Moon Knight Episode 5 titled Asylum has MCU fans reaching for their tissues as the Marvel Studios’ Disney Plus series goes in-depth into Marc and Steven’s (Oscar Isaac) fragile minds. The latest episode takes off right where the previous episode left, with the two alters yelling their guts out after coming across a mysterious Egyptian hippopotamus. Turns out, it’s in fact the Taweret, Goddess of woman and children, and she’s guiding them to their, well, the last journey.
Warning: The article contains major spoilers to Moon Knight Episode 5
Moon Knight Episode 5 is an emotional roller coaster unpacking Marc Spector’s childhood trauma and the incidents which inevitably led to his dissociative identity disorder. Marc Spector and Steven Grant, though they seem to be in a mental asylum are rather on their journey to Duat, the Egyptian underworld.
Taweret weighs both their hearts on the Scales of Justice and feather of truth to decide if the souls can be permitted to pass the Field of Reeds or get thrown into Duat and remain frozen in the sand. However, the incompleteness of their hearts puts the two on a mission to uncover each other’s truth (Steven, mostly).
Steven deserves to go the Field of Reeds, tweeted one Moon Knight fan
Unfortunately, after a series of scarring reveals from Marc’s memories and learning about the death of his brother, Steven faces the truth that his alter-ego was created by Marc to save him from his mother’s abuse. Furthermore, Marc’s reluctance to revisit his past agony has him questioning his sanity, throwing him back to the dimension where Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) is his psychiatrist.
If this wasn’t enough to have fans reaching out to their therapists, the ending moment shows Steven fall off the boat after helping Marc and slowly freezing away. Whereas Marc is taken to what seems like the gates where the God Osiris resides. And clearly, fans weren’t ready to bid their farewell to Steven so quickly, especially after learning about his disturbing origin. Many are also praising Isaac’s performance playing two alters. Readers can check out reactions below.
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I really thought this scene was Jake Lockley but it turned out to be something WAYYYY more heartbreaking 💔 pic.twitter.com/UlmcIIuTMj— Stephanie Ramirez (@SweetnShy13) April 27, 2022
James Gunn spoke highly of writing the “worst father” character for Peacemaker so maybe Moon Knight writer definitely deserves an award for penning the worst mother character of MCU.
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the category is worst marvel parents pic.twitter.com/4Mg73wykiR— jessie ᗢ (@STARCOURTWANDA) April 27, 2022
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— 💭 (@stevenmarcthink) April 27, 2022
me at the end of episode 5 of #MoonKnight #moonknight pic.twitter.com/JSRv5iM95Y
— sabrina | moonknight spoilers (@visiondarling) April 27, 2022
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THERAPY BILLS ON THE WAY MARVEL #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/knpNo1klWL
— z (@reblmoon) April 27, 2022
#MoonKnight Episode 5 got me crying bruh pic.twitter.com/ZKePVjsLaV
— stevefromstarbucks (@Yoanacal) April 27, 2022
Episode 5 just shattered my heart. I did NOT expect to be in this kind of pain 😭#MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/dSkuvhYwp2
— Ava Garcia (@avagarcia707) April 27, 2022
I'M NEVER RECOVERING FROM THIS SCENE OF MARVEL 'S MOONKNIGHT EPISODE 5#MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/zmJScmwHmb
— z (@reblmoon) April 27, 2022
Hands down, one of the best superhero origin stories in MCU.
WE ALL CAN AGREE THAT THIS ORIGIN SCENE OF MOON KNIGHT EPISODE 5 IS JUST #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/Bl1RFCV17B
— z (@reblmoon) April 27, 2022
#MoonKnight episode 5 is one of the most profound pieces of storytelling the MCU has achieved. I love how they depicted the fragility of the mind & how trauma has a severe impact on forming who we are. Oscar Isaac displayed masterful acting. What a mind trip. BRILLIANT INNIT? pic.twitter.com/IRQ00S5L59
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) April 27, 2022
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I'm literally crying who tf wrote episode 5 you will be hearing from my therapist pic.twitter.com/dE3VyIvmz7— lucyisepic⁷ MAJOR EP 5 SPOILERS – im sorry marc (@lucyisepic1) April 27, 2022
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i want to go back to episode 1 immediately. i cannot stop crying. i feel absolutely everything and nothing all at the same time. i am numb. i love you, steven grant. i’m so fucking sorry you deserved to get to the field of reeds. pic.twitter.com/yYQy2Zxvuc— dana 🌙 (@FORTHESPARK) April 27, 2022
It should be noted that Moon Knight’s arc in the comics does eventually show Marc Spector, Steven Grant and Jake Lockley coming to terms with their different personalities existing in one body. So it’s unlikely the series axed off the fun enigmatic ex-gift shop employee so quickly. Moreover, the third personality still remains locked and one can only wonder how his identity came forth.
Moon Knight episode 6 will stream next Wednesday on Disney Plus
