Moon Knight
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Phase four is the Marvel Cinematic Universes freak era, confirmed.
Wanda manifested two children with her android husband onWandaVision.
Underground, the dynamic duo encounters very spooky reanimated Heka priests that make the jackals look like puppies.
Oh, and Steven and Layla kiss, and Marcpunches himself(a.k.a.
Steven)in the face.
This development has been building for weeks as Layla reconnects with her former lover via his geeky alter.
Its difficult to describe this love triangle without being glib.
From Laylas perspective, it would be a dream if your ex-husband woke up with an entirely different personality.
Hes telling her Marcs truths, not his own.
Its a lot easier to spill someone elses secrets, especially when doing so benefits you.
Still, Layla has good reasons for being attracted to Stevens honesty.
Shes been in the dark for years.
Its like a reverseDear Evan Hansen.
He was welcomed into a grieving family and lied aboutnotknowing the person they lost.
Sincerely, no thank you!
When Layla learns the truth about her fathers death from Arthur Harrow, she goes to confront him.
Steven gives the body to Marc so that they can talk.
But before they can work things out, Harrow and his followers confront them.
Marc starts a fight, but the fight doesnt last long.
Harrow shoots him point-blank in the chest.
I cant save anyone who wont save themselves, he says.
Marc falls into an underground moat and tumbles down into an abyss.
Various paraphernalia around the hospital, like cupcakes and a Rubiks Cube, recall previous episodes.
Has all ofMoon Knightbeen taking place in Marc Spectors imagination?
Similar plots happen inAsh vs.
He sees Ammut trying to turn New York City into New Egypt with jackals and gods everywhere.
But everyone else sees orderlies, cops, and the subway.
There is even a meta moment inissue No.
Fortunately, the sedatives wear off pretty quickly, and Marc remembers being shot by Harrow.
He takes off down the hallway and hears screaming coming from a sarcophagus in a spare room.
Marc opens the sarcophagus, and inside, amazingly, is Steven.
In the chaos, all conflict is forgotten.
This is the first time theyre meeting face-to-face in the flesh the longed-for moment!
Now,howis this happening?
Theres no time to figure that out.
They gotta get out of this hospital.
Said hippo is, in fact, the Egyptian goddess Taweret.
She is played/voiced by Antonia Salib.
Taweret is the goddess of childbirth and fertility.
Remember that giant foot statue onLost?
That was originally a statue of Taweret.
Its not clear what the cheerful goddess is up to.
Shes not traditionally a member of the Ennead.
These two need to borrow the marriage counselor fromThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Maybe, with Layla, they can be Disneys first throuple.
That second shaking sarcophagus is Jake Lockley, the third named alter in Marvel comics, right?
It has to be Jake.
Im already pissed that we arent getting as much screen time with him as we should be.
It feels like we should see this night in a flashback before the series is over the clocks ticking.
Taweret brings life, and Ammit takes it away.
They could be sisters!
The lamps swinging in the hospitalprobablyarent a reference to the musicalHadestown, but Im going to pretend they are.
We did just see the MCUs first Greek gods in theThor: Love and Thunderteaser, after all.
Theyve talked about it enough.
