Summon the Suit

"I eat one steak and I go bonkers" is probably the best line in this series yet. Also this episode really shows how difficult it is for an American to play a Brit.

This episode is weaker than its predecessor with is being very exposition heavy. That being said I still really enjoyed this episode and thought for the most part it was well written and well paced and finally seeing some Moonknight action was fun. Although I haven't read the comics so I can't talk about the mr knight part I enjoyed his action scene too. Sadly one of my biggest gripes with both the episodes is the cgi, from the purple energy coming from the ground to the monster it just looked so cheap and didn't feel real. Konshu at points even looked bad. But the cinematography makes up for it with some amazing shots, but yet again not on the same level as episode 1. One thing that I really loved about this episode was Stevens paranoia and his confusion ,that we saw in episode 1, is still being continued here and it's really interesting to see how Layla was added into the mix. Overall I would say this is a really good episode but has some set backs.

Summon the Suit is a strong second episode to the great opener that was The Goldfish Problem, and it delves deeper into the chaotic mind of Steven Grant.

This episode has basically everything, character study, great performances, good storytelling, and action.

I absolutely loved the conversation between Steven and Arthur about their beliefs and morals, something that I think was needed more in Infinity War. The villain's motivation is like the plot of The Winter Soldier and what Hydra wanted to do, but the conversation around it is much better.

And I really like this protagonist/villain dynamic we have here, and the villain has a fair share of screen time too. The "villain" of the story, Arthur, is of course really familiar with Marc's boss, and it gives another layer of depth to their relationship.

Summon the Suit also has another great reveal that I didn't expect to see this early and I'm really thankful that they don't waste time showing us what our protagonist can really do.

We have a really nice addition to the cast of characters that we have already seen in the promos, and she's a really good character and has a great dynamic with Steven.

I have to mention, that this is how to do a protagonist! This is how you write a great, flawed, and actually interesting character as a protagonist, something that Disney Star Wars has no idea how to, as we have seen with Rey and recently Boba Fett.

Our protagonist isn't exactly a righteous and flawless man who doesn't do the bidding of a questionable authority like Captain America, he's a man who has killed people - who might have deserved it - and will do it again because if he doesn't, he'll lose what he loves.

All in all, this show has been really great so far and fun to watch, and this episode does a great job of establishing our trouble-minded protagonist and the antagonist further and has great dialogue and good action.

And I like that Kevin Feige just gave the helms to this actual Egyptian director to depict his country's culture like what it is and not some American guy whose only knowledge of the Middle East is just putting a yellow filter on the screen.

Also, I gotta mention that I don't really like Arabic as a language, even though mine (Farsi) is really close to it but I kinda cannot stand it, but I gotta admit that end-credit Arabic rap was lowkey fire! The Armenian Genocide Really Happened and Taiwan Is a Country.

This 2nd ep is giving promise that the show will be consistent in quality. The pilot was strong and ep 2 continues from strength to strength.

We see the majority of the ep from Steven's eyes and because of that we feel the frustration when no one believes him which is great and it really pushes that mystery theme of keeping the character and the audience in the dark.

The cinematography picks up with its lighting and use of long tracking shots and I don't think I'll ever get tired of the shots that involve reflections. They add so much to the show and even seeing them talk via reflections with cracks splitting his face up. This ep gives us more character motivations and a bit more depth and the action may be not as many were hoping but it definitely shows what's in store for future eps as it gives us more of a taste but leaves us itching for more giving more of that frustration in a good way.

I'm glad they're still steering clear of connecting to the wider MCU and so far they haven't ruined any tense moment with a cheap joke - a MCU trademark it seems.

The only gripes is that some of the jokes do fall a little flat but not enough to take away from the moment and that British accent, I can get used to the accent as the episode goes on but it's the actual dialogue that doesn't fit with the accent, you can tell a non British person wrote it. The CGI is soft at times which makes me think they're saving the budget for the bigger fights towards the end of the season.

Overall the episode is consistent but a little flatter but seems to be shaping to be one of the better MCU shows.

P.s. I do think they need to make a MCU TV intro for the TV shows.

P. P. S. The suit is definitely a fantastic outfit, if not one of my favourite superhero outfits in live action.

The entire team over at Moon Knight deserve a round of applause.

With fantastic scripts, gorgeous visuals and a masterful display of acting by Oscar Issac, this MCU show has the potential to become one of the best.