How Moon Knight Set Up Shocking Credits Scene, According To Writer
WARNING! Spoilers for Moon Knight below.
Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater has opened up about the post-credit scene for the season 1 finale and explained how the creative team went about executing the big Jake Lockley reveal. In the show, Oscar Isaac steps into the shoes of Marc Spector a.k.a Steven Grant a.k.a Moon Knight in order to do battle against a fanatical extremist named Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke). The series is now available to stream in its entirety on Disney+.
One of the defining characteristics of the Moon Knight character is his living with dissociative identity disorder. In the comics, he often has several alters that swap in and out of control. However, in the first season of the show, the dynamic primarily centered around his more mild-mannered persona Steven Grant and the tougher and more experienced Marc Spector. The six-episode arc of the first season centers on their quest to free themselves from their role as the avatar of Khonshu (F. Murray Abraham), and while it seems that they are successful in their endeavor, the post-credit scene of the Moon Knight finale sets up a third personality who is still willingly working for Khonshu: Jake Lockley. A fan-favorite character from the comics, Jake is one of Moon Knight’s more brutal and violent personalities and seemingly one Marc and Steven will have to contend with in future stories.
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With Moon Knight now fully released in its entirety, fans have many questions about the inclusion of Jake Lockley at the tail end of the finale. In a recent interview with Marvel.com, Slater addressed the decision to tease Jake and noted that they wanted to drop hints early and make his tease accessible to fans
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