What a waste of 38 minutes…
Usually my tolerance levels for marie sue stuff is pretty high, I do not care about “SJW” stuff in my media, but this was borderline unwatchable. Like we get it she’s acting strong and better at everything, she’s so strong she can break the 4th wall multiple times, and she will probably have to fight an enemy that’s gonna tone down her confidence a notch. But that’s it? I feel like it’s so telegraphed, there is no room for growth. It’s like a spin-off of overlord, the genre was fun when it debuted but having OP main character from the get go gets so boring so quickly. It’s sad but I think that’s gonna end up as a background show for me, something I watch while I do other stuff because it does not deserve my full attention…
A rushed female character that is instantly better than an already estabilished one made me feel like I was watching the last Star Wars trilogy.
Captain America f:asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol: lol. Full of expositions while still managed to make it entertaining throughout. I hope the show maintains this level of quality and will not fizzle out like some other shows from Marvel (:asterisk_symbol:cough:asterisk_symbol: :asterisk_symbol:Ms Marvel:asterisk_symbol:)
Overall a strong opening episode. Definitely recommended.
I'm just glad to see Tatiana Maslany again. Phenomenal actress.
They really shouldve dropped 2 episodes its hard to place my feelings for the show yet
Seriously, I can’t understand why people complain about this show. I thought the pilot was cool. Quite fun and entertaining, in the best spirit of the original comic.
It's fine, a 20minute sitcom. makes a change from the usual MCU stuff.
The animation is ropey. SH's forehead is just ridiculously massive, as is her hair.
The fight in the courthouse is just a bizarre little collection of shots.
I've always loved She-Hulk from the comics (the Law and Disorder story arc being a notable exception), and I had high hopes for this show.
So far I'm not impressed. Breaking the 4th wall, sassy "girl power" attitude and Twitter-feminist whining a la 2017 are much more reminiscent of Ally McBeal than any of the good She-Hulk interpretations from the source material.
I was hoping for a superhero show, but perhaps I should take the main character at her word when she says this is a 'funny lawyer show' or whatever the line was.
It's early, so it could still turn around, but this is not a promising start.
I got done watching the first episode and my only question is this: IS THIS REAL?
This does not feel like an actual real episode of a MCU series.
This feels like a fan made YouTube short & a bad one at that.
This is worse then any MCU show to date. It makes me almost say I loved Ms. Marvel
Its a rushed & incohesive mess.
None of the scenes flow together. It feels like they literally had no script or teleplay and kinda did whatever, filmed every
the scenes and said "We'll let the editors figure it out"... and figure it out they DID NOT. There's so many weird moments when it comes to the editing. Music starting and stopping in a matter of 5 seconds, so many pop songs just thrown in at random too that don't make sense either.
The CGI- Well.... hahahahah. they didn't clean it up at all like the copers were assuring us it would before release...
The jokes are SO UNFUNNY - Absolutely none landed.
Like Thor Love & Thunder had a lot of jokes but it actually made me laugh, this is just..... facepalm worthy one liners.
and as someone who loves 4th wall breaking, this show has somehow made me hate it. It just feels so forced and unnatural when She-Hulk does it, idk. Its just weird & not funny like when Deadpool does.
Overall - this was the worst episode of TV I have ever watched (Previously held by the walking dead S10E21) but my God, has there been a 30 minute period of time I enjoyed less.
And what was that post credits scene????
It just was not funny...... Cringe.
FUCKING LOVED THIS?! Such a fun bantery watch while still being rooted in reality especially the one of being a woman. Also, Tatiana Maslany is backkkk
Also, CAPTAIN AMERICA FUCKS LOL
Would be amazing if they turned this into a Harvey birdman type show where she just represented a random b/c superhero each week.
It was a fair first episode. Way to short and I don't get the "forth wall breaking"-thing. I did not laugh.
I thought this was an overall strong start to the show. I like how it feels like a true pilot for a TV show and I’m guessing this will be the most episodic of the MCU shows. They did a good job of jumping right into the origin and letting us know that this is going to be a law show so that we can set our expectations. I wasn’t a huge fan of Jennifer Walters breezing right through her training without any struggle but I think this show has the potential to be a really fun time.
Well, the She-Hulk looks absolutely ridiculous (It looks like the CGI team had to shift directions mid-work which turns out to be close to the truth after reading a few articles) and the last scene was ultra-cheesy.
Somehow reminds me of early 90ies TV and not in a good way.
Doesn't mean the Show is gonna be bad, but it definitely had a bad start which makes me a bit fearful, because I really like Tatiana Maslany and Jameela Jamil who were terrific in Orphan Black and The Good Place.
Is this supposed to be funny? I got a total of 0 laughts while watching it
Strong opening episode. Will def watch as it develops
Not bad, not great. There's nothing much to say about it yet, really. Not a great fan of the main character leashing out on Bruce after he spent years undercover trying to save innocent people from himself and THEN saving the world. Then again also syrange that he just decicded she was gonna be a hero and couldn't just want to love with it. In any case the characters are failing to understand each other's pains. So, only focusing on the humor part then : it's meh. Some jokes are funny, some aren't. Looking forward to see the next episodes anyways.
I thought it was a good start. Some cheesy lines that didn't fit came up, but the storyline had rythm and made sense. Was nice to see Bruce and see him help her with the transition. The woman power dynamic came through, which was fun to see as marvel is getting better at representing women. The soundtrack was catchy and I found myself bouncing to it here and there. Let's see how it goes
:heart:92% :thumbsup:12 :thumbsdown:1 = Great!
:white_check_mark:GREAT: 6
:pray_tone2:GOOD: 6
:expressionless:DISAPPOINTING: 1
She-Hulk's opening episode serves as a fine introduction to this new character, giving us the origin story and setting the fourth-wall-breaking tone of the show very effectively in the process. I'm happy to see how well Bruce Banner is integrated into the story and mixed with Jen's origin; it is also used to connect the how with the post-Blip MCU world. (+3)
Tatiana Maslany steps into the shoes of Jen Walters very confidently, but she is almost better as the green and savage She-Hulk. Smart Hulk is something of a minor figure here, and the episode takes the opportunity to show just how far the character has developed over the past 15 years. The female aspect of being a Hulk is also explored in a sophisticated and not too moralistic way. (+4)
The show has been advertised as a sitcom but so far, I'm not getting those vibes. That's probably because the opening instalment is so focused on setting the stage. I do love that classically styled training montage though. The little humour that does appear is surprisingly mature. The episode is also very lighthearted, and even action-packed in that Hulk vs. Hulk fight. (+4) (-1)
This is a CGI-heavy episode, and the green Hulk effects look good; they don't stick out too much. (+1)
So much to like here, though the legal aspect seems like a premise that could give many seasons of greatness. The depth added to the MCU with Bruce’s context was really welcome too.
A little short, but nails the character. Love how it drops right in and unapologetically glosses over revelations that ultimately aren't important to this story, while giving a lot of play to the themes of anger and control. Hilarious and lively, with a great chemistry of familial love and annoyance between Maslani and Ruffalo. I don't get the beef with the FX as I thought the CG looked great, showcased the performances within it, and fit this world. CG isn't bad because you can tell it's CG. It tells the story. It's succeeding. I think it works wonderfully.
One problem with these Disney+ shows is that they all feel underdeveloped, undercooked, and more or less just jump from one thing to another without caring about whether doing so feels natural or not. This episode was criminally short. There were so many places where they could have expanded on things if they had just taken the time. I mean, how many minutes do we actually get of her day-to-day life before everything changes when she reveals herself to be a Hulk? I'm guessing about three.
It was a reasonably enjoyable episode, but like I said, kind of lacked depth/heart. I really hope that the main character has to work to improve herself, which is the point of any superhero story, and that she doesn't just have everything come perfectly easy just because she's a woman. I wouldn't hold my breath, though. Apparently good character development is a synonym to sexism now-a-days with studio execs.
Much better than expected and the CGI looks much better in motion (although still not as good as it used to be)
looking forward to next week
Brilliant first episode,bring on the rest.
What an absolute pleasure to have Tatiana Maslany on my screen again. Looking forward to what the show could hold. Loving the style so far and before we get any comments about how she's breaking the 4th wall 'Like Deadpool/Fleabag', let's remember she technically did it first :)
A strong start and already feels very different from the other MCU shows. It's gonna be a fun ride!
This show literally starts with a fourth wall break "I bet you're wondering how I got here" joke.
I liked it!:green_heart: Funny how they fooled us with the rock throwing scene in the trailer (making her look stronger from the start). The character only works if she's a different kind of Hulk, not just a stronger one.
I've had no expectations of this show yet i feel disappointed. Let's hope it get's better when they get to the actual story
The last two minutes tried as hard as it could to ruin the entire episode.
(The after credits scene is okay.)
I love Tatiana so much, she's amazing. But what about that ridiculous CGI? Bruce looks fine but Jen doesn't, I don't get it.
Impressed by seeing Hulk's helmet from Sakaar.
Keep it coming
did hulk just say bruh
What in the Quentin Tarantino
Fun first episode! Didn't have a problem at all with the CGI which, I guess, was my only big apprehension going in. Hopefully, a good story develops in the remaining eps.
I'm convinced she-hulk was written by science bros shippers. i mean tony and bruce spending the blip together on a mexican resort doing science and getting drunk together while doing dbt is such a 2012 avengers fanfic concept. i mean the carved initials on the bar, the subtle jabs at the iron man 3 post credit scenes. the evidence is there.
I like action in this episode. She is smart and I like the banter between banner and her. Except few mean scenes. The scene where she turns into she hulk and scares people who catcall her was so satisfying at the bar.
this is actually a pretty decent first episode. pretty comic accurate. one of the only bad things is the magalu cgi, but her relation with the hulk and her relation with her powers is pretty solid.
I love how this is really tailored to a female she-hulk experience, not a male she-hulk experience. Her basically being better at everything than him aside, the way that his years of research was done on a male hulk and does not apply on a female one. Like basically all the medicines out there don’t work the same on females either :upside_down:
mark ruffalo you are way too good for this
Hey anti-SJW-whiners, She-Hulk is an original character created by Stan Lee.
8/10
I had my reservations but we seem to be off to a great start, but I have this pit in my stomach that by mid season it will be nothing but bad writing and woke sjw nonsense.
I hope it proves me wrong, God I want to be wrong.
Jen slowly grew on me and seems likable, the episode had a decent pace to it, but jen definitely needs to drop comparing her
cat-calling and having to fight and claw in a mans world to be successful to Bruce's trauma and all he has gone through and the people he has hurt and lost. There is no comparison whatsoever.
Fine don't be a superhero,
Piss your gift away but you have no right to even think you are in Bruce's league for inner and outward struggles and conflict.
Oh yeah one more thing she needs to stop taking the piss and talking about Cap like that. The conversation was in very poor taste and certainly not funny and she has no right talking about Cap's
"V".
If a Man was talking about that in this show people would lose their shit and the actor would have out cry to be cancelled.
One thing that piss's me off is double standards,
A Man would never get away with trying to make a joke out of a woman's virginity for 38 minutes,
You know it and so do I.
Let's just see how fast this show declines and from what my social media family are saying the future does not
bode well.
I really liked the aspect of her being better at controlling her anger than Bruce because it is an unfortunate but undeniable truth that women in most societies are taught to control their anger much more, and are thus also better at it, than men (just look at statistics for assault, manslaughter, road rage, etc. to see what I mean). There might be something hormonal involved as well, because of testosterone etc., but I feel like men are just as capable of controlling their emotions as women, they just need to learn it, just like women do. I also think that having just a retelling of the same psychological conflicts that Bruce had to go through with his split personality etc. would be pretty boring, so I'm hoping they'll explore more of the aspect of what it means to be angry and strong as a woman. They already had some hints of that, I especially liked the credits with the men looking at her askance–she's super hot as She-Hulk but she's also strong, so I can imagine certain people looking down on her and belittling her for being "unfeminine" because they're intimidated, both men and women. Definitely a promising start, the best part is of course the fourth wall breaking.
Well, the runtime explains why there's 9 episodes. Like Wondervision.
The only reason I'm rating this a four is because Inhumans was so bad, and I suffered through with a fake smile on my face through that one.
The CGI is embarrassingly bad, and I don't care if the Corridor Crew thinks it's good. Jennifer does not look real, nor does the Hulk. They look like a really well animated cutscene from the early to mid 2010s. Her hair in particular moves very strangely, and I feel like I'm watching a bizarre live action version of Fiona run around for most of the first episode.
Furthermore, the company has ruined Hulk as a character. Although I was never really fond of Bruce Banner OR Mark Ruffalo for that matter, this show has made him so much worse.
As for the fight towards the end, the editing is sloppy and amateur at best. This episode is embarrassing. Not quite as bad as I thought it would be, but the only reason this is being defended is because Marvel fans will literally defend anything at this point, especially if the company positions it as representation.
I think I'll just go back to Princess Leia, Wonder Woman, and Wanda.
Jen has to be the funniest of the new era!
At the moment, he has not convinced us much, that it lasts half an hour, it is in his favor
I'm ready to give my closing argument now.
The end credits go so hard.
A goofy yet entertaining first episode.
The reasons for the latter are complicated, in the comics Bruce has always had… a sort of split personality, the place where he put all his pent up rage and aggression stemming from an abusive childhood, which manifested in The Hulk when he got his powers Meanwhile Jen not having mental health issues like Bruce means she is more in control, the same goes for most people who suffer gamma mutations like The Master and Abomination, also she has learnt to control her anger due to experiencing things that… happen to pretty much every woman (sexual harassment and the like) and not loosing her temper.
Team Tatiana since Orphan Black--> my reason for watching.
I think Marvel Studios is doing a marvelous job with this adaptation of Shrek. I'm excited to see more.
Oh how much I miss Tatiana Maslany on TV weekly. Obviously she's versatile, but I'm so happy this show has her lean into full-on comedy often; loved her whole running gag on Captain America, but especially her delivery of "That ass did not deserve to die a virgin!"
I enjoyed this. It feels fresh for Marvel which, with the history of more comedic media is surprising.
4th wall breaks work well. Tatiana Maslany is very endearing. Bruce filled some gaps for us.
…and now we wait another 7 days :cry:
With great power comes great lawyer show
Great start. Marvel has some of their pizzazz yet. I had given up hope after Multiverse of Madness and Love and Thunder.
This show is so funny! CAPTAIN AMERICA FUCKS!
I really enjoyed it! It has a lot of potential, hopefully it will maintain this level of quality
I'll definitely need to see where the show is heading but I liked this first episode enough.
I was going to say meh, but the after credits scene saved it for me…
She's a slight bit of a Mary Sue, just being good at everything Bruce tries to teach her instantly, but aside from that it was a fun episode. It seems like it's going to be a fun show.
My main criticism is that the episode just kinda ends as soon as it seems like it's going somewhere. It really doesn't fit only having half hour long epsiodes.
I had a lot of fun with it. Tatiana is of course great, and I loved all the stuff we got with the Hulk. The fourth wall breaking is fun and I'm glad we basically got the whole origin out of the way in the first episode rather than dedicating an entire season to that like some of the other shows we've seen so far. I do have to wonder what the rest of the show will be though. This felt a bit like a mini movie with its own beginning and ending. I would have liked a little more of a tease of what the rest of the season will be dealing with, but that's my only complaint.
Did I want to hate it? Yes, I did. I went in with pre-determined opinions and was ready to not watch it after the first episode. Was I actually entertained and completely wrong about what I suspected? Yes.
Surprisingly fun first episode. Tatiana Maslany makes it hard not to like.
That was not enough. Why didn’t I get a two hour premiere?
I'm not convinced yet.
39 minutes before an episode. 1st episode. Bit on the short side. Had the first episode made a pilot and 2 episodes or something.
From lawyer - to car accident - to hulk - to (not) learning to be a hulk. And BAM... suddenly back to the plea and your colleague already knows that you are a hulk and is not surprised.
They really could have done that story a little better at Marvel
Not sure if this is a spoiler. So I'll mark it as a spoiler.
Hopefully next week will be a slightly better episode.
Added points for that post credits scene
That post credits scene and the music - yas.
bruh, hulk just said bruh.
i liked some aspects of the episode like the fourth wall breaking, but im struggling to like her character so far. lets see where this goes.
loved the tone of the show. i've only seen tatiana maslany do comedy on the comedy bang bang podcast; it is nice to see it realized on screen.
THAT’S MY BEST FRIEND :sob::green_heart: Absolutely adore the She-Hulk and this is such a strong starting episode. I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
Hulk says bruh and captain America f:asterisk_symbol:cks
I wanted to like this but like most of the MCU lately, it's just not clicking for me. The direction towards the end falls apart pretty badly.
Also I really hate Rufflo's Hulk and I'm really over Smart Hulk.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2022-08-18T15:08:52Z
[5.8/10] This really didn’t do it for me. It feels like it’s trying to be a PG version of Fleabag, without Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s wit or insight. It feels like it’s trying to capture the quippy patter that has become the MCU’s house style, without supplying the good quips. And it particularly feels like it wants these characters to come off as charming and playful when they mostly come off as minorly annoying and even a little concerning at times. It’s all watchable, but scans as a miscalibrated and inauspicious start to She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
That said, there’s two things that give me hope for the series. The first is, I love the thought experiment of “What if someone got superpowers and didn't want to become a superhero?” It’s not a story you see a lot of, particularly in a world of “with great power comes great responsibility. But the notion of Jennifer liking her normal life, not feeling attuned to or interested in the life of a superhero, and wanting to go back to the future she’s forged for herself, is a thought-provoking and interesting theme to explore.
At the same time, I like the idea that Bruce Banner is pushing this life on his cousin to some degree, as a moral imperative and practical necessity, when, as Jennifer points out, it’s left him lonely and traumatized. So many of these phase 4 projects -- No Way Home, WandaVision, Black Widow, and Hawkeye -- have been about the heroes who participated in the events of Endgame and beyond picking up the pieces after such serious stuff goes down. Exploring how Bruce’s choices have isolated him or made him unhappy as he quietly mourns the loss of friends like Tony, Steve, and Natasha, is worthy territory.
Unfortunately, She-Hulk doesn’t seem particularly well-suited to do that in the early going. It’s a boon that they got Mark Ruffalo to return as Banner to kick things off here, but his performance is really off. It’s hard to put my finger on exactly, but whether it’s not being physically in certain scenes or just having off days, he’s substandard in several scenes here that throws things off.
It’s tough, because much of the episode rests on the dynamic between Jennifer and Bruce, and the chemistry is just as out-of-whack. The show seems to want us to find them cheeky and playful with each other, but with all the tweaking and pointedness, they just kind of seem like jerks. Bruce is condescending and controlling, and Jennifer seems smug and pestersome. There’s not much in the way of likable characters in the early going here. Plus, while I think the show wants to treat two hulks doing battle as mere roughhousing, it’s a little unsettling that the two basically resolve their disagreement with physical force and outright violence.
On top of that, there’s some unfortunately cartoonish “dudes suck” and go-girl feminism motifs. There’s a kernel of a good idea there -- with the notion that Jennifer is better at controlling her anger or other strong emotions than Bruce ever was because it’s the sort of thing women have to do every day lest they face harsh labels or risks to their safety. But the jerky lawyer and other male antagonists are cartoonishly awful, and the “Anything you can do, I can do better” routine between Bruce and Jennifer starts to feel overly blunt very quickly. The point isn’t bad, but the dramatization of it is too exaggerated and on-the-nose to elicit much more than eye-rolls.
And, as the Internet has apparently fixated on, the CGI is very inconsistent and frequently quite dodgy. Sometimes it’s fine! At times, both hulks feel like real, expressive people in bodies with weight and definition. At others, they feel like characters from a video game cutscene circa ten years ago. I’m not one to gripe about such things too hard, but considering this isn’t just side spectacle, but rather core to the main character of the series, it can be genuinely distracting in several moments.
All of that said, we get thirty seconds of The Good Place’s Jammela Jamil, which is promising if she has more to do on the show. And there’s some good ideas worth exploring that are hopefully in the show’s future. But the questionable approach, tone, characters, and realization of these ideas in the early going all provide a shaky-at-best start to the new show.