I have a feeling that Majors was unofficially out a long time ago, the problem being that Marvel fans are insane about production news. Publicly dropping Majors meant that every single one of those fans would be baying for news of the new Kang--and Marvel would have to commit to a sinking storyline or risk even more "Marvel in shambles" headlines. Leaving it until the trial ended gave them time to plan.
I have a feeling that Majors was unofficially out a long time ago, the problem being that Marvel fans are insane about production news. Publicly dropping Majors meant that every single one of those fans would be baying for news of the new Kang--and Marvel would have to commit to a sinking storyline or risk even more "Marvel in shambles" headlines. Leaving it until the trial ended gave them time to plan.
That’s a good theory I hadn’t considered. I still feel like if they wanted to get rid of him, post-Loki Season 2 was the time to do it.