Ms Marvel Review: An MCU Entry That Will Always Be Regarded As A Watershed

Cast: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Yasmeen Fletcher, Rish Shah, Samina Ahmed, Mehwish Hayat, Fawad Khan, Farhan Akhtar and Nimra Bucha
Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Meera Menon, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Rating: 3 and a half (out of 5)

Nothing could be more at variance with the fantastical ways of the Marvel Cinematic Universe than a pair of doting South Asian-origin parents in the US of A doing all they can to "protect" their teenage daughter "from herself". The duo is perforce an integral part of a world far removed from theirs in the Disney+ miniseries Ms. Marvel, the sixth and final episode of which landed on the streaming platform on July 13.

The show is as much about ordinary people learning to come to terms with the extraordinary quirks of fate as it is about interdimensional travel and superhero deeds that change the dynamics within a Pakistani-American family with a legacy that places its youngest member at odds with forces from another sphere as well as agents of the Department of Damage Control.