Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight: Series Episode 5, Asylum – Phil and Chuck dive into the first Marvel Cinematic Universe show of 2022, which brings us into deep cut Marvel territory!
Marvel Studios’ new Moon Knight series takes us into the twisty-turny world of former US Marine Marc Spector. Operating as a mercenary in Sudan, he turns on his colleague Raoul Bushman when the latter kills an archeologist as the man’s daughter watches. Mortally wounded by Bushman, Spector dies in front of a statue of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu who revives him with a mission to serve as the “moon’s knight.”
Episode 5 focuses entirely on the tragic backstory of Marc Spector, his family, his illness, and the origins of his dual roles as Marc Spector and Steven Grant. It hops between Marc’s repressed memories, his transition to the afterlife, and his attempts to make sense of it all, ending with a dramatic climax. Join Phil and Chuck for the breakdown!
Video Timecodes:
0:00 – Welcome
1:01 – “Existential!”
2:18 – A “Strange”-esque afterlife…
3:47 – “When danger is near, Steven Grant has no fear…”
5:51 – Marc Spector’s genetic divergence…
7:49 – Asylum: “loony bin” or “shelter”?
9:39 – WandaVision meets Westworld!
11:23 – Is Steven Grant dead? Balancing the scales…
12:49 – Brilliance of Oscar Isaac