Understandings

Understandings is the seventeen episode of the first season of the Disney+ animated series The Incredible Hulk. The episode was written by showrunner Sage Cotugno and directed by Amelia Lorenz.
== Synopsis ==
Banner continues trying to understand the Hulk's nature, something he must face head on when a trap by Ross leaves the two stuck mid-transformation.
== Voice cast ==
=== Main cast ===
* Zachary Quinto as Bruce Banner
** Fred Tatasciore as Hulk
* Jack Quaid as Rick Jones
* Sarah-Nicole Robles as Betty Ross
* Ron Perlman as General Ross
* Willem Dafoe as The Leader
==== Guest cast ====
* SungWon Cho as Amadeus Cho
== Production ==
=== Writing ===
The episode sees Banner and Hulk stuck mid-transformation, an idea Cotugno decided to explore after reading the comic book Incredible Hulk #241; they ultimately decided to set this later in the season in order to further explore how Banner feels about the Hulk after learning he has dissociative identity disorder. Cotugno also wanted the episode to be inspired by survival stories because they felt "it would be the only circumstance where Banner would be open to leaving the Hulk out".