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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was set out to impress its audiences with its approach of 9 episodes (rather than 6), adapt another member of the Hulk family and still tell an immersive story. What we got was a schlock of rushed scripts, having too many filler episodes in an already short series, even if it is longer than all bar WandaVision and much more. Wasted potential is at the forefront of She-Hulk with so much promise and under deliverance that people were just joining in to see the cameo, rather than its main hero and actual story. We are reaching lows that were unthinkable when the MCU was at its peak a few years ago with Infinity War and Endgame, standards have fallen way down and all the series are directly suffering from that.
From week to week She-Hulk was incorporating more and more cameos from the grandeur MCU, and that was great, on the other hand we had Moon Knight and to an extent Ms. Marvel where they were their own stories, who just so happen to take place in the MCU. These cameos were fun (some of them at least) which added more depth to Jennifer Walters, but at the expense of taking the limelight, some side stories were their own unique thing without advancing the main story even a little bit. We were teased about a fan favourite character all the way back in episode 5 and they kept showing him until episode 8. To be perfectly honest (and probably most of the fan base can relate) we were watching She-Hulk for that one particular cameo and to ultimately see if they butcher the character. Happy to report they didn’t to an extent, we should not forget this is the MCU and everyone, even if they were more serious in previous outing is going to become more light-hearted and a quippy character.
CGI is another rough pill to swallow, at time its acceptable (we are far from the golden days), however we are witnessing a serious downgrade in terms of effects. Several fights starting and ending in mere seconds, everyday items look uncanny next to She-Hulk and almost all CGI used for creatures (even She-Hulk) is downright bad at times. Stories about CGI artists being rushed due to the tight schedule of MCU is something we have all heard, and that fact holds true while you are watching this. More of the grand Marvel rooster being adapted in films/series is nothing bad, however if your budget is tighter and visuals have not reached their ultimate potential, maybe mainly focus on those without powers of grand scale or fully CGI characters. Keep those ‘higher’ budget characters for the films and keep lower street level ones for the series, so that we don’t meet this low point again.
Overall story was not that interesting to begin with and with the added aspect of constant cameos which drove the story in different ways, having no villain to almost the last episode and changing pace ruined the whole experience. We follow the story of an attorney named Jennifer Walters on her journey to the judicial system of America, but with any story, trouble comes at unexpected times. One day while driving with her cousin Bruce Banned (Hulk) they tragically go of a cliff and crash, while trying to save her cousin some of his highly irradiated blood gets in her bloodstream, and from there you can guess what happens. From there on we follow her with her new powers at the head of a new division in the law firm specifically created to serve superheroes. Overall, the series is about Jennifer trying to find her place in this world with all the ‘setbacks’ about being a Hulk. The biggest sour point is the plot point set up way back in episode 2 about her blood and can it be used to transform other people into a Hulk. It came up from time to time and was interesting overall mostly because they have a unique strand of DNA, which can use that said radiation and not plain-out kill them. So, the question was when and if they take her blood, and then so happen to use it what would actually happen. Sadly, that whole story was literally for nothing and we didn’t get a satisfying end. She-Hulk could have been great, should have been great and ultimately was anything but great.
One thing that was an utter surprise was the comedy and how little it actually worked. Normally, marvel has been going for comedy more and more (especially this phase) and it does still get someone to laugh, but in She-Hulk that fast and quippy banter was somehow not working. This is more of a light-hearted point and the show suffers from way more important aspects, I just wanted to point this out.
She-Hulk is composed of 9 episodes all ranging from the 25-35 minutes, but about 7-8 minutes is dedicated to credits. One episode was even below 20 minutes and we can’t even place it as a sitcom at that point. The penultimate and last episode were its last chance to save this sinking ship, with one adding one overwhelmingly liked character in the form Daredevil (still the best marvel series) and the one being focused on a massive 4th break all in an attempt to break the mould. We get a fun jab at the fans where they even mention that budget was tight and that writing could have been better, but even if you do mention it in a meta way, the CGI and writing is still bad, and should really be looked into for future projects.
After finishing She-Hulk it’s another sub-par series from Marvel in an attempt to implement even more characters to their already substantial number of heroes/villains. Too much focus was sidestepped in an attempt to address the angry fans through either references inside the series or just She-Hulk straight up talking to the camera. As She-Hulk is one of the very few marvel characters who can actually break the 4th wall It was exciting to see how that would have been adapted on the screen, however it was used very rarely and for some safe tongue and cheek moments for the viewers (except for the last episode).
With another one of the Disney+ series down let’s see where it lands in my opinion.
1. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier;
2. Loki;
3. WandaVision;
4. Moon Knight;
5. What If...?;
6. Hawkeye;
6. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law;
7. Ms. Marvel;
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