This MCU episode is the funniest one yet thanks to Benedict Wong's comeback as Wongers.
Now that the procedural format is completely present: When one of Kamar-former Taj's Students of The Mystic Arts goes rogue and begins employing their portal abilities in a parody magic act, Wong employs Jen. Wong is left to pick up the pieces after Donny Blaze casts a drunk attendee into a hell universe inhabited by goblins.
The plot admits that, like other TV shows in this genre, we don't really care about the cases themselves, only how they provide a story to follow, and provides the programme with some much-needed focus. We are given some extremely fun moments and the episode's star character, Madisynn, despite the fact that it is difficult to care about Donny Blaze or this stuck-up magician's case. The most enjoyable aspect of the story so far is her relationship with Wong.
Jen is still struggling with how her superhero life and her normal life conflict in other places. It turns out that the online dating scene for people in their 30s is more terrible than the flying demons. She gives her profile a She-Hulk makeover after struggling to meet anybody as "regular old Jen" and the matches and red flags begin to stream in. The ensuing dates are crammed with too many jokes in too little time, but for the most part, these scenes are funny, fast-paced, and quite realistic.
I really like how the series doesn't need to focus on yet another world-saving quest and instead embraces the everyday struggles of being a woman superhero. However, there is a larger difficulty, which I will refer to as the Titania dilemma.
It makes sense that there shouldn't be a villain driving the plot. Although, this episode loses its appeal when it concludes, as did the last one, with a hint at the wider picture—this time, Jen being sued by the supervillain influencer.
Now that She-Hulk is over halfway through its run, the show needs to give us more than just a character's name and a picture if it wants us to support this plot. We need to see this villain or have a bigger emphasis on the overall plot in the upcoming episodes to keep it exciting to watch.
Performance | 3.5/5 |
Enjoyment | 3.9/5 |
Overall Rating | 3.8/9 |