She-Hulk: Attorney At Law's First Episode Is A Lesson About Female Liberation
The following article contains spoilers for the first episode of She-Hulk.
The first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has arrived on Disney Plus, and it brought forward another unique origin story. Tatiana Maslany is receiving praise for her bubbly and charming portrayal of Jennifer Walters, a.k.a. She-Hulk, and she seems ready to embody the latest female superhero to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
One thing that the first episode of the series gets right though is the fact that Walters is different compared to her cousin Bruce Banner, as well as compared to other heroes. The reason behind this difference is the fact that she is a woman, which isn’t a comment on her physical strength or appearance, but rather highlights the struggles of women in the real world.
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In the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, fans meet Walters as she prepares for a big court case. While breaking the fourth fall, Walters puts her journey on pause, so fans are able to learn of her origin story. The story is quite different from the one in the comics, but the important aspect that Walters highlights are how being a woman helps her remain calm in a situation where her cousin Bruce would have potentially Hulked out. It may seem like the series is delving into some stereotypes, but the opposite is actually true — it highlights issues that women have to face in their daily lives and at the workplace in the process.
When Walters first experiences becoming She-Hulk, she is quite overwhelmed, and fans assume that her monstrous instincts have taken over. She Hulks out again when approached by a few men at a bar, who are seen harassing as a woman standing alone late at night. “I think my boyfriend is here,”
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