BWGP returns from Maureen's DragonCon hiatus with an unusually angry and dark episode about...

[checks papers]

...Avengers (2012).

Megan and Maureen make like Anastasia and go on a journey to the past by discussing Thor (2011).

Welcome to the first episode of the rest of the podcast, in which the lack of new installments of Loki sends Megan and Maureen into the unstructured territory of wild theorizing about what's come before and what comes after, and also into courting those sweet, sweet Distinguished Competition promo bucks (BATMAN '89 IN STORES AUGUST 10).

WE'RE BACK! Following Maureen's visit to Reykjavik, one of the original homes of Loki lore, your fearless hosts delve into Episodes 5 and 6 of Season 1 of Loki for a Goosebumps Super Special-sized episode as we move to a new biweekly release format.

Maybe you've heard of that terrible place

Where the time-noncompliant are dragged by their hair

Maybe you've heard of that mythical place

That we call the TVA (hello, you're there!)

[...]

We find you totally innocent...

Which is the worst crime of all...

This episode has everything: Lightning McQueen, loaded hand touching, Munch's Make-Believe Band's weirdo cousins, a Loki who is also Thor, and Richard E. Grant in a yellow Kermit collar. (You know, like that thing Kermit the Frog has around his neck? That's a Kermit collar.) Who's that over by the bar? It's Inspector Javert, and he's citing Dr. Manhattan for public nudity.

Who's that girl running around with Loki? Well, her name is Sylvie, and she's a variant version of Loki himself from another timeline, but what exactly does that mean? What if she isn't a variant at all? Megan and Maureen are here in a special Big Apple-icious episode to unpack some of the theories about this mysterious new character and what she means for the story at large, alongside other such pressing questions as "who's really running the TVA?" and (perhaps most importantly) "what if Loki drove a Hyundai?" But first: congratulations to Loki on coming out before the end of Pride!

Just in time for Pride, Maureen and Megan discuss the complicated and not always positive relationship to queerness Loki, as a mythological figure and comic book character, has had over the centuries- but first, it's time to celebrate international treasure Bonnie Tyler. You know, as one does.

Welcome to your fully furnished luxury Loki podcast, featuring wall-to-wall bingo cards, local showings of Jesus Christ Superstar, Owen Wilson saying "wow", the cinematic masterpiece Shrek 2, and ample space for a week-long coke bender. Please refer any questions to your hosts, Megan and Maureen, and enjoy your stay.