- "It's time to stop fantasizing about being Captain Marvel. I wish that you would just focus on you. Your grades. Your family. Your story. I mean, who do you want to be in this world, huh?"
- ―Muneeba Khan to Kamala Khan
Generation Why is the first episode of the first season of Ms. Marvel.
Synopsis[]
Kamala Khan attends Avengercon only to discover that she herself might have superpowers.
Plot[]
After having uploaded a video about her idol Captain Marvel onto her channel, Sloth Baby Productions, Kamala Khan is called to prepare for her driver's test, which she fails instantly. She attends Coles Academic High School. The next day, Gabe Wilson, Jr. meets her at his office, telling Khan to focus on her future rather than her fantasy land.
Afterwards, Kamala informs her friend Bruno Carrelli of her failed plan to attend the first annual AvengerCon, to which Carrelli announces his back-up plan of Kamala asking her mother Muneeba Khan to go. Kamala returns home from discussing costume ideas with Carrelli and is met with a box of her Nani's belongings. Finding a bangle, her mother Muneeba throws it away with Nani's other junk and orders Kamala to help complete her errands. Later that day, Carrelli helps install a home automation device by the Khan Residence as Kamala and her mother return home. Being told by Carrelli to follow the back-up plan as he leaves, Kamala does so but her parents turn down her suggestion of going to AvengerCon. Angered by being unable to do 'any normal teenage thing', Kamala is comforted by her brother Aamir Khan and texts Carrelli about the failed attempt.
The next day, Kamala's mom enters her room, agreeing to let her attend the convention, and showing her father Yusuf Khan as the Hulk to go with her. Despite this, Kamala finds the idea humiliating, saddening her parents, making them restrict her from going once again. Calling Carrelli about the situation, she meets Bruno atop the roof of Circle Q, stating that her fantasies of Captain Marvel are weird, and believes that the brown girls from Jersey City do not save the world after all. Carrelli tells her the opposite, however, and grants her photon gloves he created.
On another day of school, Khan presents her new plan of attending AvengerCon by sneaking out. Following this plan, Khan roughly travels with Carrelli to the convention, changing into costume in the lavatory and forgetting the photon gloves. Nearly on stage, Khan accesses the bangle she brought along, achieving a new mysterious power. Blinded by the many flashing cameras as she is presented on stage, Khan unveils her strange hard-light abilities. These abilities cause havoc inside the convention, launching a massive statue of Mjølnir towards fellow student Zoe Zimmer. Falling off the hammer, Khan catches her with this power. With aid of Carrelli, Khan is brought back home, but she is met by her disappointed mother, who tells her to focus on herself before exiting her room. However, Khan lies on her bed, still dazzled by her cosmic ability.
At the Damage Control Field Office, agents P. Cleary and Sadie Deever discover a recording of the recent event at the convention upon social media, and plan to bring in a witness.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan
- Matt Lintz as Bruno Carrelli
- Yasmeen Fletcher as Nakia Bahadir
- Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba Khan
- Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan
- Saagar Shaikh as Aamir Khan / Iron Man Cosplayer[1]
- Laurel Marsden as Zoe Zimmer
- Arian Moayed as P. Cleary (mid-credits scene)
- Alysia Reiner as Sadie Deever (mid-credits scene)
- Azhar Usman as Najaf
Guest Stars:
- Jordan Firstman as Gabe Wilson, Jr.
- Anjali Bhimani as Ruby
- Randy Havens as Driving Instructor
- Ned Yousef as Other Captain Marvel
- Jack Ha as Audience Member #1
- Mason Mecartea as Audience Member #2
- Rebecca Ray as Audience Member #3
- Olaniyan Thurmon as Audience Member #4
- Ryan Penagos as AvengerCon Announcer
- Connor Jones as Shawn
- Paul Kim as Paul
- Joshua Starr as Korg Kid
- Rakesh Gosain as Shakat
- Philip Covin as Gym Teacher
- Cheslee Duke as Student #1
- Jada Keche Howard as Student #2
- Rish Shah as Captain America Cosplayer (uncredited)
- Matthew Vasquez as Miguel (uncredited)
- Shane Berengue as Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Sarah Grace Drake as Popular High School Student (uncredited)
- Elizabeth Harlow as Studying Student (uncredited)
- Leon S LaMar III as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Josue Louis-Charles as Avengercon / Hawkeye (uncredited)
- Asher Sheets as Basketball Player (uncredited)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- Earth
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- New York City, New York
- Wheaton, New Jersey
- Damage Control Field Office
- Hudson River
- Pasadena, California (screen)
- California Institute of Technology (screen)
- Avengers Compound, New York (depiction)
- Tokyo, Japan (mentioned)
- Sandy Beach, Hawaii (mentioned)
- Paris, France (mentioned)
- Mumbai, India (mentioned)
- Karachi, Pakistan (mentioned)
- Sana Ali's House (mentioned)
- Belgium (mentioned)
- Hoboken, New Jersey (mentioned)
- Spokane, Washington (mentioned)
- New Asgard, Norway (mentioned)
- Sokovia (mentioned)
- Wakanda (mentioned)
- Multiverse
- Noor Dimension
- Quantum Realm (mentioned)
- Asgard (mentioned)
Events[]
- New Jersey AvengerCon
- Battle of Earth (mentioned)
- Blip (indirectly mentioned)
- Sacrifice of Natasha Romanoff (mentioned; mural)
- Chase for the Mobile Laboratory (recreation)
- Battle of New York (picture)
Items[]
- Quantum Bands
- Sloth Baby Productions
- This Powered Life
- A Pal to All Planets: The Peter Quill Star-Boy Story
- CAROL - A Definitive Account of the Cosmic Avenger
- The Hills of Asgard
- Build Your Own Rainbow Bridge: Meditation and Self-Improvement the Asgardian Way
- I Was There...
- Captain America Comics
- Zuzu
- Ant-Man and the Wasp Action Figures
- Starforce Uniform (cosplay and depiction)
- Inter-Dimensional Portal (depiction)
- Captain America's Shield (costume accessory, sign and depiction)
- Captain America's Uniform (cosplay, sign and depiction)
- Iron Man Armor: Mark LXXXV (sign and depiction)
- Iron Man Armor: Mark L (cosplay)
- Mjølnir (costume accessory, sign and depiction)
- Asgardian Armor (cosplay, sign and depiction)
- Panther Habit (depiction)
- Vibranium Spear (depiction)
- Hawkeye's Bow and Quiver (depiction)
- Iron Man Armor: Mark XLIX (depiction)
- Ant-Man Suit (prop, cosplay, sign and depiction)
- Infinity Gauntlet (depiction)
- Rainbow Bridge (mentioned)
- Nano Gauntlet (costume accessory)
- Tony Stark's Glasses (costume accessory)
- Arc Reactor (costume accessory and depiction)
- Drax the Destroyer's Knives (costume accessory)
- Stormbreaker (costume accessory)
- Cloak of Levitation (costume accessory)
- Eye of Agamotto (costume accessory and sign)
- Tao Mandalas (costume accessory)
- Wasp Suit (cosplay and sign)
- EXO-7 Falcon (sign)
- War Machine Armor (sign)
- Black Widow's Batons (sign)
- Twin Barrel Blaster (statue)
- Pym Particles (mentioned)
- Super Soldier Serum (mentioned)
- Sokovia Accords (poster)
- Infinity Stones (mentioned)
- Mind Stone (costume accessory)
- Dora Milaje Armor (depiction)
Concepts[]
- Bifrost Bridge (depiction)
- Noor
Vehicles[]
- The Gyro King
- Sanctuary II (depiction)
- Necrocrafts (mentioned)
- Q-Ships (mentioned)
- Outrider Dropships (mentioned)
Sentient Species[]
- Humans
- Mutants
- Kree (depiction)
- Asgardians (depiction)
- Titans (depiction)
- Chitauri (depiction)
- Outriders (depiction)
- Sakaarans (depiction)
- Zombies (depiction)
- Halfworlders (statue)
- Synthezoids (cosplay)
- Zehoberei (cosplay)
- Kronans (cosplay)
- Flora colossi (picture)
- Djinn (mentioned)
Creatures[]
- Valkyrie Steeds (picture)
- Warsong (picture)
- Flerken (depiction)
- Goose (depiction)
- Ants (picture)
- Cats (picture)
- Sloths (picture)
- Ladybugs (depiction)
- Cockatoos (depiction)
- Panthers (picture)
- Horses (picture)
- Vultures (mentioned)
- Salamanders (mentioned)
- Parrots (mentioned)
Organizations[]
- United States Department of Damage Control
- Tow Day
- Avenger Tours
- Edison Electric (logo)
- Avengers (mentioned)
- Valkyrie (mentioned)
- Star Spangled Singers (cosplay)
- Ironette Dancers (cosplay)
- Border Tribe (cosplay)
- Dora Milaje (cosplay)
- Wakandan Royal Guard (cosplay)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (logo)
Mentioned[]
- Captain Marvel (photos, depiction and cosplay)
- Hulk (sign, depiction and cosplay)
- Captain America (statue, sign, depiction and cosplay)
- Captain America (artwork)
- Iron Man (sign, depiction, artwork and cosplay)
- Thor (sign, depiction and cosplay)
- Black Panther (sign and depiction)
- Okoye (artwork and depiction)
- Hawkeye (sign and depiction)
- Valkyrie (depiction)
- Wanda Maximoff (sign and depiction)
- Ant-Man (sign, prop, depiction and cosplay)
- Thanos (depiction)
- Proxima Midnight (depiction)
- Rescue (depiction)
- Wasp (sign, depiction and cosplay)
- War Machine (sign)
- Falcon (sign)
- Shuri (sign)
- Gabe Wilson, Sr.
- Doctor Strange (sign and cosplay)
- Yusuf Khan's Father
- Yusuf Khan's Brother
- Sana Ali
- Fatima
- Rob
- Bruno Carrelli's Nonna
- Rocket (statue and cosplay)
- Star-Lord (cosplay)
- Nick Fury (cosplay)
- Vision (sign and cosplay)
- Loki (cosplay)
- Black Widow (sign and artwork)
- Tyesha Hillman
- Winter Soldier (cosplay)
- Mantis (cosplay)
- Drax the Destroyer (artwork and cosplay)
- Gamora (cosplay)
- Groot (picture)
- Korg (cosplay)
- Titania (picture)
- Mister Immortal (picture)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Mulan
- Darth Vader
- Nikola Tesla (picture)
Music[]
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | Marvel Studios logo animation. |
| I Don't Want To Talk | Wallows | Kamala says goodbye to her family on her way to her driving test. (instrumental) |
| Disco Gully | Groove Addicts | |
| Oh Nanba | S.P. Balasubramaniam and Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam | |
| Deal With It | Riz Ahmed | |
| Oh! | The Linda Lindas | |
| Carmen Suite 1: Habanera | ||
| Ko Ko Koreena | Ahmed Rushdi | |
| Sinkies | Hot Sugar | |
| Star Spangled Man | Captain America: The First Avenger Soundtrack | Kamala and Bruno arrived at the AvengerCon. |
| My Type | Saint Motel | |
| Sohniye I Love You | Nahid Akhtar | |
| Proudly Presents | Samuel Pegg | |
| Rozi | Eva B. | |
| Captain Marvel Theme | Pinar Toprak | Kamala sees the Captain Marvel statue |
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is named after Ms. Marvel Vol. 3 issues #6-11, listed as "Generation Why".
- The names on the Coles Academic High School plate are references to Marvel comic book writers and artists: G. Willow Wilson, Stephen Wacker, Adrian Alphona, Jamie McKelvie, Ian Herring, Takeshi Miyazawa, Joe Caramagna, and Nico Leon.
References[]
External Links[]
| Season One | Generation Why • Crushed • Destined • Seeing Red • Time and Again • No Normal |