The episode starts off in a cave with a boy yelling help
then shows a woman who says this is all your fault
and we pick up right where the last episode with hippo being introduced and marc and steven
freaking out
however, instead of addressing who this hippo
we actually cut back to the office of Harrow
it seems that marc has a busted nose
and he did not have this where he is talking to harrow in the office
Harrow explains that he didn't shoot him
and says that marc's mind is violently vacillating between sense and nonsense
his brain is a pendulum swinging between a very difficult reality
and a reassuring fantasy that marc has created on his own
also, he is his patient here at Putnam Medical Facility in Chicago Illinois
marc says, You're not really a doctor but harrow explains It's not about me
asks marc, to try it his way and Retrace his steps
harrow says that marc told him he was in a place
that was oddly reminiscent of harrow's office
except that it wasn't here And he was with a rhinoceros
but Marc corrects him its a Hippo
an animal but it talked
so harrow asks Do you think that is sense or nonsense
marc agrees which harrow finds really encouraging
harrow continues that The struggling mind will often build places
to seek shelter for different aspects of the self from our most traumatic memories
It's called just an organizing principle
Some people see a castle Somebody else will see a maze or a library
Marc cuts him or a psych ward
and harrow says yes
What harrow finds extremely interesting is The new animal character that he saw
explains this hippo could break down the walls between him and Steven
and they might finally understand
when harrow asks about the boy that he was talking about
Marc's demeanor seems to be a little bit different
until he leans forward and says thank you I feel really great
he then grabs the crystal pyramid like he's about to use it as a weapon
so the doctor hits the emergency button
that signals the guards to come in
when the guards grab him
He starts yelling you are gonna release that monster you're not a doctor
it seems that this is not the actual voice of marc or steven
it's revealed he is a completely different person he also doesn't have the same demeanor
as Marc or steven
this is most likely another personality
as previous when Marc takes control of the body
and finds a knife that he's holding is stabbed into a person
he looks around and says Steven what did you do which steven says I didn't do that and
Marc says I didn't
and also the other sarcophagus that is screaming hard
all confirming a third personality inside of the body
but when marc is injected he yells
then we go back to the hippo
and she confirms that they are in the Duat the Egyptian underworld
and that hippo is indeed the goddess Taweret
the goddess of women and children
also the goddess who helps guide souls through the afterlife
steven being the somewhat scholar that he is automatically knows who she is
and realizes what is happening but is actually in shock
something that is interesting here is that Taweret says that this is an afterlife not
the afterlife
she confirms that there are actually different realms of it
so not all people go to the same realm when they die
and she actually mentions the ancestral planes and she says just gorgeous
we can remember the Egyptian goddess is a part of the Ennead
and we saw a statue of her at Khonshu's meeting
she says you'd be surprised how many intersectional planes of untethered consciousness exist
what this basically means based on the mind of the person that has died
so whatever afterlife you go to is pretty much based on your mind
and for the sake of Marc and Steven it's an asylum
Taweret explains you may perceive the afterlife as something more easily recognizable to yourself
so to Marc and steven it's an asylum because as Marc says they're insane
marc says Dr. Harrow's right and This is an organizing principle
steven is surprised that harrow Is a doctor
although they really aren't insane
Marc opens a door which leads to the afterlife
and Taweret's boat is taking them to essentially judgment
Steven says we're sailing to Aaru to the field of reeds
and the field of reeds is essentially heaven
but Taweret says that they kind of have to be judged first
their hearts have to be weighed so she takes their hearts
and puts them on the scale of justice
the statue in the middle is of Anubis the god of the dead
the Egyptians believed
that the heart was the sign of who you really were in life
and If the Scales balance by the time you end the journey
then a soul is permitted to pass into the Field of Reeds
marc asks and What if they don't balance
she says You will get thrown overboard
The dead will drag you down into the Duat
where you will remain forever frozen in the sand
which No unbalanced souls on her boat
marc doesn't care about her talks
he says to steven There is no way they are will end up down there
he suggests killing the hippo and stealing the boat
Taweret says there is a problem the scales aren't balancing
she continues that the reason because their hearts aren't full
they are hiding something from each other
Without balanced Scales the Duat will eventually claim their soul
and their soul will be destroyed
she explains the boat contains all of their life's memories
so they need to go inside and work it out no more secrets
steven asks if Layla is all right
marc says Yeah for now
And knowing her she will go on a suicide mission to stop Harrow herself
it seems that marc's memories are a freaking mess
and we see some old memories of marc and steven
steven sees a street and asks if marc remembers this
but he says it's just a street
then They go into a room where we discover a few things
we see the dead people that Marc killed when he was a mercenary
Steven asks him, if he remembers all of them
marc says They were criminals, Murderers and Predators
The worst of the worst and Khonshu wanted them punished
he kept wishing he would fail and one of them would kill him instead
and that The healing ended up being a curse
they then see The Scales are slowing down so it works
however, there's a little boy in the room and Marc recognizes him
but steven doesn't and wonders why a child here
Marc tries to get Steven not to go after him
but steven does and enters a room
and locks Marc out of a room which marc begging him to open the door
he sees his familly
also sees himself and a brother drawing a one-fin fish
obviously that steven never knew of the brother
Marc and his brother Rorro decide not to eat and go play in a cave
his mother says be sure to look after your brother
he agrees and says Laters gators
is what we actually hear steven say to his mom
then she says in a while crocodile
while walking, his brother says that he will be Rosser
and asks Can you hear that Dr. Grant
Marc says I sure do Rosser
it's like the fictional film entitled Tomb Buster which we saw before
they enter the cave
then it starts raining which makes the cave pretty dangerous
and water starts coming up from the bottom
steven calling Boys
Come on lads We have to leave
during all of this Marc is outside begs steven to Come back there
and we hear Young Marc calling his brother Follow my voice
but Rorro yells I want my mom
steven hears this but It is just a memory
and sadly Marc's brother dies
we cut to his mother saying that she want him back
when Marc Comes down the stairs
his mother yells
and says What are you doing here
This is all your fault
he goes upstairs with steven chasing after him
we see his father calling the mum to blow out the candles but She is not coming
His father justifies that his mother not feeling well
and they will do it together this year
but she pretty much makes his life a living hell
it was hard enough to deal with the death of her son
steven sees another birthday
and his mom says
You were always jealous of him
and she should have known that marc would do something like this
steven wonders Mum what are you doing and he goes after him
when steven is trying to open the door marc grabs him outside the home
and steven asks What happened in that room
we cut to where Marc is running away from home
his dad asks him to stay but he leaves anyways
Marc says That's enough and grabs steven into a desert
we see dead bodies so steven tells him
that Harrow said you were a mercenary and That you killed hostages
Marc explains that he was in the military before
but got discharged because he went AWOL in a fugue state
AWOL means that you left without official leave
and he Didn't have a ton of options
so he went work-for-hire for his leader
we find out what actually happened to the full story of Layla's father
he explains that he was on a site in Egypt
with an old partner named bushman
and That job was to raid an Egyptian tomb
But Bushman changed the plan called for no witnesses so he Killed everybody
Marc stood up and fought him
but Bushman finishes him
and before he dies
he crawls to a statue of khonshu
and he is about to end his life
khonshu reaches out to him and he makes him a deal
he can live or die but if he lives
he becomes his hands his eyes and his vengeance
To bind his very being to khonshu
and eradicate only the worst those who deserve it
we do find out that khonshu really has been manipulating Marc
because of his so-called broken mind
khonshu asks Do you swear to protect the travelers of the night
and bring my vengeance to those who would do them harm
and marc says yes
then khonshu says Rise and live again
As my fist of vengeance As my Moon Knight
but then we go back to Taweret and her boat
she notices that souls are being judged
being condemned to the sands before their time meaning they are not dead
but they are actually being judged while they are alive
and that is what harrow was doing
he and Ammit are judging people way before it's time
she says this is bad and evil
which is the perfect time for Marc and steven to plead their case
so they need to get back to stop harrow and Ammit
however, there is a problem
if she sends them back they will go back into the same body that was shot
and they can't really go back because they are will die again
but if khonshu is brought back
he can give Marc and steven the moon night suit which would heal them
steven asks her if she can send word to Layla to help free khonshu
and that way, Taweret can send them back to a healed body
but there are two problems
one is that the scales still aren't balanced
which means they could still be stuck in the underworld
and two they have to go through Osiris's gates to get back
so Taweret steers her ship towards the gates
but she tells Marc and Steven to go back inside and reveal these hidden things
steven knows that the big secret will be in the bedroom that marc didn't want him to go
but marc begs him to not go there again and he will tell him everything
steven tells marc that if anything happens it will be his fault
which in turn makes Marc nervous he screams until we get to Harrow's office again
harrow explains, Reliving these kinds of traumatic memories can be so painful
asks marc Do you think you created Steven
to hide from all of the awful things that you feel you have done in your life
or do you think Steven created Marc to punish the world for what your mother did to you
so, there is only one way to know that he has to open up to Steven
then we go back to the room
marc's mother is banging on his door
trying to break through because she is about to punish him
Marc is not wanting to deal with his mother
surprisingly we see Marc bring steven to life
so the big secret was that Steven is actually the persona and the identity that is made
up
steven was brought to life because he was the part of Marc
that was supposed to be happy and carefree
and not have to worry about life
but then there's also another major reveal which is the fact that Marc's mother is dead
which we really wonder who was he talking to on the phone this whole time
after the funeral of his mother it does appear like steven is talking to someone
Marc sits outside of a house where people are gathered to mourn the loss of his mother
he decides not to go in
his father tells him to come but he simply walks away
and this time is supposed to be where a person embraces and discusses their loss
but Marc doesn't want to deal with and that's actually why he invented Steven, and brought
steven to life
so instead of dealing with it Steven comes out
and he has no idea where he is he simply says oh i did it again
and what he thinks is just he is getting up at night and essentially sleepwalking
but he pulls out the phone and it looks like he is talking to somebody
saying I know I did it again
but we know it's not his mom because his mother is dead
we actually think that he could simply be talking to himself
Marc blames himself for going to the cave
But steven tells him You were just a child she was wrong
It wasn't your fault
now they returned, to the top of the ship where unfortunately the scales aren't balanced
yet
and Taweret says she's sorry
the underworld is essentially going to claim them theirs
and this is where we actually see people that Marc has killed before
coming onto the ship to try and take him to the underworld
and make him a permanent part they are a little too much for Marc to handle
but steven realizes, if Marc can handle it he can cuz they're the same person
and steven steps up and he saves the day
but unfortunately it costs him his own life
and finally the scales are balanced
now Marc is facing his past
he used steven to cope with so much in life, but now he can no longer use steven
the rest of his journey is something that he has to do on his own
and now after steven has sacrificed himself for Marc Marc has to go on alone
the scales are balanced everything is out in the open
steven knows that he was the person that has been made
Marc knows that he created steven to deal with things that he didn't want to deal with
so he could kind of ignore them and just be happy as steven
but now he's faced all of that and is on his own
he quickly finds himself in the field of reads
basically heaven