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Moon Knight 2022 Three Years Later: A Fan Insight Collection

A week ago, on the three year anniversary of the start of the MCU Moon Knight show beginning to air, I opened a form for fans to submit thoughts and comments answering one question:

“What did or has the 2022 Moon Knight show meant to you? You can say whatever you’d like to whatever depth you’d like. Positive or negative, complex or simple.”

Over the week, I received just over 50 responses, collected from those here on tumblr, Instagram, and anywhere else the link may have been shared. Below the cut are these submissions, made anonymously and shared anonymously, to give a look into how people have felt about the show three years on, how its impacted their lives, and how the fandom exists and connects today.

All 51 responses as well as my own thoughts at the end are included, ranging in length and detail, so this is a long post. But I’d highly recommend scrolling through and seeing the various perspectives given. It was a treat to be able to see what everyone had to say about this show and how it’s impacted all of us in different ways.

Here’s to three years of MCU Moon Knight, and hopefully more future years to come!

1: I'm not lying when I say that the show marked a turning point for me, in many ways. First, I had a favorite hero again (now I like 2 superheroes!). Second, I literally began to appreciate the cinematic aspects!

And third, it led me to a psychologist. I've suffered from a type of mental health issue since I was a child, which I was always afraid of knowing what it was. I often put off seeking help, but during the pandemic, it became even more uncontrollable to hide. But now, I have support and I've begun to accept myself more thanks to the hero I now admire.

2: moon knight, without exaggeration, has basically lead to some of the best things that have happened to me. when i first got into the show, i really struggled with finding positive online spaces as well as an interest that i felt fully connected to. As well as having some personal events that left me in a pretty low and isolating spot in my life.

i started watching moon knight as a means of distraction from this low point, and became more and more interested and connected with the show, specifically with being able to relate to people like marc or steven or layla in a way that i had never done before with media. This of course lead me to the community and the moon knight fandom, and online friends that i have now known for years.

everyone here is so passionate about the show as well as the comics on a level to where a community feels solidified, and welcomes new people with open arms, as well as constantly seeing familiar faces over and over again. this passion and warmth that i felt has helped me become dedicated to art, and has helped me to persue a career in comic book art, and i absolutely regret nothing.

eventually these connections of meeting new people would bring me the most unexpected thing i hadn’t planned on: love. thanks to the moon knight community, i have managed to meet the love of my life and have a happy, healthy, and loving relationship. i have never had a connection so deep with someone before than with my lover, and we are actively making plans for our future. this would not have been possible without the moon knight community.

i cannot thank this show enough for all it’s done for me, and i can’t wait to see what happens next. for now, i’ll be here within the community, seemingly always and forever, enjoying this piece of art. it’s so awsome to see that this community is alive and well after three years since the tv show came out, and has lead many people to enjoy the comics and other things that keeps the love for the moon knight system alive.

i hope everyone enjoys this year’s moon knightaversery, and remember that community has a positive impact on people’s lives, laters gators ✌️🐊

3: After many, many rewatches, i figured out that I've had DID for almost my whole life. It has played a Huge role in my understanding of myself + it made me Love the character endlessly

4: moon knight has always been such an important character in my life and I love him so much, his show means the world to me and helps me feel better about my own struggles with DID. this show has brought me such joy and whimsy and Steven is sooo me

5: Moonknight was a way for me to connect with my dad before I moved away and then it helped me connect with new friends and reignite my love for superheroes, Egyptian mythology, and art.

6: For me was a big experience to see another face on Marvel productions, more different and dark than other stories. I know my first contact with MCU was Guardians of the Galaxy with the focus on the meaning of family and belonging on a group, but with Moon Knight the meaning was very deep for me: take care and love yourself. The episode 5 it’s the evidence of what makes the show very special.

Also, Oscar Isaac did a great job to stealing my heart with Steven and Marc. Wonderful actor👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. Ethan he did a good job as Arthur Harrow, not my favorite villian, but it was good 👍🏼. May Calamy it was the unique women actress I like from MCU, personally was difficult to make a connection with female characters from the franchise (feel like with extremes, sometimes are the sexy one’s or the most annoying one’s) , but Layla I saw the balance in the typical women characters, it’s sweet and compressive with her ex-husband and she fights with agility from the bad guys.

I want to give an opinion about the DID representation, it was my first time I saw this mental illness. Also, I started to focus in that details on some movies or shows with different characters and sometimes you need to be careful with psychological problems on media. It was a good projection, it was evident when they bring to the studio real psychologists to give some knowledges about DID to the producers and actor, Oscar, they treat carefully some creative ideas to show how it feels to live with a mental illness. Bring Marc Spector to the show with a slowly and lovely step by step on each episode was a serious challenge.

Finally, isn’t obvious? I like the mix of Egyptian mythology and psychological theme on a superhero character 😎✨. Makes a fresh sensation for the audience to see another culture or lore context of the character to give a different introduction than the typical ones from Avengers

I miss my boys, miss Oscar charisma, I miss the show and I still mad with the cliffhanger. I hope some day or year Marvel give us again El loquito de la Luna😔✨

7: This show premiered while I was in college. I watched it as each episode came out, and I loved it then. Then I just somehow forgot about it sometime in August 2022 (focused on college). It wasn’t until sometime last year when I graduated college, someone on Twitter (before I deleted my account and yes I’m still calling it that, no one can tell me otherwise) put out a tweet as the ongoing genocide of Palestine is raging on saying “hey marvel fans, you should check out Moon Knight if you haven’t because May is half Palestinian. Free Palestine.” And that made me go “Wow, that’s really awesome. And I haven’t rewatched the show since its initial release so why not.” And wow. You know how people say “man I wish I could forget I watched this show and feel like I watched it for the first time?” Have ADHD, because MAN. I forgot how much of a hidden gem this show is. It’s storytelling, the cinematography, OMG OSCAR, MAY AND ETHAN ACTING THE HELL OUT. Also how well they accurately depicted DID without any tropes or some sort of psycho alter. Those who do are still human; as Steven says “they just need help”. I don’t have DID myself, but I knew someone from another fandom who did, and they said they never felt more seen than this show. And man Steven… I never related to a character on a deep level than him. As well as Marc and Jake too. They are just people who went through unfortunate circumstances and serve a god with a dead bird head. I’m so happy I fell back in love with this show. Not only did I get hooked on how brilliant Oscar is as an actor, but it got my creative juices flowing again too. I now make fanart of the moon boys and Layla when I can, and this community has been so wonderful and kind and just incredible. I really do hope we get to see them again in the future. 🌙

8: 3 years ago today (on the day I'm writing this), I watched the first episode of Moon Knight. Before that, I knew next to nothing about the character (though, I did know enough about him to send a text to my friends prior to watching the show that said 'I hope they do a good job representing his DID' so kudos to my younger self for knowing that much), nor did I have any sort of special attachment. I was just a Marvel fan happy to watch another Marvel show.

After that first episode though? Hoo boy. Those next few weeks, waiting eagerly for each episode, reading the comics, enjoying the show's story and its characters (Steven Grant, you'll always be famous to me), were a blast. No other MCU show had ever drawn me in as much as Moon Knight did, and none since have had as much an effect on me as it did.

But in truth, it's what came after the show that meant the most to me. A couple months after the show ended, I wrote a fic for it. And then I wrote another. And another. And another. People began to recognise my work, to look forward to it. I'd never really had that before. I became familiar with the names of commenters, and in turn became familiar with them on Tumblr.

I've always been a bit of a lurker when it comes to fandom spaces, always too shy to really speak with others or join in, but for the first time, I decided to take a step out of my comfort zone. I took part in fun exchanges with other fans, made silly art for those who I became mutuals with, which eventually led to me downloading Discord to join in Moon Knight servers and chat with those I'd befriended. I truly became part of a fandom community in a way I never had before. It was so much fun.

While I am no longer as deep in the fandom as I was the year following the show's release, I still have ties with many of the people I met through it (hi Tip!) [editor’s note: hello! ^w^], even if we don't talk as much as we used too. No matter how much we all drift off into new interests and hobbies, I always smile when I see those familiar names pop up on my Tumblr dashboard, or in my Discord notifications.

But aside from the fandom and the friends I made, I will always be proud of the creativity this show gave me. I wrote over 200,000 words for Moon Knight, for 14 fics in total, 2 of which were part of a Moon Knight zine I got invited into (which was such an honour!). I have never written that much for anything else. Before the show, I only had 9 fics that I'd written, few of which I was proud of. Moon Knight not only led me to making stories that I still cherish deeply to this day, but it also helped me improve as a writer. Moon Knight was the first time I genuinely felt like a fanfic writer.

So, in short (because damn this got long), Moon Knight meant a lot for me. No matter how much time passes, or how much my interest in it may wax and wane, nothing will ever diminish the impact it had on me. It gave me a community I loved being a part of, and it drove me to write stories I will always be proud of. It was...truly wonderful. 💜

9: This show makes me feel connected to the character of Steven Grant , as a person with autism, I can see myself in Steven Grant position when comes to social interaction to other people and the moon knight show had introduce me to read the comics and the characters of Marc Spector, Steven Grant and Jake Lockley 💗🌙

10: I didn’t get into the show until recently, but I’ve never had something bring me so much joy as it does. It helped me gain a friend and has improved my art in so many ways. I’m losing my mind waiting for a season two or at least a movie. I am hoping so hard please marvel

11: Probably the most consuming obsession with something I’ve ever had, lol. I’ve written at least 100k (private!!!) words on it. Three years… geez. It’s not an amazing show or anything but I really can’t think of a show that made me feel more validated for having psychosis :). Marc Spector is my moon and stars bro, my number one comfort character ever. Can’t believe the Disney war machine allowed for a character to be genuinely really mentally ill. I’m strangely at peace with Moon Knight only having one season… I think I just like that his story is so separate from all the other tie-ins. But I’d probably make myself genuinely sick with excitement if they brought the character back, lol.

12: Watching this show was genuinely life changing 😭 I went from an avid marvel hater interested in a career in concept art to now actively perusing becoming a comic book artist. When I say Moonknight has taken over my brain I MEAN IT, I’m serious when I say maybe 40% of my thoughts are daydreaming about this damn show

13: marc and steven were there for me while i was going through the worst thing thats ever happened to me in my life back in 2023. forever grateful for them 🩶

14: Moon knight has meant the absolute world to me. It got me back into comics and the MCU when I had little hope for it. It brought me into new hobbies inspiring me to sew, draw, make keychains, make plushies, and cosplay. It brought me through a really really hard time in my life. I have collected about everything moon knight there is and it has stuck with me to this day. My best friend and now partner invited me to prom by chrocetting me a moon knight doll. I have made tons of mutual online Freinds through moon knight. Most of which I have done art swaps or art traids with. It has whole heartefly consumed my personality and id one of the only real hyperfixations I have ever had. It has brought me a lifetime worth of joy that I can never repay.

15: It came into my life in a unexpected way but it was so good it did, it brought me joy and and sadness leaning about those complex characters, it introduced me to my fav actor now and it helped me improve my art, bcuz of this show I value good writing even more and complex characters with tragic backstories. This show gave me some comfort too, I’d rewatch it on my bad days and always feel better, I always thank people in the team of this show bcuz it truly shows how much each person had passion and it’s something I value a lot

16: I love Moon Knight dearly. The show gave me incredibly empathetic and nuanced characters that I've been longing for the MCU to give me. I loved the focus on DID and how the characters experienced it. I discovered Moon Knight through the comics long before the show was even announced, but while I enjoyed what I read, I didn't connect with it as deeply as I did the show. It was the show's dedication to exploring Moon Knight's DID and Marc and Steven's distinct personalities and story that brought it to another level for me. There may be an element of superhero fantasy to the portrayal, but the core of it feels very grounded and human. I hold Marc and Steven (and Jake) close to my heart and sincerely wish we get to see more of Oscar Isaac's version of them.

17: Moon knight inspired me to draw for me again after 2 years and it also encouraged me to start having online friendships again after a traumatic experience I had in 2020 and the community was always so welcoming

18: Moon Knight is a special show for me, i discovered it at a very difficult time in my life and it helped keep me distracted from the world around me. I just hope we get to see more of Moon Knight in the near future <3

19: I discovered Oscar Isaac, now I want to marry him

20: Moon Knight gave me my creativity back. I was in an art slump for a long time.

The show portrayed Autism accurately with Steven.

It portrayed D.I.D with care.

The way it focused on mental health was what sold it for me.

I love action, but getting to know Marc, and his pain, made him all the more relatable. Layla was kickass and didn’t put up with any shit. Harrow was a villain who I’d love to know his backstory and his days working for Khonshu.

I have a tattoo of the stars scene for a reason — this show left a lasting impression on myself. Something about it changed me and I couldn’t be more grateful.

21: Artistic improvement, a group of friends that redefined what fandom could be for me after a particularly traumatizing fandom experience prior. Learning a lot about every aspect of the show. Learning more about myself. Learning I love to make comics. This show was such an important stepping stone for me developmentally and I owe it so much

22: compared to other Marvel projects, moon knight is unique and refreshing in it’s own way. The story is intriguing, the characters are likeable and interesting, and the CGI is pretty good (especially that scene when Marc transforms in his MK form!!!). It holds a special place in my heart as it helped me get through school, and life in general. 🌙

23: About two months before Moon Knight had come out, I was diagnosed with Autism. I had been bullied my whole life, and the moment I had an answer as to why I could fit in or make social connections. At the time, I was feeling a lot of hurt as I wished I was diagnosed earlier, and had begun to go through a lot of self hate.

About a week before the first episode dropped, my dad showed me the trailer of the show, saying we should give it a watch because it had Oscar Isaac in it, an actor I really liked. So when my mom, dad and I sat to watch the show, I expected something whimsical and silly like WandaVision was, only to be met with one of the most beautiful shows I have watched in a really long time.

The thing that connected me the most to the show was Steven Grant. I saw a lot of his behaviours were similar to mine (Info dumping, awkward social skills, not having a lot of friends) and I felt seen. It felt like Steven had come into my life when I needed something like him the most. After the first episode aired I wanted to see if other people had clocked in on some of Steven’s mannerisms, and sure enough, I had found an interview Oscar Isaac had done where he said he wanted to have Steven somewhere on the autism spectrum.

For the first time, there was Marvel character that made me feel scene, and I felt at peace with myself because of Steven.

As the show progressed, I connected with him more. I felt comfort in watching him, and soon, I noticed a few things Marc did that connected to me too.

When episode 5 had aired, I remember finishing the episode in tears. I was saddened from Marc story, and the possibility of Steven being gone forever broke my heart. With my autism, sometimes I feel things a lot more intensely than they need to be, and I remember for a few days I went nonverbal because at the time I couldn’t vocalize how I was feeling in that moment. When the finale aired, as Marc and Steven are reunited in the Duate, Marc tells Steven that he’s ’The only real super power he ever had’, it connected with me so much.

Steven, a character who’s on the spectrum, being Marc’s ‘superpower’, made me feel more confident and comfortable with my autism, and that is something that has stuck by with me ever since.

This show has changed my life for the better, and it’s impact has made me a better person 🤍

24: Its honestly been such a comforting show for me? Oscar Isaac's acting is just incredible as all of the system's different individuals, you really get attached to Marc and Steven so so much in great part thanks to him. But its also so refreshing to see DID not be demonized, but rather potrayed as what it is: the result of continuous trauma from a young age. I don't have DID, but the way it has been stigmatized by the media at large as this "scary thing that evil people have" makes no sense. Systems are just that: people, who, though different from neurotypical, are no less deserving of understanding and respect. Moon knight did something incredible in potraying that, and i wish we get to see more of them at some point.

25: Moonknight was the first marvel character I could relate to. Everyone else was brave, heroic, and was in love. But I got to see someone on screen who acted like me, especially in the first episode. I've always had issues with my memory and my family so seeing all that in a marvel show was fun. I also love how emphatic the show is towards people who struggle with mental illness.

26: moon knight (2022) really was the biggest part of my development as it helped me comprehend my own childhood trauma, feelings and actions. i resonated so well with steven grant because i've never seen a character that acted and interacted with people so much like me. he's my favorite character ever since i started moon knight from episode 1. creating fanart for moon knight since 2022 also really helped me see how much i've improved in my art over time ever since i started making fanart for the show. even if the change isnt that drastic, it took alot of work to get to where i am now with my drawing skills. "thank you" wouldn't even show how grateful i was to find this show.

27: My whole life I've been obsessed with 2 things: the Moon and Egyptology. So it's only natural that I'd LOVE Moon Knight. I was hesitant at first; I didn't have much faith in Marvel to tackle such intense and sensitive topics as DID and child abuse (and I cannot speak on if MK did tackle those things well or not. That's for the DID community to decide) The show eventually drew me in and I've been absolutely obsessed with it since. I've always hyperfixated on media (thanks ADHD and anxiety!!) and MK quickly became an escape for me mentally. I can't even describe how much I love this show and the comics. It gave my nerd brain something to latch on to and love deeply. I see myself in Steven. I'm an anxiety riddled museum gift shop worker who wishes for nothing greater than an escape from my mundane reality. I see a little of myself in Marc as well-- my brain sometimes is working against me, and I often am unable to communicate my emotions so they stay bottled up and seething. I love the magic, the journey, and those 3 moon boys so damn much. There's so much to love about Moon Knight.

28: ***el inglés no es mi primer idioma asi que lo haré en español***

Moon Knight llegó en uno de los años más difíciles de mi vida, no tenía mucho de entrar a la universidad, tenía dudas sobre mi y sobre mi vida a futuro. Esta serie me acogió con un cariño especial. Amaba que todo el mundo comentara de ella y yo pudiera unirme a la conversación. He perdido la cuenta de las veces que la he visto pq a pesar de que algunos de sus temas son bastante profundos y difíciles se ha convertido en un confort muy grande para mí. La relación de Marc y Steven tuvo un gran

impacto en mi. Su forma de reconocerse, aceptarse y llegar a quererse es muy cercana a mi corazón.

Amo Moon Knight y a sus personajes, que más me gustaría que seguir viendo sobre ellos. 🤍

[In English (via Google translate so is a less perfect carry over): Moon Knight arrived during one of the most difficult years of my life. I wasn't even close to entering college, and I had doubts about myself and my future. This series welcomed me with a special affection. I loved that everyone was commenting on it and I could join in the conversation. I've lost count of the times I've watched it because, despite some of its themes being quite deep and difficult, it has become a great comfort to me. Marc and Steven's relationship had a huge impact on me. Their way of recognizing, accepting, and coming to love each other is very close to my heart.

I love Moon Knight and its characters; I'd love more than anything to keep watching them. 🤍]

29: I'm autistic and hyperfixated on MK. It literally means everything to me.

30: So much. I have found new friends and better understanding of myself.

31: As a DID system, Moon Knight has meant so much to me. I adore everything about the show from the set design, to the story and performances. I think the work done in the characters of Steven and Marc is an almost masterclass in writing people with neurodivergences and mental illnesses. It isn't perfect or completely realistic but the world the characters live in isnt perfect or completely realistic. Steven and Marc are both perfect compliments to each other and perfect foils. The opening episodes of Moon Knight are by far my favorite in the whole series.

32: I really saw myself in Marc. The way he thinks he's unlovable. The way he blames himself for everything. Even his tendency to withdraw but then have angry outbursts. He is trapped by his love and responsibilities and low self-worth. By the end of episode two, when we see him really talk to Steven and be manipulated by Khonshu, I was in love with the show.

33: thinking about steven grant has saved me from having panic attacks. one time I was on stage like 30 seconds before the curtain rose about to start crying and I just thought about him and was just able to get myself under control and start the scene without the audience knowing a thing. moon knight has had real tangible effects on my mental heath and I love it so much!

34: Well, for me the glaring absence of a fictional character to adore wholeheartedly was very palpable (sorry ive been into fic writing mode -for the first time!- and somehow my mind only comes up with big words) after Bucky. And believe it or not, i knew i was gonna be down bad for the show the moment i watched the trailer. This was new, me falling for a main character in their own show, and only from watching a short video. Id practically memorized the release date only because the voice at the end saying it -march 30 only on Disney plus or something like that- over and over when i played it on a loop.

Ok, so, focus. The experience, yeah. I went nuts for moon knight. NUTS nuts. I have a moon knight cult of my own, having made people watch the show throughout these three years. I did cry a lot during episode five, because it resonated a lot with my own traumas (something funny: just after Steven found out his life was a lie and Marc was shouting if he wanted to remember the truth about their mother, my own mother arrived and asked why im crying (i was supposed to be watching my teacher's tutorial videos; the only reason i was allowed to have my phone back lmao)). To this day, I can't help but see Marc as a resemblance of myself, and that's why i haven't been able to adore him like i do with Steven and Jake. Even if my fiery emotions mellow out like they always do, i know this show, these characters, will have their very own special place in my heart.

35: P good representation of a system. Oscar Isaac took great care to do his research and paint the system in a sympathetic and realistic light. It was entertaining to watch and better than the comics it’s based off.

36: The 2022 Moon Knight has meant so much to me, as someone who suffers with thoughts of loneliness and struggles with mental health; I relate so much to Moon Knight as a whole. Following Marc & Steven (also Jake!) adventure and journey as they learn to live with one another is so special, and I love how their DID (dissociative identity disorder) was taken as something not-otherworldly/fantastical but a traumatic realistic condition that happens to real people. Moon Knight to me is a character who protects those more vulnerable, while still dealing with internal struggles themselves. I shall always love this character with all my heart and soul, and of course hoping for a season 2!

37: Fucking everything, I met my husband because of it, refound my love of Egyptian mythology, got a tattoo the same as the followers of Ammit and have now dedicated my life to expanding the knowledge of the peoples that came before us thanks to this show.

Disney giving it no credit breaks my heart, it’s the single best show that disney+ has produced until Daredevil Born Again.

38: As someone with CPTSD due to emotional and physical abuse from my mother, Moon Knight hit hard. The words Marc's mother used were the exact same ones I heard growing up. The estrangement was so relatable. While I did not develop DID like Marc/Steven/Jake, I emphasized with his struggles and I loved how the show addressed mental illness. I love this show so much and hold it dear to my heart. When Steven said, it's not your fault; you were just a child, I cried so much. While it would be nice to have Moon Knight cameo in Marvel movies, I would much rather prefer Moon Knight develop further in a second season, with Jake. This show made me buy the 4K disc, and I don't have a player to watch it. I love it that much. I cannot emphasize how much this show affected me. It makes me want to try in life.

39: Okay, here I go! (Please excuse my english, I'm not a native speaker!) Moon Knight show helped me understood myself better. After the first episode, I connected strongly to Steven's character. As the episodes went by, and I found Oscar Isaac's comment about the MK system being on the autistic spectrum, it just clicked. All those years, I felt, that something was 'wrong' about me, but turned out, I might be on the autistic spectrum. To be honest, I still haven't found the courage to get a diagnosis from a doctor. I'm shy and very introverted, but also, I'm really enthusiastic about my hobbies and interests. Basically, Moon Knight helped me to better understand myself through Steven and Marc.

In 2023, I went to Egypt for a trip. I visited a lot of temples during the 11 days. I saw Cairo, Aswan, Luxor and many more. I'll visit Egypt again in a few weeks, this time Alexandria, the north coast and Siwa oasis.

I'm from Hungary, and I'm really proud of the hungarian people, who helped make this show awesome!

40: I loved the references to the ancient Egyptian Myths.

41: Will start by prefacing that I'm a singlet. Before MK, I only had limited interactions with systems outside this specific fandom — my knowledge about plurality was very limited. I knew that the MK show featured a DID system as their protagonist, but hesitated to watch at first, having heard all the past warnings about horrible DID rep in general media. After watching the show, I came out pleasantly surprised by the care they've put in to subvert some (not all) harmful tropes and portrayed DID in a sympathetic light — but that was my perspective, and I knew my thoughts were limited.

The key point that I believe is more significant after my experience in watching it is that the show drove me to learn more about multiplicity, plurality, and systems in general. It made me read more about systems than I would've previously, understanding the different spectrums of amnesia, working out my internalized beliefs about systems, and reading what systems had to say about the show. Granted, the show is not perfect, and neither am I — surely, while creating fanwork, I might still mess up — but reading about systems from systems made me more aware of how DID / OSDD works.

It made me think about the importance of representation in media — how I could've gotten to this point much, much later in life if I didn't have an "easy" access to it. What I mean — again, from the humble opinion of a singlet — having a DID system as the protagonist of a TV series from a mainstream superhero franchise feels like it's a step forward in better representation in the future. It's a *Marvel* series — you can't get more mainstream than that. Yes, MK's far from perfect, and some areas still fall short under scrutiny, but I feel as if it was a step. A launching pad. Considering how beloved the character is by many, it would hopefully encourage other writers to create more plural characters, better representation, and encourage more people to educate themselves about plurality. I, myself, have a long way to go about that, but hope to keep learning about this subject and listen to what systems say about this show. Cheers to 3 years of Moon Knight!

42: I hyper fixated on Moon Knight when it first aired and I’m currently hyper fixating on it again lol this show is so amazing, all the people who worked on it are so talented!! I NEED Marvel to make more Moon Knight content because it’s been three years and idk how much longer I can wait before I just explode <3 anyways stay safe and take care everyone!!!

43: Moon Knight revealed some things about our system that eventually brought us a lot of peace so for that it will always be special. Our mental health before and after is drastically different for the better. We also found our new social home through it - shout out to all my friends I love you!!

44: I did throughly enjoyed the show when it came out and reconnected my love for comics as well as moon knight himself. My dad was actually a big fan of his back in the day and it was a good to connect bond over him. I really did kinda enjoy their own take on Moon Knight I was very intrigued and locked in for every episode because i didn’t know what will happen next! I still do have my problems with the show on how it’s showed and represented the system Jewish history. Fandom wise, it was a blast to connect, chat and share fan works and befriend people! Probably at the time of the height of moon knight it was the most interaction I’ve ever had before it was a blast.

45: I think the most meaningful thing that has come from it is community, and enjoying fandom spaces, again.

Before Moon Knight, I was at a low point in terms of social media. I didn’t feel encouraged to post the stuff I was making, less and less people were getting to engage with my work. I had considered starting over, taking down my account and trying again; it wouldn’t have been the first time.

It had been a while since I was absolutely obsessed with a piece of media to the point of creating so many works in tribute to it, and seeking out communities that did the same. I think college does that to people, sometimes. But Moon Knight had given that back to me at full force and it’s been carrying me through these past few years ever since. I would not have made the friends that I spend so much time with now, if it weren’t for the series.

It reminded me that growing up didn’t mean my passions and enjoyment of fandom faded. And while, sure, my attachment to the series had started as a fictional crush, I am beyond thankful that it lead me to people who want and continue to explore these characters in so much depth and detail, because that’s how much they mean to us.

On top of that, it pushed me to grow as an artist. It motivated me to continue learning how to draw people, and it’s wild to look back at 2022 and see that my work continued to evolve that much after graduating. And while my process is slower than it used to be, it’s still resulted in some of the proudest pieces I’ve ever made. And I hope I continue to exceed those expectations for myself within this community.

Loving the show and becoming so invested in Moon Knight has helped me realize I can still have a place in fandom and contribute to it with even more enthusiasm and care than I’ve ever had before. Even with there being some rough moments within said spaces, I think it has overall positively influenced me as a person, and I will always remember and be grateful for that :)

46: god i watched every episode over again before watching the new episode like a moon knight suicide run. it supported me through the last leg into graduation for my astronomy degree. the music kept me awake on my hour drive home after work at 12am.

47: The representation of DID was fantastic, and them being a hero rather than villainized was so refreshing to see in media. While I don't have DID, I do come from a background of childhood abuse and episode five hit close to home. Having a character that I can write and relate to because we share those experiences has been such a good outlet. MK will always mean a lot to me. I will always love on the boys. Happy to see so many other fans still love him too.

48: I'm a longtime fan of the Moon Knight comics, and took notice of the 2022 show when it was announced. I remember staying up until 3:00 AM every night to watch the episodes when they were released. Since the show has been out, I’ve been, for better or worse, pretty obsessively interested in it. I’ve read / watched every bit of PR or extra material for it, I’ve read nearly every fanfic on AO3 under the show’s tag, I’m half convinced that I’ve read the sum of anything on Reddit or Tumblr that’s been posted about it.

I really like the story of Marc’s struggle with guilt, the bond between Marc and Steven, and Steven’s courage in the face of people who shame them for their condition. Moon Knight is a regular guy thrown into weird, terrifying situations, who fights hard and makes it through. Let’s be clear: it’s not a great show. It’s like a 7/10 at best. It did, however, hit me with an emotional resonance that has persisted daily for the last three years. Grad school is rough, and Moon Knight The TV Show ( and wonderful inexplicably still ongoing comics series ) has been an anchor through all of it.

I’m also very happy to be a part of the Moon Knight fandom. I’d left my friend group of the last eight years about a year before the show had begun airing. Moon Knight as a fandom introduced me to many kind, creative, inspiring people, who I am very happy to know and known by. I’m glad to have friendly people who I can trade hobbies and interests with. Also glad that I now have a consenting audience for Moon Knight Updates / Trivia. Excellent.

49: While I do not have Dissociative Identity Disorder, I have dealt with other forms of mental illness since childhood. It's a messy thing, mental illness. Sometimes it wrecks your life, burdens other people, and makes you feel like you're in a hole that you can't crawl out of. I watched the show Moon Knight when I was going through a rough patch and found that I related to some of the struggles that Marc/Steven/Jake dealt with: difficulty holding down a job, feeling shame over having a stigmatized illness, feeling stuck in a twisted tangle of your own making. I felt seen in many ways. More importantly though, I came away from the show with the idea that you can be mentally ill and still save the world. It rekindled my hope and gave me the courage to keep moving forward—imperfect and stumbling, but still moving.

50: Moon Knight was the show that led me to reconnect with fanculture, namely, making fanart and engaging with the community, now learning fanfiction as well! I used to have a super big fear of sharing my thoughts online and engaging with fandoms due to experiences, but this was the show that encouraged me to dip back in — for the better. Will always thank it for that. Introduced me to its comics, too, and a whole other branch of heroes — love all of that.

51: Literally changed my life and gave me the space to reflect on whether or not I need to pursue therapy to finally obtain an OCD diagnosis. It's so near and so dear to my heart.

And well… those were all the answers I received!

I want to thank everyone who took the time to respond and share their perspectives and feelings. While I may not be as active in this fandom now as I was, I wanted to do something special for the show and fan space that helped me develop so much these last three years.

The Moon Knight show came out in my senior year of highschool. My dad recommended it to me as a fan of his comics, and while I didn’t listen to him for a while, a little after The Friendly Type came out, when I saw some of the clips and the depth of the acting, I started watching. And then I rewatched the first three episodes immediately after finishing them the first time haha.

It was like lighting, emotional and bright and all consuming as I find my fixations often are. I remember the unease of episode 4’s end, and the dreaded awful week that followed episode 5 when the discourse and theories were more bleak than most of us could handle. I remember the joy Gods and Monsters brought me, and I still feel that same joy today when I rewatch it. It’s just hope and love and life and fun and KAIJUS BAYBEEE!!

But yeah.

MK has been one of my most positive and comforting fandom experiences and it has made me write more than almost any other fandom (possibly more than any, I think it’s still top of my ao3). It’s also gotten me to do more stuff like cultural research and historical digging, and has more actively gotten me into reading current Marvel comics (Read the 2021 MacKay MK run all of yall please please please).

But the best thing is that through both the MCU and comic fandoms, I’ve met some of the most wonderful, creative, thoughtful people I’ve had the pleasure of befriending online. People I send letters to, talk to, share new non-Moon Knight interests with, and more. There’s been struggles within that too—nothing loved and gained and respected is ever fully easy and simple, and I’ve lost a good chunk of the friendships I made along the way—but I’m still thankful for what I’ve learned and the person it’s helped me to be now.

So to everyone in this space I’ve befriended, to everyone from it I don’t speak to anymore, and to everyone I’ve never met but who I’ve shared a tag or event or passion with, thank you, and I hope all of your lives improve with love, compassion, and respect as time continues to pass.

Let’s keep hoping for that season 2

—Michael “Tip” Tiptapricot 💪 🌙 💛💛💛

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