So us being obsessed with the Avengers is now canon. Thanks, Kamala.

The very first episode of Ms. Marvel has been released and I have to say that personally, it hit a little close to home in quite a few spots. But nothing had me feeling more called out than when she had her Youtube that was dedicated to the Avengers as if we don’t have a whole podcast created to cover the MCU…*sigh*. Marvel clearly has our number, don’t they? Either way, being fans of the Avengers has officially made it to the official MCU screen and I really hope we see more of it, whether that’s through Kamala or other characters later on. For now, we will focus on our new hero, so click the button below to find your listening platform of choice or hit the link below to start listening to the whole podcast episode.

As I sort of already said, Kamala is definitely relatable. I think this opening episode really was there to drive that home and get the viewers to understand how similar many of us are to her. I know even down to how her parents I was relating because I’m not far from my teens, I know how that game works. I found her endearing and I think this is something we missed a little with Tom’s Spider-Man since we didn’t get to see really who he was before being a hero. I think it puts Kamala on a different plane, as now we see she was just a normal girl who obsessed over superheroes and wanted to be one so badly. It’s also cool that we are going to see how this plays out moving forward with Bruno and how she hides it from her family, very much giving Andrew’s Spider-Man era ‘hiding from the parental figure’. Something for me that really sets it all apart is how it is filmed. You feel extremely immersed in her world as you see art and animations dancing on the screen with her. They help us jump into Kamala’s mind and see sorta how she thinks, but also remind us of how young she is.

Taylor brought up a great point in the podcast about how we couldn’t quite figure out how the world knew so much that happened in Infinity War and Endgame. It wasn’t until MoM that we really had this driven home, with the man in the church straight up asking Strange if it had been the only way. Then we have the first scene of Ms. Marvel giving us Kamala telling a good chunk of the story and man was I sitting here like “what the heck?”. But then we finally get that explanation, and simply it’s that Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, is the world’s biggest blabbermouth. It helps to fill in these holes and I’m actually super curious about how this is going to be brought up in the next Ant-Man film. Hope is obviously an Avenger too, so I want to see how she reacts to this Scott blabbering about one of the biggest moments of Avengers history. We know he told even the smallest of details, including the line about Cap’s butt, so what else did he tell? And what exactly didn’t he tell? One thing is for certain, since Endgame, we saw a lot of tributes to Tony for what he did, but we finally saw Black Widow being honored in Ms. Marvel. I would like to think Scott may have been the reason she is getting the recognition she deserves for her just as important sacrifice.

A huge topic that we covered in the predictions episode was whether or not they were going to tie Kamala in with the Inhumans, as her powers appear to come from a bracelet. Well, the powers do come from the bracelet and it appears she has to be wearing it in order to have those powers. I sort of hope this isn’t true, as I think it is super limiting to her and her abilities if she has to have an ancient bracelet to give her powers. And this isn’t a problem exactly, since Shang-Chi uses the rings, except that isn’t who Kamala is. She is an Inhuman who eventually gains her own powers. So, I theorize that maybe the bracelet is a band-aid for right now, just until Marvel gets their cards all ready with the Inhumans. Then they can introduce the Inhumans, along with the mist that gives them their powers, and somehow work this into Kamala’s story and give her the powers from the bracelet permanently. It would allow for them to utilize her as they need now, while still saving some of her comic book past for future works.

Truly the biggest part of the episode was actually the end. I think (but correct me if I’m wrong) this is the first show that has an end-credit scene in the first episode. I feel that Marvel is reallyyyy trying to make up for the lack of end-credit scenes in MoonKnight. But the end credit scene ended up being the most important piece to the puzzle, even if we don’t know the whole puzzle yet. I say this for two reasons. One: the end credit scene connects Ms. Marvel to Spider-Man by using the same department and same agent from Homecoming and NWH. Two: that agent is super sus and we didn’t know it until now. I theorize that he is likely a Skrull or Kree that is undercover, utilizing all of these aliens and high-tech machines that the department has been gathering to stockpile for war. Think about it, they have all the tech from the first Avengers, the Stark drones from FFH, and now are alerting to Kamala after using the bracelet. What will really interest me is how this is going to possibly connect us to Peter. We have made a lot of connections to him already as far as character personality and he and Kamala do only live across the river from one another. I guess we might just have to wait and see if we get a web-slinging cameo anytime soon.

As we prepare for the next episode of Ms. Marvel, we have a few good things to look out for. One is those pesky end-credit scenes, which seem to be very critical to this storyline so make sure to check for them before closing out at the end of the regular show. Two will be our enemies from within the Department of Damage Control and how they’re going to play a part in this. And two will be any cameos, as this show is not quiet about being tied to the rest of the MCU as MoonKnight was. Coming up this week we will be covering the second episode, with Davis coming in to cover for Taylor as she has a scheduling conflict. Get ready and get excited as Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about it.

Image: “Ms. Marvel Episode 1”, Samuel Spencer, News Week