Senfu’s Sarcophagus
Episode 3 of Moon Knight begins with Arthur leading a large caravan of people into Egypt. Using the scarab, he gets a fix on Ammit’s tomb and doubles his efforts to get there before Steven. Arthur leads the caravan into Egypt in order to find Ammit’s tomb before Steven. ..
Steven, Marc and the goon are fighting in a dark alley when Steven urges Marc to stop. Marc wakes up in a taxi at the airport and blackmails the goon into telling him where the tomb is.
Marc is convinced that Steven is behind this, but Steven urges him to listen and see the truth. There could well be a third party involved in this, but we’ll have to wait and see. With few answers right now, Khonshu uses his magic to cause an eclipse in order to attract the attention of the gods. ..
The secret entrance opens and in doing so, gains transport for Marc to head inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. Inside, they find Horus, Isis, Tefnut, Osiris and Hathor there, ready to hear Khonshu’s account. Arthur also rocks up not long after, and encourages the Gods to see how unhinged Khonshu actually is. Not only that, he points out Steven has multiple personality disorder, turning the Gods against him. Arthur’s concerns fall on deaf ears.
Steven and Marc are given an alternate quest to find the location of Ammit’s tomb, focusing on finding Senfu’s sarcophagus.
As Mard begins questioning the locals, Layla shows up and agrees to help. Marc isn’t exactly thrilled, given their history and what Khonsu has planned.
Steven is eager to find out what happened to his body, but he won’t tell Marc until he gets his body back. Layla and Steven go over to see Anton Mogart, who seems like he might know something about Egypt. However, Steven is the one with the knowledge on Egypt and won’t give it up until he has his body back.
Steven and Marc argue and eventually Steven agrees to help. Mogart is smart and stops Marc in his tracks, holding him up at gunpoint. This is only stopped by Arthur showing up with his cane, seducing Mogart into giving up the tomb. ..
While they’re talking, Marc turns into Moon Knight and quickly dispatches all the guards, shrugging off several gunshots. We then cut back and forth between Layla dispatching Mogart’s bodyguard while Moon Knight takes out the rest of the guards himself. Eventually though he stabs Mogart as he passes on his bike and takes off. ..
With the help of Layla and Marc, Steven manages to solve the star constellation almost immediately.
Steven and Layla continue their search for Ammit’s tomb, using Khonshu’s powers to turn back the night sky to how the constellation was originally back then.
Khonshu’s meddling has caused the Gods to take action. Arthur shows up at the Pyramid, where they confirm that Khonshu has been tethered there, like so many before him.
Steven passes out in the middle of the desert, but they learn the location they’re seeking – it’s 29 degrees north and 25 degrees east.
The Episode Review
In a return to form for Moon Knight, we follow our two sides as they race to find Ammit’s tomb. The rules around Moon Knight’s powers, changing from Steven to Marc and all the intricate ideas around this haven’t been fully explained but it still makes for an enjoyable watch.
While the initial gimmick in episode 1 of switching away from the action and jumping in time is unique, this has now been overused to the point where it loses its effectiveness. At its worst, it distracts from the fight scenes. Did we really need to cut away from Moon Knight to see Layla tackle a bodyguard twice her size? We also know very little about Layla which will hopefully be resolved further on down the line. ..
For now though, Moon Knight delivers an effective and enjoyable episode, despite those gripes. However, we’re still light on characterisation for the supporting characters and our main antagonist, Arthur. Hopefully the second half of this show can kick things into high gear.
