‘Moon Knight’ Ending and Post Credits Explained

And night falls on Moon Knight, bringing the fifth Marvel Studios original, live-action series to a close. This wild ride through the psyche of one very peculiar mercenary-turned-superhero has entertained and bewildered us for the past six weeks, and now we finally know all there is to know about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newest avenger (lower-case ‘a’).

Well, we know all we’re gonna know; of course there are a million more questions we could ask about Moon Knight, but these are the only answers we’re gonna get until Oscar Isaac returns for another go ’round! And since the show remained as enigmatic up until the very end, we need to really think about how the show ended and what the show revealed mid-credits after it ended. SPOILERS ahead, but you already knew that.

How does Moon Knight end? Moon Knight ending explained

Moon Knight concludes with — okay, let’s back up to the part where Marc Spector and Steven Grant, united as Moon Knight, refuse to kill Ammit now that she’s trapped in Arthur Harrow’s (Ethan Hawke) body. The demoness is in a mortal prison, and Moon Knight isn’t keen on continuing to do Khonshu’s bloody bidding. So with that, Khonshu relieves Marc from his avatar duties… and he takes the super suit(s) with him.

Then we cut to the Putnam Medical Facility where it seems like Steven and Marc (or is it someone else?) are back in Dr. Harrow’s care. But this setting slowly reveals itself to be not quite right when our hero notices that Harrow’s leaving a bloody footprint as he walks. It’s almost like the doc isn’t in charge here…

Now free of working the night shift enacting supernatural vengeance on behalf of a moon god, Marc and Steven are free to live peacefully, together in Steven’s cluttered flat. They even have two goldfish now! The end!

What about the post-credits? Moon Knight post-credits explained

Okay, the ending isn’t so happily ever after. After the credits start to roll, we cut to a new scene — one set in the previously unseen Sienkiewicz Psychiatric Hospital (named after groundbreaking Moon Knight artist Bill Sienkiewicz). It turns out that that’s where Harrow ended up after being bonded to Ammit. Yeah, it makes sense that no one would believe this guy about how the Egyptian demoness of soul devouring is living inside of him. It’s inferred that the previous scene back in Putnam was maybe actually set in Sienkiewicz, and that that was our first inkling of Harrow’ fate. But whatever — it’s Harrow’s last day at the hospital because someone’s come to pick him up!

The mysterious gloved man wheels Harrow out to a slick, white limousine and tosses him inside. That’s where Harrow meets a nattily-attired Khonshu. Apparently he’s visiting the same tailor as Mr. Knight. Then Khonshu tells Harrow that he never intended to court Layla as his avatar, not really. Why would he when he already has an avatar who’s willing to do all of his most violent wishes? And that avatar is named Jake Lockley — who is another one of the personalities living inside Marc’s head. Jake turns around from the driver’s seat and shoots Harrow.

Who is Jake Lockley? Jake Lockley explained

As far as the Moon Knight TV series is concerned, Jake Lockley is another personality who co-exists with Marc Spector and Steven Grant. Of course neither of them know that Jake exists. We’ve seen Jake a few times prior to this introduction, though; he first appeared in Episode 3 when Marc blacked out and woke up surrounded by dead bodies. Then in Episode 4, we saw a rattling sarcophagus in Marc’s jaunt to the afterlife; considering that Steven was held in one of those, it’s likely that Lockley was trying to get out of that sarcophagus. It’s possible we actually met Lockley in Episode 5, as he may have been in control when “Marc,” sporting a broken nose, confronted Harrow in the afterlife and tried to attack him. And lastly, Lockley took control again in the final battle with Harrow’s followers.

While Lockley is undeniably in cahoots with Khonshu, it’s still not clear what Marc and Steven’s relationship is with the moon god now. It seems most likely that they believe they’re completely rid of Khonshu while Lockley, the personality they’ve yet to meet, is still working for him.

Are there Jake Lockley comics?

Jake Lockley is from the comics, too, but he’s not exactly this guy. Just like how the show changed Steven Grant from a suave millionaire to a nerdy “gift shoppist,” the show also takes the Lockley persona and dials him up to 11.

In the comics, Jake Lockley is just a taxi driver. That’s it. He’s no more violent than any of the other personas. Lockley’s role in #TeamMoonKnight involves staying close to the streets and gathering information. He’s most prominently featured in the 1980s Moon Knight series, written by Doug Moench with art by Bill Sienkiewicz.

You can stream all of Moon Knight on Disney+ right now.