She-Hulk Reiterates The MCU's Shift In Approach Towards Villains
The following article contains spoilers for episode 2 of She-Hulk.
The second episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law sets a tone for the rest of the season. While the premiere episode explored the latest hero’s origin story, this week’s offering dives deeper into the humor and breaking of the fourth wall. But, more importantly, the episode also marks the return of a forgotten villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Tim Roth returning as Emil Blonsky, a.k.a. the Abomination.
The latest She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode offers fans a new look at Blonsky, who seems to have a new outlook on life. He claims to be a reformed man, or superhuman, and just wants to go live on a farm with his “seven soulmates.” His conversation with Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters reiterates the MCU’s shift in approach towards villains, offering them a chance to return to explain their side of the story, and perhaps even clear their name in the process.
She-Hulk Episode 2 Easter Eggs
When Walters gets a new job at the law firm GLK&H, it comes with a few strings attached. She has to arrive at work in her She-Hulk avatar, and take on the case of former villain Blonsky. Walters agrees to meet with him face-to-face at the Department of Damage Control’s Supermax prison. But, before she does that, fans are reminded of the bad blood between Walters’ cousin Bruce Banner, a.k.a Hulk, and the Abomination.
Fans who have been following the MCU’s timeline from the beginning will remember that Abomination first appeared in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. At the time, Hulk was portrayed by Edward Norton, before Mark Ruffalo took over in 2012’s The Avengers. As part of the first Hulk film in the MCU, the titular character’s origins were explored. Having been
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