History Series / MoonKnight2022

** The show presents Ammit as a goddess who judges people to be good or evil based on all of their actions, past, present, and [[PrecrimeArrest future.]] While Ammit was feared as a SoulEater in the Egyptian religion, she was never a judge of anyone. She was more like an executioner, punishing those who had been judged to be evil by Anubis. Heck, she wasn't even really treated as a ''goddess'', instead being viewed more like a dreaded non-sapient monster. Granted, Harrow does claim that Ammit got tired of having to wait for Anubis's judgment and decided to become more proactive in punishing the wicked, so it's possible that Ammit ''used'' to be more like the myths. Steven also notes that [[LampshadeHanging this is the first time he's heard of that interpretation of Ammit.]]

** Much of the tension in the first episode comes from Steven's DID leading him to wake up in strange villages populated by evil cults with him MissingTime that mostly involves him waking up to dead bodies everywhere, as well as visions of giants with skeletal bird heads and his own reflections either talking to him or not even being in sync with his actions.

** Three childhood memories about [[spoiler:Randall's death: the day he died, his shiva, and Wendy still blaming Marc for it years later.]]

* StartXToStopX: Harrow wants to release Ammit to get rid of "evil" people before they can harm others - but of course that necessitates killing them himself first. He acknowledges the hypocrisy, knowing that he would never pass Ammit's judgment himself, but then [[spoiler: Ammit surprises him by telling him that she requires an Avatar willing to do such terrible things. After all, the last time she had one who passed judgment she was trapped in stone for centuries]].

* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Steven/Marc is a traumatized, haunted man with DID, and we see things mostly from his fairly disorienting (particularly early on) perspective, which the show uses to call certain events into question. For example, episode 2 initially makes it look like Steven might be hallucinating, as the security cameras don't pick up the jackal monsters, but we later learn the creatures are simply InvisibleToNormals. Later on, [[spoiler:episode 4 has a reveal that he may or may not be in an insane asylum [[CuckooNest hallucinating the entire series]]... or perhaps the insane asylum is [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane simply another supernatural occurrence.]]]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: Steven has multiple anti-sleepwalking measures in place, including an ankle restraint, sand around his bed, and a tape seal over his door. None of these work, because it isn't his subconscious taking over his body, it's Marc, who is fully capable of removing the restraints and replacing the sand and tape after he disturbs them. In fact, the one thing that reveals something is wrong is Steven's pet (one-finned) fish suddenly gaining a second fin one morning.

* CastingGag: The Japanese dub includes a meta one in relation to a voice actress and a relative of hers who is also a voice actress: [[spoiler:Taweret]] is voiced by [[spoiler:Creator/MegumiHan]], and later in the series, [[spoiler:she grants her powers and armor to Layla]]. Her mother, [[spoiler:Creator/KeikoHan]], is well-known for voicing [[spoiler:[[Anime/SailorMoon Luna]], another talking animal linked to the moon able to grant powers to humans in order to fight evil, in that case empowering Usagi Tsukino in order to transform herself into the titular Sailor Moon]]. The main difference here is, while [[spoiler:Luna limits herself to granting those powers to Usagi, Taweret does the same by using Layla as her avatar instead]].

* GenreShift: The first episode leans heavily on psychological horror, shifts rapidly to more standard superhero fare, before becoming more surreal, then back to superhero toward the end.

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The cast also includes Creator/MayCalamawy as Layla El-Faouly, Creator/GaspardUlliel in one of his final roles as Anton Mogart ([[PosthumousCredit he died two months before the series' release]]), and Lucy Thackeray as Donna. The series premiered on March 30th, 2022, with episodes released every Wednesday through May 4th. The current future of the series is unknown -- While Isaac hasn't officially signed on to return as the characters for future projects and no news of a second season or future appearances by the series' cast in other [=MCU=] works has been announced as of June 2022, Isaac, Hawke and Calamawy have all expressed interest in returning [[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/moon-knight-season-2-rumours-exclusive-newsupdate/ "if there was a story that really made sense"]].

* LovesMyAlterEgo: Steven has a very obvious crush on Marc's soon-to-be ex-wife, Layla.

-->''"Why would I ever need anybody else, when he has no idea how troubled he truly is?"''

* NeverTrustATrailer: The line spoken by Steven in the trailer, "I can't tell the difference between my waking life and dreams", is never spoken in the series. The entire concept of dreams and reality mixing doesn't get nearly as much focus in the series as the trailer implies.

* RecycledSet: Used for dramatic purpose here. Doctor Harrow's monumental office room is actually the same set as the attic storeroom in the second episode, redressed to a point where it's nearly unrecognizable. This works as yet another implication of how the two worlds influence one another.

->''"Why would I ever need anybody else, when he has no idea how troubled he truly is?"''

** Three times, [[spoiler:Jake takes over and beats the crap out of a group of attackers off-screen]].

-->''"Why would I ever need anybody else, when he has no idea how troubled he truly is?"''

->''"Why would I ever need anybody else, when he has no idea how troubled he truly is?"''

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The cast also includes May Calamawy as Layla El-Faouly, Creator/GaspardUlliel in one of his final roles as Anton Mogart ([[PosthumousCredit he died two months before the series' release]]), and Lucy Thackeray as Donna. The series premiered on March 30th, 2022, with episodes released every Wednesday through May 4th. The current future of the series is unknown -- While Isaac hasn't officially signed on to return as the characters for future projects and no news of a second season or future appearances by the series' cast in other [=MCU=] works has been announced as of June 2022, Isaac, Hawke and Calamawy have all expressed interest in returning [[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/moon-knight-season-2-rumours-exclusive-newsupdate/ "if there was a story that really made sense"]].

** Steven and Marc seem to be in denial about [[spoiler:the third alter, Jake, unless he simply ''makes'' them forget about him]].

* SecretIdentity: The show takes the trope UpToEleven: what if your superhero identity was a secret from yourself?

* CostumePorn: While the characters generally wear contemporary clothing for the most part, the Egyptian gods and their avatar(s) are all dressed in highly elaborate costumes based off of traditional Egyptian artwork. The Moon Knight costume is an ornate mummy covered in hieroglyphics and other archaeological motifs. Likewise, Mr. Knight costume is a SharpDressedMan with Egyptian motifs textured onto the fabric. And [[spoiler:Layla's Scarlet Scarab outfit is similarly detailed, being modeled after ancient Egyptian pharaonic clothing including an usekh collar along with golden wings, and scarab iconography]].

* EgyptIsStillAncient: While played straight in a few areas, like Khonshu and Moon Knight's [[{{Mummy}} attire]], this is refreshingly averted when the characters actually come to Egypt, which is depicted as a modernized country like any other.

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