The Natural Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Ep3: 3/3 for episodes I've enjoyed. Marc/Steven/Layla have to go different routes to find Arthur Harrow as he has the scarab where Ammit is. My favourite sequence was the trial of the Gods through their avatars. Khonshu pissed them off twice so is encased in stone. Gaspard Ulliel appears, he sadly died this year in a skiing accident, he was only 37. It's a violent episode for body counts and methods, impaled. Be aware, posters here with young kids. Edited April 13, 2022 by The Natural 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 R.I.P. Gaspard Ulliel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 A whole lot of effort wasted to find a dig site in the desert. Not like the dig site's being hidden and cloaked by an infinity stone and guarded by the Black Order. It's not like Harrow and his people were keeping a low profile. They had thugs all over place. Put a tracking device on them and follow them. That's what Batman would do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Sadly, this version of Moon Knight is not a Batman clone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Yeah, I'm out. I was about to quit about halfway through the episode, when the show once again went with a mood breaking attempt(and failure) at humor, but at least finished the episode. I'll give it another shot maybe after it's done but at this point I can't imagine the back half being different enough to change my mind. It's not even about the (questionable) direction they went with the character and the plot, I just don't find this an enjoyable show to watch. It's just boring and stiff and you would think it could at least fall back on action choreography and even that hasn't been great. I'm glad some people are enjoying it but it just hasn't been for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 9 hours ago, odessasteps said: Sadly, this version of Moon Knight is not a Batman clone. Instead we're left with this uneven writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 My review of this show so far.. Spoiler 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 So is the suit 100% CGI? It doesn’t even look like there’s any real person peaking through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I’ve got 15 minutes left in this episode and the “black market” scene might be the single worst 10-15 minutes in the entire MCU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I pretended to my wife that I knew what was happening at the end of episode 3 so I wouldn’t have to admit I’d fallen asleep. I think I said, “wow, that’s crazy” after she made an ooooh sound that woke me up. I was going to go back and watch the last few minutes, but still haven’t, still happy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I downloaded it this morning when I got home and didn't bother watching it yet or bringing it to work. That's prob a bad sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I'll say this: the fact they didn't do some stunt casting with the other Avatars lends some credence to the "This is why the Thor trailer is delayed" theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chaos Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Watched the first 3 episodes over the last 48 hours, and Isaac/Hawke's performances are the only things that have made this worth engaging to this point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Hawke being allowed some creative freedom over Harrow was one of the show’s best decisions for sure. The adage that the villain is the hero of their own story has never applied more. He radiates poise and dignity, and he always appears absolutely convinced he’s doing the right thing. Pretty much everything else…not great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I definitely think there's a case of the emperor has no clothes when it comes to this show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I guess there is some controversy over the inclusion of the Armenian genocide by Turkey alongside the Holocaust and the other atrocities listed by Harrow, meaning, Turkey is not happy about it,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Erdogan can fuck off. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 You do wonder in this instance whether Someone at Disney figured upsetting Turkey and affiliated folks can be left in but if they had included China in that list, that might be too risky for business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Ok, I can see two major problems with the show. 1. It doesn't know what it is or what it's supposed to be. It's a psychological horror/thriller with Khonshu stalking Stephen down a hallway or him losing time and waking to violence, etc. It's an archeological pulp adventure like Indiana Jones with exotic locales. It's a weird buddy action romp where the gimmick is that the two personalities are the buddies. Any one of these could work, but it jumps from one to the next disjointedly and jarringly. Maybe, maybe it could have even work if they got the pacing right but... 2. I can't imagine a single person here will argue that there wasn't a pacing issue with episode 3. I get the point of it. They wanted us to have an episode with Marc in control so we could get a sense of him, but they should have probably given us that halfway through episode 2 and then started episode 3 with the council of Avatars and be deeper into the buddy action romp now? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I think my biggest problem with this show is that it's really boring. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I wouldn't say it was a red flag, but I remember Kevin Feige saying something about the show being "Indiana Jones-like" at D23, and that kind made me like "Huh? What?" Should have been a red flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 An Indiana Jones style show would not be bad. A horror show would not be bad. A lukewarm Miss mash of the two is not ideal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I know YMMV on Temple of Doom, but that is an Indiana Jones movie and a horror movie, so it’s not unprecedented. They needed a better take on Steven than annoying dork who interrupts the cool guy from doing cool guy stuff. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, (BP) said: They needed a better take on Steven than annoying dork who interrupts the cool guy from doing cool guy stuff. Yeeeeesssssss. Exactly this. THAT is actually what bothers me the most. Steven is an annoying wiener that I practically can’t stand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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