Sense Of Humor In Disney+ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law

The much-anticipated She-Hulk starring Tatiana Maslany is finally on Disney+, at least the first episode. With the very first scene and her conversation with her

By Chandraboli Majumdar
August 18,2022
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The much-anticipated She-Hulk starring Tatiana Maslany is finally on Disney+, at least the first episode. With the very first scene and her conversation with her paralegal friend Nikki, we realise that there’s going to be humor woven throughout the story and episodes. We’re going to give you a run-down of all those moments that will either make you laugh or at least bring out a smirk.

1. Breaking the 4th wall

The immediate breaking of the fourth wall by addressing the camera and us, the audience, isn’t something new. But the awareness with which the show is treated is surely a fresh addition. The show starts with Jen Walters practicing her closing argument for a case she’s working on. Before continuing with said case and going to court, we get to see her entire backstory. This happens after Jen Walters looks to the camera and tells us how we wouldn’t be interested in the lawyer stuff unless and until we get some hulking out stuff before. This is definitely a funny moment considering how it’s also absolutely true. After all, we fans are nothing if not stubborn and relentless. There’s another similar moment when she uses this technique to tease and pull Bruce’s leg.

2. Trying out yoga together

She Hulk and Hulk doing yoga
She Hulk and Hulk doing yoga

Wait, no. It isn’t yoga. According to smart Hulk it’s DBT- Dialectical behavior therapy, a clinical and not spiritual process. This gives us quite a funny and only a little cringe exchange between Jen and Bruce. As Bruce tries to teach her to be more present Jen has something else in mind. She mocks Bruce and his technique with the use of stereotypes,
“Let your thoughts drift away, relax your neck, bend your knees if that’s more comfortable, hold in your farts. Namaste, all day”
When Bruce tries to explain that it’s actually about connecting with yourself and knowing your surrounding, she cracks us up (pun intended) by saying “Oh I thought it was about getting my butt tight as hell, up top”

3. Jen Walters’ relatable and fun personality

Jen Walters
Jen Walters

We all love a superhero who seems just like any of us. Jen isn’t some massive superhero tackling world threatening crises. No, she’s just an attorney who’s trying to do her job while also being a hulk. She likes eating Cheetos and has the packet lying around, open in her car. The interesting bit is that she eats them with chopsticks. Why you ask? To avoid Cheetos fingers. I’m sure we’ve all had Cheetos fingers before and then shamelessly licked it too.
Later on after turning into She-Hulk, Bruce made her pancakes to help calm her down. Wouldn’t we all love to stuff some pancakes in our mouths when we’re stressed?
She-Hulk also watches Pixar movies. She talks about the scene when Bing Bong jumps out of the wagon in Inside Out. I bet she cried while watching the movie too. The last bit of relatability is that she’s still paying off her student loans from law school!

4. Captain America’s virginity

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Captain-America

Bruce has told Jen all about his friend and colleague Steve Rogers aka Captain America during their road trip. After hearing it all, the conclusion that she draws is a hilarious one. According to her, Captain America is a virgin. After becoming a superhero with the serum he couldn’t possibly have had any time. Then he was stuck in ice. Then he was again wrapped up in global threats and what not. But is it true? Well worry not because we have the answer. In the post credits scene of the episode, Jen keeps on moping about Captain America, claiming that with his perfect ass he should not have died a virgin. Hulk, tired of her antics, finally reveals the truth. Steve Rogers lost his virginity to a girl in 1943 on the USO tour.

5. Hulk loves his air horn

Jennifer Walters woken up with air horn
Jennifer Walters woken up with air horn

Jen is sleeping in her human form as Hulk sneaks up on her and wakes her up with an air horn. This creates a hilarious moment as Jen turns into She-Hulk and breaks the bed she was sleeping on. Even Hulk acknowledges the comedic moment. The air horn continues to make appearances throughout the episode.

6. Hulk wears Spandex

Hulk tells She hulk to always wear spandex
Hulk tells She Hulk to always wear spandex

Hulk was teaching Jen how to be a Hulk. One of the lessons he was teaching her was having two wardrobes- one for Jen Walters and another for She-Hulk. This is where he makes a comical revelation. Hulk loves his spandex. He tells Jen to be bestfriends with her spandex too. Turns out he wears a spandex so that it simply stretches when he’s hulking out. After all, we have seen Hulk tear apart his clothes and end up naked during The Avengers as he fell from the sky.

7. Drinking together

Hulk and Jen drinking together
Hulk and Jen drinking together

Hulk tells She-Hulk one of the perks of being huge and green. Since their body has such a high metabolism rate, they can drink as much as they want and never get drink. The scene of them drinking together and then belching out loud with almost perfect synchronicity was definitely a laugh out loud moment. Although, the one thing Hulk didn’t warn her about was the Hulk-sized hangover that follows the next day.

After all these laughable moments in the 1st episode itself, we can’t wait to see what more this series has to offer.

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