To Get Down With Moon Knight or Naaa

Three episodes into this 6-episode mini-series and we can finally assess Moon Knight proper. But where to begin? I suppose it makes sense to give you a taste of my overall opinion of the show and then back it up with some details and reasoning. However, BNP ain’t about that cookie cutter format, so just know that imma be on that real raw rap shit on this one. I’m not saying I’ll be droppin’ F bombs on folx but just like Disney+ hit you with that “Content Rating for _______ has been updated to TV-MA” email, don’t be surprised when the metaphors are on The Wire or John Wick with the flow. Location, Location, Location Speaking of John Wick, there’s no modern sensation that I can compare Moon Knight’s ferocious global action to besides Keanu’s marvelous and savage trilogy.

Moon Knight is initially set in London, but the show doesn’t tether itself to that location. This was an excellent decision that allowed for some international bandwidth. Marvel movies and shows heavily rely on the cities they are set in, and it was imperative they got this aspect of production right for Moon Knight. Our main character, Steven Grant is a mild-mannered British gift-shop employee suffering from blackouts and memories of another life (if Wikipedia is to be believed). If I’m to be believed, he’s a nerdy British dude who works as a nobody at a museum despite knowing more about the art and exhibits than pretty much anyone else we meet in the show, but he also suffers from dissociative identity d…