

However, Loki gets drunk and draws attention to himself, leading to guards fighting him and Sylvie. Despite initial hostility, the two slowly begin to bond and compare life experiences. The two surreptitiously travel on a train bound for the ark, an evacuation spaceship, intending to use it to recharge the TemPad.
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They reluctantly agree to work together because Loki has magically hidden the TemPad while only Sylvie knows how to recharge it. They arrive at 2077 Lamentis-1, a moon that is about to be crushed by a planet, but neither can escape due to the TemPad having run out of power. Loki uses a TemPad to teleport himself and Sylvie away. However, TVA Judge Ravonna Renslayer appears and attacks them both. She attempts to visit the Time-Keepers while he tries to apprehend her. Sylvie and Loki arrive at the TVA from Alabama.

The confirmation that Loki is bisexual was also highlighted in critic and fan discussions of the episode.īefore Loki and the Time Variance Authority (TVA) arrive in 2050 Alabama to apprehend her, the Variant, also known as Sylvie, projects an emulated memory into her captive TVA agent, Hunter C-20, to collect information about the location of the Time-Keepers, the TVA's supposed creators.

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Critics praised the interactions between Hiddleston and Di Martino and pointed out similarities between the episode and the series Doctor Who, though they were mixed on the series' decision to veer away from the larger narrative some appreciated the increased focus on characterization while others felt it could impact in the series' overall pacing. "Lamentis" was released on Disney+ on June 23, 2021. Filming took place at Pinewood Atlanta Studios, with location filming in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The episode reveals that Loki is bisexual in the MCU like he is in the comics, which Herron felt was important to acknowledge in the series. Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sasha Lane also star in the episode. Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki from the film series, while Sophia Di Martino stars as a female version of the character named Sylvie. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It follows alternate versions of the character who escape from the mysterious Time Variance Authority (TVA) but get stranded in an apocalyptic event and must work together to survive. " Lamentis" is the third episode of the first season of the American television series Loki, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Loki.
