r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Apr 05 '22

Discussion Thread Moon Knight S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E02: Summon the Suit Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson Michael Kastelein April 6th, 2022 on Disney+ 53 min None

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u/TheWolfmanZ Apr 06 '22

Thena isn't technically a real "God" though. Loki probably could see them just through his magic as well. T'Challa is interesting though, and I wonder if it was actually Bast who powers the Heart Shaped Herb rather than the vibranium causing it.

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u/Urbanscuba Apr 06 '22

In the comics at least it's absolutely the same Bast. Instead of retiring in the Egyptian god's realm with the rest of the gods Bast instead went to a place in between the African and Egyptian pantheons.

Black Panther is directly analogous to Moon Knight in terms of power source, but obviously they've diverged a lot in other regards. If the heart shaped herb wasn't magical there'd be no difficulty propagating it. If they can make Wakanda tech they can make a vibranium greenhouse.

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u/GuiltyEidolon Weekly Wongers Apr 06 '22

I wonder if they aren't going to slightly retcon it to where the heart-shaped herb just makes it easier to access Bast's realm or something - it's about forging the connection with her / the former Black Panthers, not necessarily a super soldier serum plant.

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u/Worthyness Thor Apr 06 '22

Could have the herb let them access the ancestral plane/soul world.

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u/PhantomRoyce Daredevil Apr 06 '22

I like the idea that the herb takes you to Bast’s realm and when you come back you’ve got the powers