What I’m Watching: She-Hulk

She-Hulk: Season 1, Episode 8 “Ribbit and Rip It” (B+)

Now this was a fun episode. I appreciated more than ever how the initial case helped form the plot of the episode, with Jennifer making the unfortunate decision to go up against Luke because his suit was apparently defective (even though it was Eugene who had ignored the manufacturer’s instructions). The introduction of Matt Murdock as Luke’s counsel was fantastic and also logical given that he too needs a supersuit. I loved that Jennifer found herself attracted to him when they had a drink but then thought that he was rushing out on her, only to then unmask him minutes later when she showed up as She-Hulk in her awesome new suit to help her terrified client. Things obviously weren’t as they seemed, and it was great fun to hear them talking legal strategy while they were fighting off the goons and then arguing about who the lead superhero was. It was also very funny that the theme music from Daredevil’s old Netflix show started playing when he said who he was and Jennifer affirmed that she had never heard of him. I like that he might be able to return in the future, but at the moment, Jennifer and, more importantly, She-Hulk have much more pressing problems. Hulking out when the footage of her having sex played while she was accepting her award seemed to terrify everyone, with Mallory warning her not to and Holden rushing away was not a good development, and all her humorous direct camera address about how weird this gala happening now was a misdirect for a dramatic ending leading into what I hope will be an enjoyable and worthwhile finale.