The MCU Just Seriously Disrespected Black Widow (AGAIN)
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Ms. Marvel.
Marvel just disrespected Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and her sacrifice again in Ms. Marvel episode 2. Iman Vellani debuted as Kamala Khan in the Disney+ series, and while the show is focused on telling her origin story, it is also chock-full of references to the bigger universe to which it belongs. After the inclusion of AvengerCon inMs. Marvel episode 1, episode 2 features a more subtle but dismissive reference to Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow.
As a Jersey-born 16-year-old, Kamala gets superpowers after a mysterious bangle sent by her equally mysterious grandmother unlocks her special abilities. Marvel Studios has done a great job thus far differentiating Ms. Marvel from past Disney+ series by leaning into the character's coming-of-age story. Aside from that, what makes her so unique is the fact that she's a massive fan of the Avengers, particularly Captain Marvel (Brie Larson). While the show is meant to celebrate all things Avengers as a reflection of Kamala's devotion to them, Ms. Marvel has disrespected some of those characters through a deliberate parallel.
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After discovering her new powers during AvengerCon, Ms. Marvel episode 2 sees Kamala exploring her special abilities with the help of her best friend, Bruno (Matt Lintz). At one point, they climb up a rooftop and test "hardlight," but given her lack of knowledge of how it works, she falls, and luckily, Bruno catches her. As Kamala hangs off the building ledge, she tells him «You have to let me go,» a repeat of Black Widow's final words to Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) on Vormir in Avengers: Endgame and her final words in the MCU's timeline, period.
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