An excellent start to this Marvel streaming series.
Kamala Khan is a teenager who is a superfan of the Avengers. While she is looking forward to going to Avenger-con dressed as her favorite Avenger Captain Marvel, her family and her school are trying to make her stop daydreaming and focus more on what she wants to be when she grows up.
I love that this show does not rush into the super-heroics but instead focuses on us getting to know these characters before getting into the typical superhero stuff. Instead, this first episode plays as a teen dramedy and a really good one. Kamala is an instantly likable and relatable character. Young actress Iman Vellani brings such a charm and energy to this character. There is a real quirky charm to her performance that is simply irresistible. Her situation is also incredibly relatable. She is very much like me in high school spending much of her time daydreaming and feeling like one of the few teenagers in the world that does not have her own big plan for after high school. However, many more teenagers than just me felt like this and this episode captures what it feels like. Because of this anyone who has been in this situation can see a lot of themselves in her. Her relationship with her best friend and her family are also very well realized and help make her feel like a real character. The scenes between her and her family are quite heartfelt. Though we relate to our main character, we also understand her family and feel from them as well. The banter between her and her best friend is a lot of fun, and it is hard not to get caught up in it. The humor in this episode is also pretty funny at times. Though does not rank among the funniest entries in the MCU, it still made me laugh a few times.
A delightful start to this MCU show.
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