A Normal Amount of Rage

For a show advertised as "Marvel's first attempt at comedy and sitcom", this show sure does have zero funny moments. Apart from one scene of Smart Hulk getting mad and jealous that got a chuckle out of me, I was poker-faced the whole episode and I didn't even notice when they attempted at jokes and funny haha comedy.

The writing isn't that great and it's your typical Disney Plus MCU level of writing and they just get into things without proper characterization and build-up, which is not a bad thing, but in this case, it kinda is. Usually with superhero movies or shows, the protagonist already has his/her powers and they do backstory through flashbacks, which worked with Daredevil for example, but some just need more time spent with the character before getting powers, and then delving into that. This one I think needed that because I'm still not that the whole Jennifer Walters and She-Hulk character.

She-Hulk is probably the first character in the MCU that breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to the audience, but that doesn't add anything of value to this show, at least for the first episode. They are not that funny and I don't even know if they are written for the purpose of getting a laugh or not, but they're just not funny.

Tatiana Maslany is a great actress, I've seen her in Orphan Black and she's great in there. But with this level of dialogue and writing, I doubt we get anything good out of her acting ability other than your typical MCU stuff.

There is also a little too much amount of the same old cringey "men bad, and I'm a strong woman character" scenes and dialogues which we've seen in the trailers, and which I think are unnecessary because it's like they were written by a 14-year-old tiktoker and not a professional writer. Still, it doesn't hurt the episode as much as the bland storyline and writing.

My only confusion about these MCU shows, is that where does Feige find these writers? Like with the amount of money in their possession and the experience they've had over all these years of being in the filmmaking business, and also show making, surely they can find and hire better writers right? Right? I don't even know what Dinsey is doing with hiring these writers that are either just inexperienced or young and new in the business, or just NPCs and A. I. I feel like Disney treats everyone in the production like the dirt under its shoe and worships the actors like they're god. And seems like writers and VFX artists are the ones that Disney doesn't care about at all. They must be giving all the budget to the marketing and the actors and just find the cheapest desperate writers and underpay the VFX people.

These MCU writers also must have the easiest job in the world writing these half-hour episodes and only for 6 - in this case 9 - episodes with the most basic and unnuanced level of writing. Like I'm pretty sure a fan could've made a more entertaining introduction to this character than what these "professional" writers did here.

So in conclusion, the first episode is bland and uninteresting, not funny as advertised, things just happen and there's no real build-up and establishing scenes or letting the scene just sit and breathe for a while. There are cringey lines of dialogue and the superhero origin isn't that good at all.

I laughed way harder and way more watching Ant-Man and the Wasp and I didn't even like that movie. So if they're gonna sacrifice better writing and a better premise (an actual legal show like Daredevil, and not super villains just busting through the court) just to do comedy and le funny quip, they need to be damn good at writing comedy, which they weren't here at all. I'd say hopefully it gets better in the next episodes, but with my experience with MCU's phase 4, that's just a fool's hope.

People pre-rated the show 5 stars for some reason, and the first episode ended up being pretty good. The cgi wasn't great, but it really wasn't as bad as people are saying, and I thought it could be genuinely funny at times. Obviously they're not reinventing the wheel, this is pretty generic marvel stuff but it's enjoyable enough. Just relax.

Much like the original Hulk, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is at war with itself.

On one hand, the writers seem to want a sitcom that essentially mixes the everywoman trifles of Sex and the City with the legal shenanigans of Ally McBeal (this is the most jokey Marvel has been yet, much to the ire of fanboys who feel that once-respected characters like Thor and indeed Mark Ruffalo's Hulk have steadily been made more and more of a joke). On the other, Marvel needs an origin story for its latest action figure.

And the thing is, having watched the first episode, I'd argue neither side is winning. Fifteen minutes into the show, we've breezed through stuff that could've filled a whole origin film of about 2 hours; Jen Walters (Tatiana Manslany) gets unceremoniously introduced as Bruce Banner's hitherto absent cousin, she almost immediately gets her powers, she trains to control them, and Bruce realizes that this training is hardly necessary, as Walters is (somehow) still fully in control when in Hulk mode -- which, having been tormented by his Jekyll-and-Hyde relationship with his own Hulk for decades (until resolving it off-screen after a would-be poignant scene got deleted), Bruce is of course only mildly miffed about.

However, it feels like we've rushed through all the beats of a comedy where a female lawyer proves herself in a male-dominated field, too. The one-dimensional sexist dudes have already done their bit, the one-dimensional supportive gal pals have done theirs, and Walters winds up doing well in court. Judging from the trailers, and some lines from Benedict Wong in his umptieth MCU Phase Four appearance, what She-Hulk really wants to get into is more multiverse and crossover stuff. Did you see Daredevil in the teaser? 'Member him?

I'm sure we'll get more Sex and the City-esque plots as the show goes on (the origin-story stuff, however, does seem all done). I just feel like She-Hulk isn't as genuinely interested in introducing a new hero and telling their story as Ms. Marvel and Moon Knight were -- both of which I find mid, but never mind. This isn't because the writers don't care. I just get the sense that Marvel, wanting to get She-Hulk ready for some Secret Wars and World War Hulk ASAP while checking off some other cameos, don't let them care too much.

I don't know if I'm making sense and I'm guessing none of you care, since this show is sure to win over "both sides" of the online nerd world.

On one hand, it does that thing where it belittles and nerfs old characters -- loved by comic-book aficionados for ages -- to make these new, "more progressive" ones seem better (complete with dialogue that reads like Tumblr posts circa 2015), all while doing enough generic "girls get it done" tropes to entice the Usual Journalists. On the other hand, I don't know that the YouTube dudes will get too mad about this stuff when there's the lady from Orphan Black as a tall, curvy, green warrior woman who's usually barefoot. Win-win.

An okay enjoyable lighthearted pilot episode. Much of this episode is what we've seen from the trailers so majority of it feels like I'm watching this the second or third time. The comedy was a bit hit and miss. Dialogue is a bit cheesy at times but that's expected. Tatiana Maslany is a good casting choice, she's somewhat likable and her banter with Hulk is highlight of the episode and that's saying something. Overall, there's not much to this episode except some few setups for what's coming. I hope it's gets better with the upcoming episodes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Firstly, how is a show rated 5 yet the 1 episode out is 7, I hate this review bombing, if you don't like it fine but doing it to be "trendy" grow up.

Okay firstly my absolute favourite thing about this episode is it's pacing, it felt very quick and not at all dragged out, Hulk and She Hulk were enjoyable, the backstory was decent and I had a good time with the episode

I didn't like the wokeness, maybe it's just me, but I find when it comes off as a woman is just better than a man in anything she does comes off really cringe, it would have been funny if it was just the rock Scene released online but there was a good bit of it and it got tedious. I find with a lot of women led shows it's all about empowering women by making sure they are better than men and if you criticise that your sexist but that's not what male led shows or movies in the MCU universe does, it's just a good story and good action. I personally didn't get this vibe from black widow which as a movie was a bit weaker than most MCU but still had its ups.

I'm all for a female lead but don't shove it down my throat I'm a woman so I'm better, just make a strong lead that can show that and doesn't need to say it to prove it

I'll stick with the show all the same.