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Warning: contains SPOILERS for the Moon Knight finale.

Even though Moon Knight ended its first season, there are still questions and mysteries to acknowledge about the show. Overall, Moon Knight did an adequate job of introducing a new character who will likely be used more in the MCU’s upcoming Phase 5, assuming that Oscar Isaac will want to return for the role. Isaac effortlessly interchanges between multiple characters, playing Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and as revealed in the Moon Knight finale’s credit scene, limo driver Jake Lockley. Moon Knight’s finale also brings back Layla (May Calamawy) and the Egyptian moon god Khonshu (F. Murray Abraham) after the last episode focused entirely on Marc and Steven in the afterlife.

The finale shows Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) finally releasing Moon Knight’s Ammit (actor Saba Mubarak, Amira) from her imprisonment. After breaking her ushabti in the Great Pyramid of Giza, the alligator-headed goddess becomes almost as large as the pyramid itself by consuming souls during a mass judgment in Cairo. The finale concludes other necessary elements from the show by bringing Marc and Steven back to life and reuniting them with Khonshu.

At a 44-minute runtime, Moon Knight’s last episode is its shortest in the entire season, which comes as a surprise for a show that has built up so many new elements for the MCU. Because Moon Knight is a relatively standalone project compared to other MCU works, it was able to welcome in more new characters and introduce concepts like the Egyptian Ennead, god magic, and the existence of multiple afterlives, which helps Thor: Love and Thunder. Nonetheless, there are many questions that need to be addressed after Moon Knight’s finale.

Are The Other Ennead Gods Really Dead?

Upon entering the Great Pyramid of Giza, Arthur casts Ammit’s judgment on the Ennead avatars. Four out of the five present avatars fall immediately upon the attack, with Osiris’ avatar, Selim (Khalid Abdalla), dying later in the episode. Even though the gods control their avatars during meetings by using their bodies to speak and act, it’s debatable whether the gods themselves or only their avatars died. Considering that the gods don’t manifest in any way and leave their avatars’ corpses (as Moon Knight has shown by avatars’ eyes briefly glowing silver), they’re likely dead. Consequentially, the avatars seem dead as well. It’s a window into how far the Scales of Justice’s powers reach. Seeing that the Scales can even judge the souls of gods, Moon Knight sets up Gorr the God Butcher before Thor: Love and Thunder by proving that the MCU’s gods only have conditional immortality.

This creates some interesting implications. For one, the roles of five prominent Egyptian gods are left up to fate. Godly roles already seem to be outsourced to other deities upon their absence, as Taweret’s (Antonia Salib) presence in the Duat proves. This will become burdensome, for other deities will now have to go through a learning period with these duties and manage them on top of their current roles. However, considering that there seem to be multiple pantheons in the MCU, the role-filling issue might not be too serious. Another implication created by the dead Ennead gods is the inevitable imbalance for the Egyptian deities. Only time will tell, however, how serious this problem becomes.

Where Is Anubis? What Happened To Him?

A pre-finale Moon Knight villain theory postulates that Arthur Harrow is actually the Egyptian god Anubis in disguise; in Egyptian mythology, he’s actually the one who does the judging with the scales while Ammit merely devours the souls of the unworthy. But in Moon Knight, Ammit seems to be both judge and executioner. When Ammit blames her imprisonment on her being betrayed by “a servant whose scales balanced perfectly,” she illustrates that even if someone’s scales do balance, she may no longer abide by that standard of judgment. The roles that the MCU’s Egyptian gods hold seem to be fluid, with other gods taking over unattended duties left behind by imprisoned deities. After all, Taweret served Ammit and Anubis’ roles in their absence, with unbalanced souls simply being cast to the Duat’s sands for eternity in lieu of being devoured.

The Moon Knight finale shows at least two ways for a god to be punished. They are either turned into an ushabti and hidden away or made mortal through an unfortunate avatar.  One of the trapped Moon Knight god statues vaguely seems to resemble Anubis in the Chamber of the Gods as seen in episode 4, implying that his fate may have been the former. Considering that a god can return simply from their ushabti being destroyed, it’s possible that Anubis could appear in future MCU works.

What Superhero Does Layla Become?

At the Great Pyramid of Giza, Layla agrees to accept Taweret’s proposal to become her avatar. Although Layla adamantly insists that she only serves as her “temporary avatar” after seeing how Khonshu used Marc and Steven, the recognizable superhero she becomes leaves this up to question. Adding the fact that Taweret doesn’t seem to be nearly as abusive and manipulative as Khonshu, this avatar-god relationship will likely go on for a long time. With golden, indestructible wings providing her with powers of protection and flight, Moon Knight officially makes Layla the Scarlet Scarab from the comics. She isn’t explicitly called Scarlet Scarab in the show, but there are plenty of allusions supporting this to be her superhero name from all of the symbolism she has. She was nicknamed “Little Scarab” by her father, for whom she made a scarab scarf. Layla also wore a scarab bandage in the psychiatric hospital. Layla is a strong, well-developed character from Moon Knight, and now with her introduction as an official MCU superhero, there’s luckily promise for her to have future appearances.

Ammit and Khonshu’s Fight – Could People See Them?

When Ammit and Khonshu fight, their bodies crush objects and cause debris to fall from the Great Pyramid of Giza, with Khonshu’s staff moving vehicles and supplies on a nearby road. The Ennead’s vow to not interfere with human events and reveal themselves contributed to Khonshu’s Moon Knight banishment and recent imprisonment for his trick of rolling back the night sky. The destruction caused by Khonshu and Ammit’s fight clearly goes against that vow of non-interference, but they’re not exactly at risk to be punished by the now-seemingly dead Ennead. However, as far as their actual form is concerned, they’re likely not visible to people because of the gods’ reliance on avatars. Further supporting this is the fact that no one’s shown reacting to the gods fighting in full view over Cairo unless the Khonshu-Ammit battle was what the group entering the van was running from in addition to – or possibly instead of – the Arthur-Moon Knight fight.

Why Does Jake Lockley Speak Spanish?

In the credits scene, Jake Lockley is finally revealed as the mysterious third alter after Marc Spector and Steven Grant. He’s shown humming a Guatemalan hymn and only speaking Spanish as he takes Arthur Harrow out of the psychiatric institution in which he’s being held. With Jake now being Khonshu’s new avatar, everything from Jake Lockley’s new Moon Knight costume to his future presence in the MCU is now open to speculation. In the comics, Jake was a New York cabbie with a violent streak. Therefore, while his fighting skills and limo don’t come as a surprise, Jake’s Spanish certainly does. In an interview with Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab (via Collider), he revealed it was Oscar Isaac’s decision to make Jake speak Spanish as a way to help differentiate the alters. It was for this reason as well that Isaac decided to make Steven Grant British. Isaac, who is of Guatemalan descent, is fluent in Spanish and chose to act out of instinct when creating Jake (via Marvel.com).

Is Ammit Dead?

Ammit was trapped in Arthur’s body via a spell to be made easier to kill. However, even in mortal form, Ammit and Arthur’s Moon Knight power dynamic over Khonshu and Marc make them a formidable team. In the post-credit scene, Jake Lockley shoots Arthur in the back seat of his limo at Khonshu’s direction, but the death happens offscreen. Adding to the confusion of this seemingly straightforward conclusion, Arthur accepted the role of being Ammit’s avatar. While the spell houses Ammit in his body, the fact that he’s her avatar may actually cancel the spell out and protect both of them. While Ammit’s powers killed the Ennead in the Great Pyramid of Giza, thus proving that gods aren’t entirely immortal, a gunshot may not be enough to kill an avatar. It certainly isn’t for Moon Knight, who can’t be killed under Khonshu’s protection. However, this could only be conditional for Khonshu’s avatar. The spell could also override avatar powers, making Ammit and Arthur both officially dead.

Why Marc Isn’t Aware Of His Jake Lockley Alter

Neither Marc nor Steven seem to be aware of Jake’s existence after the times when he violently intervened, which implies that Jake came into their lives discreetly. Moon Knight hints at a deeper reason unbeknownst to Marc for why Khonshu chose him. Whether Khonshu sensed Jake within Marc already or whether Jake was subconsciously created by Marc to do Khonshu’s more violent bidding is unclear, but either way, Khonshu does ask Marc and Steven to do things that are against their morals. The alters protect each other, which is why Steven didn’t know about Marc’s abusive childhood. Jake, then, could be doing the same thing by concealing himself. In turn, neither Marc nor Steven looks further into their mysterious Jake-induced blackouts. Knowing Khonshu, however, it’s also possible he instructed Jake to not reveal himself to Marc and Steven, feeling they’d ruin his plans, just as he wanted Marc to never reveal himself to Steven.

Will Moon Knight Have A Season 2?

Depending on whether Moon Knight season 2 happens or not, the finale certainly provides material for such a possibility. Oscar Isaac’s MCU contract notably only lasts for Moon Knight’s first season, which means that he isn’t obligated to return to the role. However, Isaac has expressed interest in coming back to the character. MCU Disney+ shows consistently perform successfully, with the relatively low-rated MCU show Moon Knight still documenting over 400 million streaming minutes for its premiere, beating shows like The Book of Boba Fett. Still, Moon Knight season 2 is yet to be confirmed as of writing. Things that season 2 could explore is the relationship Marc and Steven could have with Khonshu after leaving his servitude–or at least thinking they have. Jake Lockley could also receive more screentime, Moon Knight episode 5’s Bushman tease could pay off, and Layla’s connection with Taweret could be further explored. Moon Knight was originally commissioned as a limited series, yet the show’s remaining questions leave this conversation open. The MCU could always change Moon Knight’s limited series status, and considering how many things the show introduced, there’s enough of a reason to do so.