Loki is even seen in the show to be speaking classical Latin! Yet, somehow, when it comes to Asians, Loki is at a loss. At this point we can probably safely say that All-Speak does not exist in the MCU, however that did not prevent Thor and Loki from communicating with Americans and Germans (Stuttgart).
The group of Mongolians in episode 1 didn’t have even that.įor some reason, the show went through all the trouble to dress Asian actors up in traditional clothing, only for their only contribution to the show to portray a language barrier between them and Loki.
#IM A SHUT IN MOVIE#
This scene follows a trend in the MCU and the greater movie industry where Asian cultures (or more broadly, any non-white or non-Western cultures) are used for aesthetic purposes, treated as props and set dressings, and nothing else.Īs of episode 5 (the penultimate episode, so we’re very close to the end of the show), this group of Mongolians and Casey (played by Eugene Cordero) are the only Asian people to be seen in the entire show, and neither of them have been seen to have any significant impact on the plot.Ĭasey had a brief moment to shine in episode 1, but he was never seen again after episode 2. After a scuffle with them, he is arrested.Īltogether, the Mongolians had a screentime of less than a minute. In the scene, Loki is approached by, presumably a group of Gobi Desert nomads, is asked by them in Mongolian who he was and why he was there, before being interrupted by the TVA. In episode 1 of Loki, we see the titular character grab the Tesseract and escape to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia before being promptly arrested by the Time Variance Authority. If I make any mistakes here, please correct me Willow-of-stars: Why the Mongolia Scene in Loki (2021) was “Low-Key” Racistĭisclaimer: I’m not Mongolian, but I am Asian.
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