Jessica Jones Season 2: 14 Things You Missed

8. The Giving Tree (Episode 5, "AKA The Octopus")

Jessica Jones Giving Tree
Netflix

When Jess and Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss) are having a heated conversation in the show's fifth episode, Jeri asks Jess, "Did you ever read the story The Giving Tree as a kid?" and follows up with, "The tree ends up a dead stump. I'm not anxious to go there any sooner than I have to."

This is most certainly a direct nod to The Giving Tree being frequently linked to Guardians of the Galaxy. Before the 2014 movie even came out, there was fan art reimagining Shel Silverstein's beloved 1964 picture book with Groot in mind, and in the film itself, Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) even says, "What is wrong with Giving Tree here?" in reference to Groot.

There's no way this was a coincidence.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Star Lord Gamora Groot
Marvel Studios
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