Loki head writer Michael Waldron opened up about how he planned the series to be one season -- and how that evolved as it became clear there was a larger story to tell.
"I really conceived and wrote a lot of the show kind of operating as though it would just be one season, which is the best way to do these things," Waldron told The Playlist when asked if Season 2 of Loki was envisioned from the outset. "And frankly, this is how I would've operated even if I had known we were going to get a second season. I think it's important for each season to really stand alone as its own thing."
"I mean, it became clear, even as we were making it and still kind of refining Episode 6, that it felt like 'Hey, this cast, this world is great and wow, there's a lot more gas left in the tank.' And yeah, there is certainly more story to tell here," Waldron continued. "And so that's when we sort of shifted some things."
Waldron also spoke about the finale that was originally planned, saying there were a "million different endings," adding, "There's always a different ending. But there was the original one season-ending, which I guess is just for me."
Of course, part of the larger story that began evolving was how the series may or may not connect to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which seems to have ties to the finale of Loki's first season given the title alone. And with Waldron also writing that film while he was wrapping up work on the show, he admitted things were obviously intertwined.
"The headaches I have are probably intertwined. I mean, it's all intertwined and it all stands alone," Waldron teased. "Like a great comic universe, I think that one thing certainly informs the other. You're going to have a better time watching the next chapter of an MCU story if you've seen the stuff before it. But also, hopefully, even if you've never -- if you've walked in off the street, you'll still have a blast. It should be good enough that it stands on its own."
Rumors have swirled that Loki will appear in Doctor Strange 2. And while it makes plenty of sense given the shared writer and multiversal narrative, so far, Loki's potential involvement remains a mystery.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters May 6. Season 1 of Loki is now streaming on Disney+. Season 2 does not yet have a release date.
Source: The Playlist