Yes, when I heard that this would be the last episode I was rather baffled as there seemed to be an awful lot of stuff to suddenly wrap up. And given the way it ends, it was clearly meant to leave some things hanging, because it opened up a whole new set of questions.
Also agree about Layla -- there was just no time for development. I can understand why she distrusted Khonsu as she would have heard about him from Marc. And presumably she knows enough about Egyptian gods to understand who Tawaret is and she would also know how time was of the essence in stopping Ammit. But it was still all very muddled, as is the fact that she now has her suit and knows how to use it instinctively, and I totally agree about the representation moment landing like an anvil.
I also don't know that it makes any sense that Steven could be rescued given what we'd been initially told, though I do understand Marc's determination to. I guess it represented that they were both two halves of a whole or it was a final test given their unusual situation. But that just re-emphasizes the fact that these episodes were rushed and we never got a good understanding of how the gods worked together (or apparently didn't), and how their verse worked either.
The season could have used at least two more episodes to better explore all the elements. Not that the other Marvel shows have been particularly long but this is also the first one in which everything is new -- the title character, the additional characters, the verse, the backstory. And given that half the show is about finding out who Marc and Steven even are it doesn't leave much time for anything else.
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Date: 2022-05-06 03:28 pm (UTC)Also agree about Layla -- there was just no time for development. I can understand why she distrusted Khonsu as she would have heard about him from Marc. And presumably she knows enough about Egyptian gods to understand who Tawaret is and she would also know how time was of the essence in stopping Ammit. But it was still all very muddled, as is the fact that she now has her suit and knows how to use it instinctively, and I totally agree about the representation moment landing like an anvil.
I also don't know that it makes any sense that Steven could be rescued given what we'd been initially told, though I do understand Marc's determination to. I guess it represented that they were both two halves of a whole or it was a final test given their unusual situation. But that just re-emphasizes the fact that these episodes were rushed and we never got a good understanding of how the gods worked together (or apparently didn't), and how their verse worked either.
The season could have used at least two more episodes to better explore all the elements. Not that the other Marvel shows have been particularly long but this is also the first one in which everything is new -- the title character, the additional characters, the verse, the backstory. And given that half the show is about finding out who Marc and Steven even are it doesn't leave much time for anything else.