She-Hulk Episode 7 Review and Breakdown

She-Hulk episode 7 is all about finding yourself, inner peace, rejection, accepting and being like for who you are.

Jen is dating Josh, not She-Hulk

In the previous episode, we saw Jennifer at a wedding where she met Josh. Josh is an Asian man and his mid-30s. We watch Jennifer and Josh go out on dates and text each other like a couple about to fall in love. And on their third date, Jennifer finally invites Josh in to take her to town. Or maybe it’s the way around. But the fact is Josh is sleeping over.

The next day the bed is empty and we watch Jennifer text Josh but he’s not responding.

It is sad to watch that Jennifer keeps running after him like a puppy dog. But then again, Jennifer feels accepted by Josh because he’s into Jenn and not She-Hulk. Which is what Jennifer wanted. In previous episodes whenever Jennifer was dating, it didn’t work out because the guys wanted either She-Hulk or there was just no chemistry between her and the guy she dated. As She-Hulk she could get any man she wanted, however. Jennifer just feels underappreciated when she is her pink-colored self.

When Emil Blonsky’s parole officer calls her for help, she is still waiting for Josh’s reply. Apparently, Blonsky’s inhibitor is broken and she needs to escort the parole officer for protection in case Blonsky turns into Abomination.

Land of Confusion

While Jen rides her Prius all the way to Blonsky’s meditational retreat, she keeps hoping for a sign of life of Josh. Josh still hasn’t replied yet. Jenn hulks up to stand guard while the parole officer tries to repair Abomination’s inhibitor.

The parole officer calls She-Hulk for help

Jenn is impatiently waiting for him to finish and when the parole officer does, Jenn runs to her Prius to go home as soon as possible. But just as she tries to get into her car, the car is wrecked by two fighting men. Man-Bull and El Aguila are fighting and Blonsky assures Jennifer that the two of them are working through their issues.

The Prius is completely broken and needs to be towed but that won’t happen until late because it is a Sunday. So Jennifer is forced to stay on a meditational retreat while still being confused about Josh’s unresponsiveness.

We watch Jennifer run around hoping for an internet signal on her phone. This is probably the saddest part of the episode. Jennifer runs around for a signal hoping for a sign of life and not accepting that Josh will never call or see her again. It kind of feels like he abused Jennifer in the sense that to him it was just a one-night stand while Jennifer is looking for a relationship and more specifically: a relationship where she can be Jennifer instead of She-Hulk.

The fight between Man-Bull and El Aguila is one of the best parts of the episode. It is just ironic that El Aguila looks like a matador and Man-Bull is triggered by that. So the two are always at each other’s odds. I thought it was a fun touch from the writers.

In case you are wondering who Man-Bull and El Aguila are. Man-Bull originated from the Daredevil comics. He was created by one of my favorites, writer Gerry Conway and penciler Gene Colan. Man-Bull first appeared in Daredevil #78 in 1971. He was the result of a failed experiment and was forced to kidnap people off the street before Daredevil stopped him in his tracks. Ironically, his real name is William Taurens.

El Aguila is another C-lister hero who’s made it to the big small screen of Disneyplus. El Aguila’s real name is Alejandro Montoya and yes, I know what you are thinking but no, we didn’t see anything like: “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

It would have been hilarious however if we did. But then again She-Hulk is already funny all by herself. El Aguila has a power in the show and it is channeling bioelectricity through his sword. It is not said or established whether or not is a mutant power or not. In the comics, El Aguila is a mutant.

El Aguila was created by X-men legend Dave Cockrum, Jo Duffy, and Trevor von Eedon and made his first comic book appearance in Powerman and Iron Fist #58, May 1979.

Turn on, tune on, and Cop Out

While running around on the meditational retreat looking for cell service, Jennifer accidentally walks into a group therapy session with Porcupine, Man-Bull an El Aguila. Later one of the guys who attacked Jennifer in the first episode joins and Jennifer turns into She-Hulk and almost smashes his head in before she is stopped by the group who tell her that this isn’t the way they do things around here.

Jennifer calms down and is added to the group. The group asks her questions about her. Like why is she so obsessed with cell service and her phone? Jennifer explains that she had the best night ever with her date Josh. And she ended up sleeping with him and to her it was the best night ever. Because Josh liked her for being Jennifer and not the She-Hulk. She goes on to explain that being She-Hulk is like being the most popular girl in high school and she gets to do whatever she wants BUT she is Jennifer and Jennifer is a great person who deserves someone getting to know her.

And this is where the show really shines. It is Jennifer finally admitting that she would like to be loved and appreciated by being herself instead of She-Hulk. Back in the dating episode, it became quite apparent that Jennifer feels like she’s left standing in the cold when she couldn’t get the right date while people swiped left on her dating profile when she made one as She-Hulk.

Therapy is now in session for Jennifer Walters

The group therapy session was the best thing about the episode. All the insights like accepting yourself for who you are and why you reject yourself while you are a wonderful person will make it’s impact in the remaining two episodes I am sure. It will help Jennifer come to terms with what happened to her after her incident with Bruce and what is happening to her as She-Hulk.

But then again, the way She-Hulk / Jennifer Walters is portrayed at the moment is like they are disassociating from each other while they are both one and the same person. This is an interesting moment and whatever choice she makes here will set further precedent for the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Only lies broke her heart

Jennifer runs after Josh like a puppy dog and wants his affection. And Josh appears to reciprocate her love, but does he though? We watch Josh hit on Jennifer a little bit too conveniently in the wedding episode. Also, Josh gets no introduction in the wedding episode. It is like people don’t even know who he is, it’s like he’s a wedding crasher. Even though that’s a whole different movie.

jennifer Walters and Josh in better times

Then there is a flashback of Josh being awake after Jenn and him slept together. Josh copies the files off Jenn’s phone and sends pictures of a sleeping Jennifer to someone named the Hulkking and it is tied to the Intelligencia forums we saw in the previous episode.

Who is this Hulkking? My mind draws a blank here. Even after reading over 30.000 comics, the best I can come up with is the Hulk’s archnemesis The Leader. But if so then his introduction would feel very forced because there is barely any build up.

My best guess is that it is someone we have already seen in the show but never thought it would be him or her. Like the Purloined Letter by Edgar Allen Poe: The answer was that it was in front of you all this time but it is the last place you look.

Where is the Daredevil, She-Hulk Team up?

It is also interesting that we just watched a Daredevil foe while Daredevil has been teased by the creators of the show over and over again. When will we see him? I guess, my reaction just now is exactly what the show’s creators wanted.

She-Hulk taking the tow truck back to LA.

With only two episodes left to go, I can’t stop but wonder if Daredevil is just going to be an anticlimactic cameo of a minute and if you blink your eyes, you will have missed it. Good thing the playback button these days is easily found on my player.

Speaking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are a few fans out there who find the show a bit too fluffy and lacking a connection to the MCU. I partially agree with that, BUT there are already so many connections to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Consider all the cameos like the Hulk, for instance, consider the foes like Titania, and the group therapy session consisted of Marvel characters albeit these were underrated characters but it is still a connection. And soon Daredevil. How many connections do you want? The show is meant to be a feel-good show and not an action-packed show.

Hopefully, the next week’s penultimate episode will give us an answer as to where Daredevil is.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season Episodes Reviews and Breakdowns

This is the full collection of individual review articles breaking down each moment from each episode of the show on DisneyPlus.

If you think you might have missed a detail or a story element, go back and read the individual episode reviews and breakdowns VULKK.com did.

Each episode of the show offered a unique story and experience and despite their short(er) duration, there was a lot to see, talk and break down. From cool cameos to secret plot lines, you may start to think differently about some of the scenes in the episodes after you have read the breakdowns we did.

Please note that the episode reviews contain heavy spoilers. I recommend you read them after you have watched each episode first.