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Loki 2021

It's my fault, because I keep hurting myself with these shows already knowing that they are going to suck. This time the writers barely got enough material for a mediocre Marvel movie but decided to go for a six-episode series instead - and it's only part one. The set-up hinted at infinite possibilities, too bad that all we get characters walking in circles for more cringe-worthy quips and drowsy info-dumps about multiverse rules which, by the way, keep changing with each new movie or TV series.

The second season may be billed as mediocre, but it still manages to outshine that disaster of the first. Especially in the second half, we reach a quite satisfying level thanks to the addition of science fiction dynamics and time loops that despite being derivative, manage to bring a touch of freshness within the MCU context. It's a real pity about the second and third episodes, where the narrative gets lost in unnecessary subplots and McDonald's product placements, thus stealing precious time from the main storyline. The overall result feels rushed and unbalanced. Characters like Brad and Lysa Arryn could have been entirely omitted to focus on the rest.

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