- “Sometimes you have to look beyond what's right in front of you. Welcome to the Red Daggers, perhaps we can teach you to open your eyes.”
- ―Red Dagger to Kamala Khan
"Seeing Red" is the fourth episode of the Disney+ streaming television miniseries, Ms. Marvel and was released on June 29, 2022. It was written by Sabir Pirzada and A. C. Bradley & Matthew Chauncey, after a story by Sabir Pirzada, and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Kamala travels around the world to solve the mystery of the bangle and her family’s history.
Synopsis[]
In an effort to better understand the source of her powers and the secrets of her bangle, Kamala travels to the only person who might have answers: her grandmother. On this adventure in a new city where she doesn’t quite fit in, Kamala crosses paths with a mysterious stranger who takes her on an unexpected adventure. She will discover that her family history is more complicated than she thought.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan
- Matt Lintz as Bruno (archive footage)
- Yasmeen Fletcher as Nakia (archive audio)
- Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba
- Rish Shah as Kamran
- Samina Ahmad as Sana
- Fawad Khan as Hasan
- Nimra Bucha as Najma
- Mehwish Hayat as Aisha
- Adaku Ononogbo as Fariha
- Aramis Knight as Red Dagger
Special Guest Star[]
- Farhan Akhtar as Waleed
Guest Stars[]
- Ali Alsaleh as Aadam
- Dan Carter as Saleem
- Vardah Aziz as Zainab
- Asfandyar Khan as Owais
- Anjana Ghogar as Rukhsana Auntie
- Zawar Jafri as Muadhin
- Parmanand Mishra as Flight Passenger
- Kashan Rana as Red Dagger's Friend
- Rahul Mishra as Soda Man
- Zion Usman as Young Sana
- Om Narayan as Heritage Walk Photographer
- Panjabi Yaday as Heritage Walk Shirt Vendor
- Sukjyot Dahuja as Heritage Walk Sunglasses Vendor
- Maryam Samuel as Woman at Partition
- Sheez Jehan as Woman at Partition
- Kabita Mahadur as Mother at Partition
- Munir Christo Masih as Father at Partition
- Nomani Arshad as Son at Partition
- Stiash Usman as 10-Year-Old Girl at Partition
- Ismail Bashey as Voice of Flight Passenser
Production[]
The filming for Karachi took place in Bangkok, Thailand. The Karachi Heritage Walk was reenacted for the series, which consisted on poeple viewing the architecture that was there from the British era and colonial era, as well as the local shops, which were designed by production designer, Christopher Glass.[1]
Production had intended to create parallels between Kamala's two worlds of Jersey City and Karachi thorugh the set design. A "Greetings from Karachi" sign, designed by the local Thai painters, in reference to Pakistani truck art, was placed, to draw similarities to the Jersey City sign featured within the first episode.[1]
Music[]
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| "Summer Nights (feat. Wisechild)" | Raaginder |
| "Indian Drummers" | Charles James Nicholas Casey, Johnny Kalsi, Steven Guy Heller |
| "Bahon Mein Aa Gori" | APM Music |
| "Dheemi Dheemi" | A-Zal, A Khan & Farad |
| "Aroh (Ever Growing)" | Universal Production Music |
| "Jashn Ki Shaam (feat. Jatinder Singh)" | Sidhant Kapoor |
| "Come Arond (Main)" | Warner Chappell Production Music |
| "Punjabi Rockers" | Ali Khan Band |
| "Sun Sun Dil Di Pukaar" | 5 Alarm Music |
| "Baajare Da Sitta (Yip Wong Remix)" | 5 Alarm Music |
| "Move With It" | Extreme Music |
| "Pasoori" | Ali Sethi & Shae Gill |
| "AAG (feat. Naseebo Lal)" | Talal Qureshi |
| "Disco Deewane" | Nazia Hassan |
| "Doobne De (Reprise)" | Hassan & Roshaan |
| "Babia" | Sajjad Ali |
| "Mera Laung Gawacha" | Musarrat Nazir |
| "Up Inna" | Cadenza, M.I.A., GuiltyBeatz |
Release[]
"Seeing Red" was released on the streaming service Disney+ on June 29, 2022.
The third and forth episodes were released together, theatrically and exclusively in Pakistan, between July 1 to July 7, 2022, due to Disney+ not being available in the region.
On July 14, 2023, ABC reported that the the series, would broadcast on their channel, ahead of Ms. Marvel's theatrical debut in The Marvels on November 10, with the last three episodes airing on ABC on Saturday, August 12, 2023.[2]
Reception[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average score of 7.70/10 based on 13 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Some of Ms. Marvel's uniqueness goes on the back burner in an episode that adheres more closely to the MCU formula, but it executes the tropes expertly and with a thrilling cliffhanger to boot."[3]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This episode has a hidden QR code, which when scanned, redirects to a link to Ms. Marvel Vol. 4 #12. Both the comic and the episode feature Kamala visiting her grandmother in Pakistan, and both feature the first appearance of Red Dagger.
- This episode was titled after Marvel's Voices: Identity Vol. 1 #1. Both the story and the episode were written by Sabir Pirzada.
- A mural of Muhammad Ali Jinnah is shown, who was the founder of Pakistan.
- Kamala comes across an art mural, featuring Ant-Man, with reference to Adrian Alphona. Adrian Alphona illustrated the very first issue of Ms. Marvel in the comics.
- During Kamala's confrontation with Red Dagger, he refers to her as American, and she jokes that she may be Canadian, a reference to actress Iman Vellani's real nationality.
- Kareem makes a reference to a famous line from The Terminator, when he says to Kamala, "Come with me if you want to live".
- This is the fourth time a team has been thought to be a band after Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- The closing credits which previously featured a Jersey backdrop, have been changed to Karachi, to reflect Kamala's journey in Pakistan.
- The title of the episode is in reference to the phrase of the same name, which means to "become very angry suddenly" and a reference to the Red Daggers.
- This is the only episode not to feature Bruno.
- Archive footage from this episode was used in The Marvels.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Making of Ms. Marvel", Marvel Studios: Assembled, Episode 11. (August 3, 2022).
- ↑ ""Ms. Marvel" to Make Broadcast Television Debut as Part of "The Wonderful World of Disney" on ABC". The Futon Critic (July 14, 2023).
- ↑ "Ms. Marvel: Season 1, Episode 4". Rotten Tomatoes.
External Links[]
Seeing Red on Marvel.com
Seeing Red on IMDb
Seeing Red on Wikipedia
Seeing Red on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
