Gugu Mbatha-Raw says Loki acts as an "origin story" for Ravonna Renslayer
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: "As we're dealing with time, obviously, things could go anywhere."
Two episodes into Loki, it’s perfectly understandable that viewers of the show would have a lot of questions. Questions like, “What’s going on with Lady Loki? When does Richard E. Grant show up? And what’s the deal with Mobius’ love of vintage beverages?”
Here’s another query to throw in the hopper: “Who is Ravonna Renslayer?” She might seem to be a badass judge ruling over a significant portion of the TVA and wielding her access to the Time Keepers with a velvet gloved iron fist, but how did she land that job? And is—in true Marvel fashion—anything else going on with her below the surface?
It’s a question we took to Renslayer’s portrayer, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who revealed as much as she could in the video above. In it, she says: