Ms. Marvel Pulls Off The Perfect Balancing Act
The following contains spoilers for Episode 3 of Ms. Marvel.Despite all of its success, if there's one thing that the MCU can often struggle with, it's balancing its tones. MCU movies have evolved to mostly be heavy on the comedy, to the point where some of the more serious moments get undercut by an ill-timed quip from the heroes. Serious moments and comedy can obviously coexist in the same project together, but in order for that tonal shift to work, there needs to actually be a balance of both.
Ms. Marvel, the MCU's newest Disney Plus show, manages to walk this line quite masterfully. It never feels jarring when things switch from a lighter moment to a more intense one because the show managed to establish its tone early on. It succeeds in having both lighter and darker elements because it treats both with equal importance, and puts the focus on the characters and their relationships with each other above everything else.
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Ms. Marvel has an overall light tone, with a lot of goofiness in the humor style. Kamala Khan is an awkward teenage girl, and she responds to situations exactly like any teenage girl would, which is part of the charm of the show. In lighter moments, she responds with a joke, especially to cut some of the tension in the way that a nervous teenager might. On the other side of things, the serious moments come off as even more serious because of her reactions, because the audience is very aware of the fact that Kamala is still a kid, and so when she's scared or upset, it's much more impactful.
The show is focused on its characters, which is always a really smart writing choice. Rather than getting bogged down in complicated plot details,
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