‘Loki’ Recap: ‘Lamentis’

Written by Shae Rufe

I now have a habit of watching this show twice before I even attempt to write this blog. So, it’s important that everyone knows my level of Marvel obsession before moving forward. It’s not a problem though, because I can quit whenever I want. I just don’t want to.

Spoiler warning for Episode 3 of Loki—now!

First and foremost I want to talk about the biggest part of this episode and that is Loki being Bisexual. Yes, not only is our God of Mischief Gender Fluid he is also Bisexual, it is now canonically official. Which, from the comics, it’s been official, but to finally have it in the MCU is a huge thing. It’s a great moment for the LGBTQA+ community and even bigger to have actual representation in Marvel. That being said though, we do need more representation. This is a fantastic start, a lovely introduction, and I love the way it was done. I think the reveal was done cleverly low key for a reason and a purpose and I also think that coming out should be treated the same way in all honesty. It shouldn’t have to be this big earth-shattering thing for someone to come out. It should be as simple as a conversation.

Now, I could easily spend all blog talking about how this scene was really just amazing, but I do want to also talk about the rest of the show. First and foremost, Lady Loki, or Variant Loki, is Sylvie, which is really badass. I was wondering if they were going to bring her into play with Thor: Love and Thunder coming up, but seeing her here, like this? Kind of brilliant. Sylvie is technically a creation of Loki’s, but it does make sense that she would give up her name and chose one for herself. Sylvie has clearly been through a lot of things; pretty dark things if it warrants a name change. Sylvie is after the Time Keepers and we have yet to truly figure out why, but she is on a mission. Maybe to murder them? There are a lot of reasons someone would want to off the Time Keepers. Loki just wants their power. It’s something he and Sylvie are kind of disagreeing on.

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​Speaking of Loki… he has a bit of a bad habit when it comes to messing things up. Whether he is the superior Loki or not remains to be seen, for now. He does, however, like to mess things up for himself, and Sylvie apparently. Although his attempt at saving her from Rovanna sends them to an Apocalypse they can’t quite escape. The TemPad has a dead battery and the planet they’re on is about to collide with another. All hope is lost, probably. I mean, not really though because we still have like three more episodes of the show. So, we know they’re going to make it off the planet in time. That doesn’t discount this episode nor what we learn from it. It’s a bit exposition heavy but we learn several things about Loki and Sylvie.

Loki doesn’t actually know what he wants. We watch this throughout the series and this episode in particular highlights just how lost Loki really is. Sylvie knows what she wants. Knows what she needs to do to achieve what she wants and is going to find a way to do that, with or without Loki. The truth is, she’s likely using him for the same reason he’s using her. Sylvie learned her magic on her own, and so far, it seems she can only do enchantment. Loki had his mother to show him, so he’s quite powerful at it. Sylvie is the better fighter, physically, and she’s more strategic. We also learned that Sylvie didn’t know her mother, yet she knew she was adopted the whole time. Something Loki seems to be jealous of, even though he knew his mother, and she didn’t.

They’re not the same person. They haven’t experienced the same things and their motivations are completely different. Loki seems to want power while Sylvie seems to be out for revenge. Loki seems to be searching for a way to redeem himself. Sylvie doesn’t need redemption; she has her stuff figured out or so it seems. We do learn that everyone at the TVA is a Variant, and that puts a whole different spin on the entire organization. It turns out that the TVA isn’t quite what they seem. Shocking? Not really. Still, Sylvie and Loki get stranded as the impending doom approaches. I’m sure there is a way for them to get out. Mobius might show up. Or, more likely, Loki lied about the TemPad being broken in the first place. He is a master illusionist after all.

With only 3 episodes left, the countdown begins. Who are the Time Keepers really? Why does Sylvie want them dead? And above all, did Mobius ever get another salad?

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