The Critical Drinker reviews She-Hulk tv series
(for keks, wrote out the transcript)
"Jennifer's job is to represent people with super powers in various court cases that showcase the writer's complete ignorance of America's legal system, while navigating the trials and tribulations of dating as a famous green monster lady, thus showcasing the writer's complete ignorance of men, modern culture, and normal interaction between humans."
"She's probably one of the least interesting, least intelligent, and least likeable protagonists I've ever seen on tv. She's self-absorbed, shallow, condescending, narcissistic, patronizing, boring and aggressive. And that's before she turns into She-Hulk. I've already talked about the ridiculous, unhinged rant she goes on against Bruce (Banner), a man that's lost and sacrificed more than she'll ever have. And this kind of shitty behavior pretty much sets the tone for her entire character. She gets to say and do whatever she wants, with almost no negative consequences, in fact of anything she seems to get rewarded for it. And if that's not an insight into the mindset of the writers, I don't know what is."
"What are her interests? Her hobbies? Her personal history? Her aspirations? Her hopes, dreams, and insecurities? Don't know, because the writers don't seem to know or care either. She's basically just like an avatar for them to project all of their gripes and hang-ups onto."
"And of course there is only ever one target for the jokes in She-Hulk. Almost without fail, the men in the show are portrayed as incompetent, over-bearing, patronizing, dumb, cowardly, weak, insecure, and comically misogynistic. Basically just a bunch of convenient strawmen for Jen (main character) to knock down with absolutely no effort. The writers seem to view men as corrupt egomaniacs undeserving of the success they have, or unthreatening, submissive whipping boys who will do exactly as they're told and know better than to question their female overlords."
"And beneath all the smiles and lame jokes, there is this weird undertone of spiteful bitterness and hatred to She-Hulk. But hey, it's also kind of funny once you realize you're basically seeing the writers own personal hang-ups and insecurities projected right onto the screen in front of you. 'Why don't my coworkers respect me for being given a job I didn't earn?' 'Why do guys think it's OK to flirt with me at a bar, also why am I still single staring down the barrel of middle age?' 'Why do people question my judgment even though I'm plainly terrible at my job?' 'Why do men not like me for who I am instead of how I look, even though I desperately want to look better?' 'Why does my family put pressure on me to settle down, when I just want to party pretend I'm still in my mid-twenties?' 'Why is there nothing of value outside of my life of working and drinking?' 'Why can't I just do or say what I want with absolutely no consequences?'"
"These are all issues what I can safely label as rich liberal women problems. It's the kind of petty, mundane sort of self-inflicted irritation that people like Hollywood writers obsess over, because it's the closest thing to adversity they've ever experienced. So naturally they think everyone else can relate to it too, because the idea of anyone existing outside of their carefully protected socio-economic southern California bubble is some crazy mind bending impossibility for them."