Ms. Marvel opened on Disney+ to the highest critical ratings of any Marvel series. But it also opened to the lowest viewership scores. That means, statistically, Ms. Marvel is the best show that the fewest people have seen. Now obviously, we use the term best lightly. Not everyone likes what the critics like. There are plenty of reasons why not just a show like this, but this show, in particular, could be struggling in popularity. But at the moment, the only thing separating it from being another Firefly is the nature of streaming services. While shows might have aired once and been finished on cable TV, Ms. Marvel has a continuing chance to be seen.

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There are plenty of reasons to be watching. First off, the animators must have come straight out of Scott Pilgrim. Second, it’s about a crazy Marvel fan who starts her adventure by trying to get to her version of Comic-Con, which, in her universe, is really just a convention for actual superheroes. Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) is a teenager living the unpopular high school life in Jersey City until she discovers she has incredible powers in front of hundreds of people while dressed as her favorite superhero. The journey she embarks on explores her family and cultural history and quickly wraps her friends up in a conflict that’s bigger than any one of them.

Here’s why you should be watching Ms. Marvel.

Ms. Marvel’s Powers

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While one should be warned that Ms. Marvel’s powers are slightly different from how they look or act in the comics, the way they’re used seems relatively the same. After her powers were activated, they come from the internal nature of her genetics. Though the MCU hasn’t spoken much about the Inhumans or the Terrigen mists yet, (the source of Kamala’s powers in the comics), she seems to be super-powerful by her own means after it is activated in her body.

Her abilities, once activated, are essentially the same as the comics. She has created stretchy-extendable limbs to save the day on numerous occasions. But there is a big difference between the way her powers work on paper and how they work in the miniseries. Almost immediately, we saw Kamala manifest physical objects outside her body, which is wildly different from the comics. She hasn’t quite stretched herself, as she has created a larger arm around her arm and stretched that.

This is a big departure from the books in that it means there is a much higher power ceiling for Ms. Marvel. Stretching yourself can ultimately have some detrimental effect on your biology, but if she can create things around her, she could theoretically manifest her own spaceship. So, there is a lot of exploring to do in this new Marvel character.

Although this manifestation power is used in the same way that we have seen in the comics, it places her in a fundamentally different part of the Marvel Universe. While the comics put her biologically with the Inhumans, meaning that her abilities are inherently genetic, the show makes her something different. The MCU has only shown us one Inhuman so far (if you just want to ignore that terrible series from 2017), and that was Black Bolt in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Other than that, most non-comic literate MCU fans know nothing about them. Even though Kamala Khan isn’t a member of the royal family, her mysterious heritage is something interesting that the series gets to explore.

MS. Marvel Has So Much to Offer

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This is Marvel’s first PG-rated series, and though it’s aimed at a younger crowd, it doesn’t suffer any setbacks from censorship. It doesn’t feel like a children’s show, even if it was made to be one. The style and voice all form to be something that is entertaining on a satisfactory level without feeling Nerfed or held back in any way. Sure, there may not be gallons of blood, bad guys doing drugs or severe psychological trauma, but Ms. Marvel is one of those shows that doesn’t need to rely on graphic content to hold a viewer’s attention.

The animation is definitely one of those things that keeps the audience interested. It’s worth watching the show just to see things draw themselves on a chalkboard or have imaginative scenarios play themselves out in flashing bright colors. The non-diegetic animation is almost as good as the way Ms. Marvel’s powers actually interact with the environment.

Along with that, the show has a whole host of spectacular characters to get you involved. From Kamala’s hardware-savvy friend, Bruno, to her mysterious family history. There are a lot of places to get involved in this story. And from Ms. Marvel’s presence in the comic books, it will be exciting to see how they bring her into the bigger picture of the MCU. She’s sure to be involved in some cross-title events in the future, so make sure you learn all you can about her now.