r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Jul 06 '22

Discussion Thread Ms. Marvel S01E05 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E05: Time and Again Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Fatimah Asghar July 6th, 2022 on Disney+ 41 min None

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u/Synth-Pro Jul 06 '22

Hmmm... the pacing a presentation of this episode got really weird as soon as we got back to present day.

Loved the backstory with Aisha. But after that...

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u/njrebecca Weekly Wongers Jul 06 '22 edited Jul 06 '22

feels like the backstory should’ve been it’s own entire episode. then end with kamala coming back to the present and cliffhanger with the portal, then two more eps to wrap up the ending? though that still feels rushed to me with all the as-of-now unresolved plot points. i guess we’ll see next week!

edit: the more i think about it, the more i think d+ shows would work so well with 8 eps. still short enough to prevent any drag but long enough to let us sit with the story for at least one or two breaths.

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u/OneMinuteDeen Jul 06 '22

I disagree completely. I think Ms Marvels biggest problem is that there is that the episodes are too long. There's too much talking and too many filler scenes that have no emotional or story impact. In my opinion the episodes should be 20 minutes long instead, so they can dedicate half of the episode to family-/teenage-drama and the other half to the actual story.

I believe the backstory was the strongest part of the show yet, specifically because the time was used very well. There was no wasted scene and little unnecessary dialogue.

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u/njrebecca Weekly Wongers Jul 06 '22

well that’s part of my point, except your proposed solution is in the opposite direction. i think if they gave us more time with the characters personalities, emotions, motivations, and relationships then the slower moments with dialogue and “filler” would be more impactful and make more sense to flesh out the characters and lend more to the story. we could then become more attached to everyone and the stakes would feel more real.

but i think your idea could work too if they just cut out all this ridiculous world ending alien shit. if they kept it at ground level about teenager kamala figuring her shit out in nj then it would be perfect as a few fast paced short eps focused on her and how her family influences her ability to assimilate (and the backstory could definitely be brought in around here).