History Series / MoonKnight2022

** The hints about there being [[spoiler:three identities]] actually is foreshadowed in the credits. When it shows Oscar Isaac, it has [[spoiler:three]] faces peeled off from the body itself.

** Whenever Khonshu physically appears or speaks, only Marc and Steven are able to see and hear him.

** 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, as well as visions of giants with skeletal bird heads and his own reflections talking to him or not even being in sync with his actions.

* MetaTwist: A common theme through most of the preceding [=MCU Disney+=] series has been the BigBad and/or TheDragon being revealed to be a NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist after initially presenting themselves as being NecessarilyEvil.
** Agatha Harkness of ''Series/{{Wandavision}}'' might correctly point out that Wanda's brainwashing of Westview is ''highly'' unethical, but she's only there in the first place because she wants Wanda's magical talent for ''herself''. Similarly, [=S.W.O.R.D.=] Director Tyler Hayward is trying to manipulate Wanda into illegally bringing the Vision back online because he's a GlorySeeker with no care whatsoever for civilian casualties.
** Karli Morgenthau of ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' might make many good points regarding the refugee crisis created by the Blip, but it slowly becomes clear that she's getting DrunkOnTheDarkSide and is using the Flag-Smashers as a way to vent her frustrations and anger at the world at large.
** Judge Ravonna Renslayer of ''Series/{{Loki 2021}}'' Season 1 absolutely refuses to believe that the Time Variance Authority's atrocities ''aren't'' actually justifiable because of her falling into the SunkCostFallacy.
** And the respective Meta Twist here for ''Moon Knight'' is that this series' {{Big Bad}}s Arthur Harrow and Ammit [[spoiler:'''are''' sincere {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s. Even though the former freely admits that his HeelFaithTurn was motivated by sadistic impulses, he's completely genuine in wanting to atone for his past sins through his service to Ammit, and quickly offers up his life upon learning from his goddess that his ''own'' scales are imbalanced. Furthermore, despite the fact that Ammit ''herself'' is a goddess that literally grows in power [[ReroutedFromHeaven with the souls she consigns to the Duat]], both her actions and her conversation with Khonshu in the series finale show that she's completely sincere in wanting to make the world a better place through her {{Precrime Arrest}} murder spree, to the point where she gives the moon god a WeCanRuleTogether offer since she sees them as having the same goals in [[PayEvilUntoEvil punishing sinners]].]]
* MissingTime: Steven goes through periods of this when Marc [[spoiler:and Jake]] forcibly take over the body to kick ass.

* MissingTime: Steven goes through periods of this when Marc [[spoiler: and Jake]] forcibly take over the body to kick ass.

** 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 if [[UnreliableExpositor his word is worth anything]], 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.]]

''Moon Knight'' is a {{Superhero}} {{Action|Series}} {{Fantasy}} PsychologicalHorror series created for Creator/DisneyPlus by Jeremy Slater (''Series/{{The Umbrella Academy|2019}}''), based on the Creator/MarvelComics [[ComicBook/MoonKnight character of the same name]]. It is the 33rd overall entry in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the tenth installment in Phase Four, and the sixth series produced by Creator/MarvelStudios. It's also the first Disney+ series not based on a previously established [=MCU=] character. It is directed by Mohamed Diab (4 episodes), as well as Creator/JustinBenson and Creator/AaronMoorhead (2 episodes).

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.

** Arthur Harrow spends most of the series wearing a set of red robes. In Egyptian mythology, red was associated with violence, disorder, and suffering. While it seems to be befitting on the surface in regards to his status as the season's BigBad, in actuality it subtly indicates that [[spoiler:his ''own'' scales are imbalanced (as confirmed by Ammit in the Season 1 finale)]].
** Throughout the whole first season, Marc has continued being Khonshu's Avatar by the moon god threatening to take his wife Layla as his new Avatar. In the Season 1 finale, though, after Layla vehemently tells Khonshu that she will ''never'' be his Avatar, he takes it surprisingly well and seems to move on to more important things without missing a beat. This subtly hints at how Marc wasn't exactly on point about Khonshu's goals, since [[spoiler:TheStinger reveals that his preferred candidate was actually none other than Jake Lockley, the secret third alter]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Most of the other [=MCU=] [=Disney+=] shows aren't exactly walks in the park either, but ''Moon Knight'' is not only noticeably BloodierAndGorier than ''any'' other [=MCU=] entry since the ''The Defenders'' sub-franchise, but the tone is significantly darker and more morose than most other [=MCU=] works. Most of the epic superhero action and comedy typically seen elsewhere in the [=MCU=] is downplayed in favor of genuinely terrifying supernatural ''and'' psychological horror (a [[spoiler:Disciple of Ammit being mummified '''alive''' by an undead priest of Heka in Episode 4]] ''definitely'' springs to mind here), and the series also frequently indulges in melancholic ruminations over identity and mental health issues, which in turn are revealed to stem from [[spoiler:a disturbingly realistic abusive childhood involving the death of a much younger sibling]].

* BigBad: Arthur Harrow is the leader of the cultists seeking to release Ammit from her tomb, intending to judge the living for both their past and potential sins.

** Arthur Harrow spends most of the series wearing a set of red robes. In Egyptian mythology, red was associated with violence, disorder, and suffering. While it seems to be befitting on the surface in regards to his status as the season's BigBad, in actuality it subtly indicates that [[spoiler:his ''own'' scales lack disorder (as confirmed by Ammit in the Season 1 finale)]].

* AllMythsAreTrue: The Egyptian pantheon is revealed to be actually real in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which has previously implied only truncated versions of Myth/NorseMythology in the ''Thor'' films, possibly some form of UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} in ''Series/CloakAndDagger2018'', and a variation upon the [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Romances]] in ''Series/Runaways2017'' had existed). Notably, Tawaret obliquely implies that other mythologies and religions are also true in this universe, as she freely admits that the Duat (Egyptian underworld) is only ''one'' potential afterlife that a mortal soul can experience.
* AmbiguousEnding: The post-credits stinger for Episode 6 has [[spoiler:Jake Lockley fronting to [[PayEvilUntoEvil kill Harrow]]. It's completely unknown what exactly this means for Marc, Steven, and Layla going forward]].

** In Episode 5, Steven describes Dr. Harrow as very "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ned Flanders]]". The Simpsons has characters portrayed by Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus ([[Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine]]), Creator/MichellePfeiffer ([[Film/AntManAndTheWasp Janet van Dyne]]), [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe Russo]] ([[Film/AvengersEndgame man at Steve's group therapy session]]), and Creator/GlennClose ([[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Nova Prime]]). There was also the crossover ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodTheBartAndTheLoki'', which had Creator/TomHiddleston reprising his role as Loki.
* CentralTheme: Past trauma and how we let our guilt over something we've done in our past (justified or otherwise) alter our identity in the present day.

** In Episode 1, Steven is shown stocking Taweret plushies in the museum and briefly discussing them with his boss Donna. Later on, a mural of Taweret can be seen behind one of Ammit when Harrow confronts Steven in the museum. [[spoiler:In episode 4, Taweret ''herself'' shows up, looking remarkably close to the plushie design.]]
** In the very same episode, Steven explains the Field of Reeds to a little girl who snarkily replies that he must've died, to which he says he hasn't. [[spoiler:Come episode 4, and Harrow kills him/Marc to send them to the Egyptian afterlife, and then the following episode reveals Steven doesn't even make it to the Field of Reeds...]]

* FriendsRentControl: The first sign that things aren't as they seem with Steven is that a guy who works at a museum gift shop can somehow afford a large flat in London. He claims it actually belongs to his mother. [[spoiler:Though never explicitly stated, it becomes much more likely that Marc pays for the apartment, as their mother is actually deceased, but Steven just wasn't allowed to know about it.]]

* AllMythsAreTrue: The Egyptian pantheon is revealed to be actually real in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which has previously implied only truncated versions of Myth/NorseMythology in the ''Thor'' films, possibly some form of UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} in ''Series/CloakAndDagger2018'', and a variation upon the [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Romances]] in ''Series/Runaways'' had existed). Notably, Tawaret obliquely implies that other mythologies and religions are also true in this universe, as she freely admits that the Duat (Egyptian underworld) is only ''one'' potential afterlife that a mortal soul can experience.

* AllMythsAreTrue: The Egyptian pantheon is revealed to be actually real in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which has previously implied only truncated versions of Myth/NorseMythology in the ''Thor'' films, possibly some form of UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} in ''Series/CloakAndDagger2018'', and a variation upon the [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Romances]] in ''Series/Runaways'' had existed). Notably, Tawaret obliquely implies that other mythologies and religions are also true in this universe, as she freely admits that the Duat (Egyptian underworld) is only ''one'' potential afterlife than a mortal soul can experience.
* AmbiguousEnding: The post-credits stinger for Episode 6 has [[spoiler:Jake Lockley fronting to [[PayEvilUntoEvil kill Harrow]]. It's completely unknown what exactly does this mean for Marc, Steven, and Layla going forward]].

* FriendsRentControl: The first sign that things aren't as they seem with Steven is that a guy who works at a museum gift shop can somehow afford a large flat in London. He claims it actually belongs to his mother. [[spoiler:Though never explicitly stated, it becomes much more likely that Marc pays for the apartment, as their mother is actually deceased, but Steven just wasn’t allowed to know about it.]]

** A glimpse of Layla's passport in Episode 3 shows her full name is Layla Abdallah El-Faouly, with Abdallah being her father's name in accordance with Arab naming conventions. This references Abdul Faoul, a little known Egyptian anti-villain known as the Scarlet Scarab. Another reference to the Scarlet Scarab can be spotted in episode 4, where Layla [[spoiler:in the asylum]] has a small bandage on her finger with a red scarab drawn on it. In episode 5, we see [[spoiler:her father's corpse with a purple scarf and a scarab design on it, referencing the Scarlet Scarab's comic-book purple color scheme.]]

** When Marc first made his deal with Khonshu, the god declared that Marc would be the protector of "travelers by night", which established to be part of Khonshu's domain in [[ComicBook/MoonKnight2014 the 2014 series]].

* ActorAllusion: Among the atrocities Harrow lists to Steven that could've been prevented by Ammit's release is the Armenian genocide. Steven is played by Creator/OscarIsaac who starred in ''Film/ThePromise2016'', which dealt heavily with the subject.

** While preparing for a date, Steven dresses up in front of three side-by-side mirrors, alluding to [[spoiler:the character's three personalities]]. Moreover, before he gets chased by a jackal monster, you can see ''two'' reflections on the display case.

** [[spoiler:Likewise, Marc's hidden personality [[AxeCrazy Jake Lockley]] appears to be Latino, or at least from a place where Spanish is a primary language.]]

** Steven and Marc's general relationship [[spoiler:prior to their mutual CharacterDevelopment]] is this, with one personality locked away inside their body and unable to do anything more than yell at them from reflective surfaces when the other personality is active.

* AndStarring: With F. Murray Abraham as the voice of Khonshu and Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow.

* BittersweetEnding: Episode 6. [[spoiler:Marc and Steven finally get out of their service to Khonshu... [[CruelTwistEnding only for it to turn out that Marc's third alter]] -- ''Jake Lockely'' -- is Khonshu's '''real''' avatar, meaning that they're still stuck in service to him (albeit ''by proxy''). Additionally, countless innocent people were forcibly consigned to the Duat by the Disciples of Ammit (and the [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse greater cult's whereabouts are unknown]]), but at the very least both Harrow and Ammit have been defeated for good, sparing the world from their well-intentioned rampage]].

* ContinuityNod:
** In Episode 2, the bus that Mr. Knight gets slammed into has an advertisement for [[Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier the Global Repatriation Council]].
** In Episode 5, when Tawaret is [[spoiler:talking to Marc and Steven in the Duat-asylum]], she briefly mentions how [[AllMythsAreTrue multiple different afterlives exist]] and gushes about how beautiful [[Film/BlackPanther2018 the Wakandan Ancestral Plane]] is.

* AllMythsAreTrue: The Egyptian pantheon is revealed to be actually real in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which has previously implied only truncated versions of Myth/NorseMythology in the ''Thor'' films, possibly some form of UsefulNotes/{{Voudou}} in ''Series/CloakAndDagger2018'', and a variation upon the [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Romances]] in ''Series/Runaways'' had existed). Notably, Tawaret obliquely implies that other mythologies and religions are also true in this universe, as she freely admits that the Duat (Egyptian underworld) is only ''one'' potential afterlife than a mortal soul can experience.

* AdaptationalLocationChange: Moon Knight in the comics is primarily based in New York whenever he isn't in Egypt, whereas here much of the action takes place in London. As mentioned above, Steven Grant's nationality has changed to fall in line with this.

** The series is initially vague on who, between Steven and Marc, is the original identity. Steven is the first one we meet, but Marc has an established history that Steven was never aware of. [[spoiler:"Asylum" confirms that, like in the comics, Marc is the original, with Steven being a response to the abuse Marc suffered as a child.]]
** Harrow implies more than once that Marc was responsible for a massacre at a dig site in Egypt [[spoiler:where Layla's father was killed]]. When Marc tells his side of the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler:the killings were actually carried out by his partner, Bushman, who shot Marc as well when he tried to intervene. It's left unclear if Harrow is being deliberately misleading (he never directly ''says'' that Marc killed anyone, and he uses the implication to sow discord) or if he's simply mistaken or misinformed (the only witnesses to the slaughter were Marc, who never told anyone the truth before Layla forced it out of him, and Bushman,who was the perpetrator)]].

** 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. 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 if [[UnreliableExpositor his word is worth anything]], 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.]]
** Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility, also takes the role of [[DontFearTheReaper psychopomp]] and TheFerryman of the boat leading to the Field of Reeds, when these were originally the roles of a few overlapping deities: the boat's captain Aken/Kherty, and the actual ferryman Aker/Mahaf. That said (possibly in a case of in-universe justification), Taweret is shown to be fumbling around with the protocols of the job, needing cue cards to help her, suggesting that she was saddled with the duty against her will due to the shifts amongst the Ennead throughout the millenia. [[spoiler:The fact that many other deities were also imprisoned in ushabtis, much like Khonshu, helps explain this as well.]]

* BloodlessCarnage: Despite the series being BloodierAndGorier, there are plenty of on-screen deaths with no blood coming from those that are killed or wounded. It's played with, as there is still blood shown, just typically in the aftermath of the action.

** Steven is played by Creator/OscarIsaac, who played Poe Dameron in the sequel trilogy of Franchise/StarWars, a franchise that has been established as a pop culture titan within the MCU just like in the real world.

** In episode 5, Steven describes Dr. Harrow as very "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ned Flanders]]". The Simpsons has characters portrayed by Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus ([[Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine]]), Creator/MichellePfeiffer ([[Film/AntManAndTheWasp Janet van Dyne]]), [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe Russo]] ([[Film/AvengersEndgame man at Steve's group therapy session]]), and Creator/GlennClose ([[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Nova Prime]]). There was also the crossover ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodTheBartAndTheLoki'', which had Creator/TomHiddleston reprising his role as Loki.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: From episode 4 onwards, [[spoiler:Marc and Steven]] are depicted wearing dirty white and dirty gray respectively.

** In episode 1, Steven is shown stocking Taweret plushies in the museum and briefly discussing them with his boss Donna. Later on, a mural of Taweret can be seen behind one of Ammit when Harrow confronts Steven in the museum. [[spoiler:In episode 4, Taweret ''herself'' shows up, looking remarkably close to the plushie design.]]

** When Steven wakes up in the Alps, Khonshu tells him to return the body to Marc three times [[spoiler:before realizing that "the idiot is in control", meaning that Khonshu thought someone other than Steven or Marc was in control]].

-->'''Arthur''': I'm curious, do you think that Khonshu chose you as his avatar because your mind would be so easy to break, or because it was broken already?

** [[spoiler:Is Moon Knight really a superhero serving Khonshu, or were all his adventures just taking place [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness inside his head while in a mental institution?]] Probably, in the show's reality, it's the former, but the show plays with the possibility…]]

** A glimpse of Layla's passport in episode 3 shows her full name is Layla Abdallah El-Faouly, with Abdallah being her father's name in accordance with Arab naming conventions. This references Abdul Faoul, a little known Egyptian anti-villain known as the Scarlet Scarab. Another reference to the Scarlet Scarab can be spotted in episode 4, where Layla [[spoiler:in the asylum]] has a small bandage on her finger with a red scarab drawn on it. In episode 5, we see [[spoiler:her father's corpse with a purple scarf and a scarab design on it, referencing the Scarlet Scarab's comic-book purple color scheme.]]

* OddballInTheSeries: Thus far, this is the only Disney+ MCU show to be completely standalone and bereft of cameos from characters from other MCU works.

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

** Steven's DID is portrayed fairly accurately, with some leeway for the supernatural aspect, of course. He has a lot of memory problems, which is a prominent symptom of DID, and his distress at losing time in increasingly large chunks is played with heartbreaking accuracy by Oscar Isaac.

''Moon Knight'' is a {{Superhero}} {{Action|Series}} {{Fantasy}} PsychologicalHorror series created for Creator/DisneyPlus by Jeremy Slater (''Series/{{The Umbrella Academy|2019}}''), based on the Creator/MarvelComics [[ComicBook/MoonKnight character of the same name]]. It is the 33rd overall entry in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the tenth installment in Phase Four, and the sixth series produced by Creator/MarvelStudios. It's also the first Disney+ series not based on a previously established [=MCU=] character. It is directed by Mohamed Diab (4 episodes), and Creator/JustinBenson and Creator/AaronMoorhead (2 episodes).

Steven Grant (Creator/OscarIsaac) is not okay. Suffering from insomnia and hallucinations, it's difficult for him to find the boundary between his waking life and his dreams. After receiving a call from someone who knows him under another name, Steven finds the already tenuous threads of his reality begin to unravel. It turns out that in another life, he was Marc Spector, a mercenary whose identity seems to be resurfacing. Bestowed powers by the Egyptian God of the Moon, Khonshu (voiced by Creator/FMurrayAbraham), Steven and Marc must embrace the chaos within, get to grips with their rapidly disintegrating mind, and confront a cult led by the enigmatic Arthur Harrow (Creator/EthanHawke).

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.

** [[spoiler:Likewise, Marc's hidden personality [[AxeCrazy Jake Lockley]] appears to be Spanish, or at least from a place where Spanish is a primary language.]]
* AdaptationalLocationChange: Moon Knight in the comics is primarily based in New York whenever he isn't in Egypt, whereas here much of the action takes place in London. As mentioned above, Steven Grant's nationality has changed to go in line with this.

** Harrow implies more than once that Marc was responsible for a massacre at a dig site in Egypt [[spoiler:where Layla's father was killed]]. When Marc tells his side of the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler:the killings were actually carried out by his partner, Bushman, who shot Marc as well when he tried to intervene. It's left unclear if Harrow is being deliberately misleading (he never directly ''says'' that Marc killed anyone, and he uses the implication to sow discord) or if he's simply mistaken or misinformed (the only witnesses to the slaughter were Marc -- who never told anyone the truth before Layla forced it out of him -- and Bushman -- who was the perpetrator)]].

* ArcNumber: 5.
** There's a total of five identities, counting the superpowered ones.

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Those we see of the Egyptian pantheon show significant differences from recorded mythology:

** Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility, also takes the role of [[DontFearTheReaper psychopomp]] and TheFerryman of the boat leading to the Field of Reeds, when it is originally the role of a few overlapping deities: the boat's captain Aken/Kherty, and the actual ferryman Aker/Mahaf. That said (possibly in a case of in-universe justification), Taweret is shown to be fumbling around with the protocol of the job, suggesting that she was saddled with the duty against her will due to the shifts amongst the Ennead throughout the millenia. [[spoiler:The fact that many other deities were also imprisoned in ushabtis much like Khonshu before him helps explain this as well.]]
* BloodierAndGorier: There is more blood and gore than any previous Disney+ original content, from the people Marc beat up to the guy who gets shot in the head. We even see an uncut scene of Steven fixing his dislocated jaw in the first episode, while his teeth are stained with blood!
* BloodlessCarnage: Despite the series being BloodierAndGorier, there are plenty of on-screen deaths with no blood coming from those that are killed or wounded. Played with, as there is still blood shown, just typically in the aftermath of action.
* CastingGag: The Japanese dub includes a meta one, considering her voice actress and another relative of her, 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]]. This is relevant, as her mother, [[spoiler:Creator/KeikoHan]], is well-known for voicing [[spoiler:[[Anime/SailorMoon Luna]], another talking animal related with the moon able to grant powers to humans in order to fight evil, in that case to Usagi Tsukino in order to transform herself into the titular Sailor Moon]]. The main difference here is, while [[spoiler:Luna limits herself to grant those powers to Usagi, Taweret does the same by using Layla as her Avatar instead]].

** In Episode 5, Steven describes Dr. Harrow as very "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ned Flanders]]". The show previously had characters portrayed by Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus ([[Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine]]), Creator/MichellePfeiffer ([[Film/AntManAndTheWasp Janet van Dyne]]), [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe Russo]] ([[Film/AvengersEndgame man at Steve's group therapy session]]), and Creator/GlennClose ([[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Nova Prime]]). There was also the crossover ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodTheBartAndTheLoki'', which had Creator/TomHiddleston reprising his role as Loki.

* EvolvingCredits: As explained on [[https://thedirect.com/article/moon-knight-credits-scenes-photos this link]], the closing credits has a few locations altered and the moon changes phases with each episode.

** In episode 1, Steven is shown stocking Taweret plushies in the museum and briefly discussing them with his boss Donna. Later on a mural of Taweret can be seen behind one of Ammit when Harrow confronts Steven in the museum. [[spoiler:In episode 4 Taweret ''herself'' shows up, looking remarkably close to the plushie design.]]
** In the very same episode, Steven explains the Field of Reeds to a little girl who snarkily replies that he must've died to which he says he hasn't. [[spoiler:Cue Episode 4 and Harrow killing him/Marc and then the following episode revealing he doesn't even make it to the Field of Reeds...]]

* FriendsRentControl: The first sign that things aren't as they seem with Steven is that a guy who works at a museum gift shop can somehow afford a large flat in London. He claims it actually belongs to his mother. [[spoiler:Though never explicitly stated, it becomes much more likely that Marc pays for the apartment as their mother is actually deceased, Steven just wasn’t allowed to know about it.]]
* HearingVoices: After Steven wakes up in the Alps, he starts hearing two male voices: an older one that is apathetic and dismissive (Khonshu) and one warning him to not get closer (Marc).

** In the second episode, Steven transforms into Mr. Knight on his way down due to being told by Layla to "summon the suit", but didn't specify that it was the Moon Knight armor.

** The jackal creature that attacks Steven in the museum and is subsequently killed by Marc as the Moon Knight doesn't show up on the security camera footage. When a second jackal creature attacks Steven and Layla in the following episode, Steven is able to see it, but Layla cannot.

* JerkassGods: Khonshu repeatedly berates Steven as a useless idiot, despite presumably knowing that Steven is completely unaware of the situation and his alternate identity. Later, Harrow talks to Steven about how terrible it is to have the voice of a god inside your head, and he's speaking from his experience as an Avatar himself. The gods use their Avatars as agents on Earth, with little regard for their feelings in the matter, and will kill humans for petty or inscrutable reasons. While Khonshu appreciates Marc's talents, he is still condescending when he talks to him, and threatens to take his wife Layla as his next Avatar if Marc fails his mission.

* {{Lunacy}}: Probably not a coincidence that a superhero empowered by an Egyptian moon god and going by the alias "Moon Knight" has mental health issues (specifically, Dissociative Identity Disorder).
-->'''Arthur''': I'm curious, do you think that Khonshu chose you as his Avatar because your mind would be so easy to break, or because it was broken already?

** Harrow muses on whether Steven/Marc's fractured identity was caused by Khonshu, or whether it was a pre-existing condition. [[spoiler:Episode 5 revealed Marc was the original identity, and he created Steven as a coping mechanism when his mother became physically abusive.]]
** [[spoiler:Is Moon Knight really a superhero serving Khonshu, or were all his adventures just taking place [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness inside his head while in a mental institution?]] Probably, in the show's reality, the former, but the show plays with the possibility…]]
* MissingTime: Steven goes through periods of this, even when it's just between a few minutes of Marc taking over to kick ass.

* MysteryCult: Arthur Harrow leads one, which follows the worship of the Egyptian gods, and especially Ammit. One of the things Harrow does with his followers is measuring their souls using a shifting tattoo on his arm. Those who are judged good are praised, while those who are not quickly end up being killed by Harrow, and their body removed from the vicinity.

** In the comics, Moon Knight's first appearance was as an antagonist in ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight''. And in the show we first see him in costume fighting a humanoid jackal-thing.
** This is not the first time Moon Knight's suit had been reimagined to resemble a {{Mummy}}. ''ComicBook/EarthX'' showed a BadFuture version of Marc covered from head to waist in bandages, the [[ComicBook/MoonKnight2014 2014 run]] has the ghost punching bone armor that also wraps Marc up in bandages, and the Moon Knights of the Egyptian Battlerealm in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' are likewise wrapped like mummies.

** A glimpse of Layla's passport in Episode 3 shows her full name is Layla Abdallah El-Faouly, with Abdallah being her father's name in accordance with Arab naming conventions. This references Abdul Faoul, a little known Egyptian Anti-Villain known as the Scarlet Scarab. Another reference to the Scarlet Scarab can be spotted in Episode 4, where Layla [[spoiler:in the asylum]] has a small bandage on her finger with a red scarab drawn on it. In episode 5, we see [[spoiler:her father's corpse with a purple scarf and a scarab design on it, referencing the Scarlet Scarab's comic-book purple color scheme.]]

** Still on the subject of tribute to creators, TheStinger of "Gods and Monsters" shows a reference to Bill Sienkiewicz, the first artist of Moon Knight's solo comic book, in the name of [[spoiler:the Sienkiewicz Psychiatric Hospital, where Harrow was put as a patient]].
* OddballInTheSeries: Thus far the only Disney+ MCU show to be completely standalone and bereft of cameos from characters from other MCU works.

* OneSteveLimit: Steven Grant shares his name with that of [[Characters/MCUCaptainAmerica Steven Grant Rogers]]. He also shares a name with a [[Characters/MCUDoctorStrange certain master of the mystic arts]], though it's spelled differently. [[spoiler:Episode 4 reveals that Marc based it off of a character from an old B-Movie called ''Tomb Buster''.]]
* PreviouslyOn: Episodes start with a recap of previous events.

** Episode 4 ends [[spoiler:with Marc -- who was shot by Harrow -- somehow waking up in a pristine mental asylum where props and characters from the last three episodes appear, making it appear that Marc was just hallucinating the show the entire time.]]
* RepurposedPopSong: Music/KidCudi's "Day 'N' Nite" is used throughout the trailer to represent Steven's multiple identities as well as his most prominent one, Moon Knight.

** Three dissociative identities.

* ScalesOfJustice: A recurring motif throughout the show, based around Myth/EgyptianMythology's JudgementOfTheDead belief where hearts are weighed against a feather to determine if someone was worthy to enter the realm of the dead. Harrow's cult members bear scale tattoos; they are used to see if a person is good enough by Ammit's standards to live. This method of judgement doesn't work on Steven likely due to his fractured mind; indeed, when [[spoiler:Steven/Marc are shot dead; Taweret tries to balance their hearts on the gods' Scale of Justice and eventually concludes that they are unbalanced... at least until Steven is thrown off their boat and seemingly lost in the sands of the underworld]].

* ShowWithinAShow: "The Tomb" and "Asylum" talk about a B-Movie called ''Tomb Buster'' which [[spoiler:is where the Steve Grant alter originated from.]]

** The writers and producers of this show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9VBHi_j7AY partnered up with National Geographic]] and poured a lot of research into Ancient Egypt to make the show's portrayal of its mythology and past as historically accurate as possible. They also visited several ancient temples to get an idea on what they and the artifacts inside would look like before constructing the set pieces to shoot on.

** "Embrace the chaos." For the show proper.

* 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 supernatural but we later learn the creatures are simply InvisibleToNormals. Later on [[spoiler:episode 4 has a reveal 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.]]]]
* WeAreEverywhere: Harrow's cult isn't limited to his village in the Alps, having people as far away as London, including security guards in Steven's museum, two London cops and several children, and plenty of acolytes in Cairo.
* WriterOnBoard: Downplayed example. Main director Mohamed Diab has been very outspoken about negative stereotypes of his native Egypt in media, and as such, the show takes great care to avert common tropes such as ArabianNightsDays, EgyptIsStillAncient, ArabOilSheikh, or WarmPlaceWarmLighting in favor of more accurate depictions that show Cairo as a modernized city with its own local customs and music.
* 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. In fact the one thing that revealed something was wrong was Steven's pet (one-finned) fish having a second fin.

** When [[spoiler:Khonshu is imprisoned in an ushabti and placed on the wall, there's five ushabtis there]].
** Marc and Steven [[spoiler:go through and relive five significant memories when trying to balance their scales: the day Randall died, the time Wendy screamed at Marc during Randall's shiva, the birthday Wendy got physically abusive with Marc, the day Marc/Jake ran away from home, and the day Marc found he couldn't bring himself to attend Wendy's shiva and surrendered control to Steven]].