Loki Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: 10 Best Moments & Biggest Reveals

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Loki Season 2, Episode 2, "Breaking Brad."
Summary

• In Loki season 2, episode 2, the threat to the multiverse expands as the Temporal Loom's meltdown puts reality at risk.
• The focus shifts to character conflicts and loyalties within the TVA, making the story more personal and compelling.
• X-5/Brad Wolfe, Sylvie's hunter, defected from the TVA and is living a new life as a movie star, leading to a tense reunion with Loki and Mobius.

Loki season 2, episode 2, "Breaking Brad," raises the stakes for Loki, Mobius, and the TVA as the scope of threats to the MCU multiverse expands even more. Loki season 2's premiere episode established a bold new story, introducing a brand-new problem to the TVA. In the wake of He Who Remains' death, the multiverse is expanding at an unprecedented rate, and the Temporal Loom's imminent meltdown threatens to destroy all of reality. Furthermore, Sylvie is still hiding somewhere in the multiverse, her location known to viewers but not to Loki or the TVA.
While the Temporal Loom is given a bit of attention in Loki season 2, episode 2, the story also takes steps to make everything a bit more personal and character-driven. While the multiverse is still at stake - perhaps even more than last week - the show is made better by zooming in on the character conflicts and the splitting loyalties within the TVA. Here's every major reveal and the best moments from Loki season 2, episode 2, "Breaking Brad."
Your browser does not support the video tag. 9 X-5 Defected From The TVA While Hunting For Sylvie The X-5 seen in Loki season 2, episode 1, was a cold and blunt hunter at odds with Loki and Mobius, and his re-introduction at the beginning of "Breaking Brad" shows a completely different side to the character. While on the hunt for Sylvie, Hunter X-5's TemPad pinged, then went dark. When Loki and Mobius find him - in 1977 London - he's an outgoing and charming movie star named Brad Wolfe. It's initially unclear if this is the X-5 who worked for the TVA or a variant, but the truth is quickly brought to light.