Loki episode 2 ending explained: How [SPOILER] just set up two major MCU movies

Loki’s second episode has arrived on Disney Plus and it has left viewers in just as much shock as its predecessor. But what does it all mean?

Loki wasted little time following up on its series opener with a sophomore installment that left viewers asking just as many questions as the previous one did (if not more!).

The Disney Plus show quickly established its format as Loki set out to prove himself to the Time Variance Authority during their missions (while also making some room for a little mischief along the way).

What came next really highlighted that the show was not messing around.

What happened in Loki episode 2?

Eager to prove himself (and pull the wool over the TVA’s eyes), Loki told his audience exactly what he thought they wanted to hear whenever he was taken into the field to examine the aftermath of the other Loki’s destruction. However, when it became clear that wouldn’t work, he tried to prove himself for real.

The God of Mischief not only figured out that the Variant they were hunting was hiding out at a major pre-disaster site (because they could avoid making any changes to the timeline that would draw the TVA’s attention) but he managed to deduce when and where said disaster would take place. And that more or less led them right to the Variant’s front door, resulting in a showdown between the two of them.

It all goes very wrong when said Variant reveals her master plan: Activating all the reset charges at once, creating havoc with the timeline. She then disappeared into one of the TVA’s portals, allowing Loki to follow her.

What does the ending of Loki episode 2 really mean?

First things first: This seems to be the confirmation fans had been waiting for. Yes, it appears that Lady Loki has arrived in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and she is played by Sophia Di Martino. Fans had long been speculating that the character would show up and Episode 2 gave them that confirmation. Or did it? The end credits bill the character as Sylvie – who is another, entirely different, Marvel character.

As for what she did with the reset charges, it appears that she sent them into different points in the timeline. Bombing the sacred timeline was indeed her goal and the charges will do just that. Remember, Loki broke down what a reset charge did in the episode’s opening act, reminding us that the TVA’s description of it was basically just “a fancy way of saying incinerate everything in its vicinity”.

If they were sent into the timeline to times and places where no nexus points occurred (and thus there is nothing to reset), they could end up wiping out events that the preservation of the timeline hinges on, creating multiple different timelines in the process. And that could be exactly what sets up the existence of the multiverse in the MCU, paving the way for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Loki adds a new episode on Disney+ every Wednesday from 12:00 a.m. PT and 3:00 a.m. ET.

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