Yikes... That was painful to watch.
After the marginal improvement we saw in episode 2, I was hopeful that we'd continue to see an upward trajectory in episode 3.
I should know better than to hope for things.
I think I've figured out what annoys me the most: The writers don't appear to have any faith in Maslany's acting ability. The 4th-wall breaks feel forced and uneccesary because they are... Maslany has sufficient skill at her craft to be able to convey basic emotions using her facial expressions. But the writers don't trust her. They have her explain the emotions to us instead. This results in the character feeling flat and emotionless, instead of real and relatable.
It's not Maslany's fault, she's a capable performer. It's not the character's fault, She-Hulk is fraught with inner angst and conflicting emotions.
It's the writers. The Gailes' either have questionable skills or they have no respect for the material, the cast and the audience. Or perhaps both.
While the 1/2hr storyline format is enjoyable, its no excuse for the reduced quality of the cgi which is poor by 2010 standards, and spoils the show! ps- being English & living in the UK, I have absolutly no idea who Megan Thee Stallion is, thankfully.
That scene where it's revealed that the guy thought he was dating Megan Thee Stallion had me chuckling HARD
Tony snapped so She-hulk could clap.
CGI very bad.
When she breaks the fourth wall it feels very forced. Fleabag did well.
Is this show the greatest thing in the MCU? No. But so far it’s innocent fun and this episode made me laugh a couple of times.
Harley Quinn is also a comic book show that comes out on Thursdays and it’s way way better than this. Not trying to be a hater, I really want to like this show. But watch that instead
Very good episode. The best of the three so far for me.
The Majority of MCU fans who wanted to see She-hulk twerking with Meghan Thee Stallion Is now satisfied.
Overall I liked the episode (Wong!) but gotta say the 4th wall breaks felt incredibly forced. They were neither funny nor clever and the weak ending didn't help either. 6/10.
[7.2/10] This was definitely an improvement! It turns out that She-Hulk works much better as a low-stakes, quirky legal show than it does a meditation on what it means to be a superhero. Jennifer’s case defending Blonsky, and Pugliese’s case representing Bukowski are both the highlight of the show so far.
The Blonsky situation is interesting because he seems to have genuinely reformed and become able to control himself, but is also amusingly insufferable and a little deluded about that. His seven soulmates, speech about remorse, and general demeanor make him a fun ingredient in this. (Tim Roth continues to just kill it.) Jennifer having to gently manage her client in front of the parole board, and nervously wait for Wong to arrive to explain what Abomination was doing circa Shang-Chi is a good bit. The way she’s ultimately able to stage manage her client, and even come up with an ingenious compromise to grant him parole makes her seem sharp and capable. (Though did we know that inhibitors were a thing in the MCU? Everyone seems kind of blase about them.)
Likewise, the concept of a deluded man being hoodwinked by an Asgardian shapeshifter who made him think he was dating Megan Thee Stallion. It’s an absurd premise, but also a funny one, particularly given how Runa impersonates everyone from Bukowksi himself, to his lawyer, to the judge, causing ever more mischief. The twist that Jennifer takes the stand to provide the winning testimony -- that Bukowksi really is that deluded -- is a fun one. And Megan Thee Stallion is very game through this whole thing, which is a nice surprise.
All of that said, the fourth wall-breaking asides continue to feel very forced and too cute by half to me. The thematic work here -- that Jennifer wants to let her work speak for herself and not get involved in the B.S., when that just means other people are writing her story rather than her -- falls into the same trap of being a good idea conveyed too bluntly. And I’m not particularly invested in the random goons who are trying to steal her blood for their mysterious boss. Again, the superhero angle of all this is less interesting than the silly case-of-the-week angle. But hopefully we get more of the latter and less of the former going forward.
What juvenile, low IQ hack is writing this crud. It's not funny, the story sucks. The only reason I watch this is for the FX and even that is mediocre at best.
please just show charlie cox already
It is a really good episode with some on-the-mark jokes! The first actual (not setup) episode, and if that is a sign of what is coming next, that will be great.
Worst thing the MCU has ever put out
Well, and now its confirmed... this serie is not my thing at all. All the things I like about marvel movies and series (loki and wandavision), are missing. And whats left is nonstop thor humour.. This is not funny at all. All acting is just weird and far from how people behave in real world. One thing I like though... I only have to watch 27min.. (and yes I am watching this only for fear of missing out... on marvels universe big picture).
They got my bestie She-Hulk twerking with Megan Thee Stallion :sob::green_heart:
Definitely laughed a ton this episode, keep it coming!!
Getting worse each episode. I'm just watching this for Charlie Cox at this point.
The writers are still using lampshading as their Get-Out-Of-Bad-Writing-Free card.
It hasn't worked yet.
Worst episode so far in my opinion, but Tim Roth and Wong were great.
I started with the seven stars I WOULD have given this episode, then subtracted one star for every time they featured a character twerking. And THEN I subtracted one more star for the fact that I just used the word "twerking" in my review of an MCU property. I'm starting to get worried.
I honestly was open to this show and hoping it'd be good unlike these review bombers that give it a one without even watching it, but unfortunately it just keeps going downhill. After a semi decent first episode, the past two episodes of been going more and more downhill becoming more cringy. I don't care if there's a powerful female lead in a show or movie, but the constant all men are bad in this show is becoming a little bit too much. A couple times is fine, but when they're constantly jamming it down your throat every other scene is becoming very annoying and it gets worse every episode. On top of that the lawyer scenes are very bad, and also can't forgive how badly they ruined the Abomination. I love his new design but his voice is so bad, they're definitely gonna make Abomination the villain when he breaks out but I doubt they'll change his voice back.
1/10
At this point whatever
Am past caring.
This show continues to take the piss of all MCU achievements and people's sacrifices, the cgi gets worse. I don't find any of it funny at all and jen is starting to annoy me now.
Thank heavens for the short runtime.
(The pain is real)
I enjoyed the episode, but all the Meghan Thee Stallion scenes were totally lost on me. Here in the Netherlands most people (including me) don't even know who she is and I think that will be the same for a lot of other European countries.
I fucking hate this show with my entire being. Stupid ass plot(s) and the decision to have forth wall breaking must be the stupidest choice ever. The fact the run time of every episode is so short starts to be a blessing.
This seems to be going nowhere quickly. The first episode made it seem promising but other than something to pass the time, there's not much substance, or plot. I've reached the point of just wanting to see how it ends and ties into the greater MCU.
The more this goes on the less it's my thing. It's not bad, it has it's funny moments, but doesn't go much past passable entertainment IMO.
From a comic authenticity perspective, the approach really works, it's just not so much my thing. For me this is the lowest MCU series so far, along with Falcon & The Winter Soldier. I'm finding the CGI really hard to get past in a lot of the scenes, this has really gone downhill since the first episode - lip sync is way off and movement flow is sometimes really unnatural.
All the above being said, the scene where Pugliese puts Jen on the stand to testify for her former colleague was the moment of the series for me.
I don't know how is this relevant or what it is trying to accomplish. I gave the benefit of doubt for 2 whole episodes even after reading how people were downvoting it before it the first episode even came out.
I'm a few minutes in and the 4th wall was broken in such a bad and forced way I absolutely lost interest in it. I'm just going to "watch" as a mean to fall asleep.
Writers knew exactly the reaction this show would get online from 'those' fans and wrote it into episode 3. Flawless.
what even is this show? ally mcbeal with green skin?
She Hulk or how to try and fail to do what they did so good invincible title credits.
She-Hulk twerking tells you all you need to know about how bad this show is
I wish they would use orchestral music for the credits and not this Hip Hop crap. Those "songs", noise would be a better word, were terrible.
Very painful to watch and the jokes aren't even funny! They made this show a comedic relief just like Thor: Love and Thunder can't they do anything serious anymore? What even is the story anyway? There's no real plot it's just joke after joke and a few cameo appearances.
Who is Megan Thee Stallion? Is she popular in the USA?
3 episodes in I have to say the hate for this show is kinda forced. I can understand not gelling with the procedural vibes or the humour but the vitriol i saw about it in 2022 had me convinced this show was scum of the earth pure garbage when it's just light fun.
its the exact type of superheros in mundane sincaroes media i absolutely ate UP in my Avengers fanfic days in middle school and given the continued popularity for this type of storytelling (see the insane readership of Wayne Family Adventures) I think there's a mass audience for this. maybe its not the exact four quadrant blockbuster audience the movies are going for but its there.
I had a good time with this episode. It fits in the marvel universe while not trying to do anything super. It’s just a dumb comedy and I enjoyed it.
she-hulk twerking with megan theeeeeeeeeeeeeee stallion was not something i needed to see today
I don't think some people are not getting the jokes in this; but that's alright, I don't get the joke of watching one show over and over again either!
WCU Wong Cinematic Universe! He’s the one who holds the mcu together
A 10 for Megan Thee Stallion
'Thor's inspirational speeches are not admissible in court.' skahsjak
Still not over the hilarity of this episode
Yeah I didn’t rush to see the twerking episode. Plus why did Jameela Jamil (The Good Place) get second billing ? She was quickly beat up and never shown again, in the first episode.
After seeing the episode. The twerking scene is in the credits. So it doesn’t kill the episode itself.
:white_check_mark:89% = :thumbsup_tone2:8 :thumbsdown_tone2:1 = Great!
:white_check_mark:GREAT: 4
:pray_tone2:GOOD: 4
:expressionless:DISAPPOINTING: 1
Episode 3 puts a surprising focus on supporting characters in Jen's law firm and their cases, thus truly delivering on the show's initial premise. This is the episode most centred on Jen's work yet, with less focus on her character. There's more fun fourth-wall breaking coupled with genuinely funny gags. Also a plus for the deeper connections to previous MCU projects. (+5)
Tatiana Maslany and Tim Roth are on top form here, with Roth stealing every single scene and the entire Abomination hearing made hilarious thanks to them. Megan Thee Stallion is a running gag (and subplot) here, and everything revolving around her is the only thing I found somewhat weak. (+2, -1)
The big thing of the episode is the She-Hulk vs. The Wrecking Crew fight at the end, which kind of appears out of nowhere but is fun nonetheless. (+1).
I would watch this same basic episode of television so many times before it became old. This show could easily be what Agents of Shield tried and really walk through the MCU as a companion long term.
That legal defense. That crappy demolition team
Anyone who dislikes this show is weird to me. It is pure fun. The comedy is really good. I was dying laughing numerous times. The show also provides a pretty interesting grounded look into the MCU for a more regular person. This is pretty easily becoming my favorite MCU series of the year.
Everything worked pretty well as usual until the 4 ill-prepared thieves showed up which downgraded the episode slightly.
Granted Marvel not good with the Plot in their shows, unlike easy to get behind characters and easy going versions of original genres of certain tv shows. So maybe it should worry me more, but so far... it's alright.
And I thought that the famous person was a fictional one. Post-credits scene indicated that it wasn't the case... well, maybe it would have worked better if I knew who it was. Oh, well.
Wait...is this show actually good? From the MCU? Yes. While Loki and FATWS were more serious about the heroics of their heroes this is much more regular show about a lawyer who's also a hero. And while Daredevil is also that, that was also a very serious show. I'm enjoying how lightweight this show is and while I don't know what the end goal of the show is (other than to be an origin story) I'm not unhappy with the progress. Hawkeye, while I love the hero, felt a bit plain and this feels better. I liked the A/B story for no reason other than that it was fun, the Megan Thee Stallion cameo, and the lawyering portion of the episode. The only part I felt was odd was the actual fight - felt very uncoordinated and fake. Those of us who are unhappy with how casual and comedical this show is, or is trying to be, need to realize that Marvel has always been the serious at serious times and funny all the rest type of canon. DC is where you go for the dark undertones control the plot type of situation.
I'm loving the tv show, and Tatiana is delivering it! While I felt the twerking scene in the post scene was unnecessary, it's still in character.
A bit better I'd say, but, ffs, it gets really annoying sometimes. The whole Abomination hearing was good. But the 4th wall breaks and the comedy gets really in the way in what could be a pretty effective and somewhat deep show. But, of course, it'd have to be framed a lot better too.
And stop trying to respond to controversy surrounding it. It's better that way. The only hard fall from Marvel Studios was after Iron Man 1. I'd say anyone that didn't realize MCU was plagued with terrible scripts and bad narratives since the beginning is really a doofus.
this was so fun lol and i loved that cameo!!
Not a bad episode. Kinda fun. The mid-credits scene is the best part. Absolutely LOL-ed.
31 comments and nobody has even mentioned the awesomeness of the Wrecking Crew finally being part of the MCU! I LOVED that group of baddies as a kid, and they're always hilariously stupid with their schemes.
Story wise this episode feels a lot like a classic Byrne She-Hulk comic, fourth wall breaks and dumb villains galore!
Fun fact: both wrecking crew and Titania were part of the original secret wars back in '84. Wonder if they'll join in on the fun coming up in a few years time?
1x03: *7.0/10*
Finally, a She-Hulk episode that actually holds my interest. Even though the show is clearly catered to a specific audience, this particular episode is surprisingly accessible.
In contrast to the other episodes, which appeared to be going in a variety of different directions while also being quite preachy, this one has relatively modest stakes and stays on course the whole time. I like how they handled the Abomination, or perhaps I should say Emil Blonsky, because he is obviously a reformed man. The manner Baron Zemo was explored in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" is reminiscent of this, and it was successful then and is successful now. While providing fan service, it also sheds new information on their personalities and motivations.
I get that it's supposed to be a comedy, but the parole hearing scene and Wong's cameo were mostly a miss, and the show's rationale often seems too infantile for my taste. Speaking about cameos, I could have done without Megan Thee Stallion's cameo, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that the show is aiming for a specific audience, and the scene in which She-Hulk and Megan twerk together is further evidence of that. This topic is best left unexplored.
While it may have worked for the other MCU shows, where most of the characters had already had some form of development, Jennifer Walters' lack of development in this show stands out because it is our first introduction to her. The audience hasn't seen much of Jennifer on screen to connect with her or feel sympathy for her besides her best friend, who, let's be honest, doesn't seem quite right in the head telling us how great Jennifer is. She also seems rather plain, which may be a symptom of acting inadequacy, but given that seasoned pro Tatiana Maslany leads the main role, it's the script's fault. For instance, when a group tried to attack her out at the end, I didn't feel much of anything, which I'm very certain wasn't the impression the writers were going for. After three episodes, it's clear that whoever is in charge of writing needs to revisit character development. The breaking of the fourth wall also feels forced and derivative of Deadpool and Fleabag, both of which did it better. Despite my lack of fondness for Fleabag, I found that it skilfully managed to break the fourth wall.
Despite being made by one of the wealthiest studios in the world, the show is bogged down by nearly insufferable writing and unlifelike CGI. If the show's creators can learn from this episode, though, there is still reason to be hopeful. By now, it should be obvious that the show is aiming for a niche audience; perhaps the days of Marvel producing content to which practically anybody could connect, regardless of their colour, sexual orientation, or political beliefs, are over.
I have only laughed once so far and it was with the fistbump-handshake mixed up, lol
Episodes are getting better. This episode was interesting showed growth. Honestly for all the fourth wall about how this isn't a feature show. I think it's too much. The show doesn't feel like a feature show and I only think that every time there's a fourth wall break to get my attention just to say it's not a feature show. It's one of the few things I think the show has done unequivocally right. Based on trailers and scenes to come as well as what we have so far I'm not sitting here thinking about whose gonna show up next on She-Hulk and even when I do think that. I'm not thinking about it as it's not She-Hulk's show.
Tatiana is an actress I enjoy. I don't really think she's gotten to sink her teeth into this yet but it's a comedy show her style has to adapt and basically SHE is doing okay. Her CGI is less good but :shrug:.
The pacing is still awful. This one wasn't AS bad as the others but the Disney MCU shows suck at being shows. They're really just chopped up movies and obviously all over their pacing. I wish they'd give these shows more time to breath. We had a complete story there were hulk parts, there were law parts, there were cameo parts. It was just an excellent episode until they injected another storyline right in the cooldown which again throws off the pacing. These shows should be about 4 episodes longer and have an extra two months of time gap so they can polish up their CGI which wasn't bad this episodes. Blonsky's Abomination looks better than Walter's She-Hulk but that's both the time put into his model, the lack of time put into hers and the decisions made about what kind of She-Hulk this show is gonna look like. I maintain their model is awful but bad character design doesn't make the show itself bad.
Fun fact I know who/what Megan Thee Stallion is but I literally couldn't pick her out of a lineup to save my sister's life. I knew she was in a cameo and i got spoiled for the end credit scene visually on twitter so when that black lawyer came in I assumed that was Megan. For all the talk about her joining the MCU and how she wants to go into acting like Latifa and Cube I kinda assumed she would have a role. She has a microcameo. Barely worth talking about seriously. But looks like she had fun so more power to her. I got nothing against her. I know the Tory Lanez story. She's loyal and deserves better just in general from everyone.
This show is so much fun --- loyal to the original source of Dan Slott's great series... batting 3 out of 3 so far!
yadiyadiyadiyadiyadiyadiyadiyadi, the short run-time hurts the show, but it still manages to be fun, just need a little time for moments to breath, stuff goes blazing fast
a good episode the only problem is the time, only 20 minutes, really??
CGI aside - cause it really sucked this episode, I'm starting to really like this show. Probably the easiest to watch show since the Disney+ era and the most enjoyable since Loki and that was well over a year ago. The ending was really forced, though a throwaway line finally inserts some mystery into the show. Though tbh, I don't need an antagonist or a villain - could just watch the procedural week-to-week, and I don't like those kind of shows. Good stuff here.
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I thought this was perhaps the worst episode yet.