{"id":442104,"date":"2022-05-05T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T00:01:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:01:35","slug":"5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 Questions Left Unanswered by &#8216;Moon Knight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbde449d86\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbde449d86\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/#%E2%80%9C5_Questions_Left_Unanswered_by_%E2%80%98Moon_Knight%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;5 Questions Left Unanswered by &#8216;Moon Knight&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/#Who_is_Jake_Lockley\" >Who is Jake Lockley?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/#Will_Marc_and_Steven_free_themselves_of_Khonshu\" >Will Marc and Steven free themselves of Khonshu?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/#Are_Marc_and_Steven_free_of_Dr_Harrow\" >Are Marc and Steven free of Dr. Harrow?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/#Will_Layla_remain_Tawarets_avatar\" >Will Layla remain Tawaret\u2019s\u00a0avatar?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-questions-left-unanswered-by-moon-knight\/#How_will_Moon_Knight_connect_with_the_rest_of_the_MCU\" >How will Moon Knight connect with the rest of the MCU?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;5 Questions Left Unanswered by &#8216;Moon Knight'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;It\u2019s laters gators for now as we contemplate where Marc and his alters go from here.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moon-Knight-Episode-6.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moon Knight Episode\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moon-Knight-Episode-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Moon-Knight-Episode-6-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Marvel Studios&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Brad Gullickson\u00a0\u00b7 Published on May 4th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Marvel Explained is our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> where we delve into the latest Marvel shows, movies, trailers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories to divine the franchise\u2019s future. This entry explores Moon Knight Episode 6 and considers the unanswered questions dangling beyond its climax. Yes, prepare for SPOILERS.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>You can\u2019t keep a good god down. Nor a bad one. <strong><em>Moon Knight<\/em><\/strong> Episode 6 wraps up the season with two titans smashing into each other while the citizens of Cairo have their souls ripped from their bodies. Just another day in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If there\u2019s not a beam of light in the sky, can you even trust you\u2019re in the right reality?<\/p>\n<p>The season finale sees Marc (<strong>Oscar Isaac<\/strong>) rescue\u00a0Steven (Oscar again) from the underworld, proclaiming his fractured self as a superpower rather than a hindrance. Layla (<strong>May Calamawy<\/strong>) frees Khonshu (<strong>F<\/strong>. <strong>Murray Abraham<\/strong>) from his stone imprisonment, rejects his Moon Knight avatar offer, but reluctantly agrees to be one for the hippo goddess Tawaret (<strong>Antonia Salib<\/strong>), gaining a snazzy costume in the process.<\/p>\n<p>With Marc and Steven operating together, they bounce back and forth, controlling the body when their abilities prove the most useful. Together with Layla, they bring the hurt to Harrow (<strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong>) and his giant croc goddess Ammit. Although, not enough hurt, as Harrow nearly eradicates the body before Marc blacks out. When he awakens, another persona has <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently supplied the crucial finishing moves.<\/p>\n<p>Khonshu wants vengeance, meaning a dead Harrow, but Marc and Steven deny his bloodlust. They ended the god war, wanting freedom from Khonshu\u2019s mission. The bird-headed deity accepts their offer and skedaddles. All is good in the world\u2026until that expected end credits scene where we meet the third persona who sometimes pilots the body. Jake Lockley finally makes his presence known.<\/p>\n<p><em>Moon Knight<\/em> Episode 6 is a much tidier conclusion than expected. Sure, that last little bit gives us pause, but it\u2019s also just a doorway for further Fist of Khonshu adventures. Where we go from here is a little murkier. Marc and Steven have embraced, each giving space to the other within the body. But Jake poses a threat, and their god-boss is certainly not done with them yet. Let\u2019s consider a few unanswered questions left dangling post-post-end credits scene with that in mind.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Jake_Lockley\"><\/span>Who is Jake Lockley?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Short answer: he\u2019s the third persona living inside the body. While Marc and Steven have struck an agreement, they seem unaware of Jake. They probably suspect someone is hiding in the shadows, but they don\u2019t appear to have placed a name on them yet.<\/p>\n<p>In the comics, Jake Lockley exists on equal footing with Steven Grant. He\u2019s the cabbie, the street-level sleuth who can navigate the seedy underbelly where Marc or Steven would stick out. He\u2019s a bit of a bruiser, but he\u2019s not a bad guy.<\/p>\n<p>When we meet Jake during <em>Moon Knight<\/em>\u2018s end credits scene, he\u2019s removing Harrow from the\u00a0Sienkiewicz Psychiatric Hospital (a lovely nod to <em>Moon Knight<\/em> artist <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/billsienkiewiczart.com\"><strong>Bill Sienkiewicz<\/strong><\/a>). Jake dumps Ammit\u2019s lackey into a white limousine where a sharply dressed Khonshu mocks his enemy. Harrow thinks he\u2019s safe since Marc and Steven refused to kill him. Khonshu scoffs, explaining he still controls the body through Jake Lockley\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has no idea how troubled he truly is,\u201d says Khonsu and taps on the window. The driver lowers his divider, we see Jake\u2019s face, and he puts two bullets in Harrow\u2019s face. The limousine drives away, revealing its SPKTR license plate. It doesn\u2019t really matter who has the wheel as long as Khonshu barks the orders.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Marc_and_Steven_free_themselves_of_Khonshu\"><\/span>Will Marc and Steven free themselves of Khonshu?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While <em>Moon Knight<\/em> Episode 6 concludes with Marc Spector embracing his dissociative identity disorder as a necessary part of himself, it also reveals how Khonshu used his condition to manipulate. The Egyptian god wormed his way into the body as it was dying, and once he was there, he discovered a fractured mind defenseless to his machinations. Khonshu developed unique relationships with each persona, using them against each other. He\u2019s making sure that he can never be kicked out.<\/p>\n<p>When Marc and Steven hesitated before delivering the killing blow against Harrow, Layla told them they had a choice. The choice itself revealed their independence from Khonshu. They could grant their own freedom; they didn\u2019t need Khonshu\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n<p>Khonshu only left because he knew he had Jake Lockley (and who knows who else) in his back pocket. Whenever Marc and Steven reappear, they will need to address their master more forcibly. In the Greg Smallwood\/Jeff Lemire comic book run that heavily influenced <em>Moon Knight<\/em>\u2018s first season, Marc, Steven, and Jake eventually confront Khonshu and reject his control over them. This feels like the next step for the MCU iteration.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Marc_and_Steven_free_of_Dr_Harrow\"><\/span>Are Marc and Steven free of Dr. Harrow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, Harrow gets a bullet in the head, but that does not mean Ethan Hawke cannot return. When Khonshu supposedly releases Marc and Steven from his hold, the two awaken inside the mental health hospital we first saw in Episode 4. We learned the hospital stood in as a visual metaphor for the afterlife in that chapter. But the Dr. Harrow we meet in Episode 6 is not necessarily the same Dr. Harrow we met in Episode 4. Nor is it the same hospital.<\/p>\n<p>This Dr. Harrow attempts to confuse Marc and Steven, to tell them that the reality they\u2019re experiencing is wrong. Marc and Steven say they choose to believe in their reality. The rejection reveals blood leaking from Dr. Harrow. He\u2019s wounded and weak.<\/p>\n<p>We see the Body\u2019s mindscape continuing the metaphor they first experienced in the afterlife. This is where they can return to converse or battle internal negative forces. Here is a realm where they could square off against Jake Lockley. It\u2019s also probably true that they\u2019ll never shake a doubting Dr. Harrow.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Layla_remain_Tawarets_avatar\"><\/span>Will Layla remain Tawaret\u2019s\u00a0avatar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Through her relationship with Marc and Steven, Layla knows the destructive power the gods sway over humanity. She wants little to do with them, certainly the mean bastards like Khonshu. However, she allows Tawaret to give her a little superpower juice in a pinch. And the result is a badass heroine who saves the day, inspiring a young Egyptian onlooker. The veneration that child gives Layla may persuade her to stay in the avatar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for a little bit longer. Let\u2019s hope so anyway, as May Calamawy is a stellar butt-kicker, and we need more action hero couples than Brandan Fraser and Rachel Weisz from <em>The Mummy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_will_Moon_Knight_connect_with_the_rest_of_the_MCU\"><\/span>How will Moon Knight connect with the rest of the MCU?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Or, we could rephrase it, \u201cWhere is Gorr the God Butcher?\u201d Many expected the <em>Thor<\/em>: <em>Love and Thunder<\/em> villain to appear in the post-credits scene. If Marvel Studios wanted to establish him as a threat, Gorr slaughtering a bunch of Egyptian gods, including Khonshu, would sure do the trick. Ah, but <em>Moon Knight<\/em> was not interested in playing with the other MCU toys. The show wanted to establish itself without distraction.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Moon Knight<\/em> folks did such a good job setting Marc and his pals apart from the MCU; it\u2019s actually a little hard to imagine him popping up in <em>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/em> or <em>Ant<\/em>\u2013<em>Man<\/em> <em>and the Wasp<\/em>: <em>Quantumania<\/em>. Marc and Steven don\u2019t seem ready for the Avengers yet. They need to work things out with Jake Lockley and Khonshu first. They need to get their house \u2013 their body in order.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p data-inc=\"5\"><strong><em>Moon Knight<\/em>\u00a0Episode 6 is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/series\/moon-knight\/4S3oOF1knocS\">now streaming<\/a> on Disney+.<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Marvel Explained, Moon Knight, Unanswered Questions\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/brad.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. 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