It was widely known that Jonathan Majors was going to have a substantial role in this season of "Loki," after his guest appearance in the first season's finale. However, in light of recent allegations, a lot of doubt had been planted about Majors' future in the MCU and the business as a whole. His scene-stealing performance in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" only showed that he is the perfect actor to play this role, yet him continuing in the role is not without its detractors. However, looking purely at the work, he is great in this role and makes his entré in a fun episode.
His introduction as Victor Timely had previously been teased in a post-credits scene in "Quantumania," yet the full extend of that role was not known. He makes a very splashy debut here, portraying another totally different variant of this character, this time in the form of a bumbling buffoon with a lot of ideas. However, his portrayal is equally as good as before, and he manages to bring such compassion into a character whom we know is destined to give life to one of the most evil beings in the multiverse. This episode really is the Majors showcase that we didn't need during this time, because he is quite literally perfect in this role. However, the rest of the episode is also quite good and a step up from last week's episode. The writing was much more effective, probably because it was mostly spent on setting up Timely as a character, but also because it gets the story rolling in a new way. I'm really excited to see where this show is going and to see if it is as unexpected as it was during the last season. This show is also proving to be one of the most interesting things Marvel has done recently in terms of its technical achievements as it features some of the best cinematography that I've seen in a while for Marvel, and some truly great directing that goes into the character work and the performances as well. This was a very good episode that brings us back on track.
"1893" gets us back on track and finally introduces us to another He Who Remains variant, once again played brilliantly and hilariously by Jonathan Majors. The writing is way better this time around and the direction continues to be impressive, as well as the show's visual style which feels like something Marvel has never done.
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