We got the training reel *whoop whoop*.

We are chugging through Ms. Marvel, getting yet another episode and some much-needed story additions this week. Kamala continues to be our relatable queen and takes on high school now as a super-hero (or sort of as one). But what is going to be the big topic to handle is this suspicious Department of Damage Control that is getting weirder and weirder. So while this episode was a lot of exposition and setting up more characters, it ended with some major moments that we need to talk about ASAP. But of course, before I give you the synopsis of our podcast episode, make sure you go and listen to it to hear everything we really had to say about the newest episode. You can listen on the platform of your choice by clicking the button below or start listening by hitting the play button on the link provided.

I spoke about it last week and I have to say I was absolutely thrilled to get a training reel from Ms. Marvel. It’s not common nowadays for us to get one, but the training reel once again solidified how relatable Kamala is. I mean, let’s be honest, with all of the heroes we know who wouldn’t try to see what powers they have in similarities to those heroes? But one thing about all of it that really makes me think is the fact that Ant-Man once again was mentioned. Now out of all the heroes in the vast MCU, I think it’s pretty interesting that he once again was mentioned when Kamala was figuring out what exactly her abilities are. It makes me think we might need to keep an eye out for a connection with our favorite tiny dude. Where this could take place? Not a clue, as I don’t see him being a cameo in this show, nor do I think she will appear in the next Ant-Man film, but they sure are pressing a possible connection further down the road.

While we have talked about the Inhumans before, I want to give a little background prior to getting into why we think we still might get some Inhuman storyline. Inhumans pretty much have a dormant gene that is activated by a special type of mist. This idea was sort of confirmed through Bruno saying that the bangle seemed to have activated something already inside of Kamala and was not necessarily feeding her power. This also confirms the theory Taylor had last week, so I do have to give her credit where it is due. But what is really cool about this is that Marvel is very much leaving the door open for the possiblity of Inhumans and Kamala’s involvement with them further down the road. It also makes her little crush a bigger key player than this episode already made him out to be, as in the comics Kamran also is an Inhuman.

So let’s get into Kamran and that whole storyline. I want to just say from the get go I was suspicious of him, mainly because he seemed to single out Kamala a little too quickly for my liking. This meant I wasn’t totally surprised when the ending came and he was in the right place, right time with his ‘mother’. I put mother in quotes cause for now, I don’t trust anything. The woman in the car is the woman appearing in Kamala’s visions, so I have a sneaking suspicion she is much older than she appears to be to us. In fact, I might even go as far as to say I think she could be Kamala’s great-grandmother, although how Kamran fits into that is still very much unknown. Either way, her presence is either going to greatly help Kamala by being a mentor to her, or begin to hinder her by possibily trying to take the bangle for herself. She has clear ties to it and the intriguing world that almost looks like it lives within the dream state of the bangle. I’m very excited to see this storyline play out in episode 3 and understand more of this ladies’ background.

There have been quite a few name drops happening in the show so far, along with some major easter eggs, but I think my favorite so far has been the topic of Kingo in Ms. Marvel. For one, I found it funny how they were talking about Kingo and Kingo Sr., very much confirming that the regular folks of Earth do not know who Kingo really is (other than a Bollywood dynasty of course). But this also makes me think about the celestrial that is sticking half out of the Earth that has yet to be addressed. Either way, not the point, but I think it is important that Kingo is one of the heroes whose name is being dropped (just like Ant-Man). For one, I think Shang-Chi’s rings and Kamala’s bangle very much have a cosmic tie, as we already got a hint of that at the end of Shang-Chi. But two, I think this may play directly into connecting the Eternals as well. From the time of Eternals, many, including us, have wondered how they would tie in with other heroes and I think this is our answer. They fit best with cosmic characters and pieces of jewelry from space for some reason seem just to have their name on it. This is certainly a long-ride theory, but it will be cool if we get confirmation of any of this by at least the end of Ms. Marvel.

You can’t expect me to finish a blog post without talking about the weirdos over at the Department of Damage Control. Obviously last episode I was already not their fan, but when I tell you I audibly gasped at how they treated Zoe and then when they used the Stark drones to try and take out Kamala I’m 100% not even lying. We were introduced to another agent in this episode and she was just as fishy as the first. I truly don’t believe these guys to be human, but if they are they are certainly some sort of corrupt. Think about how weird it is that they are going after Kamala so aggressively. They’re the Department of Damage Control, there should be no reason they are using drones to bring suspects in when they literally are causing more damage. Their tactics are turning extremely aggressive and I certainly continue to back my theory of them being Kree or Skrulls even more. They are collecting weapons and know far too much about the power Kamala exuded to be regular people. Think about the fact they knew exactly the demographic to look for once they saw the power being used. If this bangle has been away from people for awhile, there’s no reason a regular government group would have that type of information. I am telling you to watch those guys cause there’s no way they’re human.

I think I am certainly most excited to see where episode 3 takes us, as I want answers to some of the random chaos we have gotten in this latest episode. I need the plot to thicken as we move to being almost halfway done with Ms. Marvel (weird). But before I sign off here, I do want to remind everyone that I will be missing from the podcast covering episode 3, so Davis will once again cover on my behalf. I hope you don’t miss me too much, but don’t worry Taylor and Davis will have plenty to talk about, as Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about it.

Image: “Ms. Marvel Episode 2”, Thomas Bacon, Screen Rant