Today, I Am a Woman

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
"Today, I Am a Woman"

Season 1

Number 12

Episode information

Written by

Maggie Rose

Storyboards by

Jules Bridgers
Morgan Hillebrand
Lidia Liu

Directed by

Christine Liu

Original airdate

April 8, 2023 (Disney Channel)
April 12, 2023 (Disney+)

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"Today, I Am a Woman" is the twelth episode of the Disney Channel and Marvel Animation series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

Synopsis[]

Hoping to help Casey have an epic bat mitzvah, Lunella makes an appearance as Moon Girl, which ultimately brings out the worst in Casey and causes a rift in their friendship.

Plot[]

Lunella and Devil once again fail to catch Rockin' Rudy, but they have more important matters to attend to. In this case, going to have dinner at Casey's house to discuss her upcoming bat mitzvah. Casey is nervous because when her triplet cousins (Lara, Laura and Laurel) had their bat mitzvah, it was considered one of the greatest. Her parents, Isaac and Antonio, tell her not to worry because when they had their wedding, they were only concerned with the family that was with them. At school, Lunella is in the middle of building a chocolate fountain for Casey, when she gets the idea to spread the message that Casey's bat mitzvah will have celebrities (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) exciting everyone.

As Lunella and Casey prepare the bat mitzvah, the latter gets a message declaring that Odessa Drake, one of the most influential people online will also be attending, finally giving Casey some hope. The day of the bat mitzvah arrives with everyone in attendance including the triplets and Odessa, the latter of whom seems more interested in Lunella's tech. Casey begins to accrue so many followers, causing her to become dismissive towards Lunella when she tries to duck out to change. After getting ignored several times, Lunella pulls Casey aside into a photo booth and calls her out on her behavior. Casey is upset because it was her idea, but after seeing the photos from the booth realizes that she has been acting out of line.

Lunella goes to look for her pack, only to find that Odessa has stolen it. Beyonder reveals that Odessa is the daughter of the founder of the Thieves Guild and steals superhero gear to fund her social life. A fight between the two breaks out while Casey performs the ceremony. However, she stops when she realizes that she cannot do it without Lunella. The fight disrupts the ceremony, but Casey manages to help Lunella defeat Odessa, despite her threat of spreading bad word of mouth. Casey earns the triplets' approval as they steal and smash Odessa's phone before she posts her review, before apologizing to Lunella. Devil, having eaten much of the food afterwards, forces everyone to move the afterparty to Roll With It. Lunella reveals to Casey that she left Odessa tied up in a closet to get picked up, that person being the second Captain America who is none too pleased over his stolen things.

Cast[]

Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl
Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur
Libe Barer as Casey Calderon
Anna Akana as Odessa Drake
Andy Cohen as Isaac Goldberg-Calderon
Wilson Cruz as Antonio Goldberg-Calderon
Gary Anthony Williams as Rockin' Rudy
Pamela Adlon as Rabbi Ryda
Michael Cimino as Eduardo
Indya Moore as Brooklyn
Alfre Woodard as Mimi Lafayette
Laurence Fishburne as The Beyonder
Gideon Adlon as Lara, Laura, and Laurel
Kari Wahlgren as Additional voices

Songs[]

"Pretty Girl Swag" by Jordan Powers and Bekah Novi
"Let's Get It" by Big Mike
"Altz Iz Gutz" by Casey Calderon (Libe Barer)
"Avengers Suite" by Alan Silvestri

Trivia[]

Moral: Friends are more important than social media fame.
Sam Wilson appears in his Falcon/Captain America suit in a silent role at the end of the episode.
This episode features a same-sex kiss between Casey's parents.
- Also, they are third same-sex couple of Disney animated media to kiss, the first were Barry Leibowitz-Jenkis and Randall Leibowitz-Jenkis ("Father Figures") from The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder and the second were Luz Noceda and Amity Blight ("Clouds on the Horizon") from The Owl House. Coincidentially, this episode aired the same day as The Owl House's series finale "Watching and Dreaming", which also featured a kiss between Luz and Amity.
- This is also the first animated Disney media to feature a same-sex wedding.
- They are also the first same-sex couple to share a kiss in an animated Marvel series.
This episode introduces Odessa Drake, a thief who in the comics battled Black Cat and Spider-Man. The TV series version's background is the same, being the daughter of the leader of the Thieves Guild, but tones down her murderous and ruthless tactics. She is also depicted as big-bodied and light-skinned.
Odessa is shown to have stolen Captain America's Shield, Black Widow's gloves, Hawkeye's bow, and Iron Man's glove.
Discounting "Skip This Ad...olescence", this is the first episode to feature another major Marvel superhero, in this case, Sam Wilson as Captain America.
- This marks the first appearance of Sam Wilson as Captain America in an animated series.
- His costume is loosely based on his Marvel Cinematic Universe design. When asked if this meant that the series is meant to coincide with the MCU franchise, Steve Loter responded with a zipped lip emoji.^[1]
Both Pamela Adlon and her daughter, Gideon, voiced characters in this episode.