The time branching concept was explained in Endgame, if that helps. But maybe not.
It seems like there’s no consequences to death. There’s always the possibility he/she will be resurrected. Will Gamora return?
The time branching concept was explained in Endgame, if that helps. But maybe not.
I assume that's one of the reasons the TVA exists, for those who may want to bring back loved ones by bringing back older versions of them, not knowing the consequences of the branch they've created causes other problems (or so says the TVA).It seems like there’s no consequences to death. There’s always the possibility he/she will be resurrected. Will Gamora return?
It seems like there’s no consequences to death. There’s always the possibility he/she will be resurrected. Will Gamora return?
Which should mean that there was no Thanos running around collecting Infinity Stones in the four-year gap between 2014 (Guardians of the Galaxy) and 2018 (Avengers: Infinity War), which creates one hell of a Grandfather Paradox¹.
But that should cause problems with the TVA and their "sacred timeline".It isn’t, because the very act of going back in time and having new interactions creates a new alternate reality. So the Thanos that snapped everyone out of existence in the prime 2018 after four years of collecting stones always exists and always does that. The Thanos from the time heist that follows Nebula in Endgame is an alternate reality Thanos crossing from an alternate 2014 into the prime 2023.
But that should cause problems with the TVA and their "sacred timeline".
umm, she already did.Will Gamora return?
Just watch the episode. It’s all explained very clearly.I need my memory refreshed.
Loki was murdered by Thanos very throughly and it was not part of the snap. How is he now alive?
That was a question I had when watching the episode, and the catch-all answer appears to be (to any problematic scenario where the TVA don't show up to correct a deviation): it's the proper flow of time according to the TVA.
Here's my take, and what I am willing to accept:This was the most underwhelming of the first episodes of the three series so far for me. My problem can be summed up in one question: The branching timelines the Avengers created were supposed to happen but Loki's was not. Why? This is never explained. It seems the answer is "Because we said so." I'm willing to give this some willing suspension of disbelief, but the entire premise seems based on the very incredible answer to this question.
It's like the question I have with the Eternals: why didn't they intervene to stop Thanos?
The real answer for both Loki and The Eternals is the same: neither series was in force yet. As to how each series answer this question internally remains to be seen. So far Loki's answer seems to be: don't ask.
The branching timelines the Avengers created were supposed to happen but Loki's was not.
That's my understanding as well. The three Time Keepers, whoever/whatever they are, sifted through the tangled mess of multiverses and alternate timelines and picked and chose the timeline they liked the best. Then they established the TVA to preserve that timeline and eliminate any others that might pop up.I don't mind accepting the premise, but it seems the "proper flow of time" is already predetermined. This includes the Snap and the Time Heist. Otherwise the TVA would have shown up.
I don't mind accepting the premise, but it seems the "proper flow of time" is already predetermined. This includes the Snap and the Time Heist. Otherwise the TVA would have shown up.
Loki escaping with the Tesseract is not part of the proper flow of time, hence the TVA shows up to arrest him.