Episode 33: Our full series review of Marvel Studios' Moon Knight
We’re happy to be back at the podcasting mic discussing another one of Marvel Studios’ latest television entries - Moon Knight. If you caught our livestreamed quick review on YouTube last month, as promised, we’ve gathered a few of our team’s bona fide Moon Knight fans to dive deep with their takes on the full series!
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In this episode, the #SavedDaredevil team’s resident Moon Knight experts - Lauren, Shelby, and Leslie - sit down to add another entry to our collection of #TalkDaredevil reviews with their deep dive into Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight! We’re covering a little bit of everything between the comics and show - thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy!
00:19 - Introduction
00:53 - Overall impressions of the season
02:30 - How the show changed up Steven Grant from Lemire’s run
04:00 - What it means for Moon Knight to tell a story not tied to the greater MCU
05:40 - Raving about Oscar Issac
09:05 - About Steven’s accent
11:20 - Where are the Moon Knight deleted scenes??
12:10 - We love May Calamawy as Layla
13:28 - Reviewing Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow
14:30 - F. Murray Abraham as Khonshu
16:20 - Moon Knight character easter eggs - will they return?
19:25 - The fight choreography (and fight styles!) of Moon Knight
22:05 - All about Jake Lockley
23:30 - More about the Lemire run and Moon Knight comics in general
25:45 - What we want more of from a Moon Knight show
27:03 - A superior origin story and how the show improves on the comics
30:50 - Our favorite moments from the show
32:44 - The Asylum!
38:40 - Did they stick the landing?
41:44 - Our hopes for future Moon Knight and what we want to see regarding the character’s tone and rating aka how dark does it need to be?
47:10 - Some remaining questions
51:12 - Conclusion
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LINKS:
Read Moon Knight comics!
Moon Knight as character study: Oscar Isaac Declares ‘Moon Knight’ the MCU’s ‘First Legitimate Character Study’ Since ‘Iron Man’
Ethan Hawke on being inspired by Vincent D’Onfrio’s Wilson Fisk: Ethan Hawke Praises Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin as His Favorite Marvel Performance
Did Harrow survive? MCU Director Questions Whether Or Not Important Marvel Villain Died
Replacing comics Marlene with original character Layla: ‘Moon Knight’ Head Writer Says “Marlene Was Never Part of Our Show”
Moon Knight Composer Hesham Nazih Talks Crafting the Disney+ Series' Unforgettable Score