{"id":432596,"date":"2022-04-15T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/in-moon-knight-has-jake-lockley-hijacked-the-body\/"},"modified":"2022-04-15T20:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T17:29:02","slug":"in-moon-knight-has-jake-lockley-hijacked-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-moon-knight-has-jake-lockley-hijacked-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"#In &#8216;Moon Knight,&#8217; Has Jake Lockley Hijacked the Body?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c65e0880\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c65e0880\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-moon-knight-has-jake-lockley-hijacked-the-body\/#%E2%80%9CIn_%E2%80%98Moon_Knight_Has_Jake_Lockley_Hijacked_the_Body%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;In &#8216;Moon Knight,&#8217; Has Jake Lockley Hijacked the Body?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIn_%E2%80%98Moon_Knight_Has_Jake_Lockley_Hijacked_the_Body%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;In &#8216;Moon Knight,&#8217; Has Jake Lockley Hijacked the Body?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;We dig into Moon Knight Episode 3 and explore how an emerging personality could challenge the narrative going forward.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moon-Knight-Episode-3.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moon Knight Episode\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moon-Knight-Episode-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moon-Knight-Episode-3-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Marvel Studios&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Brad Gullickson\u00a0\u00b7 Published on April 15th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Marvel Explained is our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> where we delve into the latest Marvel shows, movies, trailers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories to divine the franchise\u2019s future. This entry explores Moon Knight Episode \u00a03 (\u201cThe Friendly Type\u201d) and considers whether Jake Lockley is the violent personality hiding within the Body. Yes, prepare for SPOILERS.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>We can\u2019t watch <strong><em>Moon Knight<\/em><\/strong> like we watched <em>Hawkeye<\/em> or <em>The Falcon and the Winter Soldier<\/em>. We cannot believe what we see, and after Episode 3, we must assume a significant plot is occurring in the elements we don\u2019t see. There is an antagonist at work who we haven\u2019t yet met. And it\u2019s probably someone we were expecting to see early on, Jake Lockley.<\/p>\n<p>When Marvel first launched the <em>Moon Knight<\/em> comic, Marc Spector did not suffer from a dissociative identity disorder (DID). He was a mercenary who wore more than a caped Moon Knight outfit. Depending on the situation, Marc would adopt various disguises. His billionaire playboy persona Steven Grant got him into the boardrooms that towered over the city. His Jake Lockley cabbie persona granted him access to the city\u2019s gritty underbelly. These secret identities became separate personalities in later comic book narratives, a creative decision executed to remove Moon Knight from Batman\u2019s shadow. It worked.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Spector\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal rests in how he struggles and manages his mental health. It\u2019s not always palatable. Not every writer or artist handles his situation with care or empathy. Frequently, the DID is a gimmick and a plaything, but the best stories explore Marc\u2019s strength despite a sabotaging biology. Not to mention his challenging relationship with Khonshu, the Egyptian god who once resurrected him in the desert only so he could fight his battles.<\/p>\n<p>When Disney+ first announced the <em>Moon Knight<\/em> series, we assumed Marc Spector would be the primary personality steering the narrative. The gateway character being Steven Grant was the show\u2019s first surprise. The second surprise was Jake Lockley\u2019s exclusion. Ah, but in <em>Moon Knight<\/em> Episode 3, we might have just caught a first glimpse at the character.<\/p>\n<p>While in control of the Body (<strong>Oscar Isaac<\/strong>), Marc charges across some Cairo rooftops, chasing several individuals who apparently know where Dr. Arthur Harrow (<strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong>) is conducting his excavation. While in pursuit, Marc is booted from the Body, and when he awakens behind the steering wheel again, he\u2019s extracting a bloody blade from his pursuee\u2019s chest. He stares into his reflection in the knife and asks, \u201cSteven, what did you do?\u201d Steven is equally perplexed. Uh-oh.<\/p>\n<p>The Body has a hitchhiker. On one hand, it\u2019s interesting to consider\u00a0Khonshu\u2019s role in the action. The god could have easily grown tired of Marc and Steven and grabbed control for himself. However, he doesn\u2019t seem a likely suspect since the diety ignores the orders of his fellow Egyptian gods later on in the episode and helps the Body alter the night sky, damning himself to eternal punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Given Jake Lockley\u2019s significance within the comics and his absence in the series so far, he\u2019s persona suspect number one. The question then becomes, is his presence within the Body a good thing or a bad thing? Mmmm, he\u2019s an inevitability, not a crack that needs mending. The quicker they all start conversing, the better.<\/p>\n<p>In the comic book Jake Lockley can be a tough brute. In one of the more celebrated recent <em>Moon Knight<\/em> runs, written by <strong>Jeff Lemire<\/strong> and illustrated by <strong>Greg Smallwood<\/strong>, there comes a moment where Lockely takes over. A certain passage reads, \u201cSteven Grant is too soft for what comes next\u2026so I leave him back at the mansion and hit the streets as Jake Lockley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lockley is a bruiser. He\u2019s the fists of \u201cThe Fist of Khonshu.\u201d When there\u2019s dirt to crawl about or skulls to crack, Jack Lockely is the identity that moves to the forefront. Morality is not his concern, only what\u2019s best for the Body.<\/p>\n<p>His criminal brain allows the Body to go where Grant and Spector cannot. He\u2019s accepted into the shadows, allowed to walk amongst the city\u2019s reprobates. They tell him what they would never tell the others. In the same manner that the pulp hero The Shadow amassed an army of street agents, Jake Lockley acquired an urban spy network.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly, Oscar Isaac has played supporting player to himself. We haven\u2019t seen too much from the outside world or the characters that inhabit it. This is starting to shift with Episode 3, as the Body needs more and more help to undermine Harrow\u2019s nefarious mission. And with Khonsu disappearing from the scene during the climax and presumably taking the Moon Knight ceremonial armor with him, the Body could use Jake Lockley and his network.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Moon Knight<\/em> Episode 1, we caught a peep at Marc Spector\u2019s incoming calls. Most were from his wife, Layla (<strong>May Calamawy<\/strong>), but there was one listing for someone named Duchamp. In the comics, this character operates somewhat like Bruce Wayne\u2019s Alfred. He\u2019s Marc Spector\u2019s chauffeur, pilot, and all-around handyman. He\u2019s a character that would happily flock to the Jake Lockley persona, a deus ex machina to the rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, we\u2019re on standby with Layla and the Body. The previous <em>Moon Knight<\/em> episodes left our hero on an upswing. Episode 3 puts him in the dump, which feels appropriate since we\u2019re halfway through the show. We\u2019ve seen Grant and Spector toggle back and forth. They\u2019re falling into a rhythm. Jake Lockley is about to switch things up again.<\/p>\n<p>What don\u2019t we know? What aren\u2019t we seeing? It feels like a lot.<\/p>\n<p>The Body\u2019s unnamed hijacker is certainly holding some cards. When he steps forth, assuming it\u2019s Jake, he could eventually fall in line with Grant and Spector as he does in the comics. Or, he could prove to be an even more troublesome personality. Grant and Spector may have to fight Lockley for the Body. A challenge that will eat away more time from their war with Harrow.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, at this point in <em>Moon Knight<\/em>, Harrow feels more like a distraction than a threat. The battle for the Body could easily take over the narrative. The series is possibly building toward a mindscape where Grant, Spector, and Lockley (and Khonshu) operate, if not in harmony, then in communion. If they\u2019re ever to assemble alongside the Avengers, the Body\u2019s management of its hosts is paramount.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><em>Moon Knight<\/em> Episode 3 is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/series\/moon-knight\/4S3oOF1knocS\">now streaming<\/a> on Disney+.<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Marvel Explained, Moon Knight, Oscar Isaac\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/brad.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. 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