Loki Season 2’s Cut Characters Prove The MCU Is Still Wrangling With The Same Problem 9 Years On

Marvel Studios is still dealing with a prominent MCU problem that was first addressed in 2014, as proven by a new reveal from a writer on Phase 5’s Loki season 2. Since 2008’s Iron Man, Marvel Studios has introduced dozens of characters into the MCU, creating a vast shared universe with crossovers between a variety of projects. Bringing heroes and villains into multiple projects establishes a sense of interconnectivity with the MCU, yet plans for characters don’t always come to fruition. Marvel Studios’ bigger plans for the MCU mean that characters that writers and directors want to include often aren’t available, which was exactly the case for Loki season 2.