The following post contains spoilers for the first episode of Loki.

Left a little confused by the premiere of Loki? There’s a lot going, including the introduction of a whole new concept to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: The multiverse and alternate timelines. The show itself does a pretty good job of explaining how this works through instructional videos and conversations with the characters, but there’s still some gray areas that might leave you a bit befuddled. How does time travel work in Marvel? What’s the Time Variance Authority? And why was Loki arrested for taking the Tesseract when the Avengers basically did the exact same thing in Avengers: Endgame with no repercussions?

You’ll find the answers to all those questions in the video below, where we break down the concept of time travel in the MCU

If you liked this video on how time travel works in Loki and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, check out more of our videos below, including why Loki is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most interesting tragic hero, our recap of Loki’s journey from Thor to his new Disney+ series, and all the Easter eggs in the first episode of Loki. Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. Marvel’s next Disney+ series, Loki, premieres on June 11.

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