Loki almost featured flashbacks involving Mobius' family and showing B-15's memories.
Director Kate Herron appeared on ComicBook.com's Phase Zero podcast to discuss the show, and she revealed how Season 1 of the series nearly delved into Mobius' mysterious time before "joining" the TVA.
"I think there were a few drafts of the script where you did see a family or you did see a life, but I think we all kind of decided we don't know what it is yet," Herron said. "And I think that's exciting, right? Because it gives more road to travel with him. And I think it's more painful when he is going to be [pruned], him saying, 'What if I had a family?' Because maybe he did or maybe he didn't. I don't know where the writers will take his character."
Herron went on to discuss how the mindset of leaving it a mystery to explore later affected the decision not to show B-15's memories -- or any of the other TVA agents for that matter.
"I think that the main thing we felt was that [in] amping up the tension, it was more effective," Herron continued. "Would B-15, for example, her seeing her memories and seeing the impact that had upon her life [affect her]," she continued. "And then I think that kind of echoes then across everyone in the TVA because you see how much it moves her and what she does because of what she sees. So I think for us, it felt like at least in this part of the show, that we didn't want to necessarily do flashbacks. But yeah, I think the writers and I definitely had spoken about it and explored it with the studio. But I think we all decided... in terms of when everything started to line up, it's actually better to play out this way and then it can be left open for future exploration basically."
Of course, most Loki fans are hoping to see Mobius on a jet ski at some point given how much the moment was set up in the first season. Seeing as how little of Mobius' and B-15's stories were explored once the Loki/Sylvie dynamic took center stage, it seems like Season 2 will delve deeper into their past. The finale already set up Judge Renslayer's time before the TVA, so getting a look at who the agents were before they were taken by the organization could provide much of next season's plot.
Loki's first season is now streaming on Disney+.
Source: ComicBook.com