Why Did Marvel Confirm MCU Mutants In A Show Nobody Is Watching?!
With Ms. Marvel’s finale, Marvel confirms the existence of mutants in the MCU — only in a show nobody is watching. Ms. Marvel introduces teenage heroine Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Pakistani-American fan of the Avengers, particularly Captain Marvel (Brie Larson). Contrary to her comic origins, Kamala’s ability to harness cosmic energy comes from a magical bangle passed on by her great-grandmother. As she finally comes to terms with her superhuman powers, Kamala is revealed to have a mutation gene in Ms. Marvel’s final episode, with Marvel putting another nail in the Inhumans' coffin for the MCU. Surprisingly, this big reveal is featured in one of Marvel's least-watched Disney+ shows.
Within its first five days on Disney+, Ms. Marvel was watched by approximately 775,000 U.S. households. This number was significantly lower than that of its predecessors, with the most-watched Disney+ Marvel show being Loki, accumulating 2.5 million views. This is followed by both The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and Moon Knight, each of them garnering 1.8 million views. Ms. Marvel’s disappointing viewership was mainly because of strong competition with the Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi at the time of its premiere. Regardless, despite being on the smaller side of the MCU, Ms. Marvel still drew an interesting audience, mainly consisting of Gen Z viewers of diverse origins.
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While the imminent arrival of mutants had been teased for Phase 4, it was only through Ms. Marvel’s ending that mutants were confirmed to be in the MCU now. But why did Marvel confirm this exciting truth in a show nobody is watching? Perhaps, the studio did not anticipate such a low viewer turnout,
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