Moon Knight got here to a detailed on Wednesday, as episode 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe collection hit Disney Plus. The season finale picks up with Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) after an intense emotional journey by way of the Egyptian realm of the useless.
It seems like Marc goes to get well after being gunned down by cult chief Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), who has apparently launched trapped dying goddess Ammit upon the world.
However, our hero might not be capable of use his superheroic Moon Knight talents, as a result of supply of his energy — the moon god Khonshu — being imprisoned by his fellow gods. He additionally has to seek out out what occurred to his spouse, Layla El-Faouly (May Calamawy), after he obtained shot.
It’s time to step into the realm of SPOILERS for episode 6. This present takes place after the occasions of Avengers: Endgame.
Khonshu rejected
A resurrected Marc and restored Steven obtain equilibrium, utilizing their mixed Moon Knight and Mr. Knight talents to battle Harrow’s hench-people on the streets of Cairo. Layla has accepted the prospect to develop into the avatar of Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility, and has gained superpowers of her personal.
Marc is seemingly defeated, however he blacks out and wakes as much as discover Harrow and all his goons crushed. They entice Ammit, however Marc refuses to kill them. He then calls for that Khonshu launch them.
Layla seems superior as Taweret’s avatar.
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The moon god seemingly agrees. Steven and Marc get up again in the identical establishment they obtained caught in after dying, and so they reject the Duat manifestation of Harrow’s prognosis. They get up in Steven’s London condo, the place they’re chained to the mattress.
“I am unable to consider you reside on this frickin’ mess,” says Marc, earlier than slamming onto the ground.
It looks as if the second within the establishment was a step in Marc and Steven pushing again towards actuality, and the scene within the condo was actuality. However, the following scene throws all of that into query.
There’s some extraordinarily cool motion on this episode.
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A midcredits scene and an entire new persona
The further scene finds Harrow in a London psychological establishment (possibly Layla introduced him right here?), the place a really Oscar Isaac-sounding man in black involves take him out — in additional methods than one. Harrow will get an inkling that one thing is amiss when he sees a hospital employee mendacity in a pool of blood.
He’s then bundled into a flowery white limo and comes face-to-face with Khonshu, wanting extraordinarily dapper in a white Mr. Knight-style go well with. Harrow is assured that the moon god cannot damage him, prompting the divine being to disclose that he by no means wished Layla as his new avatar.
“Why would I would like anyone else, when he has no thought how troubled he actually is?” says a cocky Khonshu. “Meet my good friend, Jake Lockley.”
Jake Lockley is seemingly on board with Khonshu’s murderous mission.
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The divider comes down, revealing Oscar Isaac in a peaked cap — Marc’s third persona.
“Today is your flip to lose,” Jake says in Spanish.
He raises a silenced pistol and blasts Harrow a number of occasions, earlier than driving off into the London streets.
In the comics, certainly one of Marc’s most distinguished personalities is cab driver Jake Lockley, whose specialty is gathering info on the streets. He’s obtained an entire bunch of connections within the felony underworld, hinting at his morally questionable outlook.
Oscar Isaac’s look within the present mirrors his comedian ebook counterpart.
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Apparently, Jake’s MCU counterpart is completely on board with Khonshu’s murderous methods and may very well be a manifestation of the darkish deeds Marc dedicated throughout his time as a mercenary. We beforehand obtained hints of Jake’s existence when he stabbed a bunch of Harrow’s males and Marc noticed a mysterious shaking sarcophagus within the Duat psychological establishment. It’s possible Jake tried to assault Duat-Harrow as nicely.
The closing scene in Steven’s condo may’ve been an phantasm created by the moon god to maintain his avatar’s much less cooperative personalities in examine. Or Jake took over in Cairo, and managed their shared physique on the return to London.
It’s unclear the place this story will proceed. We have not had a season 2 announcement for this present, however it looks as if Khonshu may emerge as a significant MCU menace.
Scarlet Scarab battled Forties superheroes the Invaders within the comics.
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Scarlet Scarab
To defeat Ammit and Harrow, Layla accepts Taweret’s energy and turns into the MCU’s model of Scarlet Scarab — a little-known character who battled World War II superhero crew the Invaders within the ’70s. Layla’s costume is not very scarlet, however it seems infinitely cooler.
“Are you an Egyptian superhero?” a woman asks after Layla saves her from being crushed by a van in Cairo, to which she replies within the affirmative.
We do not know what occurs to Layla after Marc rejects Khonshu, however she’ll undoubtedly present up once more. Maybe she and Sam Wilson can examine notes on deflecting bullets with their steel wings?
Battling gods
Outside of Jake Lockley exhibiting up and Layla gaining superpowers, the remainder of the episode seems like pretty normal Marvel fare. A large crocodile and creepy chook skeleton battle among the many pyramids, a bunch of gods’ avatars are killed, Moon Knight/Mr. Knight and Scarlet Scarab have an superior team-up — the standard.
Somehow, the enormous crocodile is among the simpler components to wrap your head round on this episode.
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Fascinatingly, Ammit chooses Harrow as her avatar regardless of his scales not balancing. She causes that her earlier avatar — Alexander the Great — had balanced scales however that obtained her trapped for two,000 years. I assume this proves the gods’ willingness to throw their very own guidelines out the window when it fits them.
Observations, Easter eggs and WTF questions
Jake finds Harrow at Sienkiewicz Psychiatric Hospital, which is presumably named after iconic artist Bill Sienkiewicz. He drew the primary concern of Moon Knight’s 1980 solo collection.The limo — license plate SPKTR — pays homage to Mr. Knight’s comedian ebook mode of transport. He makes use of it to get to New York City’s crime scenes in fashion.The CGI impact of Ammit’s head showing on Harrow’s cane is a bit tacky, however Ammit’s towering bodily type is superior.Why did not Harrow inform his goons to seek out Layla in Alexander’s tomb?The means Tawaret’s ears quiver is extraordinarily cute. In distinction, her chatting with Layla by way of useless troopers is humorous in a creepy form of means.It looks as if Dr. Harrow’s toes began bleeding as a result of Marc and Steven reconciled his Duat manifestation along with his true self.
That’s it for Moon Knight for now, however your subsequent dose of Marvel is not distant. Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters Friday, and Ms. Marvel kicks off on Disney Plus on June 8.