Showing posts with label Jameela Jamil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jameela Jamil. Show all posts

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law- Just Jen

 "Yes, itr's a self-contained wedding episode."

Another short little sitcom episode ensues with more fourth wall-breaking, this time by playing with the tropes of mid-seasdon wedding episodes. So Jen-powerful and successful- is a bridesmaid at a wedding where none of that matters, she's not one of the queen bees and is expected to act as a servant, and her achievements mean mothing besides the mere fact of her singledom. Ouch

Ginger and Mallory get a nice little sub-plot with Mr Immortal, who is no Great Lakes Avenger here but someone who just temporarily dies to avoid conflict, leading to some rather amusing relationship problems, and all because he can't avoid conflict.

Jen, of course, is stuck in a trap from Titania but, once green, is easily able to defeat her. She seems to have found a nice man too. All seems to be going well. But Bruce is missing. And on the Internet there are rumours that there are those who wish her ill.

This is not, perhaps, the greatest episode but nevertheless it makes for entertaining viewing. We now seem to be moving into the endgame with a season arc becoming prominent...

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law- Mean, Green and Straight Poured into These Jeans

 "I own who I am!"

Yet again this is short, bvery short, a thirty minute sitcom episode. And it's based on a very sitcom premise, of Titania frivolously patenting the name She-Hulk to sell a load of old tat. Personally I love it, and how the solution is for Jen to humiliate herse;f via parading her recent dating history.

Some won't, of course, and I see the iMDb ratings are low, which I assume reflects polarisation. Those who like loads of ultra-testosterone-fuelled action will find little to enloy here. But the rest of us are having a great time, and not only becaudse of the Daredevil tease (retro custume?) at the end. The idea of a superhero tailor is well-handled, so much so that we'll forget the idea having appeared in The Incredibles, another Disney property.

I love the Jen and Ginger double act. I love the courtroom stuff. This is pure sitcom. But it's bloody brilliant sitcom.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law- A Normal Amount of Rage

 "The triggers are anger and fear."

"Those are like the baseline for any woman just existing."

The above quote sums up this hilarious, clever, delightfully meta first episode. Jennifer Walters is Bruce Banner's cousin and, this being an origin story, gets her powers. But the conceit is that, wonderfully, because she's a woman and has to control her anger every day, she stays totally in control when green and can just change at will, sometrhing which Bruce still cant do after fifteen years.

Jen is witty, likeable, very well written and portrayed, and her desire to just continue practising as a lawyer rather than be a superhero is fun and intriguing. Just as awesome, the breaking of the fourth wall, with Jen constantly addressing the camera, is present and correct, including the fourth wall breaking, which is going to be such fun.

I love the banter between Jen and Bruce, and the subtle, fun, feminist commentary. This is such a fun firsat episode. I'm excited.