She-Hulk 1.3 - Issue #3

She-Hulk : Issue #3
Genre : Superhero / Comedy / Legal
Showrunner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Writer : Chad Taylor

Based on the Marvel Comics characters

Cast: Jenny Slate, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Kate Walsh and Domenick Lombardozzi

Plot: As Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ plays, Mary (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Jen (Jenny Slate) shop at various high-end clothing stores but in their ‘Big & Tall’ sections. Finally, Jen comes to realization that she should try to find some kind of stretchable clothing that will fit both normal her and green her. Mary corrects her and says ‘She-Hulk’. Jen looks to the camera:

“I really hope that doesn’t stick.”

In Jen’s apartment, Jen and Mary talk about the whole She-Hulk thing, now that they know it wasn’t a one-time occurence. At this point, they only know it can be triggered when Jen is scared or angry so they try to prompt it to test out the powers. When she transforms, they test out her powers - discovering that she has incredible strength (obviously), speed, and stamina.

They discover that she only has some say in when she can transform back to human form. When she does, Mary talks about all the exciting possibilities, mostly ways to move up in society now that she is becoming a celebrity. She even suggests that maybe she take a walk on the wild side, and use this animalistic persona to break some rules. Jen says she wants to keep it simple for now. So how about a little fun?

A montage begins of She-Hulk trying out her powers in public, doing things like saving cats from trees (while accidentally splitting the tree in half). Subsequently, she is becoming a sex symbol in the tabloids. Her and Mary then hit the clubs and party it up while she is in her Hulk form and has an incredible alcohol tolerance. She-Hulk is a big hit with the clubgoers and she ends up meeting a cute guy. She asks Mary if she can leave with him and Mary insists - she can’t remember the last time Jen has a met a guy at the club.

Hungover in her office, Jen is googling the symptoms of alcohol poising. She is starting to do preliminary research into the attack on her and her mom. With no footage or eyewitnesses, the police detectives are having a difficult time coming up with any solid data. Meanwhile, in comes her newest client, Dan Jermain (Domenick Lombardozzi) AKA Danger Man. Dan is hulking in size, with a radiating glow around him from the chemicals, but otherwise a normal guy. He lays out his issues at the moment. Ever since the accident, he has not been able to live a normal life. Everywhere he goes, people stare at him. Or even worse, they look away because they don’t want to stare.

To make matters worse, his insurance doesn’t cover superhuman damages - few do. Not only that, but because of the dangers he now faces as a superhuman, they have canceled his health and life insurances. Not only is his public life different but his life at home has been changed, too. On the verge of tears, he says he wishes he would have just died in the accident so at least his family would have received the life insurance payment. Jen is clearly touched by his story and says that she will work her hardest to get him the money he owed him.

After Dan leaves, Jen receives a call from Mallory Book (Kate Walsh), the attorney for Roxxon in this case. Mallory tells Jen to really think about this case and ask herself if it is worth another losing effort. Someone angry that they gained superpowers? Come on. Mallory mentions recent surveys that have shown a sizable amount of the public who responded that they were envious of superhumans. Hell, Mallory says, Jen herself probably wants to be superhuman. Jen stays mostly silent and says that the case is moving forward whether Mallory likes it or not.

After the phone call, Mary tells Jen that She-Hulk’s night on the town is all over the tabloids. She then asks how the meeting went. She says that she is still struggling with understanding why Dan’s powers are burdensome to him. She admits that the...fine, she’ll say it, “She-Hulk” makes her feel so invigorated and like a new person. Why would you ever want to go back to being vulnerable? Mary says that vulnerability isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It makes one feel human, a part of this world instead of above it.

Jen tells Mary that she doesn’t understand (which prompts Mary to murmur to herself that she wish did). When turns into She-Hulk, she doesn’t feel like regular ol’ Jennifer anymore. She feels like a brand new person - the person she had always aspired to be. It’s as if the old Jennifer is -. She stops mid-sentence as if a lightbulb goes off. Mary looks concerned and tells Jen she better not be thinking of suicide. Jen shakes her head no and says she thinks she figured out the winning path in Dan’s case.