The Friendly Type

What a phenomenal performance from Oscar Isaac, I love every single second. On the other hand, I think this has been the weakest episode so far, still pretty good though.

Episode was great until Khnoshu put forth the bare minimum effort to convince the gods of anything. Dude he's accusing has a literal magic tattoo of the god he serves. Khonshu can't even think to ask him to roll up his speave?? Or mention a single person he killed?? No details? Then I just straight up had NO idea what was going on because so many plot points were introduced SO fast. Very very confusing overall, but the action is amazing. The first two episodes were great but this just left a bad and confused taste in my mouth.

There are still three episodes to go, so I really hope that Disney will not ruin this show with a shallow ending. For now I want to put "Moon Knight" into the group of good Marvel series. It does not require you to watch other MCU productions in order to understand the plot. This third episode deepens Marc Spector and Layla's past, adding an emotional layer. Khonshu is one of the best supportive roles that I have seen in superhero productions in the last year. Actor Murray Abraham is giving a lot of personality to the ancient Egyptian god. Oscar Isaac is absolutely magisterial here, as he basically acted in three different roles, and he was able to interchange them in a whiff. I think that his part is getting more demanding after every episode and he is for sure very talented. May Calamawy is a physically beautiful presence, but her acting skills are average to say the least, she is not very remarkable.

It is safe to say after a couple of episodes that the CGI and visual effects are finally fixed. Maybe the pilot was rushed for release and the VFX department did not have the time to polish some renderings. Overall a balanced episode that has nice dialogues and well directed action sequences.

This episode had more of a plot but also more action. I feel like this episode is maybe better then the first two. Marc and Steven have more dialogue together and they start giving each other more respect.

... you may now have very good reason to hope the show has regained its balance.

I think Moon Knight really shines when it allows the actors to really feel the depths of the drama, and when it doesn't shy away from being informative. An action drama can be educational and guttural alike, with both intellectual and emotional range, and it makes the show all the more compelling. Speak to my mind and to my heart.

Two things that were significant detractors for me, in this episode, I will say without spoilers: (1) The fight scenes in the suit feel way too much like CGI Neo fighting in the Matrix sequels--yes, truly that bad--(2) and there's also a scene toward the end that's meant to be visually dazzling, but I couldn't enjoy it without a clear sense of exactly what was physically happening, and what catastrophic effects must have therefore occurred throughout the inhabited cosmos.

Even so, a very good episode. I especially liked the subtlety of acting, and the meaning it conveyed, in the non-CGI fight scenes (like slapping the adolescent Egyptian instead of punching him hard) and how Marc responded (quite believably!) to the feeling of being inhabited by Khonshu.