It really helps that Tom Hiddleston plays him with such skill and subtlety. You see the small moments that have the greatest effect on him. He has always worn his heart on his sleeve. Frankly more Loki will always be a good thing.

I said it and I'll say it again , if it weren't for the biggest Loki fan , Tom Hiddleston himself , playing this actor with that much devotion and knowledge about the character, we would never have had such a deep and arguably the best character in the MCU . Thank you Tom

The "say my name" thing is the biggest hint that someone has an identity crisis.

“The Sun will shine on us again , brother”

I did some digging into Norse mythology after not long reading the Earth X comics and I found that Odin was born from Bor and a frost giant! He’s essentially a Loki himself, how ironic 😅

This is a very thorough analysis of Loki’s character arc in the MCU. Some might even call it glorious.

This is a good one. Everyone should watch this, not just MCU fans.

"YOUR SAVOUR IS HERE!" is my fave Loki quote

Imagine if the Loki series ends with him being returned to the moment he left at the "end of avengers" to restore the timeline and he lives out the main universes timeline secretly knowing how his life ends. Purposely doing everything he does to maintain the timeline. The sacrifice it would be to do all that having become the better person unable to change things.

I was just about to get up and be productive. I guess that will have to wait.

It's like Loki's first episode is based on this video... you nailed with the 4 goodbyes, same scenes, Loki saw while in TVA :o

The impression I always got from the myths is that even though Loki is a "bad guy", the Asgardians need him. As gard could not have been built without Loki.

Brilliant. I've always loved MCU Loki, yet I didn't actually realize why. Yes, this video makes me understand how brilliant Hiddleston truly is. Loki was the front-runner before people truly loved Hemsworth's Thor thanks to Taika. I love Tom as an amazing actor.

This video was made before the Loki series was released! By now (ep 5) this theme of Loki breaking out of his loop and seeking an identity has become evident. You got it so right!

He also impacted the MCU a-*LOT!* Take a gander: *If he didn’t let the Frost Giants into Asgard to interrupt Thor’s coronation, Thor wouldn’t have come to Earth and met Selvig who then later helped Loki create the ‘space portal machine’ in the Avengers. *If he didn’t invade Earth when he did, the Avengers would not have come together. At least not when they did. *If he hadn’t got the sceptre, Wanda wouldn’t have gotten her amplified powers nor would Vision or Ultron ever have existed. Thor & Tony wouldn’t have had their prophesying visions about what would likely happen in IW *If he hadn’t of killed Coulson, we wouldn’t have Agents of SHIELD. *If he didn’t let Thanos kill him in Infinity War, Thor would have been snapped out of existence and Thanos would have succeeded in erasing half of the universe which both he and Doctor Strange begrudgingly agreed upon working together (in another timeline/reality that we may see in Loki or Doctor Strange 2) in order to prevent that scenario from ever happening. “It was the only way.” (Stephen Giving the Time Stone to Thanos) *If he didn’t fall down the wormhole in Thor, we wouldn’t have the ‘Loki’ series about the ‘other worlds’ he described to Thor in the Avengers as well as the ‘time travel’ aspect that he and Wanda would have a part in down the line changing reality and altering timelines therefore we wouldn’t of had WandaVision, Doctor Strange 2 or SpiderMan: No Way Home. So there. Loki is indeed more important to the Marvel Universe than we all realised. 😌

My favorite part of Loki episode one has to be him plowing through 5 movies of character growth in about 5 minutes. I was bummed out at the idea of our Loki losing that character growth with this Disney+ series. I'm glad this is the direction they're going with him.

I’ve been reading comic books for 54 years that I can remember. I owned, bookstore for 10 of those years. And I’ve also read a lot of other literature as well! This is one of the best, correction! This is the best character reduction I have ever read! Dude! You totally nailed this!

Loki really does bring change, Loki changed the entire MCU at the end of EP 6..... Just let that sink in for a minuet.

This was the best analysis I've ever heard. The only thing what bothers me, is that Loki faked his death in TDW. He just survieved. Even Kevin said that. I doubt Loki had expected it. It was filmed as his real dead. Don't take this sacrivice from him.

In Ragnarok, Loki does some kind of "mind meld" with Valkyrie, and he sees her full history. In Love and Thunder, maybe Loki can do the same to Thor? He can see and fully feel his redemption arch, that way his relationship with him can be exactly where it should be

Loki should also change by the end of this series. Actually, just in the first episode we can see that Loki in the beginning of the episode isn't the same as Loki in the end of the episode in terms of mentality. Just like Wanda in WandaVision who has come to cope with Vision's death and accepting her new identity as Scarlet Witch and Falcon in tFnWS who has accepted the shield and the legacy of Captain America, Loki will have found the finalization of self-acceptance and change too.

Ryan, It’s so ironic, awesome and cool how many points you hit on that the first episode highlighted, detailed and expanded on! Your video is literally the first episode! Who Loki is, man…so good!

Very wonderful breakdown of Loki’s character. ✨👏🏼😊

I named my black cat Loki

The first episode of Loki was sooo Good!

Phil Coulson is my favorite character. So it’s understandable that I should hate Loki because he killed him, but I don’t. Loki is my favorite villain in the MCU, even more so than Thanos.

Dang, episode 1 confirmed that you are EXACTLY right, and he’s just there to create positive change in everyone around him. Now it’s HIS turn.

This made me realize how much I have enjoyed Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

Dude! This was EXCELLENT. You have got me stoked for the new LOKI series.

This should be officially released by Marvel. *THANK YOU!* 😂

Wow. One of your best breakdowns Ryan. And that’s saying something because I love this channel.

I simply wanna say this is the best video I have seen this week, An accurate description of Loki's journey taking all of his thoughts,believes and struggles in count I understood Loki now more than I have ever did and how he just as many Marvel characters is a reflection of our human struggles, thank you.

Surprisingly fantastic summary + analysis, finally someone who actually analyzes themes and character development. 😭 For anyone who wants to learn more about Mythological Loki, check out Overly Sarcastic Productions' video on Loki. Finally, just a note on Avengers Loki, I do believe that he still has agency as Thanos's underling. The Mind Stone only amplified his worst aspects and motivations and scrambled his memories a little bit, but it wasn't mind control the same way Selvig or Hawkeye were mind-controlled.

Thanos also fuelled his hatred and jealousy toward Thor with the Mind Stone. Although he was *already* a scheming and *extremely* unstable snake before this (Thor 1), the Mind Stone in the sceptre pushed him over the edge and into true villainy amplifying his worst traits. He *may* have also given him false memories of Thor ‘tossing him into the abyss’ since we all know that Loki let go in defeat at the end of the first Thor movie.

The editing in this video was astonishing and it really helped sell the point of it. Great job Ryan!!

I'd have to expect that he'll start moving towards his anti-hero type persona relatively quickly (say midway through the series) or there will be a point where the show doesn't work. We all love Hans Gruber as a villain in Die Hard, but watching a show about him as the protagonist wouldn't really work. Loki was in Hans Gruber mode in the first Avengers film. I suspect that they'll show him all the great stuff he was destined to do after and it shows he has it in him all along or something which will accelerate the change a bit...well at least the timeline of the change anyway.

Your essays are so good. This not only explains marvel; when you understand what it means, you see stories/ literature/ mythology etc in another way. Never thought there was so much wisdom in them.

In LOKI 2 I hope they actually make it about the original Loki. LOKI 1 was about everything but the original LOKI. He merely wandered around like a love sick puppy and he let the female Loki, Sylvie, run his life.

I hope there is Night Manager season 2

Loki is us. I really love this breakdown and am really looking forward to the series and your takes on it. Bravo! (Missed Doug in this tho)

Me :thinking the episode came out early Loki: seriously what do you expect?

Your videos are incredibly insightful. They go beyond comic book theory into discussion into humanity. Thanks for delving into these stories.

Looking back at this video after the finale gives me a better perspective on why some choices were made in the show that at first seemed not in line with his character, but now make sense. Amazing deep dive 🙌🏼 thank you 👏🏼

This is probably my favorite "break down" video to date including other YT channels. Absolutely love the story telling and character study. Just excellent. Thank you.

Loki's the one character that's changed the most but everyone keeps saying, "Nah, he didn't." Meanwhile, they're the ones that's stayed the same. From what I can tell most of the Avengers were selfish at one point and were stubborn enough to cost the potential collapse of the original timeline. Loki's primal in that he's helping the Avengers complete their task in restoring it in by always changing, to make the Avengers stay the same. In a sense, Loki's his own worst enemy.

Congratulations! Amazing! This was better than Marvel Legends about Loki.

I love these deep dives about mythology and philosophy, great video!

I completely agree, definitely one of the best characters and certainly my favorite character. Flaws, badassary, and all.

I've never realised how cruel was Odin in the first film. He really deserved to be banished.

I have a feeling that Loki might be the villain and hero of his own series.

Great job with this! One of if not the best/most informative MCU character studies I've ever seen.

I predict he will break his own loop as well as the time loop of the timeline.

If Loki has the sword Kid loki gave him, he'd have killed Thanos. Dagger was just a bit too short.

Your videos are the reason that KZfaq needs a, "Love" button. Well done, again, man. Well done!

Great video Ryan! This was really insightful and truly captivating

wow what a great character breakdown. I feel for Loki

New (old 2012) Loki had the benefit of seeing how his life would play out. He saw that he would be able to reconnect with Thor (The scene from Ragnarok) and how he would have redeemed himself and be accepted. Thats all he ever wanted. He saw that he sacrificed himself to save his brother. I think he will turn out different than the Loki we have known, but close to it. I think just him knowing that he can be accepted like that will push him to strive to be that guy. Loki is a character who can't see the good in himself unless it's shoved in his own face.

I'm liking screen crush more and more. Most of the breakdowns on yt rn feel dated after every new episode but Ryan has me rewatching his videos and the episodes many times over. Keep up the good work guys!

Omg I love this SO much. You really outdid yourself with this Loki history.

I follow a lot of MCU youtubers and you are the best by FAR. keep them coming

I subscribed for the sole purpose of your amazing Loki videos I love them sm Please make more in the future 😩

Awesome video. Tom Hiddleston's Loki is easily one of the best parts of the MCU.

This is one of your best videos I’ve seen. Great work, Ryan. Thank you for this breakdown!

I will just use Thor's answer, "He's adopted".

Loki is good character and my love toward him is increasing day by day 🤗

This is a fantastic video! Great job guys!

yoo this is one of your best videos!! was a amazing watch loved it!

What exactly makes a Loki a Loki? “Independence, authority, style.”

That was a really great character analysis.

Y’all just crushing it with the backstory, proving that the solid understanding of what makes their characters tick is what makes the writing of the MCU so fulfillingly rich!

One of my favorite characters ever! Thank you for this video ☺

Masterful video and analysis. Nailed it from start to finish!

I swear if this wasn't what Tom Hiddleston talked about in the infamous Loki lecture I'd be very disappointed ifykyk

this hit me like a bag of bricks mannn....who's cutting onions in here!😭😭😭

Well, the 2012 Loki is at a crossroads when you look at it. Like you pointed out his two big pushes towards his ambituses goals of rule both fell through. The Loki that is stuck in cell in Thor 2 and the Loki now running around in time are at the same point of self reflection. One Loki is left to wallow and ponder his self existence while the other has to literally fight and find himself again while trying to prove his self worth to people who rather just erase him from existence. It'll be really interesting in the Loki series if there will be more parallels like this. In some ways it already has. Both Lokis change and move forward after learning about their mother's death. Reflecting on their actions and looking beyond their ambitions and what they want, and see the world for what it is and what's going on. Both Lokis fight for a greater purpose and while accomplishing some goals, end up losing out in the end. Movie Loki "dies" and TV Loki fails to stop whatever plan Female Loki has planned. Movie Loki escapes his situation by faking his death while TV Loki escapes by following Female Loki. Already so many parallels but with drastically different tones while still fundamentally resulting in the same thing. If that is to be the case then, like the movies, while Loki is reveling in this time as Odin, TV might enjoy his new found freedom. All before being drawn back into the bigger scheme of things. Pursuing small indulgences or purposes before seeing the bigger picture again. Giving up his more selfish desires for more selfless ones.

I usually didn't find Loki interesting. But this video has made it more impactful for me. How Loki has grown. I am eager to see the character development in Loki series

This is the best character analysis of this figure I have seen. Kudos.

Great video man. Loved it. It's a new content and an information I never heard in any other channels. Also it's a cool way to look at Loki's character ark. 🤩

So much of what was said in this video was reflected in the first episode! I love it. 💗

Wow its very accurate, the 4 goodbyes are highlighted on the 1st episode

Dope analysis Ryan 👌🏽

Wow. This was shockingly good...and really moving. A++

This was pretty high quality. Very enjoyable.

Well done. Nice editing and great commentary. 👏🎬

Well done! Amazing and emotional video

another great video Ryan

That was beautiful! Thank you 😊

This is absurd. How could you possibly have produced a video this insightful and though provoking before episode one premiered?! I’m impressed. Verily.

This was beautiful, thank you for this

Wow. Nice job, as always. Thanks for this.

Best Loki video I've seen.

WOW, what an on the nose analysis. Well done!

👏🏾 this was such a great vid.

Best video to explain the God of Mischief. Thanks for that. I’m hoping to see all the charm.

Once again, amazing content 💚

Very cool explanation👍. Thank you!

Thank you! Your videos are the must deep an compelling analysis ❤️

Love your video on Loki!!!

One of the dopest videos so far

That was one of the best screencrush videos..