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Completely unrealistic.
An entire episode in Cairo, and not one feral cat!
An entire episode in Cairo, and not one feral cat!
Regarding episode 3, disappointed to see Moon Knight getting impaled multiple times and surviving like it was nothing. Making the wearer of the suit invulnerable lowers the stakes for me as the protagonist doesn't seem to be in any danger at all.
I think they've done a lot to reduce stakes in this episode. The complete absence of struggle to find the sarcophagus (Oh this guy I know has it). Plus the fact it's in the open in a gaudy lit up pyramid, the whole thing just seemed an unnecessary barrier to finding Amit's tomb. If you want to show Layla's usefulness in the dangerous world of black market artefacts I think it could have been done in a less clumsy way.
The huge body count in that fight, particularly from Layla. I've got the impression Layla is supposed to be a bit of a check on Marc's violent side and as she's starting to show affection to Stephen this is adding to her being a more 'moral' character. Then we have her dropping mooks and stabbing guys who to be fair, were just protecting their boss after she and Marc try and rob him.
Finally, the gods are cans. Konshu can cause a solar eclipse and change the appearance of the night sky on a global or at least national level (Although he does need Stephan's help) yet the whole council of gods can't find a way to observe Harrow who's pretty openly running a cult where people praise Amit and talk about resurrecting her?
Isaac is definitely the highlight of the show for me, I'm enjoying his portrayal of Simon and this growth of him in confidence as Marc's surety starts to crack. I'm intrigued enough to keep watching, I'd like to know who originally had the body and see how many more personalities pop up.
I'm not a comic reader, but I always got the impression Moon Knight was meant to be quite a funny character, I've not really seen any comedic tendencies through this series other than Stanley. I think his lack of being in control in E3 is a big part of its weakness.
He's the moon god, that's his wheelhouse. Also he's having to do all that cause he doesn't know where Ammit and Harlow are either, these gods don't have any kind of special eye in the sky view of the world or mass telepathy or anythingI think they've done a lot to reduce stakes in this episode. The complete absence of struggle to find the sarcophagus (Oh this guy I know has it). Plus the fact it's in the open in a gaudy lit up pyramid, the whole thing just seemed an unnecessary barrier to finding Amit's tomb. If you want to show Layla's usefulness in the dangerous world of black market artefacts I think it could have been done in a less clumsy way.
The huge body count in that fight, particularly from Layla. I've got the impression Layla is supposed to be a bit of a check on Marc's violent side and as she's starting to show affection to Stephen this is adding to her being a more 'moral' character. Then we have her dropping mooks and stabbing guys who to be fair, were just protecting their boss after she and Marc try and rob him.
Finally, the gods are cans. Konshu can cause a solar eclipse and change the appearance of the night sky on a global or at least national level (Although he does need Stephan's help) yet the whole council of gods can't find a way to observe Harrow who's pretty openly running a cult where people praise Amit and talk about resurrecting her?
Isaac is definitely the highlight of the show for me, I'm enjoying his portrayal of Simon and this growth of him in confidence as Marc's surety starts to crack. I'm intrigued enough to keep watching, I'd like to know who originally had the body and see how many more personalities pop up.
I'm not a comic reader, but I always got the impression Moon Knight was meant to be quite a funny character, I've not really seen any comedic tendencies through this series other than Stanley. I think his lack of being in control in E3 is a big part of its weakness.
He's the moon god, that's his wheelhouse. Also he's having to do all that cause he doesn't know where Ammit and Harlow are either, these gods don't have any kind of special eye in the sky view of the world or mass telepathy or anything
Just different powers, I don't see any discrepancy there, it's not even like they can read minds in general but can't penetrate Harlow or his followers, besides Ammit (supposed) ability to sense future evil in a person they don't seem to have anything in terms of reading inner thoughts or larger scope of vision. Seems akin to wondering why Thor can't shapeshift like LokiBut they can teleport their avatars to their mystical meeting point, trap a fellow god in stone by standing around. They just seem a bit rubbish.
Not sure if people here are aware, but the actor who played Anton in this latest episode, Gaspard Ulliel, passed away in January. He had an accident while skiing in France
At the end of the episode, Disney did acknowledge it in the credits
This show has a lot of promise, but I'm just not enjoying it fully. Like something is missing and I can't put my finger on it. I'm trying to stick with it though.
These Disney+ MCU shows are slacking. Haven't seen one yet that I'm fully invested in week to week.