Throughout the first season, Judge Renslayer was hard to pin down.

However, Mbatha-Raw doesn’t really see her character as a villain.

For Mbatha-Raw, that meant that Renslayer couldn’t be a true villain.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw playing Judge Ravonna Renslayer in Loki

If you’re able to understand somebody, then nobody is ever completely villainous," Mbatha-Raw explained.

“Everybody makes choices for a reason.

Luckily, that was fairly easy for Mbatha-Raw because of her perspective on the human condition.

Promo poster for “Loki” season one featuring Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Owen Wilson, and Wunmi Mosaku

Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s new thriller series, “Surface,” premieres on July 29 onApple TV+.