Ms Marvel (spoilers)

[FitzTheRuke]

It's been surprisingly good, and as a fan of the comic (at least early on), I'm impressed by how much I enjoy the changes to her powers and origin. This is a LOT more interesting than a terrigen cocoon. It also gives her family more to do in the story, and they've all been really great.

 

[RangerWickett]

I do think she could have benefited from a bit more of the original comics' mood of most of the crime fighting just being no big deal instead of focusing so much on the history of her power source . . .

But also it's allowed this neat exposure of a part of Pakistani history and more of her having coming of age moments.

I do miss the light goofiness of the comics, but overall the show's doing it for me.

 

[Hex08]

But also it's allowed this neat exposure of a part of Pakistani history

This was interesting. I am fully aware that the European powers really messed up the geopolitics of the Middle East when they drew a bunch of artificial borders in the area, leading to (in part) some of the problems in that part of the world. However, I wasn't as aware of the partitioning of India until this show. Ms. Marvel has led me to do some other reading on the topic so kudos to the show for the education.

 

[trappedslider]

This was interesting. I am fully aware that the European powers really messed up the geopolitics of the Middle East when they drew a bunch of artificial borders in the area, leading to (in part) some of the problems in that part of the world. However, I wasn't as aware of the partitioning of India until this show. Ms. Marvel has led me to do some other reading on the topic so kudos to the show for the education.

An episode of Doctor Who also dealt with it iirc

 

[Paul Farquhar]

An episode of Doctor Who also dealt with it iirc

Doctor Who crossover episode next week confirmed!

 

[Tonguez]

Hmm this episode left me unsatisfied, the jump from the past to present was jarring, lots of sentimentailty but we do get some answers and a season 2 set up.

how they close it out next episode will be interesting, hopefully the links with the wider MCU become evident

the skeletons were comical

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

I am guessing the rift between worlds only sealed because Najma was the last of the full-blooded Djinn still on Earth? I can't think of any other reason for it. Also, what exactly did she give to Kamran? Just new powers or something more sinister that will turn him into the villain for episode 6 and beyond? Also, are Najma and that other Djinn truly dead or did they just lose their physical Earth bodies, while there spirits made it back home?

I also still want to know exactly what the bangle does. Would it do anything for Kamala's brother or for Kamran or will it only work on female descendants of human-Djinn unions? Did it not work for Kamala's mother or grandmother for some reason, because I can't think of any reason Sana would not have worn it as she got older, like did they not have something just right in their genetics for powers to be activated?

Also, am I just remembering wrong or isn't their another matching bangle out there somewhere?

 

[Tonguez]

Also, am I just remembering wrong or isn't their another matching bangle out there somewhere?

yeah when Aisha finds the bangle in the temple, someone asks ‘wheres the other one?” - so its assumed there is a second, but we’ve never seen it.

I was asking your other questions too, it all seemed very contrived especially the whole closing the portal and Najma being able to send the residual Noor energy to Kamran.
Im assuming too, based on the scene with Bruno when Kamran says he expects his mother to come back to find him that when she doesnt, he’ll blame Kamala and thus make the villain turn

 

[Stalker0]

I didn't mind spending some time in the past, though Kamala's journey back there just didn't seem to make much sense. Its not like it gave her a super new insight or was an intense hero's journey or anything....there is nothing from that plotline that you couldn't have with Isha giving her last breath to send the stars after her daughter....so I'm not sure what the point.

The villains super sudden change of heart was pretty trash....she has spent years trying to get home, killed people to do it, and now one word from the hero and she's like, "your right, I should kill myself instead". It was super weird.

 

[DeviousQuail]

This episode started off well with the look back at the years leading up to the Partition but really fell off after that. I'm hoping the final episode rights the ship.