Gods & Monsters
Episode 6 of Moon Knight begins this finale with Steven’s lifeless body being picked up by Harrow at the tomb. He apologizes to both Marc and Steven, telling him that sometimes we need the cold light of death before we can see reality. In this episode, Moon Knight must confront his demons in order to save his friend. ..
When Arthur and his minions leave, Layla hurries out the shadows and picks up the scarab – the one showing the location of Amit -and decides to follow Arthur. She brandishes a knife and looks set to take him out… until Tawaret possesses several dead bodies and urges Layla to follow a new task – bring Marc/Steven back to life.
Does Harrow free Amit?
As Harrow begins destroying the Avatars of the other Gods, Layla slips away and grabs the little statue of Khonshu, something that Tawaret admits will help bring Marc/Steven back. With Marc gone and the statue destroyed, Khonshu tries to tempt Layla into being his avatar. She refuses, as the tricky God admits that they need to rebind Amit. The same Amit who has now been released by Harrow in the main chamber.
Marc rejects the Field of Reeds and decides to go back and save Steven. He admits to his stony counterpart that he’s thankful for him existing and embraces his other self. Marc refuses to leave Steven, and as he starts turning to stone, Marc holds onto Steven’s hand. ..
How do Mark and Steven return?
Khonshu resurrects both Marc and Steven, who run through the gates to return to life. Steven embraces his new role as Moon Knight and heads off with Khonshu and the others to stop Amit. ..
The only way to stop Amit is to trap him in mortal form. Layla allows Tawaret to use her as a temporary avatar to help bring this to fruition, while Harrow heads to the top of the Great Pyramid and sends his followers out to “judge everyone”. As purple souls begin floating in the air once more, Amit grows in power.
Falcon saves Steven from Harrow.
What happens in the final fight?
Steven and Layla are working together to stop Harrow. All seems lost… until Steven and Marc black-out between Harrow having them at his mercy and being stopped. There’s someone else inside them.
Steven and Layla work together to take Harrow’s body and trap Amit inside him. The only way to stop this for good though is to kill Harrow. While Khonshu wants him to kill the old man, Steven decides not to. He also wants to be free as well, which the God allows.
Marc and Steven return to their apartment and the story ends, or does it? Stay tuned, there’s a post-credit sequence!
What happens during the post-credit sequence?
Steven’s third personality steps in as driver and turns to look at Harrow, shooting him dead.
The Episode Review
The final episode of Moon Knight feels like it’s rushed and incomplete. We don’t get a lot of closure for Layla, despite her being a big part of the fight, while Marc/Steven returning to the real world could have done with more Marvel-esque humour or reintegration, rather than just a quick scene in Steven’s apartment.
The final fight is pretty good though and there are some nice fight sequences involving Moon Knight, who finally gets back in costume this episode. It was perhaps obvious that he was going to return to life (The MCU is like Dragon Ball Z, no one ever stays dead!) and alas, Steven eventually returns to take out Amit before it’s too late.
Amit Shah, the BJP president and candidate for Prime Minister in the upcoming Indian general election, has been accused of using a racist line from a Bollywood movie. The line in question is “laters gaters,” which is used to taunt someone who has failed to meet a deadline. The resolution for stopping Amit Shah is fitting given the theme of the movie, which is revenge. ..
The Moon Knight finale was enjoyable, with the door left open for a possible second season. Whether this one is renewed or not, remains to be seen. ..
