I do kind of wonder why Gugu Mbatha-Raw wasn't cast as Mobius, though.
If her character’s history in the comics is any guide, Gugu Mbatha-Raw will be playing a much bigger role in the MCU than just this one series.
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Tom Scola - Jun 12, 2021 11:01:32 am PDT #3379 of 4004
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-t - Jun 16, 2021 5:03:05 pm PDT #3380 of 4004
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, things appear to be happening all plot-like and such. I was kind of expecting more wacky time travel shenanigans first, but I’m not mad at it.
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2021 6:26:36 pm PDT #3381 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Timeline shit just makes my head hurt.
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2021 7:16:50 pm PDT #3382 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
My brother and I are yelling theories at each other over text. This is like when we thought everyone on WandaVision was Mephisto.
But I don't think that's Lady Loki. My money's on a version of the Enchantress. (Although all my Mephisto theories were wrong, so take THAT with a grain of salt.)
-t - Jun 16, 2021 8:26:46 pm PDT #3383 of 4004
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
All these comic-based theories are practically in a foreign language to me, but I enjoy them. Like a dog listening to its owner talk about some enjoyable but not dog-centered thing
Steph L. - Jun 18, 2021 2:41:01 pm PDT #3384 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
For 2 grown-ass adults in their 40s with jobs and spouses and homes and pets, my brother and I spend a LOT of free time texting wild-ass theories about comic-book-related media. Latest theory: Mobius, as his name suggests, is actually stuck in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop trying to fix/save the Sacred Timeline (what a weird-ass name).
-t - Jun 18, 2021 3:22:51 pm PDT #3385 of 4004
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, I like that!
DavidS - Jun 18, 2021 6:11:38 pm PDT #3386 of 4004
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yeah, that makes perfect sense.
Unless he's Mobius the Living Vampire.
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2021 8:32:33 am PDT #3387 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Okay, since I said we should move Loki commentary over here from Natter: can I just say how fucking thrilled I am that we got canon bisexual Loki ON MY BIRTHDAY???
I'm still not convinced that Sylvie is a Loki variant at all, but I kind of love her all the same.
Finally, if the TVA agents are all brainwashed humans who are variants, then Mobius pretty clearly had a jet-ski in his original timeline. And Casey is clearly just Pillboi who wandered into the wrong timeline and got nabbed by the TVA, because that would totally happen to him.
Jessica - Jun 25, 2021 8:35:48 am PDT #3388 of 4004
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
can I just say how fucking thrilled I am that we got canon bisexual Loki ON MY BIRTHDAY???
Best birthday present ever!
Brainwashed variants controlled by evil space lizards would definitely explain why Mobius apparently has a reputation for being good at his job when actually he is awful and should be fired.
(Canon bisexual Loki + No Mobius = Massive Improvement Over Previous Eps In This Series)