Warning: The following contains spoilers for Moon Knight Season 1.
world Moonlight Knight On Disney Plus, it’s dark, dangerous, and light. The film strikes a near-perfect balance between comedic and serious themes, while also introducing characters who save the world from Egyptian gods that others don’t believe in.
This tonal balance is reflected in many of the show’s most memorable quotes. While some of the most memorable quotes can speak to human nature, others are just one character poking fun at another. These quotes reflect the tone, the characters’ personalities, and the audience’s enjoyment of the film.
Funny little girl predicts Steven’s future
“Is that bad for you? Rejected by Reed?”
In the first episode, Steven tries to teach a little girl visiting a museum a little about Egyptian history. She asked him this question sarcastically in response, and it seemed to be her comment on his age, but ended up being a bit prophetic.
While that question may have gotten Steven into trouble at the time, he was not so successful at the time of his death. Instead, Mark finally accepted him and brought them both back to earth. Some fans speculated that the little girl could be Tawaret or her avatar, but the season finale revealed that this was not the case.
Harrow is reading Human Nature Is Dark
“People don’t want to hear good news. They would rather embrace fear, embrace pain.”
As Moon Knight finally reveals, Arthur Harrow has some dark past that he’s trying to repent for. However, his confession was ultimately just an attempt to help Amit rule the world. His inability to let go of the past and move on to the redeemed version is what truly makes him believe this statement.
Harrow believes that human nature is dark and capable of many bad things, because he is. He only sees the good in people like him, focusing on eliminating the bad.
The blacksmiths see another side to Harrow’s beliefs
“It’s difficult to delve into the pain of the past. It’s easy to get bogged down and focus on the things that hurt us.”
While Haro thinks people want to focus on their pain and fears, the anonymous blacksmith Leila who sought help to return to Egypt has a different view. She sees pain as a trap, not something one is willing to cling to.
Her warning to Leila is more about Leila’s grief over her father’s passing as she returns to the country she came from and the country where he was killed. Although the impostor is not at fault, Lyla is sometimes distracted by her grief and her relationships with Mark and Steven may deteriorate further, but unlike Harrow, Lyla shows grief. pain and suffering beyond oneself. The bigger picture of a person’s confession.
Harrow doesn’t know Steven at first
“You are confused.”
This particular line is innocuous enough in the grand scheme of the show, but it’s the use of the word “chaos” that makes it so appealing to fans. After all, “Chaos Magic” got its name from Wanda’s vision It’s as magical as Wanda Maximoff gets.
The confusion here actually refers to Harrow having difficulty reading Steven’s scale, as Steven has more than one identity in his body. However, this line also reflects that something unusual has happened to Steven, as the magic of the Egyptian gods is at work, and the chaos may also imply Khonshu’s control over him without any doubt. he never knew.
Leila is tired of the decisions made for her
“Did you make a deal? Is he about to disappear from my life? Do you think maybe I should realize that?”
Although it seems like there’s a lot of tension between Layla and Marc due to their marriage being kept secret, if there’s one thing she hates about their relationship it’s that he makes decisions for she. . Layla is a very independent and capable person, so she feels annoyed every time Marc decides that he knows what’s best to protect her.
When Steven reveals that he and Marc made a deal for Marc to disappear forever after they saved the world from Ammit together, Layla is shocked that it’s yet another decision that affects her without consulting her. Miss. Miss. She later learns that Mark has made sure Khonshu can’t use her as an avatar either, which doesn’t bode well for Steven.
Tavarette won’t let her get too far
“Now I’m talking to you through the dead, so what?”
Tawaret creates a lively and humorous contrast with Khonshu and Ammit in the story. The audience trusted her because she always seemed to have everyone’s best interests at heart – humans and gods alike. She also doesn’t seem to let anything affect her when guiding souls through the Duat.
Her personality even shines through when she sends her voice through corpses to try to get Lyla to hear her. Although Layla initially did not like talking to the telepath in this way, she changed her mind and she and Tawaret made a great team.
Mark accepts Steven’s role in his life
“You are the only superpower I have.”
When Mark decides to reject the reeds and return to Steven on the Duart sands, the decision could cost him a peaceful afterlife, but he doesn’t care.
A lot of Mark’s interactions with Steven at the beginning of the film come across as if he is Steven’s protector, that Steven is a burden he must bear. However, memories revealed in episode 5 prove this is not true, and Steven actually saved Mark as a child. Mark finally accepts this and returns them both to earth.
Leila agreed
“We can work together without enslaving ourselves.”
When Khonshu and Layla believed Marc was dead, Khonshu did what Marc feared: he tried to convince Layla to become his avatar. Layla refused because she saw how much this decision hurt Marc.
It is not entirely wrong that Layla believes that Khonshu is the manipulator and the one who really runs the “partnership.” The agreement she entered into with Tawaret was very different from the agreement in Khonshu, where Layla had every right to compare with slavery.
Steven stands up to Khonshu
“We’re packed now so you have to deal with me now.”
When Steven discovered the truth about the gods, he was very afraid of Khonshu. After traveling to the afterlife and seeing Mark’s childhood memories, everything changes. Steven realizes that the fighting ability and courage that Marc possesses also exists in him.
After that, he was more willing to represent Marc against Khonshu, no longer afraid that God would hurt him. This is a real twist, as Steven and Mark can even consider who is first in hand-to-hand combat.
Leila gives a young girl hope
“Are you an Egyptian superhero?”
Layla is hesitant to become Tawaret’s temporary avatar, even though it would strengthen her in the fight against Ammit. She wants to be completely her own. However, the power that Tavaret gave her not only helped her fight Amit but also saved many people.
The little girl she saves sees Lyla’s outfit, her wings, her powers, and wonders if she’s an Egyptian superhero, something never seen in the MCU. Leila freely says that she is and that it could be her turning point. Layla is an Egyptian history student who steals stolen artifacts and returns them to their rightful owners. She’s the MCU-appropriate version of the comic book hero Scarlet Scarab.