Ms. Marvel travels to Pakistan with her mother to find some answers and encounters a new organization that could help or harm her! “Destiny” re:run - Kamala has discovered that Kamran, his mother, and others are Clan Destine, the Djinn of her childhood fears! Then, we get the wedding of her brother, Aamir and Tyesha. Bruno and Nakia are also there. All of the Clan Destine break up the wedding to force Kamala to return them to the Noor dimension! Kamran tries to warn Kamala. Najima throws a punch, but Kamala blocks it with her shield. Saleem’s punch sends Kamala sliding across the floor. There are kicks thrown, but Kamala dodges and uses her shields to move. The Clan Destine search for Kamala in the kitchen, tense music, the hide and seek hunt reminds me of Jurassic Park (1993). Nakia in the crowd outside decides to leave.
Najima turns off the kitchen lights. Attacking someone that they expect to help them just doesn’t make sense. Aadam strikes Kamala who slides back to the reception floor, but she has formed some powered, crystal armor! The Clan Destine take out weapons and attack Kamala, but she is able to deflect them with her shields. Saleem who has his whip is about to attack Kamala and is struck by presents thrown by Bruno. Then, he is hit by Saleem’s whip! Saleem moves in, but is struck by Kamala’s crystal fist! She sweeps a number of them with her fist. Kamran has his own whip that he uses to battle Saleem. Kamala takes away Bruno. Aadam finds Kamala and Bruno coming down the stairs. Kamran falls from glass partition on the upper floor! They are surrounded by Clan Destine. Kamala’s bangle activates and it is also held by Najima. There is a vision of a train from Karachi.
Aadam is knocked by a Damage Control security officer. The others are taken down by sonic rifles. Agent Deever walks in as the Clan Destine including Kamran are taken away. Kamala and Bruno manage to slip away and she uses her power to seal the door. Which is seen by Nakia! She is stunned that Kamala is the superpowered girl. Kamala runs away as Nakia helps Bruno. Kamala has a number of questions from Muneeba and Yusuf who are worried about her. She is unable to explain herself. In bed, Kamala gets a call from her Nani, Sana, who wants Kamala to go to Karachi with her mother. Nani asks her if she saw the train because she has also seen it! This is Aisha? “Seeing Red” starts with the night skies over a city, Muneeba is in the plane, and next to a passenger is Kamala. Her mother was to ground her for years for the wedding disturbance, but calls a truce since Nani asked for them to come to Pakistan.
Kamala gets a text from Nakia who wants to apologize, but she doesn’t answer her. They reach the Karachi Airport, Kamala is happy at the sights, and they are greeted by Kamala’s cousins, Zainab (Verdah Aziz) and Owais (Asfandyar Khan). Then, Nani sees Kamala, what a welcome to see her grandmother. Kamala says it is the middle of the night, but Nani says she was just at a party! Muneeba hugs her mother who is concerned about her skin and she doesn’t realize she is critizing Kamala the same way? On the drive, Kamala loves the city, no imagining things in as the sign says, “Karachi - The City of Lights.” Like Noor? In the morning, they reach a gated house. Kamala is excited to see the golden retriever, Magnum, and wonders about the size of the house. She enters her room, filled with paintings, made by Nani. Kamala is shown by Nani a photo of her as a child with Hasan Nana. Then, Nani shows a painting of Aisha. Kamala takes the bangle from her backpack wondering why Nani sent it to her.
She explains that it was last used during Partition, the story of how she was lost, and a “trail of stars” led her to Nani’s father on the train. Kamala asks if it is the same train from the vision. She has flashbacks hearing voices of Nakia, Najima, and then Nani who says, “Find the train.” Kamala is wakened by her cousins. They are there to take her to lunch at the boating club. Her mother wants her not to be weird. Owais jokes to her about her “flying teddy bear”, the sloth Kamala calls her napping pillow. The boating club is fancy, but the AC has broken. Kamala is under dressed with her yellow New Jersey Avengerscon shirt. Aunt Rukhsana sees Muneeba who introduces her to Kamala. Zainab leads Kamala and Owais on a tour through the city using her cell phone, but the app is frozen. Owais tells Kamala she is like an ABCD, he tells her it means American Born Confused Desi, but his cousin is familiar with the term. Kamala wants to go to the train station, but her cousins leave her. Kamala reaches the Karachi Station and goes to a closed section.
Then, Kamala puts on her superhero mask! Her attention is drawn to a sign, “You can start small and still be larger than life” when a dagger strikes it! It said that it was designed after Adrian Alphona, the artist of the Ms. Marvel comic. A man in a red face scarf (Aramis Knight) drops down! He says he detected the Noor. Kamala sends out a crystal column that he runs down. She uses her crystal shields to block his attacks. He says she is not Clan Destine and wonders how she got the bangle from Aisha. The red scarf man takes her to a restaurant, she still has the mask on, and picks up a to-go bag before going to the kitchen. He moves a section of the kitchen to open an hidden wall, very James Bond. Kamala is told he is part of the Red Daggers which she asks if they are a Pakistani boy band, funny! Kareem leads her down corridors to a large room. Kamala takes off her mask when he lowers his red scarf.
They are met Waleed (Farhan Akhtar) who is interested in the descendant of Aisha. Later, Kamala is sipping at sweet and sour soup with the other man. Kamala asks about the Djinn. Waleed shows Kamala a world map and then activates the blue superimposed map of the other world. Next, a projection of the world, Waleed explains, is hidden by the Veil of the Clan Destines. If it is taken down, then Noor will overwhelm the world! Waleed sees Kamala’s bangle and reads the words on it which says, “What you seek is seeking you.” This shifts to the D.O.D.C. Supermax Prison at night. This is a new facility not in Marvel Comics. Hexagonal in shape with spokes leading to a central building. Guards are leading Kamran and the others with their arms chained overhead. A guard shocks Kamran with a baton. Najima screams at guard. This is a distraction so Fariha has lifted up with her chains to wrap her legs around the guard choking him!
Aadam takes down a guard, but he is hit with the sonic rifle. Najima flips up with her legs to pull off her chains. Fariha finds the keys on a guard to unlock the chains. Najima moves to the corner as a guard brings out his rifle. Then, turns it on him! Kamran is carried and the Clan Destine have out their weapons. Najima orders her son to be left behind because of his betrayal! Kamala walks up to the roof to find Nani looking out at the setting sun. Nani asks her what she has discovered and then says she is still trying to understand herself. Kamala gets a text message from her new friend, the text is formed by kites(!) asking if she is free. She walks with her friend from the night streets to the bonfire on the river bank. His nickname is called out and he says it is really Kareem. Kamala says her name is Sloth Baby! They give her biryani which is in a bag, new for her, but she loves it! The Red Daggers are new allies for Kamala? “Seeing Red” returns Kamala to a world almost familiar and new with some help from the Red Daggers!
Four Bangles out of Five!
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