My friend reached out to me and asked me if I had watched Ms. Marvel yet. I told her I haven’t, as I’m a bit behind in my Marvel Disney+ TV series. She encouraged me to watch it because she felt it was her all-time favorite Marvel show. I had this on my list to watch down the road, but since she set such high expectations, I started watching the show right away. I adored Ms. Marvel, and honestly, it might be up there with WandaVision as being my favorite Marvel TV show.

Ms. Marvel is centered around Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani), who is a teenager growing up in Jersey City. She’s a big Avengers fangirl, and she tries to convince her parents to let her go to AvengerCon, a comic book convention for fans of the Avengers. She brings along her friend Bruno (played by Matt Lintz) to AvengerCon, so she doesn’t have to go by herself. As Kamala enters the Captain Marvel Cosplay Contest, she slips on a family heirloom that grants her powers. She accidentally destroys portions of the convention and flees. With Bruno’s help, she starts to get a handle on her powers while also understanding her family’s history.

I loved Kamala! I’m biased because I did read Ms. Marvel comics before watching the show. Kamala’s love for the Avengers is front and center, which is a big part of her backstory. It’s not often that I watch a show and see a character on TV attending a comic book convention without it being a thing to make fun of. Ms. Marvel also highlights Kamala finding out about her family and why she has the powers that she does. I thought this story developed in a really interesting way. I also like Kamala’s friends. Ms. Marvel wouldn’t have come to be without Bruno. He’s the science best friend who helps Kamala. There’s Nakia (played by Yasmeen Fletcher), whom Kamala encourages to run for a position on the mosque board. While this is a show that’s focused on Ms. Marvel, Kamala’s friends help her become the superhero she wants to be.

Similar to She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel received online hate when it was released on Disney+. I genuinely do not understand the hatred for this series. I think if I had to guess, it would come down to the target audience. Ms. Marvel is aimed at a younger audience; it’s not gritty like Moon Knight was. Some of the hate could come from those who didn’t like Captain Marvel, which is silly because Ms. Marvel is a different story entirely. While I understand that not everyone will like the same things, I find it obnoxious whenever I see positive comments about Ms. Marvel, and there are Facebook reactions with the laughing face.

Ms. Marvel was so good! I’m contemplating rewatching the series again because that’s how much I liked the show. Ms. Marvel is available to stream on Disney+, and The Marvels is set to release in 2023.