Moon Knight episode 3 made viewers aware of these five things. Each of them are crucial to the rest of the series.
The third episode of Moon Knight was the most revealing yet. Viewers learned a lot about the main characters in less than an hour. For example, Layla El-Faouly’s father got her into retrieving artifacts and her mother made fake passports for them.
The best part is there were no wasted moments. Everything was important from the very first scene to the last word uttered. It was a masterful job by the creative team. Coming up, we have the five biggest takeaways from episode 3 of Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight on Disney Plus.
5. Khonshu actually cares
At the end of the episode, Khonshu gave up his freedom to stop Ammit. If you’d asked this writer a month ago if this would happen, he’d say no, especially considering the kind of deity he is in Marvel Comics. Yet, here we are.
Khonshu knew that recreating the night sky to help Steven and Layla would bring unwanted attention and get him trapped in stone. He did it anyway. A sacrifice no one saw coming. Now we’ll have to wait and see how Marc reacts to not having his powers.
4. There’s another personality
Fans of Moon Knight from Marvel Comics were anticipating how each of Marc’s personalities would be portrayed. Marc is gritty and wants to get the job done. He’s also the protector that Khonshu needed (even if he wants Layla). Steven is a bit of a coward, but he’s slowly becoming a stronger person. Episode 3 just introduced the third.
As of now, we don’t know if the third is Jake Lockley. They could be named something else. Oscar Isaac could pull off whatever is asked of him. All we know is that this third personality is the one who killed people when Marc and Steven didn’t. This writer also thinks that “Jake” is the one who asked Steven’s coworker out on a date (episode 1). Will the next episode reveal him? Maybe he’ll have a different accent too. This writer guesses Boston or deep south accent.
3. Arthur enjoyed his time as Moon Knight
Arthur Harrow was once the avatar of Khonshu (we find this out in episode 2). Their relationship eventually ended, which led to Arthur becoming the avatar of Ammit instead. However, viewers just learned that Arthur actually liked being Khonshu’s fist for vengeance. He only stopped because Khonshu kept beating him down. The question now is if Arthur left or did Khonshu drop him for enjoying the job too much. This writer thinks the latter.
2. The Midnight Man may be coming
Moon Knight doesn’t have a lot of villains that would make for a good antagonist in a show. However, there are a couple that would. One of them is Anton Mogart, the Midnight Man.
The character debuted in this episode, but we didn’t see him in costume. We did, however, meet Anton Mogart. He’s the man behind the mask.
Mogart rides away in a cloud of dust after he’s hit with Moon Knight’s projectile. We never see Mogart die or even fall off his horse. Could he resurface before the season is over?
1. Council of Egyptian Gods
Every set of gods has a pantheon. We’ve seen the Asgardians in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and we’ll probably see the Greek gods within the next five years. Moon Knight introduced the Egyptian Pantheon of Gods and we learn all we need to in one scene. First, we discover that they have a place to meet. Second, they’re not as together as they think. Lastly, they hate Khonshu.
At some point, we should learn the real reason behind Khonshu’s expulsion. Khonshu’s need to protect humans couldn’t have been the only reason. Maybe he did something to anger them. Or, maybe the gods could just be petty.
Moon Knight streams new episodes of its first season on Disney Plus on Wednesdays.
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