Moon Knight's Gods Make Eternals' Endgame Mistake Worse
Warning: SPOILERS for Moon Knight episode 3!
Moon Knight episode 3introduces the Ennead into the MCU, and the appearance of this group of Egyptian gods worsens a central concept from Eternals. The Disney+ series has done much to change the landscape of the MCU. Aside from introducing Mark Spector as the universe’s newest hero, the show has also delved deeper into the idea of gods, retconning the MCU’s presentation of magic in the process.
Across its first three episodes, Moon Knight has gradually introduced Khonshu and Ammit, two Egyptian gods who have taken Spector and Arthur Harrow as their respective Avatars on Earth. Khonshu’s relationship with his avatar is troubled by the fact that Spector has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), meaning that Mark shares control of his body with Steven Grant and potentially more personas. Until episode 3, these gods have remained in the background of the narrative, but the summoning of the Ennead highlights their role in the wider MCU.
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Calling together five gods, the Ennead explains that the powerful beings have long turned their backs on humanity. “We simply trust our avatars to carry out our purposes,” confesses Horus’ avatar before adding, “without drawing undue attention to ourselves.” The gods’ decision to no longer intervene in humanity’s crises echoes the sentiment of the Eternals, whose passivity meant that they didn’t interfere with Thanos’ plans that continued to play out in Avengers: Endgame. However, although the foundations between the two arguments match, the gods’ nonparticipation is worse when considered alongside just how drastic their removal from humanity is and the consequences that
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