She-Hulk is a show written by women for women, a premise that in itself is a bit of a fence for men who are inclined to write about how the MCU’s latest series chooses to tackle modern issues affecting women. Nevertheless, the Intelligencia conspiracy doesn’t seem to capture the very real dangers of online harassment.
It’s not like She-Hulk’s sixth installment is the first to address this issue. After all, Jennifer Walters’ Marvel composition was greeted with a spate of posts on the series’ fake social media that happened to reflect many of the real-life views on it found online. Regardless of that, the show is now at a crossroads where the commentary may be insufficient for those who want to preface these issues on a pop culture product with such a level of exposition, yet also a nuisance for those who just don’t care for such. content.
Stalkers are real, Intelligencia are not
Until now, Jennifer’s biggest outburst has been against the kind of treatment women undergo in their lives against the most unworthy target of them all, her cousin Bruce. It was demonstrable She-Hulk’s The pilot’s most commented-on scene, with many loving Tatiana Maslany’s dialogue, while others eschewing the moment coming against the original Hulk who hasn’t exactly had an easy life to say the least.
Since then, Jen has made sure women aren’t assaulted by men at night, has dealt with her annoying former co-worker Dennis Bukowski, her own boss Holden Holliway, as well as a handful of horrible first dates for She-Hulk, all seminormal events for many women. It wasn’t until Nikki and Mallory encountered the vitriol and hatred spewed on the Intelligencia site that a real anomalous threat appeared on the screen again.
At a time when popular social media icons like Amouranth are victims of stalkers who threaten their lives, Mallory’s response to the annoying content on Intelligencia is rather disrespectful of what should be an alarming situation, even for the almighty She-Hulk. . Funnily enough, the writers were well aware of including terms like swatting, which, despite the script’s timing, winks at the kind of harassment trans woman Keffals has suffered recently, and yet the show risks treating it as one of the little subplots it constantly shifts to. for a short period as part of the sitcom storytelling.
Suffice it to say Mallory is well known She-Hulk villain in Marvel comics, so this could indeed be the start of her going down that bad path, but making Intelligencia come out as something that could only be the brainchild of a villain supergroup organization, rather than the intimidation platform that such forums use in the being real life isn’t very proprietary, even if She-Hulk nevertheless struggles to define its identity.
By most accounts, proponents of the most absolute forms of free speech would argue that a line is drawn when death threats and other potential criminal activity arise, and given the vast array of tools at their disposal, Jen and Nikki ask this whole situation for a legal battle as much as for a superhero.
She-Hulk’s Humor really isn’t fun Ally McBeal’s
Like Ally McBeal, hardly anyone expects She-Hulk to be a beacon for how women should behave, as the show has taken the opposite route from the comics to focus more on Jen than her super-powered persona, battling online. stalkers the Jen way instead of She-Hulk’s fists is a much more recognizable storyline for a series that isn’t big on superhero action scenes to begin with.
For a show from the 90s, Ally McBeal (a show that is partly inspired) She-Hulk’s script) has aged surprisingly well, but the crux of the comedy’s lasting value is the fact that it had ample time to develop storylines over 23 episode-long seasons, giving each case the depth and attention it needed, as well as some seriousness if necessary. Unfortunately, one of She-Hulk’s problems is lack of time, making the past steam up scenarios that would normally lend themselves to more intricate development, jokes, and messages.
Six episodes into Jennifer Walters’ toughest battle was a copyright claim from Titania, which ironically reminds viewers that a woman of She-Hulk’s might is weaker to real-life threats like frivolous lawsuits, as opposed to her rival’s pitiful attempts to get her. fight 1v1. If Titania were to use the fame and line of beauty products of the Kardashians, then it’s a good reminder to look back to the days when the billionaire Kardashian women were also victims of online harassment or more violent crimes like gun robbery as not even fame and wealth guarantees absolute protection.
Victims of pernicious online bullying and harassment don’t have superpowers to fend off death threats, which is why we cover this particular chapter in the She-Hulk story at the same speed as her other issues screams missed opportunity. On the other hand, if this is the main weapon of She-Hulk’s unknown antagonist would bring a whole new meaning to anything she yelled at that poor old Bruce.
0 Comments