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Moon Knight episode 5 is the most riveting episode in the entire season-and it features almost no action sequence. We journey into the mind and traumatic past of Marc Spector, picking up Easter Eggs form the comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe along the way. The episode confirms fan theories about connections to Black Panther, and hints about MUCH bigger connections to the wider MCU. We found all the details you missed, plus the BIG reveal that is yet to come.
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This episode is called Asylum, which has a couple of different meanings. Obviously, the setting of the episode is primarily an asylum. But, as they say in the episode, the asylum isn’t literal. It’s actually a projection of Marc’s mind. It’s also important that Dr Harrow also gives this idea a name
Because, the hippo goddess Tawret and Dr Harrow represent two very different points of views. Harrow is analytical, scientific. He’s focused on marc’s mind Whereas Taweret is spiritual, and is concerned with marc’s soul. The two of them exploring the idea of an organizing principle is an easy way to explain to the audience that this hospital is not real, and it’s in Marc’s mind as he dies. Like we predicted in THIS video.
But asylum has another meaning. It’s a place where somebody is granted safety from the outside world. Marc created his actors as an asylum. Steven is an alter who shields him from his mother with love. The third personality that we haven't met yet is more violent, and he shields Marc with anger. The entire hospital is Marc finding safety from his own trauma, as he’s dying.
And by the way, the name of the asylum, putnam medical center, is the name of the fictional asylum marc inhabits in the comics-but more on that a bit later.
Have you guys noticed a trend with the Marvel Disney Plus shows? The penultimate episode is often about the character undergoing some kind of psycho-analysis or introspection. Like in WandaVision, she retraces her past with Agatha acting as a kind of therapist.. In Loki’s fifth episode, he had to communicate with versions of himself to understand himself better, before he can cross a threshold of consciousness.
Hawkeye episode 5 showed Clint returning to his old life as robin to confront his old sins. And in falcon and the winter soldier, Bucky and I fix the boat. And sam also reconciles the legacy of cap’s shield with America’s complicated history on race after talking to Isaiah Bradley.
So I guess we should have expected that Moon Knight-an episode about a character with DID-would have an episode dedicated to self-discovery and psycho analysis.
And I just want to apologize for using some outdated terms in past videos. I’ve been explaining DID as another name for multiple personality disorder, and calling the alters, other personalities and identities. I’ve been doing this to speak in layman’s terms so more people could understand the condition, and that was a mistake, I’ve learned a lot about DID because of Moon Knight, and I’m sure a lot of you have too. It’s been a great show to entertain, and enlighten us about this disorder.
The episode begins with a shot of the water in the cave, and the cries of Marc’s brother. This is interesting for a few reasons. Water is often used as a metaphor of the unconscious. It’s why so many horror monsters tend to emerge from the water. Like seriously, a lot. We did a whole video about that you should really check out.
And this episode is Marc journeying through his subconscious mind. So a flooding cave as a metaphor for his suppressed trauma pretty on the nose. But caves also java other symbolism. They burrow into the ground, like Marc is burrowing into his subconscious. They’re appealing, but dangerous-like the process of marc creating alter personalities.