Attention SPOILER!
The second episode of “She-Hulk: Lawyer Hulka” was a revelation in terms of references, confirmations or updates that Marvel fans needed. However, despite being perfectly framed within the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is a key event that the series starring Tatiana Maslany has not yet recognized nor on it was pronounced: the Lasso. For those unfamiliar with this term, the Span is nothing more than the 5 years that have elapsed from Thanos’ snap in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ to that of Tony Stark in ‘Avengers: Endgame’.
It’s not like it was ignored, as there are a few dialogues where Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk talks about how he helped bring back half of humanity that was missing. In a recent interview with Lifehacker, Jessica Gao, one of the leading writers of “She-Hulk”, revealed why that creative decision was made and stated that, in the world the series is in, “it has already happened and people move on”. Furthermore, he explained that the topic had already been discussed a lot in the saga since then: “A lot of the MCU shows and movies have already covered it and, you know, there has been a lot of talk about how so many people have already tackled that ground that we have embraced it.”.
And what about Bruce Banner?
As for Bruce Banner, not only has his past been talked about, but his future has also been speculated. At the end of episode 2 of “She-Hulk”, Banner said goodbye to his cousin Jen Walters and embarked on a cosmic journey that could mean what many MCU fans have been asking for for years: an adaptation of the “World War Hulk” comic.. This would fit the scene from the first chapter where the Hulk cousins were traveling by car and a Class 8 Sakaaran courier ship caused them to drift because it was flying low. Sakaar, for those who don’t remember, is the planet ruled by Jeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster in “Thor: Ragnarok”. The Hulk’s reaction is to tell Jen that that ship “he was probably trying to send a message” and added: “I have to go all the way”.
Episode 2 already shows that Bruce was no longer in his hideout in Mexico, but was in the back of that Sakkar courier ship as he headed into space. Gao herself shed light on this Bruce moment in “She Hulk” in an interview with TVLine. She stated that, in principle, she had to take the Hulk out of the equation: “Much of this is that Mark [Ruffalo] he did what he had to do on the show and we wanted to make sure people were clear that he wasn’t going to be in all episodes from here on out. But I also think it opens up the possibility, if Marvel decides to reprise that story”.
In conversations with The Direct, the screenwriter also speculated about it: “God only knows what the Hulk did in the years he’s been there, so he has to go back and deal with some things that happened during this last time.”. If so, Marvel could seek to claim the rights to the character from Universal to produce and distribute the Hulk films on its own.
Source: E Cartelera
