Thanks to a string of critical and commercial disappointments, the previously-impenetrable armor of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been cracked like never before, and we’ve reached a point where not even the return of a universally-beloved character is immune from criticism, after the trailer for season 2 of Loki was accused of being a multiversal ripoff.
Of course, there was once a time when every major IP in Hollywood was batting away accusations it had been reading a little too closely from Kevin Feige’s playbook, but the times have changed after fans and general audiences alike slowly but surely grew sourer on the never-ending deluge of content.
As the first Disney Plus series to have been renewed, Loki is already unique in and of itself, but a tweet that acknowledged its own potentially inflammatory nature has bravely poked its head above the online parapet to claim the DNA of Everything Everywhere All at Once and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is there for all to see.
It’s not exactly a groundbreaking analysis when you consider the Academy Award-winning star of the former is front-and-center in the footage, while the latter also happens to be a Marvel Comics adaptation dealing with fractured timelines and alternate realities, but calling Loki a facsimile seems harsh.
MCU supporters have been burned more often than they could have ever expected since the Multiverse Saga began, so regardless of whether you think it’s a ripoff or not, let’s just hope Loki delivers the goods when it lands in October.