Moon Knight Episode 6 Easter Eggs & Marvel References Explained
Caution: spoilers ahead for Moon Knight episode 6
Prepare to weigh your soul before the MCU's God of Easter eggs — here are all the Marvel references and callbacks in Moon Knight's season 1 finale. From the very beginning, Moon Knight was billed as a stark departure from past MCU releases, and while not quite the violent, brutal TV series Kevin Feige promised, Moon Knight stands defiantly apart from the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. In complete contrast to WandaVision and Loki, Moon Knight's MCU connections have landed somewhere between subtle and non-existent, instead relying on visual cues and comic allusions for its Marvel Easter eggs.
Moon Knight episode 6 («Gods & Monsters») is a packed finale that covers much ground in a short space of time. Marc Spector and Steven Grant are both revived, Layla becomes Scarlet Scarab, and Arthur Harrow is finally defeated as two gods clash over the Egyptian skyline — a breathless ride that barely comes up for air. Still, at least all that Jake Lockley buildup didn't just end with a fleeting post-credits sequence...
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Among the impressive action sequences and beautiful interactions between Marc, Steven and Layla, Moon Knight's season 1 finale finds time to drop one last batch of Marvel references before Oscar Isaac slinks backs home to his feed his goldfish. From moments of foreshadowing and comic book homages to a blatant Kang the Conqueror tease, these are the Moon Knight Easter eggs we found in episode 6.
The Moon Knight season 1 finale begins with Earl Grant crooning his 1958 song «The End» — a number chosen to commemorate the death of Marc Spector. Grant (Earl, not Steven) sings about the "end of a story" at the "end of a
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