Moon Knight felt a lot like Indiana Jones or The Mummy with a dash of Alien on Wednesday, as episode 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series struck Disney Plus and had its heroes running around an Egyptian burial place. With moon god/mean bird skeleton Khonshu (F. Murray Abraham) sent to prison by his fellow gods, his human avatar Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) must fight cult leader Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) without his Moon Knight abilities.Marc is still incredibly badass, and isnt working alone. Hes working with his alternate personality, Egyptian folklore expert Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac with a London accent), and his estranged other half Layla El-Faouly (May Calamawy) to stop Harrow from releasing trapped death goddess Ammit upon the world.Lets celebration like were viewing The Mummy in 1999 and check out some SPOILERS for episode 4. This show occurs after the events of Avengers: Endgame.Marc and Steven meetAfter Marc fights Harrows hooligans, the bad guy shoots him and is totally free to declare the ushabti (ancient Egyptian figurine) Ammit is imprisoned in. Marc sinks into darkness and we get in super tacky Raiders of the Lost Ark parody “Tomb Buster” starring one Dr. Steven Grant. This was a film Marc saw as a kid, and presumably acted as the basis for his charming alternate personality.We find Marc in a psychological organization occupied by characters from the show (consisting of Stevens mean museum boss as a patient, the human statue man as the bingo host and Harrows cops goons as orderlies), whove handled roles as clients and personnel. This area is likewise riddled with Easter eggs from the show, like cupcakes, a cuddly scarab, a Moon Knight action figure and a painting of a picturesque European town.Steven Grant rummages through Alexander the Greats sarcophagus.
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Harrow acts as Marcs therapist (looking a little more buttoned down in his mustache and sweatshirt vest) but Marc eventually gets away from his honeyed words. He discovers a distressed Steven caught in a sarcophagus and the two come face to face (double Oscar Isaac, we need to all rejoice!). They accept like brothers, and both keep in mind being shot by Harrow.This is probably all occurring in Marcs mind, with various Easter eggs acting as fragments of his memories.Whos that hippo?The final moments see Marc and Steven facing an anthropomorphic hippo in ancient Egyptian ritualistic garb.” Hi!” she states sweetily, earning synchronised screams from Marc and Steven.This is Taweret (Antonia Salib), the ancient Egyptian goddess of giving birth and fertility who acts as a protector of kids and moms. Unlike a few of the other gods weve fulfilled in this show, she isnt directly motivated by a comics character– a rare MCU original. Sometimes you just require a friendly welcoming from an ancient Egyptian diety.
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Her lack of an apparent comic equivalent makes it more difficult to hypothesize about her function, however she might have concerned help unite Marcs fractured mind and assist him complimentary Khonshu. Once the moon god is no longer stuck in a figurine, Marc will be able to access the fits healing capabilities and repair up those bullet wounds.Enlightening LaylaLayla has an entire lot of heavy information discarded on her in this episode. Steven exposes that Marc pushed her away to save her from becoming Khonshus next avatar, and his sincerity makes him a kiss from Layla (then Marc makes him punch himself in the face). This episode also validates that Layla is the MCU version of Marlene Alraune, Marcs other half and sometime partner to Moon Knights vigilante activities in the comics. Harrow hints Layla into the truth that Marc belonged to the mercenary group that killed her dad and his team of archeologists.An undead Heka priest stalks through the tomb.
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” My partner got greedy and he … he performed everyone at the dig website,” Marc says, noting that he was fatally shot after trying to stop the killings. He doesnt say so, but he was likely conserved by Khonshu in exchange for ending up being the moon gods avatar– mirroring his origin in the comics.In the comics, Marcs partner was the callous Raoul Bushman and stayed Moon Knights archnemesis in that medium. He isnt in the show due to the fact that the innovative group felt he was too similar to Black Panther villain Erik Killmonger, head writer Jeremy Slater revealed in a tweet in March.Is that you Jake Lockley?
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Observations and Easter eggsA bunch of ushabti containing other put behind bars gods are noticeable at the start of the episode, recommending that the Ennead have been hectic over the years.Getting a flashback to a more youthful Harrow and seeing him as Khonshus avatar would be awesome.Its possible the regret over hiding the reality from Layla worsens Marcs mental illness. It isnt part of the MCU, but is readily available on Hulu and could be a good companion to Moon Knight due to its exploration of psychological illness.Writer Jeff Lemires trippy 2016 comics run influenced this sequence, directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead told Entertainment Weekly.After Marc rescues Steven from the sarcophagus, they run by another and its shaking strongly. Its likely this consists of another of Marcs personalities– possibly its Jake Lockley, who practically definitely stabbed a bunch of Harrows hooligans in episode 3.
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Harrow acts as Marcs therapist (looking a bit more buttoned down in his mustache and sweatshirt vest) however Marc eventually flees from his honeyed words. They accept like bros, and both remember being shot by Harrow.This is presumably all occurring in Marcs mind, with different Easter eggs acting as pieces of his memories.Whos that hippo?The last minutes see Marc and Steven running into an anthropomorphic hippo in ancient Egyptian ritualistic clothes. Steven exposes that Marc pushed her away to conserve her from ending up being Khonshus next avatar, and his honesty earns him a kiss from Layla (then Marc makes him punch himself in the face). He does not state so, however he was almost definitely saved by Khonshu in exchange for ending up being the moon gods avatar– mirroring his origin in the comics.In the comics, Marcs partner was the ruthless Raoul Bushman and remained Moon Knights archnemesis in that medium. It isnt part of the MCU, however is readily available on Hulu and could be a great companion to Moon Knight due to its exploration of psychological illness.Writer Jeff Lemires trippy 2016 comics run motivated this sequence, directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead told Entertainment Weekly.After Marc rescues Steven from the sarcophagus, they run by another and its shaking strongly.