What is Yggdrasil? – Loki Season 2 Radically Changes the Norse Concept That Fulfill’s Odin’s Prophecy from Thor

Back in phase one of Marvel, it was explained that the Yggdrasil, the cosmic tree, holds all the nine realms on its branches, with Asgard at the top, Midgard at the middle, and Hel at the bottom. While we witnessed brief illustrations of the intangible tree in Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, Loki Season 2 has completely revamped the tree’s purpose, fulfilling Odin’s prophecy.

With the God of Mischief sacrificing his freedom to ensure the rest of the multiverse can survive and keep their free will, his version of Yggdrasil doesn’t only hold one universe but the entire multiverse.

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Loki Season 2’s Ending  Fulfills Odin’s Prophecy

Instead of being a metaphysical connection with the rest of the 9 realms, the new version of Yggdrasil is a collection of all MCU timelines, which Loki created with his bare hands. And with Loki finally accepting his glorious purpose, sacrificing his freedom to ensure the stability for the rest of the multiverse, this also fulfills Odin’s prophecy about his two kids from Thor.

Back in Thor, Odin says to his kids, “Only one of you can ascend to the throne, but both of you were born to be kings.” This line from Odin can now be read as a prophecy, as even though Loki never got to be the king of Asgard like his brother, he did get a throne at the end of time, ruling over the past, present, and future of every MCU timeline.

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Loki Was Always Meant to Be a Two-Parter per Writer

With season two ending things on a high note for the show, there are no plans to expand its story moving forward, as from the get-go, the creators approached the show “like two halves of a book”. Speaking on the matter, writer Eric Martin confirmed that the show was always meant to be a two-parter and beyond that, they don’t have any plans as of now. He told CinemaBlend:

“We approached this as like two halves of a book. Season one, first half. Season two, we close the book on Loki and the TVA. Where it goes beyond that, I don’t know. I just wanted to tell a full and complete story across those two seasons.”

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With Season 2 perfectly concluding Tom Hiddleston‘s iconic run as the character, who went through an impeccable arc over six films and 12 episodes, he’ll be sorely missed by fans.

Loki Season 2 is available to stream on Disney Plus.