On Thursday I did a big fan theory video talking about all of the things in Loki that probably won’t come true and this included a lot of talking points. Amongst these were why the post-credits scene might just be a garbage timeline people get sent to when pruned and also how Ravonna may be a Loki Variant.
Lots of clickbait, however one thing I said flippantly actually seems more and more likely the more I think about it.
What if the big bad of the entire show has been hiding in plain sight this entire time and it is possible that Miss Minutes may be the one controlling the TVA.
Since saying it I’ve had a lot of people reach out to me saying they agree and Men’s Health even did an article about it so if it turns out untrue then I’m gonna lose it…I’m gonna lose everything.
However, I think there are a lot of characteristics that she portrays which could demonstrate exactly why she is the one pulling the strings.
Who is Miss Minutes?
Now just talking about things on a Meta Level, Miss Minutes is a brand new character that hasn’t been featured in the comics before. Because of this, her inclusion doesn’t give anything away and it’s weird that they would invent a whole character just to have them basically do a PSA in episode 1 and a couple of lines in episode 2.
Behind her voice is Tara Strong, an A-lister when it comes to voice actors and she’s portrayed Harley Quinn, Batgirl, The Power Puff Girls and a lot of people.
She’s a big name that I think most people will have heard of before and it seems strange that they’d get her in just to do a couple of lines for what is seemingly an insignificant character.
Role in the TVA
Now next we have to talk about what her role in the TVA is. I’ve been talking to Ryan Arey from Screen Crush a bit about this and yes…spoiler alert…we do actually get on well which no doubt will confirm many a fan theory of our listeners.
We’ve gone back and forth over the individual role of Miss Minutes and how she’s central to the TVA restoring order amongst the chaos that is existence.
In episode one, Miss Minutes presents the introduction that details all the ins and outs of the Timekeepers who we learn are machines simply put in place to keep up the facade. In the second entry, we see that she’s very much been put in place to make sure that the Variants follow her guidelines in order to ensure that the sacred timeline is kept in place.
In Control
She clearly controls the messaging, the propaganda if you will and in a fascist state that is where the majority of power lies. The only way to have people follow a leader like their diety is to present them as one and Miss Minutes is central to this messaging.
The TVA themselves are all put in place to blindly follow orders and we can see from Minutes that she can appear on any tv screen in the organisation or even on people’s desks if she needs to.
The way that she works and the powers that she possesses is something that has a lot of question marks surrounding it and at the moment we still have no clue exactly how she operates. Is she live streaming? Is she a recording that looks at people’s responses after an event and edits herself to continue this loop of actions? We don’t know but something is off about her.
Disarming Characteristics
She seems like a cute and cuddly character with a disarming southern accent however there is a darker side to her and we get a hint towards her sinister side during episode 1 when we see a poster that says behave or you’ll get your clock cleaned.
This has an image of her stamping on someone, which is something that is often used in propaganda to present power. Those that step out of line and don’t behave in the way that she wants them to are pruned and the idea of her being powerful is clearly laced throughout this scene.
Interestingly in the first episode before Loki joins the queue they scan to see if he is a robot. We learn that those that are are immediately wiped out and this could be because a robot might have the capability to scan its environment and it would immediately see if the timekeepers are mechanical or not.
She’s A Clock…
Being a machine herself, Miss Minutes would know this so she would likely want to erase all possibility of a robot coming face to face with her right before the variants do for the first time.
Now going beyond this clocks are of course central to not only time but the TVA itself. They are constantly watching over the timeline and thus a clock being in charge of how time plays out makes a lot of sense on a symbolic level.
Clocks, of course, linearly mark time with everything flowing in one strict linear direction, thus her being behind it lines up a lot with the way that clocks work.
The entire TVA city too looks like the inner workings of a clock and there are lots of gears and people all in their specific place so that the overall timeline can continue to move in a certain direction.
We also can see on the elevator panel that there is a floor which goes directly to her and this could be foreshadowing where the finale takes place.
On top of this is the fact that the Timekeepers themselves are robots and we know that she is connected to them in some way. Besides them, she’s the only other power figure in the organisation and the fact that they’re fugaisi leaves her as the only thing left in a position to control things.
Unlikely Villain
Now every time I’ve told this theory to someone they’ve pretty much nodded along and said at the end that it sucks. I think this is because she’s basically a talking clock and people want someone bigger like a Kang The Conquerer type foe.
Whilst this is true and I have been on board the Kang train myself I’m just looking at the pieces that are currently on the board and we have been introduced to Miss Minutes whereas he’s something that probably won’t be in the show.
Spoilers Ahead…
Now some big spoilers from the trailer going forward so if you wanna go into the upcoming episodes as blind as possible then I highly recommend that you prune yourself from the timeline.
Now staying in line with the Kang theory, it may be revealed that Minutes is actually an avatar for the villain. In either the fifth or sixth episode we do know that Mobius heads out to Egypt and fans of the comics will know this ties in with Kang’s backstory.
Over the years he’s gone by many names including Rama-Tut which was his pseudonym when he reigned as a Pharoah in Ancient Egypt.
Nathanial Richards to give him his birth name was born in the 30th century however he ended up using a time machine to travel back to 2960 BC.
Here he left several things including a prophecy about Apocalypse, aka the first mutant and he also took over a vast kingdom. Kang was able to do this with ease through his highly advanced technology and it does make a lot of sense that Mobius could travel there to learn about him.
Now overall this would allow the show to have its main villain that’s presented in a certain way without out and out showing who it is.
If Miss Minutes is revealed to be the one behind it all and then we get someone behind that it does tease enough for the future so that the audience who aren’t aware of Kang isn’t completely lost.
They can still watch the show and see the seeds were sewn before the big reveal and for me that makes the most sense, especially now we know how Marvel tends to set their villains up in the show.
Either way, lots to talk about in this video and if it turns out to be true then I’m wiping anyone’s memories who watched this so never bring it up again.
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