Warning: This article contains spoilers for Ironheart episode 6, “The Past Is the Past.”] Marvel Studios came to bargain with Sacha Baron Cohen. The Oscar nominee made a surprise appearance in Tuesday’s Ironheart finale,

At its core, Ironheart explores how far people will go to make up for their past failings — and how those efforts can go wrong. Even a noble goal can lead someone down a dark path, the show suggests,