WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 3, "Lamentis," streaming now on Disney+.
Speculation on "Lady Loki’s" true identity continued into Loki, Season 1, Episode 3, "Lamentis," with no signs of any final answers. Early rumors held that she might not actually be a Loki variant at all, but actually the Enchantress. They were fed by the credits in the international cast from the previous episode, "The Variant," which referred to her as "Sylvie" rather than Loki. The name matches that of an in-comics character that seemed to point inexorably towards Asgard’s villainous sorceress.
This week both confirmed and confounded those rumors in equal measure as the protagonist Loki finds himself fleeing the Time Variance Authority with his blonde counterpart, and he begins to peel back the mystery of who she is. As it turns out, she’s just as slippery as Loki, and what once seemed a certain identification as the Enchantress now may be a Loki variant after all.
Sylvie – both in the credits and now with dialogue in "Lamentis" – is presumably Sylvie Lushton, a mortal woman in the comics who's given magical powers by Loki and takes up the mantle of the Enchantress. These powers include the ability to possess the bodies of others, which Sylvie demonstrates during the Roxxcart showdown at the end of "The Variant" and the events of "Lamentis."
She also makes clear that she prefers the name Sylvie and not Loki, which Loki honors by using the former name, which lends further weight to the notion that she’s actually the Enchantress. Her magic and wardrobe also match the color scheme of the Enchantress, as well as Loki. Then there is the subtle suggestion of the rings in the train’s lounge on Lamentis, another telltale sign of the Enchantress’ presence. At first glance, all of these visual cues seem to confirm the rumors about who she is, but it's more complicated than that.
The episode takes pain to steer away from that notion, suggesting that she might not be Sylvie Lushton at all, but rather exactly what the TVA called her all along: a Loki variant. The duo's dialogue over drinks on Lamentis-1 speaks volumes, as she reveals smatterings of a childhood devoid of privilege, where her mother wasn’t present and she taught herself magic. She also stipulates that she spent her entire life on the run from the "omniscient fascists" of the TVA, implying that she is indeed a Loki variant, whether or not she chooses to claim that role.
That does a great deal to muddy the waters of her identity, given how thorough the TVA is about identity and how insistent she is that she not be identified as Loki. Plus, like the main Loki, her dialogue with him is full of vague suggestions, and there's a good possibility that she’s lying; however, it's unclear how this lie benifits her or why she hates her connection to Loki.
Loki is only halfway through its six-episode season, leaving plenty of time for Sylvie to pull all manner of tricks, but what once seemed certain – and is still strongly hinted at – might not be what it appears. Whether she’s truly a Loki variant, a creation of his, the Enchantress or some combination of the three, she might just keep the fans guessing until the very end.
Loki stars Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Sophia Di Martino, Richard E. Grant, Sasha Lane, and Eugene Cordero. New episodes air Wednesdays on Disney+.
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