Moon Knight Episode 5 answered a lot of questions, revealing Marc's traumatic childhood and the source of his DID. But it also created a connection between the death of his brother Randall and the moon god he currently serves.
The episode also gave us our first look at Marc's other alter, who might be called Jake Lockley. We think there's a strong reason why he's being held for a reveal at the end, and that it has to do with Khonshu controlling Marc since his childhood.
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Welcome back ScreenCrush, I’m Ryan Arey, and Moon Knight is almost at an end. Episode 5 did a lot of explaining, but there were a couple of key questions that they did not answer. Like who’s in the Sarcophagus? I think we have an answer, and a big twist that is going to blow your mind.
Now we put out a video specifically about the sarcophagus where I laid out some silly theories for fun. What we do know is that it is most likely another of Marc’s alter personalities. And we know this because Steven also came from a sarcophagus. And Marc has 2 primary alters in the comics, billionaire Steven Grant and street-smart cab driver Jake Lockely.
And we’ve been speculating about Jake Lockley being in this show all the way back in episode 2. So in this video, we’re going to add up all the evidence, and show you why this twist is going to suit the story.
You see, episode 5 not only confirmed Jake, but they showed Jake here, and gave us hints that Khonshu has been manipulating Marc for his entire life, and that he was the one who killed Randall.
First off, the best evidence for Jake Lockley bing in the show is that he is a character in the comic book. We’re not just speculating that they might introduce a random new character. In the comics Jake is darker than Marc, more violent. Marc kills because he has to, but Jake kills because he wants to.
We can also see a pattern of irregularities throughout the show. In the first episode, Steven learns he has a date with this woman. But it does not seem like Marc would be asking random women out and going on dates. He is focused on his mission to serve Khonshu. He’s living near his ex’s neighborhood-he wouldn’t go out to a high profile steak joint because he would risk bumping into her. Some other alter would have asked this woman out.
I also think Jake appeared in Germany. When Steven wakes up, his jaw is dislocated. It seems like he fell from a high place. I think that this fall knocked Marc out, and he stays out while they’re in Germany. So when Steven hands the body over, he actually hand sit to Jake. Like here, when they recover the scarab-their hand is covered in blood. It’s a very violent act, more brutal than what Marc. Remember, he didn’t try to kill the men on the roof, but this scene is a slaughter. Also, I think it’s Jake who takes over in the cupcake truck, and Marc stays out the entire time.
Elsewhere in the episode, there are two reflections watching Steven as he walks away, and they move slightly independently of each other. When he gets ready for his date, his vanity starts with two reflections, then the camera moves to indicate a third-foreshadowing the eventual reveal of a second alter.
Remember, the mirrors are a more recent thing. There used to be a more strict boundary dividing the alters]. I think what’s happening is that, as Marc and steven have become aware of each other and share memories, they’re starting to merge. But Jake is still totally separate form both of them, and they willfully ignore his existence twice. The first time is after the rooftop killing The second is when they walk by the sarcophagus instead of opening it.
Episode 2 ends showing Oscar Isaac in Cairo, cradling a bottle of booze. At the tume, I speculated that this is also Jake. because, again, Marc is laser focused on his mission to serve Khonshu, and wouldn't take the time to go Colonel willard in a hotel room.
There’s another very weird indication of Jake here. At first I thought that Steven punched himself because of Layla’s rope pulling him while he was belaying her. But that’s not the case. She hits the bottom first. And anyways they also have 2 ropes, unconnected to one another.