The Tomb

This show is full of twists and turns! An adventure episode that shows how much Layla is badass and adds new elements to Marc/Steven story. I look forward to see Jake Lockley, the last one.

I loved the horror scenes and the references to the Mummy and Indiana Jones (also with the soundtrack).

One word: amazing!

Well that was mind bending.

This episode delivered on all fronts. It delivered adventure, comedy, character growth and above all else, an eff tonne of mystery. It was like watching an episode of Tomb Buster, I mean Tomb Raider.

With the removal of Khonshu in the last episode, it was obvious that this episode was going to be more of a character driven one and that it was. It follows Layla and Steven searching for the tomb and it gave us great performances from all characters and what the show consistently does well is takes the audience through what the characters are feeling. We are in the dark about things just as much as these characters and we find out things alongside them. It creates for an experience of frustration and intrigue. Especially in this episode. I'm glad there is more Layla in this episode too, it gives for some great chemistry and interactions.

This was by far the best written episode of the show, 95% of the jokes land (which is rare), the pacing is great, and the only downside is the vocabulary of Steven with using phrases and words that just don't fit, but this is very minor and takes little to nothing away from the scene it is being used in. The action is great, and so far, the action hasn't been just included for superheroes' sake and entertainment value; this show knows how to use the action and still leave us wanting more and honestly this episode was a little terrifying seeing how things played out and had an effective jump scare.

The cinematography was great too..the wide shots specifically.

Overall, it was the strongest episode of the show and potentially the strongest episode of all the MCU shows out there. I also want to point out again, no links have been made to the wider MCU which is fantastic and if it would've been done, it would've been in this episode. This show is standing on its own two feet and its all the better for it. I'm now excited to see what's to come because of this episode. Something I never felt watching the other MCU shows Bring on the next 2 eps.

P. S. I know I said it before but I really do think they need to have a MCU Tv logo at the start.

I am very much confused as to what just happened and that ending threw me for a loop. Like seriously. What did I just watch? I expected some clarity in an end-credit scene but that didn't happen.

Ok so, I was gonna give this episode a 7 because the first half could've been better and was kinda underwhelming and I'll talk about it in a second, but the ending made up for it and it has probably the most wtf ending scene I've ever seen in any show.

This episode was probably the funniest of them all, and the last scene was the funniest in the show. Which I don't mind as it didn't ruin the more serious scenes, but it was still a little weird how the tone of the last scene changed so much in the span of a few minutes.

So about the underwhelming first half, or should I say the "convenient" first half; Steven and Layla go to the tomb, which Harrow and his people have visited way before these two came around and they're all inside. But somehow, no one is outside, AND no one is inside either? These two just go in there, Steven draws a map and they just conveniently and quickly find Ammit? Really? They said something like "there's six ways here", and Harrow brought an army with him. You're telling me that NO ONE from the Harrow crew find the way? And no one was in the way of these two either? Yeah, I ain't buying that.

Before they find it though, we have some kind of magical Egyptian cannibal creature that they do some decent "horror" scenes with. It wasn't the best thing ever, but it was a decent attempt at intense and old school horror scenes. But then again, it was kinda convenient again and easy how Layla just fistfight him and won, but a guy with guns couldn't hurt him.

Anyway, things get complicated as a love triangle forms between Steven, Layla and Marc, and things get real complicated between her and Marc as more secrets about Marc's past with Layla's family is revealed.

The first half was decent and my only problem was the convenience of which Layla and Steven had in finding Ammit.

But when the last or the third part begins, you just know things just got more interesting.

And I can't say much about it as it would be just spoilers, but I can say this, that it reminded me of Legion a lot, and it's kinda an spoiler if you've watched Legion.

Oh, this episode also has one of the most awkward kissed I've ever seen in a show or a movie, but it was funny though.

The last scene is probably the most wtf scene in all of MCU and I didn't expect them to go in that direction, but I love it, unexpected and makes you wait for the next episode.

Although with this episode I especially felt again that Disney+ shows would've benefited a lot if they weren't strictly 6-episode mini series. Some plot lines and things just feel like they need more episodes and time to expand and show us more these characters' past and also not rushing the story and wrapping it up too quickly in the end.

Oscar Isaac gives his best performance so far depicting the dichotomous Marc/Steven. He illustrates their differences sublimely, in voice & vocabulary, facial expression and body language, viscerally incarnating these two disparate men struggling to share a body.

The first half crawls along, but is effective tension building. Night and tomb scenes are too dark and the effects budget was blown on last week's spectacular moon-magic, but these are minor quibbles.

Innumerable self-referential Easter eggs and nods to both Tomb Raider and Inception, round this out to the finest episode so far.