Warning: Full spoilers for Loki Season 1 follow...
The first season of Marvel's Loki series is over, and anyone that watched the season finale likely understands the implications behind what went down in that episode – but the series' director has confirmed what we had expected: the multiverse is now open. What's a little less clear is whether Kang (or a version of him) will become Marvel Studios' next Thanos-like, multi-movie villain.
Following the finale, Marvel posted an article talking with some of the people behind the series and Loki director, Kate Herron confirmed that the season finale represents a major shift for the MCU.
"We wanted to end Loki's story well, but also there's this cliffhanger of, 'Where's he going to go?'," Herron said. "It was an ending that we all knew we wanted...that the multiverse would be born and open again, and here he goes."
Loki head writer, Michael Waldron, said there were a few different endings the team was toying around with before landing on the one seen in yesterday's finale. He said when the team finally locked in the ending, it felt right and that the show has "maybe closed one chapter of the story and that is something that gives us thrilling propulsive energy into whatever happens next."
One major question hanging over the MCU (or MCM, if we're digging into the multiverse as a whole) is just how much of a role Loki's newly-introduced antagonist will play in future movies. Despite not being referred to as Kang during the season finale, the character known as He Who Remains essentially said he's a variant of the Kang the Conquerer we'll see more of in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and that if he's killed (spoilers: Sylvie did, in fact, kill him), the multiverse will be cracked wide open. Doing so would pave the way for the infinite amount of Kang variants out there to fight once more in a multiversal war.
While Kang isn't exactly confirmed as the next Thanos of the MCU, Herron alluded to the fact that Kang might be a similar caliber of villain to the Mad Titan.
"It sets the table for future outings with them," Herron said. "It was a massive responsibility and privilege to bring that character to the screen. He's such a different villain to Thanos. I remember what I saw in the outline when I first pitched [to direct the series]."
Herron said she thought it'd be awesome if they could introduce Jonathan Majors' Kang, or at least a variant of him, but she understood that things could change at the drop of a hat. That hat never dropped, though, and she got to introduce Kang to the MCU.
"That's what's so exciting about these TV shows, they are going to interconnect with the movies in a big way," she said. "I found that really exciting, not only as a fan, but just as a filmmaker."
As for what might happen next, it could theoretically be anything — after all, the multiverse has been cracked wide open. If you want to learn more about that, check out IGN's Loki finale explanation. We'll absolutely get more answers in the second season of Loki, which was announced during the credits of the first season's finale.
While waiting to see what the MCU's multiverse holds, check out our thoughts on the season finale in IGN's Loki Episode 6 review and then read about how Loki originally included a much bigger cameo for an unexpected character. Check out IGN's breakdown of who He Who Remains, a.k.a. Kang the Conqueror, after that.
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. He hopes Whiplash still has his bird in the multiverse. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
Loki Director Confirms a Major Shift for the MCU - IGN
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