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subtle — at all. Everything gets spelled out. The series tries incorporating that into its meta-narrative. Jennifer looks at the camera often, breaking the fourth wall and telling the viewer exactly what the writers probably felt the storytelling-savvy audience wanted to hear. “I know you can’t wait to see Wong but this is not one of those cameo-of-the-week types of shows. Except for Bruce and Blonsky — and Wong,” she says at some point.She means the cameos of previously-seen Marvel characters Bruce Banner, Emil Blonsky a.k.a. Abomination (Tim Roth) and Sorcerer Supreme.
of the Mystic Arts Wong (Benedict Wong). And there are indeed a ton of cameos, at least in the four Taiwan WhatsApp Number episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law made available for review. There are also frequent inside jokes and callbacks about the Avengers’ world at large, which is why I feel that, for a part of the Marvel fandom, this could still be a somewhat compelling watch. There are references to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans). In case you needed them, you’ll get reassurances that America’s Ass didn’t die a virgin. And you’ll get a glimpse.
A what Hulk’s next assignment could be.But other than parading its many superhero connections, the show has problems deciding what it is. On the one hand, it’s a comedy that tries too hard to be funny. It’s also the story of an independent 30-something-year-old lawyer who starts working in the superhuman law division of a firm where she’s expected to always be in Hulk form. We witness a bit of her dating life, reminding us that dating in your 30s is basically the worst. The series also portrays the inner struggle Jen faces as a Hulk. “I didn’t go to law school and rack up six figures in student loans to become a vigilante.
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