Well, we made it to the end of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. I’m not gonna go all nuts and replay my feelings about the first eight episodes. No, it wasn’t my cup of tea, and no, I don’t think the show overall was very good; but the first season gave us plenty to talk about on a weekly basis and at least provided a modicum of entertainment.
That said, Marvel needs to pick up its game. The whole Avengers franchise started out as a relatively straightforward superhero film series with moments of humor sprinkled in but has since evolved into full-on comedy. I would love to see a film that took its plot and characters seriously for a change and didn’t constantly resort to cheap pratfalls to make up for its lack of creativity.
Anyways, let’s get to She-Hulk Episode 9 titled, “Whose Show is This?”
What Happened in the She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Finale
We get a snazzy recap that pays homage to The Incredible Hulk TV series that aired from the late 70s to the early 80s. Honestly, this is the best thing She-Hulk has done and all it took was a little creativity and one of those cheap VHS video filters.
Jen snaps awake in jail. Recall that last week, she Hulked out after internet tolls finally kickstarted the plot. Nikki, Mallory, and Pug arrive looking more worried than usual. Mallory explains the DA has offered a deal — they won’t press charges as long as Jen wears one of those anti-Hulk ankle bracelets.
Her parents pick her up at the prison entrance and we cut to Jen moving out of her cushy office. There’s a montage of the problems that arrive as a result of Jen’s recent anger burst. She even moves back with her parents. Ugh, parents are the worst, right?
Jen and Nikki then set out to figure out who is behind Intelligencia. (Her mom brings them food to aid in their quest, and Jen kicks her out of the room. Ugh, parents are the worst, right?) To compound matters, Dennis Bukowski is giving interviews on TV that detail his and Jen’s intimate relationship. “She was a psycho way before she got her superpowers. I blame her grandmother.” Gasp! What a weasel.
“I’m not even a reluctant superhero,” Jen tells us. “I’m just getting screwed over.”
She decides to take Emil Blonsky up on his offer for some R&R. Gee, I wonder where this is going?
Nikki manages to get invited to an all-male internet troll anti-She-Hulk meeting (because this is definitely a thing that happens in real life). Pug goes in her stead (because no girls allowed) and starts snooping for clues. One of the men criticizes She-Hulk and states it’s not because she’s a woman — he would have the same critique if she were a man. Making fun of this show means you’re that guy … get it?
Pug bumps into Todd, who is, like, so gross, am I right? Plot twist, Todd created Intelligencia. He’s Hulk King. He’s also in co-hoots with Abomination, who arrives in his monstrous form to deliver a speech to Todd’s group.
Jen arrives and is stunned to see Emil as Abomination. “It’s strictly for profit,” the man says. She also learns that Todd is behind Intelligencia and that he hired Josh to steal her blood so that he could synthesize it and attain all the powers she “should never have been given in the first place.” This is intense stuff, people.
Todd then transforms into a Hulk.
“This can’t possibly be where this season was going,” Jen tells us. She and the writers are in on the joke, see? They know this show sucks, but since Jen acknowledges that it sucks, it’s actually great … or something.
Titania arrives for some reason. Abomination saves Jen, but then the real Hulk arrives and starts fighting Abomination.
“None of these storylines make any sense,” Jen says. “Is this working for you?”
The action cuts to the Disney+ menu screen. What the hell is even happening? Jen as She-Hulk crawls out of one of the windows and hops into another. Suddenly, she’s on a Disney movie studio lot. Then she’s talking to the She-Hulk writing staff about how bad the show is. She demands to speak with Kevin Feige, has a fight scene with Marvel security, and discovers that the Marvel President is actually a robot.
“I’ll explain everything, but first, you must transform back into Jennifer because you are really expensive,” the machine says. “But do it off-screen because the visual FX team has moved onto another project.”
Jen then goes on to fix her show to keep it from falling into typical Marvel territory. “I don’t want Bruce coming in to save the day on my show,” she says. “I don’t want Todd getting super serum. Abomination needs to hold himself accountable. And let’s do it in daylight. Also, get rid of all the daddy issues.”
She goes back into her new ending, which is now designed to cost as little as possible. She tells Todd she will see him in court. Daredevil shows up in broad daylight because Charlie Cox is under contract. Emil goes back to prison, despite not doing anything wrong … and everyone gathers for a BBQ at Jen’s house for reasons. Hulk appears with his son, Skaar. Okay.
And that’s it. That’s how the show ends.
Final Thoughts on She-Hulk
I mean, sure. Basically, what we got was a terrible series that tried to brush off the fact that it was a terrible series by acknowledging itself as a terrible series and belittling those who pointed out that it was a terrible series. There was no plot to speak of, no drama, no action, no comedy, and no satisfying resolution to Jen’s character. She-Hulk was a hodgepodge of half-baked ideas slapped together. I’m just glad it is over.
