Last episode, the Loki and Morbius team was able to determine the location of the Variant, Haven Hills, Alabama, 2050. Hunter B-15 debriefs the team noting that Roxxcart, a superstore, hides the Variant and also civilans from the storm are the warehouse. The superstore may be based on the Roxxon Energy Corporation which was introduced in Captain America #180 (1974), it was a large part of the Cloak and Dagger Freeform series. Hunter B-15 also notes that the Variant has been taking reset charges. Once they reach the storm ravaged Roxxcart, Hunter B-15 orders Loki with her, Mobius with another Minuteman. The Variant sets a charge at the security monitors. They find a man “shopping for plants.” Hunter B-15 approaches him and he grabs hold off her, it’s the Variant. The others find Hunter C-20 who keeps repeating, “It’s real.” She revealed to the Variant the location of the Time-Keepers!
The Variant is revealed, it is Lady Loki (Sophia Di Martino). It appears that her first appearance was in Thor #5 (2008). All of the reset charges that the Variant has taken are activated at the TVA! The Variant is going to destroy the Sacred Timeline! She opens a time door, Mobius runs toward Loki, but he steps in the time door! The episode begins with Hayley Kiyoko’s “Demons”, the title refers to the lyrics, “Please forgive me/I’ve got demons in my head.” Then, we get Hunter C-20 in a red soccer jersey. Her dining companion is the Variant in a green tie dye shirt, it looks like a lake side restaurant with pine trees in the distance, she sips her tropical drink and gets brain freeze. The Variant says brain freeze causes her memory to freeze. Hunter C-20 is game to test her theory and the Variant asks the number of Time-Keepers’ guards. This suddenly changes to night at a restaurant and again the Variant asks about the guards of the Time-Keepers.
C-20 becomes suspicious and we get the Variant using her fingers to enchant green energy to C-20’s temple. Memory manipulation is similar to what Ares was attempting in Wonder Woman (2017). The Variant asks about the elevators and C-20 replies that they are gold. She sees Loki, Mobius, and the teams on the security monitors. The Variant walks from a time door into the TVA’s corridors. She tries to use her enchantment to take a guard’s body, but it doesn’t work so The Variant has to fight him. The Variant strikes the guard with his TVA baton and vaporizes him. She takes down several more guards and vaporizes the last guard with the baton. Loki appears through the time door and then walks with his daggers. The Variant takes down two guards at the gold elevator when Loki walks up. They start fighting and then are stopped from striking each other when Ravonna shows up with two guards. The Variant threatens Loki’s life with a dagger, but that doesn’t work. Ravonna swings her TVA baton, but the duo slip down a time door!
They appear on black sand in some construction tent and struggle for the TempPad. The Variant sees that it is out of power. Loki takes out his daggers and the Variant has her sword, but they are interrupted by an impact. They are the doomed moon, Lamentis - 1, 2077! Outside, pieces of the nearby planet strike the surface of what looks like a mining operation, but also looks like a quarry that is a mainstay of Doctor Who! The shattered planet is blue against Lamentis’ pink sky. There are constant impacts at the two massive craters of the mines and the Variant and Loki take shelter in a ramshackle building. Loki is breathing hard from their run and the Variant reaches out to enchant him. He has the TemPad hidden somewhere. They take out their weapons and Loki suggests a truce. She is needed to recharge the TemPad and Loki has it. They start walking for the nearest town. The Variant says now she is Sylvie. She has worked for years on a plan fumbled by Loki. They reach the town and Loki points out a neon sign that might be used for power. Sylvie asks for the TemPad, but Loki doesn’t fall for her deception. She says that the TemPad “requires a massive power source.”
They appear on black sand in some construction tent and struggle for the TempPad. The Variant sees that it is out of power. Loki takes out his daggers and the Variant has her sword, but they are interrupted by an impact. They are the doomed moon, Lamentis - 1, 2077! Outside, pieces of the nearby planet strike the surface of what looks like a mining operation, but also looks like a quarry that is a mainstay of Doctor Who! The shattered planet is blue against Lamentis’ pink sky. There are constant impacts at the two massive craters of the mines and the Variant and Loki take shelter in a ramshackle building. Loki is breathing hard from their run and the Variant reaches out to enchant him. He has the TemPad hidden somewhere. They take out their weapons and Loki suggests a truce. She is needed to recharge the TemPad and Loki has it. They start walking for the nearest town. The Variant says now she is Sylvie. She has worked for years on a plan fumbled by Loki. They reach the town and Loki points out a neon sign that might be used for power. Sylvie asks for the TemPad, but Loki doesn’t fall for her deception. She says that the TemPad “requires a massive power source.” They reach a lone hut, Sylvie kicks the door in, and gets blasted a distance away. Loki tries to calm the homesteader (Susan Gallagher) who is wielding an heavy rifle. She is still suspicious and Loki looks in the window to see a photograph of the homesteader and her husband.
He takes the look of her husband, Patrice (Alex Van), and Loki also gets blasted. The homesteader explains that everyone in town left to the Ark and people are trying to board a train to get to the Ark. The police, blue uniforms almost like sweaters and black helmet shields, are trying to control the citizens who are being denied tickets to to the train unless they are wealthy. Loki shifts into the police uniform and takes Sylvie to the train station. Two guards are checking on their tickets, PVT Hudson (Ben VanderMey) and Corporal Hicks (Jon Collin Barclay), nice Aliens nod there, but their names are only in the credits. Sylvie enchants Hudson to get them to board. Seated next to the bar, Sylvie asks Loki about his mother, and reveals that her parents told her that she was adopted. He forms some mini-fireworks with his hand showing Sylvie the magic he was taught by Frigga. They discuss the homesteader’s love and turns to their own. Sylvie mentions a postman and brings up if Loki has loved “would-be princesses or perhaps, another prince.” Loki admits “A bit of both.” Sylvie wakes from her sleep to see Loki, back in his TVA uniform, sing in Asgardian and a bit of English with some dancing. Very talented. The duo has to survive the sci-fi disaster of the alien world and get to the Ark, of course to use the TemPad. It may look damaged in an incident, but you might forget that Loki can project illusions and the TemPad is never touched by Sylvie. A good episode, just filled with Hiddleston’s fun take on the character, but I hope they get back to Mobius and the others!
Four Time Twisters out of Five!
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