Cyril Tovena provides guidance on handling special character escape sequences in Loki's LogQL, highlighting common issues encountered when writing queries with double-quoted strings, particularly when filtering logs containing double quotes or special characters like \U, \t, and \n. To address these challenges, Tovena suggests using backslashes to escape special characters but emphasizes the convenience of raw strings, which are enclosed in backticks and eliminate the need for escaping. While raw strings simplify the syntax for regex and other queries, there is a limitation when a backtick itself needs escaping, necessitating the use of regular strings. Tovena encourages users to explore the full LogQL documentation for further clarification and suggests trying out Loki through Grafana Cloud's new plans, which include both free and paid options.