That escalated quickly.
For weeks, critics and fans gave the new She-Hulk: Attorney at Law series on Disney+ mixed reviews, at best. The jokes didn’t always land, and sometimes trivialized the characters. The CGI didn’t hold up; that’s what happens when visual effects artists are overworked and held to impossible deadlines. And the story felt disconnected—and not in a good way—from the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Between the wedding, the spiritual retreat, and the misadventures in online dating, we got some nice vignettes, but it was difficult to see the bigger picture.
But Episode 8, “Ribbit and Rip It,” was a massive turnaround. Finally, we have dramatic, narrative stakes. Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) found the stress point where she nearly lost control of her Hulk side. And as her cousin, Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), said in the series pilot: “When people start seeing you as a monster, that never goes away.”
Episode 8 also introduced Matt Morgan, aka Daredevil, to the MCU. Finally, we had a foil for Jennifer—one that understood her dual life, could trade barbs with her, and came with genuine, romantic chemistry. Even if this becomes nothing more than a setup for the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series, Matt uncovered facets of Jennifer that made her relatable and well-rounded. And ironically, this now feels more like “her show” than ever before.
Here are 55 She-Hulk Easter eggs and references you might have missed.
1. RBG Fan
2. Hulk Inhibitor
3. Blood Transfusion
4. Metal Shirts
5. Gamma Lab
6. Sun's Getting Real Low
7. Inside Out
8. Spandex!
9. Carved Initials
10. Meet Titania
11. F-Word
12. Wolverine, Eternals, Shoe Deal
13. Captain America Wallpaper
14. Emil Blonsky
15. Completely Different Person
16. Massive Spaceship
17. ‘Silence of the Lambs’
18. Shang-Chi Brawl
19. Wong's LinkedIn
20. Asgardian Wisdom
21. Wrecking Crew
22. Megan Thee Stallion
23. Mystic Castle
24. Donny Blaze?
25. Poor Adriana
26. QR Code
27. Wong's Business Card
28. Luke Jacobson
29. Leap-Frog Sighting?
30. Daredevil Tease
31. Mr. Immortal
32. Intelligencia
33. Miss Piggy Cameo
34. The Gang
35. Abomaste
36. Leap-Frog
37. Matt Morgan
38. Classic Costume
39. I'm Daredevil
40. Hallway Fight
41. Frogger
42. Red Hulk
43. Wolverine's Claws
After Jennifer Hulks up and loses control, the authorities imprison her in the same prison that held Emil Blonsky.
45. DODC Again
46. Erin Brockovich
47. Todd Hulk
48. Menu Jump
49. Disney Lot
50. Jessica Gao Cameo
51. K.E.V.I.N
The confrontation between K.E.V.I.N. and Jennifer addresses several Internet rumors: will there be a Planet Hulk movie? When are the X-Men coming to the MCU? K.E.V.I.N., of course, sidesteps all of these questions, although these are major hints that they’re probably arriving soon.