Examining the Ebony Blade, he delivers the ominous phrase “Death is my reward,” before an off-camera voice interrupts him with “Are you sure you’re ready for that?” We see Dane - now without Sersi, whose fate has taken her elsewhere - addressing a family legacy that stretches back to the days of King Arthur.
Of course, the most obvious reveal that Kit Harington will soon be wielding the legendary Ebony Blade sword and riding on horseback is the second post-credits scene. In “Eternals,” Dane can’t even climb a wall to keep up with his superheroic girlfriend if he’s indeed on the path to becoming the Black Knight, he’ll soon be committing plenty of heroic acts on his own. Near the end, Dane tells Sersi “Turns out, my family history is complicated” and, as any Marvel fan with a smartphone and a search engine can tell you, the name “Dane Whitman” has referenced a heroic character called Black Knight for decades. Perhaps this apparent insignificance is because, in scenes we never witness, he is indeed on his own hero’s journey throughout the film. Which feels a little beneath the “Game of Thrones” actor who just finished playing Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, King in the North Warden, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. As Sersi (Gemma Chan) reveals to Dane that she is a god-like being, has been on Earth for 7000 years, and has an ex-boyfriend who could disintegrate him with the blink of an eye, Dane just makes goo goo eyes and takes her for long, romantic walks. In “Eternals,” it’s almost laughable how non-heroic he is, existing for two apparent reasons: to ask the questions fans want answered (“Why didn’t you go fight Thanos?”), and to be a supportive boyfriend. There’s reason to believe that Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman could be set for a similar ascension in this newest MCU phase.
But her first appearance as Natasha Romanoff felt like the character was intended to be a scene-stealing sidekick, not someone who’d go on to become a top MCU character and get her own spin-off movie. Remember when Scarlet Johansson appeared in 2010’s “Iron Man 2”? It was noteworthy, for sure, because Johansson was already a big star with films like “Lost in Translation” and would-be blockbusters like “The Island” under her belt.
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