She-Hulk 1.6 - Issue #6

She-Hulk : Issue #6
Genre : Superhero / Comedy / Legal
Showrunner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Writer : Chad Taylor

Based on the Marvel Comics characters

Cast: Jenny Slate, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, F. Murray Abraham, Finn Wittrock, Himesh Patel, Eric Andre, Kyle Mooney and Al Harrington

Plot:As Jen (Jenny Slate) packs up her old office, Mary (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) comes in and says that it looks like the news is true. Jen is very apologetic, saying she was afraid to tell Mary she was leaving her with Leibovitz. Mary gives her a hug and says she TOTALLY understands. Jen is relieved to find that there is no hostility between them.

Jen enters GLKH for her day on the job. Holden Holliway (F. Murray Abraham) greets her and gives her a tour of the firm. They run into Mallory Book (Kate Walsh), who acts fake-happy to see Jen there and congratulates her on the new job. Jen is still on a high from beating Mallory in court so she thanks Mallory for thanking her.

Holden tells her they have started a new library just for her that he wants to show her. Jen is surprised by this and is eager to see what it is. They get to the lower level of the firm where a paralegal named Stu Cicero (Himesh Patel) is waiting. He welcomes to “The Basement” - the firm’s new comic book division. Prior to 2002, comics were regulated by the Comics Code Authority - meaning all of those comics can be used as official legal documents. Holden tells her this will be especially important in her role, as these comics have traditionally been an important cultural touchstone in their society as they detail the history of superhumans in their society.

Holden heads back upstairs and Jen gets to know Stu. On a human level, they connect right away as they both share a shy, nerdy type of nature. He tells her that he looks forward to working with her and she says the same. They share a cute shy smile.

When she moves into her new office, Jen is given her first case and finds that it is a doozy. She will be representing a creature by the name of Krakoa. She comes to find out that Krakoa is an island in the Pacific that is actually a living creature. Late last year, an older New York couple vacationed in the Pacific and visited the island. They are subsequently feeling the ill effects of being there and are suing the island’s caretaker Leio (Al Harrington) and the island itself. As she reads this, Jen whips her head at the camera:

“And here I thought the Danger Man case was weird!”

Dr. John Jameson (Finn Wittrock) is on a night out on the town and is followed by Paparazzi Geoff (Eric Andre), per usual. John is too busy having a good time but Geoff insists and says that it has to do with John’s father. John perks up and goes to talk to Geoff in private. Geoff admits that he lied, although he guesses Triple J is at least a little related to this. Geoff talked to the She-Hulk and she would like to set up a date with him, like he previously mentioned. John is surprised to hear this and, before he can say anything, Geoff points out to John the type of money and views this will bring to the Bugle. After a moment to think about it, John says to do it.

Jen pays a visit to Stu again and asks him if he has any reading material on sentient objects or, even better, islands. He lights up and says he knows just the person to ask.

Moments later, he brings down Awesome Andy (voiced by Kyle Mooney), a huge robot (with a stone block as a head) that was once the lackey for supervillain The Thinker. He has since gained sentience and left the Thinker, joining the firm as an intern (hence his dress shirt and tie). Jen is in disbelief and her and Stu share a laugh, after which Stu insists that they are not laughing at him (just his backstory). In fact, Jen soon finds out that Awesome Andy is quite endearing and willing to help however he can.