It’s worth noting that in the pages of Marvel Comics, Ravonna is romantically involved with Kang the Conqueror, a time-traveling villain whose entire modus operandi is messing with the timeline. Is Judge Renslayer being manipulated/coerced by whoever created the Time-Keeper ruse? And then the look she gives Sylvie as she gets defeated is one of, well, at least resignation if not outright relief (Gugu Mbatha-Raw is so great in this role). That isn’t just fear that the “official story” could be challenged or blown up, it’s fear for her own well being. Just look at the look she gives the camera during Hunter C-20’s confession/debriefing. There’s some serious “your job will never love you back” energy permeating this episode, most pronounced in Mobius, but also apparent in the otherwise shady Judge Renslayer, too. As the song goes, “don’t ever trust the company man,” or woman as the case may be. She’s too in love with “the system” and her job in general. Judge Ravonna Renslayer has long raised the suspicions of fans. This isn’t something we’ve even seen hinted at on the show, but is it possible that another Mobius will appear, one who could have his full memories reawakened by Sylvie? It doesn’t seem likely, but it would feel like malpractice if we didn’t point out this detail from the comics. There’s another possibility, although an admittedly obscure one: in the comics, the TVA is staffed by MANY Mobiuses, essentially clones. But given what we learn in the post-credits scene where it turns out Loki awakens…somewhere…after being de-rezzed (go watch the Tronmovies, kids…they’re on Disney+ and they rule!), maybe this means there’s hope for Mobius, too. Well, dramatically, this would be the time to kill a beloved character like this. It’s pretty sad, considering what a fun and gentle presence Wilson’s Mobius has been on the show. Renslayer doesn’t even bother to give him any confirmation, or to dispute his newfound revelation, and instead deletes him from the timeline. Unlike the other Minutemen, notably C-20 and B-15, Mobius hasn’t had a Sylvie-assisted memory reactivation, but he’s savvy enough to realize that some of the interests that keep bubbling up from his subconscious (like his adorable fixation on jet skis) are almost certainly fragments of his former life. Mobius gets himself deleted after confronting Judge Renslayer about the true nature of the TVA, its agents, and the Time-Keepers. In what is perhaps the first truly heartbreaking moment on this show, Owen Wilson’s fan favorite Mobius M.
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