The best episode yet.
Though this whole show has been about varying timelines and realities, we have never truly visited them in any previous episodes the way it does here. In this episode, the show succeeds where most of the previous Marvel shows have failed. That is that it fully lives up to the promise of its earliest episodes. For instance, Wanda Vision did a great job with its buildup but when it got to its final episodes it simply wasn't as great as the buildup was. The wonderful payoff is seen from the very start of this episode, where Loki is being uncontrollably teleported between these realities. Each reality is beautifully visually realized. Each one feels completely real to us, and the result is wonderful. As a result this is an incredibly atmospheric episode. This even leads to a wonderful sense of unease and creepiness to this episode that is simply wonderful.
As well as exploring these worlds, this episode also does an incredible job of taking a very deep look into Loki's character. This show has done a much better job at delving into who this character is than the Thor or Avengers movies have and the result is fantastic. The pure character growth Loki goes through in this episode alone is simply wonderful. The arc that the character goes through here is very well done and where he is (as a character) by the end is simply perfect.
This is simply wonderful.
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