Spoilers for Moon Knight episode 6, "Gods and Monsters," ahead.
A few easy-to-miss Easter Eggs aside, Disney+'s Moon Knight told a self-contained story with no nods to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe whatsoever, but we now know that this wasn't always going to be the case.
During an interview with Variety, director Mohamed Diab revealed that an early draft of the script did contain two MCU crossovers, but they were ultimately cut in order to allow the story to stand on its own.
"I want to tell you the very first scene, there was a crossover, and the very end scene, there was a crossover. But as the story developed and we kept changing the scripts, we felt like, 'We don’t need that.'" Diab said. "It was a collective decision. And then I kept thinking: It’s a rule. There has to be a scene at the end that connects us to the MCU. But I think they decided, 'You know what, the surprise is that there isn’t, and what’s going to make this show unique is it doesn’t need anything else.'"
Diab doesn't reveal what these moments entailed, unfortunately, but it sounds like that post-credits scene featuring Jake Lockley was originally going to connect Marc Spector's adventures to another Marvel Studios franchise. Given the show's ties to Egyptian mythology and the introduction of The Ennead, we'd say Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a pretty safe bet, but there are obviously numerous other possibilities.
In the same interview, Diab says he believes the Moon Knight character is "here to stay," but confirms that there are no current plans for a second season.
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