FC: I’m curious about what drives Loki’s loyalty to the TVA. He’s been in mainstream MCU, he has his family in Asgard, but why is he suddenly so loyal to TVA and Sylvie, Mobius and others?
KW: That’s a good question. Look, this version or variant of Loki is very interesting because he is now blazing a path that the other Loki may not have done. Mobius in season 1 pulls him behind the curtain. There’s an element of brainwashing there — maybe brainwashing isn’t the correct term – but then, how can you see all that played out (your entire life, actions, and consequences) and as a character not be completely changed? I also think that maybe for one of the few times in Loki’s life and his experiences, Mobius is a character who accepts him for who he is.
Mobius knows everything about Loki – he knows the bad, the good and has very blunt, open conversations with him. In a way that this guy (Loki), who has been so guarded all his life, has never had before. So maybe, this has allowed this version of Loki to be more open, reveal more and be more comfortable with himself – in a way he’s never done before. Which is strange, given that it is a weird bureaucratic organisation behind time (TVA), that’s allowed that. However, it is those circumstances that are allowing Loki to show a side of him, things that we haven’t seen before.