She-Hulk and Titania fight in court
The previous episode of She-Hulk ended with Jen Walters being served with a trademark lawsuit by Titania. In She Hulk episode 5 this lawsuit is finally coming to court. We also see Titania launch her brand of makeup and skincare cosmetics under the name She-Hulk. Titania really is the superpowered influencer she claimed to be. In addition, this episode responds to some very important issues regarding copyright laws for the names of superheroes and the private lives of these people. So, let’s see what exactly happened between the two.
She-Hulk has a new lawyer
In the first few minutes, we see the lawyer who will represent She-Hulk. It’s none other than his fellow GLK and H, Mallory Book. She’s an absolute badass and keeps things very real even with Jen. She’s fierce, fearless, and a damn good lawyer of course. Mallory also makes sarcastic comments about Jen being outwitted by an influencer. She makes it clear that she is in charge and that Jen will just have to sit still and be a good client, not a lawyer.
Mallory and Jen counterattack Titania
Jen’s attorney, Mallory, comes up with the idea of counter-suiting Titania as a show of force. His plan was simple. They would establish that Jen was using the She-Hulk name long before it was trademarked and now Titania is simply enjoying the publicity She-Hulk has already received.
First court hearing
Jen and Mallory walk into court as Titania naturally gets her photo clicked while super dressed for court. She taunts Jen by calling her Shrek, which sounds cute for her mean influencer personality. Mallory Book makes her opening statement and she absolutely kills it. She explains how the name She-Hulk was given by the public to Jen and was never used until Jen’s Hulk appeared. While the opposition argues that Jen was never interested in the name She-Hulk, Mallory Book applauds. She shows the clip from the news interview Jen did where she talked about the name She-Hulk. However, Book has to prove that Jen is using the name and don’t worry, she will.
Jen Walters offers their defense
While talking to Nikki over lunch, Jen realizes that she has used the name She-Hulk a lot and has even gone on dates after opening a dating profile on Matcher with that same name. This would establish a pattern and all of her previous dates would act as witnesses.
In court again
Titania is still so extra and fabulous. Meanwhile, all of Jen’s dates are sitting in the back of the courtroom. We also get some hilarious information about Jen’s Matcher profile. Her about me section described her as Nasty, Green, and Straight in those jeans. His response to what you look for in a partner was even funnier. She wrote a strong back and a reinforced king-size bed. This seems pretty on point as we’ve already seen Jen smash a bed when she transformed into She-Hulk after Banner woke her up with an air horn.
Then we have the testimonials which are just as disastrous as the dates. The first guy calls it a hard tryout, the fan guy was just scary, and the last guy talked about their big, intense date. The court rules in favor of Jennifer Walters! Yippee! Mallory Book takes another big W.
The episode solves the mystery of the mark
This episode shows that superheroes don’t necessarily need to register their names. As long as they’re using the name in a professional capacity and there are multiple instances of the media calling them that, they’re good to go. In this way, superheroes can also maintain their privacy and secrecy regarding their true identity. Especially when it comes to supers like Spider-Man who can’t quite protect the name himself as Peter Parker because that would give away his identity. It’s also a pretty neat take on the little issues superheroes might face, something fans don’t see much of in bigger MCU projects.
