So in this installment of Thank God it Isn't the Seventies (TGIS: Helping us feel happier about mediocre modern things!), we have a clip from "The Incredible Hulk". I watched this with my buddy Chris a few weeks ago. This is a clip from a two part episode entitled "The First". Dr. Banner finds a cure, but also finds the guy who was first cured from hulkism but now wants the power back. The first guy gets his green back, gets his hulk on, and smashes the cure. A green team confrontation ensues. Here's the clip in full.
You lookin at me?
Right off the bat we're underwhelmed with Evil Hulk or as I will now call him "The Credible Hulk". Chris points out that he didn't even hulk-out enough to rip his shirt off! This is something all versions of the Hulk have accomplished, and that includes Hulk Hogan. Honestly, except for the green skin, I see guys like him on my job at least every other week. After a lengthy stare down, the Credible Hulk throws a chair.
You're no match for my mighty chair!
I've always had a problem with this in comic books. When two strongmen fight who can both punch through steel, why do they then grab something made of steel and hit with it? Kind of like having a choice between punching someone and hitting them with a nerf bat and they choose the nerf bat. Anyway, they wreck up the lab for a bit.
BAM! POW! IKEA!
Then for some reason, they decide to... move what appears to be... an air hockey table?
Lift with your legs brah!
I'm not... I don't even... why? This isn't fighting! Feng Shui is not a martial art!! Even the old lady in this scene rolls her eyes, and she's supposed to be wet-your-Depends terrified of two green monsters! Of course, she handles the whole thing remarkably calmly so I'm assuming she has dementia or something.
Oh boys. I don't think President Eisenhower would approve of this behavior!
Anyhow, the police bust in and shoot The Credible Hulk. Credible Hulk is not bulletproof apparently, lending even more credibility to his cause except that he can't enjoy this because he is now dead. The lady helps The Incredible Hulk escape. Dr. Banner later walks down the road as we fade to credits.
Watching this really gives you a better appreciation for the movie from a few years ago where Hulk fights The Abomination. Though I'm kind of rough on the show, the one thing it really deserves praise for is the ending credits music. I sincerely feel that there is no better ending credits theme music in the history of television. So let's cleanse the pallet of Credible Hulk badness and enjoy "The Lonely Man Theme".
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