Ms. Marvelmay have a hard time winning over viewers, but according to critics, Kamala Khan’s origin story now stands head and shoulders above not only every other MCU series released so far: it’s officially become the best-reviewed show on Disney Plus.
Having premiered three weeks ago,Ms. Marvelhas been praised for its representation of Islamic culture, the special regard for Pakistan and India’s own history in the aftermath of the British partition of those two countries and Bangladesh, as well as a distinctive art style. Nevertheless,Ms. Marveldid suffer an initial wave of review-bombingfor a show whose cast is mostly South Asian or of South Asian descent.
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Yet that doesn’t appear to be enough to end critics’ honeymoon phase with the series. Now,Ms. Marvelhas climbed all the way to first place in Rotten Tomatoes’ rankings for Disney Plus originals with a 96% score, even surpassingLoki(94%) andThe Mandalorian’stwo seasons (92%). BesidesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, all the MCU exclusives on the platform have scores higher than 90%, a stark contrast toStar Warscontent, which sees the outgoingObi-Wan Kenobihold a 75% rating, whereasThe Bad Batch(85%) andThe Book of Boba Fett(66%) fall further behindMs. Marvel.
The sole production to beat outMs. MarvelisStar Wars: The Clone Wars' seventh season, holding a 100% score. However, the animated series was originally on Cartoon Network. Now thatMs. Marvelno longer has to compete withObi-Wan Kenobi, the show’s viewership could be expected to go up a little. Still, this MCU exclusive might not be destined to be as popular as others.
Also to blame for the seeming lack of interest isMs. Marvelis that the series focuses on a new superhero, not thatMoon Knightstruggled with that by any means. So, perhaps it’sMs. Marvel’s teenage humor and settingthat been so unappealing for fans.
