Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2: 23 WTF Moments

13. "Mom?"

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After setting up Janet McTeer's character as the mysterious big bad of Season 2, the end of the sixth episode featured a major rug-pull for Jessica: the woman with powers who is connected to her past is actually her mother.

It's not necessarily the most shocking of twists itself, but it was well set up and represents a complete game-changer for Jessica, who is forced to re-evaluate her entire life up to this point, along with contemplating how to move forward with the new information, and it'd have some massive repercussions later on in the season.

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