I’ll be participating in a sweet little show at Longue Vue House about Dandelions. These two pieces will be featured. Opening March 9 at 4:30 in New Orleans.
loki: *survives a literal suicide attempt* thor: omg how could you betray me like this
loki: *survives being impaled on svartalfheim* thor: omg how could you betray me like this
loki™: *escapes enslavement by literal fascists who have threatened to kill him* mobius: omg how could you betray me like this
there is something seriously disturbing about just how OFTEN loki gets accused of betrayal simply for… surviving. when you’re loki, just BEING ALIVE is an unpardonable offense.
Wait, are there people who aren’t reading it that way?
Is there any other way read that scene?! The TVA is torturing Loki. Mobius is doing his job breaking Loki down so he’ll comply. There is literally no other reason to show Loki that tape.
Whether you think Mobius later does a Heel-Face Turn and becomes an ally is a different question. In Ep1? Mobius is a villain. Full stop.
Wait, are there people who aren’t reading it that way?
Apparently “Mobius is positive support, Loki just isn’t used to dealing with that and reacts bad” and “Loki isn’t used to being called out on his BS” are common takes
Not only have most people—fans and entertainment writers alike—read the scene as “therapy”. It was intended to be read that way. Mike Waldron and Kate Herron have repeatedly referred to that scene as a therapy session in interviews. Kate Herron has spoken about the “bonding” Mobius and Loki did in the first two episodes of the show and referred to Mobius as Loki’s “friend and mentor”.
The people who correctly see Mobius as a villain in that scene are, incredibly, the ones reading it wrong, according to the people who made the show.
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