that I think about it - is accepting "it's not about you". When Loki wanted stuff before, it also would have given him glory, love, etc. Dr. Strange, Tony Stark also gave all. Steve Rogers was always willing to give all, he finally got a win.
So Loki is now a true hero like his brother and the others. Before he said freedom was life's great lie, and now re Sylvie he's given all a chance. So epic. The circle is now complete.
And I get to ponder my own D+ journey. Many moons ago, I happily subscribed to D+, so sure TFAWS would be an outrageous, action filled, hilarious but poignant frenemy road trip. A series that gave new meaning to cringe speeches, messaging, and boat building, as well as trashing the character of Steve Rogers for being "insensitive"
. The mildly entertaining Hawkeye. The forgettable grade school Bollywood thing. The outright insulting cringe fest/wasted actors (except for that British woman) of SI
. Moon Knight which was sort of OK-ish at least the costume was cool.
The only one in the rewatch/binge category is Loki. Managed to find the source of Loki's quote - from the poem "Little Gidding" by T.S. Eliot - which according to one commenter can take a lifetime to explore:
"
Every phrase and every sentence is an end and a beginning,
Every poem an epitaph. And any action
Is a step to the block, to the fire, down the sea's throat
Or to an illegible stone: and that is where we start.
We die with the dying:
See, they depart, and we go with them.
We are born with the dead:
See, they return, and bring us with them."
....
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
E.g. T.S. Eliot (in brief) pondering time, future, past, choices...
Tells ME that Loki for whatever reason has writers who can actually write, are actually educated, and didn't create a show just for TikTok memes.
Very fitting for an actor like Hiddleston.