Loki Finale Intro Using MCU Quotes Was Kevin Feige’s Idea

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The Loki finale's intro was Kevin Feige's idea. Opening with a string of MCU quotes combined with real-world anecdotes over the Marvel Studios logo was how the latest MCU/Disney+ show opened episode 6. Titled "For All Time. Always," the outing resolved a key mystery in the narrative — who really is behind the Time Variance Authority/TVA?

After weeks of building the mystery, while Loki went on and met his other variants, the Loki series finale delivered on its set-up and unmasked He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors). A variant of Kang the Conqueror, the God of Mischief and Sylvie (Sophia di Martino) successfully reached his Citadel at the End of Time thanks to the help of Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant). Upon their face-to-face, He Who Remains explained his origins, not to mention his motivations in creating the organization. As it turns out, it's also to prevent another multiversal war that was created by an evil version of himself. Sylvie didn't believe him, so she went ahead with her plans of killing the being. This resulted in the branches of timelines continuously growing and threatening to overlap with each other, effectively setting up the overall narrative for Phase 4 and beyond.

Suffice to say the events of the Loki finale will have massive ramifications in the MCU moving forward. However, even before this revelation, the episode's intro already subtly hinted at this with the use of MCU quotes in its opening theme. Apparently, it's Feige who suggested this idea as director Kate Herron and her team were only going to use random sounds that represent life. In a new interview with BuzzFeed, she reveals that the Marvel Studios President liked the concept because they had never done it before. Read what Herron said about Feige's idea below:

I had this weird idea where I remember saying to my editor, Emma McCleave, I was like, ‘Oh, can we add a baby crying or the sounds of the city? And it’s like we just hear life.’ So her, me, and Kevin Wright got really into that. So we were adding all of these different sounds into the timeline. We also had quotes from just life, not Marvel. Then, we showed that cut to Kevin Feige and the rest of the team.They all thought it was cool, and then Kevin Feige was like, ‘Oh, do you know what? We’ve never done quotes on the Marvel logo before.’ So, we thought that was cool and we added the quotes to the Marvel logo intro. Then, me, Kevin Wright, Emma, and Sarah Bennett, Emma’s assistant, decided to just put the MCU quotes across the whole thing.

Using MCU quotes in the Loki finale intro was a great way to set up the events of the episode. While previous Disney+ series such as WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier maintained their contained storytelling until the end, the Tom Hiddleston-led show paves the way for the franchise's collective storytelling moving forward. So, referencing what has come before this point in its canon low-key implied that this would've been the case. As is revealed in the show, everything that happened in the Infinity Saga has been pre-determined, but that changes. As He Who Remains said, they've passed the point of no return, and everything that happens here on out is uncertain.

Based on what's known about the future of the franchise, the Loki finale effectively sets up at least five MCU Phase 4 projects. Coincidentally, all of them are tied into the creation of the multiverse and their looming crossovers. It's also worth noting that while He Who Remains was just killed, it won't be the last time that Majors will be in the universe. Instead, this is just the beginning, and expect him to be more prominently featured in the upcoming years as he plays various versions of Kang the Conqueror.

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