TV Show review
Review basis: 2 seasons · through November 9, 2023
June 9, 2021 · TV-14 · Ended
Woke Score
Lower is better
Not currently streaming in United States
Review
Loki is a Marvel Disney+ series that follows a 2012 variant of the trickster god after he steals the Tesseract and is captured by the Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic group that protects the sacred timeline. Over two seasons the story follows his alliance with TVA agents, a hunt for a female variant named Sylvie, multiverse branching, and his eventual redemptive arc focused on free will and responsibility. The series includes explicit confirmation of Loki as bisexual with genderfluid references plus a romantic relationship between Loki and Sylvie. These identity elements appear in dialogue, files, and plot but remain secondary to the core sci-fi themes of control versus chaos.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Loki.
Woke representation / casting
Visible elements include female Sylvie variant with romantic arc, explicit bisexuality confirmation, genderfluid file reference, and diverse TVA supporting cast; fits multiverse premise yet includes targeted identity signaling.
Woke political dialogue
Abstract talks on free will, bureaucracy, and purpose appear throughout; no modern activist rhetoric or social-justice framing.
Identity-driven story themes
Self-variant romance, bisexuality canonization, and genderfluid reference form a noticeable queer layer that receives elevated weight per guidelines; main plot still prioritizes multiverse survival and redemption over identity.
Western institutional / cultural critique
TVA shown as rigid enforcer of one timeline that suppresses variants; presented as sci-fi fantasy bureaucracy without ties to real-world capitalism, patriarchy, or identity politics.
Woke character or canon changes
Loki’s bisexuality and genderfluidity made explicit MCU canon with director advocacy; Sylvie added as major female variant counterpart; changes publicly framed as representation milestones.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Some viewers and commentary called the bi reveal and Sylvie arc forced pandering or uncomfortable; part of wider MCU diversity fatigue but far milder than backlash against other titles.
Creator track record context
Mix of low-activism writers and figures such as Kate Herron (personal queer-rep advocacy) plus Bisha K. Ali (Ms. Marvel work); Kasra Farahani at cached 28; overall moderate pattern.
Production
