‘She-Hulk’ Review Scores Are In, And They Are Stellar

Yesterday, the Twitter impressions embargo lifted on the first four episodes of She-Hulk, because that’s a thing we do now. Early thoughts were positive, but now today, the real embargo has lifted for full, scored reviews, and we now have a Rotten Tomatoes score as a result.

It’s high. It’s very high.

While it keeps fluctuating a bit as I write this, my last count with 77 reviews in, it has a 95%, though I saw it at 96% briefly.

This puts it near the top of Marvel’s grand MCU score list, which includes all movies and TV shows, though again, it may fluctuate up or down a bit as more reviews roll in. It should be noted that the MCU’s last series, Ms. Marvel, also received sky-high scores at launch, and it remains on top of on this list even after the dust settled, with 269 reviews in. Here’s where things stand now:

1. Ms. Marvel – 98%
2. Black Panther – 96%
3. She Hulk – 95%
4. Avengers Endgame – 94%
5. Iron Man – 94%
6. What If…? – 94%
7. Thor Ragnarok – 93%
8. Spider-Man: No Way Home – 93%
9. Spider-Man: Homecoming – 92%
10. Loki – 92%
11. Guardians of the Galaxy – 92%
12. Hawkeye – 92%
13. The Avengers – 92%
14. WandaVision – 91%
15. Shang-Chi – 91%
16. Spider-Man: Far From Home – 90%

She Hulk’s 95% just edges out three other shows and movies below it, but I did see it at 94% earlier. This score will likely go up or down a couple points by the time things settle.

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Update (11:55 AM): She-Hulk has now fallen to an 87%, outside this list, with 93 reviews in. Still good, but a bigger drop than I figured.

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Early reviews are praising, no surprise, Emmy winner Tatiana’s Maslany’s performance as She-Hulk/Jennifer, but also the show’s sense of humor and its ability to effectively break the fourth wall with its comedy, a rarity in the MCU.

High scores do not necessarily mean big success, however. One issue with Ms. Marvel was that despite the highest scores in the MCU, interest in the series was lower than a lot of other higher profile Disney Plus shows like WandaVision, Loki and Hawkeye, as it was a brand new hero with a brand new actress, so many people may not have given it a chance, when they did rush out to see stars and heroes they were more familiar with.

I…expect She-Hulk to do pretty well, however. She’s a more well-known hero and there is an incredibly avid Maslany fanbase out there who can’t wait to see what she does in the role. While I’m not predicting it sets any Disney Plus records necessarily, this seems like it will be a critical hit for sure, and perhaps an audience hit as well, if there’s not too much complaining about the CG effects, like there has been with every trailer shown so far. Not sure if that will get better or worse over time as people get used to seeing her onscreen, but we’ll see.

I’ll update the scores if they change, stay tuned, and the show itself premieres tomorrow.

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