Moon Knight’s Second Episode Is A Good Sign For Loki Season 2
On the surface, it’s easy to dismiss Moon Knight as just one more MCU series on Disney Plus, and make no mistake all of Steven Grant’s personalities have that distinct Marvel DNA in them. And yet, after only two episodes the show is already signs of how it will separate itself from the rest, much in the same way Loki did last summer.
Kate Herron and Michael Waldron deserve ample credit for achieving that, because while all the other shows were easier to frame into a specific sub-genre, Loki was -kind of like the Norse god himself- kind of doing his own thing. Although Herron won’t be back for season two, the directing duo taking over, consisting of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, has just premiered a spectacular audition in Moon Knight’s second outing that promises great things for Loki.
Moon Knight Should Avoid A Regular Marvel Pitfall
The main element these two series have in common is their temporary detachment from the rest of MCU. Loki starts off by telling viewers it’s taking the trickster god right out of Avengers: Endgame and porting him over to a different part of the multiverse, a different reality, one where besides the rules that govern existence, the entire color palette differs greatly from everything other Marvel production.
The main reason Joss Whedon was brought onto Justice League so late was to make it pop with some of the more colorful vibes he had instilled as part of the MCU. While Zack Snyder got his chance to prove that decision was wrong, it mirrors some of the things that Loki did with endless shades of browns and greys that adorned the TVA’s headquarters, which were still perfectly complemented by the usual colorful splashes of green and purple in other parts of the multiverse.
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