Disney+ Over the past few months, the output has been left and right. And by “left and right,” it’s mostly left…because the perceived arousal agenda is pushing some fans and viewers away when force-feeding the audience.
The latest train wreck is “She-Hulk: Lawyer” starring Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”). Maslani plays lawyer Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner’s cousin, aka The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo).
The series focuses on Walters inadvertently spattering Banner’s gamma-ray-infused blood into the wound the pair received after they were supposed to break their necks in a car crash…but plot armor will plot armor.
She has to figure out how to balance being a skilled lawyer with being a superhuman, and she seems to be able to do that without breaking a sweat. She’s Mary Sue — a character without weaknesses — like Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel.
The show’s third episode is now available on Disney’s streaming service; it’s slightly better written than the second, but that’s not really a compliment given the series’ focus on defaming men.
Towards the end of the first episode, Walters explained to Bruce that she was an expert at controlling the anger that sparked the Hulk in her life because she feared being killed if she didn’t simply accept condescension and abuse from men.
Nothing in the episode suggests she has to deal with these issues forward gain her power. In fact, there’s no sign that she’s even fighting anger.
Her superpowered cousin grew up in a number of serially abusive households and was constantly hunted by the U.S. military, so much so that Banner mentioned in the 2012 “Avengers” movie that he considered suicide.
The first male character viewers were introduced to Walters’ assistant district attorney, who acted like a total idiot — to put it mildly. While there are certainly men in the real world who bow their heads to female colleagues, the extent of his exaggeration is unrealistic.
This particular character could easily find herself facing multiple real-world workplace sexual harassment lawsuits. His actions would never be tolerated by a real prosecutor’s office or court.
Jordan would— YouTube’s Picky Drinkers – Calling the series a lesson in bad writing, citing the feeling that the writers are using “She-Hulk” as a catharsis for dealing with their own insecurities with men rather than writing a competent show.
But it’s not just men who have problems with characters, plot, and writing. Women are picky about it, too, for many of the same reasons.
Conservative YouTuber and political commentator Sydney Watson Commenting in her opinion “like the writers want people to hate female protagonists.” She went on to say that most men don’t like the show, and she personally doesn’t know any women who do.
This is problematic because while comic books and comic book-related media have a large female fan base, the majority of the audience is male. Both sides of the fan base were alienated.
Cosplayer and YouTube host Snarky Jay in her comments She-Hulk Episode 3 Recap Every week she “gets more and more excited that it’s over”. There are six more episodes left this season.
If you want a well-written legal comedy series with a strong female lead, subscribe to Hulu and stream “Ally McBeal.”
