Attention, SPOILER!
* This article contains spoilers for episode 5 of “She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk”
Deadpool has some serious competition. Since “She-Hulk: Lawyer Hulka” premiered last August on Disney +, the series starring Tatiana Maslany officially became the most popular title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And with each chapter he revalidates it.
Like Wade Wilson (and many fictional characters before him), Jennifer Walters also breaks the fourth wall and turns to viewers watching the camera to comment on what happens in the episode or make references to our world, even going so far as to parody the comments from the misogynistic trolls that the series has faced since it was announced. Also, “She-Hulk” is full of nods to Marvel, both the UCM series and movies and the comics they are based on., offering the viewer every week a fun identification game that asks us to be attentive, not only to the dialogues, but also to any shot in which an unexpected allusion to another superhero or property of the franchise may be hiding. What was normal in Marvel, but cubed.
We have already analyzed episode 2, which included nods to “Eternals” or Wolverine, among many other things. And now it’s time for the fifth chapter, titled ‘Malota, greenish and in jeans, a goddess’, which is also full of humorous allusions to the rest of the MCU, as well as clues to the future of the series, Easter hidden eggs on characters whose debut. in the Marvel Universe has not yet been officially produced, and also a tribute to another property that shares a home with Marvel at Disney, Pixar’s “Incredibles.”.
Copyright She-Hulk
The fifth episode of “She-Hulk” revolves almost entirely around Titania Jameela Jamil’s request that Jennifer Walters stop using the pseudonym She-Hulk, since she has legally registered it and is using it to sell her beauty products. poor quality.This can’t help but be a nod to the She-Hulk comic’s origin story, which strangely arose out of the need to register the She-Hulk trademark before others. Following the success of the “Incredible Hulk” series in the 1980s, Marvel Comics created She-Hulk to prevent CBS from developing a female spin-off without her permission, something the same network had already done with “L ‘. man in the six million dollars “. ‘and’ The Bionic Woman ‘.
Merchandise and emoji
With ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Ms. Marvel ‘, Marvel has already reflected in the MCU the character of superheroes as a brand, with fun details such as’ Rogers: The Musical’ or Avengers-Con, to which is added the unofficial merchandise that appears in ‘She-Hulk’ during the plot of Nikki (Ginger Gonzaga) and Pug (Josh Segarra), fakes of the “Avongers” with caricatures of the most powerful heroes on Earth. And best of all, the designs that appear on T-shirts, hats, etc. are the emojis from Twitter hashtags. Also, at another point in the episode, Pug reveals that he collects sneakers and mentions “Iron Man Three”.
comic characters
Although we had already briefly seen it, the fifth chapter marks the official introduction of Reneé Elise Goldsberry in the role of Mallory Book. This character has originally appeared in comics since her introduction in the first modern stage issue of “Hulka” (2004) created by Dan Slott, and is one of Jen’s main rivals, and ultimately her boss. On the other hand, even Luke Jacobson, the tailor played by Griffin Matthews, has his origins in the comics, where his assistant, Eugene Patilio, ends up becoming Frog-Man.
Marvel’s Fashion Edna
But beyond that, Luke Jacobson’s introduction to the series is more than likely a tribute to “The Incredibles”, the Pixar film directed by Brad Bird. Matthews’ character is a designer specializing in superhero costumes, to whom Jen Walters goes to update her wardrobe according to her new powers. Sounds familiar to us, right? Luke is clearly the Edna Moda of the MCU and his scenes seem directly inspired by the classic Pixar.
And that’s not all, at one point in the episode Luke strokes a mannequin wearing a black torso-shaped corada with marked abs and nipples, perhaps a nod to the much-discussed costumes of “Batman Forever” and “Batman and Robin ‘, from the competition, DC.
The heroes yet to come
In the second chapter of ‘She-Hulk’ we could already see a nod to Wolverine, the famous X-Men with Adamantium claws, who has not yet officially appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Similarly, in the fifth there are references to other heroes who have not yet debuted in the MCU, although it is not easy to see them with the naked eye. It happens during the credits, in one of the illustrations, where we see Pug holding the aforementioned Iron Man shoes, and in the background, a shelf full of sneakers inspired by the Marvel characters that we expect in the future stages: Nova, The Thing to the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, Cyclops of the X-Men and Deadpool, as well as Doctor Strange, Falcon, Namor, Green Goblin, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Moon Knight and many more.
NO SPOILER … but …
During the credits scene we took a look at Pugs’ sneaker collection and it was full of nods to other Marvel characters.
Great episode and Easter egg#wonder#shehulk#jacobstoys pic.twitter.com/oqnKiFO0Ie? Jacobs Toys (@JacobsToys) September 15, 2022
Daredevil’s helmet
The nod to a future cameo that goes without saying, because more than obvious, is Daredevil’s yellow helmet, which appears in the last shot of the episode as a warning of his arrival in the series. A sneak peek of what’s to come next week when Charlie Cox returns to the MCU as Matt Murdock to meet fellow attorney Jen Walters.
“She-Hulk: Lawyer Hulka” continues its broadcast with the premiere of new chapters every Thursday on Disney +. The season will consist of a total of 9 episodes.so we have already crossed its equator.
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Elizabeth Cabrera is an author and journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a talent for staying up-to-date on the latest news and trends, Elizabeth is dedicated to delivering informative and engaging articles that keep readers informed on the latest developments.
