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Moon Knight<\/em> episode 6 is finally available to stream on Disney Plus<\/a>, with the finale bringing this first (and only?) season to an end. As expected, the last Moon Knight<\/em> episode delivers the show\u2019s first and only post-credits scene. Other MCU shows have had similar gameplans, so this shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise.<\/p>\n

Fans of the series might have guessed what happens in the post-credits scenes, considering everything that happened in the second half of the season and the finale.<\/p>\n

There are always expectations of giant MCU Easter eggs in credits scenes. After all, this is an MCU show. Unfortunately, as excellent as the show\u2019s only post-credits scene might be, it doesn\u2019t fix Moon Knight\u2019s<\/em> big MCU problem<\/p>\n

Before I explain, I\u2019ll warn you that spoilers from the finale follow below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Moon Knight<\/em> has only one post-credits scene<\/h2>\n

MCU TV shows taught us not to expect post-credit scenes after each episode in a series. Considering the big Moon Knight<\/em> cliffhangers in the most recent episodes, we didn\u2019t need post-credits scenes. Not to mention that the credits of each episode changed ever so slightly since the premiere.<\/p>\n

But the finale had to have one.<\/p>\n

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Oscar Isaac as Mr. Knight in Marvel Studios\u2019 Moon Knight. Image source: Marvel Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Marvel has been dropping Jake Lockley teasers since the first episodes. Marc and Steven struggled to get along, but Marc\u2019s mind was hiding at least one more personality in there. And that personality was a lot more violent and a lot less ready to reason with the other two.<\/p>\n

That new Moon Knight variant showed up in the post-credits scene, where we learned that Khonshu actually prefers Jake over Marc and Steven.<\/p>\n

Lockley is the more ruthless personality, the one who will not question Khonshu\u2019s orders. Even if that means killing Arthur Harrow and Ammit with him. Why Khonshu doesn\u2019t just murder Harrow himself is beyond me at this point, but we\u2019ll leave that for a different article.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019m getting at here is the big MCU problem that Moon Knight<\/em> had in the finale. Marvel could have saved it all with an MCU post-credits scene but failed to do so.<\/p>\n

The big MCU Easter eggs are absent<\/h2>\n

Marvel warned audiences before the premiere that Moon Knight<\/em> won\u2019t feel like an MCU show because it won\u2019t have big connections to the bigger picture. But we saw plenty of Easter eggs tying this new property to the MCU.<\/p>\n

They started in episode 1, and they were tiny elements of much-need connective tissue.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s one thing to want to avoid major characters from the Avengers lineup and quite another to ignore the MCU completely. That\u2019s not what fans want. As we learned later, all the Easter eggs were intentional. Marvel deliberately chose which MCU links to place in the story.<\/p>\n

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Khonshu (voiced by F. Murray Abraham) in Marvel Studios\u2019 Moon Knight. Image source: Marvel Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Marc\u2019s mental condition meant that the Easter eggs didn\u2019t really matter. It could\u2019ve been the case that none of the events he experienced were real.<\/p>\n

How does all of this tie into the Moon Knight<\/em> post-credits scene? It\u2019s simple: The scene in question doesn\u2019t feature any significant MCU connection that the events in the finale would have to trigger.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen this problem in other Marvel MCU Phase 4 shows and movies. The studio wants to tell a specific story where the new characters can shine on their own with as little interaction as possible with the rest of the Avengers. But then Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em> had a perfect post-credit scene that told us the Avengers are watching over everything and are ready to intervene.<\/p>\n

Why this is a big problem for Moon Knight<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Moon Knight<\/em> isn\u2019t just a little confrontation between two tiny gangs of thugs with an outcome that doesn\u2019t matter. That\u2019s Hawkeye<\/em>. That show\u2019s finale didn\u2019t warrant an Avengers intervention.<\/p>\n

But in Moon Knight<\/em>, we have Egyptian gods coming to the surface in the worst possible way. They\u2019re huge, scary beings fighting in Egypt. And the one that looks like it\u2019s friendlier happens to absorb other people\u2019s souls to grow its powers. It\u2019s the scarier god that fights on behalf of humans.<\/p>\n

Puzzlingly, regular people can see these Egyptian gods, which wasn\u2019t the case in earlier episodes. But even if they can\u2019t, they still witness three super-powered humans fighting on the streets of Cairo. That\u2019s just as reports would detail countless cases of people dying suddenly in the city.<\/p>\n

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Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow in Marvel Studios\u2019 Moon Knight. Image source: Marvel Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

If this doesn\u2019t trigger an intervention with the Avengers, then the MCU\u2019s Earth is in serious trouble.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to remember that superheroes aren\u2019t omnipresent or omniscient. But after Thanos (Josh Brolin), there must be heroes on call. With Wong\u2019s (Benedict Wong) sorcerers ready to help with instant travel. Not to mention Stark\u2019s drones in the sky and all the other programs and protocols that Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and SWORD must have implemented after Infinity War<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Marvel did it before with other post-credits<\/h2>\n

As much as Marvel wants the audience to love Moon Knight<\/em> as a standalone project, it also wants the MCU to shine. And the MCU can\u2019t be great with such glaring issues that keep coming up. That\u2019s where the post-credits scenes can help. This is a plot device Marvel uses to advance the MCU.<\/p>\n

The worst part is that Marvel did it before. A certain Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) kidnapped Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and had Loki (Tom Hiddleston) fall for 30 minutes to ensure the Earth was safe. And it all started in the Doctor Strange<\/em> post-credits scene.<\/p>\n

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You would do that with any threat, including the massive Ammit cult that Harrow developed. After all, if Asgardian gods are real, then Egyptian gods must be at the top of your security list if you\u2019re an Avenger familiar with all these mystical threats.<\/p>\n

All that Moon Knight<\/em> would have needed in a second post-credits scene was a nod from the Avengers. Maybe a Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) replacement comes in to take Harrow into custody. Maybe Wong shows up. Then, you get the MCU connection that ties up any Avengers-related plot holes in an acceptable way.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s certain after the Moon Knight<\/em> finale is that we need to see more of Oscar Isaac in the MCU. Hawke\u2019s Harrow could definitely still play a part in it as well, assuming Jake didn\u2019t kill him.<\/p>\n

But each new MCU project brings new plot holes that keep getting bigger and bigger. It\u2019ll be interesting to see if or when Marvel ties up all these lose ends.<\/p>\n

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More Marvel coverage:<\/strong> For more MCU news, visit our Marvel guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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