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Moon Knight Writer Explains Apparent Jake Lockley Plot Hole
Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater says the perceived Jake Lockley episode 5 plot hole is actually the result of some intentional misdirection.

Moon Knight Writer Explains Apparent Jake Lockley Plot Hole

Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater explains the apparent Jake Lockley plot hole in episode 5. The MCU TV show premiered on March 30 and served as the introduction of the titular superhero, played by Oscar Isaac, to the franchise. The finale episode dropped on Disney+ May 4, just in time for the theatrical release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

While the series focused predominantly on Marc Spector and Steven Grant, who share the same body due to the former’s dissociative identity disorder, the Moon Knight finale credits scene introduced a third alter named Jake Lockley. While he was hinted at previous episodes, indicating his existence was planned from the beginning, some viewers argue that Jake creates a plot hole in episode 5. In the Egyptian afterlife, Marc only manages to balance his scales by working through his relationship with Steven and, perhaps, by Steven’s eventual self-sacrifice, but he goes through no such process with Jake, of whom he is still unaware.

Now, in an interview with The Direct, Slater addresses this perceived Moon Knight Jake Lockley plot hole, which he believes emerges from an intentional misdirection in the episode 5 script. Claiming that Marc and Steven being unaware of Jake left him out of the calculus, he says it was ultimately Steven, and not Marc, who balanced their collective scales. While he was reluctant to voice it, Slater argues, Marc always knew who he was, and Steven sacrificing himself to save Marc was the moment that he finally understood his role in the relationship between them. Check out his full quote below:

Yeah, we kept him out of there. Essentially, Marc and Steven needed to reconcile who they were. They needed to come to grips with who they are inside that system. They weren’t aware of [Jake’s] presence, so they didn’t really have anything to balance in terms of that because they’re still sort of unaware. It was much more about their internal journey over the course of that episode. And a lot of people—I like the fact that there is still healthy debate in terms of what actually causes those scales to become balanced at the end of the episode.

I’ve seen people say it’s all about Marc kind of accepting Steven’s purpose and everything, and from my perspective, it was always Steven’s decision that ultimately balances those scales at the end. Steven realizes that he is the protector of the system, and him finally stepping up and doing that job, and sort of assuming the mantle of what he was always supposed to be. For me, Marc knew exactly who he was over the course of that episode. He was repressing it and delaying it, but Steven kind of had no idea what his purpose was and why he was there. So the misdirect we play is [how] you think it’s Marc who is not coming to grips and dealing with things, and by the end of it, it’s ultimately Steven who has to make that decision. But I love the fact that like fans have their own theories and that people are arguing in my Twitter mentions over it. I think that’s really fun.

While fans might have been less satisfied with the explanation that Jake Lockley was simply left out, the idea that Steven was really the one whose scales needed balancing seems to patch up this potential plot hole. Should the deciding factor have been Marc accepting Steven’s purpose, Jake’s absence would indeed problematize things, since Marc would lack complete understanding of his fractured psyche. However, the idea that the scales balanced after Steven understood his own purpose simply suggests that Jake already fully understands his.

Indeed, his supposed appearances throughout the series support this argument – he overrides Marc in moments of physical danger beyond his capabilities, establishing him as the super-capable fighter who will do what Marc won’t. Jake is apparently also responsible for Steven’s date in Moon Knight episode 1, exemplifying not only the confidence on display in his one real scene, but that he takes care of both his fellow alters in different ways. Whatever the MCU future of the character, audiences can expect that Marc and Steven won’t remain in the dark about Jake for long.

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