Disney plus this week completed its latest MCU limited series Ms. Marvel. The shows centers on Kamala Khan, a 1st generation Pakistani-American high school student, her friends, family, and obsession with the MCU’s real-life superheroes, particularly Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel. When a mysterious artifact from her grandmother unlocks hidden powers within Kamala, she is thrust into a conflict that will set her against agents of the government, extra-dimensional beings, and that will propel her back the traumatic partition of India.

Iman Vellani does a good job portraying Kamala Khan which just the right balance of immaturity appropriate for a teenager but with potential that should bloom as she matures. The multi-ethic cast overall is well portrayed with the diversity within the Islamic faith is displayed without being shoved into a spotlight like a lecture.

Ms. Marvel’s tone is light with an emphasis on comedy but not fully goofy, but rather a character-based humor with just enough stakes to give the series some dramatic heft.

What appears to be the central threat and conflict is actually dealt with in the penultimate episode leaving the finale for a different and not entirely satisfactory complication. That said over all I enjoyed the series, while it was not a bold as Loki nor as experimental as WandaVision the show was entertaining, well written and acted and presented a likeable main character that was easy to empathize with.

Mild Spoiler Follows

IN the final episode Marvel Studios used the series as an opportunity to introduce a long-awaited fan addition to the MCU — mutants, complete with a musical cue from the 90s animated X-Men series.