She-Hulk episode 4 spoilers follow.
She-Hulk is more deeply connected to the wider MCU than most Marvel projects due to that Hulk-sized family connection, not to mention links with everything from Eternals and Shang-Chi to Agent Carter and even the X-Men.
But now, with the arrival of episode four, it seems that Jennifer's world is also connected to This Is Us, the heartfelt, non super-powered drama, in a very unlikely way.
Wong, or "Wongers", as he will forever be known from henceforth, is a big old softie for the show, it turns out. And who can blame him? Jack and Rebecca's love lives on forever in our own hearts, too.
But while we cried watching him cry watching the Pearsons cry, something troubling occurred to us: How could Wong be watching Sterling K Brown play Randall in these scenes when Sterling actually exists as a different character within the MCU?
In case you've forgotten, Brown showed up in a small but pivotal Black Panther role where he played N'Jobu, T'Challa's uncle, who eventually met his end at the hands of T'Chaka.
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Funnily enough, another This Is Us alum has set her sights on the MCU as well. Back in March 2022, it was announced that Lyric Ross has been cast in the role of Riri's best friend in Ironheart. While no further details have been revealed just yet, it seems that the Pearsons won't be leaving our screens anytime soon.
But back to the matter at hand.
Wouldn't Wong recognise a fellow Marvelite then while watching these scenes from This Is Us? Well, no. To our knowledge, Wong would have never encountered N'Jobu in the MCU, and now that the character is dead, future encounters seem even less likely (if not impossible).
Plus, this is just one of those random coincidences which obviously bear no meaning on the actual plot. Something similar happened just a few years back when Spidey brought up Star Wars in Captain America: Civil War, the problem being that Samuel L Jackson has played a huge role in both franchises.
While there might be an in-universe answer to that particular issue, you'd think Wong, the Sorcerer Supreme, would perhaps know more about these strange interdimensional connections. Unless, of course, he binged too much vodka and yak milk.
He's not the only one to do so either, we imagine, as the She-Hulk writers' room clearly takes a lot of delight in these funny meta-moments.
Take, for example, that surprise reference to Mark Ruffalo's Hulk recasting following all that controversy around Edward Norton's MCU debut in The Incredible Hulk. Or what about that incredibly sneaky Wolverine Easter egg that popped up in episode three?
Still, this all pales in comparison to Rick and Morty's squanch, canon-destroying role in Star Trek: Picard, which takes the win for wacky crossovers this year.
It won't be long now until Jean-Luc and Mr. Poopybutthole team up against Wong and Jack Pearson to break us all with a crossover more outlandish than anything She-Hulk could ever throw our way.
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law airs weekly every Thursday on Disney+.
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In 2019, David moved to London to join Digital Spy, where he could indulge his love of comics, horror and LGBTQ+ storytelling as Deputy TV Editor, and later, as Acting TV Editor.
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