Early reviews for the new Marvel Studios show She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, starring Tatiana Maslany, have started to roll in. The MCU has nearly wrapped up its Phase 4, the so-called Multiverse Saga. After several MCU films and shows this year, Marvel has one major movie coming up in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which will complete Phase 4. However, before the sequel hits theaters, She Hulk: Attorney at Law will be the last Marvel Studios/Disney+ original show for 2022, with Orphan Black star Maslany portraying Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk.

In comparison with other recent MCU shows, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law will be taking on some new territory. Not only will it be a legal comedy-drama, but She-Hulk: Attorney at Law will have the titular heroine breaking the fourth wall, as shown already in numerous trailers, in a similar fashion to the Deadpool movies. The show will also feature Mark Ruffalo's Hulk in a key role, as he is canonically She-Hulk's cousin. Audiences can also expect several major MCU cameos, including Tim Roth's Abomination and Charlie Cox's Daredevil. After coming into contact with Bruce Banner's blood, Jennifer gains similar powers, changing her life forever as she becomes her own version of the green creature. The She-Hulk: Attorney at Law release date is set for this Thursday, August 18 on Disney+, breaking away from the traditional Wednesday release model.

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As with most MCU properties, the press has been able to watch the first episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ahead of time. With less than 24 hours to go until Maslany makes her MCU debut as the Marvel icon to wider audiences, critics have started to share their early reviews of She-Hulk's arrival. Check out several excerpts below:

Mae Abdulbaki, Screen Rant

By the end of the fourth episode, it’s hard to determine who Jennifer/She-Hulk is as a person because her character development is half-baked. She-Hulk’s biggest obstacle is that she just wants to be Jen, live a regular life, and have typical relationships. The world wants to see more of She-Hulk instead, which frustrates her. But what the series doesn’t quite capture is why she sees She-Hulk as such an inconvenience to her previous life when it is not established or explored before the transformation. There is an obvious disconnect there that head writer Jessica Gao and her team don’t seem in a rush to delve into, with She-Hulk consumed with the shenanigans of the (very many) familiar faces from across the MCU who make an appearance.

Arezou Amin, Collider

Unlike other Marvel shows, which often resemble eight-hour movies that break into episodes at the act break, She-Hulk feels like a proper, comedic procedural. Once the origin story side of things has been covered, the show settles very nicely into episodes that both fuel the larger narrative and also feature a case-of-the-week plot, all while leaving space for Jen Walters to grow as a character. On paper, she feels like she could very easily fall into the stereotype of a workaholic woman in her 30s who confuses bringing her work home with her for an active social life. While that is certainly how some people will likely read it, Maslany's performance, along with careful writing and direction from showrunner/writer Jessica Gao and director Kat Coiro, save it from falling overboard into parody or carelessness.

Proma Khosla, IndieWire

Despite all that, the cast charms, with Maslany at ease in the lead. She’s a natural fit with any costar, particularly Ruffalo, nailing everything from Jen’s sweet impudence to her command of a courtroom. Jen and Bruce tease each other like siblings, and though he quickly exits the show, their relationship carries the pilot. Benedict Wong continues to steal every scene as Wong, now established across multiple films as impeccable comedic relief that never undermines his powers, sorcery, or status. Ginger Gonzaga and Josh Segarra make an impression in early episodes as Jen’s best friend/paralegal and a fellow lawyer at her new firm, with Gonzaga quick to nail romcom-bestie energy and Segarra as wholesome and endearing as he is on “The Other Two,” now with legal expertise to boot.

Daniel Fienberg, THR

It could just be that these four episodes, all directed by Kat Coiro (Marry Me), are entirely about introducing the character, her voice and her professional world, and the rest of the nine-episode first season will be dedicated to grounding She-Hulk in a way that would let her be integrated into future Marvel projects. Renée Elise Goldsberry, Josh Segarra and Jameela Jamil are among several reliable supporting players barely utilized thus far who could form a solid foundation along with Maslany, Gonzaga and some of the cameos that are so frequent Jen has to reassure the audience that this isn’t a cameo-of-the-week show. So far, it kinda is a cameo-of-the-week show — one that isn’t without pleasures as long as you’re not allergic to silliness.

Caroline Framke, Variety

While there’s plenty to like and latch onto along the way, it’s hard to shake the feeling while watching “She-Hulk” that its approach is several years behind the curve. Jen’s passion for her job doesn’t have a clear motivation beyond winning cases, and her misadventures on the “Matcher” dating app have nothing new to say about dating via swipes beyond that it generally sucks. Even the costuming, deliberately lurid and strangely reliant on chunky statement necklaces circa 2010, feel several steps out of date.

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, CBR

All in all, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is exactly what it wanted to be: a fun show that isn't afraid to examine how different life looks from the point of view of a woman -- even if that woman just happens to be a Hulk. It's not a deep exploration of the differences between men and women, much less what makes people heroes. It might stumble upon some deeper themes because the characters make it impossible not to, but it's not trying to send a message or score points. If anything, the show's biggest endeavor appears to be to make viewers laugh.

One of the common positive aspects in these reviews appears to be that Maslany as She-Hulk/Jennifer is gaining critical acclaim, becoming another favorable casting choice for Marvel Studios. With most leads the studio taps for either their MCU films or TV shows, casting has been a consistent point of praise, and Maslany in the role of She-Hulk is no exception. With the reviews favoring her performance, it will be exciting to eventually see She-Hulk engage with other heroes both within She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and in whatever MCU project the character inevitably pops up in next.

As far as the comedic tone goes, She-Hulk seems to be getting a mixed bag from critics. While MCU products are known for their comedy beats, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was conceived as a dramedy, and was expected to lean on the laughs in general. Even if its fourth wall-breaking and silly comedic elements don't sit too well with press, however, they may connect more with viewers once She-Hulk: Attorney at Law season 1 premieres globally. Another element that will be intriguing to see is the finished CGI, as the show's seemingly poor VFX drew backlash after the first She-Hulk trailers released. Hopefully, the finished version will look spectacular when She-Hulk: Attorney at Law debuts on Disney+.

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