The ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Post-Credits Scenes, Explained

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WARNING: This article contains massive spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Avengers: Endgame came out just over two months ago, but everyone is still trying to understand what exactly happened during (and after) its conclusion. After all, it was supposed to mark the official end to the so-called “Infinity Saga,” right Wrong, for as Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed in an interview, Spider-Man: Far From Home is Phase Three’s official stopping point. So, this means that its two post-credits scenes are integral to understanding what new direction(s) the MCU is about to take.

Unlike Endgame, which lacked Marvel’s traditional mid and post-credits scenes, Far From Home makes use of both during the final chunk of its runtime. The latter offers viewers a bit of a brain tease that, aside from igniting what’s sure to be an endless stream of new fan theories about the previous films, presumably lays the groundwork for things to come. The former, meanwhile, blows open a massive hole in Far From Home‘s celebratory ending.

So, what happens after Peter Parker defeats Quentin Beck and the rest of team Mysterio in London And is everything going to go smoothly for his and MJ’s new relationship

Remember how wonderful it was to watch Peter and MJ’s first kiss on London’s Tower Bridge The pair swinging through the New York City skyline to a first date That was nice, wasn’t it Too bad it’s not going to last that much longer, as the first after-credits scene reveals none other than the iconic Spider-Man character J. Jonah Jameson, the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief infamous for his hatred of the masked wall-crawler. What’s more, Marvel (and Sony) even brought back J. K. Simmons, who played the part in the Sam Raimi films, for the cameo.

Instead of operating an old-timey print publication, however, the MCU’s version of Jameson depicts him as an angry, Alex Jones-esque personality who operates the Daily Bugle website. As always, Jameson is a sleazeball who will do anything to get what he wants, so as his broadcast unfolds for all to see, the angry pundit shows footage doctored by Beck and his team that makes it look like Spider-Man deliberately killed him and attacked London. Then, he follows this by revealing Spider-Man’s true identity to the world.

Yes, that’s right… everyone now knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

Just before Captain Marvel’s release in March, apparently leaked concept art seemed to indicate that a Skrull, the shape-shifting race of aliens depicted in the film, had transformed into Nick Fury. Moviegoers quickly discovered that the art was just that — a concept for what it would look like if Talos or one of his minions had managed to take the secret agent’s place. Four months later, Far From Home‘s post-credits scene blows all of this speculation out of the water when it reveals that both Fury and Maria Hill are Skrulls.

No, it’s not a hostile takeover, but actually some kind of favor. Talos and his partner Soren are impersonating the operatives on Earth so that Fury (and, presumably, Hill) can take a vacation. The Skrulls revert to their own form to call the ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. director and update him on the Spider-Man/Mysterio situation. (Apparently, the only reason Beck was ever able to fool them was that they weren’t actually super spies.) After listening to Talos nervously defend the slip-up, Fury ends the call to enjoy the beach he’s currently sunning himself on.

As the scene continues, however, yet another surprise enters the fray. No, Fury is not drinking a cocktail on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean. He’s actually on some kind of massive space station, where he’s presumably directing a bunch of Talos’ fellow Skrulls for some kind of construction project. Or, at least that’s what we’re made to think because Fury has no issue with telling everyone there to “get back to work.”