Hi fellow Defenders, welcome back to our Marvel podcast, as we chat about Loki Episode 2 "The Variant". Loki quickly shows his worth to the Time Variance Authority.

Loki Episode 2 "The Variant" Synopsis

Head Writer: Michael Waldron

Episode Written by: Elissa Karasik

Episode Directed By: Kate Herron

A team of Time Variance Authority Minutemen arrive at a Renaissance Fair in Wisconsin in 1985. They are on the trail of a Loki Variant but to the tune of “Holding Out for a Hero” they are taken out by the hooded figure who captures and kidnaps Hunter C-20.

Meanwhile back at the TVA headquarters, Mobius meets with Judge Renslayer to explain that Loki is a valuable asset that is needed to catch the murderous variant.

Given one last chance Loki is tasked with searching through the Variant's history to find clues on where it might be. Loki suggests that his Variant could be hiding in apocalyptic events throughout the sacred timeline which would mask any activities since that timeline will end. To test the theory Mobius takes Loki to Pompeii in 79AD. With the impending eruption of Mount Vesuvius they learn that nothing Loki does shows up as a variant timeline.

Using the origin date of the Kablowee Candy left behind in France at the Variant’s previous attack, Loki quickly identifies where they could be hiding. When the team arrives at the RoxxCart superstore in 2050s Alabama, Loki meets his variant. They possess Hunter B-15 and other customers of the store to inform Loki that he has no idea of the scale of their plan, it isn’t about him.

Finally revealing their true form to Loki they set off a chain of time reset charges that are sent throughout time creating hundreds of breakaway moments and destroying the Sacred Timeline.

Loki Season 1 Cast

Loki Laufeyson played by Tom Hiddleston

Mobius M. Mobius played by Owen Wilson

Hunter B15 played by Wunmi Mosaku

Judge Ravonna Renslayer played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Casey The Paperwork Clerk played by Jon Levin

A Return to Defending

As we are returning to the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast.

We discuss:

• Our Top 5 Points (or Variants) of the episode
• Whether we each Defend the episode or not
• Notes, Quotes and comic references

The Loki Pub Quiz

During each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Loki Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to [email protected] At the end of the six episode series the listeners with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Loki goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.com

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Next time on TV Podcast Industries

We'll be back on Saturday the 18th June with our discussion of the latest episode of Star Wars The Bad Batch and we'll return next week with Loki Episode 3. You can also join us on our main feed for all of our podcasts including Loki, Star Wars The Bad Batch, WandaVision, Falcon and The Winter Soldier and much much more.

Until then, Keep Watching, Keep Listening and Keep Defending.

Derek, Chris and John

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