Moon Knight ending explained: Scarlet Scarab, Khonshu & Taweret

Events reached some surprising twists and turns and just when it seemed like the story had wrapped up rather neatly, the Moon Knight post-credits scene changed the game thanks to a little someone named Jake Lockley.

So, if you want to know more about the Moon Knight finale, read on now.

Meanwhile, if you're wondering whether there will be a Moon Knight season 2, you aren't the only one!

**Spoiler warning for Moon Knight episode 6**

Moon Knight ending explained

How does Khonshu return?

After his death in episode 4 and various flashbacks in episode 5, the finale opens with Marc (Oscar Isaac) in a gorgeous afterlife and Steven frozen in sand, though it’s not long before Marc turns away from eternal happiness to help his other self.

Following this, the pair are able to return to life through a gateway opened by Osiris – just in time to join the fight against Harrow (Ethan Hawke), who had finally achieved his goal of releasing the Egyptian goddess Ammit.

Still, it wasn’t all bad news – Layla (May Calamawy) had managed to free Khonshu from his own statue prison and helps the god to reunite with Marc and Steven.

Who is the Scarlet Scarab?

Scarlet Scarab is the new alter-ego of Layla El-Faouly.

Layla has also taken on the role as the super-powered avatar to friendly hippo-God Taweret who fans met in previous episodes in the hospital scenes.

In Marvel Comics, Scarlet Scarab is a male protector of Egypt, defending his home from all foreign invasions, with the character named Abdul Faoul - not dissimilar to Layla's full name.

Here Layla is a super-heroine of her own as the avatar of Taweret and it was a big moment for representation as Layla even referred to herself as an Egyptian superheroine.

Speaking to Marvel, actress May Calamawy said: "I had to really sit with it and be like, I cannot represent every Arab woman or every Egyptian woman…I just hope that all Arab women can watch that and feel like a Super Hero, and that they have that space on that big scale."

She added: "I hope that the people who can relate to Layla feel seen and excited, and people who don't, that's OK. There's space for everyone. I'm just the first. There's many more that can come. It's an honor. It's an honor just to be able to represent or to be Middle Eastern, and shine a light on that region."

What happened to Ammit?

As Khonshu and Ammit fought across the Egyptian skyline, Layla, Marc and Steven fought a parallel battle with Harrow and his followers on the ground. All looked lost until Marc suddenly blacked out, waking up to find Harrow beaten down and his forces defeated. Hmmm...

And while Khonshu couldn’t hold off Ammit for long, Layla had a plan – take Harrow to the Temple of the Gods and imprison Amit in his body (rather than one of the small statues used previously), rendering her vulnerable. This works, but then at the last minute, Marc decides not to kill Harrow, leaving him with Ammit still inside.

It’s a small moment of free will snatched from his indenture to Khonshu. Now, with Ammit defeated Marc and Steven demand the moon-God holds up his end of the bargain, releasing them from bondage.

Reluctantly, Khonshu agrees – at which point Marc and Steven appear to return to the dreamlike mental facility their subconscious has regularly trapped them in.

What happened in the mental hospital?

This time, Ethan Hawke’s Doctor Harrow can’t convince them of what’s happening. Now, Marc and Steven are able to exist in a new harmony – and curiously, the Harrow doctor’s feet begin to bleed in the vision, to his confusion. Is this a representation of Harrow’s defeat in the real world? An acknowledgement that Marc and Steven are in greater control of the mental hospital illusion? Or a nod to Harrow’s broken-glass sandals in the first episode? It’s unclear.

The next thing we know, Marc and Steven wake up again in Steven’s London flat. Now living in harmony, they appear to be back where they started (including a lone ankle restraint), but happier and more balanced together.

Or at least, that’s what they think...

Who is Jake Lockley and what happens to Arthur Harrow?

In the series’ first Moon Knight post-credits scene, it’s revealed why Khonshu so readily let Marc and Steven leave his employ – he actually still had a way to keep them on the payroll.

A mysterious man abducts the still-possessed Harrow from a psychiatric facility, putting him in a limo where he’s confronted by Khonshu.

Khonshu can’t kill Harrow directly – but it turns out he doesn’t have to. Sitting in the front seat is the familiar face of Oscar Isaac, now playing a third distinct identity living in the body of Marc Spector.

“Marc Spector truly believed that after he and I parted ways, I wanted his wife to be my avatar,” Khonshu tells Harrow.

“Why would I ever need anybody else, when he has no idea how troubled he truly is?”

Khonshu then introduces Harrow to “my friend” Jake Lockley, who shoots Harrow with a silenced pistol. “Today is your turn to lose,” Jake tells Harrow in Spanish.

There had been clues throughout the series that there was a third personality living in Marc Spector, with a few mysterious blackouts (and a hint that there was another personality trapped in a sarcophagus like Steven in episode 4) pointing fans towards the possibility of another identity taking control.

In the Moon Knight comics, Jake Lockley is a regular alternative personality alongside Marc and Steven (and one or two others), so it makes sense Marvel would include him in this story. Clearly, Khonshu’s deal still applies to him even if he has broken things off with Marc and Steven – and from the looks of it, Jake is more than happy to carry out the moon-god's wishes.

It's unclear whether Moon Knight will have a second season, but if it does you can bet we’ll see Marc and Steven confront their other self. This may not be the last you see of Jake Lockley...

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