The primary (and perhaps final) season of Moon Knight is now within the books after six episodes of Egyptian deity hijinx. It had a distinct general really feel from previous MCU because it contained almost no references to previous movies or TV exhibits. Moderately, the ways in which author Jeremy Slater and Director Mohamed Diab match Moon Knight into the MCU have been extra refined than the lingo we’re accustomed to love ‘the blip’.
Heads up earlier than you go any additional: there might be many spoilers for the complete season of Moon Knight down beneath. There’s actually no method to get into the specifics of this collection and its place within the MCU with out mentioning some key factors within the collection. From right here on, any a part of any episode is truthful sport.
MCU Timeline
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To start, we all know that Moon Knight is the most recent content material on the timeline — with Multiverse of Insanity being a doable exception — because of Disney+. Of their Marvel part, there’s a sub-category that lists all the MCU exhibits, movies, and one-shots in timeline order. Hawkeye takes place the week main as much as Christmas Day, which is true across the similar time that Spider-Man: No Method House wraps up.
We already know that Hawkeye and No Method House happen in late 2024. Meaning Moon Knight is about within the early months, probably the Spring of 2025. There’s additionally a quick name again to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in episode two the place you’ll be able to see an commercial for the International Repatriation Council (GRC) on one of many busses.
Marc Survived the Blip (Most likely)
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One other blink and also you’ll miss it reference got here up within the episode the place Steven discovered Marc’s passport. Because it was identified by Aeron Mer Eclarinal at The Direct, Marc’s passport was issued post-blip in 2018. Because of this our hero was probably on the market exacting Konshu’s justice the identical manner Clint Barton (Ronin) did in the course of the time when half of the Earth was worn out of existence.
Now what could be actually attention-grabbing is that if we ultimately discover out that these two heroes bumped into one another at any level on account of overlapping targets. Even when they did, it’s unlikely that they might have teamed up. Clint wasn’t precisely in the precise way of thinking throughout his time as Ronin. Plus his campaign was an especially private one which left no room for sidekicks or companions.
Spirituality of the MCU
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One of the vital apparent references to previous MCU content material in Moon Knight was in the course of the fifth episode the place Taweret briefly mentions the Ancestral Aircraft from Black Panther. That is the purple savannah we noticed T’challa journey to after he consumed the Coronary heart-Formed Herb.
It’s additionally explicitly said by Taweret that Duat and the Ancestral Aircraft are just some of the numerous afterlives that exist all through the MCU. This additionally implies that the Norse myths of Valhalla and Hel could also be actual together with the Greek myths of Elysium and Tartarus.
What’s extra, Moon Knight additionally introduces the Ennead to the MCU. This group of Egyptian gods is simply one other addition to the rising listing of deities on this universe. However their time together with the opposite MCU gods could also be short-lived since Gorr the God Butcher is about to run amok within the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder.
Potential Future (West Coast Avengers)
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It’s unclear the place Moon Knight will go from right here, however there are many choices for the most recent hero within the MCU. A second season appears most definitely, however there could possibly be a team-up on the horizon.
Earlier than you get your hopes up, there’s completely nothing in Moon Knight that means the West Coast Avengers will develop into a factor within the MCU. Nevertheless, there are definitely sufficient massive gamers within the universe now to type a group with some well-established characters. Plus Khonshu’s grasp on Marc and Steven will not be actually damaged for the reason that Egyptian God remains to be working by means of the second alter, Jake Lockley.
Ant-Man, Wasp, Struggle Machine, Hawkeye, and Moon Knight have all been part of the California-based superhero group. Scarlet Witch and US Agent have additionally been related to them, however these characters each appear to be happening darker paths proper now.
Even with out these morally ambiguous characters, you’ve gotten a gaggle of assorted dynamics with the goofy Ant-Man, the very skilled Hawkeye, the battle-hardened Struggle Machine, the clever Wasp, and the wild card in Moon Knight. And in the event that they ever want one other member, then US Agent or Scarlet Witch might simply slide into the position of the hero attempting to rehab their picture within the eyes of the world.
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