Loki's second season has an interesting tie to the infamous escape from Alcatraz.
The first season of Loki included a somewhat heartbreaking revelation about the TVA. All of the agency's employees are themselves variants, each with no memory of the real identities and lives they lived on the timeline.
Frank is based on the real-life Frank Morris who had been sent to Alcatraz in 1960 for burglary and larceny and the two men with him are brothers John and Clarence Anglin . In real life, the trio carried out an escape just as what was portrayed in the episode. The real story has become something of legend with the three men building fake heads using sheets, soap, paint, and even human hair and using them to trick the guards into believing that they were still in bed.
While the trio's escape was pretty ingenious, it's also one of modern American history's more unusual unanswered questions. While the men appear to have made it off of the island, there is also no actual evidence the made it to the shore. The raft was later found with some of their personal effects in a plastic bag and there are plenty of theories about what actually happened to them, but many believe they didn't make it to shore and drowned.
Interestingly, this isn't the first time that Loki has taken on one of American history's more fascinating crime mysteries. The Season 1 premiere of Loki revealed that the loveable trickster is actually D.B. Cooper, the notorious perpetrator of the 1971 plane hijacking that remains unsolved to this day. If course, in Loki's case, he didn't have a forgotten life as a hijacker; Loki only carried out the infamous crime because he lost a bet with his brother Thor.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Loki Season 2: Who is God of Stories Loki & Is He in Episode 6?Here is the need-to-know info about God of Stories Loki and whether he'll be appearing in season 2 episode 6.
Read more »
Loki recap: Loki finally figures out what the hell he wantsAt last, Loki strides back into center stage with real desire in his heart
Read more »
'Loki' Season 2 Head Writer on Sylvie/Loki and Discovering Found FamilyLoki writer Eric Martin talks about Season 2 Episode 5, Sylvie and Loki, Mobius' real life reveal, and his inspirations for the show.
Read more »
Loki Season 2 Episode 5 Reveals One Character's Secret Marvel Comics IdentityMarvel reveals that Loki has included Verity Wills all along in a surprise reveal.
Read more »
Tom Hiddleston's New Stephen King Adaptation Is Even Better After Loki Season 2Tom Hiddleston is the perfect fit for Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Stephen King movie, and his role in Loki season 2 is setting him up for the film.
Read more »
Marvel's Loki Has New PowersMarvel's Loki season 2 revealed the MCU favorite officially has new powers
Read more »