Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom releases in theaters this weekend, and you know what that means. It’s time for a Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Post-Credit Scene explained article!
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom has arrived and is ready to close not only 2023, but the DCEU as a whole. Back in 2018, the first Aquaman was a runaway success that surprisingly made over $1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. That film had one pretty epic post-credit sequence that revealed Black Manta was alive and he was going to be assisted by scientist Dr. Stephen Shin played by Randall Park. DC films generally don’t have a lot of emphasis on post-credit sequences the way Marvel Studios does and some films don’t have any at all.
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom does indeed have one; a mid-credit scene in fact. One has to wonder if there was another more meaningful scene filmed, or if there would have been one had this not be the final film in the DCEU. Regardless, we did get one and it was honestly quite hilarious.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Post-Credit Scene Explained
Also Read: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Review – A Fine Farewell to the DCEU
This is Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom post-credit scene explained. So, yeah, spoiler warning.
SPOILER WARNING
A large portion of the narrative is focused on Arthur Curry (Aquaman) breaking out his half brother Orm, who was imprisoned for his crimes he committed in the first Aquaman film. In a fun, buddy-cop manner they reluctantly have to work together to defeat Black Manta and end his quest to release King Kordax of Necrus. Their chemistry works well, but I’d be lying if I didn’t feel like Thor and Loki have done this much better in Thor: The Dark World or Thor: Ragnarök.
With that being said, during one of their adventures Arthur quips how surface food is so much better than food in Atlantis. He is shocked to learn that Orm has never had a juicy cheeseburger and a beer. A tasty combination that he insists Orm needs to try at some point in his life. Arthur than stumbles upon a cockroach and he excitedly grabs it and tells Orm they are like the “crawfish” of the surface. Orm skeptically looks at the cockroach and then suddenly bites into its head. Its ridiculous and disgusting and best of all, Orm actually seemed to be pleased at the taste!
Fast forward to the end, the enemy is defeated and Arthur does his best Point Break (or The Fast and The Furious if that’s your preference) impression and he decides to let Orm be free rather than return to his prison. Once the initial credits roll and we see the Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom title card, we then open to a mid-credit scene at a restaurant. Orm is seated and his waitress brings him an “extra juicy” cheeseburger and a beer. Orm takes a big bite of the burger and while he seems to be enjoying it, he has a look on his face like something is missing. Just then, a cockroach crawls onto the table just in front of Orm’s plate. Orm quickly grabs it and then places it in inside of his burger. He then continues to eat and he looks to be happily enjoying himself.
And that’s it. That’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom post-credit scene explained. It’s definitely the kind of scene you would normally see at the very end of a film’s credits as a funny gag or moment versus a mid or post-credit scene. But since the DCEU is now finished, it is definitely appropriate as there is nothing furthermore to allude to in terms of storytelling. It’s a really silly moment that serves as a nice bookend to a flawed but overall entertaining movie.
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