Jessica Jones Season 2: 14 Things You Missed

12. Dr. Tiboldt = The Ringmaster (Episode 3, "AKA Sole Survivor")

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As Jess and Trish continue their investigations into IGH, Jess decides to take a load off by visiting therapist Dr. Tiboldt, a name which might be a little familiar to fans of Marvel Comics.

Maynard Tiboldt is better known in the comics as the Ringmaster, a supervillain who was first introduced to readers in 1962's The Incredible Hulk #3, and primarily operated with his Circus of Crime, who would rob patrons who attended his circus shows.

The Ringmaster also has a hat which he uses to hypnotise people, and in this episode, Tiboldt tries to hypnotise Jess but to no avail. Though there's little indication we'll ever see Tiboldt again and this was likely just a fun nod more than anything, it was still neat to see a C-tier villain get his on-screen due, no matter how brief.

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