Do you know that band that you found out that few people know about? You have been a fan since day one, and you belong to a specific club. But then the said band released one major single and now everyone is a fan of it. That’s kind of how I feel about Moon Knight, who, until recently, was virtually unknown to the general public. So he said, I’ve I was a fan since childhood. When my colleagues were talking about ultimate carnage And spawn On the playground, I was always like, yeah, but what about moon knight? Now that the Disney+ series has just come to an end, I’m glad folks finally know who he is. Well kinda.
Because you see, while I think Disney did a pretty good job of introducing the character to audiences, I’m still a little upset about just How do They gave him. I already discussed how cool it is moon knight He’s in a Batman vs Moon Knight grudge match, and anyone who knows me personally knows that I’ve always defended the character. After watching the entire six-episode series, though, part of me wishes Moon Knight would never be introduced in the MCU, and he’s already debuted with other Netflix Marvel characters.
But I get ahead of myself. Overall, I enjoyed the show, so first let me go through the things I really liked about the series, and how I do justice to my son, Mark Spector.
Oh, and major spoilers for the entire series ahead.
Liked: How did you deal with Mark’s personality disorder?
When Moon Knight first announced he was coming to Disney+, I wondered what angle they would take with him. You see, Moon Knight didn’t start out as a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID for short). He was more like an illegitimate version of Batman who chose his different identities to learn more about his enemies. To hide in the daytime, he chose the rich boy character Stephen Grant. For information on the streets, he adopted the character Jake Lockely, which we saw in moon knight Post credit scene.
In fact, the DID angle didn’t play a real role in his character until much later. I wondered if Disney would take this approach to his character, when they had such an easy exit by making him the Marvel equivalent of Batman.
but they Act Take the DID angle, and not only that, but Mark’s handling of his disorder has been a major component of his character’s development. And I love this! I also like the way they portrayed DID by having Stephen Grant (more on him in a bit) communicate with Mark in mirrors and reflective surfaces. I think this was a really clever style, and I applaud Disney for being so completely into this aspect of his character. Good things.
Liked: How Stephen Grant made the protagonist to make the character more relatable
I will be real with you. Mark Spector is not a very likable character. It’s a monstrous beast that would fit into the world of Jon Berthal the punisher. I say that because it is not above killing people. In fact, in the comics, he often leaves moon-shaped scars on his victims’ foreheads so they will always remember him.
I knew this version would definitely not go away who – which road. that’s good. But what I didn’t expect was that they would actually start out with Stephen Grant instead of Mark Spector in an effort to make the character more relatable. Not only that, but they gave him a British accent.
This was definitely an interesting choice. While I’m not entirely familiar with it (especially the accent part, which was, in the character’s words, “a bit dodgy” at times), I understand why they decided to make that choice. Stephen Grant was a good gateway into the Moon Knight character, and I’m not mad at that. It works for the story being told.
Liked: How Mister Knight and Konchou were combined
The other thing I think the show was quite audible to was the Egyptian deity, Khuncho, right down to the sound, which came from the talented F. Murray Abraham. Khuncho is just a penis, and he’s selfish and demanding, and everything that came out so perfect on the show is how I’ve always imagined his voice in the comics. In fact, if there’s one thing that I think the show has been absolutely perfect from the comics, it’s Concho. He was never disappointed.
I also like the way Mr. Knight has been incorporated into the series, although quite different than it is in the comics. There, Mr. Knight is like the quieter, more collected side of Mark Spector that doesn’t just hit people’s heads. It’s still the same person, but not the other side of the same coin. On the show, Mr. Knight was Stephen Grant’s transformation, and Mark Spector had the traditional Moon Knight look.
That’s not what it used to be in the comics. I would have preferred a more accurate comic version of Mr. Knight, rather than the silly version we got on the show, at least we got, which we appreciate.
Disliked: How was everything on a grand scale
Well, good enough. Now, I need to get to the section I didn’t like because I have a few things I really need to get off my chest. For anyone, he didn’t like this show moon knight to me. At least, not the Moon Knight I’ve known and loved for years. Moon Knight is more of a street level character, similar in nature defenders (Which will still work in the Marvel movies.) But, this show was so big that sometimes I felt like I was watching a moon knight That was just in the title alone.
For one thing, yes, I appreciate that Egypt played a major role in the story, because, as we saw in Episode 5, Mark Spector’s superhero origins stem from his nearly death there. But I also feel that the weird and wacky side of a Moon Knight who wears white because he wants people to see was lost in this story, as it felt way too big for my taste, especially with the search for Ammit.
Now, don’t get me wrong. There are definitely stories of that nature hidden inside moon night Long history dating back to 1975. I just hoped for a more personal story, like some of the best moon knight The anecdotes are the ones Mark Spector questions his reality, and even whether Moon Knight exists or is just a manifestation of his mental disorder.
I think that would have made this series look different from the other Marvel series, and maybe more along the lines of the first four episodes of WandaVisionWhich was scary and wonderful. Oh, okay. The show wasn’t made for me.
Disliked: How he was almost completely separated from the MCU
Finally, I’m not a fan of how this is the series that decides to make it as far from the MCU as possible. I understand now. They wanted to make something that could stand on its own and not have to be part of the increasingly intertwined connective tissue that makes up the MCU.
However, did they have to do that moon knight, who has so many connections to other characters in the comics, and has been in both West Coast Avengers and Midnight Sons? I mean, yeah, this show wasn’t completely removed from the MCU, as there were nods here and there, but for the most part, this is akin to a standalone series we’ve gotten so far, making moon knight I feel like a strange show.
I don’t think I would have thought much if the story felt smaller and didn’t climax with two Egyptian deities the size of Kaiju battling it out in Egypt. If this had been a simpler origin story of Mark battling his inner demons (and his most famous enemy, Raoul Buschman), I would have been quite content with it being a far cry from the rest of the MCU.
This story felt like an MCU story, with a whole lot of action cut out and all. So, it kind of bothered me that this was almost completely disconnected from the rest of the MCU, when it definitely felt like an MCU show – a clumsy final battle and all.
I am well aware that many people like moon knightAnd I’m glad the character has an audience now. I wish it was sadder than we got. But, for more news about moon knight Or the MCU in general, be sure to swing here a lot.
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