Finally receiving a new addition to the Hulk family, Jessica Gao She-Hulk: Lawyer was released as part of MCU Phase 4. It stars Tatiana Maslany as the titular character and sees the return of Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/ Hulk and Tim Roth as Abomination.
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It follows the journey of Jennifer Waters as she learns to live with being both a lawyer and a superpowered green giant. Jessica Gao had teased a different format for the Marvel show, attempting a more self-aware approach.
Spoilers ahead
Reception of the new Hulk production
Given the hype behind the show and it’s the Hulk’s only solo production since The Incredible Hulk in 2008, many were riding on the show. Unfortunately, many fans were disappointed with the first episode.
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Amidst all the reviews, fans found the protagonist to be hard to like and the pacing was all over the place. Even though the origin story was placed in the first episode, many struggled to get to know the character.
References redeem the show
As is common for any Marvel production, She-Hulk: Lawyer is also filled with references to other Marvel movies and shows, setting up future productions as well. Many have tracked down the references on the show for redeeming it.
Love at first sight ? World War Hulk? Wolverine?Shang-Chi Link? Link to the Eternals? all in one episode? #SheHulk is killing it so far, episode 2 was amazing and i’m sorry for the people who don’t watch it.
— Fred (@fredjeremyrusso) August 25, 2022
If you somehow hate She-Hulk, despite establishing the Thunderbolts, setting up World War Hulk, with a nod to Ruffalo’s redesign, being extremely funny and having fucking of WONG in it, you’re just sexist.
— At_Witts_End (@at_witts) August 25, 2022
Of all the references, the ones that stood out were Wolverine, Eternals, and Shang Chi. Ever since Hugh Jackman left as Wolverine, fans have been waiting for a new cast.
Is World War Hulk Confirmed?
Although Mark Ruffalo is the most popular and current actor to play the Hulk, he hasn’t starred in a standalone movie about his character. While fans were excited about the She-Hulk show, many still wanted to see the actor explore Bruce Banner in his own film.
Now I’m really curious what the Hulk story arc in She-Hulk will be. Maybe some kind of iteration of World War Hulk or Planet Hulk.#SheHulk #SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw pic.twitter.com/aqPPdFHX2S
– 2 DREX 2 FURIOUS (@drreexxx_pt2) August 25, 2022
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Spoilers for She-Hulk Episode 2
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WAIT HULK RETURNING TO SAKAAR OH MY GOD WORLD WAR HULK WILL REALLY HAPPEN #SheHulk pic.twitter.com/7ipkiE2Fwt– Jack (-_•) // she-hulk spoilers (@captaincupkicks) August 25, 2022
She-Hulk Ep. 2 spoilers
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Are they really about to give us a World War Hulk movie?! Otherwise, we’re at least getting a good adaptation of Planet Hulk 😱 #SheHulk pic.twitter.com/a2xWVkKeSW— Joshua Chenault (@joshuachenault1) August 25, 2022
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She-Hulk continues to be awesome and yeah Hulk World War is happening
— ⛄️ (@MxLgEli) August 25, 2022
Of all the references in She-Hulk, one of them that fans are excited about is World War Hulk. At the end of Episode 2, we see Hulk sitting on a spaceship and on his way back to Sakaar. In the comics, he becomes World War Hulk after absorbing radiation from Planet Sakaar and growing stronger.
Source: Twitter
