Ms. Marvel Review: Iman Vellani Shines In Delightful & Engaging MCU Series
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown exponentially over the years and the post-Avengers: Endgame era is beginning to settle in. While the films primarily continue to focus on established characters, the MCU is beginning to turn its attention to telling superhero origin stories on Disney+. Ms. Marvel is one such story and it’s an engaging and fantastic addition to Marvel’s TV slate. It’s full of life, with series star Iman Vellani embodying the titular role with such vibrant energy that one can’t help being pulled into her orbit. While the series makes some noticeable changes from the comics, Ms. Marvel excels at world-building, fleshing out Kamala Khan and her relationships while infusing a bit of mystery and intrigue into the story.
Kamala Khan (Vellani) is a Pakistani American teenager with an endless imagination and passion for Captain Marvel. She and best friend Bruno Carrelli (Matt Lintz) have a plan to attend the first-ever Avenger Con, but Kamala’s parents — Yusuf (Mohan Kapur) and Muneeba (Yasmeen Fletcher) — aren’t keen on letting her go. So Kamala crafts a plan to make it to Avengers Con with Bruno, wear her hand-made Captain Marvel cosplay, win the costume contest, and return home without her parents being the wiser. To give her costume a personal touch, Kamala takes her grandmother’s bangle (against her mother’s wishes), which activates her latent superpowers. Thrilled with this development, Kamala is still curious about her family’s history and her great-grandmother’s ties to the bangle. The road to becoming a superhero isn’t smooth, however, as her powers manifesting have drawn some unwanted attention.
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