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Post by Walter Black on Mar 10, 2022 23:56:53 GMT
I love how in Eternals they try to explain why they or the Celestials didn’t help against Thanos (only get involved with Deviants) yet later have it where they would create an even bigger reason why they should’ve (snapping away half the universe ruined all the Celestial’s Emergence plans). They were stuck in a rock and a hard place, as very few explanations as to why the Eternals didn't get involved sound satisfactory. For the longest time Marvel didn’t even know how or when the Eternals would be used in the MCU, especially after how bad The Inhumans bombed. Funny enough, Jack Kirby initially wanted to keep The Eternals in their own universe. But editorial forced him to integrate the book into Marvel proper, even when seeing how much it contradicted previously established lore.
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Post by Walter Black on Mar 11, 2022 0:08:38 GMT
This again; so basically, actors, writers and other creators can no longer research, empathize and share the stories of anyone who isn't exactly like themselves. Not to mention that we the audience are too stupid to use Suspension of Disbelief and recognize the universal humanity in all experiences. Only Tribalism matters...
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Mar 15, 2022 21:56:04 GMT
Looks good. Stretchy arms detected. Stretched by weird energy but whatever.
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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Mar 16, 2022 4:29:15 GMT
Looks good. Stretchy arms detected. Stretched by weird energy but whatever. I can see why they changed her powers around, since Reed Richards hasn't even been introduced yet. Links her more closely to Carol, too. Anyway, the important part is that Kamala is appropriately adorkable!
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Post by Walter Black on Mar 29, 2022 1:18:08 GMT
Looks good. Stretchy arms detected. Stretched by weird energy but whatever. Kinda looks like the Nega-bands, originally used by Mar-Vel and later Quasar. Writers flip-flopped on what they could do over the years, but the common theme is that they're essentially Marvel's version of the Green Lantern ring.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Mar 29, 2022 4:05:28 GMT
Looks good. Stretchy arms detected. Stretched by weird energy but whatever. Kinda looks like the Nega-bands, originally used by Mar-Vel and later Quasar. Writers flip-flopped on what they could do over the years, buy the common theme is that they're essentially Marvel's version of the Green Lantern ring. Thanks - Nega-bands definitely doesn't sound like something thought of in the 1980s.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Mar 31, 2022 7:10:42 GMT
So…Moon Knight…I really liked the first episode (know absolutely nothing about the character save having heard about him prior to knowing about the show). Was initially getting Eddie Brock/Venom vibes when Steven found himself in - was it - Germany? What with the rough, brutally mocking voice.
And it seems like the alt is aware enough to chain himself back up when he relinquishes control (presumably to try and keep Steven calm).
Looking forward to more.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Apr 3, 2022 14:58:51 GMT
I have just started watching it in the past 5 minutes....and the opening scene made me cringe in pain. That would hurt like hell! Why on earth would any sane, right-minded individual knowingly do that?
OR maybe it is because the Moon Knight precisely is not a 'sane, right-minded individual' (if that was even him)....?
I have no idea, I know nothing of the character or the show. Have only watched the very weird trailer.
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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Apr 3, 2022 15:31:48 GMT
I have just started watching it in the past 5 minutes....and the opening scene made me cringe in pain. That would hurt like hell! Why on earth would any sane, right-minded individual knowingly do that? No spoilers, but this being a Moon Knight show I can say that sane and right-minded individuals are extremely thin on the ground ,
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2022 20:01:45 GMT
So…Moon Knight…I really liked the first episode (know absolutely nothing about the character save having heard about him prior to knowing about the show). Was initially getting Eddie Brock/Venom vibes when Steven found himself in - was it - Germany? What with the rough, brutally mocking voice.
And it seems like the alt is aware enough to chain himself back up when he relinquishes control (presumably to try and keep Steven calm).
Looking forward to more. I watched it a few days ago. Got real confused, and not entirely in a good way. So I looked up some basic info on Moon Knight, got a metric shit-tonne of missing context, rewatched it, and enjoyed it a lot more.
Specifically once I understood the premise of the voices, how Moon Knight came to be (roughly), and who is talking.
There's some marvelous subtlety in the show.
I like Oscar Isaac so anything he's in I'm pretty willing to give it a good try. (Or two.) Think I first saw him in Sucker Punch but he really stood out for me in Ex Machina.
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Post by Iakus on Apr 3, 2022 21:08:40 GMT
I have just started watching it in the past 5 minutes....and the opening scene made me cringe in pain. That would hurt like hell! Why on earth would any sane, right-minded individual knowingly do that? No spoilers, but this being a Moon Knight show I can say that sane and right-minded individuals are extremely thin on the ground , A Moon Knight-Deadpool teamup would be lit...
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Apr 4, 2022 2:03:39 GMT
So…Moon Knight…I really liked the first episode (know absolutely nothing about the character save having heard about him prior to knowing about the show). Was initially getting Eddie Brock/Venom vibes when Steven found himself in - was it - Germany? What with the rough, brutally mocking voice.
And it seems like the alt is aware enough to chain himself back up when he relinquishes control (presumably to try and keep Steven calm).
Looking forward to more. I watched it a few days ago. Got real confused, and not entirely in a good way. So I looked up some basic info on Moon Knight, got a metric shit-tonne of missing context, rewatched it, and enjoyed it a lot more.
Specifically once I understood the premise of the voices, how Moon Knight came to be (roughly), and who is talking.
There's some marvelous subtlety in the show.
I like Oscar Isaac so anything he's in I'm pretty willing to give it a good try. (Or two.) Think I first saw him in Sucker Punch but he really stood out for me in Ex Machina.
I literally knew the character existed...and that was about it. And the only reason I knew of the character was because Marvel apparently did a send-up of Batman v Superman in one of their comics and called it Moon Knight v Hyperion. And since I know Hyperion is the absolute worst example of these two companies ability and propensity to copy each other shamelessly...I sort of just assumed MK was Marvel's Batman. Trust fund orphan with anger management issues and a snazzy belt, but no super powers. Turns out that was fairly well off base. With regards to the voices, once I made the assumption I mentioned in the spoiler, things moved fairly easily. I think what I might do is wait until the 3rd ep is out. Over the past year, you and I have mentioned a couple of times the 'sweet spot' for numbers of episodes to hook people in. For the average stream viewer, this was likely weird enough that when combined with the MCU name, they'll be engaged to come back. But for people that like to over-analyse ( ), we often need a bit more to sink our teeth in to
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Apr 10, 2022 21:05:06 GMT
@fuckit - I have poor impulse control. Moon Knight ep2 - Laura? "Mark's" wife, kicks arse. No wonder Plague Mask - I will never get the names right, so I'm not going to try - wants her as the next avatar. She has clearly been involved in the situation for some time, 'our adventures', 'summon the suit'. - side note; how long has Mark/Steven been dealing with this? Mark had a whole other life. Or did Plague Mask speak literally when he said "when I found you, you were little more than a corpse"? Did he take Mark's 'soul' and put him in Steven's body? - 'psycho Colonel Sanders' - Does Plague Mask want to find Jackal Lady's tomb to release her, to kill her permanently, or to ensure something else? - GRC (Global Repatriation Council) on the bus, guess that ends the brief online speculation I saw about whether or not this takes place in MCU Proper. - The suit has all the power (Colonel Sanders crushed the front of the car), but Mark has the skill/experience. Interesting. A bit like Banner piloting the Hulk Buster suit. - the bad guy used to be the avatar is the headline here, though. Is the audience being set up? Future crime - where the punishment is only death - shouldn't really be a thing. But there is some inescapable logic behind not liking having to wait for evil to be done before bringing justice.
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@fuckit - I have poor impulse control. Moon Knight ep2 - Laura? "Mark's" wife, kicks arse. No wonder Plague Mask - I will never get the names right, so I'm not going to try - wants her as the next avatar. She has clearly been involved in the situation for some time, 'our adventures', 'summon the suit'. - side note; how long has Mark/Steven been dealing with this? Mark had a whole other life. Or did Plague Mask speak literally when he said "when I found you, you were little more than a corpse"? Did he take Mark's 'soul' and put him in Steven's body? - 'psycho Colonel Sanders' - Does Plague Mask want to find Jackal Lady's tomb to release her, to kill her permanently, or to ensure something else? - GRC (Global Repatriation Council) on the bus, guess that ends the brief online speculation I saw about whether or not this takes place in MCU Proper. - The suit has all the power (Colonel Sanders crushed the front of the car), but Mark has the skill/experience. Interesting. A bit like Banner piloting the Hulk Buster suit. - the bad guy used to be the avatar is the headline here, though. Is the audience being set up? Future crime - where the punishment is only death - shouldn't really be a thing. But there is some inescapable logic behind not liking having to wait for evil to be done before bringing justice. Okay, round two. Remembered some stuff from the previous post I lost.
I found the wife alright but kind of bland for now. Plot-pusher. She definitely did the lions share of the ass kicking for a while there though. They don't have a lot of time to inject characterization for her so it's not really a criticism. She has potential.
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In regards to Khonshu(Plaguemask), Marc, and Steven. (With a V!) Here's what I think, putting a few things together...
We can reasonably suspect Marc was involved in murdering civilians(archeologists) from this latest ep. Your quoted line shows us something bad happened to Marc, and implies Khonshu healed him in some fashion. Khonshu seems to be the black sheep of the egyptian god family.
Steven, Hooookay. Time for the deep dive I was writing before. Steven... Steven is Marc. Steven is everything Marc idolizes in his wife, and wishes he could do but can't. He's definitely a split personality or something like that. They're facets of the same person, not separate entities. Steven is fucking nuanced as fuck.
- Steven talks to his mother on the phone a lot. The wife implied Marc doesn't have a good connection with his. "Oh, you're talking again?" or something like that. That then implies Marc might wish he could reconcile with his. (Should be noted, we've never heard "Mom".)
- Contempt. Steven hates Marc. Think about the spineless Steven we're presented with. Then compare that with how Steven reacts to Marc every time they meet. Right out of the gates he takes a stance contrary to Marc. Forcefully even. This is seemingly out of character. But it's not, because Steven represents everything Marc wishes he could say and do, and hates himself for his failures. Steven hates Marcs failures.
- Dialogue. Their dialogue is rife with subtleties and undertone. We found out Marc likely killed civi's as I mentioned. Steven is a vegan and says a few times that he won't let Marc kill anything again, refusing to relinquish control.
- Stevens interests in Egyptology, Hieroglyphics, and the french language/poetry are all Marc's wife's interests. This works on a couple levels. Marc would naturally learn about these things simply by having a wife who is working on them. Osmosis learning. This also demonstrates that Marc loves his wife and was interested in her life/hobbies/work. But Marc doesn't strike me as the type of guy to express that. Steven on the other hand... - When he has the compass in the storage locker Steven knows which way is north, in a windowless room. Marc, with training, I could believe knows that off the top of his head. Steven from the museum gift-shop? Not likely.
Marc's mind must've shattered after committing an atrocity, or few? Steven is a shard of Marc Marc gave control to so he didn't have to make decisions anymore. Circle back to Khonshu, the black sheep. Khonshu needed an avatar, Marc was broken. Arthur(Ethan Hawke) mentions in this ep, if Khonshu went to Marc because he was broken and vulnerable. I think that's true to an extent and giving some moral grey areas. Khonshu made Marc his avatar but he wasn't spoiled for choices. Perhaps didn't realize who else he was getting in the bargain. Marc of course would want to atone for his crime. His servitude and then he's gone.
*** I have no clue why Khonshu wants to get Crocodile-ladies tomb. To end her, consume her? Got nothing. *** Missed the GRC, nice catch. Ties things in a bit. I wonder if he was blipped or not.
*** Arthur Harrow/Bad guy being a previous avatar, and the first (in which case 'only') avatar of the crocodile-lady, is interesting. I loved his perspective. I also appreciated that when the "killing children" question came up he pretty much bit the bullet and said, "ends justify the means". Whether it's just or not I liked that he was coherent enough to accept it. "Dosage" is the word I believe.
He's got some nuance going on too, just from his brief background tidbits. The way he says, "too late" seems specific. I think he tried to save someone, or someones, and failed. He couldn't cope with the responsibility of it. He was unable to shoulder the burden of the blame, so he shifted it the only place he could apart from himself. Up, to Khonshu. If Khonshu was like the other gods, this never would have happened. Khonshu is the one to blame. He lied to me. Crocodile Justice is obviously the only way now. I didn't fail, Khonshu did. I loved seeing Khonshu through the other sides eyes, very cool story telling technique turning what was last episode, a somewhat frightening aspect, into this red-headed stepchild throwing tantrums. *** I'm loving the cinematography and their use of reflective surfaces. Not just the CGI'd ones with Marc, but even the ones without. First thing in ep2 he gets out of bed then goes to a folding mirror. There's no CGI there but they almost break the 4th wall when he tilts the mirror a bit and winds up looking at the camera in that facing. Cool stuff. *** Bruv. Heehee... I find it funny when other people use English differently than me. Bruv. *** The gold statue guy is kind of a fun gimmick. Still dunno what to make of it beyond Steven getting to do some exposition for the audience, regardless it's fun. *** More than Marc and Steven? From what I've seen, Marc would never ask that chick out in the first episode. He loves his wife and this lady would be a needless complication. It doesn't fit his profile or agenda from what we know so far. (That could change, granted.) And obviously it wasn't Steven... so... that leaves, operator number three? That or Marc secretly has the horny and could be an issue with the wife or something. But I doubt it. A lot.
Oh, that reminds me! Another "Steven is Marc" moment. As soon as Steven realizes he's holding divorce papers he says, "I would never divorce you." And if you rewatch that specific line, he really puts some emotive flex in it. ...Steven, would never divorce... a random lady he just met?
Marc would never want to divorce his wife, but he thinks he has to put distance between himself and her to keep her away from Khonshu and potentially getting roped in. That in turn is interesting in regards to Khonshu. He's a DICK! I was talking about moral grey areas, him using that leverage is a big step in that grey muddy direction.
*** 'Nother random thought. Maybe Marc was Hydra? Or SHIELD working for Hydra? (Ie. Thought he was working for the good guys, thought the archeologists were aliens or something?) I realized that I just assumed he was ex special forces without questioning that. And your GRC tie in got me thinking maybe he was more, or tied in more somehow.
*** This bit is something I just remembered from my previously destroyed reply. Marc seems very protective of Steven on an emotional level. Lots of instances, the best example off the top of my head is when he takes control talking to Steven in the statue-mirror near the end. He's trying to talk Steven out of a panic attack almost. Marc is saying things like, "let me help". He's very protective for someone who should be more resentful of being imprisoned in "his own" body. Granted at the end he loses is patience though.
*** Oh. Marc was definitely near dead. Remembered another thing from last post and putting it together with new thoughts now.
The little girl in the first episode says, "So did it suck? Getting rejected from the fields of reeds"? (Not verbatim I think but close enough.) Khonshu must've gotten Marc when he got rejected because of his war crime maybe?
*** This ones a bit of a criticism, not a huge one. It just seems like the CGI isn't quite up to Marvel snuff in rare instances. Namely Moon Knight's mask. Certain other parts on him and Khonshu look a bit blurred out. *** Still wondering what happened to that goldfish... *** "Show her that Scarab and you're responsible when they come after her." This is a fun little line. In the end fight, Steven doesn't relinquish control for a while. He even transforms the suit to his persona. He takes responsibility for her, and goes above and beyond what "Steven" could realistically be expected to do. He only gives up control to Marc when he acknowledges other people will get hurt. *** Been wondering what measuring-stick Crocodile goddess uses to judge. For instance, a criminal whose already committed his crimes, but will in fact go on to be reformed and do great good, would he survive because she could see he'd do more good overall? Or is he an instance death? Probably never get an in-show answer but who knows. Part of what's weird is how Arthur kills the guy holding the scarab at the end. He doesn't "judge" him with the cane like before. He just brushes his hand when taking the scarab and the guy dies.
Either the cane is theatrics, or he killed the guy based off... appearance?
*** Marc mentioning, "you'll never see me or hear from me again." Wonder what kind of bargain he made with Khonshu?
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*Edit* No wonder you threw up the gacklight when you lost this I like all of this. Steven, Hooookay. Time for the deep dive I was writing before. Steven... Steven is Marc. Steven is everything Marc idolizes in his wife, and wishes he could do but can't. He's definitely a split personality or something like that. They're facets of the same person, not separate entities. Steven is fucking nuanced as fuck.
- Steven talks to his mother on the phone a lot. The wife implied Marc doesn't have a good connection with his. "Oh, you're talking again?" or something like that. That then implies Marc might wish he could reconcile with his. (Should be noted, we've never heard "Mom".)
- Contempt. Steven hates Marc. Think about the spineless Steven we're presented with. Then compare that with how Steven reacts to Marc every time they meet. Right out of the gates he takes a stance contrary to Marc. Forcefully even. This is seemingly out of character. But it's not, because Steven represents everything Marc wishes he could say and do, and hates himself for his failures. Steven hates Marcs failures.
- Dialogue. Their dialogue is rife with subtleties and undertone. We found out Marc likely killed civi's as I mentioned. Steven is a vegan and says a few times that he won't let Marc kill anything again, refusing to relinquish control.
- Stevens interests in Egyptology, Hieroglyphics, and the french language/poetry are all Marc's wife's interests. This works on a couple levels. Marc would naturally learn about these things simply by having a wife who is working on them. Osmosis learning. This also demonstrates that Marc loves his wife and was interested in her life/hobbies/work. But Marc doesn't strike me as the type of guy to express that. Steven on the other hand... - When he has the compass in the storage locker Steven knows which way is north, in a windowless room. Marc, with training, I could believe knows that off the top of his head. Steven from the museum gift-shop? Not likely.
Marc's mind must've shattered after committing an atrocity, or few? Steven is a shard of Marc Marc gave control to so he didn't have to make decisions anymore. Circle back to Khonshu, the black sheep. Khonshu needed an avatar, Marc was broken. Arthur(Ethan Hawke) mentions in this ep, if Khonshu went to Marc because he was broken and vulnerable. I think that's true to an extent and giving some moral grey areas. Khonshu made Marc his avatar but he wasn't spoiled for choices. Perhaps didn't realize who else he was getting in the bargain. Marc of course would want to atone for his crime. His servitude and then he's gone.
Marc mentioning, "you'll never see me or hear from me again." Wonder what kind of bargain he made with Khonshu? So Steven is an attempt at the man Marc wishes he could be, or could've been in a different life, for his wife and for himself? Except...it didn't quite work because partitioning a mind isn't like cutting a sandwich in half. Steven has gained things that Marc admires. But he's also lost things of value that Marc is capable of. Marc may be a killer, we're fairly certain of it, in fact. But the line between killer and protector is a thin one. Having the power to kill, means having the power to save others from being killed. And the reverse is true, of course. He wanted to be a better person, but he didn't have the tools, so he needed a person(ality) that did. Maybe the deal is, Marc gets to go to the 'field of reeds' and leave a 'good' man in the body? Arthur Harrow/Bad guy being a previous avatar, and the first (in which case 'only') avatar of the crocodile-lady, is interesting. I loved his perspective. I also appreciated that when the "killing children" question came up he pretty much bit the bullet and said, "ends justify the means". Whether it's just or not I liked that he was coherent enough to accept it. "Dosage" is the word I believe.
He's got some nuance going on too, just from his brief background tidbits. The way he says, "too late" seems specific. I think he tried to save someone, or someones, and failed. He couldn't cope with the responsibility of it. He was unable to shoulder the burden of the blame, so he shifted it the only place he could apart from himself. Up, to Khonshu. If Khonshu was like the other gods, this never would have happened. Khonshu is the one to blame. He lied to me. Crocodile Justice is obviously the only way now. I didn't fail, Khonshu did. I loved seeing Khonshu through the other sides eyes, very cool story telling technique turning what was last episode, a somewhat frightening aspect, into this red-headed stepchild throwing tantrums. Mhm - the line about "the difference between disease (or sickness or whatever) and medicine is dosage". Nice, impactful. And yeah, if you're going to be "That Guy", you may as well go all in. I wonder about his deal with the Pre-Crime Goddess. If he 'gave up a part of himself'? His mind fractured like Marc's did. But instead of creating a new, nicer person, it only removed things that let him feel pain and remorse? More than Marc and Steven? From what I've seen, Marc would never ask that chick out in the first episode. He loves his wife and this lady would be a needless complication. It doesn't fit his profile or agenda from what we know so far. (That could change, granted.) And obviously it wasn't Steven... so... that leaves, operator number three? That or Marc secretly has the horny and could be an issue with the wife or something. But I doubt it. A lot.
Oh, that reminds me! Another "Steven is Marc" moment. As soon as Steven realizes he's holding divorce papers he says, "I would never divorce you." And if you rewatch that specific line, he really puts some emotive flex in it. ...Steven, would never divorce... a random lady he just met?
Marc would never want to divorce his wife, but he thinks he has to put distance between himself and her to keep her away from Khonshu and potentially getting roped in. A third persona..? Maybe one made out of the...less savoury parts of Marc's personality? Because, while Steven appears on face as something of a wet blanket, he isn't a coward (yes he ran from the invisible Hell Hound, but that isn't cowardice, it's just smart. He didn't have the tools to deal with that). He isn't a liar. He most definitely isn't a murderer. A more shadowy personality hidden away that comes out to play even less frequently than Marc might explain it, for sure.
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>.> <.< Maybe the deal is, Marc gets to go to the 'field of reeds' and leave a 'good' man in the body? That definitely sounds plausible. Still don't know what responsibility Khonshu has in terms of Steven. Called him a parasite though, so I dunno. Mhm - the line about "the difference between disease (or sickness or whatever) and medicine is dosage". Nice, impactful. And yeah, if you're going to be "That Guy", you may as well go all in. I wonder about his deal with the Pre-Crime Goddess. If he 'gave up a part of himself'? His mind fractured like Marc's did. But instead of creating a new, nicer person, it only removed things that let him feel pain and remorse? Ah yeah, "one guilt removal please." Maybe one made out of the...less savoury parts of Marc's personality? Because, while Steven appears on face as something of a wet blanket, he isn't a coward (yes he ran from the invisible Hell Hound, but that isn't cowardice, it's just smart. He didn't have the tools to deal with that). He isn't a liar. He most definitely isn't a murderer. A more shadowy personality hidden away that comes out to play even less frequently than Marc might explain it, for sure. That makes sense. Maybe a persona that's actively hiding from Marc? *Edit* No wonder you threw up the gacklight when you lost this I felt the need to tell the galaxy what I'd done.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Apr 12, 2022 3:37:10 GMT
Ah yeah, "one guilt removal please." Sort of a pre-requisite for the 'Ends justify the means' crowd when they start talking about killing children, I guess. That makes sense. Maybe a persona that's actively hiding from Marc? I would definitely buy it hiding from Steven (don't let your alts talk to each other, it's just weird), but hiding from Marc (assuming we're right and he is the "Prime" personality) might be a neat trick. I felt the need to tell the galaxy what I'd done. Rightly so. It was an impressive post.
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Hasn't Thor already worked out all these issues in his past three movies?
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Apr 27, 2022 20:43:35 GMT
Moon Knight e3, 4 and 5... My initial thought with the asylum setting (up to and including the hippo) was that it was some kind of trick by Ahmet. Marc's body had been shot, fell into the water in her tomb and she was reaching out - somehow Palpatine returned - to stop him from interfering in her resurrection. But now we have the VHS movie with the 'Doctor Steven Grant'. We have the confronted memories. We have Steven being lost to the sands bringing Marc's heart into balance and allowing him passage to the Field of Reeds. Was...was the whole show an elaborate construct of Marc's horribly broken mind? Was he really in the asylum the whole time, and Harrow and his crew really just the staff treating him? Because that suddenly makes a lot of sense. But this is the MCU and Oscar Izaac is a big star that you don't get to play a one and done character (villains aside). You also don't get to have something end with significant punching and/or CGI dolls throwing light at each other. So - again -
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Moon Knight e3, 4 and 5... My initial thought with the asylum setting (up to and including the hippo) was that it was some kind of trick by Ahmet. Marc's body had been shot, fell into the water in her tomb and she was reaching out - somehow Palpatine returned - to stop him from interfering in her resurrection. But now we have the VHS movie with the 'Doctor Steven Grant'. We have the confronted memories. We have Steven being lost to the sands bringing Marc's heart into balance and allowing him passage to the Field of Reeds. Was...was the whole show an elaborate construct of Marc's horribly broken mind? Was he really in the asylum the whole time, and Harrow and his crew really just the staff treating him? Because that suddenly makes a lot of sense. But this is the MCU and Oscar Izaac is a big star that you don't get to play a one and done character (villains aside). You also don't get to have something end with significant punching and/or CGI dolls throwing light at each other. So - again -
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