Another new superhero is upon us.

Whether your brain can comprehend it or not, we are already halfway through 2022 and have hit another show premiere. Ms. Marvel has entered the chat and we all need to be ready for another future generation of Marvel superheroes to hit us. She brings quite a few possibilities into the MCU realm, which we will get into momentarily, but before I spew everything, make sure to check out our podcast that highlights everything we had to say about where we think Ms. Marvel is going to take us. You can find your listening platform of choice by clicking the button below or start listening right away by hitting play on the link provided.

The first thing that is important to know about Ms. Marvel is that she is an Inhuman. Now there are a couple reasons why this is important and should be common knowledge prior to watching the show. The first reason is the fact that we might not see her really be an Inhuman. Inhumans are made through a type of mist that gives them their power and then they go through a sort of butterfly cocoon stage before coming out all superheroey (yes this is extremely simplified). The thing is, we see Kamala get her powers from a bracelet that she puts on and don’t see any mist in sight. This means they may be undoing her Inhuman past. What this ends up meaning is that while we did see Black Bolt in MoM and that gave people hope, it appears Marvel may still continue to ignore the Inhumans after the failed show. One last-ditch way we might get them is if Secret Wars does play out since we do know that Inhumans exist in other universes. The issue with this one is they would have already written the Inhuman part of Kamala’s story out and so she would be sidelined in any Inhuman storyline.

That of course leads us then to see that we should be paying attention to Kamala as a Marvel (you know like Captain Marvel, her idol, and the future movie we are getting). If they take away her Inhuman background, it may be for the sake of playing more into this story of her, Carol, and Monica being space heroes. As I mention in the podcast, the Multiverse may be a pleasant distraction from some other threats, including cosmic ones. I’m going to table this thought for now, but don’t worry because I will be coming back to it in a bit.

Another huge question going into any of these series is who is the bad guy or what do they want. The interesting thing about Ms. Marvel is that we don’t get that answer. We don’t know who the bad guys are or what exactly they want but don’t worry because we of course have theories. One theory that is running and makes the most sense is that her foe will be Kree. Of course, if you know anything about Captain Marvel and where those storylines are going, you know the Kree are currently the baddies that we have been dealing with. To make them the bad guy is easy, almost too easy. So then we throw out the possibility of it being Skrulls. This is huge since the last place we saw Skrulls they were Captain Marvel and Nick Fury’s buddies. But we have Secret Invasion coming and the entire premise of that comic line deals with the Skrulls taking over civilizations with their ability to shapeshift. With Secret Invasion close, I think it’s highly possible we might get the switch on the Skrulls in this show and this becomes why Monica and Kamala are needed to help Captain Marvel in The Marvels.

Since I’ve been throwing the names around, let’s talk about who might get to appear in this show. We obviously know that Ms. Marvel’s idol is Carol, so do we think we are going to see her? If we do, it will only be for a short period of time, so short it may even be looked at as a cameo. But I do think we have a really good chance of seeing Monica. While we don’t have an exact timeline of when this takes place in comparison to WandaVision, Monica was just in New Jersey visiting Westview. She also is on Earth that we know of, rather than Carol being who knows where. With Monica being newer to the power world and the same with Kamala, I think the two would be a great duo to help each other out before meeting up with Carol. Carol isn’t used to working with a team, at least not in her realm of space, so establishing Monica and Kamala as a pair prior to them meeting Carol just makes sense.

The funky thing about this show is that we know almost exactly where the hero is going after it’s over. She may make a peekaboo appearance in Secret Invasion, but we know she will be part of the team in The Marvels. This is a big reason why I think we will get Monica in this show or at least a cameo from her or Carol. Monica and Carol have a relationship, but Kamala would be the odd one out if they don’t introduce her to at least one of them in her show. There’s no reason Carol or even Monica will feel that they need a kid’s help unless she is spoken for already. Putting some of the introductions in Ms. Marvel saves some time in The Marvels and allows us to really focus on whatever plot they are putting forward.

The last thing I have to say is based on what I told you earlier we would touch on at a later time. Well, the time is later. We speak and probably explain it a lot better on the podcast, but essentially I am starting to run with the theory that there are three or four different plotlines coming together. While we have been talking a lot about the Multiverse and have been distracted by the ideas it brings forward, we have had a magical/cosmic storyline running under it since Shang-Chi. For those who don’t remember, Bruce, Carol, and Wong all appeared in the end credit scene of Shang-Chi, trying to decipher his rings and concluded they were calling to something. His rings are also very similar to the concept behind the Eternals, roping them into this a little as well. Since this connects Carol into the story, we have to expect there to be a connection with Kamala eventually too. Not to mention, the bracelet that gives her powers looked both alien and similar to Shang-Chi’s rings. I wouldn’t be surprised if the bracelet calls an enemy to Kamala’s location once she activates it and holds a connection to the rings.

With all of this being said, I conclude our Ms. Marvel predictions. Of course, the show premieres tomorrow, so you can expect our podcast coverage of the first episode on Friday! For now, we will be fully in Ms. Marvel mode, so prepare for some cosmic chaos (and I use that not in relation to Wanda for once). We are super excited about this show and the underlying storyline it may further, so we are hoping all of you are too and if you weren’t, this blog post helped you get a little more excited. This is a big month full of content, so keep up, as Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about it.

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