Heartbreaking Moon Knight Detail Reveals The Truth Of His Mother Twist
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Moon Knight.
A minute detail in Moon Knight episode 5 discloses the heartbreaking truth behind Marc Spector’s alter, Steven, and his mother. With its complex subject matter and depiction of characters, Moon Knight has easily stood out from its preceding Disney+ MCU shows. For starters, the Marvel miniseries is the first to tackle a mental illness — specifically Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) — as a central part of the main character’s journey. Moon Knight episode 5 takes a closer look at who Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) is, unveiling the traumatic events of his past.
After the dramatic twist ending of episode 4, the Easter egg-filled Moon Knight episode 5 opened with the revelation that Marc and Steven were sent to the dunes of Duat, the Egyptian underworld. With the guidance of Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility, the two embarked on a trip down memory lane to learn more about each other and balance their hearts on the Scales of Justice. As such, Steven gained insight into how Marc created him as a response to his childhood trauma. Following abuse sustained as a child, Marc ensured that a part of him, though Steven’s identity, enjoyed a life where his mother, Wendy, was affectionate towards him.
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This affectionate relationship was evident in Moon Knight episode 1, as Steven regularly updated his mother about his everyday life. However, in Moon Knight episode 5, it was revealed that Wendy had already been dead for months. During his mother’s shiva, Marc became distraught, and as Steven took over in a fugue state, his instinct was still to ring his mother and inform her of his whereabouts. Sadly,
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