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Marvel's Jessica Jones |OT| A.K.A. Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones *spoilers for S1*
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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If I didn't have an exam today, I'd binge the whole damn thing.
Love what they've done with
to the point where I'm sure she's become Hellcat in some form at some point. Whether it's in season 2, or the Defenders or whatever. There's more than a few little hints, plus that martial arts self defence training.
peanutbutterlatte
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Have to do a little work, but all ready to binge this.
Nope, worse. He doesn't have any morals or codes or creeds. He thinks of only himself.
Well, this is what a poster on that other board has determined:
SexySnorlax said:
It kinda sounds like this show doesn't care at all when it happens
Aaronology
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Luke Cage is the truth. There hasn't been Marvel casting this great since Stewart as Prof. X.
Since
the Battle of New York is directly mentioned anf part of the motivation of one character in one episode, this is clearly the fact. They dont gave a shit.
Yes. He said MRA.
Men's Rights Activist. A lot of them really believe their bullshit.
In any case, I get the comparison. Kilgrave is a sight to behold.
This last spoiler is the worst fucking way to do a spoiler. First you say episode three, which makes people think that it is a spoiler related to the episode, then you go on with speculation (or fact, I'm not sure since I'm guessing it was spoiled for me by you) that has nothing to do with the episode.
Watched 4 episodes. I think this show is excellent so far.
Right up there with my other favorites: Daredevil, The Flash, Gotham.
I like the crime noir feeling of the show. I love Kristen Ritter as Jessica Jones, and I like how the show is more emotional than your typical comic book show.
Very well written and directed so far. I know some people are complaining about it being too slow, but I think it's wrong to compare it to Daredevil. It's a very different type of show.
Right up there with my other favorites: Daredevil, The Flash, Gotham.
I like the crime noir feeling of the show. I love Kristen Ritter as Jessica Jones, and I like how the show is more emotional than your typical comic book show.
Very well written and directed so far. I know some people are complaining about it being too slow, but I think it's wrong to compare it to Daredevil. It's a very different type of show.
I've been a big believer in Mike Colter as Luke Cage since we started seeing set pictures, but Episode 2's scene with
sealed it. He's truly the baddest man in New York.
Two episodes in, here's my take.
The Good:
- Jessica herself. I like Krysten Ritter, but I've never been totally on-board with her as Jessica. She just looks a little too stylish and pretty. But she gets the mannerisms and she really delivers the lines. Huge relief.
- As aforementioned, Mike Colter. He's got great screen presence. The Luke Cage series is going to be too damn good.
- The music. I'd never heard of the guy doing the composition, but he's great.
- Carrie-Anne Moss. She's just got that gift where she can be aloof and guarded without coming across as boring or thinly-written.
- First episode spoilers:
- General, But Mild Spoilers on First Two Episodes:
The Less Good:
- In terms of actual structure, I don't think these episodes are going to hold up very well on a rewatch. Everything is slowly building towards what I assume will be big events further into the series. So rewatching these later won't be as fun as, say, Daredevil, with its awesome fight choreography and high-intensity dialogue. This is a pretty slight nit-pick, though. For all I know, later events in the series will provide some interesting color upon repeat viewings thanks to foreshadowing or background hints/gags.
Basically, I have to strain to find things I don't like, so that should tell you that I'm really digging it.
Luke looking annoyed while casually fighting off the rugby players
Two episodes in, here's my take.
The Good:
- Jessica herself. I like Krysten Ritter, but I've never been totally on-board with her as Jessica. She just looks a little too stylish and pretty. But she gets the mannerisms and she really delivers the lines. Huge relief.
- As aforementioned, Mike Colter. He's got great screen presence. The Luke Cage series is going to be too damn good.
- The music. I'd never heard of the guy doing the composition, but he's great.
- Carrie-Anne Moss. She's just got that gift where she can be aloof and guarded without coming across as boring or thinly-written.
- First episode spoilers:
The sex scene with Luke and Jessica. It's a Marvel show, so I was worried they might be a little too conservative with their depiction of sex, so I was glad to see it was handled with maturity while still not showing actual nudity. Though I thought Luke's line after Jessica saying she won't break, "You will," just came off a little odd.
The very sparse use of The Purple Man. He's an ever-present force, but we haven't even seen his face yet. Great build-up.
The Less Good:
- In terms of actual structure, I don't think these episodes are going to hold up very well on a rewatch. Everything is slowly building towards what I assume will be big events further into the series. So rewatching these later won't be as fun as, say, Daredevil, with its awesome fight choreography and high-intensity dialogue. This is a pretty slight nit-pick, though. For all I know, later events in the series will provide some interesting color upon repeat viewings thanks to foreshadowing or background hints/gags.
Basically, I have to strain to find things I don't like, so that should tell you that I'm really digging it.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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Because they cant really curse (for some reason), Jessica says "god damn" at least 4 times an episode.
Where do you get that from?
captjohnboyd
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One, or more like one half an episode in and I'm loving it. So far the characters are much more believable to me than DD. I loved that show, warts and all, but sometimes it just didn't feel as real, or grounded, as they obviously set out for it to be.
JJ is scratching that itch for me. It helps that Krysten is such a fantastic actress.
JJ is scratching that itch for me. It helps that Krysten is such a fantastic actress.
This is purely from the comics, and not from any knowledge of the show, but I'll spoiler it just in case:
The Purple Man's powers actually come from hormones he secretes that are then absorbed through the skin (though skin-to-skin contact is not necessary - merely proximity). The hormones make someone extremely vulnerable to suggestion. So it's not straight mind-control like Professor X.
Also, since Luke Cage's skin can't be penetrated or broken, in the comics, he's actually immune to The Purple Man's powers. Which has a pretty awesome payoff in the first issue of Bendis's New Avengers run.
Also, since Luke Cage's skin can't be penetrated or broken, in the comics, he's actually immune to The Purple Man's powers. Which has a pretty awesome payoff in the first issue of Bendis's New Avengers run.
His powers work different here, no touching needed.
The woman who hates people like Jessica because she's gifted and lost her mom during the NY invasion or am I just reaching it?
Yes, what what has this to do with
Civil War? It more a Avengers 1 thing.
It more a Avengers 1 thing.In the first episode, that one dude says
"You're one of them"
after AoS S2 & the fish oil pill incident and after Inhumans are made somewhat public in AoS S3 once SHIELD nor the government can't hide the ever-growing number of them anymore
Maybe its more about superpowered people in general?
We don't even know if that was a reference towards
Inhumans
Yes, what what has this to do withCivil War?
Seems to me
support for the Registration Act
I don't really get where the stuff about feminism comes into Kilgrave as a character in and of himself. He's not a misogynist so much as just a guy who has the ability to make people do anything he wants, which has predictably led to him to view everyone and everything as his plaything and less than human (or at least, less than himself). It's basically Groundhog Day if it was taken to its more disturbing endgame. Switch the character to a heterosexual woman and it doesn't make her a misandrist either. With that said, it definitely focuses on the real impact of that mindset of the women he preys on, which is definitely disturbing.
The idea that Luke Cage's skin can't be broken or penetrated offers up some weird unintended consequences if you follow that thread, not least in regards to skin hygiene.
I dont think that JJ is set at the same time as
Civil War
Well, hes a
raptist
But there really aren't a massive number of superpowered people that would cause such a reaction in the public and currently
inhumans
Agreed. Yeah, he's a rapist and takes advantageous of women, but like you said, he takes advantage of literally everyone.
Wow, episode 5 and a
reference
Yeah but I assume it's set around AoU.
I also assume Patsy is the Melissa Joan Hart of the MCU.
The Pulse
Yeah but I assume it's set around AoU.
I also assume Patsy is the Melissa Joan Hart of the MCU.
The Netflix shows make it seem that the people arent so fond of the Avengers and the other, too.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I think some of you might be over thinking some of the connections. I mean Daredevil is in the Marvel universe, but it basically existed in a bubble outside of some very small offhand references. I sorta expect the same from Jessica Jones. Heck, even Agents of SHIELD is probably the same. When is the last time something from that show had a major impact on anything in any of the Marvel movies?
There was that one episode...
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