The other poetic moment from "Loki" Season 2, Episode 6, comes when the titular god speaks with He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors). In a rather confounding moment for He Who Remains, Loki says, "We die with the dying. We're born with the dead." Those words come from a T.S. Eliot poem titled, "Four Quartets 4: Little Gidding." Overall, it's a melancholic poem ultimately about unifying the past, present, and future in order to find salvation. Once again, time comes into play, which is very much relevant throughout "Loki." And the poem foreshadows Loki's fate.
"Little Gidding" plays off paradoxes, about how one can't exist in and out of time, which is explained through the use of symbols with double meanings, such as fire being both a destructive and purifying force. With that in mind, the paradoxes result in an alternate path where one can escape the horrors of reality. This is the path Loki takes to save his friends and the TVA. He literally exists in and out of time as a new god, holding the multiverse together. One could say the poem's meaning helps Loki find a solution. He breaks free of He Who Remains' equation to pursue a new path — one he couldn't have foreseen.
Interestingly, the show's composer, Natalie Holt, spoke with Collider about how Tom Hiddleston gave her a special gift: "It's a T.S. Eliot book, the 'Four Quartets.' It's about time. Tom's a very thoughtful actor and thoughtful man, and I think he put so much into the character. He's a producer on the show, so just a big hand in how the show is, is due to Tom, I think." Much like time itself, it's all connected.
