The Retreat

Episode aired Sep 29, 2022
TV-14
32m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

12K

YOUR RATING

Legal Drama Action Adventure Comedy Drama Sci-Fi

Jen visits Blonsky's wellness retreat, meets new friends and gets in touch with her inner She-Hulk.Jen visits Blonsky's wellness retreat, meets new friends and gets in touch with her inner She-Hulk.Jen visits Blonsky's wellness retreat, meets new friends and gets in touch with her inner She-Hulk.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Jen's car is picked up by Slott's Towing. Dan Slott was a writer on the She-Hulk comic.

Goofs
The 'three days earlier' version of Jen bringing Josh into her apartment shows a different sequence of events from the original; originally she grabs his shirt and pulls him in after her, but in the replay she puts her arm around his waist and escorts him through the door.

Quotes
[talking about Josh in Blonsky's therapy group]
She-Hulk: I met him when I was Jen, and he liked Jen. He specifically didn't ask about She-Hulk.
[smiles]
She-Hulk: You know in high school that friend you have that's like, cooler than you are? Like, more attractive and athletic. They get all the attention from everyone.
[gestures down to herself]
She-Hulk: [playfully suggestive] Hello! Like, you think life would be so much easier if I were that person, and I can turn into that person anytime I want to. And everyone pays attention when I'm this. Like, my colleagues, my boss, guys. But it feels like cheating because would they like me if I didn't have all of this? Like, if I was just Jen, would the same guys who like She-Hulk stick around for Jen? Because some of them don't. And that sucks for Jen because Jen is great, and no one cares when they're She-Hulk. So, like, I meet this guy who actually likes Jen, and that just felt good to know that, you know? And then, he ghosts me and it sucks.

Crazy credits
The end credits include court room sketches of Al Aguila matadoring in college, Jen meditating in group, and Porcupine taking his costume in to be dry-cleaned.

Connections
Features The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Soundtracks
Now I'm In It
Written by Alana Haim, Este Haim, Danielle Haim, Rostam Batmanglij, and Ramesh Srivastava
Performed by Haim
Courtesy of HAIM Productions Inc under exclusive license to Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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Featured review

Loved the cinematography in the opening scene

Say what you will about the rest of the episode; that opening sequence was such a treat. I loved the angles, the lighting, the composition, and then the multiplicity-style ''one shot'' that followed. Superbly refreshing.

The rest of the episode was... just fine. Like the rest of the season (so far), I'm not raving about the show but there's little I dislike. We all know the CGI is awful, but I still find the character of Jen (and some of the side characters) to be charming and worth watching! I'm among those who prefer the seriousness of early MCU entries, but still it's nice to just relax into some frivolity sometimes. For audience members like me, that can take some effort.