{"id":21663,"date":"2022-09-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1701647"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:23:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:23:10","slug":"she-hulk-episode-4-debunks-ghost-rider-fan-theory","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/she-hulk-episode-4-debunks-ghost-rider-fan-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"She-Hulk episode 4 debunks Ghost Rider fan theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 08 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The latest episode of She-Hulk has debunked a popular fan theory which speculated that the show could formally introduce Johnny Blaze, the original Ghost Rider, to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rumour mill began turning when a sign was spotted in the background of a She-Hulk featurette, which appeared to have the name Johnny Blaze and a blurry figure surrounded by flame.<\/p>\n<p>However, upon release of\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/she-hulk-episodes-release-schedule\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">She-Hulk<\/a> episode 4 on <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/disneyplus&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a>, viewers discover that those fan sites had been misreading the placard, which is actually promoting a magician named Donny Blaze (no relation).<\/p>\n<p>The similarity between the two names appears to have been a total coincidence, which is made only stranger by the fact that Johnny has a secret brother in the comic books named Danny \u2013 making this a near-miss on two fronts!<\/p> <p>This mishap could prove controversial among Marvel fans, who had a mixed response when Evan Peters\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/wandavision-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">WandaVision<\/a> character was revealed to be an unremarkable slacker, comically named <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/wandavision-pietro-ralph-bohner\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bohner<\/a> (rather than superhero Quicksilver).<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, in an exclusive interview with <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law director Kat Coiro named Donny Blaze as one of the characters she most enjoyed working on during her time in the MCU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing I wanted to play with was this idea that his portals are subpar,\u201d she said of the low-grade sorcerer. \u201cI didn\u2019t want it to be comically goofy, but I wanted those portals to not be as great as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/doctor-strange-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Strange<\/a>. Like, it takes him a little more effort to get them going. And when they get going, they\u2019re a little less perfect and circular.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;I'm\" a=\"\" hulk=\"\" marvel=\"\" studios=\"\" she-hulk:=\"\" attorney=\"\" at=\"\" law=\"\" disney=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jqm0YYcOrOE?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Coiro continued: \u201cSo that was something we had a lot of fun with, how do these powers kind of change in this more comedic world? And it\u2019s very subtle, but there\u2019s all kinds of little things like that that we had fun with, in terms of translating these very serious superpowers onto a more comedic canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Blaze\u2019s Ghost Rider has previously appeared in the MCU \u2013 albeit very briefly \u2013 in an episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/agents-of-shield-season-7-release-date-uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Marvel\u2019s Agents of SHIELD<\/a>, although fans fiercely debate whether the show is still canon to the wider franchise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>She-Hulk premiered on Disney Plus on Thursday 18th August 2022 with new episodes weekly \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">sign up to Disney+ for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Thursday, 08 September 2022 at 12:00 am The latest episode of She-Hulk has debunked a popular fan theory which speculated that the show could formally introduce Johnny Blaze, the original Ghost Rider, to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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