After some time to ponder over it, I think I can comfortably say that the Moon Knight finale might be my favorite finale of an MCU show to date.

Now, I understand that aside the Loki finale, it's a steep drop off in finale qualities among these shows.

Though it isn't perfect, I think Moon Knight paid off most of the things built up by the season.

Lemme list my points:

1. I like the fact that Layla became an Avatar. Not only was this hinted at by Marc's suspicions of Khonshu, but it makes Layla more of an asset in Frontline combat.

2. Unlike my problems with the WandaVision finale fight, Moon Knight may have a psychological element to it, it remains an inherently violent show, so fighting Arthur Harrow made sense to me (and looked badass).

3. Fuck it, the Kaijuu fight between Khonshu and Emmit was great. While the rest of the Avatars went out like bitches, a battle between literal GODS demands such a scale and was satisfying.

4. I personally liked the angle they chose to end the fight on. Not only is it a nice callback to the madness of episode 2, but it's a nice way of hinting at the brutality of Jake without spoiling the post-credit scene.

To some of the criticisms of the episode:

1. Layla's power up is definitely coin flipping, but it's not THAT serious of a coin flip. Layla was already shown to be a competent fighter, and having the powers of an Avatar boosts those skills rather than give them. For example, the first time Sir Knight appeared, he wasn't destroying his opponents with insane fighting skills, but his punches were dramatically stronger.

Also, as an Anime-fan, Chuck should've been more familiar with the trope that when a power up is first revealed, it's a lot more impactful than later showings.

1. Stephen coming back did take the impact of his "death" away, but as a comics and MCU fan, I've learned that permanent deaths in the medium are few and far between. IF Stephen was going to come back, they at least handled it in a nice thematic way. Plus, it's sends a good message that DiD people shouldn't be made to feel like growth depends on the abandonment of their personalities as much as embracing and working with them.

2. The other avatars did go out like punks. I could argue that they're "judges" and not "fighters," but they still went out sad.

All in all, the episode concluded the story arc of the season in a satisfying way while creating room for more stories to come.