The latest episode of 'Moon Knight' ends with an unexpected twist. Here's what it may mean for the show's final 2 episodes.

After the shocking death, we are first shown a scene from a fictional movie about an adventurer called Dr. Steven Grant, the first sign that calls into question the reality of all we've seen so far.

The movie is being watched in an ultra-white asylum that features many characters we've met across the series, including some of the cult members along with Marc and Layla (May Calamawy).

Marc is heavily sedated and is later told by Arthur, who works in the asylum now, that everything about Khonshu, the cult, and Steven is a delusion. Marc doesn't believe Arthur and attempts to escape, which is where he finds Steven stuck inside a sarcophagus or a stone coffin.

The two alters have communicated with each other via reflections throughout the series but this is the first time they have physically interacted with each other, which implies that their previous conversations take place in their mind.

The pair try to escape and instead come face to face with a hippopotamus lady, a creature with a hippopotamus head, Egyptian clothing, and a high-pitched voice, before the credits roll.

The hippo lady is actually the Ancient Egyptian goddess Taweret (played by Antonia Salib), which Steven mentions in the first episode when he was organising toys in the museum he works in.

According to the website of the Fitzwilliam Museum, a museum connected to the University of Cambridge in the UK, Taweret was the protector of pregnant women and young children and was associated with fertility in Ancient Egyptian beliefs.

While her primary role seems irrelevant to her appearance in episode four, Taweret also played a role in the rebirth of the dead, protecting the dead from evil spirits. This could imply that Marc will be resurrected after being shot, a feat Khonshu has helped him complete multiple times in the comics.

There's also the case of the third red sarcophagus that Marc passes while trying to escape. Considering the last sarcophagus held Steven, potentially this one is holding the third alter or identity teased in episode three.

The person inside could be the third alter Moon Knight has in the comics, Jake Lockley, who has been portrayed as a more violent protector of the system.

In recent comics, Moon Knight has accepted his disorder and learned to work with each of his alters. So it would make sense in the next episode to introduce Jake allowing the three alters to finally communicate openly, as well as delve into their past.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe does not always adapt stories perfectly from the comics but the asylum scene seems familiar, and not just because of the comparison to "Legion," another Marvel-based TV series that features a character with schizophrenia.

In the "Moon Knight" comic series, by Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood, Marc Spector awakes in an asylum where he is told that his life as Moon Knight was a lie and he's been in the asylum since his childhood. He eventually discovers the asylum is fake and those controlling it are ancient Egyptian gods, including Ammit who's disguised as Marc's therapist.

The similarities do not end there. For multiple comic issues, only Marc is able to see what's really going on in the asylum, much like in episode two when no one else could see the Jackals.

This storyline also has a powerful moment when Marc accepts his disorder as he defeats the villain, which would be a positive journey to present onscreen as DID is, at times, stigmatized.

If this storyline is the inspiration for the upcoming episodes of "Moon Knight," it does mean episode five will delve into Marc's past before he's able to escape wherever he is or be resurrected by Taweret.

Maybe Taweret could assist Moon Knight to free Khonshu from where he was imprisoned in episode three, so they can stop Arthur and Ammit.

The end of episode five could have an even greater plot twist by turning Khonshu into the villain of the Disney+ series.

In the aforementioned comic series, Khonshu turned out to be the one who put Marc in the asylum (and had him deal with all the other weird events) because he wanted to break and assimilate Marc's mind so he can be reborn on earth. The moon god isn't always a hero and eventually had to be imprisoned after trying to take over the world, manipulating Marc to do so.

In the Disney+ series, he threatens Marc to force him to continue being his avatar. His influence over Marc could easily manipulate what's happening in the series.

Layla's assistance in Marc's adventure and Arthur's abilities imply that what we've seen so far is true. In the comics, Khonshu has controlled people outside Moon Knight multiple times to get Marc to do his bidding.

This might be wishful thinking with only two episodes remaining but it would make a grand change to the typical Marvel villain that can often come across as one-dimensional.