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{{Infobox television episode
| series         = [[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]
| image          = Loki "Science-Fiction" posters.png
| caption        = Promotional poster
| season         = 2
| episode        = 5
| director       = * [[Justin Benson (filmmaker)|Justin Benson]]
* [[Aaron Moorhead]]
| writer         = [[Eric Martin (writer)|Eric Martin]]
| music          =
| photographer   = 
| editor         = 
| release_date   = {{Start date|2023|11|2}}
| length         = 46 minutes
| guests_title   = Cast
| guests         = * Aaron Moorhead as [[Clarence Anglin]]
* Justin Benson as [[John Anglin (criminal)|John Anglin]]
* Jason Pennycooke as Lyle
* Isaac Bauman as Dirt Bike Enthusiast
* Alan Pearson as Dale
* Caleb Johnston-Miller as Don's Child #1<!-- Sean -->
* Blake Johnston-Miller as Don's Child #2<!-- Kevin -->
| prev           = [[Heart of the TVA]]
| next           = [[Glorious Purpose (Loki season 2)|Glorious Purpose]]
| season_article = Loki season 2
| episode_list   = List of Loki episodes 
}}

"'''Science/Fiction'''" is the fifth episode of the [[Loki season 2|second season]] and eleventh episode overall of the American television series ''[[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]'', based on [[Marvel Comics]] featuring the character [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]]. It sees [[Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)#2012 variant|Loki]] working with [[Mobius M. Mobius (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Mobius M. Mobius]], [[Hunter B-15]], and other members of the [[Time Variance Authority (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Time Variance Authority]] (TVA) to navigate the [[Multiverse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|multiverse]] in order to find [[Sylvie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Sylvie]], [[Ravonna Renslayer (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ravonna Renslayer]], and Miss Minutes.<!--Make this episode specific once the episode has aired--> The episode is set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU), sharing continuity with [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films|the films of the franchise]]. It was written by [[head writer]] [[Eric Martin (writer)|Eric Martin]], and directed by [[Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead]].

[[Tom Hiddleston]] reprises his role as Loki from the film series, starring alongside [[Sophia Di Martino]] (Sylvie), [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]] (Renslayer), [[Wunmi Mosaku]] (Hunter B-15), [[Eugene Cordero]], [[Tara Strong]] (Miss Minutes), [[Neil Ellice]], [[Jonathan Majors]], and [[Owen Wilson]] (Mobius) reprising their roles from the first season, alongside [[Rafael Casal]], [[Kate Dickie]], [[Liz Carr]], and [[Ke Huy Quan]]. Development of the second season had begun by November 2020, which was formally confirmed in July 2021. In February 2022, Benson and Moorhead, and Martin were revealed to be directing and writing, respectively, the majority of the season.

"Science/Fiction" was released on [[Disney+]] on November 2, 2023. The episode received positive reviews from critics for Benson & Moorhead's direction, visuals, and the performances (particularly those of Hiddleston and Di Martino), but received criticism for its characterization of Sylvie.

== Plot ==
[[Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Loki]] survives the Temporal Loom's explosion, but finds that everyone else in the [[Time Variance Authority (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Time Variance Authority]] (TVA) headquarters has vanished. He starts uncontrollably time slipping again, now across both space and time, barely escaping as the TVA headquarters [[spaghettifies]]. This brings him to branched timelines where his friends [[Mobius M. Mobius (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Mobius]], [[Hunter B-15]], [[Casey (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Casey]] and [[Ouroboros (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ouroboros]] were reset to their original lives as [[jet ski]] salesman Don in 2022 [[Cleveland]], physician Dr. Verity Willis in 2012 [[New York City|New York]], [[Frank Morris (prisoner)|prisoner Frank Morris]] in 1962 [[Alcatraz]], and writer/scientist Dr. A.D. Doug in 1994 [[Pasadena]] respectively. Loki arrives in close proximity to these people, who do not know him.

Wanting to time slip to before the explosion, Loki enlists Doug's help. Doug believes Loki's story and encourages Loki to control his time slipping. Loki focuses on his intent to save the TVA, but fails to time slip. Doug alternatively proposes that Loki gather everyone present at the explosion back together so that their collective temporal aura can send them back to the right time and place. To build a TemPad, Loki passes Doug a TVA Handbook that Loki had kept.

Loki time slips to Don's timeline and convinces Don to help by appealing to Don's wish to protect his sons. Doug arrives in Don's timeline using the TemPad he built over 19 months. Using the TemPad, Loki and Doug gather Don, Willis, and Frank to Doug's workshop. Loki then finds Sylvie at [[McDonald's]] in [[Broxton, Oklahoma]]. She has retained her memories and refuses to help as she wants to live her own life. Sylvie gets Loki to admit his true motivation: he wants his friends back and fears being alone. She encourages Loki to live his own life; Loki gives up and declares that Don, Willis, Frank and Doug should return to their lives.

However, when everything in Sylvie's timeline spaghettifies, she recognizes that the branched timelines are dying, changes her mind and goes to Doug's workshop to help Loki. However, before the group can take action, Doug's workshop also spaghettifies, as does Frank, Doug, Don, Willis and Sylvie. At this moment, Loki finally learns to control his time slipping by focusing on a person, instead of an event or a purpose. Loki time slips to a moment before Doug's workshop spaghettifies, tells the group that that he can "rewrite the story", then time slips to before the Loom's explosion by focusing on Ouroboros.

== Production ==
=== Development ===
Development on a [[Loki season 2|second season]] of ''[[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]'' had begun by November 2020,<ref name="S2ProductionStart" /> which was confirmed through a [[mid-credits scene]] in the [[For All Time. Always.|first season finale]], which was released in July 2021.<ref name="S2Confirm" /> In February 2022, the directing duo [[Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead]] were hired to direct a majority of the episodes for the second season.<ref name="BensonMoorhead" /> [[Eric Martin (writer)|Eric Martin]], a first-season writer who took over some of series' creator [[Michael Waldron]]'s duties during production on that season,<ref name="WaldronVanityFair" /> was set to write all six episodes of the second season.<ref name="BensonMoorhead" /> Executive producers for the season include Marvel Studios' [[Kevin Feige]], [[Stephen Broussard]], [[Louis D'Esposito]], [[Victoria Alonso]], [[Brad Winderbaum]], and Kevin R. Wright, alongside star [[Tom Hiddleston]], Benson and Moorhead, Martin, and Waldron.<ref name="S2Eps" /> The fifth episode, titled "Science/Fiction",{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} was written by Martin.<ref name="WGACredits" />

=== Writing ===
According to Eric Martin, the choice to feature a song by [[the Velvet Underground]] was a decision made by directors Benson and Moorhead. The episode also depicts Mobius M. Mobius's life as a single father, which was planned as Martin felt that Owen Wilson's real-life experience as a father of two children "brings so much heart and sweetness to it".<ref name="ColliderMartin" /> The depiction of TVA members' lives prior to joining the TVA was done as planned, but Martin had difficulty in conceptualizing Casey's backstory. As he felt Casey was "so sweet and meek", he wanted to depict him as "being a tough guy" and originally intended to introduce Casey as being a lead biker in a biker bar, being inspired from ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day|Terminator 2]]'' (1991), but later settled on depicting him in [[Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary|Alcatraz]]; he felt the overall tone would be preserved in doing so. He further explained that Loki's time-slipping powers originated from his newfound relationships and how he begins to develop a stronger sense of kinship, noting that "they dematerialize before his very eyes, and he’d already had that realization that this is why he’s been doing it. Because of them" while citing Sylvie as the "capper on that" and thus spurring his ability to centralize and control the power.<ref name="TVIMartin" />

=== Casting ===
The episode stars Tom Hiddleston as Loki, [[Sophia Di Martino]] as Sylvie, [[Wunmi Mosaku]] as [[Hunter B-15]], [[Eugene Cordero]] as Casey, [[Ke Huy Quan]] as Ouroboros "O. B.", and [[Owen Wilson]] as Mobius M. Mobius.<ref name="EndCredits" />{{rp|41:05–41:37}} Also appearing in the episode are Jason Pennycooke as Lyle, Alan Pearson as Dale, and Caleb and Blake Johnston-Miller as Don's children,<ref name="EndCredits" />{{rp|42:22}} while directors Benson and Moorhead cameo as [[John Anglin (criminal)|John Anglin]] and [[Clarence Anglin]],<ref name="BensonMoorheadCameos" /> and cinematographer Isaac Bauman cameos as a dirt bike enthusiast.<ref name="EndCredits" />{{rp|42:22}}

=== Filming and visual effects ===
Filming took place at [[Pinewood Studios]] in the United Kingdom,<ref name="LokiS2Filming" /> with Benson and Moorhead directing.

Visual effects for the episode were created by [[Framestore]], [[Industrial Light & Magic]], Yannix, SDFX Studios, [[FuseFX]], [[Trixter (company)|Trixter]], [[Cantina Creative]], and [[Lola VFX]].<ref name="EndCredits" />{{rp|43:47–44:01}}<ref name="ArtOfVFX" />

== Marketing ==
After the episode's release, Marvel announced merchandise inspired by the episode as part of its weekly "Marvel Must Haves" promotion for each episode of the series, including apparel, accessories, and a [[Funko Pop]] for Don.<ref name="MarvelMustHaves" />

== Reception ==
=== Audience viewership ===
According to [[Nielsen Media Research]] which measures the number of minutes watched by United States audiences on television sets, ''Loki'' was the third-most watched original series across streaming services for the week of October 30–November 5, 2023, with 560 million minutes watched,<ref name="MinutesWatched" /> which was an 8.9% increase from the previous week.<ref name="Week4Minutes" />

=== Critical response ===
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The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports a 73% approval rating based on 11 reviews.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=loki |type=tv |title=Science/Fiction |season=2 |episode=5 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Space.com]]'s Fran Ruiz wrote that "Science/Fiction" "delivers on its promise, approaching the plot from a more traditional time travel angle and then going full comic-booky." Ruiz praised directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead for showing their "knack for cosmic horror" with the scene of Sylvie's timeline spaghettifying. Ruiz also highlighted the comedic elements brought by Owen Wilson and Ke Huy Quan, with the former contributing to easily consumable conversations between Loki and Mobius, and the latter's "deadpan line delivery" on developing time door technology "in just 19 months at the cost of losing his job and his wife ... distracting us from the question of how the hell he managed to do that."<ref name="SpaceReview" />

''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s William Hughes gave the episode an "A-" rating, describing it as "mostly a series of two-handers, which is the space where Loki often does its best work", highlighting Hiddleston's interactions with Ke Huy Quan and Owen Wilson, with the latter interaction having "new notes" such as Loki being "warmer" and Wilson playing a "wary huckster". Hughes praised the choice to have the character Loki "stride back into the center stage with a real desire in his heart" to save the TVA, after playing second fiddle to others' "more aggressively sketched-out ambitions" in previous episodes of this season.<ref name="AVClubReview" />

''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]''{{'}}s Siddhant Adlakha rated the episode 4 stars out of 5, "quite handily the best of the season" so far, "much moodier" than previous episodes, "with far more room for the characters to breathe", citing Loki and Sylvie being able to vocalize all these known feelings and stew in them for extended periods". Also highlighted by Adlakha was the scene where Loki convinces Don to help, providing a "heartbreaking" moment when Don is reluctant to leave his sons even if they do not know that he left temporarily, showing Don "living and experiencing loss and love and annoyance, sometimes all at once", with the effective result that "'existence' is given tangible form this week", raising the stakes of the show regarding the end of existence.<ref name="VultureReview" />

''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]''{{'}}s Therese Lacson praised the episode for presenting "the most major growth we've seen in Loki's character since we first met him back in 2011 in ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''." Lacson described  this show's variant of Loki as "somehow infinitely better" than the other Loki variant developed in  ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' and ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', because this show's variant is "no longer simply attached to his brother or his family; he's his own person ... We've watched him develop close friendships with the other agents at the TVA and become invested in their lives. That emotional beat [in Loki wanting friends] feels entirely earned." Lacson further wrote that Loki's true motivation, that "he doesn't know where he belongs without the TVA", was an extension to Loki's origin as "a kid pulled from his home and raised by a conquerer. He has never truly belonged anywhere."<ref name="ColliderReview" />

''[[Gizmodo]]''{{'}}s Sabina Graves wrote that in this episode, the show "gets back to its weird roots, offering an intriguing build-up to the season finale", showing how Loki reversed "the narrative of his fate as someone always destined to lose", as Loki now knows that "he controls the threads of his narrative" and could possibly "become the God of Stories". However, Graves criticized the character development of Sylvie from the "badass character" of season 1 to the "cynical and selfish ... girl who got away" from Loki in season 2, while noting that Di Martino successfully "sells" the character.<ref name="GizmodoReview" />

== References ==
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<ref name="S2ProductionStart">{{Cite web |last=Laman |first=Douglas |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Disney+'s Loki Reportedly Renewed for a Second Season |url=https://www.cbr.com/disney-plus-loki-reportedly-renewed-season-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105190835/https://www.cbr.com/disney-plus-loki-reportedly-renewed-season-2/ |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref>

<ref name="S2Confirm">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=July 14, 2021 |title='Loki' Will Return for Season 2 at Disney Plus, Marvel Reveals in Season 1 Finale |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/loki-season-2-marvel-1235019442/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714151412/https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/loki-season-2-marvel-1235019442/ |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

<ref name="BensonMoorhead">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=February 17, 2022 |title='Loki': Justin Benson And Aaron Moorhead Tapped As Season 2 Directors Of Marvel Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/loki-justin-benson-aaron-moorhead-1234934381/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217203116/https://deadline.com/2022/02/loki-justin-benson-aaron-moorhead-1234934381/ |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |access-date=February 17, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

<ref name="WaldronVanityFair">{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=June 3, 2021 |title=How the Man Behind Loki Is Shaping Marvel's Phase 4 and Beyond |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/06/loki-michael-waldron-doctor-strange-star-wars-rick-and-morty |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603194235/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/06/loki-michael-waldron-doctor-strange-star-wars-rick-and-morty |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref>

<ref name="S2Eps">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=August 1, 2023 |title='Loki' Season 2 Trailer Breaks Viewership Records For Disney+ With 80 Million Online Views |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/loki-season-two-trailer-disney-1235452570/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802154023/https://deadline.com/2023/08/loki-season-two-trailer-disney-1235452570/ |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

<ref name="WGACredits">{{Cite web |title=Loki – WGA Directory |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1207578/loki |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004162645/https://directories.wga.org/project/1207578/loki/ |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=June 3, 2023 |website=[[Writers Guild of America West]]}}</ref>

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<ref name="ColliderMartin">{{Cite web |last=Lacson |first=Therese |date=November 4, 2023 |title='Loki' Season 2 Head Writer Lays Out the Messy and Emotional Roadmap Between Sylvie and Loki |url=https://collider.com/loki-season-2-head-writer-eric-martin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226013604/https://collider.com/loki-season-2-head-writer-eric-martin/ |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>

<ref name="TVIMartin">{{Cite web |last=Darwish |first=Meaghan |date=November 3, 2023 |title='Loki' Writer Explains God's Time-Slipping Powers & Who May Have Sparked It |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1110431/loki-season-2-eric-martin-interview-god-of-stories-time-slipping-control-sylvie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104210606/https://www.tvinsider.com/1110431/loki-season-2-eric-martin-interview-god-of-stories-time-slipping-control-sylvie/ |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=[[TV Insider]]}}</ref>

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<ref name="EndCredits">{{Cite episode |title=Science/Fiction |url=https://www.disneyplus.com/video/075f6353-c19f-450c-9543-72f3ea8aa074 |series=Loki |series-link=Loki (TV series) |last=Martin |first=Eric |network=[[Disney+]] |date=November 2, 2023 |season=2 |number=5 |url-access=subscription}} End credits begin at 39:40.</ref>

<ref name="BensonMoorheadCameos">{{Cite web |last=Arens |first=Brynna |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Loki Season 2: Frank Morris Easter Egg Explained |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/loki-season-2-frank-morris-easter-egg-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110020814/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/loki-season-2-frank-morris-easter-egg-explained/ |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref>

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<ref name="LokiS2Filming">{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Laurence |date=January 31, 2022 |title=UK Greenlit: Tom Hiddleston Returns in 'Loki' + Clooney's 'Boys in the Boat' |url=https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/tom-hiddleston-returns-in-loki-clooney-boys-in-the-boat-74632 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131232333/https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/tom-hiddleston-returns-in-loki-clooney-boys-in-the-boat-74632/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=[[Backstage.com]]}}</ref>

<ref name="ArtOfVFX">{{Cite web |last=Frei |first=Vincent |date=September 5, 2023 |title=Loki – Season 2 |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/loki-season-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906233800/https://www.artofvfx.com/loki-season-2/ |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=Art of VFX}}</ref>

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<ref name="MarvelMustHaves">{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Shop Marvel Must Haves: 'Loki' Season 2, "Science/Fiction" |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/gear/shop-marvel-must-haves-loki-season-2-science-fiction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103170348/https://www.marvel.com/articles/gear/shop-marvel-must-haves-loki-season-2-science-fiction |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>

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<ref name="MinutesWatched">{{Cite magazine |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=November 30, 2023 |title=''Friends'' Was the No. 4 Most-Streamed Title of the Week Following Matthew Perry's Death, Per Nielsen |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-october-30-1235827885/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231215108/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-october-30-1235827885/ |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref>

<ref name="Week4Minutes">{{Cite magazine |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ''No Hard Feelings'' Leads After Netflix Debut, ''Suits'' Finally Dips Below 1 Billion Minutes Watched |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-october-23-1235815452/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201021040/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-october-23-1235815452/ |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref>

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<ref name="SpaceReview">{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Fran |date=November 3, 2023 |title='Loki' season 2 episode 5 review: An unexpected solution |url=https://www.space.com/loki-season-2-episode-5-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107073932/https://www.space.com/loki-season-2-episode-5-review |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[Space.com]]}}</ref>

<ref name="AVClubReview">{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Loki recap: A big reunion can't cover up all the cracks |url=https://www.avclub.com/loki-review-season-2-episode-5-science-fiction-1850988947 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107080427/https://www.avclub.com/loki-review-season-2-episode-5-science-fiction-1850988947 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>

<ref name="VultureReview">{{Cite web |last=Adlakha |first=Siddhant |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Loki Recap: The Gang Gets Lost |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/loki-recap-season-2-episode-5-science-fiction.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231103191634/https://www.vulture.com/article/loki-recap-season-2-episode-5-science-fiction.html |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref>

<ref name="ColliderReview">{{Cite web |last=Lacson |first=Therese |date=November 3, 2023 |title='Loki' Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Time To Get the Band Back Together |url=https://collider.com/loki-season-2-episode-5-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103044107/https://collider.com/loki-season-2-episode-5-recap/ |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>

<ref name="GizmodoReview">{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Sabina |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Loki Gives Its Hero His Own Place in the Multiverse |url=https://gizmodo.com/marvels-loki-recap-season-2-episode-5-science-fiction-1850990280 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107093130/https://gizmodo.com/marvels-loki-recap-season-2-episode-5-science-fiction-1850990280 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref>

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