Review of Moon Knight Episode 3: The Friendly Type

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For the most part, "The Friendly Type," the third episode of Marvel's Moon Knight, feels like a puzzle-solving diversion.

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That's a little aggravating, given that there are only six of these bad boys in all, and we're already halfway through them.

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However, we do learn some important details about Marc Spector and Layla El-Faouly as a result of the events that unfold, so it's not all bad.

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Layla, Marc's estranged wife and Khonshu's chosen candidate for a new Moon Knight avatar, is our first focus.

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Layla is about to return to Egypt after a decade away, and she explains what happened before she went.

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Layla has very little information about what happened on that awful day when her father died while working on an archaeological excavation.

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Layla is the MCU's altered version of Marlene Alraune, and this is about all the proof you needed.

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The golden scarab compass leads Arthur Harrow to Ammit’s tomb, and his followers begin their dig.  

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He’s aware that Marc is tracking him, but he doesn’t really give a flying fig – Harrow is confident that the arrogant Khonshu will somehow mess it up,  

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