peanutbutterlatte
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How did you think all the Marvel characters came into creation exactly? Super-Stork?
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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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Funny when people are so averse to sex in tv shows and movies when it's such a natural human thing.
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Frozen Canadian
Banned
Pooping is natural too, doesn't mean it needs to be documented in the storyline.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Well, sex does in this case. I guess he can go switch it off and watch Avengers.
teruterubozu
Member
Finished 2 episodes. It's alright. I didn't even finish Daredevil so I doubt I'll continue. I'm more of a Sense8 Netflixer.
Test tube obviously
Just joking. Yeah you're right maybe I'm too sensitive but still not my cup of tea
But it is.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Fair enough. As a heads up, the Netflix shows are all concerned with showing a darker side go the Marvel U, so you'd be best off avoiding future attempts.
Oh yeah I completely forgot about Jessica taking a dump. How do you think she got around the no toilet paper? Is she a no-wiper?
YesNOnoNOYes
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just saw episode 9.
i hope you dont mean that 'more' to kilgrave was about his dark past? what i meant as a comment on his character before was for his current motivations, you know, like how kingpin has a business and a second in command and aspirations and a girlfriend. those are all current.
kilgrave is mostly about his obsession with jessica plus some desire to resolve his issues with his parents. kingpin had that too, with his dad and everything BUT he also has other stuff.
i think they were lucky they cast tennant as kilgrave to be honest. he really carried the show, for me.
im losing my fondness of trish and will simpson and everyone else in the cast except for maybe malcolm, at the moment. i like flawed characters but increasingly, the characters' choices felt a little less real to me and a little too much writerly. of course i know that all charcters' arcs are written by writers, they are fictional after all, but there is a line where i could feel a character has agency and his/her choices feel like it belongs to him/her and then there is the other side of the line where i feel as if their choices are a must-be-done action because the series/story must move that way.
jj started out promisingly, but yeah... im not very fond of it at the moment and i only have 3 episodes left to go
kilgrave is mostly about his obsession with jessica plus some desire to resolve his issues with his parents. kingpin had that too, with his dad and everything BUT he also has other stuff.
i think they were lucky they cast tennant as kilgrave to be honest. he really carried the show, for me.
im losing my fondness of trish and will simpson and everyone else in the cast except for maybe malcolm, at the moment. i like flawed characters but increasingly, the characters' choices felt a little less real to me and a little too much writerly. of course i know that all charcters' arcs are written by writers, they are fictional after all, but there is a line where i could feel a character has agency and his/her choices feel like it belongs to him/her and then there is the other side of the line where i feel as if their choices are a must-be-done action because the series/story must move that way.
jj started out promisingly, but yeah... im not very fond of it at the moment and i only have 3 episodes left to go
oh and ... just as a side note, i actually find it above standard, if i have been critical it is because i expected more from it. as a show, and a superhero show at it, it is a clear superior above flash, arrow, agents of shield, gotham, etc. clear above.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Episode 11:
Was this a reference of
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Or is that just another saying ?
Was this a reference of
Heath Ledger's Joker
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what doesn't kill you makes you stranger
Or is that just another saying ?
Ban Puncher
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You should always wear socks in the bathroom in case of emergency situations.
Secondary superpower
razgriz417
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Binge watched first 8 eps while nursing a hangover from day drinking yesterday. Love David Tennant's performance, took a bit to get used to cause he sounds exactily like 10 haha. Plot is a bit simple as others have said but I like it
Spehornoob
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Finished it! Really enjoyed it! I think it has some higher highs than Daredevil but isn't as consistent.
General impressions. No story spoilers.
General impressions. No story spoilers.
It lost steam towards the end. Not quite enough story to fill out thirteen full episodes, which leads to some pointless filler among the supporting cast.
Very adult for a Marvel show. Very feminist, in my opinion.
Kilgrave was awesome. The main cast in general was really good. The supporting cast, less so.
Very adult for a Marvel show. Very feminist, in my opinion.
Kilgrave was awesome. The main cast in general was really good. The supporting cast, less so.
The Artisan
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It's funny, I don't know if the majority of people think daredevil is better (I do) but jj's gotten better ratings
AHA-Lambda
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Can't say I care? I enjoyed it more, pretty simple.
More_Badass
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In what world does one person liking a show less means someone's opinion is invalid? What a weird post
I dont see any flaws. Liked it more then DD, too.
So finally finished up Jessica Jones and I find it better than Daredevil. I loved the fights, Kingpin, the story,everything really of Daredevil. Jones just has something about it that made me so interested in watching every episode. I loved Tennant's portrayal as Killgrave, loved Colter's Cage, and want to see more of Ritter as Jones. All in all a great show
The show definitely goes downhill fast. So many dull side characters. They forgot to give Luke Cage a personality, which is worrying since he's getting his own show. Ritter and Tenant were great, but nobody else stands out in the slightest.
The early episodes where Kilgrave is a creepy, mysterious presence were the only genuinely good episodes.
The early episodes where Kilgrave is a creepy, mysterious presence were the only genuinely good episodes.
Diprosalic
Banned
6 episodes in i can say that's it's definitely no Daredevil but it's still leagues above TV crap like Arrow, Flash and SHIELD.
i'm entertained and the dumb stuff is not that dumb (well at least not all of it) that's good enough.
i'm entertained and the dumb stuff is not that dumb (well at least not all of it) that's good enough.
Frozen Canadian
Banned
Probably. They made a Lion King and Star Wars reference as well.
I bet DC Comics and DC movies exist in the MCU. Would be fun if in the DCEU, Marvel comics and MCU stuff exist in that universe
At least in the comics, people read Superman Comics.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I must've missed those Star Wars and TLK references. What were they?
Frozen Canadian
Banned
Kilgrave says the move along quote that Kenobi says, JJ says Circle Of Life.
Just finished, really enjoyed it. I'd say it's about on par with Daredevil: I think the writing and acting in JJ were better but DD had way better action.
It's strange how outside of Loki the MCU movies don't have any really good villains, and then the Netflix series come along and give us Fisk and Kilgrave.
It's strange how outside of Loki the MCU movies don't have any really good villains, and then the Netflix series come along and give us Fisk and Kilgrave.
demosthenes
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Yea, this bothered me as well.
It is a lot easier to flesh out a character when you have ten, thirteen episodes. You can give the characters room to breathe, to develop, you give the audience time to get attached to them.
I think the challenge is to find the right balance, to not turn him into a simple monster, a one-note villain, but a complex character. I thought he was a lot more menacing because of that.
A Human Becoming
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Episode 10:
I knew my dislike of Will would prove valid. Asshole.
Frozen Canadian
Banned
You're spot on. If every MCU movie was like, 30 minutes longer and those 30 extra minutes were dedicated to the villains they would be waaaaaaay better. Villains like Ultron and Yellowjacket and especially Malakith would have benefited so much
Simply Sarah
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He could have been more directly menacing, but the way he's handled makes perfect sense for the themes they hit for him in the show
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Aah, OK. I heard the Circle of Life thing, but thought nothing of it. Kilgrave Kenobi line is pretty neat.
BrokenFiction
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"But much cooler." I lol'd.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
2 episodes in. This show is like 90% clunky exposition.
Finished it, just didn't connect with me. The fight scenes were incredibly frustrating to watch. I understand she's not at superman level strength but come on. I was literally cringing watching. Casting was solid, the dialogue was good. The storyline was pretty Meh though. And I have to say it was annoying as all hell seeing a women who's supposedly so independent and bad ass turn into a whimpering little animal whenever she sees her most hated sworn enemy.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Is episode 10 the one everyone is up in arms about?
Eh, it seems to be for a fair number.
Honestly, I'm not happy to report the show started losing me before that and limped to a finish. Episode 10 was "payoff" for subplots that petered out.
Episode 9, I must have been zoned out for a second,
Did it show the wire being cut? I assume Hogarth did it since she's the only on with an ulterior motive and said "I didn't think you would...", but if she wanted to free him to help her divorce (sigh..) why would she cut an emergency wire instead of just freeing him when she had the chance and turned back.
The show... just didn't feel like it needed 13 episodes...
It's weird you would think that these more compact order numbers would allow them to pace their shows properly, but had issues with Agent Carter, Daredevil and Jessica Jones all feeling like they needed a few less episodes so they wouldn't need to keep stalling for time before the climax ramps up.
Kilgrave was creepy in his motivations for a while until everyone just became silly in their decision-making to stretch out the arc for a full 13.
Not to say the show wasn't enjoyable. Though really good show. Just such a slog at times
It's weird you would think that these more compact order numbers would allow them to pace their shows properly, but had issues with Agent Carter, Daredevil and Jessica Jones all feeling like they needed a few less episodes so they wouldn't need to keep stalling for time before the climax ramps up.
Kilgrave was creepy in his motivations for a while until everyone just became silly in their decision-making to stretch out the arc for a full 13.
Not to say the show wasn't enjoyable. Though really good show. Just such a slog at times
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