She-Hulk

2022 - 8 - 18

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1 Avengers: Age of Ultron Line Secretly Set Up She-Hulk Episode 1 (The Direct)

Bruce's living situation in the series premiere of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was actually set up in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

[Jameela Jamil, who plays Titania](https://thedirect.com/article/she-hulk-jameela-jamil-titania-episodes). [Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://thedirect.com/tags/she-hulk-series/) drops new episodes on Thursdays on Disney+, with the next one arriving on Thursday, August 25. In Episode 1 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, it's revealed that Bruce Banner has his own little hideaway in a remote portion of Mexico. All's well that ends well though, because the brawl eventually dies down, with Bruce recognizing that Jen has far greater control over her powers than he himself did for a long time. He has gone from a giant, rage-filled brute with a propensity for large-scale destruction to the quieter, more reserved Smart Hulk, a fusion of both the Banner and Hulk halves. It's in the premiere episode that audiences learn quite a bit about how the Hulk actually works and what triggers transformations.

"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" proves that in the MCU, true comedy is a ... (Salon)

In a genre that takes itself too seriously, Tatiana Maslany's super-powered attorney proves women have more fun. By Melanie McFarland ...

["Orphan Black"](https://www.salon.com/2017/06/10/come-together-right-now-orphan-black-sets-the-stage-for-its-final-season/) proved her expertise in holding an assortment of personalities in her body at the same time, which makes managing her hero's duality a breeze. ](https://www.salon.com/2018/07/22/the-house-that-belonged-to-the-brady-bunch-is-on-the-market-with-a-listing-of-nearly-1-9-million/) Ali, a stand-up comedian who cut her teeth on writing for [Mindy Kaling](https://www.salon.com/2012/09/24/mindy_kalings_entitlement_project/)'s series adaptation of "Four Weddings and a Funeral," shepherded the first season of "Ms. But Jennifer Walters is inherently comical because of the preposterous nature of her existence, both concerning the humans and superhumans she deals with and the weirdness of being an ambitious woman who's good at what she does. "Pickle Rick" travels a tonal spectrum between utter ludicrousness and dead-sober epiphany, and it hits the mark not despite its core absurdity, but because of it. Wanda Maximoff created her sitcom bubble to escape dread and sadness, the same reason we turn to those brisk and digestible shows in times of distress. Marvel"](https://www.salon.com/topic/ms_marvel) is more of a comedy than a drama. – that this is her show, not a cameo train for Bruce's Smart Hulk (Ruffalo) or the Abomination (Tim Roth), and especially not everybody's favorite [Sorcerer Supreme Wong (Benedict Wong).](https://www.salon.com/2021/07/10/black-widow-marvel-wronged-natasha/) Kamala Khan comes from [ a close-knit family headed by loving parents](https://www.salon.com/2022/06/10/ms-marvel-and-the-dawn-of-the-strict-tv-supermom/) and has a supportive community behind her. First, it must showcase all the ways that She-Hulk is the match to Banner's Smart Hulk, if not fundamentally better than him because she's a woman. [Black Widow.](https://www.salon.com/2021/07/10/black-widow-marvel-wronged-natasha/)" Bisha K. Bruce does, but her colleagues and the rest of the public don't, especially after she's urged to hulk out to confront

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In Marvel's She-Hulk, power means letting its women take up space (Vox)

For Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), that query comes quite literally as she's gifted with the powers of a Hulk. To be a Hulk — like her cousin, Bruce Banner ...

Her new powers have made clear how unfairly she’s been treated, and now she has the ability to do something about it. Good for She-Hulk for being the first MCU superhero to use her powers for horniness. But her new success brings to light the way Jen has been continually overlooked and taught to undercut herself. One is about recognizing what you owe other people; the other is about recognizing what we owe ourselves. If given the choice to live a superhero’s life, she would ask if it offered health care (the Avengers famously do not). Perhaps I’m naive, but I’d hope that someone tuning into She-Hulk and wanting to enjoy it would know that cat-calling a woman on the street is not good behavior. In the first four episodes critics were given, there are plots in which Jen has to figure out the legal ramifications of supervillain parole or how to serve a cease and desist to unlicensed magic users. We’ll see how far Marvel wants to go in examining the sexist world She-Hulk pushes back against. That’s all not to mention the duty, and burden, of using his abilities to protect and save the defenseless. If someone threw out the idea of the endless, At the start, Jen is content in her circumscribed life. She’s proud of her work in the DA’s office.

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She-Hulk Confirms Steve Rogers Uses America's Ass for Good (Vulture)

The first episode of Marvel's 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' on Disney+ has a running bit of Jennifer Walters trying to figure out if Captain America had sex.

At the beginning of the episode, Bruce is being generally unhelpful to the investigation, which [can be seen in a clip](https://twitter.com/imdb/status/1557758865827155970?s=21&t=EFisysX2Sb5ZcEc653RRTw). [far](https://twitter.com/captaincupkicks/status/1560166639701745665?s=20&t=nOV0rDT_z_XEYLH2Yp-CrQ) and [wide](https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers/comments/wrcczf/comment/iksnnla/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), as they should. A running gag in the newly released first episode of the [Disney+ ](https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/482924/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fwelcome%2Fsubscribe-now&subid1=Vulture%20&subId2=[]vu[p]cl6z3dgjn0000b8n604i6uvl2[u]1[t]w[d]D[z]m)series [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/marvel-she-hulk-attorney-at-law-disney-plus-trailer-details.html) out weekly, shows the illustrious She-Hulk, a.k.a. After all, when the actor playing Cap is Chris Evans, who caused an innumerable amount of gay awakenings with [a bottle of whipped cream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ4JyQyHmEY), it’d be a waste not to go there. [the MCU](https://www.vulture.com/article/best-marvel-tv-shows-ranked.html)? She-Hulk’s got a few tricks up her sleeve and, in a mid-credits sequence, pretends to be sad and drunk to force He-Hulk to admit that Cap lost his virginity “in 1943 to a woman on the USO tour.” Walters celebrates, revealing she wasn’t drunk and shouting “Captain America fu–” before she gets cut off by the credits.

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No, She-Hulk Wasn't Lying About Captain America's Sex Life (Gizmodo)

She-Hulk's head writer Jessica Gao explains that the end credits scene came from Kevin Feige.

As hinted at in the interview, Cap’s first time won’t be the last time fan-favorite topics are going to be discussed on She-Hulk. Also, that he was okay—obviously—with the amazing, meme-worthy “Captain America fucks!” scream that ends the scene. It was Kevin Feige who not only didn’t discourage Gao from exploring the sex life of Captain America—he also supplied the very specific bit of information that Cap lost his virginity in 1943 on the USO Tour. Bruce and Jen are drinking and, well, Bruce tells Jen the truth about big Cap and his little Cap. In fact, all four of the episodes we’ve seen have them.) We flash back to the cousins in Mexico. Things the fans talk about.

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Is Captain America a virgin? 'She-Hulk' solves this Marvel mystery. (The Washington Post)

She-Hulk gets to the bottom of the Captain America virginity rumor, which has epitomized the lack of onscreen romance for Marvel superheroes.

[The Batman](https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/03/04/batman-robert-pattinson-dc/?itid=lk_inline_manual_23),” Adam West and his multiple Catwomen in the 1960s, and Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in “Superman” prove there’s plenty of romantic appeal in superhero movies. “ [WandaVision’s](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/01/15/wandavision-disney-plus-marvel-studios/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)” Scarlet Witch ( [Elizabeth Olsen](https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/05/11/elizabeth-olsen-doctor-strange-wanda/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)) and Vision (Paul Bettany) started off in the 1950s sleeping in separate beds like an “I Love Lucy” episode. Remember that time Bucky (Sebastian Stan) flirted with Sam’s (Anthony Mackie) sister in “ [The Falcon and the Winter Soldier](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/04/24/falcon-winter-soldier-finale-captain-america/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)?” No? [Hawkeye](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/11/24/hailee-steinfeld-hawkeye-disney-marvel/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21)” series? The Captain responds, “That bad, huh?” [Hayley Atwell](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/03/agent-carter-once-wary-of-a-comic-book-role-theater-sprung-british-star-hayley-atwell-takes-her-marvel-character-to-the-next-stage/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11)), which led to a kiss before he had to save the world during World War II, crashing a plane into a mountain in the process, and then became a super-popsicle.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Series-Premiere Recap: Better Call Walters (Vulture)

In the new MCU show, Bruce Banner's cousin Jennifer Walters becomes a Hulk, but rather than be a superhero, she wants to keep being a lawyer.

The IRL actor and fictional Jen share a love of eating • Jen’s origin story is a bit different here than it is in the comics. This makes sense to me, and not in a #girlboss or “girls mature faster” or “backward and in heels” kind of way. In the post-credits scene, Jen fakes being drunk so she can get Bruce plastered and finally learn the dirty deets about Captain Rogers — who Bruce confirms hooked up with a girl on the USO tour back in the 1940s. Back in the present in Los Angeles, Jen is ready to nail her closing argument in the case against GLK&H. The third time she transforms, she retains her mind and memory and doesn’t need to be talked to like a wild animal. Eager to train the new green meanie in the family, Bruce assembles a binder of notes to help teach his cuz the ropes and determine what triggers her transformations. She is not super-adept at fighting, but there’s not a lot of finesse to smashing anyway. That prompts our hero to perceive us, turning to the camera and explaining that, as of a few months ago, she is a Hulk, NBD. Pac-Man situation.) One day after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Jen and Bruce are riding in a car together. This causes her to Hulk out and black out a second time. If you need a refresher on a decade of MCU history to make sense of the premiere, I’ve got you covered.

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'She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law' explained: Bruce Banner, Nikki Ramos (Los Angeles Times)

The 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' team — including Jessica Gao, Kat Coiro, Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo — break down the series' key relationships.

“As actors, they were bonding about all of these technical aspects that they have to deal with” in the motion capture suit, says Coiro. “He thinks somehow he’s going to mansplain what it is to be the Hulk to her, and she ends up teaching him just as much as he’s trying to teach her, if not more,” says Ruffalo. Because Jen’s origin story involves Banner, “She-Hulk” allows the genius scientist to show new sides of his life through his interactions with his cousin. And from the first episode, “She-Hulk” does not shy away from addressing how women like Jen live with constant pressure to control their rage and fear in a way that men like Banner do not have to. “In so many things, even when they have loving friends, someone’s stabbing someone in the back at some point, and it’s so unnecessary,” says Gonzaga. “There’s a real fun antagonism there.” And yet, when you present so differently, when you are suddenly green and gigantic and every eye in the room turns to you when you walk in through a door, you do modulate your personality.” And Gonzaga sidesteps the answer like a true MCU pro when questioned about whether Nikki has any secrets or powers of her own. Below are some of Jen’s key relationships introduced in “She-Hulk” so far. [Mark Ruffalo](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-07/mark-ruffalo-derek-cianfrance-i-know-this-much-is-true-hbo), quoting head writer Jessica Gao, is “how horny-forward [the story] is” compared to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he shares with a laugh. “It was effortless to be friends with her … Despite gaining the ability to transform into a powerful, giant, green version of herself, though, Walters insists she will keep living the same life she did before the accident.

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'She-Hulk' Star Tatiana Maslany Talks Breaking the MCU's Fourth ... (Hollywood Reporter)

She-Hulk Attorney at Law star Tatiana Maslany relishes breaking Marvel Studios' fourth wall before Deadpool makes his way into the.

And it’s not necessarily something that she comes to in the snap moment that it takes for her to become a Hulk. It was total play and total imagination time, in a way, and when do adults get to do that? It’s as meta as you can possibly get, and what’s more meta than discussing the fact that the Hulk in [The Incredible Hulk, 2008] was played by a totally different actor? That’s the reason I took this part. So I got to bring that to this character, She-Hulk, and explore her in a more internal way. As much as her transformation is outwardly visible, her internal stays the same, and so that’s a bit of a difference. In general, when you first left Orphan and you went on to play just one character, was it jarring at first? He’s just so great, and the only thing he ever did was make me feel like whatever I was doing was correct. Do Jen Walters and She-Hulk feel like a walk in the park compared to that previous experience? But at the same time, Orphan Black allowed me such a playground to stretch these muscles of differentiating character and make me feel that there was so much possibility in what any one person can be. I just wanted to beat [Deadpool],” Maslany jokes to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s quite fitting since She-Hulk got the fourth-wall jump on the Merc with a Mouth in the comics, too.

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She-Hulk: Marvel Studios Demanded 1 Thing for Daredevil's Return (The Direct)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is set to feature the return of Charlie Cox's Daredevil. The Disney+ series marks the second appearance of the character in the ...

Moreover, it's also a step in the right direction that Marvel gave freedom to She-Hulk's creative team to use Daredevil. [teased the "amazing" return of Cox's Marvel hero](https://thedirect.com/article/daredevil-charlie-cox-she-hulk-return) in the series, noting that fans will be "really happy" about his comeback. This ongoing confusion has been the main topic of discussion among fans heading to She-Hulk's premiere, leading to various debates and speculation about the matter. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://thedirect.com/tags/she-hulk-series/) is set to feature the return of Charlie Cox's Daredevil. It’s kind of like they get to take a comedy vacation in our show and then they can go back and do their serious stuff again.” “The one thing that I didn’t have control of was the suit.

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She-Hulk Episode 1 Hidden QR Code Revealed (Comicbook.com)

Thursday brought the premiere of the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and it's safe to say that the episode is changing the ways fans look at the ...

"For me, it was John Byrne's run that A, made me fall in love with the character in the first place but B, I consider that like and most people do, this is nothing new, it's the iconic She-Hulk run, you know, and he was the one who introduced the fourth wall breaking and kind of the meta nature of this character and how she was self-aware and knew she was in comics," Gao revealed. [follows Jennifer Walters as she navigates the complicated life](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-she-hulk-attorney-at-law-billboard-times-square/) of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk. [In keeping up with a precedent set by previous episodes of](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ms-marvel-hidden-qr-code-free-comic/) Moon Knight and Ms. A QR code shown around 6 minutes into the episode, as Jen is entering a bar bathroom after accidentally transforming into She-Hulk for the first time, leads fans to [a free digital copy of her first comic appearance](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-disney-plus-origin-different-comics/) in Savage She-Hulk #1. Marvel, the first episode of She-Hulk contained a blink-and-you'll-miss-it Easter egg giving fans a chance to check out that Marvel history. [In addition to some surprising ties to existing MCU lore](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-iron-man-hulk-premiere-teases-during-the-blip/), [the episode brought a worthy introduction](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-episode-1-fans-thrilled/) to Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany), a character who has had her own complicated and unique story in the pages of Marvel Comics.

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Mark Ruffalo didn't warn Chris Evans about <em>She-Hulk</em ... (EW.com)

'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' finally answers the question of whether Captain America died a virgin — and Mark Ruffalo didn't warn Chris Evans about it.

"And I was like, 'You have the answer, and we can tell everyone?' And he was like, 'Yeah.' So this is Marvel canon. She loved how Jen is obsessed with Captain America's virginity because "it's the human side of him, the real side, the thing that she would [relate to]." "We didn't set out thinking that we were going to be able to answer it," Gao tells EW. In that vein of that question, there's a lot more Easter eggs like that throughout the season. But the actress admits she had no idea this was something Marvel fans have been wondering for years, adding, "I love that that's how everybody's thinking. "That's all the human stuff that we don't get to [usually see]," he says. But it turns out no one warned Captain America himself that a very personal piece of his history was about to be broadcast to the world. "What's great about this show is that we get to see them as just human beings and what their lives are and what those histories are. The cat's out of the bag." as the scene abruptly cuts, and now that piece of very vital information is cemented in the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever. An annoyed Bruce decides to put an end to her rambling by disclosing a shocking piece of information he's been sitting on for years: "Steve Rogers is not a virgin. On its own, it's a brilliantly meta bit that calls out the legions of fans who debated that very topic for years (before Avengers: Endgame revealed that Steve ended up with Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter, thanks to some time travel).

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Chris Evans Reacts to She-Hulk's Naughty Steve Rogers Reveal (The Direct)

Chris Evans shared his funny reaction to a major reveal about his Captain America character in the She-Hulk Disney+ series.

It's also appropriate that Bruce Banner was the one who confirmed Steve Rogers' virginity status. Some are heavily speculating that the woman was She-Hulk: Attorney at Law's latest reveal blew everyone away, and it's only fitting that Chris Evans joined the hype. While Walters appears convinced that Rogers is not a virgin anymore, Banner played coy about the matter. This answer to this question has long been speculated by Marvel fans, and recently, [Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was the one who actually unveiled](https://thedirect.com/article/kevin-feige-captain-america-virginity-mcu) the answer to the writers.

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She-Hulk: Jameela Jamil Spoils Which Episodes Titania Becomes ... (The Direct)

She-Hulk's Jameela Jamil revealed when her character of Titania becomes more prominent in the show.

She talks a lot in the show about a woman’s patience and I think I know all of her buttons to press. We’re trying to call people in to just see the truth.” "Think I’m around Episode 5 and 6 is when I really come in and ‘fork shirt up,’ is the way that we would say it at The Good Place. But I got to do all my stunts pretty much myself! We want men on our side and I think that’s why the relationship between Jen and the Hulk is so important to show that we are looking for that comradery. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://thedirect.com/tags/she-hulk-series/).

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Jameela Jamil's Titania is a Powerful Marvel Villain in She-Hulk (menshealth.com)

Jameela Jamil appears in Episode 1 of 'She-Hulk'. Here's who she plays and what you should know about Titania.

She defeats the woman and we see police officers handcuffing her and taking her away. Bullied throughout her childhood, Mary always wanted to gain powers and fame. [Marvel,](https://www.marvel.com/characters/titania-mary-macpherran) in the comics Mary McPherran is Titania, a supervillain who gained powers after a run-in with Doctor Doom. Jamil plays Tahani Al-Jamil, a delusional and wealthy socialite who also met her untimely end. But as she’s about to give her closing argument for a career-making case, a woman suddenly bursts into the courtroom and begins destroying the place. Still, Bruce stresses to Jen that she can’t go back to the way things were before she became a Hulk.

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She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Finally Explains Bruce Banner Reverting ... (Cinema Blend)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has premiered on Disney+, and the first episode explained why Bruce Banner reverted to being a human and why he's back to being ...

Our guides of [upcoming Marvel movies](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/upcoming-marvel-movies-release-dates-phase-4-67944.html) and [upcoming Marvel TV shows](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2488233/upcoming-marvel-tv-shows-coming-to-disney-plus) are readily available for fans to look through and learn what other MCU stories are on the way. Unlike Bruce though, Jennifer is still able to switch between her human and Hulk selves naturally, as well as has the benefit of retaining her personality when she’s in She-Hulk form. First and foremost though, this is a She-Hulk show, and we need to see her be able to handle threats on her own. Fortunately, she was able to easily defeat Jameela Jamil’s Titania at the end of this episode, so this shouldn’t be an issue. This includes Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuting in theaters on November 11, as well as The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and [the untitled Marvel Halloween special (which is expected to introduce Werwolf by Night)](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2572638/marvel-studios-monstrous-hero-werewolf-by-night-disney-halloween-special) also hitting the Mouse House's streaming service. Infinity War and Endgame directors [Joe and Anthony Russo may have said that Hulk’s arm damage would be permanent](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2471448/the-russo-brothers-confirm-that-hulks-avengers-endgame-damage-is-permanent), but evidently the creative minds at Marvel Studios felt differently and decided to take steps to undo that scorching, which brings us to how Smart Hulk reentered the picture. Jennifer Walters certainly isn’t lacking in opportunities to cross over with familiar Marvel characters, as we’ll be soon be seeing her interact with Tim Roth’s Emil Blonsky/Abomination, Benedict Wong’s Wong and Well, good new, Marvel fans, the first episode of Disney+'s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law not only provided an explanation for why Bruce reverted to being a human, it also delved into why he's back to being Smart Hulk. Given that Bruce's arms device was blinking after the car crash, it appears that it was either partially or completely damaged, thus explaining why he reverted to Hulk form. The origin story portion of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s premiere episode, “A Normal Amount of Rage,” began with showing Bruce Banner on a road trip with his cousin, Jennifer Walters, played by Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany. During the five-year gap between Thanos’ snap and the Mad Titan’s genocide being undone, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce found a way to combine his intelligence and personality with Hulk’s physique, and Smart Hulk was born! Bruce was going over this simply because Jennifer had asked what he’d been up to, but hey, we Marvel Cinematic Universe fans appreciate the explanation!

'She-Hulk': Who is the super villain in the show? (Deseret News)

“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” is rated TV-14. Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) isn't an ordinary superhero. Instead of relying on her Hulk-like abilities, ...

Later, Doctor Doom offered the two of them powers in exchange for help. Blonsky infused his blood with Banner’s blood to level up, turning him into the Abomination. [Distractify](https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-the-villain-in-she-hulk), if “She-Hulk” does bring in the supervillain, he is likely to also appear in the upcoming “Fantastic Four” movie. “Mary, growing at least a foot and a half and gaining the superhuman strength of a mythical titan, decided on the name Titania,” according to a How did she get her abilities? First appearing in the MCU in the “The Incredible Hulk,” Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth), a former special-ops commander, was recruited by Thaddeus Ross (William Hurt) to take down the Hulk.

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She-Hulk's Jameela Jamil plays the hero's rival and most toxic fan (Polygon)

When She-Hulk brings in Jameela Jamil's Titania at the end of episode 1, it seems like she might be a one-off villain. But Titania has a long Marvel ...

In one memorable and oddly moving instance from Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz’s Mighty Thor, Creel even sits down at a diner with Thor himself to convince him to scare Titania straight, to stop her from giving up the law-abiding life and returning to prison. By the time of 1989’s Solo Avengers #14, a chastened Titania was forced to solemnly promise She-Hulk (on pain of thrashing) to go back to jail and leave her alone — a vow which, alas, MacPherran couldn’t quite keep. Titania was never quite able to shake off her childhood sense of mediocrity, and she needs to impress She-Hulk by proving she’s up to her standards. And the only way to do that is by proving that she’s strong enough to pound her into cement. Marvel](https://www.polygon.com/23206902/is-ms-marvel-a-mutant-ending-explained)” Khan, another Marvel character who grew up fannishly obsessed with (and determined to emulate) the feats of caped celebrities. Her escape was to lose herself in stories of larger-than-life superheroes and villains, whom she idolized beyond reasonable limits — even to the point of pretending to be Spider-Woman to impress her friends.

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'She-Hulk' Is Entertaining But Much Too Heavy-Handed (Forbes)

While the first episode dropped today, I've seen the first four, and found the story of Jen Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) pretty enjoyable and at times ...

Sure, it felt a bit fast and that lends to the ‘Mary Sue’ analysis, but I think it was more about expediency than anything. But I remain irritated that modern TV writers seem to think that creating a “strong female character” requires her to be constantly contrasted favorably against the men around her, instead of just existing as an interesting character in her own right. I’m not sold on the show yet but I’m not turned off, either. Some of the stuff that happens to the female characters in this show likely has happened to real women in the real world. I incorporated this into a story I was working on and my creative writing instructor told me it was too unbelievable to work in the context of my story. It just comes atop a pile of unnecessary baggage the show would be better off without. The CGI is fine and as the story progresses we get some interesting new conflicts and cameos. Instead of making us question inequality in the workplace or the dangers of misogyny, we’re given such outrageous examples that in the end we just feel detached from them. And while it may seem, at first blush, like Walters is a bit of a ‘Mary Sue’ in the series premiere—where she can do everything the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) had to spend over a decade learning in a day—we quickly learn that her troubles are far from over, and that her super-powers will lead to some setbacks as well. She may have put up with more annoying men but he’s a superhero almost definitionally angry all the time, whose rage is both his power and his curse. But it’s like that woman in the park telling her toddler she doesn’t love him. When I was younger, we were at zoo and I overheard a frustrated mother say to her young, misbehaving child, “I don’t love you anymore!” It was shocking and terrible, though almost certainly just a reaction from an exhausted and frazzled parent who (one hopes) regretted ever saying it (even if she meant it in that moment).

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Here's How to Watch 'She-Hulk' to See Mark Ruffalo's Hulk & His ... (StyleCaster)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the eighth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after 2021's WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, ...

Here’s [how to subscribe for free](https://stylecaster.com/disney-plus-free-trial/). (Disney Plus costs $7.99 per month, Hulu starts at $6.99 per month and ESPN Plus costs $6.99 per month for a total of $21.97 compared to [The Disney Bundle’s $13.99 per month](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fstart) price.) Disney Plus and ESPN Plus also come free with [Hulu+ With Live TV](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Flive-tv), which costs [$69.99 per month](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Flive-tv). [The New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/ny-she-hulk-tatiana-maslany-20220817-xk7mujrmczeazatlf4tpecvvuu-story.html) about how she relates to Jennifer and her struggles with her emotions. Get More Unlimited, Play More Unlimited, Verizon Plan Unlimited, Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited.) If you have one of these plans, you can sign-up for a free six-month Disney+ subscription (which saves you about $42.) [Click here for Verizon’s FAQ](https://www.verizon.com/support/disney-bundle-faqs/) on how to sign up for its free Disney+ subscription. It’s a really playful big-brother-little-sister dynamic that has a lot of depth to it, and people are definitely going to want to see more of that in the future.” “I mean, what’s so exciting to me is you have this premise of superhuman law firm that kind of lends itself to infinite possibilities,” Coiro said. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/scene/news/tatiana-maslany-she-hulk-sophie-1235342748/) in 2022. So there you have it—a way to watch Disney Plus for free. [$7.99 per month](https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/256585/564546/9358?subId1=SC-&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F) or [$79.99 per year](https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/256585/564546/9358?subId1=SC-&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F) (which saves users about $16 from the monthly price.) Disney Plus is also a part of [The Disney Bundle,](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fstart) which includes [Hulu](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fstart), [Disney Plus](https://stylecaster.com/disney-plus-free-trial/) and [ESPN Plus](https://stylecaster.com/espn-plus-free-trial/) for [$13.99 per month](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fstart) for Hulu with ads and [$19.99 per month](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=t1ZX7*4ybQA&mid=42392&u1=SC-&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fstart) for Hulu with no ads.) The bundle saves users about $8 per month (or 25 percent) from subscribing to each service individually. Like her cousin Bruce Banner (also known as Hulk), Jennifer is also large (6-foot-7-inches tall, to be exact), super strong and green. I think she could annoy you to death.” [RELATED: Click Here For the Best New Binge-Worthy Shows You Haven’t Seen—But Should](https://stylecaster.com/amazon-prime-shows/) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law stars Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters (also known as She-Hulk), a lawyer at the firm Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway (GLK&H), who specializes in cases involving superhumans.

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'She-Hulk' Creator Jessica Gao On Marvel Series Launch Today ... (Deadline)

The Emmy winning creator of Marvel's just debuted first out-&-out comedy reveals how it all came together & where it could be going.

“The beauty of television is we have the time and the space to spend time with the character,” the Emmy-winning EP adds of the [Tatiana Maslany](https://deadline.com/tag/tatiana-maslany/) starring superhero series. Also in the well-paced mix is Good Place vet Jameela Jamil as a costumed influencer (to put it mildly), plus Ginger Gonzaga as Walters/She-Hulk’s BFF and paralegal and fellow superhuman division lawyer Augustus Pugliese, played by Josh Segarra. The EP also gives us a sense where She-Hulk could end up next in potential future seasons and those dual Avengers flicks announced at Comic-Con last month. In that context, the show sees appearances from Mark Ruffalo as the Bruce Banner cousin of Maslany’s Los Angeles lawyer Jennifer Walters, Tim Roth back in his Abomination role from 2008’s The Incredible Hulk movie, and more of Dr. Take a listen to our convo with Jessica this morning here — and yes, there’s more on that Steve Rogers sex talk. [She-Hulk: Attorney At Law](https://deadline.com/tag/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/) creator [Jessica Gao](https://deadline.com/tag/jessica-gao/) of [Marvel](https://deadline.com/tag/marvel/)’s first full-on comedy and first “sex positive” series.

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She-Hulk: 12 MCU Easter Eggs & Hidden Details In Episode 1 (The Direct)

The She-Hulk era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has begun. Tatiana Maslany brings to life one of the most beloved Marvel Comics characters of all time in ...

Shown in the lodge portion of the lab is a place that Bruce has seemingly decorated with trinkets from his past. Stay tuned weekly at The Direct for a full breakdown of Easter eggs in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. The She-Hulk credit sequence that is full of fun MCU tidbits is coming off this list. It is likely that Bruce helped Tony put together the Iron Legion and all of the other safety protocols shown in Avengers 2. Bruce shows Jen the ropes and is quickly proven that Jen is well advanced beyond her years. Bringing the brain and brawn together.” That lab is shown in She-Hulk Episode 1 on a remote private island. [greatest warning he can give](https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-smart-hulk-critics) his new cousin as a new Hulk. Bruce equates this running into Sakaar as them trying to get a message to Hulk and something he needs to check in on later. In that scene, Bruce is seen back in human form after being “Smart Hulk” for the entirety of Avengers: Endgame. That same sling is in She-Hulk Episode 1, along with a device on his wrist that was revealed to be a regulator to prevent any spontaneous hulking. Bruce also mentions other ways that he previously snapped out of his Hulk state, saying, "Usually I fall out of a jet or I get knocked out by a robot and wake up as Banner." Tatiana Maslany brings to life one of the most beloved Marvel Comics characters of all time in Jennifer Walters.

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Will She-Hulk Appear In Avengers: Secret Wars? MCU Producer ... (The Direct)

She-Hulk head writer Jessica Gao addressed Jennifer Walters' Avenger future.

[World War Hulk has long been rumored to be in development at Marvel Studios](https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-hulk-movie-world-war-hulk-plot) with plans to shoot by the end of this year, with reports indicating it will be teased in the Disney+ series. [there's no telling how big her role will be with so many heroes in the picture](https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-5-cast-characters-mcu-10849). She-Hulk appears set to suffer in the same limbo, with no appearances currently confirmed, and Season 2 up in the air for now. there are all these things that are said, some of which are germane to her living in that world and these would be things that are said. Just as the MCU has done previously with other world-ending threats, the blockbuster events are expected to bring together heroes from all corners of the franchises and teams from across the Multiverse. Well, those questions are still in the air, but one MCU producer has some thoughts.

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'She-Hulk' Episode 1 Recap: Marvel Easter Eggs and Post-Credits ... (CNET)

Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo Hulk out in the premier episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, streaming now on Disney Plus. [Spoilers!]

The argument between Jen and Bruce is basically a buildup to the obligatory fight scene. Anyway, Bruce confirms that Steve Rogers lost his virginity in 1943 to a girl on the USO tour. She's only pretending to be drunk, because the major benefit of Hulkdom is that pounding brews is all buzz and no barf. And so we're back to the trial. It's intriguing to see whether the arrival of a fellow Hulk brings out the conflict in Banner. We see a glimpse of this when Bruce smacks Jen off a cliff in a fit of jealousy, but I think that's meant to be funny (perhaps calling back to the " The episode is even called "A Normal Amount of Rage." The spaceship that caused that Hulk fender-bender was a Sakaaran class A courier craft, meaning it came from the planet Sakaar where Banner and Thor worked as gladiators for Jeff Goldblum's Grandmaster in the movie Chronologically, the first fourth wall break actually comes later in the episode and earns a double-take from both Bruce and Jen, a reaction that's Banner was seen wearing the sling in the post-credits scene of [Orphan Black](/culture/entertainment/this-could-be-the-most-underrated-sci-fi-show-on-prime-video/), HBO's Perry Mason and the Broadway show Network. It's also the most broadly comedic entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as ambitious lawyer Jen Walters transforms into a superstrong green giant to battle bad guys (and sexism).

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She-Hulk: Jameela Jamil Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at Her ... (Comicbook.com)

The first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, 'A Normal Amount of Rage,' dropped on Disney+ today and featured some big Marvel Cinematic Universe debuts.

I like the fact that she's a bit curvy, and I like the fact that she's completely unselfconscious. Here is me preparing for the stunt," Jamil shared. Tell us in the comments! During the scene, Jennifer is about to present her case to the jury when Titania bursts through the wall. "SHE HULK IS OUT NOW. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](/category/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/), "A Normal Amount of Rage," [dropped on Disney+ today](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-review-marvel-mcu-disney-plus-tatiana-maslany/) and featured some big Marvel Cinematic Universe debuts.

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'She-Hulk' villain Titania could be hugely important to Avengers ... (Inverse)

'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' Episode 1 ends with the sudden introduction of Titania (Jameela Jamil). Here's what you should know about the Marvel Comics ...

However, Doctor Doom plays noteworthy roles in both versions, which is why it’s so easy to believe that his MCU debut may be just around the corner. Right now, it’s unclear exactly how similar She-Hulk’s version of Titania is to the character’s original comic book incarnation. Even if Doom does make his debut this year, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll have any connection to Jameela Jamil’s Titania. Throughout the rest of Secret Wars, Titania follows Doom’s lead by going head-to-head with several superheroes, including She-Hulk and Spider-Man. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/marvel-she-hulk-attorney-at-law-review-tatiana-maslany-is-incredible) isn’t all that interested in supervillains. While the episode ends with Titania getting arrested, it’s clear that She-Hulk viewers haven’t seen the last of her.

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She-Hulk: Smash or pass? What works and doesn't in Marvel's new ... (CBC.ca)

Are Marvel fans ready for the jade giantess? Eli Glasner runs down what works and doesn't in the new series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, starring Tatiana ...

But if She-Hulk sufferers from anything it's the usual Marvel malady of being unable to fully commit. is one of Maslany's quips to the camera as she introduces us to her world. At it's best She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a gamma-radiated fusion of Boston Legal and L.A. Created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag used the technique to invite viewers into the head space of her character Lulu. She-Hulk wrestling match, but there are times when the technology fails to capture the subtleties of Maslany's performance. Writer and artist John Byrne's 1989 Sensational She-Hulk series introduced a She-Hulk who smashed the fourth wall with abandon. In the first episode alone there seems to be a distracting mixture of hues for the jade giantess. Ruffalo is there as the Obi-Wan of her superhero journey. There are moments it appears She-Hulk is in danger of sliding into the With a gamma-powered leap and a wink, She-Hulk, the latest superhero with a series, has landed. This She-Hulk isn't just a female version of Hulk, but someone who is physically (and perhaps mentally) better at blending her Hulk and human sides. She wants to succeed in life on her own, everyday merits, but quickly learns it's her green-skinned alter-ego who gets the matches on dating apps.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Misses What Makes Jennifer Walters Great (Esquire.com)

Rarely has a story ever properly focused solely on superhero lawyer Jennifer Walters, a character who only started passing the Bechdel test around 2004. Usually ...

How Jennifer Walters can go from feeble to Hulk in the blink of an eye—which barely helps her when she's faced with the law? In her comics catalog, Jennifer Walters never wanted to be a superhero, but she still wanted to spend her career helping people. As a superhero lawyer, is there not an obvious story here about how difficult it is to help people in this world when you are so defenseless yourself? We're sitting on a remote island in Episode One with Jen's cousin, [Bruce Banner](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40918575/she-hulk-mark-ruffalo-tatiana-maslany/) (Mark Ruffalo), who spends about a half hour learning that Jen is better at being the Hulk because she's a girl and not a boy. Since her comic-book introduction in the early '80s, she's been an Avenger, a member of the Fantastic Four, and even the leader of an all-female superhero squad called the A-Force. [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g40266423/marvel-studios-releases/) had a genuine opportunity to explore what makes the character so intriguing.

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She-Hulk season 1, episode 1 review: A Normal Amount Of Rage (Bam! Smack! Pow!)

I am trying to show you that we can live between what we want and what is.” Our review of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law season 1, episode 1.

He tries to follow a routine of the struggle and trauma by telling her to calm down because the shame he wields is terrified she will be uncontrollable. In contrast, Jen wants her old life back and even confesses, “I’ll never become like you” it felt a tad bit of foreshadowing that could lead to the mindset of Jen feeling at ease and content being She-Hulk due to the strength and spotlight it bears. And the balance of living as something you are not and hiding in fragments of shame felt like the episode’s antagonist. The screenplay illustrates the challenges of living as a woman in this day and age, most noticeable in the bar scene later on. However, the camera pans to show her office, which is clean and uncluttered, and her law degree is on the wall in the back, proudly displaying her qualifications. Perhaps She-Hulk‘s greatest strength is its ability to peel back to the humble illusion of being a hero and struggling to fit in.

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Chris Evans reacts to 'She-Hulk' addressing Captain America virginity (INSIDER)

In the premiere episode of "She-Hulk," there is a discussion about the famous hero's relationship status.

I certainly had that conversation with my friends and we talked about it endlessly in the writers' room." "Kevin was really into that joke," Gao said. ["She-Hulk: Attorney At Law"](https://www.insider.com/details-to-remember-before-marvel-studios-she-hulk-2022-8) airs Wednesdays on [Disney+](https://affiliate.insider.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fseries%2Fshe-hulk-attorney-at-law%2FgPwaYusKqRQh%3FdistributionPartner%3Dgoogle&amazonTrackingID=null&site=in&vikingID=62ff4e90c4cc6f746438597a&platform=browser&sc=false&disabled=false&sessionID=1661233230773okg1k7vb). She-Hulk concludes that because Captain America was constantly in battle situations, he would have no time to have a relationship and, thus, must be a virgin. It was under extreme duress." [Deadline's "Hero Nation" podcast](https://deadline.com/2022/08/she-hulk-marvel-jessica-gao-tatiana-maslany-charlie-cox-avengers-hero-nation-podcast-1235095389/) that the joke came about due to conversations with her own friends.

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She-Hulk Head Writer Says They Wrote As If There Won't Be a ... (Comicbook.com)

Marvel Studios has had a number of hit series on Disney+, but so far, not many of them have gone so far as to earn a second season.

You do have to tell some sort of satisfying arc in one season just in case, and then of course you leave the door open for possibilities for a second, third, and fourth season. "So it's kind of been trained into my head that, on a first-season show, you really have to tell a complete story that you'd be satisfied with if this is only a one-and-done. [Disney+](/category/disney-streaming-service/), but so far, not many of them have gone so far as to earn a second season.

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Chris Evans shocked 'She-Hulk' revealed Captain America's virginity ... (New York Post)

"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" star Mark Ruffalo apparently forgot to warn his "Avengers" co-star Chris Evans that his new Marvel Disney+ show revealed a ...

“What’s great about this show is that we get to see them as just human beings and what their lives are and what those histories are.” But an eye-rolling Banner had enough of her rant and told her the truth. I was afraid he was going to have it cut. The scene showed Walters drunk-calling Banner, saying Captain America did not deserve to die a virgin. I’m like, ‘Does someone need to talk to Captain America about this?’ I haven’t. [telling Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/tv/mark-ruffalo-didnt-warn-chris-evans-she-hulk-captain-america-virginity-status/): “I laughed my ass off.

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Marvel's She-Hulk was its first fourth-wall-breaking superhero (Polygon)

The comic book origin story of Jennifer Walters, the She-Hulk, now starring in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney Plus. From Stan Lee and The Incredible ...

And the confluence of these two modes has made Jennifer Walters into an extremely rare sight in pop culture: a highly feminine character who still gets to be incredibly smart, incredibly strong, incredibly confident, and incredibly funny. Slott’s series wasn’t exactly about the different ways women move through the world based on physical appearance or fame, but it was about Jen learning to feel proud of herself even when she wasn’t 7 feet tall and bench pressing a truck. And it’s the mixture of these two modes that the creators of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law chose for their series. Her first case was to prove that a corporation owed damages to an employee who was given superpowers in a laboratory accident. But in 1989, something would happen to her that would cement Jennifer Walters into the fundament of Marvel Comics forever. It would be the mid-2000s before another writer would come along and give her a new dominant mode: The superhero world’s foremost legal mind. She tore holes in pages to skip parts of the plot and get to the bad guy faster. The writer-producer has helped to bring [Blade](https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/28/20984425/wesley-snipes-blade-movies-reboot-marvel), [The Dark Knight](https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/16/17574690/the-dark-knight-10-years), Man of Steel, [Constantine](https://www.polygon.com/22715780/constantine-movie-2005-reconsideration), and [The Sandman](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23292287/the-sandman-season-1-2022-netflix-review) to screens — a proven track record in understanding how to find the cinematic sculpture inside the marble block of comics continuity. Jennifer Walters, the slight, mild-mannered criminal defense attorney who transformed into the Amazonian-proportioned (and scantily clad) She-Hulk when she got angry, would be the last new Marvel Comics superhero Lee would create for over a decade. Her origin — and first solo book, The Savage She-Hulk (issue 1 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, all other issues by David Anthony Kraft and Mike Vosburg) — was classic Marvel. Shows like Wonder Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man climbed ratings charts to cultural saturation, and Marvel was not left out of the glut. [...] If I’m going to be this geek who becomes the Hulk then let’s create a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck.”

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Newnan Times-Herald)

Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman. Film Details: Director: Kat Cairo and Anu Valia. Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Benedict Wong, ...

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She-Hulk: Attorney At Law's First Episode Is A Lesson About Female ... (Game Rant)

Tatiana Maslany is receiving praise for her bubbly and charming portrayal of Jennifer Walters, a.k.a. She-Hulk, and she seems ready to embody the latest female ...

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law not only brings a new female hero into the MCU, but it seems like it is on track to highlight the MCU’s flaws up until this point when it comes to dealing with female characters. [Hulk’s journey in the MCU](https://gamerant.com/incredible-hulk-fan-theory-movie-mcu/), fans assume that Walters is going through a similar scenario, where she is unable to control her anger. Wanda Maximoff finally got a standalone show with WandaVision, but the studio immediately decided to turn her into a villain in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. She goes on to highlight that if women do otherwise, they are often referred to as “emotional or difficult,” another comment on the Even in the more developed countries, the gender gap in the labor forces is still quite substantial, with many women leaving work after childbirth. However, when her cousin decides to run experiments on her in his hidden lab in Mexico, Walters proves that isn’t the case, and she is conscious every time she turns green. An independent woman is often viewed as a threat in society and the professional world. The reason behind this difference is the fact that she is a woman, which isn’t a comment on her physical strength or appearance, but rather highlights the struggles of women in the real world. Walters, on the other hand, seems to be more in control from the get go. Women are often asked to hold back or compromise their own feelings to ensure that those around them have the space to grow. “I think my boyfriend is here,” Walters says, a statement that many women have used in the real world to escape a harrowing situation. While [breaking the fourth fall](https://gamerant.com/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-fourth-wall-breaking-evolution/), Walters puts her journey on pause, so fans are able to learn of her origin story.

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Did the She-Hulk Premiere Tease the Return of Savage Hulk? (Comicbook.com)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is already looking like its a solid hit for Marvel Studios and Disney+, and the first episode alone is steeped in so much Marvel ...

Of course, during She-Hulk Episode 1 Bruce and Jennifer's training comes to a head, when Jen outright punches Bruce in his big Hulk face. It's not surprising that the first episode of She-Hulk focused almost entirely on the Hulk side of the MCU and its lore, as we learned how [Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) first got transformed into a Hulk](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-marvel-mcu-changes-jennifer-walters-tatiana-maslany/), and how she quickly learned exactly how similar – and different – she was from her cousin Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo). Bruce has a whole binder of therapy and treatment for addressing the Hulk persona inside him, and controlling it, which helped result in his Smart Hulk form.

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The She-Hulk Post-Credits Ask the Big Q: Is Captain America a Virgin? (Esquire.com)

The post-credits scene for 'She-Hulk' Episode 1 answers the most important Steve Rogers-adjacent question: is Captain America a virgin?

[She-Hulk](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40034473/she-hulk-trailer-cast-release-date/) ['s](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a40034473/she-hulk-trailer-cast-release-date/) writers wondered the exact same thing. Banner reports that Rogers lost his virginity to a stewardess in 1943 on a USO tour. She says, "That ass did not deserve to die a virgin!" After Episode One—which premiered on Disney+ this Thursday—draws to a chaotic, gassy close (we truly did not need the Hulk burping contest!) we're treated to a delightful [post-credits scene](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a38012948/why-post-credit-scenes-should-stop/). As you watched Steve Rogers—wielder of America's ass!—beat up Nazis and Thanos and aliens and anyone else who crossed the path of this [Chris Evans](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a31982191/chris-evans-defending-jacob-interview-2020/)-looking man, you simply had one question. [Marvel's Infinity Saga](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a40458776/marvel-cinematic-universe-mcu/).

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She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Funko Pops Have Arrived on Schedule (Comicbook.com)

Funko rarely misses an opportunity to deliver Pop figures for a highly anticipated film or tv show – especially when Marvel is involved.

[Hasbro and Disney have you covered with figures based on Tatiana Maslany's Hulked-out Jennifer Walters character](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-gets-a-special-edition-doll-disney-marvel-legends/). Or she doesn't totally feel like she can own that and that people might not be looking at her, but looking at just She-Hulk." All of these common Pop figures are available to

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Did She-Hulk Cheat Arm Repair? Did Never Have I Ever Give You ... (TVLine)

Did She-Hulk Cheat Arm Repair? Did Never Have I Ever Give You Whiplash? Did Andy Get Evil Whammy? More Qs! ... We've got questions, and you've (maybe) got answers ...

But how wonderful was this clip of the one “legacy” player’s 1980s pairing with Betty White?](https://tvline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/tvq-password-betty-white.jpeg) [HBO Max is running a 42 percent discount](https://trk.hbomax.com/aff_c?offer_id=5&aff_id=1006&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbomax.com%2F%3Foffer_id%3D%7Boffer_id%7D%26transaction_id%3D%7Btransaction_id%7D%26affiliate_id%3D%7Baffiliate_id%7D%26aff_click_id%3D%7Baff_click_id%7D%26utm_source%3D%7Baffiliate_name%7D%26utm_medium%3Daffiliate%26utm_id%3D27047578&aff_sub=TV--) on its annual plan in the midst of purging dozens of shows? [The Mole revival](https://tvline.com/2022/08/17/the-mole-reboot-reality-series-order-netflix-revival/) might be hosted by one of the former Celebrity Mole contestants?

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Events of the Week: 'She-Hulk,' 'The Rings of Power' and More (Hollywood Reporter)

Here's a look at this week's biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for She Hulk: Attorney at Law, ...

On Monday, Prime Video hosted a Middle-earth-themed red carpet and premiere screening event in celebration of its new Lord of the Rings series at The Culver Studios. On Thursday in Beverly Hills, TV producer/ content creator Steve Jones and Hollywood Confidential honored author and influencer Tabitha Brown with the Trailblazer Award. Creator Greg Garcia, along with stars Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Phillip Garcia, Shakira Barrera, James Earl and Clare Gillies were in attendance to celebrate the series’ launch. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiere The cast and creator of Amazon Freevee’s original comedy series Sprung gathered on Sunday for the premiere event hosted at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. [The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/), Spin Me Round and Look Both Ways.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – 8 Easter Eggs In Episode 1 Only Die ... (Game Rant)

The first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law contains several easter eggs and references that longtime Marvel fans are sure to notice.

In the comics, Jennnifer Walters is shot by a mobster and critically injured, forcing Bruce Banner to provide her with a blood transfusion to save her life and infect her blood with that of the Hulks. [ordinary life as a lawyer](https://gamerant.com/she-hulk-daredevil-mcu-attorneys/), she believes that her time as a Hulk is long behind her, and what was a wild week, will remain just that. They have fought on multiple occasions, and the MCU is just the beginning of their rivalry. [open wound caused by a car crash](https://gamerant.com/new-she-hulk-clip-good-bad-parts-being-hulk-marvel/) leaves Jennifer Walters exposed to a bleeding Bruce Banner, whose droplets of blood get into her wound and infect her bloodstream. On his bar, the initials “B.B.” and “T.S.” are carved into the wooden surface. The ship is of Sakaaran design, and the people on Sakaar celebrated Hulk like a god for being a fierce gladiator. Bruce Banner takes Jennifer Walters to his Mexico hideout to help her control her new powers and responsibility as a Hulk. This is known as a fourth wall break, and although it breaks the immersion of a solidified cinematic universe existing in its plain, it is completely in character for Jennifer Walters and She-Hulk to do. In She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Bruce’s hideaway in Mexico has one of the destroyed Iron Legion masks as décor. This is depicted in the show a few times already, much like how Deadpool would, but less vulgar and crass. It’s a fun meta-reference and shows how She-Hulk isn’t shy to poke fun at itself. The series is one episode in, and already is ripe with easter eggs that only die-hard Marvel fans would notice.

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Disney Plus' She Hulk can't quite meet its feminist ideals yet (Polygon)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is aiming to be the feminist TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But our review of the first four episode finds that the ...

And so a lot of the feminism of She-Hulk feels a little too pat — of course the sexist co-worker’s slights are things like “more smiles,” and the bad bros she runs into just a little too clear about how much her femininity is what irks them. [several decades of comics](https://www.polygon.com/23311380/she-hulk-free-comics-marvel-qr-code-link), and it’s telling that She-Hulk’s iterations fall in line with a more conventionally attractive body type. That the show is able to address the undercurrent of anger that comes with feminism is a step toward acknowledging rage as merely a valid response to a world that is broadly inhumane, in ways big and small, to women every day. It’s a double-edged sword that the creators behind She-Hulk know too well. “Those are like the baseline of any woman just existing.” It’s a point she’ll hit harder later in the episode, after weeks of training to be dexterous and zen so as to not accidentally Hulk out. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://www.polygon.com/23291038/she-hulk-creators-disney-vfx-union) makes its thesis statement about 13 minutes into its first episode: When Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) tells his cousin — newly Hulked, thanks to an accident — Jen Walters (Tatiana Maslany) that the triggers are anger and fear, she scoffs.

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'She-Hulk: Attorney At Law' Episode 1 Easter Eggs You May Have ... (Collider.com)

She-Hulk introduces Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and attorney at law who has the unique ability to break the fourth ...

For the first time since the Avengers films, Bruce refers to Hulk as "the Other Guy" to explain how crucial it is that Jen gets control over her hulk side. After a long day of training, Bruce and Jen go to Bruce’s Bar and bond over a couple, several, drinks in Hulk form. The situations he gives to Jen range from The Avengers, Age of Ultron, and Thor: Ragnarok, which all feature iconic moments of Hulk to Bruce transformations. While we have all enjoyed these moments as audience members, it’s fun to be reminded of the events through Bruce as he shares them from his perspective. Raising and lowering his hands, Bruce speaks in a low voice to get Jen to emerge. Feeling confident about her ability to maintain consciousness as She-Hulk, Bruce reminds Jen that she still can’t control how and when she transforms. Though he tried to play it cool, Bruce definitely welled up at the mention of Bing-Bong, and who can blame him? Sakaar is the planet that Hulk landed on after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and it is where the majority of Thor: Ragnarok is set. Jen suggests putting on a Pixar movie, citing the tear-jerking moment from Inside Out when Bing-Bong jumps out of the wagon to save Joy from being lost forever. While we learn later that Jen’s experience is much different from Bruce’s and that she has already refined her anger to use at will, at this moment, Bruce hopes to determine a threshold to give Jen an upper hand. It’s also a callback to Avengers: Age of Ultron when Tony posed the question to Bruce, “What if you were sipping margaritas on a sun-drenched beach, turning brown instead of green, and not looking over your shoulder?” Considering the majority of all Phase Four projects have taken place post-blip, there are five years of time that have been unexplored for the surviving Avengers and She-Hulk’s first episode does a great job at giving us a glimpse of how Bruce spent that time. She-Hulk introduces Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and attorney at law who has the unique ability to break the fourth wall and talk directly to the audience.

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Funny and relationship-focused, 'She-Hulk' is not your usual Marvel ... (Saanich News)

In the first episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” audiences not only learn how Jennifer Walters gains her superpowers — they also discover that she's a ...

“As actors, they were bonding about all of these technical aspects that they have to deal with” in the motion capture suit, says Coiro. “He thinks somehow he’s going to mansplain what it is to be the Hulk to her, and she ends up teaching him just as much as he’s trying to teach her, if not more,” says Ruffalo. And from the first episode, “She-Hulk” does not shy away from addressing how women like Jen live with constant pressure to control their rage and fear in a way that men like Banner do not have to. “What I love about our show is that we’re taking the time to really just turn the camera a little bit to the left and see what’s going on in [their] everyday life.” “In so many things, even when they have loving friends, someone’s stabbing someone in the back at some point, and it’s so unnecessary,” says Gonzaga. One of the things about the Disney+ series that struck Mark Ruffalo, quoting head writer Jessica Gao, is “how horny-forward [the story] is” compared to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he shares with a laugh.

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She-Hulk Reveals First Official MCU Funko Pops (The Direct)

Funko officially unveiled three new vinyl collectibles for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, showcasing fresh looks at Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner, ...

[Chris Evans' latest reaction toward a major Steve Rogers](https://thedirect.com/article/she-hulk-steve-rogers-chris-evans) reveal. Still, this could be an unused costume for the Marvel hero, with Funko still releasing it due to the character's significant role in Episode 1. Tim Roth's Abomination and Jameela Jamil's Titania are other potential locks to receive a Funko, considering their major roles moving forward. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://thedirect.com/tags/she-hulk-series/)'s marketing has been in full blast in recent weeks, with Marvel and Disney unveiling various trailers and TV spots to promote the arrival of the Tatiana Maslany-led series. here.](https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/fu64200?id=TH-004300456) here.](https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/fu64198?id=TH-004300456)

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She-Hulk's first post credit scene answered the biggest question ... (For The Win)

She-Hulk's post credit scene just answered one of the biggest questions people had about Captain America.

We think maybe there was a spark there with Natasha Romanov. Not sure who it was or when it happened, but apparently he told Bruce Banner that it actually happened. Apparently, it was with someone on a 1943 USO tour back in his heyday. And, clearly, there was something there with Sharon Carter — the niece of the love interest he left behind in the past. This has easily become one of the most divisive (and hilarious) debates about MCU canon. “CAPTAIN AMERICA FUUUUUU-.” And there we have it, y’all.

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Kevin Feige Confirmed Details of How Steve Rogers' Captain ... (Hollywood Reporter)

She-Hulk showrunner Jessica Gao credits MCU producer Kevin Feige for confirming how Chris Evan's Captain American lost his virgnity in the new Disney+ ...

But he also offered up one other — and now correct — suggestion. “What have we always wanted to see in the MCU?” she said. “And I think for so long he just refuses to bleed on people. “I couldn’t believe that we got to definitively settle that issue once and for all.” He lost his virginity to a girl in 1943 on the USO tour.” So it’s hard to explore a guy who doesn’t want to make waves with his own personal conflict.” He’s probably a virgin! He’s probably a virgin. “Our philosophy was really just like let’s just do things until they tell us we can’t because if you start asking for permission too much, then you’re giving people a chance to say no,” she said. Evans went on to encourage the prospect of seeing an onscreen relationship with a woman for Steve but admitted that he thought Steve was probably a virgin. But with Jennifer wearing him down, a trusted Bruce eventually blurts out, “Steve Rogers is not a virgin. “There are some things like Captain America’s virginity that really surprised us that it kept going.”

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Why Disney+ Changed She-Hulk's Title Close to Release (The Direct)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law head writer Jessica Geo broke down why the title of the MCU series was ultimately changed.

[this is a "law show" after all](https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-she-hulk-disney-plus-legal-comedy-plot-runtime). And one day we were watching cuts and when it got to that scene Kevin just said, ‘That’s a great title for a show, that should be the title of the show’. It also is quite funny to see that these decisions can be made as flippantly as this. She said the Marvel Studios figurehead is "very involved," while still being a "may-the-best-idea-win, let’s-all-make-this-together [experience]:" On the addition of the Attorney at Law tag, Gao said it comes back to a line from Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner where he says, "She-Hulk, attorney at law, it’s got a nice ring to it." And while fans have known for a while that the show would be what it ultimately has become, something has changed in the past couple of months - the name!

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law season 1, episode 1 recap: A Normal ... (Show Snob)

We flashback to car crash scene. As we've already seen, Jennifer and Bruce are discussing the love life of Captain America when a spaceship lands on the road.

Bruce has accepted his fate and is willing to put up with all the responsibilities and often downsides of being a superhero. Bruce sees is as inevitable and a way to make a difference in the world. From the car crash to the bar incident, it felt too quick and hastily cut. As she begins her rehearsed lines, a strong woman, who we’ll later learn is Titania, bursts through the wall. Trouble is Jennifer is impatient, believing she has full control of her Hulk form and wants to return home to work. The next time we see her she has returned to her human form, stumbling into a bar that evening.

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'She-Hulk' Teaser Gives Fans New Look at Daredevil Team Up (Collider.com)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law finally smashed its way onto Disney+ this week. The first episode gave fans a look at Jennifer Walters' MCU origins which has set ...

Another reason this team up is going to be exciting is because both these heroes are lawyers. [Echo](https://collider.com/echo-series-cast-charlie-cox-vincent-donofrio-matt-murdock-kingpin-disney-plus/) along with Vincent D’ Onofrio’s Kingpin before he gets an all new series on Disney+ fittingly titled [Daredevil: Born again](https://collider.com/daredevil-born-again-series-marvel-phase-5-disney-plus/). The trailers thus far have teased many of the cameos we’ll be seeing throughout this fourth-wall-breaking series with arguably the most exciting being Charlie Cox’s [Daredevil](https://collider.com/tag/marvels-daredevil/). She-Hulk is rocking a version of her purple and white jumpsuit from the comics while Daredevil is sporting an updated version of his Netflix costume that has his classic yellow and red color scheme. Now that we have She-Hulk’s origin out of the way, this series is going to be a legal procedural comedy. Due to this, it’s going to be really fun to see how the writers adapt Daredevil to that kind of environment.

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The She Hulk Special Effects Are an Uncanny Valley Nightmare (Daily Beast)

This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast's Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon.

( [Watch it here](https://twitter.com/Canarygrayson/status/1560247770044403712).) (I’m registered at Saks, though gifts of cash are acceptable.) It’s a destination for all the silly, serious, goofy, profound, and just-plain-fun pop-culture coverage that, if you’ve been a reader of The Daily Beast and of this newsletter, I know you’re going to love. It’s been a blast to build this with the entire Daily Beast team. House of the Dragon: You don’t have to watch it. [distillation of everything that is wrong](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-is-marvel-trash-at-its-most-offensive-review) with this fetid dumpster juice of a show. The piece of the rotting puzzle that I’d like to single out is the visual effects. It’s unclear whether this was diva lateness or purposeful to avoid awkwardness while sitting with the plebeians waiting for the curtain to rise. The review is a reasoned explanation of how nearly every element of the series is a misfire. Critics of the series have used the term “uncanny valley” to describe how bad the effects are here. (You may watch and have a different opinion. We’re people who have to watch a lot of TV. It’s why I hope every time—like that dog—that the next big franchise release is going to be one that surprises, that changes it all for me.

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She-Hulk Head Writer Jessica Gao Describes The Show's Sex ... (Game Rant)

While Marvel Studios is undoubtedly one of the most successful superhero franchises, it seems to lack more humanistic character traits such as sex. Gao assures ...

[the rest of the Marvel Studios shows](https://gamerant.com/marvel-studios-disney-plus-shows-custom-covers-mcu-fan/) or not, Gao really wanted to make a good impression on those who are really just trying to navigate adulthood. [such as Black Widow](https://gamerant.com/black-widow-review/), Capitan Marvel, and WandaVision, fans can only see the same type of character traits so many times before it becomes overly repetitive. With She-Hulk added to the mix, hopefully this inspires many more Marvel Studios shows and films to open up and do the same. "That element of her life was crucial to the whole concept of the show." However, [She-Hulk head writer Gao](http://gamerant.com/she-hulk-tatiana-maslany-kat-coiro-jessica-gao-cgi-hate-response/) wants to change that narrative; this isn't just all about the boys and their need to feel worthy. I also had a friend who said he'd never related to a superhero before he saw She-Hulk be horny for fries in the trailer, and I was like 'Yeah, same.'" Director Kat Corio also explains that this is fundamental to the show.

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She-Hulk Episode 1 Review and Breakdown (VULKK.com)

The first episode of She-Hulk has aired and I am still laughing, that's how good the comedy was. But what about story and connections to MCU?

Breaking that Fourth Wall, it has been done before in the Deadpool movies, but this time She-Hulk does it and she does it really well. But Jenn is reluctant to make up excuses like “I really like this outfit” and “Not the shoes”. Breaking the Fourth Wall comes from the famous John Byrne She-Hulk run and I hope we will see it in more episodes. Let’s hope the fun continues with the rest. When Titania really endangers the crowd inside the courtroom, Jenn steps up and turns into the She-Hulk and protects the crowd from harm. Despite the CGI, the emotions are still visible and felt through Ruffalo’s great acting. The moment she wants to speak is rudely interrupted by someone named Titania and she starts smashing the court. Jenn cuts her arm real deep and Bruce is heavily wounded too, his blood leaks into the big wound in Jenn’s arm and we see that the Gamma Radiation is making its’ way into her body before we cut to black while Jenn runs. The first episode of She-Hulk has aired and I am still laughing, that’s how good the comedy was. Bruce still finds that she needs training and so he starts training her. Much to the relief of Bruce’s course. The show resumes on an island in Mexico where Bruce talks about how he built the laboratory with his best friend Tony Stark, whom he misses dearly.

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How does Jennifer become She-Hulk in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law? (Show Snob)

Let's talk about how lawyer Jennifer Walters becomes She-Hulk in the Disney Plus and Marvel Studios series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Did you watch the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law? Not to mention her secret is now out for the whole world to see. In the process, Bruce’s blood drips into one of Jennifer’s wounds which immediately turns her into a Hulk creature.

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