Episode 36: Our full series review of Ms. Marvel on Disney+

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Today’s full series review is a real treat, bringing together Rhiannon, Shelby, and Ayesha, our team’s biggest Kamala Khan fangirl and resident expert / dispenser of valuable insights on the authenticity of the Pakistani-Muslim experience depicted in the Marvel Studios’ latest origin series, Ms Marvel. To hear all the love, but also learn more about the details that made this particular series extra special, listen on!

+ 00:23 - Introduction
+ 01:09 - Overall impressions of the season
+ 02:17 - A show for a new audience, but also a show for all nerds
+ 06:35 - How close is it to the Ms Marvel comics
+ 08:03 - All about Karachi and talking some of the criticism online
+ 10:50 - An origin story
+ 12:26 - An educational experience about the India-Pakistan partition
+ 14:11 - One criticism: Ep 5 felt too short; Marvel Studios needs to give us more time
+ 15:32 - Kamala’s powers in the comics vs the show: EMBIGGEN
+ 17:38 - The Djinn concept in the show vs in Islamic mythology
+ 23:40 - Muslim views on the show
+ 24:00 - Inhumans, mutants, the villains and other Easter eggs
+ 29:50 - The pacing, direction and writing
+ 31:18 - Representation behind the scenes
+ 32:29 - Raving about the music in Ms Marvel and Pakistani weddings
+ 36:14 - The inclusiveness in the show
+ 38:27 - Marvel’s concerted effort to have the right representation and how important it is to work on it
+ 43:25 - Opinions on the teen love triangle
+ 46:06 - The costume and the Ms Marvel name
+ 48:13 - Raving about amazing Iman Vellani
+ 50:35 - Raving about the rest of the talented cast
+ 54:20 - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Partition archive
+ 56:32 - Conclusion (End song credit: Peechay Hutt by Justin Bibis x Talal Qureshi x Hasan Raheem, Coke Studio)

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LINKS:

+ Ms Marvel original run by G. W. Wilson and Sana Amanat

+ Executive Producer Bisha K Ali’s Twitter post about the Partition reading list she created with writer Fatima Asghar

+ Djinn concept as discussed by the writers of Ms Marvel

+ Djinn concept in Islamic mythology https://insidearabia.com/djinn-muslim-culture-truth-superstition/

+ Kree connection with Inhumans: https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Inhumans

+ The X-Men connection - the writers wanted her to be a mutant: https://www.cbr.com/ms-marvel-creator-wanted-kamala-khan-mutant-comics

+ Iman Vellani being a genuine nerdy fangirl and having a burner account on Reddit: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ms-marvel-star-iman-vellani-uses-anonymous-reddit-account-to-argue-with-fans/1100-6506072/

+ How Iman Vellani got cast through a WhatsApp message

+ Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s interview about her partition archive: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ms-marvel-director-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-breaks-down-big-twist-in-penultimate-episode-1235177707/

+ The epic 1949 song from Episode 5 starting credits

+ Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on using a lot of Muslim/Pakistani artists and music: https://twitter.com/msmarvelupdates/status/1545481874038050817?t=6L1trjbZJDH-BBEBKYMlsA&s=09

+ Official Ms Marvel Playlist on Spotify

+ Coke Studio Pakistan YouTube Channel

+ The song at the end of the podcast - Peechay Hutt

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