Hey everyone, I'm the Canadian Lad and today I watched the final episode of Moon Knight
at 0.25x speed and found amazing, amazing details!
Now, I'm gonna try to keep this video tight but having said it, it is a full breakdown
+ my 0.25x speed series.
So I will go scene by scene and try to explain everything and if I spot an easter egg or
a hidden detail along the way, I'll talk about it too.
So without wasting any time, let's begin!
During the "Previously on" segment, we see the Sarcophagus that Marc and Steven ignored
in episode 4.
Then episode 5 went by and no mentions of Jake Lockley.
But this episode started by showing us the 3rd tomb, so right off the bat I could tell,
they are officially gonna reveal the 3rd personality, Jake Lockley.
Now during Marvel's intro, we get yet another interesting soundtrack.
The song is called The End by Earl Grant and it has lyrics like "At the end of a story,
you'll find it's all been told.
And it has a story without any end" Now this song pretty much reflects the whole
series.
Because if you watch the entire series again, you'll find that everything perfectly slots
into place.
And you realize some of these mysteries were right in front of your eyes the whole time.
And therefore the line in the song "At the end of a story, you'll find it's all been
told."
And the way this episode ended, leaving us wanting more of Jake Lockley, leaving us with
more questions than answers, it really had no ending!
And therefore the line "And it has a story without any end".
I love the soundtracks of this series, job well done!
We then get back to the real world where Marc Spector is shot dead by Harrow.
And Harrow of course takes the Ushabti of Ammit from Marc's body.
But notice what Harrow says here: He clearly knew that Marc possessed way more
personalities than he met.
Harrow met Steven and Marc but when he was trying to measure Marc's scales, he definitely
felt more than two personalities inside him!
Now, notice this statue of a bird behind Harrow.
This is a statue of Ibis.
Now, Ibis is a symbol of balance.
And it makes sense that such a symbol would appear behind Harrow as he's incredibly focused
on balancing the scale of mankind.
Layla then cries over the dead body of Marc.
I mean, you gotta feel for her, she lost her father in the same cause and now she lost
a man who she fell in love with twice!
She lets go of Marc's body and takes the scarab with her and she sneaks in with the team of
Harrow.
Harrow and his disciples then get stopped at a checkpoint.
And there he just outright kills all of them by judging their soul.
Except, for this one soldier whose scales remain balanced.
Now while Harrow's team moves the bodies out of the way, Taweret, this hippo goddess talks
to Layla through the dead bodies of these soldiers.
She tells Layla to find the Ushabti of Khonshu, as Khonshu is the only one who can help Marc
heal from these gunshots and fight Ammit.
Cut to the Chamber of Gods which we saw previously in episode 3.
And here we learn that all the other gods are basically a bunch of idiots and they're
not in on it with Harrow.
Now I understand its all science fiction over here but look at this actress wearing heels,
watching her steps as she comes down the stairs.
I understand if you take a glance once, but she kept looking down the entire time!
All the other actors were essentially focused on Harrow and only Harrow!
But this particular actor didn't do the job convincingly.
I'm sorry I had to point this out, I just find it funny that an Avatar of god is walking
down the stairs carefully cause she's wearing heels!
The costume department should have taken care of this, because mistakes like these tend
to take away the authenticity of a story.
Anyway, Harrow then releases Ammit from her banishment and the first person who gets judged
is Harrow as well.
But she doesn't kill him because he's the one who released her from prison.
This immediately shows Ammit's hypocrisy and how unhinged she has become.
Now the look of Ammit has been taken directly from ancient Egyptian mythology.
The head of a crocodile, the front legs of a lion and the back of a hippo.
And on the other hand, Layla finds the Ushabti of Khonshu and breaks it to release him!
Now, as soon as Khonshu gets freed, he senses that Marc Spector is dead.
So he asks Layla to be his Avatar, even talks in a way that would mend her heart.
But Layla refuses.
So Khonshu leaves her alone and goes face to face with Ammit.
Now in my breakdown of episode 3, I told you that Khonshu doesn't really cast any shadow
on the ground.
This remained true even in this episode in all the scenes.
Except for when he's inside the Chamber of Gods, that's the only time Khonshu casts any
type of shadow on the walls or surface around him.
Indicating this chamber or the "Overvoid" as it's called in the comics, makes these
gods somewhat more powerful and alive.
Cut to the Duat where Marc sacrifices himself because he does not want eternal peace in
exchange for Steven's life.
This shows how far Marc has come in his life.
He lived alone without his brother once, for which he still believes he's guilty and that's
why he doesn't wanna make the same mistake twice!
He doesn't wanna survive at the cost of a loved one.
So he gets frozen with sand just like Steven.
But seeing this, Osiris decides to open up his gate and give a 2nd chance to both Marc
and Steven.
And now if you notice, Marc gave his heart to Steven just before he got frozen, in hopes
that it would thaw Steven.
But this one heart ended up pumping life in both of them.
Meaning, Marc and Steven are now powered by only one heart, even in the afterlife.
They both finally became two sides of the same coin as opposed to being two separate
coins.
Then enters this sweet little hippo who protects them from this massive sandstorm using the
ship, and then they both successfully cross the gate, coming back to life in the real
world.
Now after a re-watch of the whole series at one go, I just realized the whole series was
already foreshadowed through different artifacts in Steven's fish tank.
For instance, this Pyramid represents the Pyramid of Giza, this boat represents the
boat that we see in the afterlife, this castle building indicates Khonshu's temple and the
gates of Osiris.
I love it when creators leave clues throughout a show that all start to make sense as the
story unfolds.
Now after Marc comes back to life in the real world, he starts bleeding from those two gunshots.
He was gonna die again anyway as this Hippo said:
Now, Khonshu, who is in hand-to-hand combat with Ammit, senses Marc's existence on this
planet!
So Khonshu flies away to make Marc his avatar once again, therefore saving Marc's life yet
another time.
Which does happen in the comics quite frequently as well.
And as soon as Khonshu bestows his powers upon Marc, the bullets come out of his body
and he stops bleeding from his face.
Giving us this epic scene where Marc Spector becomes Moon Knight again.
Marc and Steven then negotiate with Khonshu that if they help Khonshu defeat Ammit, Khonshu
will have to set them free!
Khonshu of course agrees, because, well, because of the post credit scene.
And come to think of it, the fact that Khonshu kept Marc and Steven in the dark about Jake,
is foreshadowed in this scene.
Notice what Khonshu said to Steven when he promised he will release them after the mission
is done.
He specifically says "I will release you both".
Doesn't say "I'll release you or I will release you all" so Khonshu wasn't lying, he did release
them both but still kept Jake as his avatar, which Jake happily accepted.
Layla then lets Taweret take over and we get our official Scarlet Scarab in the MCU.
Something director Mohamed Diab has been hinting at since the very beginning!
And I just love the way she looks!
I know some people are complaining about the CGI here but to me its perfectly fine!
Now, in the comics, Abdul Faoul goes by the name Scarlet Scarab and is one of Marvel's
first Egyptian heroes.
So the MCU has slightly changed it and gave his daughter the mantle instead.
Which I absolutely love!
I do have issues with the way they keep changing male characters to female, but this one really
worked, May Calamawy, the actor who plays Layla did a fantastic job!
And if you look closely, you can see that Layla's outfit features a scarab, implying
the scarab that she took from Marc at the beginning of the episode got incorporated
in her suit as well.
Harrow then gets on top of the Pyramid and with his newly gained powers, he's now able
to judge and execute an entire area with his disciples.
And here we get a sneaky little cameo from director Mohamed Diab himself.
I noticed him the first time around but then I googled it just to make sure!
Lad became a villain in his own show, eh!
Now Ammit actually consumes all these souls and gets even more powerful.
Which again shows a hidden agenda, her idea is not to get rid of evil, it's to rule a
world where she's the most powerful.
Notice how her hair, which looks like the tail of a croc, pushes this car and this truck
as she keeps growing bigger!
Then comes this epic climactic battle, where for the first time we see a hero fighting
a villain and at the same time the sources of their
power are fighting as well.
Now I found quite a lot of hidden details during this fight that are really hard to
catch at regular speed.
So this is the part where I want all your attention.
Notice Harrow gets a hold of Marc's cape and was almost choking him with it.
And that's when Marc decides to let Steven in, who does not have any cape in his suit.
But Steven cannot fly properly as he lacks a cape, so he then quickly lets Marc in, in
order to better manoeuvre in the air.
This is the first fight where neither Marc or Steven are forcing one another for control,
they both are working together as a team and it is clearly visible!
Layla then saves Marc from Harrow's blast and even deflects one using her winged shields.
Now lemme take a few seconds to admire Layla's character arc here.
She didn't just become a good fighter after receiving godly powers, she was already great
in hand-to-hand combat and most importantly, she's a fighter who has no fear!
So with Taweret's powers, she's now even stronger!
This is how true female superheroes look when done correctly, so kudos to the whole Moon
Knight team for that.
Now, notice how Marc is relieved and happy to see Layla alive.
But Steven compliments her after seeing her in that costume.
So it's established once again Steven is Marc's alter ego who is better at communicating his
feelings.
As we learned in episode 3, this is something Marc isn't good at.
Marc will tell you whether he's happy or angry but Steven will go into details and tell you
why.
Or Marc will tell you "you're beautiful" but Steven will tell you "why you're beautiful".
I love the action choreography in this episode, the way Steven fights with his batons and
dodges Harrow's blast are so satisfying to see.
Specially after knowing how much Steven had to struggle to realize he has all these skills!
And I love how Steven throws his baton but when it comes back, Marc is the one catching
it.
And at one point Harrow throws Steven in an alley but we see Marc coming back using his
grappling hook!
The action director really did justice to Moon Knight's fighting styles, no complaints
on that!
Now notice an incredible attention to detail here.
When Marc comes flying towards Harrow, Marc can be seen in his Moon Knight suit in the
mirrors at the background.
This entire scene could be CGI or maybe a stunt-double was really coming in with a flying
kick but with wires attached to his body, whatever it is, this scene surely didn't look
like this when filming.
So kudos to the VFX team for making sure the mirrors reflect what's happening in the real
world.
Now at the end, Marc is pinned down by Harrow but he blacks out:
Now this is obviously Jake Lockley, who took over and killed everybody.
Well, everyone except for Harrow, who he was about to kill as well but then Marc came back
to his senses.
So just as I predicted in my episode 3 breakdown, the transition between Marc and Steven is
very smooth and seamless, they can literally switch places mid conversation or mid fight.
But whenever a 3rd personality intervenes aka Jake Lockley, Marc suffers a mini seizure.
I'm so happy my theory turned out to be right and I'm pretty sure many of you got this detail
by your own as well.
Now notice, before Jake Lockley took over, the surroundings were not that much damaged.
The lights were on in this store, and even some people were inside.
But after the blackout, there are flames, more debris on the road and this store is
literally shattered.
Indicating Jake Lockley has no limits, he truly represents what Marc fears he is, a
ruthless killer!
If Steven is the result of Marc's guilt, Jake is the result of Marc's vengeance.
He would get the job done when Marc or Steven's moral compass comes in the way.
And keep in mind, Layla saw it all with her own eyes what Jake did.
So in Season 2, I'm pretty sure Layla will ask Marc "what came over you that night?
How did you become so brutal all of a sudden?
And why the hell were you shouting in spanish!"
Anyway, they then capture Ammit in Harrow's body and Khonshu tells Marc to kill him.
But Marc couldn't make himself do it.
Khonshu then releases Marc from his possession or so we are made to believe.
And then he wakes up in his illusion where he sees Dr. Harrow leaving a trail of bloody
footprints as he walks.
This calls back to the very first scene of the first episode, in which Arthur Harrow
filled his sandals with broken glass.
Now this clarifies one thing and that is this office room is not a part of the hospital
where Marc and Steven tried to balance their scale.
That hospital which is a realm of Duat is very real.
The reason Marc and Steven saw it as a hospital was because of their own mental state.
This hippo actually explained it better than me:
But this office where Marc sees Dr Harrow isn't real.
This is only his imagination or that's what I think.
And that's why Dr. Harrow was bleeding from his feet now that Marc and Steven both truly
know who he is.
You could see the way Dr Harrow gets up, his hand gestures clearly indicate he's in agony
and pain as he walks around.
Now notice one detail that I still didn't see anyone spotting yet, well I did discover
a lot of details that you won't find elsewhere but this one's special.
Notice the outsole or the bottom part of Dr. Harrow's shoes here.
It has the same Scale symbol that he has in his right arm in the real world.
They showed it for less than a second, so you really have to see it in slow-mo or pause
it to see it.
Steven then bids farewell to his illusion by saying:
Marc then wakes up at Steven's flat and asks if Steven is there, to which Steven replies
"Can't believe that worked".
But then Marc takes over and tries to get up from the bed.
Now because this was Marc getting up from Steven's bed, he didn't check on the ankle
restraint that Steven uses to tie himself to bed.
If it was Steven getting up though, he would have remembered to check on his leg first.
Now notice, Steven not only strapped himself to the bed, put sand on the floor but he also
duct taped the door using the same blue tape as we've seen in episode 1.
Now you may ask, why did Steven tie himself up in the bed and why would Marc allow it
in the first place, if they have come to terms with their multiple personalities?
Well, the answer to that is what will lead us to season 2 or hopefully a movie!
Because they both are vaguely aware that there might be another personality lurking in the
background.
And that's why he still ties himself up every night before going to sleep.
And before the episode ends we can again see Steven's fish tank.
Which now has two goldfish instead of one.
Representing how Marc and Steven have finally found balance in their lives.
Now onto the post-credit scene, It opens by showing us a shot of this rubber
duck dressed as a doctor.
Now the first time we saw this rubber duck was in Marc's imagination just underneath
the TV.
Then we see Harrow as a mental patient who imagines his coffee as sand.
Now the only reason I can think of is in his fascination with finding Ammit's tomb, he
spent so much time in the desert, all he ever thinks about is sand.
We can also spot the "Scale" tattoo on his right arm, indicating this is the same real
Harrow we've seen so far.
Then comes Jake Lockley who woos the nurse into letting him take Harrow outside.
This solves yet another mystery in this series.
In episode 1, we learn that Steven has a date with one of his colleagues but he never remembers
asking her out.
And we learn that Marc has remained pretty loyal to his wife, Layla throughout.
So it has to be Jake Lockley who asked her out on that date that none of them can remember.
Now, we can spot a QR code on a poster and if we scan the code, it'll take us to another
free Moon Knight comic, called Moon Knight: Acts of Evil number 1, 2019,
which features Moon Knight fighting Kang the Conqueror.
Of course, Kang first appeared in the MCU in Loki, and he'll appear next in Ant-Man
and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Now as Harrow is getting wheeled outside, you can see that the hospital he is staying
in is called Sienkiewicz Psychiatric Hospital, which is a nod to comic book artist Bill Sienkiewicz
who gave the first Moon Knight comic series its signature look.
Now another detail that shows us all of these are happening in the real world is Harrow's
sandals.
These are the same pair of shoes he wears in other episodes.
And I like how Jake just needlessly kicks the wheelchair out of pure anger, establishing
we're about to see Marc being unleashed.
Then we see Khonshu donning a formal suit, probably inspired by Steven's Mr Knight costume
and damn does he look good!
They managed to make a CGI character look this good in a formal suit, hats off man!
Khonshu then reveals to Harrow that he still has an avatar in the form of Jake Lockley.
This entire scene was just badass!
Jake then proceeds to kill Harrow with a silenced gun, that too with a smile on his face.
And notice he doesn't even blink while shooting, I mean it's baffling, just how inhuman he
is compared to Marc or Steven.
And I guess this is how season 2 can begin.
Marc and Steven might see on the news that Moon Knight is still actively killing people,
and he will go on investigation against Khonshu to figure out who is his new avatar,
only to find out it's him again, his 3rd personality, Jake Lockley.
Now, Jake driving a limo is a subtle nod to the comics.
In the comics, Jake Lockley is a cab driver, which is a skill that comes in handy when
he's Moon Knight, since he knows the streets of NYC so well.
And the license plate of the Limo says "SPKTR" or Spector.
In the comics, Steven Grant is indeed a millionaire who has a limo.
So I guess we'll have to wait to see what's the connection there.
And that's it, this would be my breakdown of Moon Knight Episode 6 at 0.25x speed.
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