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43. Moon Knight S1E6 Discussion This is the Way Phase Four
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- Nos bastidores
There really should be some way to warn you what you're about to hear that goes above and beyond what can be included here in the description of the episode. Steve is a bit cruel and snotty about having his time wasted.
The acting in Moon Knight has been, for the most part, superb. Oscar Isaac does as much with the script as an actor can. Ethan Hawke may not be a favorite actor for Steve, but capable actors were in the main and supporting roles. There's even a surprise appearance of the Phase Four iteration of the Scarlet Scarab, though you wouldn't have known it without social media.
Moon Knight's failures came in the script, edit, and planning. When you limit your season to six episodes, faults like those are going to be easier to spot. If you have one story to tell, the exposition is going to feel rushed if it's not poetic and sharp and mindful of the rules the show sets out for itself. In the end, Moon Knight tried to set up a mystery that it couldn't figure out for itself so it figured it could fudge it to the end. It wouldn't have been hard to make it make more sense. It's like someone thought "hey, if we SAY this is about exposing a mental health issue, no one will critique us on the normal storytelling because they'll be afraid (woke)Disney will shame them" and it ruins what could have just been a fun ride. Writing is hard, but the solutions here were obvious, even to an amateur.
It's perfectly fine to disagree. It's also possible that you agree, but just don't like the smart-aleck tone Steve takes. Forgive the frustration, if you wouldn't mind. How bad was this episode, in Steve's opinion? It was so bad, he skipped watching any and all content creator takes on YouTube, something he very much looks forward to doing after he finishes recording. He just didn't care enough.
You can email the show at thisisthewayphasefour@gmail.com and find our other media at our new Linktree site: linktr.ee/thewayphasefour. @TheWayPhaseFour is a convenient "handle" for links since it also happens to be our Twitter and IG addresses.
If Star Wars is more your (light)speed, find our podcast centered on a galaxy, far, far away called This is the Way Podcast (@ThisistheWayPod) at linktr.ee/ThisistheWayPod. Thanks for listening!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-is-the-way-phase-four/support
There really should be some way to warn you what you're about to hear that goes above and beyond what can be included here in the description of the episode. Steve is a bit cruel and snotty about having his time wasted.
The acting in Moon Knight has been, for the most part, superb. Oscar Isaac does as much with the script as an actor can. Ethan Hawke may not be a favorite actor for Steve, but capable actors were in the main and supporting roles. There's even a surprise appearance of the Phase Four iteration of the Scarlet Scarab, though you wouldn't have known it without social media.
Moon Knight's failures came in the script, edit, and planning. When you limit your season to six episodes, faults like those are going to be easier to spot. If you have one story to tell, the exposition is going to feel rushed if it's not poetic and sharp and mindful of the rules the show sets out for itself. In the end, Moon Knight tried to set up a mystery that it couldn't figure out for itself so it figured it could fudge it to the end. It wouldn't have been hard to make it make more sense. It's like someone thought "hey, if we SAY this is about exposing a mental health issue, no one will critique us on the normal storytelling because they'll be afraid (woke)Disney will shame them" and it ruins what could have just been a fun ride. Writing is hard, but the solutions here were obvious, even to an amateur.
It's perfectly fine to disagree. It's also possible that you agree, but just don't like the smart-aleck tone Steve takes. Forgive the frustration, if you wouldn't mind. How bad was this episode, in Steve's opinion? It was so bad, he skipped watching any and all content creator takes on YouTube, something he very much looks forward to doing after he finishes recording. He just didn't care enough.
You can email the show at thisisthewayphasefour@gmail.com and find our other media at our new Linktree site: linktr.ee/thewayphasefour. @TheWayPhaseFour is a convenient "handle" for links since it also happens to be our Twitter and IG addresses.
If Star Wars is more your (light)speed, find our podcast centered on a galaxy, far, far away called This is the Way Podcast (@ThisistheWayPod) at linktr.ee/ThisistheWayPod. Thanks for listening!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-is-the-way-phase-four/support
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