Marvel's latest series on Disney+ has come to an end. Episode 9 of She-Hulk wraps up the storyline in a very unique and incredibly unusual way. And on this journey, there were plenty of Easter eggs and references to the MCU and Marvel Comics. There was also a pretty big introduction of a character to the MCU.
Obviously, there are plenty of spoilers coming below. This is your final warning.
In the finale, She-Hulk finds herself back at Abomination’s retreat, but there's an Intelligencia meeting happening there. This leads She-Hulk to exit her own show into the real world--because the finale gets too sloppy--where she meets the "Kevin" behind all of the MCU stuff--and it ain’t Kevin Feige. She-Hulk then decides it's time to change her finale to something… less… overdone.
Anyway, below you'll find all the Easter eggs and references for Episode 9 of She-Hulk, and for more deep dives into this show, check out breakdowns for Episode 8, Episode 7, Episode 3, and Episode 2.
1. This weird opening
The finale has a pretty bizarre opening with some very interesting music, with a person narrating who Jennifer Walters is. Older folks--and those who love watching classic TV--will recognize this right away as the same music and elements of the opening of The Incredible Hulk TV show from the late '70s.
2. The Savage She-Hulk
Since they're using the opening from the Incredible Hulk TV show, why isn't the show called The Incredible She Hulk during the '70s opening? Well, the Savage She-Hulk is a reference to the character's very first comic book volume, which kicked off in November, 1979.
3. When She-Hulk takes place
Jane Foster's Thor is mentioned at the Intelligencia party--during the most "weird internet conversation come to life"--so although Jane Foster was only Thor for a short period of time, She-Hulk takes place at some point after Jane takes control of Mjolnir, which happens in Thor: Love and Thunder.
4. Back to the menu
Yes, the show did get real messy with all the storylines crossing over, so why not go back to the menu to find something else to watch on Disney+? Honestly, this is a really funny gag.
5. The writer's room cameo
After She-Hulk breaks out of her own show and into our real world--by jumping into the Marvel Assembled series--she finds her way into the writer's room. One of the people at the table--in the red and orange top--is She-Hulk showrunner Jessica Gao.
6. Another cameo
When She-Hulk is talking about the finale of the show, the camera quickly cuts to this person above. That's Cody Ziglar, one of the staff writers on She-Hulk.
7. K.E.V.I.N.
Marvel Comics certainly love their silly acronyms. Take MO.D.O.K., for instance. Here, K.E.V.I.N. stands for Knowledge enhanced visual interconnectivity nexus, and not Kevin Feige. It's a weirdo robot that makes "near perfect" Marvel movies.
8. Bruce was supposed to introduce…
K.E.V.I.N. mentions that Bruce has come back to explain what he was doing on Sakaar. However, K.E.V.I.N. is cut off before revealing who Bruce was going to introduce.
So who could Bruce be introducing that he met on Sakaar? Well, just doing some wild speculation here, but it's probably Bruce/Hulk's son, Skaar. Yep, Skaar from Sakaar.
In the comics, when Hulk was banished from Earth and landed on Sakaar, he fell in love with the Shadow Queen, Caiera. The two had a child--who wasn't born until after Hulk left the planet--and the child came into this world looking like an adolescent. No baby mode for baby Sakaar.
9. First mention of the X-Men in the MCU
That's right, the first mention of the X-Men name in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the season finale of She-Hulk. (Of course, we’ve already seen Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Charles Xavier in Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) Jen asks K.E.V.I.N., "When are we getting the X-Men?" She then makes this face because Jen is on our side; however, K.E.V.I.N. cannot tell us when we'll see them.
10. Skaar
I totally called it! I wrote that slide above before I saw this happen in the episode. You have no reason to believe me, but I write these entries as the show is playing, I swear. Anyway, Skaar has a very different look than his comic book counterpart--mainly because the planet Sakaar of the comics and MCU are wildly different-looking places. Anyway, the Skaar introduction is totally a throwaway gag, but it is canon now.
0 Mga Komento