4. Loki
A previous version of this list actually had Loki placed a little bit lower, but the MCU show delivered so strongly in its second season that it single-handedly sent it rocketing up our rankings.
Prior to the Disney Plus era, if you were asked to list characters who deserved their own MCU spinoff, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki would have probably been on that list. The God of Mischief was a constant delight in the Thor movies, and earned himself a spot among the MCU’s most fan-favorite characters. Needless to say, fans were thrilled when Loki was confirmed as a chapter of Phase Four.
The six-part first season followed an alternate version of the character (the one from Avengers: Endgame‘s 2012 timeline) as he finds himself at the center of a mystery involving time travel, a secret mystical agency, and a more mischievous variant of himself. As he didn’t undergo the years of redemption that his cinematic counterpart did, a big portion of the show is his attempt to unlearn his villainous ways and do some good, and as always that makes for a compelling watch. Hiddleston is spectacular, but so is the supporting cast, with Sophia Di Martino and Owen Wilson also being standouts.
Loki is the larger-than-life spectacle that it promised to be. While the first season was bogged down by long monologues and exposition, the second season ironed most of those kinks out, producing a much stronger and coherent product. It’s perhaps the most important title in the entire Multiverse Saga and that came across so well in Loki season 2, as the God of Mischief struggled with the idea of time, what it meant, and who he truly was.
Loki is a thrilling adventure that leaves you wanting more. A third season is unlikely at this point but at least we know we'll be seeing more of Tom Hiddleston's Trickster in the MCU.