What are the five most important moments from episode 3 of Ms. Marvel on Disney Plus? Find out right here.
Ms. Marvel continues to be something special. This writer has never smiled as much as he has watching this show. It’s heartwarming, innocent, and maintains a healthy dose of action without taking away from the vibe of the story. This combination hasn’t been this good since WandaVIsion and continued in the most recent episode Ms. Marvel on Disney Plus.
Episode 3 of Ms. Marvel, “Destined”, had a lot to talk about. Some of them were small like Yusuf Khan (Kamala’s father) buying fruit pies – a nod to old Marvel Comics’ advertisements. Others were huge like Damage Control entering a Mosque and trying to throw their weight around. Thankfully, board members Sheikh Abdullah and Nakia were there to put them in their places.
Here are five other important moments that need to be discussed.
5. The Djinn
When the third episode starts, Najma is telling the story of where they were in British occupied India in 1942 with Kamala’s grandmother Aisha. Najma and her group, the Clandestine, were looking for one of two bangles to get them back to their dimension. That’s right, they aren’t from this Earth. In fact, they’re not human by our standards.
They’re called Noor. One of the other names they’ve gone by is Djinn – beings looked at as evil by some. As the episode goes on, viewers find out why Djinn may have gotten that reputation.
4. Najma is using Ms. Marvel
After hearing everything that Najma tells her, Kamala goes to Bruno. She feels compelled to help the Clandestine get home. Of course, Bruno does what he can. After his research, Bruno finds out two things. First, Djinn lore says there’s a group of hidden Djinn that are exiled from their home (the Clandestine). The second is that the power needed to bring them home could be dangerous. Too bad the Clandestine don’t care.
All of the happiness and love the Clandestine showed Kamala was fake. They just want her powers to go home. While they’re powerful, the Noor’s abilities don’t have the same strength outside of their home reality. Since Kamala (who’s a Noor) is in her home reality, she’s more powerful. In order to get home, they’d have to use and possibly kill Kamala. Thankfully, Kamran wasn’t going to let that happen.
3. Kamran is on Ms. Marvel’s side
This writer can admit when he’s wrong. And he was just that here. In the comics, Kamran was an antagonist. Like we’ve discovered from multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, this isn’t Marvel Comics. The MCU continues to show that with each movie and show. In this case, Kamran was on the side of right.
This was a refreshing change. Kamran is a good kid. Seeing him fight on the right side and against the people he knows and loves is enough. But he also stopped them from possibly destroying an entire dimension and maybe the only way he could get home. Kudos to him and to the writing team for making this happen.
2. Nakia finds out about Ms. Marvel
After a big fight with the Clandestine and Kamran saving Bruno and Kamala, Nakia arrives on scene – just in time for her to see Kamala use her powers on a door. Nakia isn’t happy. All this time, one of her closest friends had powers and was hiding it from her. On top of that, Damage Control came into their Mosque and disrespected them because of her. The two friends didn’t have an opportunity to talk since Nakia had to take Bruno away to get help.
Nakia will probably give Kamala the silent treatment for a while. She’ll be hurt that she didn’t tell her what’s going on. The longer they go without talking the worse it will be. With the realization of the Train, it may be longer than expected before they get a chance to talk things out.
1. The train
Kamala saw a train coming out of a portal when Najma touched her – something that had ties to either the dimension the Clandestine are from or another important vision. At the end of the episode, it seems like it was the latter.
Kamala’s grandmother Sana Ali saw the train as well. She immediately says that Kamala and Muneeba Khan (Kamala’s mother) need to come to Karachi. What viewers will find there remains to be seen. However, one thing is certain. Everyone will learn more about Muneeba, her mother, and why there’s an issue between them.
What do you think, readers? Are there other moments from Ms. Marvel episode 3 that need to be mentioned? Let us know in the comments below.