How much of Jessica Jones have you managed to watch so far? If the answer isn't 'all 13 episodes' then you need to stop reading this (because spoilers) and immediately rectify that while reassessing your priorities (also, congratulations on having a social life). For those of us who have spent the time since the show dropped on Friday getting to know Jessica Jones a lot better, in a binge-watching state that left us unable to move away from Netflix as if under Kilgrave's mind control, we were treated to one of the best new TV shows of the year. Yes, Marvel and Netflix have done it again. After wowing audiences and critics alike earlier in 2015 with Daredevil, they've managed to repeat the trick here while also creating something rather different. Jessica Jones may be similarly dark, brooding, and violent, but it's also funny, feminist, and noir-ish. There are almost too many labels you could put on this show, although 'superhero' isn't really one of them. It doesn't do it justice. We were introduced instead to Krysten Ritter's titular character, who may be super but has no interest in playing the hero. She's a complex character, with a dark past and a not-much-brighter future, and Ritter is absolutely perfect in the role, while David Tennant is suitably chilling as the mind-controlling villain Kilgrave. Across 13 episodes that flew by as the weekend did the same, we had action, violence, sex, drama, humour, mystery, and came away with sore eyes, stiff backs, and lots of questions that need answering right now (or at least in Season 2).
NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far.
A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.
