With the release of episode 3 of Moon Knight, we are now halfway through the series broadcast on Disney+! And this episode paid tribute to the actor Gaspard ulliel, who tragically passed away following a skiing accident. So we only have three episodes left to see Steven Grant/Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) and his alter egos fight crime. And while waiting to be able to discover the future episodes in approachwe invite you to come back to the details, references and easter eggs of this episode, which was quite dense. Fortunately, we had the chance to discover this new episode thanks to the big projector 4K UHD Ultra Short Throw Xgimi Aura Laserrunning Android TV, with built-in 60W Harman Kardon speakers, with HDR10 image quality and very good brightness (2400 ANSI lumens), which allowed us to notice all the small details of this episode 3.
WARNING: this article contains many spoilers concerning episode 3 of Moon Knight. Do not continue reading if you do not want to read it.
1) layla’s past
The episode opens with Layla, Marc’s wife, who receives false documents from a “forger” named Lagaro (as we discover in the captions and credits). She describes her current situation as her fake passport for Egypt is being created. It is then revealed to us that Layla steals relics. She returns them to their rightful owners and keeps some to sell on the black market, and “to pay the bills”, as she puts it so well. It’s about of a first element which sends us back to Madripoora privileged place for the black market and the resale of works of art, which we will talk about a little further.
2) A reference to an old marvel hero
When Layla meets her forger friend, the legends tell us that his name is Lagaro. The latter is credited as a forger, and the character is a reference to another hero with ties to Egypt: Dynaman.
This character first appeared in the number 6 of Daring Mystery Comicsin 1940. The ancient hero, also known as “Lagaro”, was born with powers in a nation that perished. The hero managed to escape to Egypt. There are probably no more links than these between the two characters, but it is a nice wink to this character that many do not know.
3) THE THIRD PERSONALITY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER
While Marc Spector and Steven Grant are convinced that everyone uses the body in turn, it now seems that there is a third personality in their body. This is the theory that has been talked about the most on the Internet. In the comics, a third personality was also associated with Moon Knight : Jake Lockley, a taxi driver.
Jake Lockley.
The other theory that seems likely is that Khonshu is completely taking over Marc/Steven’s body, and that neither Marc nor Stevenis not aware of it at the moment.
4) avatars of other gods
Once inside the pyramid, Mark is joined by the other human avatars of the Egyptian gods. He first meets the avatar of Hathor, goddess of music and love, who insinuates that Hathor was Khonshu’s ex. Then everyone comes together “to hear Khonshu’s tale”.
5) the overvoid, the realm of the gods
During this meeting with all avatars of egyptian gods, Khonshu blames them for abandoning humanity. And more specifically, the latter accused them of “retiring to their realm and letting humanity do anything”. This kingdom is called “The Overvoid” in the Marvel Universe. In the same way that the Norse gods of the MCU come from Asgard, the gods of ancient Egypt reside in the Overvoid. And these followed the same path as the ancient Norse gods, by visiting the first men in order to be venerated.
6) marlene alraune in the comics = layla in the mcu
Layla is preparing to return to Egypt after a decade away, and she briefly reflects on what happened before she left: his father died during an archaeological dig, but Layla has very little information about what really happened on that fateful day. If you are a comic fans Moon Knightthis is confirmation that Layla is the remodeled version of Marlene Alraune (the character from the comics), adapted for the MCU. If you’ve read the comics, you also have an idea of what happened to his father. If not, you will find out in future episodes, we won’t spoil you here.
7) anton mogart
Mark and Layla are on their way to meet the wealthy art collector, Anton Mogart (played by Gaspard ulliel). Mogart is an important character in the comics and is best known there for his alter ego, Midnight Man. He is a criminal with enhanced abilities, who steal artifacts and works of art.
8) Madrid
During a conversation, it is revealed that both Mogard and Layla have been spending time Madrid. madripoor east an island present in the MCUwhich we recently discussed in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and more recently still, in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This information allows to connect more in depth series Moon Knight with the rest of the MCU, and if you want to know more about the subject, you can consult our previous article which goes into more detail on this specific event.
9) an iconic cape
We finally got a glimpse of Moon Knight’s iconic cape. From its first appearance drawn by Don Perlin, Moon Knight’s cape was to evoke the shape of a crescent moon. Initially, it was a thin, curved piece of cloth tied to her wrists. Over the decades, however, the cape has grown, to the point to become as big as the one you can see here.
10) khonshu turned to stone
After pushing the gods to their limits, Khonshu is eventually transformed into a stone statuetteand asks Steven to warn Marc in order to release him.
This statue is also similar to the one that can be discovered at the Louvre Museumdating from the Late period (-664 / -332).
11) the tribute paid to Gaspard Ulliel
Following this episode which introduces for the first time the character played by Gaspard Ulliel in the MCUthe end credits paid tribute to the deceased actor, as did the fans, many of whom were moved to see him appear in his latest production.
And you, what did you think of this third episode ? Do not hesitate to give us feedback on this subject in our comments area! And if you’re greedy other details and easter eggs present in the series Moon Knightwe invite you, if you have not already done so, to read our previous article on the unmissable details of episode 2.
