Every Marvel movie and show from Phase 4, ranked worst to best

13. She-Hulk

Marvel’s She-Hulk is one of the most experimental shows that the studio has produced. While the MCU has always had a strong comedic streak, She-Hulk is the first show to outright brand itself as a comedy. It has a longer first season than most other MCU shows at nine episodes, but with each running a lean half-hour to better suit the lighter tone.

The result was an undeniable success. Star Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) brings a ton of personality to the character of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk, which is important for the moments when she breaks the fourth wall to chuckle along with the audience. Those fourth wall breaks don’t always land perfectly, but when they do it’s a lot of fun.

Nowhere was that more evident than in the finale, where Jen literally breaks out of the Disney+ menu, storms Marvel Studios HQ, and demands to speak to K.E.V.I.N., a robot analog for MCU architect Kevin Feige. That ending is the most meta thing Marvel Studios has ever done. Some people didn’t like it. Others loved it. But no matter how you slice it, it was true to She-Hulk as a character, and extremely unique.

She-Hulk also has an amazing range of supporting characters and familiar faces. Mark Ruffalo is on hand as Jen’s cousin Bruce Banner. Tim Roth returns as the Abomination for his first substantial part in the MCU since 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, which also provided more context for his surprise cameo in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Sorcerer Supreme Wong (Benedict Wong) and party girl Madisynn (Patty Guggenheim) were the power couple we all wanted but didn’t know we needed. Even Charlie Cox’s Daredevil crops up for his formal introduction into the MCU.

She-Hulk was great at what it was, which was a fun, light comedy. It sometimes leaned a little hard on filler material (while winking at the audience to let them know it was filler), and those fourth wall breaks could be awkward at times, but it was a solid final show for Phase 4.