Disney+ and Marvel Original Series Moon Knight was a really good and interesting miniseries the show start off with Steven Grant who is dealing with DID is trying to have a normal life but things are starting to get worse for him as we see Steven is having blackouts, sleepwalking and starts to hear and see the Egyptian God Khonshu. While Steven tries to figure out what is going on with him some people are going after him to retrieve something that he has and that's when we are introduce to Arthur Harrow who is a cult leader that is trying to bring back the Egyptian Goddess Ammit. Steven is being hunted by Arthur and his followers because he has the scarab that can lead them to Ammit ushabti. Arthur visit Steven at his job and ask Steven to give him the scarab but Steven didn't know what he was talking about and later on that when Steven is attack by a Jackal and this is when he finally meets Marc Spector his other personality and he tells Steven to let him take over the body and Marc summon the Moon Knight suit and kills the Jackal.
After that fight Steven goes to find out what is happening to him, and he finds a storage locker and the scarab so Marc tells Steven about everything that is going on. Steven finally understand what is going on with him but he is still not convinced about everything and that when we see Layla Marc Ex Wife show up and she wants to know what's Marc been doing in London but Steven is caught by some of Arthur followers and they take him to see Arthur. During a conversation Arthur tells Steven that Khonshu is using him and Ammit is going to kill every bad persons in the world and Arthur wants Steven to give him the scarab. Steven doesn't give it to him and with the help of Layla they are able to escape. Arthur summon another Jackal to go after them and this is when we see Steven version of the Moon Knight suit I like this version of the suit and the mask looks really good. Steven and Layla try to fight the Jackal but it's too much for Steven so Marc takes over the body again and he kills the Jackal.
Marc and Khonshu talk about what to do next now that Arthur has the scarab and we see Marc end up in Cairo and he goes to find out where Arthur is, Marc is fighting some of Arthur followers but he has a blackout episode and wakes up somewhere else and the followers are dead. Khonshu tells Marc that he is going to have a meeting with the other Gods and there Avatars in a temple, Marc and Khonshu meets the other Gods and they tell them about how Arthur is planning to release Ammit but the other Gods did not believe them but Yatzil the avatar of The Egyptian Goddess Hathor's tells Marc about a map that he can use to find Ammit ushabti. Layla tracks down Marc and she tells him that she is going to help him and they both go to see one of Layla contacts Anton Mogart about the map. Everything was going good for them but Arthur shows up and destroy the map and convince Anton Mogart and his bodyguards to kill the both of them, but Marc summon the suit and takes out everyone.
Marc, Steven and Layla try to figure out where Ammit is so Khonshu turn back time to show them where the tomb is and the other Gods put Khonshu in a ushabti for breaking the rules and now Marc and Steven with the help of Layla have to continued on without Khonshu and with out the Moon Knight suit and powers. Layla, Marc and Steven are attack by Arthur followers but Layla was able to kill them and they go to find the tomb. They go inside the tomb and start searching for Ammit ushabti but they are attack by a dead mummy and the both of them split up. Layla is fighting the mummy and was able to kill it but she run into Arthur, he talks to her about Marc and tells her that Marc might have killed her father and she walks away so she can find him. Steven and Marc found Ammit tomb but they find out that Alexander the Great was Ammit last avatar and they find Ammit ushabti inside Alexander dead body. Layla finds Steven but she wants to ask Marc did he kill her farther, Marc said he didn't and that when Arthur and his followers finds Marc and tells him to give up the ushabti, Marc try to fight them off but Arthur shoots him and took the ushabti.
After Marc is shot we see him in this psychiatric hospital where Arthur is Marc doctor that is trying to help him get control of his DID. Marc was able to get away from Arthur and is trying to figure out what is going on and he finds Steven in a sarcophagus and gets him out of it and they run into The Egyptian Goddess Taweret. Marc and Steven asks Taweret what is going on and she tells them that they are dead and in The Duat also know as The Egyptian Afterlife and they have go through past memories to balanced there hearts so they can go to The Field of Reeds. Marc asks Taweret if she can tell Layla everything that is going on with them and warned her about Arthur and Taweret said she will help them and Taweret was able to tell Layla about what was going on with them. Marc and Steven are going through there past memories and this is where we find out that Marc had a brother that drowning at a young age and his Mother physically and mental abused him and blames him for his brother death. Steven finds out that Marc creating him so mental Marc can be at peace and after talking about everything this bring Marc and Steven closer together. The scales did not balances so Marc and Steven try to fight off the dead spirits so they can make it to The Gates of Osiris and I have to say the CGI of The Duat and the boat looks really good. They was able to kill all of them but one of the dead spirits grab Steven pulls him off the boat and he turn into a statue and Marc ends up in The Field of Reeds after his heart was balance on The Scales of Justice.
Back in Cairo we see Layla follows Arthur to the temple and he kills all of the other Egyptian Gods avatars and he set Ammit free from her ushabti. Ammit tells Arthur that she will make him her avatar and she is ready to take over the world. Layla free Khonshu from his ushabti and Khonshu tells her that he needs a new avatar but she says no to him. Back at The Field of Reeds Marc is talking to Taweret about not staying there and Taweret tries to convince Marc to stay but he leaves and is back at The Duat. Marc see Steven and was able to save him and the both of them go through The Gates of Osiris and goes back into there body and gets the Moon Knight suit and powers back. Khonshu goes to meet Marc and Steven and they make a deal about Khonshu setting them free and they go to stop Arthur and Ammit. We see Moon Knight fighting Arthur in one part of the city of Cairo and in the background we see Khonshu fighting Ammit and the CGI here look a little rough but it was okay. Back in the Temple Layla tries to escape and she asks Taweret if she can be her avatar and Taweret says yes and Layla becomes The Scarlet Scarab. Marc and Steven are fighting Arthur and some of his followers and Layla comes to help them, this fight scene was really good having Marc and Steven switching between the suits and some of the CGI looks really good. Arthur was able to take down the both of them and Arthur was about to kill Marc but he had another blackouts episode and he was standing over Arthur and Layla wanted to know what did Marc just do and Marc said he doesn't know what happened.
Marc, Steven and Layla take Arthur back to the temple and was able to imprison Ammit in Arthur body and Khonshu tells Marc to kill the both of them but Marc refuse to do it and he tells Khonshu to let all of them go. Khonshu let's all of them go but this part is confusing so we see Marc and Steven back in the psychiatric hospital with Arthur and both of his feet are bleeding and Steven tells Arthur that he finally understand what is going on with him and will start a fresh new life with Marc and after that scene we see the both of them wake up back in Steven apartment and that's how the series end. I still don't understand what that scene was about and maybe I need to watch the Marvel Assembled to understand why they put that in the show. In the Mid-Credits Scene we see Arthur in a real hospital and someone comes to get him, this person puts Arthur in the back seat of the limo with Khonshu and he tells Arthur that he has someone that will continue to work with him and we finally get to see Jake Lockley the 3rd personality and he kills Arthur and they drive off.
Now I have to say that I really like this series and I hope we will get another season because there's a lot more they need to tell us about Moon Knight and they have to give us another season because they did mention Bushman in the show and we need to see more of Jake Lockley. I can see why some people didn't really understand or like how the story was being told. Some of the CGI was rough and maybe they should have start the series off with some of Marc backstory like how Bushman left Marc for dead in Egypt and I like some of the Easter Eggs in the show.
I would definitely recommend to watch this Series and I will give it a 8.5/10 and Rest in Peace to Gaspard Ulliel
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