I did not appreciate Jonathan Majors' portrayal of He Who Remains. I am excited to see his later portrayals of Kang, especially as the character becomes more twisted, evil and dark. But the first entra'ance of the character was disappointing. It just didn't feel very developed, and some of the physicality choices were bizarre and didn't land. I would have expected this character to be a lot more in-his-own-head than portrayed, considering the guy has been alone for a long, long time.
Also! Need to point out that Marvel is doing the same "false villain" thing they did with Thanos in Endgame. This isn't the real villain! This is just a copy. Yawn.
Everything else about this series has been absolutely fantastic, though. I am very, very critical of Marvel movies because, well, they're popcorn films at best. You watch them once, and then leave them alone forever. Loki, however, kept me on my toes the entire ride and I was pleasantly surprised by that. I have a very hard time trusting characters that aren't morally gray because, well, it promotes the idea we should trust people who appear to be boy scouts (when, in fact, we live in a world full of shades of grey).
Also! Need to point out that Marvel is doing the same "false villain" thing they did with Thanos in Endgame. This isn't the real villain! This is just a copy. Yawn.
Everything else about this series has been absolutely fantastic, though. I am very, very critical of Marvel movies because, well, they're popcorn films at best. You watch them once, and then leave them alone forever. Loki, however, kept me on my toes the entire ride and I was pleasantly surprised by that. I have a very hard time trusting characters that aren't morally gray because, well, it promotes the idea we should trust people who appear to be boy scouts (when, in fact, we live in a world full of shades of grey).