He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors) explains the multiversal wars that preceded the Sacred Timeline. They reach the void, where it’s up to Alioth to digest them.īut we’ve been wondering all along whether the Sacred Timeline is just one reality or multiple ones. Image source: Marvel StudiosĮpisode 5 further tells us that Reset Charges can’t destroy branches entirely. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) have a touching moment on Lamentis, which causes a massive Nexus event. We learn later that the Reset Charges have a limited effect and that the TVA needs to act before a branch reaches the red lines, the point of no return. We’re told the TVA preserves the Sacred Timeline by stoping Nexus events, stopping variants from creating new branches, and pruning the new branches. Loki stealing the Tesseract? Not so much. We learned immediately that what the Avengers did in Endgame had to happen. Loki finale fully explained the Sacred Timelineįrom the first Loki episode, Marvel started explaining what the TVA does. Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) dancing with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) in Endgame finale. It’s unclear how much time Steve spent returning the Stones to their rightful places until he met Peggy. What matters here is that from the moment the Avengers left on their Time Heist to the moment Steve left to return the Stones, only a few days would have passed. It’s only then that the audience finds out where Steve disappeared: The dance. He tells Sam he retired and gives him a brand new Captain America shield. He finishes the job and returns a few seconds later. He goes to the past to put the Stones and Mjolnir hammer back. In the days after the battle, Steve embarks on his final mission.
That’s when 2014 Thanos drops in from the past to battle the 2023 Avengers in a quest to obtain the Stones. Indeed, some need more time (Tony and Steve), while others get the job done with just a time jump.Īfter they return, they quickly assemble their gauntlet, and Hulk brings everyone back with a snap of his fingers. They could spend years back in time, but it would only be a few seconds in 2023. The 2023 Avengers realized they could go back in time, steal the Infinity Stones they need, and return to their present to fix things. What we’re interested in is the actual passage of time from the Time Heist to the moment Steve dances with Peggy. We can’t explain how the Loki finale impacts Steve’s retirement before reminding you of the Endgame timeline. Before we take a deep dive into Endgame, Loki and the multiverse, Ill remind you that massive spoilers follow below. What happens in the finale might make possible that amazing dance scene at the end of Avengers: Endgame between Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). And once you piece everything together, you end up with the realization that Loki’s influence on the MCU is bigger than just Phase 4. It sets the ground rules for the multiverse adventures that will follow soon.Īll the complexity of the Sacred Timeline, multiple realities, and time travel is beautifully explained.
For that reason alone, Loki is a must-watch MCU chapter. But, most importantly, the final Loki installment provides the missing answers about the multiverse.
It delivers a fantastic conclusion to the series, giving Loki (Tom Hiddleston) a second arc that’s just as impressive as the one from the movies. Episode 6 contradicts what Marvel taught us to believe after WandaVision. And it’s just as brilliant as I had expected. It’s finally over the Loki finale is available on Disney+.