I know the title is harsh, I know the content is negative too. But I feel if we don't say what's wrong with the current Phase 4, we may never see an improvement. In this video you won't just find me complaining, I have tried my best to provide answers as to how this should could have been written so much better. Lemme know if you agree with the 5 points I mentioned.

"Don't just write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female" what a perfect way to summarize

“When the story is great, studio takes the credit, but when it’s not, it’s the audience fault” I could feel it.

She honestly thought getting cat-called is worse than the things Bruce went through

She-Hulk came across as if all of the writers were still angry at their ex-boyfriends.

"Don't write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female" - Canadian Lad (2023)

"The solution is not treating men badly. The solution is treating women equally." Well said, you just exposed like 3/4 of Hollywood movies today

“Why do studios take credit when the audience loves a show but blames the audience when they hate it” That’s a damn good question

The reason that catcalling scene caused outrage was simply because of her own contradiction. She complains how incompetent men try explaining her area of expertise to her, which angers her, while simultaneously being inexperienced with the entire hulk think ,and explaining the OG hulk his area of experience

Don't be sorry, everyone agrees

She-hulk twerking is not even a good joke. That alone is enough not to watch that shyt for me

"you ask what black widow stands for you get an answer from the audience, you ask what Steve Rogers stands for you also get an answer from the audience".. Man this is so accurate

The worst part about her flashback monologue was we did see her get catcalled earlier and she literally hulked out and was about to attack before Bruce tackled her. So contradiction of her character off the bat, she doesn’t know how to control herself

I feel bad for Canadian Lad for having to watch this show more than once..

This guy is spitting facts all over! The way to fight sexism isn't by only empowering women, but by treating each other equally: giving women the same chance as men, but also not being sexist towards men. The problem with movies right now comes from people shoving feminism down our throats instead of EQUAL treatment. I love the final point, Don't create strong female characters, create strong characters that are female. Black Widow, Pepper Potts, and Okoye, are all excellent examples.

1:20 it ruins your sympathy for her because she is being so inconsiderate of the man she is talking to. Having governments chase after you while kidnapping your girlfriend, later feeling suicidal with no path out. He’s been through a lot of shit and she is being so dismissive of him without knowing anything about him.

“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.” GK Chesterton

"Don't' just write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female." What a line.

If I have to see that twerking scene one more time I will break something

"Don't just write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female" Someday, this line is going to be in some holy grail of filmmaking, and we who were here to witness the telling of this story shall beam with pride and happiness.

She equates controlling anger in situations like being annoyed or unintentionally insulted, with Bruce's experiences of say...being hunted, assaulted, or gassed... where the body is literally fighting for survival.

The trauma Canadian lad felt while rewatching this show is visible in every line of dialogue. And I couldn't agree more with your points.

From this video, I understood how much better the She Hulk series could have been. Thank you Canadian Lad

One thing I hated about the series was that the revealed villain got tossed out because she pulled a "Deadpool 4th wall break re-write" - After the episode finished, I was like... "That's it..?"

You know it’s bad when Canadian lad cannot pretend it’s good anymore 😢 he’s usually so optimistic and excited but she hulk broke him 💔🥺

She says "i can control my anger" aggressively while getting Angry - CALMLY lmao wtf is that.

You know it's always right when The Canadian Lad points out mistakes in Marvel...I myself profusely agree with all the 5 points mentioned, and thank you for doing so The number of twerks shown though LMAO💀💀

Needs a Part 2 to this: Skaar, *their 4th wallbreaking* vs John Byrne’s style, Jenifer Holding everyone responsible for their actions except hers, having a terrible best friend, the rival’s motivations changing and so much more...

"Don't write strong female characters, Write strong characters that are Female" ----- Canadian Lad ❤️

There's one dialogue from bruce all the way back in avengers 1 that resonates with me when the scene of her saying she suffered more than bruce "In case you needed to kill me, but you can't. I know, I tried. I got low, I didn't see an end so I put a bullet in my mouth and the other guy spit it out"

You know what the funny thing is that the disingenuous apology scene is not only is it unearned, but it directly contradicts what Jen said about controlling her anger/her life being harder. I mean, if her life was so difficult, then why would she make out that she couldn't handle the trauma that Bruce faced? It takes a real lack of continuity in your episodes for a scene to both ruin a potential payoff and contradict what is intended to be an important thematic point in a story.

My standing ovations to you. You summarized pretty much all of my thoughts when I finished the show. Not saying it is outright "bad", it had its fun moments. But it could be so much more, easily giving Deadpool a strong competition. Maybe in future we could still see that.

The fact that Canadian Lad, one of the chillest KZfaqrs I know, becomes vocal about something, you know a bottom line has been hit

Does anybody else find it kind of absurd that in the finale the writers put an entire sequence where they blatantly admit how absolutely shit their approach to the show was and certain “fans” proceeded to defend the show’s writing like they didn’t just literally admit to wasting an entire season on what they knew was bad?

You're so right about Imitation Game. Back then I was not as open minded as I am now and while just watching a single movie didn't change me instantly it did play a part in it.

If they were trying to make Jen a narcissist, they succeeded with flying colors.

When Jen told Bruce that she didn't have anger issues, I thought that it was part of her development. By the end of the show, she would accept that she actually has anger issues, and learn that accepting that isn't a weakness, but a strength. But that didn't happen, even when the final episode had the perfect chance to do that, after Jen's violent reaction when Todd revealed all those videos. We respect your opinion The Canadian Lad everyone can voice their opinion here or there

You can tell Canadian Lad hated the twerk scene by the number of times he used it😂😂😂 That was the moment I stopped taking She Hulk seriously 😂😂😂😂

No need to feel sorry. When we first heard that she-Hulk was being made, we thought we'd get an adaption true to the character; funny, flirtatious, a hero you'd enjoy being around. Then we saw the first trailer and knew any and all hopes of that happening was screwed.

If someone dislikes you bashing the shortfalls of a show with this amount of context and explanation, they truly see no logic and just "feel" they are being personally offended by you saying something they do not agree with.

In the first few episodes, I thought they were setting up Jen's flaws that she would work to overcome. But a few more episodes in, and I realized that they were actually saying those character traits were GOOD.

I think when it comes to Jen not caring about her Hulk persona I think it boils down to not wanting to be a superhero. Bruce stuck with the name as his superhero name. She's not choosing to be a 'Hulk'; a superhero. She was actually willing to train with Bruce to control her rage and control her transformations. She initially wasn't thrilled with having a Hulk form at all, but has learned to live with it. But Bruce then suggests that her life will change forever and has to give up being a lawyer. Jen suggests that she can have her normal life despite being a Hulk, but Bruce suggests that because of their powers that's impossible. It's not that she doesn't care for being a Hulk AT ALL. That's how she started, but she learns to live with it by the end of the first episode. What she doesn't care for is being a superhero or having some fancy superhero name like She-Hulk. She wants, despite her new powers to have a "normal" life being a lawyer. But later on, despite not caring for/liking the name, she accepts that whether or not she likes it, she's forever known as She-Hulk and goes with it. Also when it comes to Dan, I think that take on the twerking scene was iffy. But I do think he has some balanced takes on the show. He's not responding to EVERYONE who doesn't like the show, but simply those who have disingenuous takes, like most of the men are vilified, and he says how most of the men were actually supportive and good. That the majority of vilified men are the villains themselves. Dan addresses the people who complain about comic accuracy, and Dan, someone who's written She-Hulk comics before moving on to Spider-Man says how it's the most comic accurate show on Disney+. It's not defending the show, he's just arguing against the people who had that criticism. He even got replies from people saying they just simply like it and stopped watching and he responded saying how that's a perfectly reasonable take. But other than that, I think your points are well taken. The show definitely has its problems, but I still enjoy it and I like your takes on it. I've seen many people talk about it in ways that weren't as reasonable as you or even Dan, and this video was overall, pretty good, even if I disagree with some points.

I have a feeling that Disney had too much of a hand in hiring the writers for the show. A recent statement by Feigie was that they were focusing on quantity and not quality of writing and perhaps trying to satisfy certain demographics that like to use post modern ideas of deconstructionism into inherently creative workflows

Another good example is Layla from moonknight .. her arc was also well written and her becoming the Scarlet Scarab was loved by all

I think Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2 is a good example of a weak neglected but relatable character. She is often ignored, harassed and no one really takes her seriously because she's not attractive. She gets powerful and it goes to her head.

"I can't lie anymore..." The thumbnail says it all.

In the first clip you show Jen literally contradicts herself by losing her temper WHILST saying that she can control it better than Bruce.

*Thank You* for being honest about your opinions and not shying away from giving criticisms.

“Why is it that Studios take credit when the audience loves something but when they don't it's always the audience fault.” - The Canadian Lad “Don't just write strong female characters write strong characters that are female.” - The Canadian Lad

Subscribed after watching this awesome video explaining the faults of the show. Loved the way you explained the correct way to write female superheroes! Keep doing more of this please.

How often do you want to Put the Twerk Scene in? Canadian Lad: Yes

I think one of the main problems with she hulk is the bad 4th wall breaking

A very accurate, concise and engaging video as always. Great job! Your argument didn’t seem harsh when presented in the video and you leave the audience with a good idea at the end.

Great points! Whenever Bruce explains what to do and what not to we can imagine him being in that place already because we have seen him go through a lot! The same thing does not apply to Jen because literally she never appeared ever before so we can't connect with her emotionally! The first episode should have been dedicated to her so we could have got to know her better and then build up the She-Hulk character so we can feel that she really needed to become She Hulk because no one liked Jennifer Walters!

Massive respect for saying whats right. You know that a show is bad when the canadian lad says so.

I really liked your analogy of first and second child😂😂 and I completely agree with it. Just to attract a certain set of female audience Marvel made the stupid decision of abandoning their loyal fanbase who like MCU movies for their story more than anything.

The scene at 1:00 annoyed the hell out of me. Bruce was hunted his entire life, lost his best friend (Tony), tried killing himself mutiple times, lost the love of his life... And Jennifer had some slight discrimination at work... Are you kidding me?

"Don't just write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female." Well said.

This was not venting out frustration nor was it showing blatant anger. It was pure constructive criticism, a way for one to improve on their craft. Great work as always. Canadians are so polite, even their insults helps one improve.

The fact that I already knew she hulk from my childhood animated shows and was so excited to see her in live action , she was definitely above ghost rider for me but know I hope this show didn't even existed

HOLY COW! Great video man. I love how you didn’t bash people, you bashed the writing. I also think She Hulk could have been better and I had such high hopes for it. Keep working!

Just hearing a mention about The Imitation game gave me chills.... that's how good the movie was.

This is pretty much exactly what me and a lot of other people had in mind about the show. One other thing I'd like to add is that to me, it felt like the show couldn't decide on a plot. It started as a lawyer story, where the main character is also superhuman. Then, after two thirds of the show was over, the actual plot with the intelligencia started. Then, in the last episode, everything started to come together, but very messily. I know that was the whole point, and why Jen had to go find KEVIN, but dune things in the finale the writers just threw in only to make it feel messier, like Bruce and Titania. Then Jen basically got rid of the culmination of the show and skipped to a happy ending where she can go back to having only a lawyer show with a superhero. I just thought that if you were going to end the plot, just do it, even if it is weird. Just my personal opinion, but hopefully phase 5 is better!

I finally get to see, Abomination, a vicious monster that has one goal in life, killing the hulk, he destroys anything on his path, But I’m She Hulk, is completely, he doesn’t roar or snarl, he says namaste, and his voice is so squeaky, this Abomination made the 2008 version look badass, when he spoke in She Hulk I was so pissed As Grown Ups would say “everything is on steroids except for his voice”

No backlash brother. You are absolutely right

I’m so glad he’s being honest and not just going with everything else

Finally someone important in a Marvel fandom to not be biased and speak facts about something You just love to see it❤️

Also with that cat-calling scene, she is wrong when she says “infinitely more than you” because if I recall correctly Bruce Banner has a seriously messed up childhood which lends a lot of anger to the Hulk, far more than just being cat-called and told how to do their job.

100% agreed on everything explained Canadian Lad. The fact that almost all male characters (except perhaps Bruce), were portrayed as simple-minded, rash and troubled during the whole show. They did a huge injustice to Daredevil too by doing so in the process. Terrible writing and I really wish this show never existed :( Also, kudos to this, "Don't just write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female!"

This is what is called to being brutally honest

It's nice to see you using that back bone 👍 Edit: the "control my anger infinately more than you" line is annoying also because she's implying getting catcalled and talked down to is comparable to what bruce went through. The guy put a gun in his mouth to try to end it.

Harsh?! Trash is WAY too generous. She-Hulk is like the dirty little turd that got pushed out after all the successful feast of Endgame was digested.

may we never see she-hulk ever again. not in the movies, not on streaming, not even on radio. may we always have the incredible hulk instead.

Yes! Finally an adequate opinion without unnecessary hate or blind defence of the bad product!

I like how he said he can’t write a marvel show because he trusts what Kevin will and can do

Kevin Feige and the Disney execs should see this video. There should be a way to @ them. Perfect description of how we, the audience, feel. Well done!

Nah man, I completely agree with you. I tried my best to give She-Hulk a chance. I watched each episode with an open mind, but I just couldn't enjoy myself. There were a FEW parts that I liked, but overall it was just bad writing and the fourth wall breaking just wasn't done right. It was used more for Jennifer to snark at the "haters" instead of playing around with the audience. Hell, the only time we ever see She-Hulk actually physically break the fourth wall is the last episode where they try to run damage control by going "Oh, we know the show is bad! We're doing it on purpose to call attention to it! Aren't we all so self aware and wacky?!". Just because you draw attention to the bad writing, doesn't magically make the writing good all of a sudden. Velma tried that and got shat on by the internet.

Much respect for being real and not being afraid to speak the truth. Many of us agree for many of the reasons given. Don’t apologize.

Every point: AGREED! The scene with FrogMan in the courtroom, it blew my mind that she didn't ask her client done basic questions before going to trial, like we're you told to not use rocket fuel. CL picked a different example but the writers wrote Jennifer as an arrogant incompetent lawyer that somehow still gets rewarded for the incompetence but gets punished for being a Hulk (and yes she is a derivative of Hulk because she got her powers from him!)

As long as Disney continues to push their agendas they will continue to lose fans, and not put the quality productions that made all the Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel creations great. Better storytelling, will obviously help us enjoy their work again.

Bruh I get goosebumps listening to your so good criticism. Beautifully made and truly said, you really don't have to be sorry!

" Don't write strong female characters, write strong characters that are female " damnnn that hit hard 👏👏

Should have also mentioned the scene where Hulk can't stop a Jeep and gets thrown away so easily. Like COME ON man, is this the same Hulk that one punched a giant flying alien dead in its tracks that was rushing towards him?

RIP Tatiana Maslany career. She was so good in Black Orphan.

The only thing I disagree with is that I think the villains mostly worked for her story. They fit some of the themes and were different from villains we normally see. It obviously could have been written better but they didn’t need huge stakes because it was mostly a lawyer comedy.

I love that you're explaining why it isn't that good and how they could improve on that in a respectfully and maturely manner. Instead of just hating like how Nerdnorotic does and expecting that everyone knows what he's talking about.

I love this channel even more now! She hulk was trash for those reasons and more. Great video. They had a real shot at giving us a great story but chose to take shots at the people they wanted to fold back into the mcu, instead it pissed off more than they intended.

I'd like a movie focusing on the earlier days of Bruce Banner who's in the run from General Ross and the military, his stress, trauma and depression, why he wants to end it all....Ik we have seen some of that in Incredible Hulk but I want to see that again done differently

Marvel never failed to produce excellent content, but this show really does put a frown on my face

None of us would boo you for anything said in this video. If anything, we applaud and appreciate you for stepping to the plate and actually saying your thoughts and giving damn good advice on how it could be better.

I personally really liked what Phase 4 had to offer, but I respect the criticism and agree with many of the shortcomings. Two major problems that this phase had were the excess of projects in a row, which did not allow time to polish the product, and the pandemic disturbing everyone's schedule.

Can you make more videos like these to point out mistakes and improvisations in Marvel films? I wanna be a filmmaker, and I find your content very useful to understand the ways of film stories.

It was downhill of the bat, changing cannon. Her car crash had nothing to do with Bruce, he actually risked his freedom to get to her in time and reluctantly agreed to a blood transfusion just to save her life.

This video is amazing! Clearly showed why we liked Wanda and Silvy but not she Hulk. Perfect way to explain how good villans are created. Marvel should use your video as a reference material while training new directors and story writers

Writers create trash, we call it trash, they get mad at us for them creating trash, then they admit they made the show trash on purpose, then they blame us😂 well maybe just dont create literal trash🤷🏽‍♂️

“Infinity more than you” Ah yes, so all the trauma Banner has gone through in the past 10 years of the movies. Makes sense.

I mean....it took you awhile to face it, but I'm glad you came around. The signs have been more pronounced in every show leading up to this one, with this one just going overboard.

Give this lad A Triple Oscar for everything he had explained throughout this video and all of us found it astounding 🏆 🏆 🏆

That's a good one, "Don't write a strong female character, Write a strong character that's a female" 🔥💯

10:38 No, that's a specific type of villain. The sympathetic villain. Majority of villains throughout various media, were either blood thirsty, had world domination in mind, sometimes sadistic, and so on, which none of these things are bad, they're great when well executed. People tend to love the homicidal villain who'll do anything and kill anyone to get what they want, which makes a great foil to the hero whose actions tend to be with the safety of others in mind, which are in fundamental opposition to the villains, they're yin and yang.