Moon Knight Theory Teases Thor: Love & Thunder's God Mystery
Spoilers for Moon Knight episode 3.
Moon Knight may focus on Marc Spector serving as the avatar for Khonshu, but it also teases an interesting mystery for a god appearing in Thor: Love and Thunder. Moon Knight introduced the Ennead, consisting of nine Egyptian gods, and some of their history. Viewers discovered that the gods had a relationship with humanity, but there was a falling out after some time. During the trial of Arthur Harrow, Khonshu accused the other gods of abandoning humanity but the gods retorted by saying it was humankind that left the gods. As a result, the Ennead resorted to using only human avatars to observe and serve their purposes. Due to their decision not to meddle in the affairs of man, Khonshu was banished from the Ennead because he believed in actively participating in human affairs.
The MCU has touched on the premise of gods in previous films, starting with Thor. Moon Knight included an Easter egg that connects the Egyptian gods with the Asgardians and Wakandans. The subtle implication leads to the belief that Thor: Love and Thunder will expound on what Moon Knight sets up. Beyond that, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever may also dive a little deeper.
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The connecting throughline from Moon Knight to Thor 4 to Black Panther 2 could be the Wakandan Panther God, Bast. Viewers have yet to see the deity in action, but she's existed in the MCU for a long time. She could play a vital role in the MCU, and Thor 4 would show the Black Panthergoddess in action for the first time.
The MCU gave the first indication of the pather goddess in Captain America: Civil War. T'Challa described Bast as one of the gods to usher the dead into the astral
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