Stepping carefully inside what looks a lot like an evil version of Edinburgh Castle, Loki and Sylvie meet… that annoying little cartoon clock again. The episode starts with a reminder of just how much is at stake – snatches of dialogue from all phases of the MCU spinning around the cosmos in an endless loop of sacred content. The last time we saw Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) they were standing in front of a magic mansion inside the consciousness of Alioth (an unknowable cosmic beast who eats matter), in the void at the end of time. ![]() WandaVision might have set up major plot points for Doctor Strange in the Multitude Of Madness and The Falcon And The Winter Soldier gave us a new Captain America, but if ever you needed proof of just how seriously Marvel is taking its Disney+ TV series, it’s surely the end of Loki’s first season – introducing a new big bad and setting wheels in motion for a story arc that’s likely to spin across multiple phases (and billions of dollars). Given his long beef with the Timekeepers and his own history of messing with time, the series may actually be setting up Kang’s debut.Īs Endgame pushed time travel as a big deal in the MCU, the TVA may play a larger role in future projects to showcase even the MCU heroes aren’t immune to paper-pushers.And just like that, the MCU has a new supervillain. This becomes more interesting with buzz that Kang himself will be part of Ant-Man: Quantumania. Yet the mentions of the Timekeepers indicate they may end up being the secret power behind the TVA and the possibility that they’re using Loki to foul up history for their own ends. The trailer indicates the TVA is the bureaucracy of the comics utilizing Loki as their agent to fix some issues with history. What this means for the show Pic credit: Disney Plus. This caused a huge conflict between Immortus and Kang, which ended with Kang destroying the Timekeepers. The Timekeepers used Immortus as one of their agents while setting on a plan to purge countless timelines to find the “perfect” one. This includes a convoluted series of events meant to ensure humans never leave Earth, or else they’ll “disrupt” the rest of the universe too much. While they claim to be merely the “custodians” of history, the Timekeepers constantly manipulate it. They serve as living batteries to power the TVA while keeping a close eye on history. The Timekeepers are shown as a trio of cosmically powered beings created at the end of time itself. While the show makes it seem that the TVA and the Timekeepers are the same thing, the comics are much different. Who are the Timekeepers? The Timekeepers Pic credit: Marvel Comics ![]() While they claim to have unlimited power, the TVA is often shown out of their league when it comes to a powerful time traveler such as Kang. The TVA can be harsh in their methods as they often have no problem erasing someone from history or even extinguishing an entire timeline and its trillions of inhabitants if they decide it’s too “troublesome.” This has led to some conflicts with the heroes of the Marvel Universe. They operate out of a pocket dimension nearly limitless in its office space. Several managers (all of whom look like the late Gruenwald) keep watch over them. The main agents are the chronomonitors, the office drones who are literally faceless. This means that if an emergency in time happens, it’ll take a long while for the TVA to clear the red tape to do anything about it. In reality, they’re as clogged and overblown as any other bureaucracy, simply on a cosmic level. ![]() The TVA established itself as an organization dedicated to ensuring timelines function properly and “streamline” how these realities exist. Walt Simonson created the TVA as a tribute to fellow writer Mark Gruenwald, famous for being an expert in Marvel history. ![]() Even experienced time travelers like Kang the Conqueror and Immortus can barely keep them straight.Įnter the Time Variance Authority, who first appeared in Thor #372 in 1986. In the Marvel Universe, time travel can cause scores of headaches, from creating alternate timelines to entirely different realities. The new trailer for Marvel’s Loki series has the God of Mischief being pressed into working for the Timekeepers to fix history.Īs Marvel comics fans know, even Loki may have met his match in such a powerful organization.
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