Oh… My…. Goodness.. Absolutely Beautiful Story. Please Read It!!

full credit to the original creator on youtube. i just love this video and it is definitely underrated 💀💀

happy 55th birthday Owen!! we all love you baby

I hope he had the best day possible ❤️❤️❤️

omg i love him 😭

New pictures of Owen! He’s at Rogers Arena in Vancouver supporting Vancouver Canucks

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Reparenting Loki

I want to talk about a dynamic in the Loki/Mobius relationship (in the Loki TV-series) that I've seen touched on but not really discussed in depth.

Note to Lokius-lovers: nothing I say here in any way precludes a healthy romantic relationship. They're both consenting adults, after all, and this wasn't a formal therapist-client relationship.

There's a technique in therapy called "reparenting". The idea is that trauma and behaviors caused by bad parenting can be addressed to some extent if the therapist assumes the role of a "good parent".

I think we can all agree that the "All-Father" was crap as an actual father. Odin knew that Loki took after him even more than Thor did, but many of those shared traits were things that he tried to hide from everyone, while Thor better represented the image he wanted to project. The result was a cruel favoritism, which was picked up by Thor and the rest of the Asgardians. Frigga's love and support wasn't enough to counteract that cruelty, particularly in a strongly patriarchal society like Asgard.

Side note (because I'm that kind of geek): there were so many similarities between Odin and Loki (Odin's friend and blood-brother rather than his son) in the old Norse myths that some scholars have suggested that Loki was at one point simply an aspect of Odin. There's also evidence that the stories as they came down to us were manipulated by the Christians who committed them to writing to shoehorn Loki into something more like the Christian Devil.

Anyway, getting back to our guys... Within the context of the TVA, Mobius represented an authority figure to Loki, who had a long history of rebelling against (or betraying) authority for obvious reasons.

I think the first turning point in the relationship for Loki was:

Loki: I am smart!

Mobius: I know. Loki is rarely left speechless, but his only response to Mobius's simple affirmation was a very un-Loki-like "Okay..." He didn't know how to respond because he wasn't used to that kind of thing, particularly from someone who had power over him. It happened again with:

Loki: A villain.

Mobius: That's not how I see it.

The dynamic between these two people throughout Season 1 was like that. Mobius's genuine love (whether you read it as romantic, platonic, fatherly, brotherly, or a mix of any or all of these) for and non-judgmental acceptance of Loki was apparent from the start, but of course Loki's experiences during his very long lifetime made it nearly impossible for him to trust that until Mobius's actions convinced him that it was real. Learning to trust Mobius also allowed Loki to see himself in a new light.

For his part, Mobius consistently modeled what a good father would have been: loving and accepting, yes, but still able to apply "tough love" when that was warranted. Mobius didn't put Loki into the bad-memory loop to punish him because he was angry (though he was angry, or at least a bit hurt and disappointed). He was just trying to force Loki to acknowledge a truth about himself so that they could move forward — and it worked!

Mobius's instincts and experience as an actual father to two boys, one reasonably well-behaved and the other a mischievous troublemaker, served him well in this, even if he didn't consciously remember his life on the timeline.

Mobius all but confirmed this when he said:

Mobius:  I see a scared little boy, shivering in the cold... 

It's also significant that when Loki brought this up later, he called it "patronizing", which we usually use to mean "condescending", but can also mean "supporting" and has its root in the Latin word "pater" (father).

I see the hug in episode 1-5 as a sign that the reparenting had taken hold, and that Loki, while not completely healed (it would take a lot more than that!), was at least in a place where he could trust someone, accept love/friendship, and think beyond his own wants and needs.

By Season 2, the relationship between the two men was evolving into one of equals, but even then Loki still occasionally looked to Mobius for guidance. Mobius's approval had become important to him. When Loki witnessed the firm but compassionate way in which Don dealt with two boys who were so like himself and Thor (despite being a stressed-out single dad rather than a god-king with tremendous resources at his disposal), he had to have seen that this was at the core of who Mobius was. Moreover, Loki — and any viewers who had similarly survived a traumatic childhood full of emotional abuse and neglect — probably guessed that Don himself was a survivor who was determined to see to it that his boys would never have to deal with that. If that was the case, then Mobius didn't just see his own son in Loki. He saw himself and couldn't help but empathize.

Don wasn't perfect. His frustration with his younger son was very evident, but Loki, observing, could see the love that lay under it. He may even have thought of times when Odin was driven to anger by Loki's actions and realized that the anger didn't necessarily mean that Odin didn't really love him. Learning to forgive what can be forgiven is another aspect of recovering from childhood trauma.

It's worth remembering that Mobius knew Loki in much the same way we do. We got to see the things that Loki never let anybody see: the fear, the vulnerability, the pain, the longing, and the sadness. (Doesn't hurt that TH can turn a simple reaction shot into a freakin' soliloquy!) The difference is that, while we only get to see the highlights (and lowlights) of Loki's life, Mobius had access to all of it and he had centuries to study it.

Mobius literally knew Loki better than anyone else in (or out) of the multiverse. How could he not love him? And for Loki, knowing that somebody who knew him that well genuinely cared so much for him (same with Sylvie, who understood him in ways that only another Loki could and vice-versa) had to have shaken him to his core and made him rethink a lot of things. The fact that it was Mobius to whom Loki turned in episode 2.6 when he thought he might have to kill Sylvie shows how much he still looked up to Mobius in many ways.

This was a show about redemption, yes, but also about healing from childhood trauma. They did an amazing job with it.

i’ll do anything i can to help!! i want him so bad 😫😫😫

🎉TOMORROW🎉

Here are the stretch goals for the campaign! We have the opportunity to have not two, but FOUR outfits if we reach them!

The base financial goal is $2,000. This covers the production costs of Mobius, his TVA suit, Don’s vest and khakis, fees and taxes. To get both Stretch Goal clothings produced, this campaign will need to raise $3,500. If a stretch goal is made, it will be included in all plushie pledges!

Kickstarter

Coming soon: Old Analyst with a Heart of Gold Plushie!

Need someone to pass the time with? He’s your guy! This Kickstarter is for a Mobius-inspired Plushie!

Click the link here to sign up for notifications for the launch of you are interested!

STOPPPP

HES SO ADORABLE 🥰 😭

✨RADA PA PA PAAA✨

WHAT A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO WAKE UP TO 😍🥰

Owen eating an ice cream in a McDonald’s commercial is something I never knew I needed actually

Happy birthday to the amazing, handsome, and under appreciated Owen Wilson. Passing a full year of being obsessed with this man was both concerning and sweet. And here is my baby turning 56 🙃. I hope he has/had the most fulfilling and joyful 56th birthday possible. One more time, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OWEN! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i need this man in ways that is concerning to feminism SOMEONE PLEASE WRITE FOR HIM IM WAITING PATIENTLY😭😭

i’m so happy for you! i hate that i don’t have the money but thank you so much for creating a stuffy of our sweet man ❤️❤️❤️ he’s so adorable

🧡🎉JUST LAUNCHED🎉🧡

The Kickstarter will run until the end of August! I hope this gives enough time for fellow Mobius fans to budget, and enough time to fund the Kickstarter🧡 please read the story before making a pledge!

Kickstarter

Old Analyst with a Heart of Gold Plushie!

Need someone to pass the time with? He’s your guy! This Kickstarter is for a Mobius-inspired Plushie!

Thank you all for your support in spreading the word!! It truly means a lot to me☺️💕