Can Moon Knight Escape Marvel's Disney+ Trap?
Can Moon Knight escape the trend that plagued MCU shows on Disney+? At the beginning Phase 4, the Marvel Cinematic Universe added television series to their roster, including the likes of WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If…?, andHawkeye. While this is not Marvel’s first venture into television, these Disney+ shows are different in that they explicitly share continuity with and exist alongside the MCU films. They also explore already established supporting heroes while introducing new characters. Moon Knight, the sixth Disney+ MCU show, has not only successfully launched Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) into the superhero franchise, but it has also set itself apart from its predecessors.
Moon Knight, whose violence exceeds other MCU shows, follows Marc’s journey as a mercenary with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). While the core of his character has been kept intact in the show, there are numerous differences in his origin. In the Marvel comics canon, Marc fought a close family friend who was secretly a Nazi and a serial killer targeting Jewish people. Meanwhile, in Moon Knight, his DID was a response to the childhood trauma brought by the death of his younger brother and the abuse he sustained from his mother growing up. Aside from navigating his multiple alters, Marc also intends to stop Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) from resurrecting the goddess Ammit and enacting premature judgment upon humanity.
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Recently, Moon Knight became the subject of cancellation rumors. The speculations came after Marvel Studios reportedly submitted the six-episode series for the Limited Series category of the Emmy Awards. Moon Knight has always been
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