If not for nerfing the OG Hulk, She-Hulk is now definitely making the rounds for introducing one of its most directionless and confusing arcs by bringing in Megan Thee Stallion to join the mainstream Marvel Cinematic Universe as herself. In the past year, Marvel has completely swerved its narrative arc from creatively dense and compact to transitory comedy that only serves to downplay the importance of the events around which the plot has been constructed. And it looks like Marvel has no intention of stopping now.
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MCU Educates Fans About She-Hulk‘s Twerking Lessons
Do we as an audience need to clear our schedules to witness and treasure those extra few seconds of every Marvel post-credit scene ever? Yes. Are we obligated to watch She-Hulk twerk beside Megan Thee Stallion against the backdrop of the NYC skyline? No. Why then has Marvel made it an essential agenda on their Phase Four roster to make a mockery of its fanbase by making us sit through a scene that could not have been imagined even in the worst scenario of Mad Libs?
In its latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, MCU rolled out the red carpet for the American hip-hop rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, as she debuted in the franchise as a tongue-wagging variant of herself. For fans who are already sore from the whiplash received in the aftermath of an unforgivably nerfed Hulk, this just simply adds insult to injury.
What Purpose Does Megan Thee Stallion Serve in the MCU?
Absolutely none whatsoever. Marvel has been repeatedly delivering a lower-than-average performance when it comes to its Phase Four projects, the worst of it being Thor: Love and Thunder. But when it comes to the multiple individually encompassing Disney+ series, She-Hulk was expected to do better as compared to its contemporaries, given its cast comprising the talented seasoned lead actor, Tatiana Maslany, MCU veterans, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth, and the reintroduction of the ever beloved Charlie Cox as Daredevil.
But three episodes down the line, we have only been privy to one sensational piece of information (apart from Captain America’s non-virgin status) and that has been the existence of Wolverine in the MCU mainstream universe. The fans are not only growing impatient but offended at the blatant hypocrisy of the studio as She-Hulk was announced to be the forerunner of women’s empowerment and the latest post-credits blunder hasn’t helped in actively contributing to that idea.
Megan Thee Stallion joins the MCU as herself on the third episode of #SheHulk pic.twitter.com/hgoSCZrKgo
— mcu content (@mcucomfort) September 1, 2022
Tbh for me the main problem is that the creative team and the director has continuously talked about the over-sexualization of women in media, and then they go on to do the exact same thing they despised. Instead of making a quality TV show, they have instead gone this route
— ÆTr0 (@Aetr0) September 1, 2022
it’s just weird and I cringed… honest opinion marvel fell over after endgame
— Lucas – Adele is here ³⁰ (@boteggna1) September 1, 2022
No hate but it looks so weird and cringe, marvel phase 4 is a mess
— Jatin (@StanJNatasha) September 1, 2022
What happened to the mcu man😭
— Nick🖤 (@Rosario3kk) September 1, 2022
Granted, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is 18 episodes long and the show has ample time to construct its universe and steer its plot, the fact remains that MCU Phase Four is already drawing to a close and it has done nothing to elevate Marvel’s status since Loki Season 1. The same goes for the Phase’s movies as there is a tangible lack of consistency in MCU’s certifiably good films (since the Endgame days), the one exception being the theatrical delight that was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is now streaming on Disney+, with new episodes every Thursday.
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