This is likely why Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) looks at a little line graph on his device when investigating a Nexus event in 16th century France. Speaking of “Madness,” Miss Minutes even mentions that multiple timelines will lead to it. And no one wants that…save for Loki, Marvel fans, and Marvel execs who will certainly make sure we get a multiverse in time for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The Time Keepers’ carefully curated monoverse timeline then runs the risk of becoming a full-on multiverse of timelines. This is because if a Nexus event is left “untreated” for a certain amount of time, it will create a whole new timeline separate from the Sacred Timeline. The TVA has been charged with identifying Nexus events and stamping them out by any means necessary. Miss Minutes and her animated short explain those concepts as well, but here’s a more detailed version of precisely what a Nexus event is. But what kind of threats are there to the Sacred Timeline, exactly? If the Sacred Timeline is…well, sacred, and part of the Time Keepers’ divine plan, how could anything interfere with it? That’s where Variants and Nexus events come in. Now the TVA makes sure the Sacred Timeline runs smoothly and stamps out any threats. Using animation straight out of a 1960s public service announcement, Miss Minutes details how the universe was once dominated by multiple timelines vying for supremacy until the Time Keepers stepped in to sort everything out. Thankfully, Loki breakout star Miss Minutes (voiced by Tara Strong) arrives early on in the proceedings to provide a helpful explanation on what the TVA is and how they keep the Sacred Timeline sacred. But dealing with time travel on any level creates some storytelling headaches. Throwing the Marvel franchise’s God of Mischief into the orderly bureaucratic nightmare that is the Time Variance Authority is a fun idea. Loki episode 1 “Glorious Purpose” has a lot of exposition to get through. This article contains spoilers for Loki episode 1.
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