# She-Hulk: Attorney at Law **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [May 18, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591 "2022-05-18T02:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/81 "2022-08-22T00:08:27Z")
I enjoyed it well enough, but it was definitely a “let’s just get the origin and some other stuff out of the way early and get on with the series” episode. I know literally nothing about She-Hulk and haven’t heard much in advance of the series, so I’m eager to learn about a character for the first time. It didn’t happen in the MCU for me until very recently, but it’s enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/82 "2022-08-22T03:30:32Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > The part where his blood drips into her arm felt clunky in execution. I get that it’s better than a blood transfusion like in the comics, just the way they pulled it off felt unnatural in the staging. But it matches up pretty well with the Edward Norton film, where something similar happens to Tim Blake Nelson. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/83 "2022-08-22T13:35:20Z")
That was a pretty big Chekov’s Gun Bruce set upon the table there, when he mentioned how dangerous his blood was, and how terrible if some of it were out of his control. If only there were a big store of Hulk blood where an evil genius could use it in his nefarious plans. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/84 "2022-08-22T13:51:54Z")
I have no previous knowledge of She-Hulk and avoided spoilery stuff. Watched it this weekend. I loved it! Instant rapport with the main character. They’re not taking this too seriously, but connecting the fun stuff with enough story to hold it all together. Felt like watching a comic book. I liked how they covered the origin as a “quick” flashback. Great obligatory fight between heroes. Now they can carry on with the story. > [@ShadowFacts](#): > > I thought it was OK. Very “by the numbers” intro episode that covered all the basics. It was definitely too rushed for my tastes. In the streaming era, there’s no reason you couldn’t add a few minutes to flesh out the characters a bit more. The villain crashing into the courtroom at the end was totally lame - 100% an excuse for Jen to Hulk out and give that button line at the end. You couldn’t have spent 15 seconds giving her some motivation for showing up like that? Lazy and gimmicky. But adding more details affects the pacing. Rather than risking bogging down this episode (the one that needs to grab viewers and show them what this series is about), it’s better to put extra details in another episode. We don’t need to know everything immediately. You never need an excuse for an awesome line. > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The one personality change she does undergo while She-Hulk is an increased libido. It will be interesting to see how that plays out on Disney. Apparently talking about Steve Rogers’ tight ass and sex life. > [@Miller](#): > > There were some other weird pacing issues with the episode, which make a little more sense if this was originally meant to come late in the series, and was re-purposed for the intro. For example, they’re in (I think) upstate New York when they get in the car accident. She wakes up that night and wanders into a bar, then gets side-tackled by Bruce when she hulks out at the bar creeps. She’s then unconscious long enough for Bruce to get her _all the way to Mexico_? How hard did he tackle her?! I assumed they were in SoCal, since they established her law office was in L.A. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/85 "2022-08-22T13:59:56Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > But adding more details affects the pacing. Indeed it does. You thought the pacing was good, therefore adding details = bogging down. I thought it was too fast, therefore adding details = better pacing. Potato, tomato. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/86 "2022-08-22T15:36:34Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Indeed it does. You thought the pacing was good, therefore adding details = bogging down. I thought it was too fast, therefore adding details = better pacing. I’m with you on this point. I felt it was too rushed and frantic. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/87 "2022-08-23T08:25:30Z")
I agree with you about it seeming rushed and frantic. I did still LIKE it though. Hopefully now that they got the origin story done with they slow down the pace a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/88 "2022-08-24T15:48:00Z")
I just watched the first episode and I liked it. I went to watch the second episode and - on no, a non-streamed series, lol. I will probably watch episode one again, but why was Bruce in his non-combined form at the start? I had seen no discussion on this show, but I did think the CGI was a bit weak for both characters. Sometimes their eyes did not seem to be looking in the right direction. It won’t “ruin” the show for me, though. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/89 "2022-08-24T15:58:38Z")
> [@Mikemike2](#): > > but why was Bruce in his non-combined form at the start? He explains it briefly; he was wearing an experimental device on his arm that let him stay in human form. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/90 "2022-08-24T16:03:34Z")
Thanks JB, I did get that part, but why was he in human form if he was at peace with being “Smart Bruce?” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/91 "2022-08-24T16:04:29Z")
Being at peace with Smart Hulk doesn’t make it any easier to, say, take a road trip with your cousin. You’re still massive. Probably a lot easier to go around in public, too. Or use a cell phone. Or or or… ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/92 "2022-08-24T20:23:01Z")
Well, I know of at least one Major-General who would argue this point. 😛 Some person posted on FB that there were a bunch of 1 star reviews on IMDB, all posted by white guys under 30. 🤨 While indeed, IMDB does keep age stats on who posted a review, they do not on what age group posted what sort of review, and of course nothing racial. I read a few of the 1 star, most complained about the awful CGI. One reviewer did say something about her almost killing a dude as he talked to her in a bar? Another said he was a lawyer and the courtroom scenes are a joke. (Lawyers, wanna chime in here?) > [@Acsenray](#): > > I did not find the jokes about Captain America’s sex life to be remotely funny. Not to mention- wrong. > [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’m happy because I’ve been arguing that Cap definitely hooked up on the USO tour for a long time, and I’m finally vindicated. No doubt. > [@In the Marvel films, is Steve Rogers a virgin (so far)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-marvel-films-is-steve-rogers-a-virgin-so-far/684484/1): > > …how Steve doesn’t know how to talk to a woman. Steve says, “This is the longest conversation I’ve ever had with one.” This leads to talk about how he’s never danced,… You don’t need to talk or dance to have a quickie. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/93 "2022-08-24T20:23:42Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > I agree with you about it seeming rushed and frantic. I did still LIKE it though. > > Hopefully now that they got the origin story done with they slow down the pace a bit. I was hoping for the pause before the credits would feature a button: WATCH CREDITS or Click Here to WATCH ORIGINAL 2-HOUR VERSION OF EPISODE 1. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/94 "2022-08-24T22:10:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Another said he was a lawyer and the courtroom scenes are a joke. (Lawyers, wanna chime in here?) What coutroom scenes? In the opening, she was just practicing an argument in front of her co-workers. In the later scene, all we hear is her opponent’s closing argument before Titania breaks in. I’m no lawyer, but what in the first episode could have been (pun intended) objectionable? ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/95 "2022-08-24T22:21:14Z")
IANAL, but the only objectionable thing I saw was that the prosecutor (Jen) was giving her closing statement after the defense, when I believe in real life, the defense goes last. I think whoever is slagging on this episode is exaggerating about multiple courtroom scenes. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/96 "2022-08-24T22:40:00Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I did not find the jokes about Captain America’s sex life to be remotely funny. It’s not that they weren’t funny. Some humor falls flat and in context of one’s that do, fine. To me it’s just out of place. This is a show that otherwise seems aimed as a family could watch all together parents to young kids. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/97 "2022-08-24T23:20:47Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I did not find the jokes about Captain America’s sex life to be remotely funny. I do. But then I have the heart of a 12 year old boy. It’s in a jar on my desk. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/98 "2022-08-25T00:26:22Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > To me it’s just out of place. This is a show that otherwise seems aimed as a family could watch all together parents to young kids. I don’t know, my impression from the trailers was that it’s maybe geared for an older audience, with the focus on her dating life and so on. Definitely older than Ms. Marvel, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/99 "2022-08-25T01:18:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > It’s in a jar on my desk. Now _that’s_ funny. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591/100 "2022-08-25T02:30:36Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > IANAL, but the only objectionable thing I saw was that the prosecutor (Jen) was giving her closing statement after the defense, when I believe in real life, the defense goes last. > The prosecution goes first, followed by the defense and a rebuttal by the prosecution. Because the prosecution has the burden of proof, it gets the final word. [http://www.reulandlaw.com/useful-info/what-happens-in-a-federal-case/closing-arguments/](http://www.reulandlaw.com/useful-info/what-happens-in-a-federal-case/closing-arguments/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591.md?page=6)