Line #17 YMMV/LokiAgentOfAsgard


1	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Freyja, ''big time''. One camp defends her actions such as keeping [[spoiler:Old!Loki]] around despite what an obvious CardCarryingVillain he is as [[IDidWhatIHadToDo necessary]] to protect Asgard and the Nine Realms when her husband was too busy in his self-imposed exile. But a majority of fans dislike her for her treatment of Loki which they saw as [[AbusiveParents emotionally abusive]], and how she's [[NeverMyFault more than willing to throw him under the bus]] when her decisions end up screwing everyone over. It doesn't help that the [[AdaptationalNiceGuy characterization]] of her MCU counterpart is the complete opposite how she's being portrayed here. Not to mention the fact that her portrayal here is a massive ContinuitySnarl from how she was portrayed in earlier Thor runs. It is however fairly consistent with prequel series ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMysteryGillen'' (the Kieron Gillen one) ie. the only in-continuity Loki focused Thor title before it (so this isn't so much a continuity problem as ParentalFavoritism written large).
2	* BrokenBase:
3	** The fact Loki's bisexuality and gender fluidity is finally being confirmed after merely being hinted results in something of a split in audience reaction. Generally everyone is supportive of the idea (well, ''almost'' everyone), but there's a split on how well Al Ewing has handled it. The fact Loki has no love interest of either gender, spends almost all their time as male (which is lampshaded in #14), and generally tends to express his bisexuality through mild flirting (and his gender fluidity being discussed more than anything) leads some to feel it is an InformedAttribute. Others are more patient, due to the fact that a love interest would probably result in a RomanticPlotTumor and the only way to fairly portray his bisexuality would result in playing into stereotypes about bisexuality.
4	** There's also at least some split concerning [[spoiler: Story!Loki]]. Either because of their {{Cloudcuckoolander}} mental state and odd priorities (which are either fun or creepy or both or neither), or their status as [[spoiler: Loki's latest reincarnation, with some upset at the loss of Teen!Loki and their friendship with Verity (with Story!Loki not actually sure what to make of her at first, though it is quickly revealed they share their previous self's affection for her), while others are happy as this allows Teen!Loki to ultimately end his story as a hero, with Loki now free to choose their destiny]].
5	* CrazyIsCool: Loki. All of them.
6	** [[spoiler:Old!Loki]]'s BatmanGambit to create Gram anyone?
7	** [[spoiler:Teen!Loki]]'s heist on Asgardia anyone?
8	** Pretty much everything Frigga does during the Siege of Asgard when [[spoiler:Old!Loki brings about Ragnarok to escape the Incursions]].
9	* EnsembleDarkhorse: Verity has gotten an extremely warm reaction for simply being awesome, being a perfect foil to Loki, and for the fact that the two of them are currently shaping up to be a wonderful platonic friendship instead of a romantic pairing.
10	* EvilIsCool: Say what you want about [[spoiler:Old!]]Loki, but they're a very cool villain.
11	* HoYay:
12	** It's really not hard to read this into Loki's interactions with Sigurd, especially the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything fencing scene]].
13	** And the scene with Agent Coulson on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier [[spoiler:(really Loki, you couldn't do it without the stripping, restraints and safeword?)]]
14	** The part in issue #12, where [[spoiler:Old!]]Loki's flashback/story includes Fandral complimenting Loki's [[DoubleEntendre silver tongue]].
15	** If Loki/[[spoiler:[[ScrewYourself Loki]]]] wasn't a ship before it would become a thing after issue #17's last confrontation.
16	* HarsherInHindsight:
17	** Issue 1 has Loki tricking Hawkeye into shooting Banner with an arrow, which prompts Banner to Hulk out and beat up the Avengers, all PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler:Come ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', Hawkeye shoots a dehulked Banner dead when he thinks Banner's going to Hulk out.]]
18	** The series' EsotericHappyEnding can be seen of this, in light of the fact that [[spoiler:Loki's death and reincarnation as the God(dess) of Stories]] was largely ignored by [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor subsequent]] [[Comicbook/WarOfTheRealms stories]], which continued to treat Loki as the [[AntiVillain anti-villainous]] Teen!Loki they were prior to ''Agent of Asgard'', making it read as if their quest for redemption was AllForNothing.
19	** The joke about employers turning down Verity, someone with the proven superpower to verify the true of any statement, simply because she insists on working from home became a lot less funny after the [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]] when many employers started dragging workers back to the office despite having proof they can work perfectly well remotely.
20	* IKnewIt: It took over a year before Verity Willis was [[spoiler:confirmed as the daughter of Roger Willis, the guardian of the Casket of Ancient Winters from Walter Simonson's ''Comicbook/TheMightyThor'']].
21	* IronWoobie: Poor Verity is blessed with suck, but by the time we first meet her has lost all patience with anything angst related, and then Loki becomes her friend, and makes her life a lot more dangerous, but maybe a bit better too... maybe. We're not sure.
22	* JerkassWoobie: No matter how big of a {{Troll}} [[spoiler:Teen!]]Loki is it's hard not to feel bad for them.
23	** His [[spoiler:future counterpart Old!Loki qualifies as well. He basically has the same emotional baggage that Teen!Loki has, but does not have the stabilising influence of Verity in his life. By the final issue, its hard not to feel sorry for him.]]
24	* LauncherOfAThousandShips: [[spoiler:Teen!]]Loki is shipped with many people, from the plausible like [[MuggleBestFriend Verity]], or [[UnholyMatrimony Amora]], or [[OldFlame Lorelei]], or even Sigurd (and teased in canon with each, except for Verity), to the unlikely like [[NotBloodSiblings Thor]] (hey, they aren't blood related!), or [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]], to the truly {{crack\|Pairing}}tastic like [[spoiler:[[ScrewYourself Old!Loki]]]] [[CargoShip or]] bacon. [[spoiler: Story!Loki continues this trend, with the added bonus of being slightly older and now more openly gender fluid.]]
25	* LoveToHate: [[spoiler:Old!Loki]]. Cool, awesome, trolly and absolutely deplorable. You ''want'' them to lose, but at the same time just can't look away from all that gleeful evil.
26	* {{Narm}}: "I am the crime that cannot be forgiven." Not so much because it's not intimidating in itself, more because it's all the specter of [[spoiler:Kid Loki]] ever says, over and over and over....
27	* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Once Verity's falsehood detection powers are confirmed she should have governments, criminal investigators, lawyers and investigative journalists beating down her door, especially in a world where shapeshifters and mind control exist. Instead she gets a few job offers checking resumes and articles, all but one of which are prepared to walk away the moment she asks if she can work from home.
28	* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Some people felt that, just like Loki's ''Journey Into Mystery'' run, they ''knew'' that Loki will go back to being the bad guy (especially after the DarkestHour of issues 10-11), so why bother? Others pointed out that in Loki stories assuming is a dangerous thing as even ''Journey Into Mystery'' ending went differently than expected. [[spoiler:As of the end of the run with issue #17, the more optimistic readers were proven right.]]

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