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Tom Hiddleston's newest comments about his return as Loki in Avengers: Doomsday confirm one way that the upcoming Avengers movie is set to be a major turning point for the MCU and its trajectory thus far. The MCU timeline has been a staple of the world of cinema for well over the past decade, which has allowed it go through several clear on-screen transformations and evolutions during its time as one of the biggest goliath franchises that audiences have been invested in.
One of the latest, of course, has been that of the more streaming-focused recent era for the MCU. During this time, we've gotten a range of the first MCU focused shows, as well as the retroactive confirmation that releases like Daredevil and Jessica Jones are parts of the MCU's canon, which wasn't totally clear in years prior.
That said, this evolving landscape for the MCU and its releases has led to some complexities around how the franchise handles itself, and to what degree there's a split of sorts between its show and movie releases. Interestingly, Tom Hiddleston's latest comments about how Avengers: Doomsday will carry on Loki's story after we last saw him in Loki season 2 appears to cement the idea that this split is set to be addressed now more than ever thanks to the upcoming Avengers movie.
Tom Hiddleston's New Avengers: Doomsday Comments Mean The MCU's Shows Are More Important To Watch Than Ever
When discussing the matter of his return as Loki in the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday following the dramatic ending of Loki season 2 - which saw the titular protagonist get a major power upgrade, and become a crucial multiversal figure - actor Tom Hiddleston delved a little into why he and Loki would be returning for this specific chapter of the franchise, stating:
Loki felt like a closure. And when Marvel called about Avengers: Doomsday, it was going to be starting from that end point. So there was no sense of unstitching or undoing all of that development. That development still stands as a place to begin.
Loki season 2 ended with the Marvel antihero becoming the God of Stories in order to keep the multiverse in check, making him a more crucial figure in terms of the MCU overarching lore going into the final leg of the Multiverse Saga, since the fate of the multiverse is now inherently tied to the iteration of the character the show focused most on.
Tom Hiddleston confirming Avengers: Doomsday will be following on from this part of the timeline without "unstitching or undoing" the developments of Loki season 2 is thus all the more noteworthy. This is both because it suggests we're not going to get another multiversal variant but rather are more likely to witness the God of Stories after the events of season 2, and because it means the show is subsequently even more important if Doomsday's story doesn't undo or undermine what happened previously for the franchise in the series.
The MCU's New Approach To Shows Means They Can Afford To Be More Important Once Again
While the MCU has in recent history more than once avoided making its shows must-watch fare for its overall timeline in order to ensure movie-only audiences can still watch the films without any real question marks being raised for them, the franchise's changing trajectory makes this less imperative for its future overall.
When the MCU first began releasing shows, the frequency of these releases made it more vital that these series didn't need to be seen in order to understand any crucial plot details for the wider franchise, since this would potentially place too much pressure on audiences to watch various several-hour-long shows in order to get the next major MCU movie.
However, with the MCU slowing down its show release slate, having some shows have somewhat more crucial plot details revealed in them that are huge for major films like Avengers: Doomsday, such as Loki's last on-screen adventure in Loki season 2, seems all the more logical - particularly because it means the MCU can capitalize more on shows that received the kind of stellar reception that both chapters of Loki did critically.
