#it is a MASTERPIECE like it's the culmination of everything marc and steven have worked toward the entire show

[mrcspectr]

please PLEASE go feral about The Scene w/dr harrow honestly i adore reading your metas and thoughts about the moon knight boys i don't care if it's 50k words i would LOVE to read what you have to say ^^

ALRIGHT YOU ASKED BESTIE.

This is quite possibly one of my favorite scenes of the entire show. It's not just the fact that they were cofronting so easily. It's not just the fact that this was essentially the biggest mindfuck right into Harrow's psyche, the way they turned a direct attack on their identity and mental stability, sharpened it, and threw it right back at him in retaliation. That it's implied that this is their final interaction with him before they hide this broken man and his imprisoned god from the world in a psychiatric hospital, just like Harrow did to them.

What really gets me is how Marc and Steven are on equal footing as the dominate parties in the entire interaction. It's usually Marc that's more forceful and tries to control the situation right? Lemme explain.

This is not the face of Steven Grant afraid. We've seen Steven scared, the way his eyes can take over his whole face and just shine with it. This is Steven feigning discomfort, faking concern at Harrow's words. His eyes are darker here, have more focus and purpose to them. He's pretending. Steven has to make him believe that what he's doing is working because that's what Harrow assumes about him, that he's the fearful one, the one that's easier to manipulate.

He plays it so damn well and then he gets to be the one to drop the façade. But do you believe that Khonshu and Ammit are real?

Do I? No.

And then Marc slips in, and the transition is like a whisper, there's no struggle in the way it happens anymore. They've planned this out amongst themselves, pinpointed the exact moment to drop the act and twist the knife so that it has the desired effect, makes Harrow start to question in the same way he wants them to question even now, even when he's losing.

And what if we disagree Doc? What if we believe somethin' different?

The boys are hovering over him, looking down at him, and that's the moment we see Harrow experience that first pang of fear because of them.

Then our work here continues. And Harrow tries to walk away, tries pulling back and taking control, but look at Steven. The way he's watching for something, anything that gives him away. Because Marc's the one that mentions the blood, but Steven sees it first.

It's the way they have so very clearly hatched this plot together, and worked together to just.. Essentially "playing with your food before you eat it," so to speak. And then Steven, oh Steven gets to be the one to drive the point home, and it's so satisfying to see. It's the world's biggest gotcha moment.

Yeah, I don't think you know as much as you think you do.

This is Steven playing an equal part in not just saving the world, but in their own story. It's his subtle sort of revenge against Harrow for everything he's done, and everything he's tried to make Steven believe about himself, about Marc.

This is how the boys finally win.

While it is tempting to accept your diagnosis Doc, we'd rather go save the world.

And they love it. They love having the final say, that last word, they find their own sort of amusement in it because they did it together. We don't have to listen to you because we bested you. I remember watching this for the first time and thinking oh wow, they're unstoppable now because if they can do this, if they can grow into this teamwork and continue to use it for good, who even needs the suit anymore.

#it lives in the forefront of my mind all the time #it is a MASTERPIECE like it's the culmination of everything marc and steven have worked toward the entire show #YA'LL ARE GONNA MAKE ME ACT UP #there's also sort of a parallel to the boys looking down at him here to marc looking down at him in the tomb #with a crescent dart in his hand #but it's a vastly different outcome #'you have a choice' and this was how they chose #and with this choice they both had equal input on how it would go #and there's also a lot to be said about this being a moment of emotional/mental abuse #and they finally found the strength in each other to stand up to it #and and and it's what would've paired so well with the goddamn fucking CONFRONTATION SCENE OKAY #BECAUSE CONFRONTING WENDY BRINGS US FULL CIRCLE IN THAT IDEA OF THE DENIAL OF ABUSE #god damn okay i'm sorry this was so so long but i guess you asked so #anonymous #asks #mcu #moon knight #marc spector #steven grant #mk meta