I know the yo momma joke is coming but it catches me off guard every time😂

I’m a fan of the theory that the Loki variants will end up being the heroes. The TVA’s “sacred timeline” logic sounded a bit too much like Loki’s “freedom is the greatest illusion” speech…

Woah. Now I’m convinced the TVA will be destroyed by the end of the season and that will lead us down the path to Spiderverse, Multiverse of Madness and Secret Wars.

The Sacred Timeline is more of a rope than a circle. The timeline has to be a little bit flexible, and among other things, this is why the TVA is needed. The Avengers were supposed to get the space stone, but Loki messed it up. In response, a split was created where they go to the 70s. That split (going to the 70s) now becomes a part of the sacred timeline, and the original timeline a branch that gets clipped, effectively turning it into a loop. It has to exist still, because otherwise there is no impetus for the Avengers to go the 70s-it's a part of Steve and Tony's timeline. The stones then got returned to their proper times, so nothing else splits. This suggests, that in order to balance itself, the sacred timeline is filled with little recursive loops and rejoining branches that sync back up with it in order to keep the consistency. There would be a loop in 2012 that gets closed when the space stone gets returned, and a branch that splits in 2014 then rejoins the Sacred Timeline in 2023 when Thanos travels forward. There has to be to preserve the timeline that led to these events in the first place. Tldr: the sacred timeline cannot be 1 linear timeline due to time shenanigans that are allowed.

What about the 2014 timeline, where Thanos's entire army just doesn't exist anymore? How's the TVA supposed to deal with that?

Everyone thinks that Thanos wanted to kill half the people but no guys, he just had way too much paperwork and wouldn't settle for cheap paperweights!

Based on the ending of the first episode and how the minute men talked about it I'm pretty sure using time machines recklessly without covering your tracks and clipping the branches you created would also make you a variant

To point out Deadpool has Cables Time Machine, so Deadpool is variant since he still has that Time Machine.

My real fave part is how he always finds a nice little segue into the ad.

I got to say it, Ryan Arey is just wonderful to watch. He has humility and understands the viewers. When he narrates or explains, he has something that other KZfaqrs who pun and one line will never have, A soul.

10:59 it looks like he is talking with Natasha's soul trapped on vorimir

Y'know "clipping the branches" (putting the Infinity Stones back where they're "supposed" to be) doesn't mean severe damage isn't done. Look at the alternate-2014....sure Thanos & his entire army are dead, but Gamora isn't there...does this mean there's a good chance that Ego takes over the Universe...unless he never learns about Star-Lord cuz they never battle Ronan which is how he found out about him. IDK...it seems like "Loki" is making the already complicated time travel even MORE complicated.

I can’t listen past the idea that removing a stone makes you a variant, When Miss Minutes literally says it can be over little things. Not to mention I don’t think the guy who gets eradicated, for not taking a ticket, stole a stone. The ancient one mentions taking stones creates branches. Perhaps having taken the stones created the TVA in the future. Since Loki broke off. I’m thinking everything exploded from Loki’s small gesture. Various timelines where infinity stones are stolen and taken by other people. Since the TVA has been chasing Loki for a while and somehow he just got there.

I would like to see the explanation for how the different versions of Lokis that cause problems exist to begin with if there's supposed to only be one timeline.

One theory I have is that "bad Loki" is trying to destroy the main timeline as a way to make a decision that has meaning. "Variant Loki" was distraught that his decisions seemed to have no meaning. Thus, destroying the main timeline would be the only act that has meaning. Variant Loki seems to understand the amount of power the TVA has, and might be trying to work his way up in the org. Old Loki might even be one of the people running the TVA.

But I thought there was already a multiverse, I distinctly remember The Ancient One saying "A mast Multiverse," like there already was one.

Man... Now I'm really excited for Loki and how the events are gonna play out at end of this series. This is gonna be HUGE.

It's not the removal of infinity stones that create a new branch in time, it's anything related to time travellers making changes. Loki didn't even removal the space stone from the time line, and Loki's crime was escaping.

Looking in that desk drawer, the reality and time stones seem to be the two most popular ones for people to steal.

Part of me wonders... if what the Averngers did was "supposed to happen" then shouldn't the effects of theit interference be subject to the same consideration. I mean Thanos discovers their plan and hops from the "past" timeline, possibly creating a variant universe where he vanishes, probably erased as soon as he leaves it, and then he and his forces are get snapped, essentially doing the TVAs job for them,) but he brought with him a whole other Gamora who _should_ be dead and is now loose in the universe. Also, there's Cap's life long Vacation with Peggy and the mysteriously appearing new Shield he came back with. Cap going back to replace the Gems might explain why the Avengers weren't prosecuted, but the effect of their meddling is still present.The "sacred timeline" also no longer has official Infinity Gems, so doesn't that mean the MCU is vulnerable? (not exactly the Avengers fault, but it seems like the TVA should have stepped in to rescue the things that helps balance the scales of the universe before Thanos destroyed them.

After watching the first episode of Loki: in Endgame, Dr. Strange saw many outcomes and yet he said they only won in 1 BUT if that was the plan all along within the Sacred Timeline, what realities was Dr. Strange seeing in all the other situations where they lost? If there is only one sacred timeline what did Dr. Strange see when he saw all the other potential outcomes? If the sacred timeline loops, the Avengers would always beat the second Thanos but that doesn't explain to me why Dr. Strange sees so many other outcomes. I need help here, anyone have any thoughts?

I swear, 90% of the time I click on these videos it's to see if I get surprised by the placement of "your mom" ... And every once in awhile my emotion bursts forth because it's such a good one and oh boy did I do a cackle this time. Kudos.

Well done Man U predicted literally everything

This channel deserves more. Love your videos.

If Loki no longer has power, why dose he look as he dose? He should look like an Ice Giant.

Talk about perfect timing. I just finished the Loki explained video

Awesome. One of those pieces of "retro analogue equipment" was a Korg Volca Keys. It's a little analogue synthesizer. Its featured in the office in the bottom left of the screen at about 4:18

You continue to inspire my knowledge of the MCU and other media

Steve is a variant in that sense.

Did loki really remove the infinity stone from the timeline or simply move it geographically from where it was in the original timeline? Seems like if the infinity stone is present at a point in time anywhere in the universe then it is still doing it's job of regulating the timeline. This would imply that you can branch a timeline without removing an infinity stone, simply moving it around the universe...

Thank you for showing!

Loki's TVA reminds me to Isaac Asimov's "The End of Eternity". Great novel by the way.

I just noticed this. 6:49 In the TVA logo the light colored shapes on the "V" and "A" kind of look like an hour glass. And when you drop that shape on its side, an Infinity symbol.

Exactly!!! Something else is goin on in here. The avengers took the stones to a diffrent timeline . But loki was in the same reality. How i she responsible for anything over here? And when they say that what the avengers did was supposed to happen, what exactly do they mean? Does it mean that hulk smashing out of that door and crashing into 2023 tony and then the tesseract literally landing at loki's feet was bound to happen? Then how is it loki's fault?

Looking back in this you predicted absolutely everything

11:20 That idea started sounding really exciting, only for it to lead into your iconic joke.

What about Steve going back in time to live with Peggy. Also the current timeline after endgame has no more stones since Steve returned them

After the first Easter egg episode, Ryan’s camera/picture froze at the very end of the video. I thought it was an editing glitch, now I think it’s intentional as it happens again. With all these time shenanigans going on, is Ryan frozen in time too?

props for pro level ad integration 👍👍👍

I keep seeing people ask about Cap's timeline and whether or not he creates a variant. I've been thinking about it myself and I think I've come to the conclusion he does. But his actions don't draw the attention of the TVA because he never does anything to disrupt the main timeline. He returns all the stones to their proper places in the main timeline, which restores its integrity. Then he returns to some point in the past in the main timeline where he can reconnect with Peggy. We don't know when that is, but we have to assume it based on the events that have already transpired as well as what we're given in this show. So while he is a variant existing alongside himself, albeit frozen for 70 years, he most likely keeps a low profile and purposely leads a quiet life so as not to draw attention to himself. He knows he has to be found in the ice and resurrected later, so if he makes his presence known to anyone but Peggy before any of that can happen, he will alter the timeline. He doesn't create a branch because he never does anything to cause one. I don't know how he knows what to do and not do, but reinserting himself in into the main timeline and living a full life with Peggy never disrupts it, so based on what this episode has told us, it therefore was always meant to happen. And because it was meant to happen, the TVA either doesn't notice, or they do, and don't care. It does seem like a bit of a copout, but at the same time, its consistent with what the video explains.

I think there’s a tendency to give the stones too much credit. New timelines aren’t created only when a stone is removed, new timelines are created whenever someone time travels. Refer to the comment made by the hunter in Oklahoma about someone finding a time machine and using it to get rich; no mention of an infinity stone. The whole point of finding all the stones in the office drawer is to illustrate the new paradigm of power that the TVA represents. It’s also a clever way that fiege et al are using to show that the MCU is moving on from that storyline. They’re saying that the stones are only part of the story, and a much smaller part than you were previously led to believe.

Why did they arrest Loki instead of just resetting his timeline and leaving

You Crushed It !!

I’m not overthinking Loki’s series until the last episode, Marvel is in its bag right now & we dont know what’s in store next. great video bro.💯

What I think is as Mobius said history repeats itself.. at the beginning there were multiple branches- A multiverse so at the end a Multiverse should exist in order for the TVA to exist and that's what this show will do. It will create a Multiverse.. later in Dr. Strange we will see consequences of this Multiverse and also in Ant-Man and the Wasp with Kang coming into the picture

Damn that's messed up... It's like the Avengers got away with swiping ALL of the cash from the registers in Wal-mart because it was "supposed to happen." However, Loki got arrested because he swiped a quarter that rolled over by his foot while the Avengers scurried away...

Hearing about this timeline and worldline thing reminds of Tetsuya Nomura's version of time travel in the Kingdom Hearts series

This is a good explanation.

Can you clear the difference between the multiverse and the multiple timelines? To me it seems, multiple timelines but within the same universe. And multiverse is multiple different universes. It seems both terms have become rather exchangeable.

Wanda a.k.a Scarlet Witch is a nexus being. She is constant in all timelines and multiverse. So, did the Timekeepers create the Scarlet witch as a backup? Just in case if the timelines separate and keep branching out of control, the Scarlet witch will converge them and bring them back together into one sacred timeline. What do you think?

Your “your mom” jokes are always perfectly set up and your editing is on point it makes me laugh every time. Love your videos and in your insight on the MCU Ryan. 🤙🏾

Spot on as always!

Its literally said in the episode that The Avengers were supposed to go back on time. Tony Stark going back on time was supposed to happen. If he didn't he would become a variant. Its not hard to understand. Acoording to this show everybody already have their fate planned out and if they do anything different they become variants

I wish there was just an infinity stone in the drawer that wasn't the color of any of the six. It could have been a cool shout out to Deadpool's continuity stone

You were definitely on to something given where we’re at now with the MCU…the multiverse opening up, heroes from different universes coming soon in secret wars. Your one of my go to guys for the MCU and Star Wars. Hats off to you Ryan!

Gotta recognize a beautiful transition into an add!!!

This still doesn't make sense. 1. Subject A goes back in time to steal an infinity stone. Subject A gets said infinity stone and returns to the future. Branch reality created when he goes back in time,. 2. Subject A goes back in time again. But this time he doesn't create a branch timeline?? There should be both a reality where they come back with the stones and a reality where they don't.

I predict at the end of Loki the TVA will be abolished, new timelines will be created as a result and will lead to another timeline war, i.e. Secret Wars.

Well said!! Explaining the concept of time as a flat circle is crucial to understanding the TVA. I agree- the variant Loki trying to destroy the TVA is our Antihero, & by the end, I expect the multiverse to exist again, setting up Battleworld.

Excellent presentation

Did anyone else catch the double meaning of "a criminal with a blue box" as a sly reference to Dr Who?

the your mom joke never gets old XD

Love these videos

This all makes perfect sense, but man does my head hurt now 🤕 Hi Doug!

Why did they take slyvie tho? That question Alone ruins ur theory of only people that take infinity stones get prined

The avengers probably never got arrested by the TVA because the time heist was supposed to happen but Loki escaping was not.

It's so wild watching this after episode 5, so spot on! 😂

Had to watch this video 2x but it's very helpful in wrapping my brain around Loki Ep. 1. The Loki series seems like it's going to change the MCU like Winter Soldier, Civil War & Dr. Strange in the sense of you thought of it one way before but it's totally different now and you didn't see it coming!

I think everyone like the way how loki changes how side from villain to anti hero to hero its all probably because Tom hiddleston he is such a extraordinary actors😍😍😍❤️.

But how was steve able to live his life with Peggy ? He was in a different timeline and returned to the main timeline in the end of endgame according to the russo brothers. What happenend to the timeline the endgame thanos came from ? and what happenend to gamora of that timeline who is now in the main timeline ? I hope the show will give answers.

Great use of True Detective!

8:29 Even Mobius name is a nod to the Möbius strip which is in itself endless. When you walk on it it seems linear but viewed from the outside you see the loop

Great video

In Loki ep 1, Mobius makes a very interesting statement. He says it, referring to the events of Loki’s life, happens again and again and again, because it’s supposed to, because it has to. This implies that the timeline, and possibly even just sections of the timeline, repeat. That has a number of implications for both Loki and the MCU.

If I was so confused already, this just blew my mind!

Dude did you make this before Loki was out🤯damn shout out

I love your videos 😍 they are awesome , need more videos 👍👍

Well done Ryan.

Nice coffee mug! I have the same one.

Pretty good accuracy 👌

5:59 The stone can be easily reinserted, but what about all of the actions Loki made after that point? He kinda played a key role ahead and that future would have been altered.

If I may steal a line from Back to the Future. WOAH THIS IS HEAVY!

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The time analogy works better with a hoolahoop. If you hold the hoop horizontally, it just looks like a straight tube. If you turn it vertically though, it becomes a circle

Loved the Portal game reference in the book

yeah we kind of know where this is going) but we are here for the ride

I still would have very much liked to see Steve deliver the stones back. Inject Jane with reality. Saying hi to red skull. Placing the tesseract in Howard's safe and so on. Messy

Thank you ryan

Wait can someone explain how their can be variants so much different from each other or how those variants are made

Damn; He slid that add in real cool

The TVA hourglass logo also has lines that make it look like a stylized Moebius Strip.

I’m am less confused thank you

Absolutely so so hyped for more of The Loki series , but also yeah apparently The Avengers were supposedly had to do the time travel thing cause of Thanos and they never got punished for it because of it

Ok, I get it. Thanks.

The TVA extremely resembles the FBC in the video game Control, by Remedy. I highly recommend it to everyone who liked the anesthetics of the show to try it!

How do the "your mom" gags catch me by surprise EVERY TIME?

ik its late for videoes to be made on it but i am curious on how exactly cap returned the stones as they were out of there cases with the mind and space stones and how was the soul stone returned

I Loved Watching Loki season 1 Episode 1 on Disney plus, Loki is a time Variant

All it shows us is Loki taking the space stone to a different location I don’t remember him taking it out of the timeline

Yeah… Loki is basically the Dr. Manhattan manhandling timelines and the multiverse because vibes and art go off. Well written and beautiful.