Despite She-Hulk: Attorney at Law being about Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters, many fans have been talking non-stop about the big Sakaaran spaceship that has appeared in the first two episodes. It’s not hard to understand why—its implications are pretty wide-reaching, especially given its brief few moments in the second episode.
Warning – The rest of this article contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Episode 2.
As Jen calls her cousin to let him know she’ll be representing Abomination, little does she know he’s sitting on that very spaceship. As the phone call ends, Bruce is already on his way to Sakaar, the planet seen during Thor: Ragnarok, as confirmed to The Direct by She-Hulk’s producer, Jessica Gao, herself.
Mark Ruffalo admitted that the scene “certainly does suggest” there are some big things ahead for Bruce Banner—potentially even huge events such as Planet Hulk or World War Hulk, which would have massive ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But why else might the show have banished big green from the planet?
Why Hulk Left Earth in She-Hulk
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, head writer and producer Jessica Gao explained why they decided to have Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner fly off into space—besides what future storytelling implications it may have.
The producer admitted that they were just “looking for a convenient way to make sure that everyone knew this is Jen’s show:”
“As far as Bruce leaving, we really were just looking for a convenient way to make sure that everybody knew this is Jen’s show, and it’s not going to be about Bruce… and we just wanted to make sure people weren’t expecting to see Bruce every single episode hanging out with her, because frankly, we can’t afford it.”
While talking with The Wrap, Gao teased that there are “maybe one or two questions” egarding Hulk, but fans shouldn’t expect She-Hulk to “become a two-hander with [Mark Ruffalo]:”
“Well, I will say this, it’s basically a big indication to the audience that this is definitely She-Hulk’s show and to not expect it to be Hulk’s show… however, you do get a tiny bit of a couple of maybe one or two questions answered, but don’t expect this to suddenly become a two-hander with Hulk.”