“Ms. Marvel” officially aired in 2022 on Disney Plus. It received positive reviews from critics. As you already know Kamala Khan’s big screen debut, “The Marvels” earned divisive reactions. I already wrote a full spoiler article on the 33rd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU for short.
This review contains SPOILERS. If you’re not caught up on Ms. Marvel, read at your own risk.
Positive & Negative Elments
Positive: Iman Vellani did a great job for her performance as the titular character.
I didn’t mind having a Pakastani American female superhero. Kamala’s funny, has a boisterous personality and likes to write fan fiction. She’s been around since 2013.
Negative: Bisha K. Ali did a terrible job mapping out all six episodes. As if I.R. Baboon from “I Am Weasel” worked as a showrunner.
There are a few things wrong with Kamala’s origin story.
- A Mutant instead of an Inhuman from the comics.
- She can construct objects like Green Lantern. Ugh! This gave me flashbacks to Ryan Reynolds’ god awful movie!
- Every time Kamala stretches, she glows.
- In the comics, she acquires powers from a misty cloud. Not from a bangle inherited from a distant relative. Square Enix’s now delisted Avengers game stayed faithful to the source material.
- The bangle has zero connection in the comics.
Pacing feels like a pain in the buttocks. Dragging a little too long.
I wasn’t invested in Kamala’s interactions with her family.
I don’t give a darn about a bangle tied to Kamala’s family history.
Unlike “Moon Knight,” I wasn’t fully invested in Kamala’s origin story. Why? Because the former mini-series got the character’s past and source material right.
The Cladestines are completely forgettable. I don’t remember every single member. They aren’t as interesting as the League of Villains from “My Hero Academia.”
Not to sound like a jerk. I didn’t find the target audience for tweens appealing to me. Feels like an funny Nickelodeon sitcom like “iCarly” & “Victorious.”
Episode 1 – Generation Why
Upgrade: The Weeknd’s “Blinded Lights” is played during the Opening Scene.
Darth Vader’s mentioned. Too bad Obi-Wan’s mini-series is worse than the Prequel Trilogy.
Going to a convention like Comic Con is so fun. I would love to attend the one at San Diego.
Downgrade: I know Kamala’s parents are looking after her daughter’s wellbeing, but they’re hypocrites. They like Bon Jovi, but they never let Kamala go to the Avengers convention.
Kamala’s powers activate via bangle.
Episode 2 – Crushed
Happy: Kamala saves a boy from falling.
Sad: Kamala tests out her powers. Regardless of stretching, she makes objects.
Pacing’s a little off. Mostly focuses on Kamala’s everyday life spending time with her family.
Episode 3 – Destined
Healthy: I didn’t care about how Kamala developed her powers in the first place. I prefer the misty cloud.
Unhealthy: A wedding scene was straight up BORING. I’d rather watch Bob Hope’s force ghost entertaining the troops.
Ugh! Bangle just doesn’t appeal to me. Kamala’s supposed to obtain her powers from a misty cloud.
Episode 4 – Seeing Red
Clear: Kamala and her family travel to Pakistan to reunite with her grandmother, Sana.
The only good part’s a chase scene.
Blurry: Kamala’s relatives are forgettable.
A group called the Red Dagger’s isn’t interesting at all.
How the heck are Kamala’s family able to afford an expensive lunch. They’re not rich like Tony Stark. Doesn’t make any gosh darn sense.
New characters are summed up in one word, meh.
Episode 5 – Time and Time Again
Forward: Not a single good thing. YIKES!
Rewind: Kamala’s transported back to 1942 meeting her great-grandmother, Aisha. YAWN!
Aisha isn’t interesting. The more I watched Kamala’s butchered origin, the more I feel miserably bored. Again, I don’t give a darn about a bangle tied to Kamala’s family history. This is just the Obi-Wan mini-series following Reva around. Rather than Obi-Wan himself. That’s pretty bad.
Almost the entire story with Aisha has nothing to do with the mini-series.
Aisha’s everyday life didn’t make me care about her. To quote a line from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” “GET ON WITH IT!”
Kamala doesn’t appear until nearly 19 minutes in.
Episode 6 – No Normal
Yay: Oh, jeez! Not a good thing.
Nay: Damage Control are incompetent. They rely on non-lethal bullets in order to capture Kamala. That’s Harry and Marv from “Home Alone” level of stupidity. UGH! I hate incompetent bad guys. Scott Evil from “Austin Powers” has common sense. He pointed out Dr. Evil’s stupid decision not killing Austin with a gun. Highly trained henchmen in Damage Control are like the dumb spies from “Home Alone 3.”
Kamala getting bigger looks fake. Visual Effects resemble an unrendered PS4 cutscene.
Kamala’s the first mutant when the theme from X-Men: Animated Series plays in the background. She’s Inhuman! In the comics, Apocalypse is the first mutant. As an X-Men, I have no choice but to TRIPLE DOWN this flaw. As if the writers ate Joe Biden’s brain cells!
The final scene sets up The Marvels when Captain Marvel teleports Kamala’s bedroom. The Marvels suck.
The Final Verdict: F, FOR FAKER!
Ms. Marvel’s mini-series is forgettable and mind numbingly boring as heck. Kamala’s mini-series is the equivalent of feeling constipated you wish you can poop. Her first film feels like you’re suffering from explosive diarrhea as in Harry from “Dumb and Dumber.” Ms. Marvel’s the worst MCU mini-series I have ever seen. I haven’t got a chance to watch “She-Hulk” and “Secret Invasion.” I heard both of ’em are not solid. I cannot wait for “Deadpool 3.” Poor poor Kamala, she’s the Rodney Dangerfield of Marvel who gets no respect. First her video game by Sqaure Enix’ flopped, gets killed in the comics, mini-series was boring and her first movie’s rubbish.
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