#sophie di martino

[sylkithecat]

@giftober 2024 + @mcuchallenge | Day 26: One Gif

➢ that one scene that made me fall in love with sylki

[kdlavs]

Ke Huy Quan as Ob is such a lovely addition...can't wait to see him 🤩🤩

Me when Tom 🫠🫠

Always a delight to see his interviews 🥰🥰

Also the 👏🏻👏🏻 part 😍🖤

[denimbex1986]

'...when it comes to a truly memorable performance over all this time in the MCU, Tom Hiddleston has everyone beat.

Hiddleston scored big with his role as Loki in 2011’s Thor. Since then he’s appeared in six additional films, two animated shorts, and two Disney+ shows, including, of course, Loki, which is in the midst of its second season. Loki the character is alive and well, even if the show’s latest episodes are convoluted. It’s getting increasingly difficult to keep up with Loki’s time travel, timelines, variants, and other complications. In a way, that issue is emblematic of the MCU’s current state. Now in its 15th year, it’s struggling to retain the same level of enthusiasm in a post-Avengers: Endgame world. Loki was a potential bright spot after an engaging, fresh first season in 2021. But now it’s in something of a sophomore slump. Thankfully, the series has two saving graces: stunning visuals and outstanding performances, none of which are more impressive than its lead’s...

Across three Thor and three Avengers movies over 12 years, Loki Laufeyson isn’t the same God of Mischief we were introduced to way back when. Still, Hiddleston ensures, either with a deranged smirk or sly dialogue delivery, that remnants of the original character are still in there. But now, Loki is open to the possibility of redemption because he’s fighting to save the world, not to eliminate it entirely, as was his mission in The Avengers.

Loki has received the kind of nuanced and believable character development that’s rarely seen in the MCU (or any major superhero franchise, for that matter). Hiddleston deploys an impressive physical and emotional range, evolving Loki from a maniacal killer in The Avengers to an anti-hero in Thor: Ragnarok (where he’s aided by a comical partnership with co-star Chris Hemsworth) to a full-fledged sentimental hero in the new episodes of Loki. (Thankfully, his spiky hair and costumes have also made headway, although we do miss the Asgardian horned mask.)...

Hiddleston capitalizes on the space he’s given over two seasons to transform Loki in a way the movies simply don’t allow. In every Thor film, he’s the supporting character. But in the show, Loki’s imprisonment at the Time Variance Authority and his partnership with Mobius (Owen Wilson) accomplish what even Loki’s own brother couldn’t: Revealing that the character does, in fact, have a heart. This becomes more pronounced when Loki falls for another Loki, played by Sophia DiMartino. At least we know narcissism—in some form or another—is imbued in all Loki variants.

The show’s gloss has faded in its second season because, ultimately, Marvel is going to Marvel. Loki has become less of a TV show in and of itself and more of a springboard for the MCU’s next big phase. That’s evident by episode three’s focus on Jonathan Majors’ Victor Timely, who will go on to become Kang the Conqueror, touted as the Big Bad of MCU Phases 5 and 6. But, despite the choppy storytelling, Loki is thriving in its own messy way on Hiddleston’s talented shoulders. And perhaps we should just take that win from the MCU.'

[gemma-and-helly-shouldvebeenbros]

The record store slowly dissolving was one of THE coolest scenes I've ever seen.

[encisthings]

[ratleyland]

Loki: Season Two, Episode Four

(Heart of the TVA)

This episode is one of the best things Marvel Studios/Marvel Cinematic Universe has done in recent years.

The Final 10-15 mins; WTAF 😱

I'm now patiently waiting for this Friday and Episode Five.

[atomicradiogirl]

thinking about her delivery of this line. she just wants a life on the timeline, she just wants to be happy, to be herself and loved and appreciated. she has been running her whole life. she wants a home.

[abs0luteb4stard]

W 𝒜 𝕋 𝕮 Ⓗ 𝕴 𝙉 Ꮆ

[lokiusly]

Sophie di martino’s respect and seriousness when playing Slyvie is actually admirable ngl

[harleycao]

I doubt people would like mobius anywhere near as much if he was played by someone other than Owen Wilson.

It's often not really the characters I think people like in this show, I think. But that the actors act the hell out of it. And are particularly lovable.

Cause like, not just Owen Wilson but also Tom Hiddleston, Sophie Di Martino, and even Ke Huy Quan (in season 2)

I love how this blog and a few others call series Loki “Larry”. No matter how you look at it, Larry isn’t Loki. He doesn’t have Loki’s mannerisms, he doesn’t think like Loki, and he doesn’t act like him. (Heck, I don’t even think he likes being a Loki.) Is Larry a sweet, selfless, soft, and gentle idiot I feel a bit sorry for? Yeah. Is Larry Loki? No, he shares Loki’s actor. (And Sylvie isn’t a Loki in the slightest.) Also considering the TVA is still a bunch of shit fascist who hate freewill…Larry’s sacrifice was for nothing. The TVA makes me sick to my stomach, and the fact Sylvie is coming to the comics….ugh. And don’t get me started on the “YOU JUST DON’T WANT LOKI TO MATURE/GROW/HEAL/BE HAPPY” stans who come for you if you say you hate the shitshow.

It always delights me how much this has spread. My greatest contribution to the MCU fandom lolol. It started from a chat @nikkoliferous and I were having and then we started using it in our posts and then it just spread. It originated because I really hated calling the show character "Loki" since he was so obviously a different character. I much prefer to separate him in my mind. Plus I think it's kind of funny and draws attention to the fact that the show turned him into a regular person instead of a fantastical fantasy character.

I don't know why they thought "regular guy" was a better concept for a show than "alien viking war magical space prince" but...that's what they did. Well, let's be real. They didn't think it was a better concept. The whole aim of the show was to get audiences to stop caring about the character by systematically stripping him of everything that made him interesting or unique - from his aesthetic to his backstory to his abilities - and either doing away with it completely or giving those things to other characters instead (but in a boring cheap way - see: Sylvie's pathetic dollar store clearance rack horns). It's bizarre though, because by destroying their own character and alienating their own fans they just harm themselves an deprive themselves of potential profits.

Even more disturbing is the show's pro-fascist messaging. They openly made a genocidal organization that wants to eliminate free will by repeatedly wiping out the existence of entire universes the good guys. And they made Mobius, a willing participant in that organization who tortures Larry on multiple occasions and never regrets his actions or apologizes, the "moral core" of the show and presented him as Larry's friend. It's quite despicable in my opinion and I am still mystified that there wasn't more blowback over the offensive messaging. (And that's not even getting into all the other bigotry and issues with the show - see here for details).

[sylkithecat]

NEW| Tom and Sophia Di Martino at the BAFTA Tea Party.

[gemma-and-helly-shouldvebeenbros]

They really need to give Sylvie something better to do 'cause I was expecting more from her than just popping in every so often trying to kill a Kang variant and arguing with Loki. Hoping for her the rest of the season.

[encisthings]

[artthoufruity]

Why are Tom and Owen on the cast list for Deadpool 3 but none of the other loki cast are?

[sankta-starkova]

LETTERMAN

summary: andy kennedy has struggled a lot during her life, but she struggled the most in losing EJ Caswell as a friend. when years later they are playing love interests in the play, they may end up coming back together.

pairing: ej caswell x fem!oc

wordcount: 85,000 words

notes: I started writing this when season two came out and although my writings changed a lot, I still love this fic. also, I cast Meg Donnelly as andy in 2020 before season three so just pretend val is played by someone else

SEASON ONE

— the one where ej and andy reunite after years, finally rekindling their friendship and maybe getting something else out of it as well

SEASON TWO

— the one where ej and andy realise that there may be some romantic feelings between them that hadn't been there before, or had they?

SEASON THREE

— the one where ej and andy get to spend time together in the camp until his work gets in the way, threatening to ruin their relationship

SEASON FOUR

— the one where ej and andy have to navigate the documentary outcome, him leaving for college and the rest of their lives together

𝐄𝐉 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 — matt cornett

𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — meg donnelly

𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — tom hiddleston, uncle

𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — sophie di martino, mum

𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐘 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — trevor tordjman, big bro

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — florence pugh, big sis

𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — keirnan shipka, big sis

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