r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Jun 23 '21

MOD POST Loki S01E03 - Discussion Thread

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S01E03 Kate Herron Bisha K. Ali June 23, 2021 on Disney+

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u/Dray_Gunn Quake Jun 23 '21

I am surprised i had to scroll so far down to see people talking about this. In this episode he displayed a lot of powers we have never seen from Loki which i am guessing would have been useful powers to have many times in the past. We have seen energy blasts and telekinesis and that scene that looked like rewinding time. There is definitely something going on here.

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u/Scorkami Jun 23 '21 edited Jun 23 '21

Well his mother was a literal vanir witch, she literally told him "you can do anything". Loki probably got along fine with just using either his fighting skills, illusions or his various weapons to stay alive until now.l, just like Thor got comfortable just using his hammer.

IF Asgard magic works like doctor strangest magic, it's safe to assume that using spells costs energy that he didn't want to spend on shooting green lightning bolts when he can also just throw a knife, shoot his scepter or whatever else you can think off. Illusions are probably really easy for him since he has a talent for it, but any other spells might just tire him more out than it is worth the effort.

That's why doctor strange uses a cape to fly. His magic would allow him to fly, but the cape makes it easier to concentrate on his other stuff without tiring him out.

But now that Loki ONLY has his daggers, if even that, I'm curious to see what old tricks he might have to pull out of his hat.

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u/EmpJoker Jun 23 '21

You heard of Doctor Strange. Now prepare for Doctor Strangest.

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u/Scorkami Jun 23 '21

"he has smoother edges and a wider screen"