This kicks the season off with a bang as we witness hard rock band Lisa Swan and Shock rip into a show stopper called "Necktie Nightmare".
As a huge music fan, I really liked this episode. It's bold enough to explore issues like the responsibility musicians bear for their music and the growing emphasis on theatrics over substance in the music industry, and as television goes, its depiction of the music industry is pretty authentic. Moreover, the issues are handled with great poignancy, helped in large part by strong performances from Bill Bixby and Mackenzie Phillips (Lisa).
The plot mostly follows the same Incredible Hulk routine, but Banner's first transformation of the season is an interesting point; it's delayed even longer than usual, and we get to see a confrontation between Banner and the Hulk, courtesy of an LSD pill slipped into his drink. It's a gripping scene, but on the negative end McGee repeatedly pops up without doing anything of significance, and the musical score (aside from the two wonderful songs played by Lisa and Shock) consistently draws way too much attention to itself.
There's also a plot thread - Lisa's controlling older sister/manager Jackie - which is very pointedly introduced and reemphasized, but shrugged away in the end. Given that some scenes imply that Jackie is psychologically abusive to Lisa, this is pretty unacceptable. Overall though, this is a good episode which ticks all the right marks for the series.