Marvel's Jessica Jones 2015

There are many superhero shows out there, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, but their storyline and atmosphere are so different from Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones is immersed in a dark and intriguing atmosphere, surrounded by abuse, rape and injustice, she tries to just live.

I loved the cast, especially Krysten Ritter and David Tennant, who played marvelously a villain so three-dimensional, so complex compared to other villains on tv. Killgrave is the most interesting villain I have encountered, his power represents what every human fears but besides that, he is motivated by some of the most pure emotions.

One of the aspects that I loved is that, in just one season, we see a huge character development in every character (which is refreshing for a superhero tv series).

There were some aspects that irritated me at the beginning . I don’t know anything about Marvel or DC Comics, nothing about superheroes and their worlds. So I kept asking myself if Jessica Jones was an inhuman, how did she get her powers, if this was in the same universe as Daredevil, etc. Later I got my answers to these (a little bit stupid) questions, although I still think they should have introduced me better to Jessica Jones’ world. (I also spotted some goofs through the season and let me tell you, if I saw then, everybody did.)

I’m not going to lie, the fact this is a series about women only makes me like it more. It’s so rare to find women as leads in quality TV shows, it’s time for the world to realize having a woman leading a show doesn’t make it weaker, most of the time it makes it even stronger.
I admit I enjoyed Daredevil much more but this still captivated me so much. It is a breath of fresh air.

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I watched the first Jessica Jones season about a year or two after it came out. Afterwards, I put the series on hold and ended up finishing what I started recently. Back when I first saw it, I even read the comic series the first season adapted - "Alias". The dark tone and cynicism of that story form a great basis for the TV series to build upon,

Jessica Jones is a superpowered private investigator who thrives off of neo-noir clichés in the best way possible. Her life is a consistent trainwreck, she's got a major drinking problem, everyone around her is a toxic asshole and so is she. Krysten Ritter gives an absolutely iconic performance as the titular character and owns every moment of the role, they could not have picked a better actress. Her charisma is off the charts, I could watch an entire episode of Jessica being herself and would be thorougly entertained. Beneath her nihilistic attitude though lay layers of tragedy that unfold themself as we see her grow past them and the new difficulties she faces with each season.

A superhero (or whatever Jessica is) is only as good as their villain, and the series does provide a good cast of them, particularly in the first season (a major reason as to why it's the best). David Tennant is as masterful in his role as Purple Man as Ritter is in Jessica's and their opposition against one another. There's always the question of how Jessica will be able to take them down, and the show does well to subvert the viewer's expectations when the climax is reached.

The cast of side character is a bit of a mixed bag for me though. Rachael Taylor is fantastic as Trish Walker and while I had a few issues with some sudden changes to her character, I overall liked her arc and found her engaging to watch. Malcolm was a charming sidekick, but I grew to have very mixed feelings about him and found his screentime unearned. The same might go for Jeryn Hogarth. Carrie Anne-Moss is able to wonderfully humanise someone as despicable as this comptetitive attorney. There's a lot of complexity to Jeri, but that doesn't change how nonessential her plots are. They barely connect with the main threads going on and are great at showcasing a major flaw in the latter seasons - to pad out episodes, side characters take over far too often, which is apparent whenever Jessica gets the focus.

The atmosphere is fantastic, props must be given to the crew when it comes to music and cinematography. The title screen is always a blast to watch; engaging colour pallete, while the absolute banger of a theme builds up. The music running through the course of episodes is wonderful too. As for the shots, they are a joy to look at. The lighting and angles do a lot to set a vibe.

I love the "Jessica Jones" series, and while I find that it has its issues in Season 2 and 3, I would still wholeheartedly recommend it. Even if just for Season 1, which is some of the best content Marvel and Netflix have put out. The end might be a little abrupt, but there's no cliffhangers left dangling at the end of Season 3. I hope we get to see Ritter reprise her role someday, and if not, I can always rewatch this.

Jessica Jones Season 1 was a great and i mean really great one of Netflix' best. And i think i was a great tv show from a female perspective, you have the strong woman in the main role and most of the other important characters were female too except for the antagonist and her neighbor.
But that was just how the show was it didnt seem faked or put-on it just felt natural. I loved Jessica as character and i dont mean i was sexually attracted to her because she really is not my type at all i just liked her as a cool powerful character.

Now im three episodes into season 2 and i really had to get something off my chest, im talking about the extreme hollywood-type of feminism and i dont mean the kind that roots for equality but those who are totally unrealistic.
I agree that men and women are not yet equal in a lot of areas and i myself really would appreciate if that changes in the near future.
Maybe some of you who read this saw the Academy Awards 2018, it was horrible every speech had this big agenda in it about oppressed and mistreated women. Why ? I mean sure we all know the #metoo stuff but that also is happening to men, im just saying Kevin Spacey.
Also women are not getting Acad. Awards ? Wait who exactly holds the most Oscars for acting ? As far as i know its Katharine Hepburn.
If you get an Oscar these days as a women you cant even be sure if you deserved it or it was to avoid a shitstorm. Also i dont know what everyone talks about the priviliged white cis-male when the oppression of women in e.g. Arabian countries is not even comparable, but thats a topic for another day.

So what i meant to say, like i said i watched only 3 episodes yet and let me list that stood out and really made the show worse because the built-in feminism that Jessica Jones brings with it as a show gets ruined by the feminist-extremism that instantly pulls you out of the shows immersion!

I will list all the things that caught my eye in the first 3 episodes. (Spoilers for Jessica Jones S03E01-E03 ahead!)

- The Netflix background for J. Jones where stands in a restroom with the text "Fight Like a Woman!" (which really wasnt that bad at this point)
- Jeri Hogarth's speech when she gets the award
- Jessica asks the supervisor in her house if she insulted his masculinity by moving his fridge
- J. Hogarth says something like "If god exists, SHE has a bad taste in humor" (which is obviously a provocation)

And there were a lot more i cant recall in specific now, all of these things are peanuts but its so many that it really is counterproductive to the true cause because every man who is on the brink of saying "Okay we need to treat women more as equals!" gets punched in the face and thinks "God they are all crazy!"

Besides that, i really like the new season, i dont think its as good as season 1 which might be because Kilgrave was such a disgusting villain and i am exited for the remaining episodes !

Have fun watching !

A bitter-sweet goodbye. This review is overdue because to write it meant I finally had to say goodbye to the JESSICA JONES created under the Netflix's banner. I have really enjoyed this series. The writing has been sharp, self-depreciating and grimly humorous, like it's protagonist. Krysten Ritter has brilliantly inhabited this character. The first season of JESSICA JONES was my second favourite Netflix produced Marvel TV series (DAREDEVIL, season one was my #1). Unlike DAREDEVIL and his team, JESSICA JONES' outlook on life is not optimistic. She battles internal as well as external demons. Season One and Season Two are very different from one another, so brace yourself, the former is about finding a team/family, the latter is about the dissolution of family/team, and, perhaps, a redefining of family. The acting is good. (David Tennent is getting too good at playing the villian). The dramatic tension in both stories is palpable. The third season was more about what heroism is (or does) than it is about a fight against villainy. As is always true with the series, the struggle is real and the lines hard to define. Even though this season had a slow start (it must have been hard to reset after Killgrave) all the avenues were explored. Great writing, great plot, characters in whom you can invest, a bitter-sweet finale to a series I truly enjoyed. I give this season a 9 (superb) out of 10, but I give the whole series a 10 (the best) out of 10. [Superheroine]

First things first - I didn´t knew anything this is based on. Never read it so my assessment is of purely how I recieved the show.

After watching Daredevil this is a major drop. I know you can´t compare it directly and that Marvel isn´t always about the big gun superhero. Nevertheless this was a huge dissapointment. Started interesting - the idea of a former superhero that just tries to make a decent living is intriguing. And the beginning, the style of a detective show with the music, was good. I would have liked seeing more of this. Unfortunately it became a one way street and the plot didn´t hold enough water for 13 episodes, it lost it´s appeal fast. What are her powers ? She´s strong but not overly so it seems. She doesn´t come across as super and the portrayal of her strength never felt convincing. We learn in flashbacks of her past but again it´s too little to really keep up interest.
That cat and mouse game between Jones and Kilgrave wears out fast, it´s repetitive. I think he is one of the worst villains ever. Nothing more then a psychopatic super stalker a bit like Jack from the Profiler show but Jack had style while Kilgrave is just an a***. A one trick pony that lets others do his bidding. He really can do nothing by himself and everytime something goes not according to his plans he tucks his tail and runs. That´s pathetic. And that over accentuated british accent is annoying like hell. And even if it was satisfying to see Jessica snap his neck it ain´t the kind of finale you are looking for at the end of a season
I didn´t care for any of the characters, primary or secondary. That´s another thing, the secondary lineup is weak. That brain dead cop Simpson, the nutjob Robyn, the junkie Malcolm, the bitchy Hogarth - no thanks.
I was already bored by the fifth episode, by the tenth I gave up, and I only let the rest play along after reading about the conclusion because I feared I might miss something of the bigger picture in the Netfilix/Marvel universe. And the proplem I have now is that I might be forced to watch another season for the same reason. So far the Netflix shows are 1:1 in my book.

Nope. I found this slow and drama-lite. As if they were trying to be dark and edgy, but it came across as.... trying too hard? I haven't read the books, so it may be Marvel's characterisation that I hate, but Jessica as a 'I can do it all myself, I don't NEED your help!'/but really I'm scared and trying to protect you is BORING. It's predictable and dull, and I struggled to get through it. It's not as dramatic as Daredevil (liked!), though that's not necessarily the point.

If you are familiar with the comic book universe you are entering, you may be more willing to suspend some of your usual watching criteria. For me, as a newbie to the character, there was too much predictability to keep me engaged and I found myself yelling at the screen over unimaginative dialogue and portrayals (jessica jones reads as a stereotypical petulant teen/rebel outsider, with some traumatic backstory that makes her so, and yet people look out for her and come to her rescue when she's really stuck! YAWN. Disappointed, as I loved, loved loved Krystin Ritter in Don't Trust the B - her delivery, sense of timing and portrayal of an absolutely witty and acerbic HORRIBLE person was excellent and engaging. I feel like they could have gone deeper/darker with this, but wanted to appeal to a general audience. Liked Luke, he was decently convincing most of the time, and enjoyed Tennant as Kilgrave. It's an interesting twist for him.