At the season finale She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk, from Disney+, Jennifer Walters finally learns the identity of the creator of all her dilemmas. To the surprise of the audience, it was not about the founder of Intelligence, the destructive web that ruined his life, but about KEVIN. Not Feige (although the reference is obvious), but Knowledge Enhanced Visual Interconnectivity Nexus, a robot with artificial intelligence. A mechanism capable of translating algorithms and therefore responsible for errors, repetitive plots and predictable endings in the great superhero saga.
In the impact of the effect She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk managed to tie together the storylines of its narrative and pay homage to the famous comic book by John Byrne.. At least that was his intention, and the originality of his approach took production to a new level. By completely breaking the fourth wall, delving into the more specific elements of the franchise, and displaying unparalleled ease, Marvel has changed.
On the other hand, it also opened up several scenarios for future stories and established the relationship between She-Hulk and Daredevil almost by accident. But is all this metalinguistic effort enough? Could Marvel’s great mockery of its own structure give Jennifer Walters’ story its own personality? The dilemma of irrelevance She Hulk: Lawyer She Hulk in the great arguments of the Casa de las Ideas, he again poses a dilemma. Has Marvel reached a difficult point in production in terms of quality and quantity of content?
When Expectations Exceed Fiction
The answer to both questions is complex. Especially since as a capsule narrative of the larger universe, She Hulk: Lawyer She HulkThe Marvel Cinematic Universe will not be affected in any way. Once again, the studio plays with the idea of anticipation, the promise of what will happen in the future. Along the way, he forgets the integrity of several of his licenses, as well as, replay your favorite strategy. It is the creation of higher expectations through a product of questionable quality..
A way to move future narrative parts that he used to use in his post-credits scenes and that he now achieves with She Hulk: Lawyer She Hulk. The last chapter of the series – rambling, nonsensical, full of contradictions, apparently deliberate – was nothing more than a big joke. An inside joke intended for both Marvel redbone fans and fans of the comic book character.
She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulkmissed opportunity
With a chaotic need to emphasize his purpose, the script for the season finale made it clear that the production was nothing more than a showcase for his character. Does your story matter? Obviously not enough to dazzle viewers with the idea that Marvel is capable of making fun of their mistakes and moving on..
Jennifer Walters is a piece of work that can be moved from one place to another to make a difference that dictates the need of the studio. Within the framework of Marvel and the superhero saga, this character is not so relevant. His story should not be told, but should be the necessary comic relief before a certain phase closes.
But is such a narrative experiment successful? The question arises to what extent production was only a means to something else. As usual in Marvel, She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk It was an announcement of great things. Along the way, he left behind his personality, content, and even quality as a tribute to one of the publisher’s most beloved IP addresses.
From what was to what is Jennifer Walters
obey Daredevilto establish that there will be a new movie Hulkparticipation of the duo Abomination and Wong in future content. She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk it was a discreet waiting mechanism for Marvel fans.
Enough? Over the course of seven chapters, Jennifer Walters’ story has veered from side to side with no direction. And even more clear meaning. But for Marvel, it didn’t seem to matter. What was really relevant was the show’s ability to rewrite its narrative and serve as an example of how far the superhero cinematic universe can go.
So in the season finale, the tribute to John Byrne is a great excuse to forget about the rest of the storytelling problems. Seems like it, anyway. Who can criticize the shortcomings of the script, storytelling, structure and plot sequence She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk if he breaks the fourth wall? Why ask for more from a production that is destined to be just a big joke? Has anyone ever taken Jennifer Walters seriously?
The last question is especially difficult. The character is one of Marvel’s most iconic, light-hearted characters, leading new storytelling paths. Like dead Pool, has the ability to create its own space. But both of them also distinguished themselves on paper with brilliant stories with sublime plots.
In fact, John Byrne endowed Jennifer Walters with the potential to be an emblem of irreverence, to bridge scenarios between laughter and sarcasm. But do it through neat, bright and funny stories. Did the same thing happen with She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk?
She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulksomething more than a comic book series?
It could happen. The production had all the elements to create a state of artsy product and at the same time parodic.. From a brilliant actress like Tatiana Maslany to a charming, luxurious supporting cast capable of supporting the comedy that Marvel needed.
Even the participation of Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, and Benedict Wong claimed an ingenious mechanism for brilliant ambiguity. But the production chose to explore its scenarios as a link to larger situations for the future. All within the scope of creating content that could be bold or at least allow the studio to show its less epic and gritty side.
But why would he do without the quality of the series as a whole? Episodes seven and eight showed what Jennifer Walters had to offer, her mischievous take on the world of superheroes. The way the structure could be broken to have a light joke, but at the same time, with all the elements of a good script.
Half-open door to uncertain scenarios
In the final episode of the season She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk demonstrated its quality as a secondary product of no importance. A prank to make it clear that Marvel knows what he’s doing and that this time he just wanted to laugh at his formula.. At the price of accepting an argument to step through the worst problems of an increasingly large, expensive, and demanding franchise. KEVIN’s risqué cameo that somehow shows Feige is aware of the problems the series is facing wasn’t as teasing as it should have been.
Not Jennifer Walters, who, holding the Byrne flag, wanted to show that the studio can laugh whenever it wants to. That is, due to their characters, plots, productions. “Transform, you are very dear,” says KEVIN in one of the final episodes. “We are already working on another project,” he adds. Then the chords Black Panther.
Seemingly genius irony, but it makes it clear that for Marvel, even jokes are just a vehicle for a promising future. With Jennifer Walters sitting at the foot of the screen telling her story, the big question is inevitable. Did Marvel make fun of itself or let it be known that there is a limit to its creativity? The answer, with a messy and bland ending to the chapter, seems obvious.
