I'm a big comics guy; I've read a few issues of Moon Knight but don't have a big attachment to the character(s). I like Oscar's portrayal of Steven (which many others have taken issue with) just fine because, well, I didn't have my heart set on anything. I kind of enjoyed the mystery of the first few episodes, with Steven figuring things out. Harrow seemed a semi-interesting villain. Things seemed...fine.

Then episode 5 happened.

I'll just be honest - I don't understand what the hell happened in episode 5. Maybe that's on me. Maybe my brain just can't handle a talking hippo and a main character's existential crisis all at once. But it was not, in any way, fun. Nor interesting, nor compelling. It was complicated - which isn't necessarily bad, unless that complexity forces the viewer to juggle too much and they lose the plot. Which, yeah. For me, that's what happened. And I'm not thrilled with it, because I usually follow things pretty well.

I needed a five-day break after episode 5, and episode 6 didn't fix things.

The performances range from great to horrid. The alligator god's (sorry, I'm not keeping track of all these weird god names) voice acting was so awful I laughed, during a seemingly very serious scene. Think Star Wars prequels-bad.

Ethan Hawke did alright. He's always good. But nothing special this time. Just solid.

Oscar's acting is always on point, though his Marc Spector is very Poe Dameron.

The Moon Knight costume gives off Power Rangers vibes, which is never good. That's hard to get past. Moon Knight is known for having a cool costume - but this ain't it, buddy.

Overall, this series had too many "wait, what?" moments for me. I think it would have been more effective to introduce Moon Knight "cold" into the MCU in a movie as a mysterious guest star. Have him do something super cool and hint at his origin. Then, after we already like him, put us through his tedious, convoluted backstory.