History Recap / SheHulkAttorneyAtLawS1E8RibbitAndRipIt

** Their attitudes toward secret identities. Matt keeps his superheroing separate from his personal and work life and only a few know his identity, while Jen's identity as She-Hulk is public.
* FakeUltimateHero: As far as Leapfrog sees it, he's a skilled CrimefightingWithCash BadassNormal [[TheCowl Cowl]] in the vein of Batman, but in practice he's a MilesGloriosus at ''best'', and at worst, a spineless, pathetic, CompulsiveLiar UpperClassTwit with the moral integrity of wet tissue. What makes him particularly harmful though is he's also ObliviouslyEvil and [[BelievingTheirOwnLies Believes His Own Lies]], so he thinks kidnapping Luke and hiring goons is morally OK because it'll aid his "heroics".
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: As viewers familiar with his previous MCU appearances know, Matt Murdock only defends people who are genuinely innocent of their charges. So it's not much of a surprise when it turns out Luke is innocent and Leap-Frog's suit malfunction was a result of him ignoring Luke's instructions on what fuel to use for the jet boots.

** Matt proves to be a much better lawyer than Jen in the trial, being able to easily rebut every single one of her statements in court and that's ''before'' he starts using his SuperSenses to win the case. Somewhat subverted in that Jen's client is a complete idiot who ultimately ruins his own case.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She-Hulk's face screams this trope [[BreakingTheFourthWall when she looks at us in the episode's final minutes]]. This happened after she punched the gala screen in front of the audience and attacked one of the perpetrators.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Daredevil demonstrates speed and agility that rivals Spider-Man, despite not having super-agility as a superpower.

** Their legal careers. Jen is one of the faces of a high-profile firm; Matt has his own practice and does mainly pro bono work.
** Their fighting styles. Jen as She-Hulk prefers brute strength, while Matt as Daredevil prefers stealth and hand-to-hand combat.

* FakeUltimateHero: As far as Leapfrog sees it, he's a skilled CrimefightingWithCash BadassNormal [[TheCowl Cowl]] in the vein of Batman, but in practice he's a MilesGloriosus at ''best'', and at worst, a spineless, pathetic, CompulsiveLiar UpperClassTwit with the moral integrity of wet tissue. What makes him particularly harmful though is he's also ObliviouslyEvil and [[BelievingHisOwnLies Believes His Own Lies]], so he thinks kidnapping Luke and hiring goons is morally OK because it'll aid his "heroics".

* {{Mooks}}: Leap-Frog actually has some. Daredevil discusses the differences in PunchClockVillain Mooks (Goons) vs Mooks that actually believe in the boss and/or their cause (Henchmen).

* FakeUltimateHero: As far as Leapfrog sees it, he's a skilled CrimefightingWithCash BadassNormal [[TheCowl Cowl]] in the vein of Batman, but in practice he's a MilesGloriosus at ''best'', and at worst, a spineless, pathetic, CompulsiveLiar UpperClassTwit with the moral integrity of wet tissue. What makes him particularly harmful though is he's also ObliviouslyEvil and BelievesHisOwnLies, so he thinks kidnapping Luke and hiring goons is morally OK because it'll aid his "heroics".

* FakeUltimateHero: As far as Leapfrog sees it, he's a skilled CrimefightingWithCash BadassNormal [TheCowl Cowl]] in the vein of Batman, but in practice he's a MilesGloriosus at ''best'', and at worst, a spineless, pathetic, CompulsiveLiar UpperClassTwit with the moral integrity of wet tissue. What makes him particularly harmful though is he's also ObliviouslyEvil and BelievesHisOwnLies, so he thinks kidnapping Luke and hiring goons is morally OK because it'll aid his "heroics".

* InsaneTrollLogic: Among the things Intellgiencia do is claiming she "stole" Hulk's powers.

* {{Foil}}: Matt is introduced in this episode to contrast Jen, the heroine, in several ways:

** Their fighting styles. Jen as She-Hulk prefers brute strength, while Matt as Daredevil pprefers stealth and hand-to-hand combat.
** Their attitudes toward secret identities. Matt keeps one, while Jen's identity is public.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Jen during a [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth-wall break]] as she tries to figure out what "[[PlotTwist big twist]]" the episode would end with.

* SuperWindowJump: Leap-Frog leaps out a window of the Lilypad to make his exit away from Daredevil and She-Hulk. Offscreen, cracks and screams are heard, and the next scene has him being wheeled away on a stretcher.

** Zig-zagged in regards to Matt and Jen's superheroism. During their brief battle with each other, Matt is actually able to get the better of Jen a few times due to his increased agility and acrobatic fighting style, but he's completely helpless to Jen's ShockwaveClap. Later, Matt shows what he's made of by fighting several of Leap-Frog's underlings in a hallway all by himself, but gets interrupted midway through when Jen smashes through the ceiling and knocks them out. And when it comes to the battle with Leap-Frog himself, Matt's the one fighting all the goons while Jen confronts Leap-Frog himself.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Matt proves to be a much better lawyer than Jen in the trial, being able to easily rebut every single one of her statements in court and that's ''before'' he starts using his SuperSenses to win the case. Somewhat subverted in that Jen's client is a complete idiot who ultimately ruins his own case.

** When speculating why the episode hasn't ended yet, Jen wonders if they're going to reveal the existence of a Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross himself in the comics), or if she'll end up getting [[StuffedIntoTheFridge fridged]].

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Daredevil demonstrates speed and agility that rivals Spider-man, despite not having super-agility as a superpower.

* CanonWelding: With this episode, the MCU ''finally'' stops dancing around the issue of the Netflix series' canonicity that's been around since ''Series/Daredevil2015'' aired, and Matt makes remarks that ties his series to the canon of the greater MCU; with Matt mentioning multiple aspects of his character that the Netflix show showcased; he primarily works for the little guys at his own firm over in Hells Kitchen, and later confirms that he still has his preference for stealth, while one of his powers is superhuman hearing, able to hear heartbeats and count how many people there are in a building.

* CanonWelding: With this episode, the MCU ''finally'' stops dancing around the issue of the Netflix series' canonicity that's been around since ''Series/Daredevil2015'' aired, and Matt makes remarks that ties his series to the canon to the greater MCU; with Matt mentioning multiple aspects of his character that the Netflix show showcased; he primarily works for the little guys at his own firm over in Hells Kitchen, and later confirms that he still has his preference for stealth, while one of his powers is superhuman hearing, able to hear heartbeats and count how many people there are in a building.

* BaitAndSwitch: Daredevil faces off against Leap-Frog’s goons in a dark hallway and the situation is set up to be a repeat of TheOner hallway fights from his Netflix series. Then She-Hulk smashes through the ceiling and knocks everyone out.

* CostumeEvolution: Daredevil's suit gets a refresh. While it is still very similar to Netflix suit, it now has yellow accents and the top is restructured to make it look as if he's wearing a padded vest over a separate top. Plus the helmet and cowl are now combined into one rather than being two separate pieces.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Jen goes to Luke to try and arrange an out of court settlement over Leap-Frog claiming he received faulty equipment (after she tried to get out of it due to the conflict of interest). Luke's response is to tear apart the evening dress she commissioned, right in front of her no less, and to blacklist her as a client just for doing her job.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: Subverted. Jen had done nothing wrong and was actually a ''victim'' of at least two crimes by Josh: stealing her phone data and filming her having sex without her consent. However, the goal was to get her angry enough to Hulk out in public, thus exposing her as a "monster," despite her having a very human reaction to being publicly humiliated in such a manner.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Jen goes to Luke to try and arrange an out of court settlement over Leap-Frog claiming he received faulty equipment. Luke's response is to tear apart a dress Jen commissioned, right in front of her no less, and to blacklist her as a client just for Jen saying he did bad work.

* EpicFail: Leap-Frog tries a SuperWindowJump to escape Daredevil and She-Hulk but he ends up injuring his legs after landing on the floor and has to be put on a stretcher when the police come.

* IdiotBall: Even if it's because her client was withholding information, you'd think a seasoned lawyer like Jen would have checked if Eugene tampered with his jet boots before bringing Luke Jacobson, a flawless supersuit designer she has personal experience with, to court. Semi-justified as Jen was pissed off about Luke's DisproportionateRetribution when she was trying to set up an out-of-court settlement.

* OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt: InUniverse. Matt admits that, outside of the tailoring, Matt is representing Luke because he's willing to pay him enough to keep the lights on in his firm, which usually covers pro bono cases.

* SlutShaming: The Intelligencia uses data from Jen's phone (where she'd looked up pictures of Steve Rogers' butt) and a recording Josh made of them sleeping together to do this. They even call her a slut in their voiceover. it seems that this was deliberately invoked just to make her go into a Hulk rage.