Loki Director Responded To Doctor Who Writer's Comments On Bisexuality Scene

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AsLoki showed, there's something to be said for telling more proud and open LGBTQ+ stories. It seems as though the majority of mainstream offerings in that regard tend to be relegated to passing references or easily missable scenes. That certainly feels a little unbalanced given how those same projects often include a number of prolonged sequences and stories featuring straight and cis couples.

One such point of debate comes from Marvel Studios' Disney Plus series Loki, which confirmed via a single line that its titular trickster god is canonically bisexual. On one hand, many celebrated the Loki moment. Bisexual people, particularly men, tend to see far less representation in mainstream media than a number of other groups in the LGBTQ+ community. But on the flip side, a not-insignificant amount of viewers thought the show didn't go far enough, and one such outspoken fan turned out to be a pretty prominent figure.

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Doctor Who writer and showrunner Russell T. Davies, who will return to the show next year following many years away, had some choice words last year regarding the scene. According to him, the folks working on Loki hardly did the bare minimum in furthering representation for the bisexual (and pansexual) community. "Loki makes one reference to being bisexual once, and everyone's like, 'Oh my god, it's like a pansexual show.' It's like one word," Davies critiqued. «He said the word 'prince,' and we’re meant to go, 'Thank you, Disney! Aren’t you marvelous?' It's pathetic. It's a ridiculous, craven, feeble gesture towards the vital politics and the stories that should be told.»

Now, Loki director Kate Herron, who unfortunately opted out of returning