She-Hulk 1.4 - Issue #4

She-Hulk : Issue #4
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, Finn Wittrock, Eric Andre, Richard Kind, Domenick Lombardozzi, Sanaa Lathan and Storm Reid

Plot: Dan Jermain (Domenick Lombardozzi) sits on a bus home, taking up three seats and prompting those around him to move - afraid they might get contaminated by his radiation. When he gets home from work, he tries to do some normal tasks around the house just to feel normal again. Not longer after, his daughter Veronica (Storm Reid) gets dropped off by her friends. Dan peaks out the window at them and waves but soon realizes that his newfound super sense of hearing can pick up on their conversation. He hears them making fun of what a freak Veronica’s dad has become, while another friend comments that she finds it kind of hot. Veronica hightails it out of there and, when she gets inside, makes a beeline for her room (totally ignoring Dan).

There is an air of silence at the dinner table later that night with Veronica, Dan, and his wife Lori (Sanaa Lathan). Lori asks how the lawyer proceedings are going and Dan says he likes his attorney. Lori grows snippy, saying she didn’t know it was a her and wondering if he meant he “liked her, liked her”. This makes Dan angry and he starts to freak out. Veronica storms off, which she was going to do anyways. Lori tries to calm him down, mentioning how the doctor said he would literally melt if he became too angry.

Later that night, we find that Lori is preparing from bed and Dan enters. When he takes off his shirt, she feels his skin to see if it is anywhere back to normal. She asks if he is going to sleep in here tonight but he says he’ll do the guestroom again. She asks if it was because of the fight earlier but he reminds her of the last time he slept in the same bed as her and almost crushed her in his sleep when he rolled over. They go their separate ways. While in bed, Lori makes a routine nightly phonecall to a friend. She starts to cry, opening up about her insecurities and worries about Dan now that he is superhuman. Not only is she worried for his health but she is also worried that he is going to be more likely to cheat on him with a new fan or go join a superhero team and leave her and Veronica behind.

The next morning, Dan’s family are eating a Saturday morning breakfast when they hear a knock on the door. It is Jen. Dan invites her in and Jen tells them not to be alarmed with what she is about to show them. And she reminds them of lawyer-client privilege and to not tell anyone what she is about to show them. They all agree and before they know it, she has turned into She-Hulk.

Veronica is in shock, telling her dad she didn’t know that he knew THE She-Hulk. Dan says he didn’t either. She reminds them again about lawyer-client privilege before going into an abbreviated version of her backstory and her transformation into She-Hulk. She says that her own personal experience has led to a realization of Dan’s argument.

When the She-Hulk was invented, the old Jennifer Walters ceased to exist. It is kind of like the mythological Phoenix Force. She can tell they’re all starting to get confused so she says to stick with her. It is said that the Phoenix Force can attach itself to a human soul, with that human becoming an entire new entity. And while those are just rumors and hearsay, she and Dan are true examples of this happening. Dan Germain died when Danger Man, a whole new entity, was born. And Dan is not coming back so his family should be compensated for the loss. Dan is starting to catch on and likes Jen’s argument but Lori grows irate and says she can’t handle anymore of this nonsense. She leaves and Veronica follows her.

Dan runs out after her but she is already driving off. He starts to have an angry meltdown, destroying things that surround him. She-Hulk asks what he is doing and he says he is going to get so angry that he will blow himself up - so his family will finally get the payment. She says that is absurd and that they will win this case but he is not having it and pushes her away. At this time, she transforms back to human Jennifer and says that if he is going to do it, he’s taking her with him. He can’t bring himself to hurt somebody else so he calms down and begins to cry. She is stearn and tells him she’s getting him his money.

Mallory Book (Kate Walsh) sits stunned in the courtroom. Jen looks to the camera, smiling:

“$85 million dollar settlement - enough for treatment AND family counseling. Face That Never Lost a Case, my ass.”

Back at her law office, Jen is congratulated by all, including Leibovitz (Richard Kind). Mary (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) pulls Jen aside and tells her she has some thing urgent to show her. She pulls her into her office and opens up the TMZ-esque front page of the Daily Bugle.

Paparazzi Geoff (Eric Andre) approaches hotshot bachelor Dr. John Jameson (Finn Wittrock) at the airport and asked him his thoughts on the She-Hulk. He says that he finds something about her very attractive and laughingly says for her to call him. Jen sits somewhat speechless while Mary looks at her and says Jen is totally going to sleep with John Jameson, isn’t she?

Jen slowly looks towards the camera with an approving look.