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Moon Knight – Season 1, Episode 5 Asylum

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Marc & Steven search through their memories to find their truth or become left behind.
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Moon Knight — Season 1, Episode 5

Moon Knight — Season 1, Episode 5

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Moon Knight turns inward with a self-contained installment that fills in the hero's backstory while deepening the overall season's emotional stakes.

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Doug Moench

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Don Perlin

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Oscar Isaac

Steven Grant

May Calamawy

Layla El-Faouly

Ethan Hawke

Arthur Harrow

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Moon Knight — Season 1, Episode 5

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Manuel Betancourt AV Club 04/28/2022
B+
As a tight-bottle episode of sorts, this visit to a psychological minefield of a psych ward was a great way to help color in some of Marc and Steven’s backstory all while setting us up for what promises to be a thrilling climactic third act. Go to Full Review Leah Marilla Thomas New York Magazine/Vulture 04/27/2022
4/5
If Marvel Studios wants to make television, we should let them make television. It should be episodic. It should be goofy and heartbreaking all at once. That’s good TV. Go to Full Review Claire Fulton Loud and Clear Reviews 11/06/2024
After last week’s surprising shift, episode 5 of Moon Knight is the show’s most emotional, bold and rewarding episode yet. Go to Full Review Therese Lacson The Beat 05/18/2022
Ultimately, “Asylum” will go down as the best episode performance from Oscar Isaac, who blew it out of the water this time by swinging so sharply between Steven and Marc, it was hard to remember sometimes that the two alters were played by the same actor. Go to Full Review Luis Angel H. Mora Cine Premiere 05/14/2022
4.5/5
The most emotional episode of the season. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Melody McCune Geek Girl Authority 05/05/2022
“Asylum” lays the groundwork for what’s sure to be an action-packed, white-knuckled finale. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Marc & Steven search through their memories to find their truth or become left behind.
Creator
Doug Moench, Don Perlin
Executive Producer
Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Mohamed Diab, Jeremy Slater, Oscar Isaac, Grant Curtis, Trevor Waterson, Rebecca Kirsch
Network
Disney+
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 27, 2022