Critics weigh in on Marvel’s newest show: Moon Knight “may divide fans”

It’s hard to believe it, but we’re just a week away from the premiere of Marvel’s next Disney+ show: Moon Knight. This is the first Marvel show to hit the platform this year, and expectations are high. Moon Knight features Oscar Isaac as a masked hero suffering from dissociative identity disorder; so far we’ve seen glimpses of the English accent he’ll use as museum worker Steven Grant, the masked vigilante Moon Knight, a version of Moon Knight wearing a suit (called Mr. Knight in the comics), and Marc Spector, a globetrotting mercenary. It’s interesting to note that Spector is the character’s primary personality in the comics, but as of this writing he’s the character the trailers have highlighted the least.

Marvel properties are usually pretty family friendly, but Moon Knight looks like it includes some psychological horror elements. The show looks pretty trippy, so who can say for sure which version of Isaac we’re seeing in any given scene of the trailer?

With the premiere approaching, Marvel has revealed a new clip from the series. It’s one we already saw from the trailer, featuring the Egyptian moon god Konshu in all his creepy glory. Check it out below:

Critics seem to like Moon Knight

In addition to this clip, Moon Knight is also starting to get out to critics and reviews. Some of the first impressions are rolling in, and they’re generally pretty good.

“I’ve watched the first 4 #MoonKnight eps and I’m as divided by this show as Marc himself. When it works, it’s a wildly original MCU entry with flashes of greatness, but some of the sillier aspects detract from the horror. Diehard comic fans might not enjoy it as much as newcomers,” tweeted Digital Spy’s acting TV editor David Opie.

Fandom film and TV editor Kim Taylor-Foster said: “Moon Knight is Indiana Jones x Legion with a little flavour of The Descent/Creep and it is fun and the funnest thing about it is Oscar Isaac’s Dickvandykey accent which there is lots of and I can’t stop doing it.”

And Metro reporter Sabrina Barr tweeted “#MoonKnight is unlike anything I’ve seen in the MCU before and I’m captivated. There are elements that may divide fans, but Oscar Isaac’s ability to flit between personas is brilliant. It feels like they’re saving the big guns for the final episodes, and that’s saying something!”

All in all, it sounds like a lot of fun. It’s also kind of notable that Disney+ has already shared out the first four episodes of the show, considering its season only has six total. Clearly, they are trying to build up hype.

Moon Knight premieres March 30 on Disney+.

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