There’s only one week left untilMoon Knightfinishes its unique run on Disney Plus. The series’ standout style, coupled with the cryptic nature of the show, raises the question of whetherMoon Knightcan have a standard ending just like any otherMCUproduction, or if something different awaits the multi-faceted hero.
Misdirection is certainly the name of the game forMoon Knight, as writers and every director to jump on board have kept the same aura of mystery in a show that heads towards its finale with many more unsolved matters than settled ones. So far, save forLoki, the Marvel streaming formula heavily leans into unwrapping most of the show’s enigmas in the penultimate episode before closing things off with an all-out showdown between its titular hero and the main villain. However, this path seems somewhat unlikely for Marc and Steven.
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Moon KnightStill Belongs In The MCU — Or Does He?
A largely defining factor inWandaVision,The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,andHawkeye, is that if the show had not already been tied into the rest of Marvel’s Phase Four, that should get promptly done in the finale and with whatever the post-credits do. Nevertheless, even afterthe stack of revelations inMoon Knight’s“Asylum”, head writer Jeremy Slater is sticking to his promise of keeping the Egyptian Avenger completely detached from the MCU.
Save for the confirmed existence of Madripoor, the panther god Bast, and now its Ancestral Plane, there’s little tono evidence ofMoon Knight’sworld being connectedto any other movie. In all likelihood, that’s bound to change in the finale. Maybe in a different real-life timeline Marc Spector was bound to cross paths with Marvel’s sole African superhero, King T’Challa, but even now,Black Panther 2appears to be the most logical crossover forMoon Knight.
Then again, there’sthe sight of Moon Knight battling Arthur Harrowwith a full moon background that appeared in the early trailer, a battle that’s now scheduled for next week’s finale. All in all, despite enduring a traumatic and confusing story up to this point, it would seem like there’s very little separating Moon Knight from the rest of Marvel. Yet, the show’s very DNA should be a warning that nothing is quite what it appears to be from Marc’s perspective, and there are some theories to back that up.
Marc Spector Is An Outcast
If Moon Knight were ever to join the MCU’s new Avengers lineup, it’s easy to imagine him being brought in as some sort of wildcard hero, a sort of unreliable but powerful ally needed when faced with dire circumstances. In that regard, he’s slightly similar to the other Disney Plus hero that didn’t get a post-credits scene: Loki.
Putting aside the very necessary branching timeline plot and the character’s popularity,Lokireally didn’t need to tie itself to the rest of the MCU. The story stood on its own, and only a late twist sees it connected to Phase Four. Moon Knight could play a similar role, with the caveat that the other dimension/timeline being explored is simply the world that exists within the confines of Marc’s mind. Regardless of that, before its premiere,Moon Knightwas not a guaranteed success, meaning the series could have very well been conceived as a one-season show. Marvel Studios plans out its plot lines with years of anticipation, andMoon Knight’s erratic behaviormakes him either an ideal substitute for a certain Dr. Bruce Banner, or the first case study of a real MCU solo series.
As it stands, Marc Spector’s story could see poor old Steven Grant become a dormant part of his personality, making room for themore dangerous Jake Lockley to take his place. Even then, if Moon Knight is set for a permanent spot on the Marvel roster, he’d only be ready once Marc had harnessed at least some form of grip over his other two personas.
Maybe that never happens at all, and Marc’s need to protect Layla at all costs drives him tosacrifice himself as Konshu’s perpetual avataruntil his body gives out; or in a sadder scenario, his death results in the Bird god taking his wife as the new vessel. The norm would indicate Marc stays alive and unwell to continue his MCU adventures in the future; however, Marc isn’t really like other superheroes, meaning his death and closing the book on the Moon Knight story as a whole is not out of the question.
Above all things,Moon Knight’sstory is about the human condition. He’s a superhero, but one who’s been taken advantage of by some powerful deity. He constantly suffers, and the fact that he’s burdened by a mental illness should be a reminder that his problems don’t go away entirely, but instead he grows stronger and learns to handle himself better. The only way out of his suffering is death, which comes with the sadness ofseeing Layla becomes Konshu’s new victim. And with the way things are going, it wouldn’t be past the show’s creators to do just that. In any case, comic book deaths are about as permanent as a line of sand in the desert.
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