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Forget his ridiculous accent – the actor’s on brilliant form as a socially awkward gift-shop worker with a devastating secret in the MCU’s first foray into comedy-horrorSpoiler alert: this article is for people watching Moon Knight on Disney+. Do not read unless you have seen episode one.Bob Dylan’s Every Grain of Sand was playing over Arthur Harrow’s glass-in-the-sandals introduction, while Engelbert Humperdinck’s A Man Without Love welcomed Steven to the episode and was reprised as he woke from his “dream”. The lyrics of each song are perhaps a little on the nose – the former a William Blake-esque ode to faith and spirituality, the latter, with its line “Every day I wake up, then I start to break up” – but they quickly tell us a great deal about each character.I am willing to be corrected, but I couldn’t spot any glaring Easter eggs or references to the wider MCU. In fact, I couldn’t even place this in the timeline. Unremarkable for the first episode of a new character’s series, perhaps, but given MCU boss Kevin Feige’s comments about Moon Knight sticking around to cross over into other films and series, that will definitely change before the season is out. Tie-ins with Doctor Strange, given that it’s the next Marvel film on the slate, and Blade seem most likely.Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was an inspired song choice during the Alpine car chase, at first seeming like an incongruous piece of music to be playing, taking on more meaning when the action cut to Steven waking from his apparent nightmare back in London.The list of missed calls on Marc’s phone featured just two names – Layla and Duchamp. Layla, we heard on the phone and have seen in the trailers. We will see whether right-hand man Duchamp will make an appearance.Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts doubled for the National Gallery in London.F Murray Abraham, best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Antonio Salieri in 1984’s Amadeus, provides the voice inside Steven’s head. Abraham and Isaac appeared together in 2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis. Continue reading...