Ms. Marvel episode 2 had a lot to unpack, particularly with Kamala Khan’s (Iman Vellani) cosmic shapeshifting powers though not without a plethora of Easter eggs – From references to Black Widow’s (Scarlet Johansson) death in Avengers: Endgame to India-Pakistan’s 1947 partition – the latest episode on Disney Plus has MCU fans sold on the series, especially the South Asian community with multiple Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) references and yes, Kamala is a fan of 1993’s Baazigar and 1995’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Ms. Marvel episode 2
If Kamala Khan listening to Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) podcast in episode 1 wasn’t enough indication she is an Ant-Man stan then the opening of Ms. Marvel episode 2 assures viewers of that. With a little help from her charming “friend” Bruno (Matt Lintz), Kamala goes through a Spider-Man-Esque training phase to get a grip over her powers (knocking off talking to ants, ability to shrink and fly off the list). But the scene surprisingly offers a hint the Bangle is not the source of her abilities but rather the power emits from within. Could this be an Inhumans connection indication? It’s too soon to tell.
Even so, the mention of Thor and Asgard gives a new twist to the young superhero’s abilities. Ms. Marvel episode 2 had quite a few MCU references with Kamala revealing Eternals character Kingo has a fanbase of his own. All things considered, reception is massively positive as shown in the reactions below.
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KAMALA KHAN MY BELOVED SCOTT LANG AND ANTMAN STAN 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 pic.twitter.com/VpZNsVDZgg— Trisha ⧗ (@waltersndanvers) June 15, 2022
Didn't think SRK could play cupid too! Can't wait for Kamran to say – I love KKKKKamala! 😋🥰
Marvel Studios' #MsMarvel second episode streaming now in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English. pic.twitter.com/4wu06QLhP0
— Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS) June 15, 2022
The references of SRK, Baazigar and DDLJ in the second episode of #MsMarvel. pic.twitter.com/HGiP3AHBwh
— r ★ (@itzzRashmi) June 15, 2022
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WAIT so Kamala might be an inhuman after all if the power is coming from her THIS IS HOW WE WIN #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/0pt9fWh07F— Jack (-_•) // ms marvel & kenobi spoilers (@captaincupkicks) June 15, 2022
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NO THEY DID NOT THEY NOT JUST REFERENCE ENDGAME pic.twitter.com/YqGCHtLlIy— Trisha ⧗ (@waltersndanvers) June 15, 2022
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– that kid that fell on the car when he broke his ankle gave the same vibes as … pic.twitter.com/enZgiBXEFx— Erick-Fabian Gonzalez (@FabianMaximoff) June 15, 2022
Spoilers without context episode 2 #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/WjVeFd8fuC
— David Campos (@David_C1215) June 15, 2022
That Ms. Marvel episode 2 ending had me like: #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/q8WHW0Gay7
— 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎✨🖤//MS. MARVEL ERA⚡️ (@giselleb1234) June 15, 2022
As an Indian, I am so glad you guys showed the reality of Partition. The way you guys directed, wrote and made this series is amazing. Too excited to see what you guys have done to remaining episodes.#MsMarvel #Episode2 @msmarvel @MarvelStudios @Marvel
— Stone Cold (@saysanskari) June 15, 2022
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KINGO MENTION ETERNALS NATION WAKE UP pic.twitter.com/2j6GwGUvYA— Trisha ⧗ (@waltersndanvers) June 15, 2022
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The Partition of India was one of the most painful and single most heart wrenching incidents we South Asians had to endure and Marvel finally highlighting its traumatic impact and acknowledging it means a lot to us pic.twitter.com/lZbroTQTz9— Swarna (@kidofmisfortune) June 15, 2022
Brownie points for this show for the SRK mention #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/PQDmMkNpQW
— Advit (@rebelmooned) June 15, 2022
Kamala Khan in the beginning of Ms. Marvel episode 2: #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/Orm8aQd6ob
— 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎✨🖤//MS. MARVEL ERA⚡️ (@giselleb1234) June 15, 2022
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I am very glad that Marvel isn't shying away from Kamala's religion at all and they're showing us more and more of her as a Muslim that's going to be such impactful representation #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/Uu2WANnwrW— Jack (-_•) // ms marvel & kenobi spoilers (@captaincupkicks) June 15, 2022
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“we need to move on from endgame”
also marvel: pic.twitter.com/t8H5QCnqfa— Trisha ⧗ (@waltersndanvers) June 15, 2022
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he’s thinking about feminism (REAL) pic.twitter.com/5YQq3H0leq— Trisha ⧗ (@waltersndanvers) June 15, 2022
Episode 2 of #MsMarvel is SO good I love the direction this show is going in with the coming of age story, Kamala and her family are such a great characters and it's really interesting learning about what's happening with her powers I can't wait for next week I NEED MORE ASAP PLS pic.twitter.com/o7A0cfElAQ
— Jack (-_•) // ms marvel & kenobi spoilers (@captaincupkicks) June 15, 2022
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WAIT WHAT IS GOING ON I NEED MORE DON'T END IT LIKE THAT #MsMarvel pic.twitter.com/6WHMFBevrT— Jack (-_•) // ms marvel & kenobi spoilers (@captaincupkicks) June 15, 2022
Ms. Marvel’s training montage left some viewers a bit startled with the Black Widow’s fall to death reference. Though that’s not the only nod to the legacy MCU star with Ms. Marvel doing a Black Widow-style superhero landing, as Vellani teased during the show’s red carpet premiere. Additionally, fans are praising the series’ Muslim representation showing Eid celebration, daily life at Mosque and Kamala & Nakia breaking gender stereotypes with subtle crafty dialogues.
Ms. Marvel episode 2 ended with a cliffhanger but it seems Kamala may finally learn more about her great-grandmother Aisha and her new crush, Kamran (Rish Shah). In Marvel comics, Kamran becomes inhuman after being exposed to the Terrigen Mist.
Ms. Marvel episode 3 will stream on Disney Plus next Wednesday.
