You can see our no-spoiler review for last week’s Moon Knight premiere, “The Goldfish Problem,” here. The second episode of Moon Knight fully featured May Calamawy’s Layla, sprinkled with some important information, raised the stakes a bit and gave us a new look at this story’s story for “Mr. Knight”, the three-fist version of “Fist” of Consos “. Oscar Isaac continued to dazzle as the alleged lip of Steven, who has been at war with Mark’s character ever since, while Ethan Hawke delivered more than Arthur Harrow’s soft awfulness (including a better idea for his design). The show has seemed a bit unfocused in recent episodes, but it’s also here in the second episode where Steven’s confusion begins to wear off. The confusion of Steven Grant, who lived a half-life while unknowingly serving as a boatman to an Egyptian god, helped last week’s premiere episode unfold with a mystery. Now, as the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place more and more, his utter delirium feels like an anchor holding this performance. Admittedly, we are not given the whole mosaic yet, as Marc never wants to explain everything to Steven, but the questions are raised at an alarming rate and Episode 2 leaves just a little air out of the balloon in terms of answers. Even in just six episodes, a show can flare up when it should.
Moonstruck
Okay, here’s what we know. Marc Spector serves as an avatar for Khonshu, a deity who saved Marc’s life in the Egyptian desert. Marc does not like this role (at least not recently). Khonshu is a huge jerk (Harrow, Khonshu’s previous sign, says a lot) and now has eyes to turn Layla into his next maid to be avenged. So, the two heroic goals here are: to stop Harrow from unleashing Amit and her deadly rage before the crime in the world and to protect Laila from Conso. After all, apart from Amit and Harrow, he is the real opponent here … The Knight of the Moon? Khonshu’s own avatar? If so (and let’s say that Harrow’s stuff will be sorted out in the next episode or two, leaving us with a different final game), then this may be the first problematic MCU superpower from The Hulk – that is, the superhero who does not causes his alter-ego despite sadness and turmoil. It may be good in a fight, but a living hell to endure otherwise. Whoever gains power develops a more complicated life, obviously, but Moon Knight does not seem to do any good to anyone. Heck, the main villain so far is the former Knight of the Moon. And yes, you must be wondering who these Gods are. Are they really Gods or aliens? This, among other things, makes Moon Knight: The Series feel even more disconnected from the MCU. It is quite easy not to mention any Avengers or The Blip, but to throw in front of everything Thor and Asgard taught us – or even what the Eternals just told us about myths and gods in various ancient civilizations – seems many. How strong are Ammit and Khonshu? Admittedly, this has never been a topic in comics, so maybe this is the mental path to follow here.
The Man on the Moon
By the end of episode 2, Marc the Merc is in control, but he also tells Steven that once he’s done this mission he’s very happy he’s gone. Can Marc do that? We assume he is the dominant personality, right? One has to be to become a real mercenary and get married and do complete things in life. Of course, Marc could just lie to get the job done, but that does not change the fact that we still do not know much about the Steven / Marc situation other than that Steven was part of the pack, so much so that Mark had previously assured Consu that Steven would not interfere. Here are some things to look for when selecting yours:
How did Marc and Steven normally change positions before that? At the end of this episode, we saw Steven experience his first time in the prison of the mind. It’s been rumored this week that what is happening now is unprecedented for those on a DID scale, but how much of this setup was an accident and how intentional? It seems that Marc deliberately chose to hide inside Steven. She gave him a whole (partial) life, buying him new goldfish when he needed it, always making sure he went back to bed (and ankle strap) and asking colleagues on behalf of Steven (which is still weird since Marc is married and would undoubtedly lead to an awkward moment for Steven). How much life did Steven have? Who is his mother? Layla reports that Marc is out with his mom, but does Steven leave messages to the same mom? How much of Steven’s life is curated? The original character of Moon Knight Crawley appears in this show as a living statue in which Steven trusts. Steven yells at Mark in this episode that he “ate” parts of his life, preventing him from prospering, but Steven also acts as a simulation. He will return immediately to work, hitting price tags on gift shop toys, after a crazy car and gun chase, knowing that cult members work at his museum. He will also return to work in the morning after being chased by a jackal monster (and before he realizes that other people are not seeing that jackal monster).
Steven and Mark continued their brainstorming this week, although by the end of the episode things were settled. He had a lot of fun with reflections here, as it was the way Marc could talk to Steven – to try to get him to sleep in a storage closet so Marc could take over, which was funny (maybe if I put him on with a comfortable cot …) – but the show easily reached its limits with a confused protagonist. Isaac makes a good meal out of this potential, but in terms of history, there is no room for a central character who barely knows what is going on. Images of Knight of the New Moon
Harrow Utopia, Leila and Mr. Knight
Last week, we more or less knew what Harrow was doing. This week, Steven personally listened to the sales tone, to immediately realize that he is crazy, takes away free will and will kill children in their cribs. Ammit’s reign would crush Loki ‘s desire to rule the Earth (peace through compliance) with Winter Soldier’ s Project Insight (elimination of perceived threats) with a handful of other morally abusive versions of utopia. Does this mean that we are not destined for a community life with lentils and proficiency in many languages? I’m so scared. Steven’s challenge to Harrow’s chain of ideas was one of the best moments of his character so far. He has been constantly frightened and pointless since we first met him, so hearing him really recite the worst parts of this blissful dreamless crime seemed important, and a sign that Steven has the spirit of a hero buried deep (this is not just Marc whining at him). The guy is a nest of doll chaos, with the voices of both Marc and Khonshu pecking at him, but he is decent enough to know right from wrong and wants to protect Layla without really knowing her. Layla as a character has not felt settled in the series since she entered the mix as another character designed to confuse Steven. She was also immediately upset, thinking that Steven was just a cover that Mark was using (does not know about her husband’s DID?) So she definitely feels it will have a better impact when all the cards are on the table and she interacts with people. who knows and not with a polite misunderstanding. Things came to an end, however, when Steven, not Mark, put on his Moon Knight uniform and battled Amit’s monster. This version of Moon Knight, named Mr. Knight, created by Warren Ellis and artist Declan Shalvey as the face of Moon Knight facing the public. Basically, he appeared in a less threatening form when he consulted with the police. Here, Mr. Knight is challenged by Steven’s misunderstanding of the word “suit” and the whole fight scene served as a nice sequel to Steven’s action disgust at the premiere, as he had more action and combined all the chaos in his head. a blow out. Marc took over and became OG Moon Knight also felt good, giving us a much better look at Moon Knight than the antics of the first off-screen episode. In the end, we are on the threshold of a very different adventure, with Marc in official control, Steven being demoted to the mirrors and Egypt in the background. Episode 2 was good, but it certainly pushed Steven’s embarrassment as far as he could.
