Here we go again.

I say this in a positive sense, as I felt that this episode gave me what I think was missing from the past 3 episodes. I can’t put my finger on exactly what, but the enjoyment I got from this episode matched how I felt when the show first began, and so I think it’s safe to say that we are going to have a relatively solid ending to this show. I mean, let me finish the show first before I put the cart before the horse, but I have high hopes. Anyway, this episode furthered several plotlines for us so before we get into talking about the extent of this episode and where it leaves us, make sure you listen to our latest podcast episode in its entirety. You can do so by clicking the button below to find your listening platform of choice or playing it live right here by hitting play on the link provided.

Phase 4 has done a really good job with giving us villains that we either can sympathize with or can see their sides of the story. We see a lot more of their redeeming qualities and I’m not only talking about villains that came in Phase 4, I mean in general. Emil (Abomination) is a solid example of this. If you told me even 6 weeks ago that I was going to sympathize and genuinely start to enjoy Emil’s character, I would likely have laughed at you. But this episode drove home my newfound love for this character and that I have a deep appreciation for who he is trying to be now that he is out of prison. He’s hilarious, of course, but he also is trying to help others in the process of being better himself. I find his redemption honestly inspiring and I hope we get to see plenty more of him moving forward. I’m just happy that we aren’t just left with the version of him we saw in 2008.

Obviously a huge topic of this show has been Jen and her ability to break the fourth wall. This episode she did it in a way that changed the whole narrative. If you have ever taken part in a choose your own path game or book (think Life), then you know the whole basis of it is that you choose what you want to do to keep the story going. Jen broke the wall during the middle of the episode to give context to a character we didn’t necessarily remember and it felt like I was choosing my path. I was genuinely thinking who the heck is this guy and Jen was like “don’t worry, I’ve got you”. I loved it because how many times have you had to look someone up or go back to another part of the episode/book whatever and remember. Jen let us choose our path to remember this guy and once again reiterated how this show is just reading us nonstop.

I know we all got a good laugh during the therapy group session and I have to say, having a group of men who will drop anything and go to war for you 5 seconds after meeting you sounds pretty good to me. I think for Jen, this was needed on so many levels. Here were enhanced individuals (or they think they are) who are battling their own problems and can give her an outsider’s perspectives on what she is battling so deeply with. I’ve been talking for weeks now about Jen’s battle with being Jen and She-Hulk and how she only gets certain things when she is She-Hulk. It was great that she finally talked through this, especially with individuals who could understand her and would find sympathy. This group of odd balls were exactly what Jen needed at just the right time. It makes me excited to see what her revelation this episode sets up for the remainder of the show, as I think that plotline has relatively wrapped up.

For out female fans, say it with me: We don’t like or trust J-names. If Jen had listened to that, she wouldn’t be in this dilemma, but unfortunately she didn’t. Now it seems that the person behind it all has gotten what they wanted: Jen’s blood. Of course, we have a whole breakdown of our theory behind it being the Leader from our last episode and blog, which you can read here. That means there isn’t much more to talk about other than the fact that now Jen has some cleaning up to do. On top of that, I think we might have a weird chain of connection coming, or at least in theory. Going back to our time of theorizing about Kingpin, I’m starting to wonder if Kingpin is working with the Leader to get the blood. The Leader is notorious for being secretive in the MCU, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he is in kahoots with someone who has the easy ability to have people do their bidding. This could be a great way for Daredevil to come in and maybe he even returns Jen’s blood. Just a thought.

This was a great episode and it has me ready to go for the final two. We also have Wereworlf by Night coming this week, which we will do a short episode to cover as well. This means that this week you should keep an eye out for two epiodes from us and of course two pieces of Marvel content as well! I say all this to make sure you guys keep up with all of the MCU new releases, along with our own, as Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about it.

Image: “She-Hulk Episode 7”, Cameron Bonomolo, Comic Book