LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 15: Mark Ruffalo attends Marvel Studios "She-Hulk: Attorney At Law" Los Angeles Premiere at El Capitan Theatre on August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/WireImage)
TV - Movies
Bruce Banner's
Bittersweet Iron
Man Memento In
She-Hulk Episode 1
By EAMMON JACOBS
“She-Hulk” kicks things off by establishing a fun dynamic between two cousins, as Bruce Banner tries to teach Jennifer Walters everything there is to know about being a Hulk. They spend plenty of time together in Banner’s isolated Mexican laboratory, where Walters finds a bittersweet Iron Man memento.
Episode 1 reveals that Banner spent a lot of time with Tony Stark after "Infinity War" because the billionaire playboy philanthropist funded his laboratory. When Walters wanders through the house, she finds a ruined Iron Man helmet that Banner keeps to remember his fallen friend.
The black-and-gold helmet seems to be from the Mark XX Python suit, which briefly shows up in the final battle of "Iron Man 3." (Fans will recall Banner appears in the post-credits scene of the 2013 movie.) Using a small moment in "She-Hulk" to look a little closer at Hulk's character arc is a clever move from Marvel.