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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Moon Knight is a character that works really well as the protagonist of his own story — whether or not he is surrounded by a supporting cast (like the Moench classic run) or is on his own (like the Ellis run), there is enough time to delve deep into what makes him tick, his multiple personalities, his backstory, and his relationship with Khonshu.
As a guest star? Unless they dedicate the entire episode to him, there's not much you can do. He isn't like the Punisher, where he can act like the villain for a bit — unless you take him all the way back to when he was a mercenary and then he's just, like, a generic mercenary with some mental issues.
So, in case anyone wants to speculate, here
is the actual synopsis of the "New Warriors" show:
I'm fine with the idea that MCU New York is practically a third world country at this point, but I'm not sure they did a good enough job showing it. Like, yes, the Punisher cut a bloody swath through Hell's Kitchen, but that felt like a random act of violence that could happen anywhere, not the same type of violence the city sees every day (albeit more brutal and focused).
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.Something that is amusingly accurate, though, is that the only major disaster any of the Netflix characters mention is the Chitauri invasion, which they simply refer to as "the Incident", because what else could they possibly be referring to? SHIELD helicarriers falling from the sky after a Hydra coup? Dark Elves attacking London? An insane robot almost destroying the world and actually destroying an entire city-state? None of those happened in New York, so no one really cares.
Thing is, it doesn't feel that dangerous anymore. I mean, the article might have worked at the end of season 1, in which we spend our time seeing the city burn. But season 2? Yeah, the Punisher was terrifying, but he was killing only criminals, and yes, later on there were people killed in the cover-up, but none of this has the quality of "we live in a freaking war zone!!!!" And listening to this article while people drown on sea en mass trying to reach the EU for a better life - it just grates. Even the incident was isolated to a few very specific blocks.
I don't recall how much time had passed between season's one and two but I don't think it was much, meaning the wounds are still felt fresh. You're also forgetting the people the mob targeted to lure find the Punisher, the people the Hand kidnapped to draw out Daredevil, Kilgrave, and all the issues going on in Harlem. And that's just the stuff the audience is shown because of its importance to the plot. Don't even get me started on whatever it is the Defenders will have to deal with.
I mean, what did you want Karen's article to say exactly?
What the hell does it mean that the New Warriors have powers on the opposite side of the spectrum from the Avengers?
The Avengers range from really skilled non powered people, a prince in a bulletproof suit, people wearing powered armor, an actual God, and an artificial intelligence powered by a stone of cosmic power
That's a pretty wide range already
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI'll never forgive that one Fantastic Four show for dismissing her
You are a fool, Johnny Storm
Forever liveblogging the AvengersWhat do you mean? There power sets are equally diverse.
Night Thrasher - martial artist in power armor
Justice - Telekinesis
Firestar - microwave manipulation
Nova - Cosmic powered helmet
Namorita - super strength
Silhouette - teleportation through shadows
Rage - super strength
I think Karen's article would have been much stronger if it had addressed the issues of Superheroes in general, of the morality of vigilantes and how normal people shouldn't feel less because they don't have special powers because their good deeds are worth just as much if not more. Honestly, I would have been okay with everything which didn't act as if New York is the most dangerous place on earth.
Attempts at perspective like "people elsewhere have it worse" just tend to piss people off in my experience
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Don't ask me, I was questioning the show's solicit
edited 7th Apr '17 9:16:24 AM by Bocaj
Forever liveblogging the AvengersWell Squirrel Girl's powers sound incredibly stupid at first. That's why she's a Lethal Joke Character. You wouldn't expect a teenage girl who can talk to squirrels to beat up Thanos; that's the joke.
Can't speak for the rest of the characters though. Perhaps they just meant they're less experienced.
edited 7th Apr '17 9:29:24 AM by comicwriter
It's been awhile since I've watched the scene but I thought "normal people are just as heroic as superheroes/vigilantes" was what Karen's article said, albeit with the added "New York is the center of the universe" angle. But even then, New York's always been the center of the Marvel universe. What little of a relationship exists between Spider-Man and Cap exists because they're both New Yorkers so there's that mutual respect. Same with Punisher and Daredevil. Love it or hate it, the city's as much a character in Marvel as any of its heroes. The article was narmy as hell but it had some charm to it. If there's any problem I have with it, it's that it's too hopeful and bright compared to the very dark, broken ending season 2 has.
Late to the game here too, but in regards to Moon Knight: A friend of mine suggested what they should do is have each of his personalities cameo in a different Defenders title. Steven Grant shows up to a Rand charity event. Jake Lockley gives Jessica a lift. Marc Spector figures into Luke Cage somehow. Moon Knight himself appears briefly to give Matt some competition as another rare costumed vigilante. And then give him his own series after building him up in the background.
"A king has no friends. Only subjects and enemies."Something something microcosm synecdoche New York. It's meant to be universal— it doesn't have to be Hell's Kitchen or New York, and it could be anywhere, really. It just happens that the Kitchen has a nice poetic name that's fun to say, and fits in with the melting pot you-are-all-welcome-here mentality of New York. Now more than ever it's probably worth trying to earn that back.
It's a speech that doesn't hit home as well as it could because DD Season 2 doesn't really earn it in its second half. But I think assuming that it's meant to be dismissive of suffering outside New York is misreading the intention.
Ugh...two more episodes of Season 2 of Daredevil left. I apologize for going at a snail's pace on this, but every time the Hand show up I'm left thinking to myself "I just wanna watch Luke Cage already, damn it". I'll probably finish up Daredevil, take a break, listen to some Jethro Tull, and then get to Luke Cage.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

Legion has schizophrenia, not dissociative identity disorder. And he doesn't exactly have that, either, on the show. I don't mean that to sound like a snippy correction. I'm just saying that with Moon Knight, focusing on the various distinct personas would do a lot to distinguish him from David.
edited 6th Apr '17 9:05:26 PM by Unsung