Why Loki Used Captain America & Peggy’s Song From Endgame
Warning: SPOILERS for Loki's Season 1 Finale - "For All Time. Always."
Loki's finale used Captain America (Chris Evans) and Peggy Carter's (Hayley Atwell) song from Avengers: Endgame, which adds extra poignancy to the heartbreaking split that occurred between Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). When they confronted He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors) at the Citadel at the End of Time, the two Loki Variants fought over Sylvie's desire to kill the true mastermind behind the TVA and Loki believing He Who Remains' claim that his demise would unleash even more evil Variants who would spark a Multiversal War.
The love story between Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter is one of the most sacrosanct relationships in the Marvel Studios Cinematic Universe. Steve and Peggy met during World War II at Camp Lehigh in New Jersey, when the skinny Rogers was the prime candidate for the Super Soldier Serum that ultimately transformed him into Captain America. Agent Carter and Captain Rogers fell in love during Captain America: The First Avenger but they were separated for almost 70 years when Captain America was believed dead. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve played "It's Been a Long, Long Time" by Harry James in his Washington, D.C. apartment, reflecting how he still preferred the music he listened to in 1945. When Rogers time-traveled to return the Infinity Stones the Avengers heisted, he decided to go back to 1945 and live the rest of his life with Peggy. Steve and Peggy dancing together to "It's Been a Long, Long Time" was a heartwarming and poignant ending to Avengers: Endgame and to their epic romance.
Diehard Marvel fans immediately recognize the big band melody of "It's Been a Long, Long Time" as Steve and Peggy's song, which is why it was so surprising to hear it at the start of Loki's finale when it played as part of the audio montage over the Marvel Studios logo and into the episode's opening scenes. Captain America and Agent Carter's signature tune kicks off the series of famous quotes from MCU characters - including Steve Rogers' defiant "I can do this all day!" - and even notable figures from the real world like Nelson Mandela and Greta Thunberg. As for why Loki used the song, director Kate Herron and editor Emma McCleave decided to add different sounds of life into opening moments leading to the Marvel Studios logo to convey the scope of the timeline that Loki and Sylvie were on their way to inevitably disrupt. Steve and Peggy's song was picked to play underneath the voices of the MCU because it's an instant nostalgic trigger for fans.
Steve and Peggy's song also foreshadowed the schism that would occur between Loki and Sylvie. The two Variants transformed from adversaries to lovers over the course of Loki season 1 but they were each headed towards different personal destinies even though they traveled to meet He Who Remains together. Loki, who was romantically smitten by Sylvie, was evolving and gaining a better understanding of who he is and what he wants (and doesn't want, i.e. his "glorious purpose".) Sylvie was conflicted in a different way because she also has feelings for Loki but her driving motivator is revenge against the Time Variance Authority and He Who Remains for how they ruined her life for eons.
Loki and Sylvie aren't meant for the romantic union that Captain America and Agent Carter enjoyed - at least, not yet. To be fair, Steve and Peggy were torn apart by fate for decades and she even died of old age in Captain America: Civil War. Steve essentially cheated fate (which the TVA seemingly allowed) when he used time travel to be with Peggy. But it also means that there could still be hope for Loki and Sylvie if she is able to change now that the Goddess of Mischief has attained her life's goal of killing He Who Remains. Like Steve and Peggy, the two Loki Variants may even get to pick out their own song someday.
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