Loki Episode 3: What Song Plays Over The Marvel Studios Logo (& Why)

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Loki episode 3.

Loki episode 3 goes against the grain of MCU tradition by changing the song that is over the Marvel Studios logo introduction - but what song is playing instead? Loki - much like its MCU show predecessor WandaVision - has played fast and loose with much of the existing franchise's canon. This was most obviously done by bringing a character thought permanently dead back into the center stage, by way of having Avengers: Endgame's time travel shenanigans culminate in changing The Avengers' Loki by placing him on a path that goes against the Sacred Timeline. This temporal misdemeanor results in him being essentially kidnapped and then recruited by the Time Variance Authority to take an alternate version of himself down, in the form of Lady Loki - known better as Sylvie, a name she appears to have taken to distance herself from the other Gods of Mischief.

But changing the supposed predetermined fates of characters in order to allow them further adventures isn't where Loki draws the line. The show seems expressly created to challenge pre-established elements of the MCU - a prime example of this being the reveal that the TVA has a stash of countless Infinity Stones that are apparently so commonplace and useless there that they are apparently used as paperweights. Though these big subversions of expectation are exciting, there is a far smaller one that may also serve a vital role: the decision to change the usual song that plays over the Marvel Studios logo sequence at the beginning of the episode.

Loki episode 3's Marvel Studios intro sequence instead has Hayley Kiyoko's song Demons playing over it, which is both a fun subversion of the usual epic soundtrack that plays in other MCU Logo sequences, and potentially a clue into the significance of episode 3 itself. In particular, the chorus contains the line "Please forgive me, I've got demons in my head", which seems to be an allusion to Sylvie's powers - as she states in the episode that she is able to use her powers to control people by getting inside their head. This may also have been used at such an unusual point to suggest to the audience the idea that this episode itself is taking place in Loki's head, as throughout the plot the mysterious Sylvie explains that she can use her powers to control and gain information from even those with mental fortitude, but that doing so requires her to interact with them in an imaginary scenario inside their own psyche.

This said, it's also worth paying attention to the rest of the song, especially in terms of comparing it with the new information provided in Loki episode 3. Another interesting lyric the song contains is "trying to feed me lies until I'm dead", which could again pertain to the penchant for lying both Gods of Mischief clearly possess - but also could be a sneaky head nod to the TVA's potential true nature. Episode 3 reveals that Loki has been lied to about the fact the Time-Keepers supposedly created the vast majority of the Time Variance Authority crew, as Sylvie reveals that every member is in fact a Variant. The previous episode also made it clear that information surrounding the Time-Keepers themselves is also heavily under wraps in the TVA - as Loki is unable to access seemingly any of the database entries that pertained to them - which seems to suggest that the TVA's supposed leaders are not as they initially seemed.

This all has the potential to pay off hugely in further episodes of Loki, as a revelation that the Time-Keepers either do not exist - or are in fact lying about everything about the TVA - would be a stellar plot twist to match the likes of its MCU predecessor WandaVision. Regardless of the future, however, it's still undeniably fun to see the usual format of the franchise changed around - especially with such a catchy song.

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Loki releases new episodes every Wednesday on Disney+.