Moon Knight is Another Disney Marvel DISASTER!

Moon Knight is another Disney Marvel bait-and-switch. Predictable, on the nose and the first part of an M-she-U Double Feature! We follow Layla as she saves Stevie, Marc, Moon Knight, and Khonshu.
Another D+ for a D+ show.
#MoonKnight #DisneyPlus #Marvel

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[danielmcgivern]

The show could have been much better but Issac’s performance was absolutely outstanding.

[watchworthy.]

Honestly i enjoyed the fact that his MOM was the abusive one instead of the dad. It kinda shows that they still somewhat care to show women as something other than strong, independent, perfect innocent angels

[jtrillz]

Holy shit that scene where that kid said “are you an Egyptian hero?” And she answered was so out of place and had current Hollywood written all over it 💀

[theplasmacollider]

As someone who live in Egypt for a while, I quite enjoyed this series. I also enjoyed the Arabic language being accurate and the credits music using modern Egyptian music. Also, I didn't really get the impression that this series was woke. As far as the "Are you an Egyptian hero" comment from random girl, it was more an Egyptian pride signal than a virtue signal. After all, Egyptians are very self conscious of their history.

[PusoSkateCo]

can we please add that the director took to twitter how awful the depiction of Egypt in other films and shows was, only showing pyramids cheap laborers and some dirty markets. So how he took it upon himself to normalize and modernize our vision of Egypt. Just to show us pyramids, some cheap laborers and dirty markets all over again? Thank you Mr Diab.

[sheriefwoodard]

Gotta love how Layla automatically knows how to use all of her powers as soon as she gets them

[smoothoperator]

I think you forgot to mention that Khonshu revealed that he NEVER wanted Layla at all in the post credit scene because Mark was more troubled and easier for him to use because of his personas

[zer]

“Randomly runs into his wife” nope She was tracking his phone to find him so it makes sense

[derekrobertson]

I wish Moon Knight had more fight scenes

[robwalsh]

Oh, we definitely got a bad dad. Marc's father was inept and cowardly, he didn't want anything to do with either of them when he left to enlist in the military.

[gustavofring]

Honestly I don't have problems with the show

[Corthos]

I have to admit for not knowing anything about moonknight I did enjoy the show. But I understand why fans of the original comics find it disrespectful and not the level it should be. You are right that they have a problem dealing with male super heroes. I would like to have seen more moonknight fight scenes rather than mark knight scenes.

[Liviuswildcard]

The moment you realize a Spider-Man cartoon has a better depiction of moon knight than the show that's literally called moon knight

[StreetPreacherr]

HAHA! I was yelling at the screen "THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT!" You don't need to actually REVERSE TIME just to determine where the constellations were at different points in history! lol
I guess maybe Konchu is an old Egyptian god and isn't aware of Astrology or computer software?

[SilverAxe]

I just… don’t care about the MCU anymore. The dip in quality since Infinity War/Endgame has just been stunning to witness.

[bartholomew]

This man is litterally the embodiment of the meme "No Bitches?"

[LunarSpiral]

What is it with OCs replacing actual comic characters and pushing them aside?! Sylvie replaced Lady Loki and Enchantress Sylvie, Michelle (I refuse to call her MJ) replaced Mary Jane Watson, and now Layla replaced Marlene and an actual Egyptian character from the comics. There's plenty of characters that they can bring in live action, they just seemed to not bother to look it up.

[yannickvaz]

I'm sorry man, but this video has way too much hypocrisy. You changed too many facts to fit your narrative.

0:13 - Not a bait and switch. It was advertised as a psychological story about Steven Grant, and him learning about Marc and Moon Knight with some Indiana Jones moments in there. We got exactly what was advertised.

0:35 - I don't see why this should be taken poorly. Scarlet Scarab from the comics was very obscure and nobody even liked the character to begin with. What they did to Taskmaster was shitty, this was not.

2:27 - That was *your* favourite run, not the run the series was based off. If I'm not mistaken, the series took more inspiration from Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood's run.

2:39 - They say you only see what you wish to see. This is clear in your words. I watched a series about Marc, viewed majorly through the eyes of Steven. I did not watch a story about Steven and Layla. The lack of Moon Knight wasn't good, but as an origin story it worked well enough. Still, they could have taken notes from Daredevil.

3:09 - Compare Batman and Daredevil. Bruce Wayne has less problems than Matt Murdock does, and this is because of the money difference. If Steven Grant was written as a billionaire playboy, it removes half the intrigue of the show and will become "Batman, but less interesting", where half his problems are solved with money, or plot holes are created because half the problems could have been solved with money.

3:43 - Not everyone knows this. Superheroes have become more mainstream, and a lot of people who watched the show probably never knew who Moon Knight was. The reveal of Steven being Marc's alter was directed towards them, not us.

4:18 - We were never shown how the Kingpin built his empire in Daredevil, but that worked out well. This has a similar intrigue in the beginning few episodes where you never knew who was a follower of Ammit.

4:51 - He's not Ammit's avatar. He became her avatar at the end, but he doesn't have a costume because he isn't a warrior (or atleast lost his ability to fight, resulting in his need for a cane. It's established that he used to be a warrior for Khonshu).

5:51 - It takes a real good eye to notice the other characters are "diverse", especially considering that Osiris' avatar (the main guy talking) is a white male.

6:45 - It's a showing of faith similar to walking on hot coal. He also does mention that he repents the sins he committed once (probably as Khonshu's avatar), which is probably why he did that.

8:45 - First off, it's pronounced "Aah-nu-bis" not "Eh-na-bes". Secondly, a little bit of research will tell you that Tawaret is infact responsible for bringing life through birth, and equally responsible for cleansing the souls of the dead and allowing them to pass through the afterlife.

8:56 - Okay, now I'm sure that we were watching different shows. Although I can respect opinions.

9:34 - Not because they are missing one heart, but rather because either Steven or Marc's heart isn't pure.

11:33 - I'm pretty sure the reason why Layla did't want to be an avatar was because she saw what it did to Marc. Nothing to do with the "Fierce, independent woman" argument.

12:08 - I'm pretty sure the gates of "Osiris" were opened by, well... Osiris. The god in control of the aforementioned white male from the ennead.

12:30 - Moon Knight's powers are derived from the moon. He is at maximum power when the moon is full, and the moon was full.

12:58 - That's Tawaret in control of Layla, not Layla herself.

13:38 - I've seen worse from better films. It's a pet peeve but not a criticism.

15:20 - Okay, erm... That's not a "Disney-Marvel problem", that's a Marvel comics creative decision. Ever since Spiderman, Marvel has made their heroes more relatable instead of being "Alpha males" that have no personal problems whatsoever. Even Superman's most loved character trait is that he is apologetic, wholesome and a boy scout. A good superhero show isn't "Good guy beats bad guy", it's one with a good character and actual moral problems beyond just the bad guy. Again, opinions are valid.

15:32 - Experts have stated that Moon Knight's depiction of DID was accurate and well done.

15:48 - I guess the professional critical reception to the show should be wrong then, because it seems like Moon Knight was highly appreciated. Even Marvel didn't anticipate it to be as good as it was, with rumors that they want Moon Knight to return for an unplanned sequel.

Also, I do believe that Marc has saved Layla many times, which weren't mentioned here for some reason (not to mention the fact that he literally tries to protect her from Khonshu throughout the show).

For someone who seems heavily against mixing politics and entertainment (also known as being "woke"), you seem to love mixing politics with your form of entertainment. Either you are an extreme hypocrite, or you don't keep an open mind when reviewing Disney stuff. The show wasn't perfect, but it's still better than you make it out to be. For those who are reading this, I don't hate Gary or anything, but I do call out BS when I see it. Although he made some good criticisms a lot of it was pure BS.

[Sutekinaryuu]

I’m tired of this repeated pattern..
I want more diversity…of storytelling
This one was probably the closest relative to the others; but still, narratively extremely frustrating.
Feels in a lot of ways like a spiritual successor of antman and the wasp except it was the Moonman and the Scarab lol
Similar dynamic between the pairs.

[discount]

Harrow put glass in his shoes as penance, which he subtlety mentions in episode 6.