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‘Loki’ Season 2 Finale Pulls In 11.2M Views, +3% From Opener – Deadline (deadline.com)

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[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 46 points 10 months ago

Tom Hiddleson almost single handedly carrying the entire Marvel franchise at this point.

[-] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 26 points 10 months ago

Not, I dunno, the writers or the directors or the other staff that helped make the show?

[-] ryo@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 10 months ago

Yeah everybody in this just killed it.

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[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions! IMDB links for lazy people: The Endless, Resolution.

[-] canthidium@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Man I keep forgetting it's those guys. Yes, The Endless and Resolution are amazing sci-fi. Another in a similar vein, albeit different creators, is Coherence. Best to go in blind on that one too.

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[-] canthidium@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yes! I love movies like that. When it makes you think "How are the logistics behind this film's production even possible?"

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[-] canthidium@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I can’t think of anything else that intricate that was shot without a script or that the narrative was an entirely pre/post-production construction. But I am not the arbiter of film knowledge either.

Oh, not to that level. But thinking of stuff where I don't even know how they write something so complicated and keep it straight. 'Primer', the TV show 'Dark', many of Nolan's films to a lesser extent. But then even stuff like Doctor Strange, the crazy CGI they do is just mind blowing to me. Everything Everywhere comes to mind. I'm having trouble thinking of more, but I know there's been some lately that I had that feeling. Can't think of them off the top of my head at the moment.

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[-] canthidium@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Upstream Color

Thanks, will check this out.

Oh Under The Skin is one of my favorites. It's a masterclass in uneasiness. I love so-called arthouse films. So much of what A24 is doing lately has been right up my alley. Everything Everywhere rose to my favorite of all time but I loved The Green Knight, Lamb, Men, all of Ari Asters movies. I'm really disappointed in the announcement they are moving to more mainstream, blockbuster toe fare.

[-] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

I JUST REALLY LOVE THE RETRO 70'S DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES/NUCLEAR REACTOR/ATARI FUTURE AESTHETIC THEY HAVE FOR THIS SHOW.

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

It was fantastic

[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

I can only agree. I fell behind on when it started so I was able to binge the first 4 episodes. I found myself really paying attention to the episodes and not scrolling on my phone or laptop at the same time like I typically do. I was even eager for the next episodes.

It's been awhile since I felt that way. Maybe Mr Robot being the last time.

[-] joneskind@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

At this point they could kill off the whole MCU and only keep Loki, I wouldn’t be even slightly sad.

How many possible sources of parallel universe do we have again?

Variants
Time travel
Magic
Quantum mechanics

I think it’s time to prune a little.

[-] applebusch@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

It's almost like when the writers are allowed to have an actual ending we get a good show or movie.

[-] XbSuper@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Oh the seasons done now? Excellent, I can start watching this wknd.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

What about compared to the first season? Is it anywhere close?

[-] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago

It was underwhelming compared to season one, which upped the ante which each episode. It overly relies on a MacGuffin which is kind of boring. They certainly followed HWR's words to the letter, "you can't get to the end until you've been changed by the journey" and so on. Unfortunately, said journey was a lot less riveting than season one's. It may be harsh but the five first episodes felt like filler to me.

The finale however, really picks up the pace and delivers a memorable and a worthy conclusion.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

I feel like S2 episodes 2 and 3 were particularly bad. "Filler" definitely feels like the appropriate word, S2E3 in particular felt to me like it was heavily padded out. The finale really saved the season, no matter how you slice it.

Also, I'm disappointed that my personal fan theory didn't pan out:

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Have Renslayer turn out to be a female Kang variant. Could've made for an interestingly parallel with Sylvie and Loki, and would explain why He Who Remains trusts her with so much. We didn't actually see Renslayer die though, so maybe...

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