Tom Hiddleston’s Loki Gets Better With Every Episode

Tom Hiddleston played Ed Hillary in Apple TV’s Tenzing in 2026, and he is returning to the stage in a Broadway adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing alongside fellow Marvel actor Hayley Atwell. His film and television credits span many genres, but one role has defined his Hollywood career and remains a fan favorite.

In 2021, Marvel’s Disney+ shows helped bridge the gaps between films. Loki showed that audiences wanted more of Hiddleston’s character and that Marvel could give a television series the attention it deserved. With Hiddleston’s magnetism and affection for the character at its center, the show delivered two seasons of mischief, time travel, and plenty of Lokis.

Loki brings back a fan favorite

Season one returns to the version of Loki who escaped the Avengers in 2012. He is captured by the TVA, an organization in a place where time and space seem not to exist. The series expands the Marvel universe and opens the door to the multiverse as fans know it.

Fans embraced Loki when he appeared in The Avengers in 2012. By the end of Phase 3, he had changed considerably from the trickster god who faced the Avengers. Resetting the clock and bringing back that earlier Loki was part of what made the first season so much fun.

Owen Wilson’s Mobius gives the series an emotional core and gives Loki a reason to become a better person. Their dynamic remains compelling as the story moves into season two, which includes one of the most emotional episodes in a Marvel series.

Loki also asks what people might do if they could correct the past. What would they change, and which regrets would they erase? For a character whose life is built on tricks and deception, the question of how to change carries particular weight. The series handles those themes with a sincerity that reaches beyond its superhero foundations.

There are currently no plans for a third season of Loki, and the neatly closed story seems unlikely to reopen. That may be for the best, especially with Avengers: Doomsday due in theaters next month. Still, the show’s multiverse was fun enough to miss.

Source: Polygon