So... I decided to do the ULTIMATE video essay on the most important topic of all: LOKI'S HAIR! Is it a wig? Is it Tom Hiddleston’s real hair? Why is it so greasy? Does Loki use magic to style his hair? Which of the movies or the series has the best Loki hair flips?

In this essential and very thorough video essay, will have ALL the answers to these very important questions! You asked for it... So I did it! 😄 Now feel free to share and educate the world about this crucial topic.

And I’ll see you soon for some Loki series analysis!

Time codes:
00:00 Introduction

01:08 Quick summary: real hair or wigs? (Thor to Loki series)


02:10 Chronological analysis of Loki’s hair evolution:
02:26 Thor: the Disney Prince hair
03:55 The Avengers: the X-Mas Tree hair
06:28 The Dark World: the prettiest wig (?)
09:32 Ragnarok: the wavy/greasy wig
13:33 Infinity War: the 5min of screentime hair
14:04 Endgame: the return of the (fake) X-Mas Tree
14:59 The Loki series: the God of Hair Flips


19:57 Tom Hiddleston’s hairline (what's the big deal?!)


21:31 Does Loki use magic to style his hair?


23:32 Why is Loki’s hair SO greasy?!


25:00 What about season 2?


26:22 Conclusion: what do YOU think?

The best compilations of Loki hair flips from the series :
-    • Loki flipping his hair for 43 seconds...  
-    • Video  

-    • Loki Laufeyson's Hair Flips😩Tom Hiddl...  


Short clips and stills from:
Philip Martin (dir.), Wallander (season 2, 2010), Yellow Bird/Left Bank Pictures/TKBC, BBC One.
Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Kenneth BRANAGH (Director), Thor (2011), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Joss WHEDON (Director), The Avengers (2012), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Alan TAYLOR (Director), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Taika WAITITI, Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Anthony and Joe RUSSO (Directors), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Anthony and Joe RUSSO (Directors), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Kate HERRON (Dir.), Loki (season 1, 2021), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios.

List of interviews:
Thor interview, 2010:    • Tom Hiddleston Talks Playing "Loki" I...  

BBC1 interview, 2011:    • Tom Hiddleston's Guilty Pleasure - Fi...  
Morning Buzz interview (the “slowly receding hairline”), 2012:    • Morning Buzz  
Parade interview, 2012 (in which T. Hiddleston explained when he used his real hair/extensions): Mary MARGARET, “'The Avengers' Tom Hiddleston: I Want Loki to Be A Good Guy in 'Thor 2'”, Parade, 3rd May 2012, https://parade.com/31334/marymargaret...
Nerd HQ 2013:    • Tom Hiddleston (Avengers) & Zac Levi ...  
Disney Channel interview, by Joel Maguire, 2017 (“Two truths and a Loki lie”):    • TWO TRUTHS AND A LOKI LIE - Tom Hiddl...  
SDCC 2017:    • THOR RAGNAROCK | Comic Con 2017 Panel...  
MTV News, Skull Island interview, March 2017:    • Tom Hiddleston on Kong: Skull Island ...  
MovieManiacs, Ragnarok interview, October 2017:    • Thor 3 Ragnarok: Chris Hemsworth, Tom...  
MTV News, Betrayal interview, August 2019    • Tom Hiddleston on Playing Loki, 'Betr...  
SiriusXM, Betrayal interview, Nov 2019:    • Tom Hiddleston Didn't Know What to Ex...  
Coriolanus watchalong on Instagram live with Josie Rourke, June 2020:    • Coriolanus Reunion Watchalong with To...  
WandaVision online launch, January 2021: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc...
Betrayal live chat/reunion on Instagram, with Jamie Lloyd, Feb 2021:    • Tom Hiddleston live on Instagram with...  
Ben TRAVIS, “The Essex Serpent: Tom Hiddleston Confirmed For Apple TV+ Adaptation”, Empire (online), 16th March 2021, https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/...

Christmas Tree picture: Nanin7 This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape ., CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons.