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with Arkapaw replacing the bulbs with RGB ones that gave her greater control of their functions, such as turning them on and off or switching their color. Also on this set, Arkapaw shot many of the scenes with the camera below the waist. She explained, "I'm just a bigger fan of seeing a ceiling than a floor. It's an appreciation I have, as far as it feeling more mysterious. When a character is looking more mysterious, and you're not trusting them, you're trying to figure them out, I love that kind of framing." Blue screen was used at the ends of the aisle to make them appear longer than they were on the set. Before the reveal of the Variant as a female version of Loki, Herron used male and female stunt doubles for her appearances earlier in this episode and at the end of the last episode, to keep the audience guessing as to who the Variant was.
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particularly Loki and Mobius' that started about jet skis and ended about the nature of existence, were a highlight since it made all of the characters "feel more lived-in". For Siede, Di Martino's reveal confirmed the series would be "full of twists and reveals", and seeing the Variant blow up the Sacred Timeline was "an exhilarating cliffhanger" that suggested the series would not simply have a procedural structure and had yet to reveal who would actually be the heroes and villains. Siede gave the episode a "B+". In a recap of the episode, Andy Welch of
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On the Roxxcart set, Arkapaw used overhead cool, white fluorescent lights which had "kind of a green kick"; Fincher also utilized green undertones in his films. She created a color correction lookup-table to help give the set its "clinical" tone. The set location already had the fluorescent fixtures,
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While Loki engages the Variant, the other agents find a distressed C-20, who reveals she had disclosed the Time-Keepers' location. The Variant is revealed as a female incarnation of Loki and rejects his offer to overthrow the Time-Keepers together. Instead, she activates and sends several stolen time
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mockumentary short films. The scenes at Roxxcart saw the various actors playing the Variant "chewing scenery in delightful fashion" which was "incredibly goofy, in the best possible way". Adlakha added that this scene "leans into self-aware horror, but it also establishes how minuscule Loki's scheme
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since Hiddleston and Wilson had a "much more interesting dynamic". "The Variant" did a better job of establishing the series' premise than the premiere episode did according to Siede, although it still had a lot of exposition and less subversive humor as the premiere. The lengthy dialogue scenes,
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reported a 95% approval rating with an average score of 7.7/10 based on 37 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Following an exposition-heavy premiere it's a little surprising how much table-setting "The Variant" has to do, but one swift twist quickly thrusts the story into hyperdrive."
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allowed Herron to adjust some of the material that had already been shot to help with the series' tone. Some of the new material added once production resumed included "bits from the TVA" such as Loki and Mobius' chat about religion and Loki's salad metaphor for his theory on the apocalypses.
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felt after the set-up for the series required in the first episode, "The Variant" allowed the series to "settle into" being "a time-traveling cop show". Sepinwall hoped this would not be the entirety of the series, and believed by the end of the episode it would only be one aspect of
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as a male shopper, Austin Freeman as Randy, and Hawk Walts as a country hoss. Herron, a comedy fan, was looking to find comedians who would be fun to include in the series, and approached Berlant to appear; Berlant agreed, believing the role sounded "really fun".
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said the series' comedy moments continued to be "on point", while "its dramatic conceit still feels half-baked". Like Sepinwall, he felt the series was establishing its tone, stating between the various settings, costumes, and actor timings and movements,
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Hunter B-15 taking Loki's knives away from him was one of the final moments shot for the series. As Mosaku, Wilson, and Hiddleston rehearsed the moment, they were able to figure out the perfect timing that was needed. Ryan Parker of
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in the episode was Waldron's way to continue "building the thrill ride" of the series since her introduction would "reshuffle the deck of the show" moving forward. Herron felt "The Variant" was the first chapter of the series, after
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as the most-watched original streaming series for the week of June 14 to 20, 2021. 886 million minutes were viewed across the available first two episodes, which was a 21% increase over the previous week.
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reset charges to various locations and points along the Sacred Timeline, creating numerous new branched timelines and throwing the TVA into disarray. She teleports away, with Loki following her.
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After the episode's release, Marvel announced merchandise inspired by the episode as part of its weekly "Marvel Must Haves" promotion for each episode of the series, including
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called the onscreen chemistry between Hiddleston and Wilson the series' "greatest strength", saying their "cat-and-mouse relationship" was reminiscent of
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was an influence on the series for Herron and Arkapaw; the approach they took to filming Loki reading through files during the episode was a reference to
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Cosbaby figure, apparel, and accessories. Marvel also released a promotional poster for "The Variant", which featured a quote from the episode.
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objects to Loki's involvement, but Mobius convinces her to give Loki another chance. After researching TVA files and learning of
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felt like "a hybrid between police procedural and workplace sitcom", comparing some of Loki's scenes learning in the TVA to the
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to see what's going on. He can't help himself but follow, because it's too strange and provokes so much curiosity within him.
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has been kidnapped, but Loki derails the mission by stalling and attempting to bargain his way into immediately meeting the
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is also featured at the beginning of the episode. After its appearance in the episode, "Holding Out for a Hero" topped
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following one of the Variant's attacks, Loki and Mobius deduce that the Variant is hiding during a hurricane in 2050
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Mobius is someone who, perhaps for the first time in life, he thinks he might be able to trust, and perhaps trusts
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felt Loki seeing the Variant transferring her powers among people by touching them was a direct homage to the film
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realizes that Loki is lying about the Variant being nearby, so the TVA resets this branched timeline.
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for June 2021. The song had 4.5 million U.S. on-demand streams and 4,000 downloads, according to
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as the Ren Faire Woman, and several actors playing bystanders who are controlled by the Variant:
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as the voice of Miss Minutes, and Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius. Also appearing are
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had been described as a "buddy cop show" when that description was more fitting for
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also starring. Herron joined the series in August 2019. Filming took place at
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The episode stars Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Sophia Di Martino as the Variant,
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to dethrone the Time Keepers actually is, compared to the Variant's plan".
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without changing the timeline. Using a clue previously garnered from 1549
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since it was also featured in that film. Also used in the episode was
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serving as cinematographer. Location filming took place in the
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on June 16, 2021. Critics praised the episode's twist ending.
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of Ravonna Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and Hunter B-15, a Loki
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executive produce alongside Hiddleston and Marvel Studios'
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was hired to direct the series in August 2019. Herron and
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Chmielewski, Dawn C.; Hipes, Patrick (November 8, 2018).
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on June 16, 2021. The episode, along with the rest of
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Index

Sylvie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Variant
Loki

Kate Herron
Holding Out for a Hero
Bonnie Tyler
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Neil Ellice
Kate Berlant
Lucius Baston
Glorious Purpose
Lamentis
Loki season 1
List of episodes
first season
Loki
Marvel Comics
Loki
Time Variance Authority
Marvel Cinematic Universe
the films of the franchise
Kate Herron
Tom Hiddleston
Loki
Sophia Di Martino
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Wunmi Mosaku
Eugene Cordero
Sasha Lane

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