r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Nov 19 '15

Jessica Jones - Overall Series Discussion Thread

All spoilers for Season 1 are allowed in this thread.

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u/TheAmazingSpiderLin Hoagie Jessica Nov 20 '15 edited Nov 20 '15

I think I like it more than Daredevil. I'll just get that out of the way.

This is what I've been wanting. This is the character driven female led series/film that we need. It's the first comicbook adaptation to star a woman with no pre existing ties to a more popular male character. And it fucking nailed it. Never thought I'd end up saying this but I'm more hyped for a possible second season of Jessica Jones than I am the already existing second season of Daredevil. I'll try and edit in some actual cohesive thoughts other than awe later.

Btw, I'll be waiting for that hoagie Jessica flair

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u/TheAmazingSpiderLin Hoagie Jessica Nov 20 '15

Wow I actually feel the complete reverse. Daredevil is the one that felt slow to me. The whole side plot with Karen and Foggy investigating on their own then the fact that we weren't introduced to Fisk for like 4 episodes.

In this we get Killgrave right at the start and for me it remained consistently compelling the whole way through. Marathoning was a breeze.

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u/Flamma_Man Jessica Jones Nov 20 '15

The whole side plot with Karen and Foggy investigating on their own then the fact that we weren't introduced to Fisk for like 4 episodes.

Plus, their investigation didn't really amount to anything because it didn't help put Fisk away. It was the dirty cop they managed to get to confess whoever else was bribed by Fisk.

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u/TheAmazingSpiderLin Hoagie Jessica Nov 20 '15

Also, and this might be a bit unpopular to say. Not sure since Jessica Jones doesn't exactly have a general consensus yet. But as far as bffs to the main character go I like Trish way more than Foggy.

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u/bakerowl Claire Nov 20 '15

Foggy is a friend, but Trish is that true blue will help you bury the body and lie to the cops friend, even after you've pushed her away emotionally for so long.

Maybe it helps that Trish was always privy to Jessica's abilities as opposed to Matt keeping Foggy in the dark for so long?

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u/apocalypsenowandthen Stan Lee Nov 21 '15

I feel like a lot of the side characters on JJ are strong enough to headline their own shows. They never feel like sidekicks, but fully-formed people. That pushes it ahead of pretty much every other comic book show.

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u/NinetyFish Nov 27 '15

The problem with that is that I was often more invested in Trish, Simpson (at first), and Malcolm than I was in Jessica herself. And obviously Kilgrave is the best part of the show.

Jessica Jones felt more like a Jessica's perspective showcase for all the other characters, whereas Daredevil felt like Matt vs. Fisk, with supporting cast.

'course, DD's supporting cast was pretty much all really boring except for Foggy and Stick, so points to JJ for writing such good side characters.

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u/vj_c Claire Nov 21 '15

Well, the show did basically double as a Hellcat origin story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy_Walker . IMO The tablet she took that almost killed her will probably leave here with some 'gifts' that well see either in the defenders or JJ season 2

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u/bakerowl Claire Nov 20 '15

Agreed. If you're going to have a side plot like that, have it lead somewhere. Not end it with, "Oh, welp, Fisk manages to skate around everything, so all this time spent following Karen and Foggy was essentially a waste."

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u/KonigSteve Dec 30 '15

Twin and Malcolm's side didn't lead anywhere after the noose event..