During the third episode She-Hulk: Lawyer She-HulkJennifer Walters looks at the camera, breaks the fourth wall and writes a line. Looking at the viewer, he doubts that the series simply shows other characters. It already had cameos from Hulk, Abomination, Wong and it is expected that Daredevil. Four superheroes appear in other projects.
The joke and sequence of characters leaves on the table the thought that She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk Basically, it’s a series that feeds on other characters without giving strength to the main character. There are several nuances to this reading. From the tone of the production to the moment when Marvel Cinematic Universehaving gone through several topics that are covered in the story with more or less success.
These variables can enrich any analysis regarding She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk, a storytelling that may not be among the best presented by Disney+ in a TV format. But perhaps some of the problems that this story raises serve as a starting point for its development through other adaptations. In the meantime, there are a few key points to keep in mind.
comedic tone
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While other genres tend to have a clearer outline of what is good and what is bad, in the case of comedy, that gap is more difficult to bridge. Humor, like colors, is a matter of taste and fictitious contracts. This tone, however, is characteristic not only of She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk but the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Coming to this series, you also accept this point of view from the very beginning.
through her a woman is shown fighting in a marching universe, trying to break through in that environment until the crash adds a new option to the question. She no longer depends only on her gender, but also on her superhero powers. Jennifer Walters, played by Tatiana Maslany, struggles not only with her historical present, but also with herself.
Unlike Bruce Banner, she has no conflict with her other personality. His inner pulse has nothing to do with an unruly beast, but with the way she wants to be recognized by the outside world. Jennifer Walters is more than She-Hulk, but her version of the superhero opens up possibilities that would otherwise be unavailable to her. In his own way, this character serves to represent part of the context that escapes the screen and to which many women are exposed today.
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in the narrative the abundance of stories, references and superheroes is getting wider. This expansion means that, just like in the comics, some characters end up crossover with each other as the story progresses. Beyond a resource to please fandomis also a gesture of consistency. If two characters have a common zone of influence or protection, it is possible that at some point they will coincide.
One of the most obvious aspects of the lines She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk It’s a glass ceiling and machismo. Jennifer Walters is better able to deal with anger because in her daily life as a woman she has been exposed to many situations in which she has to deal with it. This self-control, developed in situations of gender inequality, gives her an advantage in managing her new skills..
During the first two episodes, the above was constantly highlighted. Jennifer Walters has an internal struggle with her fears and the duality she is currently in, between the average lawyer or superhero, and her entourage who refuse to appreciate her abilities as an ordinary person. Even with a touch of humor that you may like more or less, the message against machismo is clear. He is a visible face, allowing dialogue with other superheroes and villains based on this possibility as the underlying reason rather than his intellectual abilities.
So Marvel and Disney also offer one of the ideas pulled from Captain America: Civil War: control over heroes. Jennifer Walters is part of GLK&H. He works in the legal department and handles superhuman cases. Who watches superheroes? Who protects them, given the occasion? These are two questions that cross superhero mythology among other possible ones. This aspect has not yet been studied in depth. She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk. It is worth waiting to see if further questions on this aspect will be asked in later chapters.
