She-Hulk

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'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' Episode 1 Gives Jen Walters Her Short ... (Collider.com)

The first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is the origin story we need for Tatiana Maslany's Jen Walters before we dive into "fun lawyer show."

The episode ends in explosive fashion, with Titania (Jameela Jamil) bursting through the walls of the courtroom just as Jen is starting to deliver her closing remarks, having decided to return to her life and rejecting the mantle of superhero. With more familiar faces from the MCU set to arrive in the coming weeks, including Wong (Benedict Wong), Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) and of course Daredevil (Matt Murdock), it's just a matter of time before the lawyer show becomes the superhero show. But when she first gets them, she loses control on a group of men who follow her out of a bar and force their presence on her in the kind of terrifying moment too many of us are familiar with. As the three prepare to head to court, Jen hangs back for a moment and turns to address the audience directly and explain why exactly it is that Nikki made reference to Jen "hulking out" in court. While she's secluded on an island in Mexico with Bruce, who has reassumed his Smart Hulk form, she points out that mastery of her emotions — anger in particular — is something that comes far more naturally to her than it does to him. Dennis is a little less than helpful, claiming he should be the one to make the closing argument, while Nikki is far more encouraging.

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She-Hulk: Attorney At Law gets off to a fun, self-aware start (The A.V. Club)

A charming Tatiana Maslany makes us fall for Marvel's latest small-screen superhero.

To drive her point home, Jen goes from human to Hulk and back again with the ease of a woman unhooking her bra at the end of a long workday. As she’s tearing the place apart, Nikki crawls over to Jen and tells her that she needs to Hulk out to save the civilians around them. To the tune of “Fast (Motion)” by Saweetie, Bruce teaches her boulder-throwing, wardrobe tips (“spandex is your best friend”), and Hulk yoga. We then return to present-day Jen, who tells us she’s been able to keep her powers under wraps since, only coming out as a Hulk to Nikki and her family. (“Those are, like, the baseline of any woman just existing,” she deadpans.) He goes in hot with a wall of buzzing saw-blades, and Jen transforms, easily stopping the saws and tearing the door off. But Bruce insists she still needs to learn to control her transformations and master her powers. “Whoever did this to you does not care about...” one says, and they surround her in a cloud of makeup, hairspray, and goodwill, gifting her a fuzzy pink jacket and a pair of iridescent sandals. What’s more, he was able to use her blood to heal his arm and is now back in fighting shape. This is his Mexican hideaway, the place where, with the help of his old pal Tony, he figured out a way to combine violent Hulk and gentle Bruce into one guy. The rapport between the cousins—and between Maslany and Ruffalo—is immediately obvious as they gossip about everything from Jen’s habit of eating Flamin’ Hot Cheetos with chopsticks (product placement!) to whether Captain America died a virgin. Four women who are clearly having the night of their lives come in and immediately offer Jen the kind of support that you only find in women’s restrooms at midnight. She wakes up after dark in human form, barefoot and covered in dirt and blood, and stumbles into the bathroom of the hilariously named Ideal Sports Bar.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Episode 1 Review - A Normal Amount of ... (Den of Geek)

Marvel Studios navigates the tricky landscape of a half-hour live-action comedy series featuring CGI characters in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, ...

But hey, perhaps viewers who love network-style sitcoms and procedural shows will get more of a kick out of the whole thing, and perhaps She-Hulk: Attorney at Law will markedly improve after episode four. [Marvel](https://www.denofgeek.com/marvel/) MCU shows, the end credits shine brightly yet again, with the art giving us some good-humored context for Jen’s new life as She-Hulk. The later procedural stuff is also kinda interminable, with a succession of There are plenty of MCU connections in the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and most of them are weaved in via Bruce filling in some Phase 3 gaps for us. She is able to control her Hulk situation a lot more easily, she is still basically herself when in Hulk form, and she has no intention of being a superhero. Episode one is different to the rest, and sticks to Jen’s origin story before the series becomes its true procedural self. Bruce references his origin story as Edward Norton and several moments in The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron while discussing how he was historically able to transition from Banner to the Hulk and back again. It’s not just that this vibe feels dated as all hell, it also speaks to how far behind the MCU is with female superhero representation that it feels the need to catch up in such a lazy and clichéd way. Not for nothing, that famous image of Oscar Isaac eating Cheetos with chopsticks also sprung to mind when Jen was praising the virtues of the technique with Bruce. The bulk of the premiere then focuses on Jen first learning to cope with her powers, and Bruce testing her limits. Some of the messaging in this show is as subtle as a boulder being thrown your way. [Jennifer Walters](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/she-hulk-comics-history-mcu/) (Tatiana Maslany) as she is practicing a terrific closing argument for an upcoming case.

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'She-Hulk' premiere mid-credits scene confirms a big Cap question (Mashable)

The mid-credits scene in the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorny At Law on Disney+ sees Bruce Banner and Jennifer Walters discussing Steve Rogers' personal ...

[Endgame](https://mashable.com/article/avengers-endgame-review) MCU has certainly made it seem like Steve is widely believed to be dead. Will we ever get to see the post-battle conversation where Tony (because it was definitely Tony) wheedled that information out of Steve? "He lost his virginity to a girl in 1943 on the USO tour." "Captain America FU—" And the scene cuts to black, because while Jen may break the fourth wall like Deadpool, this is still the MCU and nobody is allowed to actually swear. The episode winds up as Jen goes back to her life as a lawyer, her hopes of keeping her new alter ego a secret swiftly dashed in a superpowered courtroom incident. That ass, like, did not deserve to die a virgin."

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Marvel's 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law': Trailers, Cast and More (CNET)

Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth star in the series, streaming on Disney Plus now.

Marvel](/culture/entertainment/ms-marvel-gets-a-disney-plus-release-date-new-trailer/) in this year's calendar. Other [upcoming Marvel shows](/culture/entertainment/all-the-new-marvel-shows-coming-to-disney-plus-agatha-harkness-x-men-and-more/) include [Echo](/culture/entertainment/marvels-echo-hits-disney-plus-in-2023-first-photo-alaqua-cox/), [WandaVision spinoff Agatha: House of Harkness](/culture/entertainment/agatha-house-of-harkness-will-bring-kathryn-hahn-witch-back-to-the-mcu/) and three new animated shows: Marvel Zombies, Spider-Man: Freshman Year and a revival of the much-loved 1990s X-Men cartoon. She-Hulk was created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema in 1980, and first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk No. Walters talked directly to the reader, breaking the "fourth wall" between characters and readers. [She-Hulk review for CNET](/culture/entertainment/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-review-marvels-latest-is-smart-but-underwhelming/), I noted the show's savagely smart streak, but, as I wrote there, I couldn't help feeling "it lacks the delicious chicanery of a proper legal drama, the rousing action of a sci-fi show or the heart of even other Marvel shows." In the Marvel comics, Walters is a lawyer who becomes She-Hulk after receiving an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin -- one Bruce Banner.

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After 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,' Read These 5 Comics (WIRED)

Marvel's latest show on Disney+ introduces Bruce Banner's cousin (and comedy) to the MCU. Here's what to read after you've turned green with laughter.

(Slott teases something called the Reckoning War in his She-Hulk comics; that wouldn’t come to fruition until the very end of his Fantastic Four run, earlier this year. The idea that She-Hulk would work in an office that specializes in superhuman legal cases comes from this mid-2000s series written by Dan Slott, who’d go on to make his name with an extensive run as Marvel’s primary Spider-Man writer. If there’s a breakthrough project for She-Hulk, it’s Sensational She-Hulk, a stealth reboot of the entire character that established her as a comedy hero.

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In Marvel's She-Hulk, power means letting its women take up space (Vox)

For Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), that query comes quite literally as she's gifted with the powers of a Hulk. To be a Hulk — like her cousin, Bruce Banner ...

Her new powers have made clear how unfairly she’s been treated, and now she has the ability to do something about it. Good for She-Hulk for being the first MCU superhero to use her powers for horniness. But her new success brings to light the way Jen has been continually overlooked and taught to undercut herself. One is about recognizing what you owe other people; the other is about recognizing what we owe ourselves. If given the choice to live a superhero’s life, she would ask if it offered health care (the Avengers famously do not). Perhaps I’m naive, but I’d hope that someone tuning into She-Hulk and wanting to enjoy it would know that cat-calling a woman on the street is not good behavior. In the first four episodes critics were given, there are plots in which Jen has to figure out the legal ramifications of supervillain parole or how to serve a cease and desist to unlicensed magic users. We’ll see how far Marvel wants to go in examining the sexist world She-Hulk pushes back against. That’s all not to mention the duty, and burden, of using his abilities to protect and save the defenseless. If someone threw out the idea of the endless, At the start, Jen is content in her circumscribed life. She’s proud of her work in the DA’s office.

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She-Hulk Scene Solves Mystery of Captain America's Virginity ... (TVLine)

Disney+'s "She-Hulk" with its first mid-credits scene of the season cracked the mystery of Captain America's sex life.

And I’m also just so happy and proud that we managed to let Jen make the big proclamation that she makes.” “The season was going to close out with that tag. “I’m so happy and proud that we got to answer that question. The question of Steve Rogers’ virginity has “been a discussion for years,” Gao said. That ass did not deserve to die a virgin. “Did you see that ass?

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Is Captain America in She-Hulk? (Does Chris Evans cameo in She ... (Bam! Smack! Pow!)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 1 makes several references to Captain America, but does Chris Evans make a cameo in the new series?

Let us know in the comments! While we do not see Evans back on screen in the episode, we do see a photo of his Captain America which happens to be Jen’s cell phone wallpaper! Sure it would have been amazing to see him back in some way, but Evans has hinted that he’s finished with the character, and

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<i>She-Hulk</i> Just Answered That Question Everybody's Always ... (TIME)

The new Disney+ Marvel series She-Hulk just answered a question that has long plagued fans of Steve Rogers: Is Captain America a virgin?

“Captain America fu—” she yells, and then the screen cuts out because this is a PG show. [“America’s ass.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaoxsOs8ENg) “It’s just so sad. [The writers of Endgame have suggested as much.](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avengers-endgame-writers-confirm-captain-america-fan-theory-1209241/) “Steve Rogers is not a virgin,” he says. “He lost his virginity to a girl in 1943 on the U.S.O. In the final minutes of that movie, Steve Rogers travels back in time to find young Peggy and live out the rest of his life with her. (That is, until he travels back in time to reunite with her at the end of Avengers: Endgame—but more on that later.) The two lock lips (again, gross), but let’s all hope and assume they never did more considering that Steve is probably her grand-uncle (gross!). “So he becomes Captain America, and from that moment on, a symbol of America, he is rushed to the frontlines. [Marvel Cinematic Universe’s self-seriousness](https://time.com/6171012/marvel-movies-shows-upcoming/). But, apparently, Jennifer and maybe even Bruce think Captain America is dead at the time of She-Hulk, which takes place post-Endgame. Sure, he flirts with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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She-Hulk's post-credit scene confirms Steve Rogers had sex (Polygon)

The post-credits scene of She-Hulk episode 1 has Bruce Banner reveal something about Captain America's sex life to Jen Walters (Tatiana Maslany).

It’s the fact that Jen’s curiosity about this question exists just to get built up to a punchline, because haha, isn’t it funny that Captain America fucked? And it has nothing to do with the fact that the most popular Captain America ships are And if you’re wondering where they all went, apparently you’re the butt of the joke. [MCU is largely devoid of sex and romance](https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/22394564/marvel-cinematic-universe-kissing) (not that those two things have to go hand in hand, but typically in Hollywood, they do). [romance](https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/30/20886288/captain-america-first-avenger-a-matter-of-life-and-death-streaming-criterion) and emotional camaraderie and a connection beyond tense co-workers who are obligated to get along to defeat a bad guy. (I’ll forgive her, since he’s technically a real-life person in her world.) In fact, the two most popular MCU relationships on fanfiction hub Archive of Our Own center around Steve — with It’s the fact that Jen’s thirst is filtered through some weird value system about sex. It’s the fact that this girl gets no name or backstory or emotional connection. So instead of heartfelt, genuine-feeling relationships, we get other characters telling the audience what’s up with those same sarcastic zingers. But the episode’s post-credits scene reveals a drunken Jen rambling about how sad it is that Steve Rogers died without getting some. We get to hear about Peter Quill and Tony Stark’s conquests, but God forbid we get anything beyond the incredibly [awkward sex scene in Eternals.](https://www.theverge.com/22880740/eternals-sex-scene-disney-plus) It’s then, out of pity or perhaps because Jen seems too drunk to remember, that Bruce reveals Jen’s assumption is wrong.

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She-Hulk vs Hulk – Who would win in a fight (digitalspy.com)

She-Hulk's Disney+ show hinted that Jennifer Walters could be stronger than her cousin, Bruce Banner, in the MCU.

That means Hulk could end up with the edge still, even though it looks like She-Hulk is actually stronger than him onscreen. Based off this first episode of She-Hulk, it seems safe to say that Jen would probably win a de-Hulked fight with her cousin in the MCU too. Jen can also do the same, of course, but she does lack the scientific know-how that could come in handy. On top of that, Jen's already Bruce's match in training as well, which is pretty impressive considering that he has 15 years of experience on her. He-Hulk has long been considered as one of the strongest there is when it comes to the MCU. In fact, many fans would assume that his Hulk is actually the strongest because he's the original. In later movies, Hulk lost a fight against Tony Stark's Hulkbuster, which probably wouldn't happen in the comics, plus Thor and Thanos have both beaten him since too. She-Hulk's ability to control that rage for the most part is also what might hold her back in an all-out brawl between the two cousins. [She-Hulk's](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40871050/she-hulk-review-disney-plus/) origin story in the [MCU](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a28084501/mcu-release-order-marvel-movies/) shares a lot of parallels with the source material. Naturally, this makes Hulk green in more ways than one, and after it becomes obvious that Jen's not the novice he expected her to be, Bruce even admits his own jealousy. In the comics, she once defeated a Thanos copy which had all the same powers and strength as the original one. In the end, there's no clear winner, and the pair make up by fixing their broken bar to get drunk again.

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She-Hulk Confirms Steve Rogers Uses America's Ass for Good (Vulture)

The first episode of Marvel's 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' on Disney+ has a running bit of Jennifer Walters trying to figure out if Captain America had sex.

At the beginning of the episode, Bruce is being generally unhelpful to the investigation, which [can be seen in a clip](https://twitter.com/imdb/status/1557758865827155970?s=21&t=EFisysX2Sb5ZcEc653RRTw). [far](https://twitter.com/captaincupkicks/status/1560166639701745665?s=20&t=nOV0rDT_z_XEYLH2Yp-CrQ) and [wide](https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers/comments/wrcczf/comment/iksnnla/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), as they should. A running gag in the newly released first episode of the [Disney+ ](https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/482924/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fwelcome%2Fsubscribe-now&subid1=Vulture%20&subId2=[]vu[p]cl6z3dgjn0000b8n604i6uvl2[u]1[t]w[d]D[z]m)series [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/marvel-she-hulk-attorney-at-law-disney-plus-trailer-details.html) out weekly, shows the illustrious She-Hulk, a.k.a. After all, when the actor playing Cap is Chris Evans, who caused an innumerable amount of gay awakenings with [a bottle of whipped cream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ4JyQyHmEY), it’d be a waste not to go there. [the MCU](https://www.vulture.com/article/best-marvel-tv-shows-ranked.html)? She-Hulk’s got a few tricks up her sleeve and, in a mid-credits sequence, pretends to be sad and drunk to force He-Hulk to admit that Cap lost his virginity “in 1943 to a woman on the USO tour.” Walters celebrates, revealing she wasn’t drunk and shouting “Captain America fu–” before she gets cut off by the credits.

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The She-Hulk Post-Credits Ask the Big Q: Is Captain America a Virgin? (Esquire.com)

The post-credits scene for 'She-Hulk' Episode 1 answers the most important Steve Rogers-adjacent question: is Captain America a virgin?

[She-Hulk](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40034473/she-hulk-trailer-cast-release-date/) ['s](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40034473/she-hulk-trailer-cast-release-date/) writers wondered the exact same thing. Banner reports that Rogers lost his virginity to a stewardess in 1943 on a USO tour. She says, "That ass did not deserve to die a virgin!" After Episode One—which premiered on Disney+ this Thursday—draws to a chaotic, gassy close (we truly did not need the Hulk burping contest!) we're treated to a delightful [post-credits scene](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a38012948/why-post-credit-scenes-should-stop/). As you watched Steve Rogers—wielder of America's ass!—beat up Nazis and Thanos and aliens and anyone else who crossed the path of this [Chris Evans](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a31982191/chris-evans-defending-jacob-interview-2020/)-looking man, you simply had one question. [Marvel's Infinity Saga](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a40458776/marvel-cinematic-universe-mcu/).

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'She-Hulk' Is Getting Review-Bombed Even Harder Than 'Ms. Marvel' (Forbes)

She-Hulk attracted controversy ahead of release for its digital effects in trailers, but past that, happens to be an MCU show directed by, written by, ...

She-Hulk has a 90% critic score with 255 reviews in and 77% audience score, which isn’t great (it’s the lowest among MCU shows at the moment), but it’s not as intensive of a bombing run as what’s being shown on IMDB. So yes, as ever, this kind of review bombing is incredibly childish and stupid. I also thought the comedy and fourth wall-breaking worked, but I’m certainly curious to see more and how the show develops now that Jennifer is back in lawyer mode. And as I posted last time, here’s what this curve looks like for a “just okay” series like Falcon and the Winter Soldier that no one is bombing: Yes, more than a third of all reviews for She-Hulk are 1 star, which makes its current IMDB score 5.4 out of 10, the lowest of all the MCU series. Marvel is still at a 6.2 with 19.9% 1 star reviews, so it’s not like IMDB every really goes and tries to sort through these kinds of bombing campaigns. All I have to do is consult the last article I wrote about this, which shows what review bombing actually looks like, where it’s taking place on Marvel, and what has not happened to the same extent with other MCU series. In fact, this is actually worse than what happened with Ms. - Hawkeye – 1.5% - She-Hulk – 35.8% - Loki – 1.5%

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Disney Plus' She-Hulk has Easter eggs for free Marvel comics and ... (Polygon)

Marvel Studios has hidden QR codes and a Marvel Unlimited discount in episodes of the new Disney Plus series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Below the comic, users will find a discount code for 90% off one month of Marvel Unlimited for new subscribers. For She-Hulk’s inaugural episode, Marvel has made 1980’s The Savage She-Hulk #1 — by Stan Lee, John Buscema, and Chic Stone — available for all to read. Every episode featured a QR code somewhere in the show background.

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How 'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' Reveals More About Smart Hulk's ... (Collider.com)

The show answers a few questions that fans have had about the jade giant post-'Avengers: Endgame'. she-hulk-trailer-bruce-banner ...

The device breaks during the car crash, meaning that Banner reverts to his "Smart Hulk" form, although he uses Jennifer's blood to heal his broken arm — an injury sustained when he snapped his fingers while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. In the She-Hulk pilot, he explains that the device helps him revert to human form while also healing the damage that he received to his arm when he wielded the Infinity Stones in Endgame. And given Banner's presence in She-Hulk, as well as the return of the Abomination (Tim Roth), it looks like the jade giant will continue to have a major influence on the MCU's future. This winds up being a moot point as Jennifer has more of a handle on her Hulk strength, even being able to change back and forth between forms at will. The first episode shows that transformation, with a car crash leading to Bruce's gamma-irradiated blood seeping into Jennifer's wounds and transforming her into the She-Hulk — but the rest of the episode also reveals more about how Bruce was able to merge his two separate personalities into one whole Hulk. The She-Hulk pilot expands further on this: during the five-year gap between Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Banner constructed a lab in Mexico with the help of Tony Stark.

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'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' Features A Comedic Look At A ... (Forbes)

In the nine-episode series, Tatiana Maslany plays Jennifer Walters, an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented legal cases who's also navigating the ...

“What is it to walk into a room as a 6-foot-7 woman and what is it to walk into a room as a 5-foot-2 woman? That stuff really helped to sync me into a different physicality.” She was amazing.” To achieve the largeness of the hulk character, Maslany had to work a bit differently, but in a way that she says really informed the character. So, the fun for me was in finding how she physically moves through space differently. The duality of the two bodies the character inhabits is a compelling facet of the series as well, says Maslany.

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Is Captain America a virgin? 'She-Hulk' solves this Marvel mystery. (The Washington Post)

She-Hulk gets to the bottom of the Captain America virginity rumor, which has epitomized the lack of onscreen romance for Marvel superheroes.

[The Batman](https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/03/04/batman-robert-pattinson-dc/?itid=lk_inline_manual_23),” Adam West and his multiple Catwomen in the 1960s, and Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in “Superman” prove there’s plenty of romantic appeal in superhero movies. “ [WandaVision’s](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/01/15/wandavision-disney-plus-marvel-studios/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)” Scarlet Witch ( [Elizabeth Olsen](https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/05/11/elizabeth-olsen-doctor-strange-wanda/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)) and Vision (Paul Bettany) started off in the 1950s sleeping in separate beds like an “I Love Lucy” episode. Remember that time Bucky (Sebastian Stan) flirted with Sam’s (Anthony Mackie) sister in “ [The Falcon and the Winter Soldier](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/04/24/falcon-winter-soldier-finale-captain-america/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)?” No? [Hawkeye](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/11/24/hailee-steinfeld-hawkeye-disney-marvel/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)” series? The Captain responds, “That bad, huh?” [Hayley Atwell](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/03/agent-carter-once-wary-of-a-comic-book-role-theater-sprung-british-star-hayley-atwell-takes-her-marvel-character-to-the-next-stage/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11)), which led to a kiss before he had to save the world during World War II, crashing a plane into a mountain in the process, and then became a super-popsicle.

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'She-Hulk' Creator Jessica Gao On Marvel Series Launch Today ... (Deadline)

The Emmy winning creator of Marvel's just debuted first out-&-out comedy reveals how it all came together & where it could be going.

“The beauty of television is we have the time and the space to spend time with the character,” the Emmy-winning EP adds of the [Tatiana Maslany](https://deadline.com/tag/tatiana-maslany/) starring superhero series. Also in the well-paced mix is Good Place vet Jameela Jamil as a costumed influencer (to put it mildly), plus Ginger Gonzaga as Walters/She-Hulk’s BFF and paralegal and fellow superhuman division lawyer Augustus Pugliese, played by Josh Segarra. The EP also gives us a sense where She-Hulk could end up next in potential future seasons and those dual Avengers flicks announced at Comic-Con last month. In that context, the show sees appearances from Mark Ruffalo as the Bruce Banner cousin of Maslany’s Los Angeles lawyer Jennifer Walters, Tim Roth back in his Abomination role from 2008’s The Incredible Hulk movie, and more of Dr. Take a listen to our convo with Jessica this morning here — and yes, there’s more on that Steve Rogers sex talk. [She-Hulk: Attorney At Law](https://deadline.com/tag/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/) creator [Jessica Gao](https://deadline.com/tag/jessica-gao/) of [Marvel](https://deadline.com/tag/marvel/)’s first full-on comedy and first “sex positive” series.

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After 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,' Read These 5 Comics (Wired.co.uk)

Mark Ruffalo as Smart Hulk Bruce Banner and Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Jen WaltersSheHulk in Marvel. Courtesy of Marvel Studios.

(Slott teases something called the Reckoning War in his She-Hulk comics; that wouldn’t come to fruition until the very end of his Fantastic Four run, earlier this year. The idea that She-Hulk would work in an office that specializes in superhuman legal cases comes from this mid-2000s series written by Dan Slott, who’d go on to make his name with an extensive run as Marvel’s primary Spider-Man writer. If there’s a breakthrough project for She-Hulk, it’s Sensational She-Hulk, a stealth reboot of the entire character that established her as a comedy hero.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Series-Premiere Recap: Better Call Walters (Vulture)

In the new MCU show, Bruce Banner's cousin Jennifer Walters becomes a Hulk, but rather than be a superhero, she wants to keep being a lawyer.

The IRL actor and fictional Jen share a love of eating • Jen’s origin story is a bit different here than it is in the comics. This makes sense to me, and not in a #girlboss or “girls mature faster” or “backward and in heels” kind of way. In the post-credits scene, Jen fakes being drunk so she can get Bruce plastered and finally learn the dirty deets about Captain Rogers — who Bruce confirms hooked up with a girl on the USO tour back in the 1940s. Back in the present in Los Angeles, Jen is ready to nail her closing argument in the case against GLK&H. The third time she transforms, she retains her mind and memory and doesn’t need to be talked to like a wild animal. Eager to train the new green meanie in the family, Bruce assembles a binder of notes to help teach his cuz the ropes and determine what triggers her transformations. She is not super-adept at fighting, but there’s not a lot of finesse to smashing anyway. That prompts our hero to perceive us, turning to the camera and explaining that, as of a few months ago, she is a Hulk, NBD. Pac-Man situation.) One day after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Jen and Bruce are riding in a car together. This causes her to Hulk out and black out a second time. If you need a refresher on a decade of MCU history to make sense of the premiere, I’ve got you covered.

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'She-Hulk' Is Entertaining But Much Too Heavy-Handed (Forbes)

While the first episode dropped today, I've seen the first four, and found the story of Jen Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) pretty enjoyable and at times ...

Sure, it felt a bit fast and that lends to the ‘Mary Sue’ analysis, but I think it was more about expediency than anything. But I remain irritated that modern TV writers seem to think that creating a “strong female character” requires her to be constantly contrasted favorably against the men around her, instead of just existing as an interesting character in her own right. I’m not sold on the show yet but I’m not turned off, either. Some of the stuff that happens to the female characters in this show likely has happened to real women in the real world. I incorporated this into a story I was working on and my creative writing instructor told me it was too unbelievable to work in the context of my story. It just comes atop a pile of unnecessary baggage the show would be better off without. The CGI is fine and as the story progresses we get some interesting new conflicts and cameos. Instead of making us question inequality in the workplace or the dangers of misogyny, we’re given such outrageous examples that in the end we just feel detached from them. And while it may seem, at first blush, like Walters is a bit of a ‘Mary Sue’ in the series premiere—where she can do everything the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) had to spend over a decade learning in a day—we quickly learn that her troubles are far from over, and that her super-powers will lead to some setbacks as well. She may have put up with more annoying men but he’s a superhero almost definitionally angry all the time, whose rage is both his power and his curse. But it’s like that woman in the park telling her toddler she doesn’t love him. When I was younger, we were at zoo and I overheard a frustrated mother say to her young, misbehaving child, “I don’t love you anymore!” It was shocking and terrible, though almost certainly just a reaction from an exhausted and frazzled parent who (one hopes) regretted ever saying it (even if she meant it in that moment).

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'She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law' explained: Bruce Banner, Nikki Ramos (Los Angeles Times)

The 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' team — including Jessica Gao, Kat Coiro, Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo — break down the series' key relationships.

“As actors, they were bonding about all of these technical aspects that they have to deal with” in the motion capture suit, says Coiro. “He thinks somehow he’s going to mansplain what it is to be the Hulk to her, and she ends up teaching him just as much as he’s trying to teach her, if not more,” says Ruffalo. Because Jen’s origin story involves Banner, “She-Hulk” allows the genius scientist to show new sides of his life through his interactions with his cousin. And from the first episode, “She-Hulk” does not shy away from addressing how women like Jen live with constant pressure to control their rage and fear in a way that men like Banner do not have to. “In so many things, even when they have loving friends, someone’s stabbing someone in the back at some point, and it’s so unnecessary,” says Gonzaga. “There’s a real fun antagonism there.” And yet, when you present so differently, when you are suddenly green and gigantic and every eye in the room turns to you when you walk in through a door, you do modulate your personality.” And Gonzaga sidesteps the answer like a true MCU pro when questioned about whether Nikki has any secrets or powers of her own. Below are some of Jen’s key relationships introduced in “She-Hulk” so far. [Mark Ruffalo](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-07/mark-ruffalo-derek-cianfrance-i-know-this-much-is-true-hbo), quoting head writer Jessica Gao, is “how horny-forward [the story] is” compared to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he shares with a laugh. “It was effortless to be friends with her … Despite gaining the ability to transform into a powerful, giant, green version of herself, though, Walters insists she will keep living the same life she did before the accident.

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'She-Hulk' Episode 1 Recap: Marvel Easter Eggs and Post-Credits ... (CNET)

Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo Hulk out in the premier episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, streaming now on Disney Plus. [Spoilers!]

The argument between Jen and Bruce is basically a buildup to the obligatory fight scene. Anyway, Bruce confirms that Steve Rogers lost his virginity in 1943 to a girl on the USO tour. She's only pretending to be drunk, because the major benefit of Hulkdom is that pounding brews is all buzz and no barf. And so we're back to the trial. It's intriguing to see whether the arrival of a fellow Hulk brings out the conflict in Banner. We see a glimpse of this when Bruce smacks Jen off a cliff in a fit of jealousy, but I think that's meant to be funny (perhaps calling back to the " The episode is even called "A Normal Amount of Rage." The spaceship that caused that Hulk fender-bender was a Sakaaran class A courier craft, meaning it came from the planet Sakaar where Banner and Thor worked as gladiators for Jeff Goldblum's Grandmaster in the movie Chronologically, the first fourth wall break actually comes later in the episode and earns a double-take from both Bruce and Jen, a reaction that's Banner was seen wearing the sling in the post-credits scene of [Orphan Black](/culture/entertainment/this-could-be-the-most-underrated-sci-fi-show-on-prime-video/), HBO's Perry Mason and the Broadway show Network. It's also the most broadly comedic entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as ambitious lawyer Jen Walters transforms into a superstrong green giant to battle bad guys (and sexism).

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Will She-Hulk Appear In Avengers: Secret Wars? MCU Producer ... (The Direct)

She-Hulk head writer Jessica Gao addressed Jennifer Walters' Avenger future.

[World War Hulk has long been rumored to be in development at Marvel Studios](https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-hulk-movie-world-war-hulk-plot) with plans to shoot by the end of this year, with reports indicating it will be teased in the Disney+ series. [there's no telling how big her role will be with so many heroes in the picture](https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-5-cast-characters-mcu-10849). She-Hulk appears set to suffer in the same limbo, with no appearances currently confirmed, and Season 2 up in the air for now. there are all these things that are said, some of which are germane to her living in that world and these would be things that are said. Just as the MCU has done previously with other world-ending threats, the blockbuster events are expected to bring together heroes from all corners of the franchises and teams from across the Multiverse. Well, those questions are still in the air, but one MCU producer has some thoughts.

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She-Hulk: Chris Evans reacts to news that Captain America lost his ... (The Independent)

Marvel has ended fan speculation about if and when Captain America lost his virginity prior to returning to the past to find his true love Peggy Carter – a ...

[Tatiana Maslany](/topic/tatiana-maslany), makes the case to her cousin Bruce Banner that Captain America was too busy saving the world to have sex, effectively baiting him into violating his old friend’s privacy by correcting her: “Steve Rogers is not a virgin. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [Marvel](/topic/marvel) has ended fan speculation about if and when Captain America lost his virginity prior to returning to the past to find his true love Peggy Carter – a decision the superhero played by [Chris Evans](/topic/chris-evans) makes at the end of [Avengers: Endgame](/topic/avengers-endgame).

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She-Hulk: Marvel Studios Demanded 1 Thing for Daredevil's Return (The Direct)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is set to feature the return of Charlie Cox's Daredevil. The Disney+ series marks the second appearance of the character in the ...

Moreover, it's also a step in the right direction that Marvel gave freedom to She-Hulk's creative team to use Daredevil. [teased the "amazing" return of Cox's Marvel hero](https://thedirect.com/article/daredevil-charlie-cox-she-hulk-return) in the series, noting that fans will be "really happy" about his comeback. This ongoing confusion has been the main topic of discussion among fans heading to She-Hulk's premiere, leading to various debates and speculation about the matter. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://thedirect.com/tags/she-hulk-series/) is set to feature the return of Charlie Cox's Daredevil. It’s kind of like they get to take a comedy vacation in our show and then they can go back and do their serious stuff again.” “The one thing that I didn’t have control of was the suit.

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Mark Ruffalo didn't warn Chris Evans about <em>She-Hulk</em ... (EW.com)

'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' finally answers the question of whether Captain America died a virgin — and Mark Ruffalo didn't warn Chris Evans about it.

"And I was like, 'You have the answer, and we can tell everyone?' And he was like, 'Yeah.' So this is Marvel canon. She loved how Jen is obsessed with Captain America's virginity because "it's the human side of him, the real side, the thing that she would [relate to]." "We didn't set out thinking that we were going to be able to answer it," Gao tells EW. In that vein of that question, there's a lot more Easter eggs like that throughout the season. But the actress admits she had no idea this was something Marvel fans have been wondering for years, adding, "I love that that's how everybody's thinking. "That's all the human stuff that we don't get to [usually see]," he says. But it turns out no one warned Captain America himself that a very personal piece of his history was about to be broadcast to the world. "What's great about this show is that we get to see them as just human beings and what their lives are and what those histories are. The cat's out of the bag." as the scene abruptly cuts, and now that piece of very vital information is cemented in the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever. An annoyed Bruce decides to put an end to her rambling by disclosing a shocking piece of information he's been sitting on for years: "Steve Rogers is not a virgin. On its own, it's a brilliantly meta bit that calls out the legions of fans who debated that very topic for years (before Avengers: Endgame revealed that Steve ended up with Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter, thanks to some time travel).

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Every She-Hulk Post Credits Scene (So Far) Explained - IGN (IGN)

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law will have a post-credits scene with every episode. We're here to break down those scenes, starting with the curious case of Steve ...

Co-executive producers are Wendy Jacobson and Jennifer Booth.](/videos/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-official-trailer-comic-con-2022) As She-Hulk: Attorney At Law progresses, we'll update this post with a breakdown of each weekly credits scene. The most important revelation in "A Normal Amount of Rage" can be summed up by Jen's delighted proclomation: "Captain America f&%$s!" She-Hulk: Attorney At Law has smashed its way into homes across the nation with a strong first episode that highlights just how right the sitcom format was for Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) and her cousin Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo). [She-Hulk: Attorney At Law has already answered some burning MCU questions](/articles/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-just-answered-some-burning-mcu-questions) in its first week alone. The MCU has two categories when it comes to this post-credits stingers: story progression and silly fun.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Just Answered Some Burning MCU ... (IGN)

How did Bruce Banner make peace with the Hulk? This and other MCU mysteries were resolved in the series premiere of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

So it's only fitting that this series be the one to finally address one of the biggest ongoing MCU mysteries - is Steve Rogers still a virgin? He hooked up with a nice young woman in 1943, and for all we know he's had a healthy sex life ever since. [As Jen herself points out in the premiere](/articles/captain-americas-sex-life-discussed-in-new-she-hulk-clip), the movies create the impression Steve has always been too busy fighting the good fight to focus much on his personal life. Nothing in the Avengers or Captain America movies suggests he ever got around to dating in the 21st Century. But for the continuity-obsessed fans among us, the series is quickly becoming a treasure trove of answers to long-running MCU mysteries. The first episode of She-Hulk gives us much more context as to what actually transpired with Hulk during those missing five years.

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She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Finally Explains Bruce Banner Reverting ... (Cinema Blend)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has premiered on Disney+, and the first episode explained why Bruce Banner reverted to being a human and why he's back to being ...

Our guides of [upcoming Marvel movies](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/upcoming-marvel-movies-release-dates-phase-4-67944.html) and [upcoming Marvel TV shows](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2488233/upcoming-marvel-tv-shows-coming-to-disney-plus) are readily available for fans to look through and learn what other MCU stories are on the way. Unlike Bruce though, Jennifer is still able to switch between her human and Hulk selves naturally, as well as has the benefit of retaining her personality when she’s in She-Hulk form. First and foremost though, this is a She-Hulk show, and we need to see her be able to handle threats on her own. Fortunately, she was able to easily defeat Jameela Jamil’s Titania at the end of this episode, so this shouldn’t be an issue. This includes Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuting in theaters on November 11, as well as The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and [the untitled Marvel Halloween special (which is expected to introduce Werwolf by Night)](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2572638/marvel-studios-monstrous-hero-werewolf-by-night-disney-halloween-special) also hitting the Mouse House's streaming service. Infinity War and Endgame directors [Joe and Anthony Russo may have said that Hulk’s arm damage would be permanent](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2471448/the-russo-brothers-confirm-that-hulks-avengers-endgame-damage-is-permanent), but evidently the creative minds at Marvel Studios felt differently and decided to take steps to undo that scorching, which brings us to how Smart Hulk reentered the picture. Jennifer Walters certainly isn’t lacking in opportunities to cross over with familiar Marvel characters, as we’ll be soon be seeing her interact with Tim Roth’s Emil Blonsky/Abomination, Benedict Wong’s Wong and Well, good new, Marvel fans, the first episode of Disney+'s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law not only provided an explanation for why Bruce reverted to being a human, it also delved into why he's back to being Smart Hulk. Given that Bruce's arms device was blinking after the car crash, it appears that it was either partially or completely damaged, thus explaining why he reverted to Hulk form. The origin story portion of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s premiere episode, “A Normal Amount of Rage,” began with showing Bruce Banner on a road trip with his cousin, Jennifer Walters, played by Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany. During the five-year gap between Thanos’ snap and the Mad Titan’s genocide being undone, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce found a way to combine his intelligence and personality with Hulk’s physique, and Smart Hulk was born! Bruce was going over this simply because Jennifer had asked what he’d been up to, but hey, we Marvel Cinematic Universe fans appreciate the explanation!

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She-Hulk: 12 MCU Easter Eggs & Hidden Details In Episode 1 (The Direct)

The She-Hulk era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has begun. Tatiana Maslany brings to life one of the most beloved Marvel Comics characters of all time in ...

Shown in the lodge portion of the lab is a place that Bruce has seemingly decorated with trinkets from his past. Stay tuned weekly at The Direct for a full breakdown of Easter eggs in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. The She-Hulk credit sequence that is full of fun MCU tidbits is coming off this list. It is likely that Bruce helped Tony put together the Iron Legion and all of the other safety protocols shown in Avengers 2. Bruce shows Jen the ropes and is quickly proven that Jen is well advanced beyond her years. Bringing the brain and brawn together.” That lab is shown in She-Hulk Episode 1 on a remote private island. [greatest warning he can give](https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-smart-hulk-critics) his new cousin as a new Hulk. Bruce equates this running into Sakaar as them trying to get a message to Hulk and something he needs to check in on later. In that scene, Bruce is seen back in human form after being “Smart Hulk” for the entirety of Avengers: Endgame. That same sling is in She-Hulk Episode 1, along with a device on his wrist that was revealed to be a regulator to prevent any spontaneous hulking. Bruce also mentions other ways that he previously snapped out of his Hulk state, saying, "Usually I fall out of a jet or I get knocked out by a robot and wake up as Banner." Tatiana Maslany brings to life one of the most beloved Marvel Comics characters of all time in Jennifer Walters.

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She-Hulk's Jameela Jamil plays the hero's rival and most toxic fan (Polygon)

When She-Hulk brings in Jameela Jamil's Titania at the end of episode 1, it seems like she might be a one-off villain. But Titania has a long Marvel ...

In one memorable and oddly moving instance from Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz’s Mighty Thor, Creel even sits down at a diner with Thor himself to convince him to scare Titania straight, to stop her from giving up the law-abiding life and returning to prison. By the time of 1989’s Solo Avengers #14, a chastened Titania was forced to solemnly promise She-Hulk (on pain of thrashing) to go back to jail and leave her alone — a vow which, alas, MacPherran couldn’t quite keep. Titania was never quite able to shake off her childhood sense of mediocrity, and she needs to impress She-Hulk by proving she’s up to her standards. And the only way to do that is by proving that she’s strong enough to pound her into cement. Marvel](https://www.polygon.com/23206902/is-ms-marvel-a-mutant-ending-explained)” Khan, another Marvel character who grew up fannishly obsessed with (and determined to emulate) the feats of caped celebrities. Her escape was to lose herself in stories of larger-than-life superheroes and villains, whom she idolized beyond reasonable limits — even to the point of pretending to be Spider-Woman to impress her friends.

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Jameela Jamil's Titania is a Powerful Marvel Villain in She-Hulk (menshealth.com)

Jameela Jamil appears in Episode 1 of 'She-Hulk'. Here's who she plays and what you should know about Titania.

She defeats the woman and we see police officers handcuffing her and taking her away. Bullied throughout her childhood, Mary always wanted to gain powers and fame. [Marvel,](https://www.marvel.com/characters/titania-mary-macpherran) in the comics Mary McPherran is Titania, a supervillain who gained powers after a run-in with Doctor Doom. Jamil plays Tahani Al-Jamil, a delusional and wealthy socialite who also met her untimely end. But as she’s about to give her closing argument for a career-making case, a woman suddenly bursts into the courtroom and begins destroying the place. Still, Bruce stresses to Jen that she can’t go back to the way things were before she became a Hulk.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — It's a hoot (The Irish Times)

TV review: Tatiana Maslany is a delight as Jennifer Walters, a striving lawyer who wakes one morning to discover she's now a 6ft 7in green menace.

Much like that magician’s stage act, She-Hulk’s plot and tone are all over the place — writer Jessica Gao has a background in wacky cartoons such as Rick and Morty — and the show is often happy merely to skate by on Maslany’s charm. It is instead a funny and audacious series that has some pointed comments about the position of women in the workplace but is, above all, a hoot. Marvel’s green revolution has been a while in the making.

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Marvel's Chris Evans responds to She-Hulk's Captain America joke (digitalspy.com)

Captain America himself Chris Evans has responded to She-Hulk's revelation about his character's love life.

[She-Hulk](https://www.digitalspy.com/she-hulk/) episode 1 spoilers follow. "He lost his virginity to a girl in 1943 on the USO tour." Captain America FUUUU-" It makes me so sad." But in the post-credits scene it comes up again, and a drunk Jennifer is seen telling Bruce: "It's just so sad. [She-Hulk finally explains the Shang-Chi post-credits scene](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40938434/she-hulk-shang-chi-post-credits-scene/)

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She-Hulk: Jameela Jamil Spoils Which Episodes Titania Becomes ... (The Direct)

She-Hulk's Jameela Jamil revealed when her character of Titania becomes more prominent in the show.

She talks a lot in the show about a woman’s patience and I think I know all of her buttons to press. We’re trying to call people in to just see the truth.” "Think I’m around Episode 5 and 6 is when I really come in and ‘fork shirt up,’ is the way that we would say it at The Good Place. But I got to do all my stunts pretty much myself! We want men on our side and I think that’s why the relationship between Jen and the Hulk is so important to show that we are looking for that comradery. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://thedirect.com/tags/she-hulk-series/).

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She-Hulk: Episode 1 provides sneak peek into hidden details and ... (Economic Times)

Marvels new show, She-Hulk, premiered its first episode, which gave fans a glimpse into MCUs hidden details and dropped a dozen Easter eggs about different ...

It was finally after none of us participated in the mock e-auction last week when they came to senses and agreed to the demands,” the person told ET.Initially, when ICC issued an invitation to tender, it had not kept any reserve price and was inviting closed bids from bidders. Popular observed items include a counterfeit mug spelled ‘Avengers,’ the SHIELD logo displayed in a folder Jen holds, and fans dressed as various Fans can see the helmet of the Iron Legion robot featured in Avengers: Age of Ultron. This makes Bruce believe that Sakaar is trying to deliver a message to the Hulk. The lab is shown on a private island and revealed to have been built with Tony Stark’s help. It refers to the famous lullaby featured in Avengers: Age of

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Why is the CGI in She-Hulk so terrible? (The Independent)

The new Disney+ superhero series has already been lambasted by some for its shoddy visual effects. Marvel fans are surely getting used to it by now, ...

At the end of the day, a few crappy special effects are hardly the end of the world. Marvel needs to start vaulting it – or find a better way to tell its stories. The fight between Hulk and She-Hulk towards the end of She-Hulk episode one isn’t just bad because of hurried CGI. But whereas traditional pre-streaming TV would find ways to adapt to the medium’s budgetary limitations – namely by scaling back set-pieces, reusing sets and locations, eschewing big-name actors, and settling for cheaper practical effects when required – She-Hulk instead tries to approximate the production value of Marvel’s blockbuster movies. You get the impression it’s a miracle the special effects end up remotely usable at all. “They’re a horrible client, and I’ve seen way too many colleagues break down after being overworked, while Marvel tightens the purse strings.” Many have rushed to defend the VFX houses that Marvel employs to implement its many special effects; they have argued that the blame falls squarely at Marvel’s feet. But for the most part, Marvel has become synonymous with a certain kind of bombastic, charmless VFX mulch. A couple of months ago, Taika Waititi The nadir comes late in episode one when the two Hulks start duking it out in a remote jungle retreat. [Marvel](/topic/marvel)’s [She-Hulk](/topic/she-hulk): Attorney at Law premiered on Disney+ this Thursday (18 August). A legal comedy set in the interconnected Marvel Cinematic Universe, the nine-episode series focuses on Jennifer Walters ( [Tatiana Maslany](/topic/tatiana-maslany)), the cousin of Bruce “The Hulk” Banner ( [Mark Ruffalo](/topic/mark-ruffalo)).

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She-Hulk: Smash or pass? What works and doesn't in Marvel's new ... (CBC.ca)

Are Marvel fans ready for the jade giantess? Eli Glasner runs down what works and doesn't in the new series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, starring Tatiana ...

But if She-Hulk sufferers from anything it's the usual Marvel malady of being unable to fully commit. is one of Maslany's quips to the camera as she introduces us to her world. At it's best She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a gamma-radiated fusion of Boston Legal and L.A. Created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag used the technique to invite viewers into the head space of her character Lulu. She-Hulk wrestling match, but there are times when the technology fails to capture the subtleties of Maslany's performance. Writer and artist John Byrne's 1989 Sensational She-Hulk series introduced a She-Hulk who smashed the fourth wall with abandon. In the first episode alone there seems to be a distracting mixture of hues for the jade giantess. Ruffalo is there as the Obi-Wan of her superhero journey. There are moments it appears She-Hulk is in danger of sliding into the With a gamma-powered leap and a wink, She-Hulk, the latest superhero with a series, has landed. This She-Hulk isn't just a female version of Hulk, but someone who is physically (and perhaps mentally) better at blending her Hulk and human sides. She wants to succeed in life on her own, everyday merits, but quickly learns it's her green-skinned alter-ego who gets the matches on dating apps.

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Chris Evans reacts to 'She-Hulk' addressing Captain America virginity (INSIDER)

In the premiere episode of "She-Hulk," there is a discussion about the famous hero's relationship status.

I certainly had that conversation with my friends and we talked about it endlessly in the writers' room." "Kevin was really into that joke," Gao said. ["She-Hulk: Attorney At Law"](https://www.insider.com/details-to-remember-before-marvel-studios-she-hulk-2022-8) airs Wednesdays on [Disney+](https://affiliate.insider.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fseries%2Fshe-hulk-attorney-at-law%2FgPwaYusKqRQh%3FdistributionPartner%3Dgoogle&amazonTrackingID=null&site=in&vikingID=62ff4e90c4cc6f746438597a&platform=browser&sc=false&disabled=false&sessionID=1661233230773okg1k7vb). She-Hulk concludes that because Captain America was constantly in battle situations, he would have no time to have a relationship and, thus, must be a virgin. It was under extreme duress." [Deadline's "Hero Nation" podcast](https://deadline.com/2022/08/she-hulk-marvel-jessica-gao-tatiana-maslany-charlie-cox-avengers-hero-nation-podcast-1235095389/) that the joke came about due to conversations with her own friends.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Misses What Makes Jennifer Walters Great (Esquire.com)

Rarely has a story ever properly focused solely on superhero lawyer Jennifer Walters, a character who only started passing the Bechdel test around 2004. Usually ...

How Jennifer Walters can go from feeble to Hulk in the blink of an eye—which barely helps her when she's faced with the law? In her comics catalog, Jennifer Walters never wanted to be a superhero, but she still wanted to spend her career helping people. As a superhero lawyer, is there not an obvious story here about how difficult it is to help people in this world when you are so defenseless yourself? We're sitting on a remote island in Episode One with Jen's cousin, [Bruce Banner](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40918575/she-hulk-mark-ruffalo-tatiana-maslany/) (Mark Ruffalo), who spends about a half hour learning that Jen is better at being the Hulk because she's a girl and not a boy. Since her comic-book introduction in the early '80s, she's been an Avenger, a member of the Fantastic Four, and even the leader of an all-female superhero squad called the A-Force. [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g40266423/marvel-studios-releases/) had a genuine opportunity to explore what makes the character so intriguing.

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She-Hulk season 1, episode 1 review: A Normal Amount Of Rage (Bam! Smack! Pow!)

I am trying to show you that we can live between what we want and what is.” Our review of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law season 1, episode 1.

He tries to follow a routine of the struggle and trauma by telling her to calm down because the shame he wields is terrified she will be uncontrollable. In contrast, Jen wants her old life back and even confesses, “I’ll never become like you” it felt a tad bit of foreshadowing that could lead to the mindset of Jen feeling at ease and content being She-Hulk due to the strength and spotlight it bears. And the balance of living as something you are not and hiding in fragments of shame felt like the episode’s antagonist. The screenplay illustrates the challenges of living as a woman in this day and age, most noticeable in the bar scene later on. However, the camera pans to show her office, which is clean and uncluttered, and her law degree is on the wall in the back, proudly displaying her qualifications. Perhaps She-Hulk‘s greatest strength is its ability to peel back to the humble illusion of being a hero and struggling to fit in.

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Marvel's She-Hulk was its first fourth-wall-breaking superhero (Polygon)

The comic book origin story of Jennifer Walters, the She-Hulk, now starring in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney Plus. From Stan Lee and The Incredible ...

And the confluence of these two modes has made Jennifer Walters into an extremely rare sight in pop culture: a highly feminine character who still gets to be incredibly smart, incredibly strong, incredibly confident, and incredibly funny. Slott’s series wasn’t exactly about the different ways women move through the world based on physical appearance or fame, but it was about Jen learning to feel proud of herself even when she wasn’t 7 feet tall and bench pressing a truck. And it’s the mixture of these two modes that the creators of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law chose for their series. Her first case was to prove that a corporation owed damages to an employee who was given superpowers in a laboratory accident. But in 1989, something would happen to her that would cement Jennifer Walters into the fundament of Marvel Comics forever. It would be the mid-2000s before another writer would come along and give her a new dominant mode: The superhero world’s foremost legal mind. She tore holes in pages to skip parts of the plot and get to the bad guy faster. The writer-producer has helped to bring [Blade](https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/28/20984425/wesley-snipes-blade-movies-reboot-marvel), [The Dark Knight](https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/16/17574690/the-dark-knight-10-years), Man of Steel, [Constantine](https://www.polygon.com/22715780/constantine-movie-2005-reconsideration), and [The Sandman](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23292287/the-sandman-season-1-2022-netflix-review) to screens — a proven track record in understanding how to find the cinematic sculpture inside the marble block of comics continuity. Jennifer Walters, the slight, mild-mannered criminal defense attorney who transformed into the Amazonian-proportioned (and scantily clad) She-Hulk when she got angry, would be the last new Marvel Comics superhero Lee would create for over a decade. Her origin — and first solo book, The Savage She-Hulk (issue 1 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, all other issues by David Anthony Kraft and Mike Vosburg) — was classic Marvel. Shows like Wonder Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man climbed ratings charts to cultural saturation, and Marvel was not left out of the glut. [...] If I’m going to be this geek who becomes the Hulk then let’s create a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck.”

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Newnan Times-Herald)

Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman. Film Details: Director: Kat Cairo and Anu Valia. Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Benedict Wong, ...

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She-Hulk: Attorney At Law's First Episode Is A Lesson About Female ... (Game Rant)

Tatiana Maslany is receiving praise for her bubbly and charming portrayal of Jennifer Walters, a.k.a. She-Hulk, and she seems ready to embody the latest female ...

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law not only brings a new female hero into the MCU, but it seems like it is on track to highlight the MCU’s flaws up until this point when it comes to dealing with female characters. [Hulk’s journey in the MCU](https://gamerant.com/incredible-hulk-fan-theory-movie-mcu/), fans assume that Walters is going through a similar scenario, where she is unable to control her anger. Wanda Maximoff finally got a standalone show with WandaVision, but the studio immediately decided to turn her into a villain in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. She goes on to highlight that if women do otherwise, they are often referred to as “emotional or difficult,” another comment on the Even in the more developed countries, the gender gap in the labor forces is still quite substantial, with many women leaving work after childbirth. However, when her cousin decides to run experiments on her in his hidden lab in Mexico, Walters proves that isn’t the case, and she is conscious every time she turns green. An independent woman is often viewed as a threat in society and the professional world. The reason behind this difference is the fact that she is a woman, which isn’t a comment on her physical strength or appearance, but rather highlights the struggles of women in the real world. Walters, on the other hand, seems to be more in control from the get go. Women are often asked to hold back or compromise their own feelings to ensure that those around them have the space to grow. “I think my boyfriend is here,” Walters says, a statement that many women have used in the real world to escape a harrowing situation. While [breaking the fourth fall](https://gamerant.com/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-fourth-wall-breaking-evolution/), Walters puts her journey on pause, so fans are able to learn of her origin story.

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Funny and relationship-focused, 'She-Hulk' is not your usual Marvel ... (Saanich News)

In the first episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” audiences not only learn how Jennifer Walters gains her superpowers — they also discover that she's a ...

“As actors, they were bonding about all of these technical aspects that they have to deal with” in the motion capture suit, says Coiro. “He thinks somehow he’s going to mansplain what it is to be the Hulk to her, and she ends up teaching him just as much as he’s trying to teach her, if not more,” says Ruffalo. And from the first episode, “She-Hulk” does not shy away from addressing how women like Jen live with constant pressure to control their rage and fear in a way that men like Banner do not have to. “What I love about our show is that we’re taking the time to really just turn the camera a little bit to the left and see what’s going on in [their] everyday life.” “In so many things, even when they have loving friends, someone’s stabbing someone in the back at some point, and it’s so unnecessary,” says Gonzaga. One of the things about the Disney+ series that struck Mark Ruffalo, quoting head writer Jessica Gao, is “how horny-forward [the story] is” compared to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he shares with a laugh.

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Chris Evans shocked 'She-Hulk' revealed Captain America's virginity ... (New York Post)

"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" star Mark Ruffalo apparently forgot to warn his "Avengers" co-star Chris Evans that his new Marvel Disney+ show revealed a ...

“What’s great about this show is that we get to see them as just human beings and what their lives are and what those histories are.” But an eye-rolling Banner had enough of her rant and told her the truth. I was afraid he was going to have it cut. The scene showed Walters drunk-calling Banner, saying Captain America did not deserve to die a virgin. I’m like, ‘Does someone need to talk to Captain America about this?’ I haven’t. [telling Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/tv/mark-ruffalo-didnt-warn-chris-evans-she-hulk-captain-america-virginity-status/): “I laughed my ass off.

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