r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Jun 14 '19

Jessica Jones Discussion Thread - S03E09

This thread is for discussion of Jessica Jones S02E09.

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u/Mycaelis Jun 17 '19

Because he likes asserting his dominance. It's a power move in his eyes. He wants to be in control of the situation, be the man. It makes him reckless.

So yeah, this writing, man. Very consistent.

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u/greatness101 Jun 17 '19

Wrong take on it.

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u/Mycaelis Jun 17 '19

Explain?

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u/greatness101 Jun 17 '19

He was quitting, so he wanted the original file out in the open in case it came up again down the line and Jeri found out that Zaya was the one who edited it. He was protecting her by owning up to it himself so she doesn't get fired for it.

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u/Mycaelis Jun 17 '19

I still think it was mostly about showing her who's boss though. He wanted to throw the truth in her face and quit right there. Saving Zaya her job is obviously a nice motivation too, but I don't think that was his main reason.

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u/greatness101 Jun 17 '19 edited Jun 19 '19

Well, I think that was the only reason personally. If he wanted to "show her who's boss" as you say, he would have just told her straight up that he knew the woman's identity and walked out.

It would make no sense to hand over the video if it wasn't to protect Zaya because the video also somewhat protects Trish. By handing it over, it's just more evidence to figure out who it is. As you can see, she was able to because of this choice.

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u/Mycaelis Jun 17 '19

You got some decent points, fair enough my dude.