We’re just a matter of days away from the premiere of Loki, the third in a seemingly endless roster of Disney+ shows set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The lead up to Loki’s debut has been particularly interesting compared to the Disney+ shows that arrived before it, as something has stuck out in a different way from the sitcom-fueled mystery (and the sheer novelty of new MCU content after a lengthy hiatus) of WandaVision, and the action-packed fare of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Yes, Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson’s star power has been at the center of the marketing and fan response thus far, but so has something else — how genuinely, unabashedly bizarre Loki is going to get. While we don’t know the full extent of a lot of the series’ elements yet, the vibe that Loki has been giving thus far has proved an ever-growing argument about the MCU as a whole — that the franchise is at its best when it gets super weird.
