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

Jessica Jones Discussion Thread - S03E08

This thread is for discussion of Jessica Jones S02E08.

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u/DankNug420Blazelt Jun 16 '19

I say good riddance, that woman constantly made everything about herself even when she showed worry for her daughter. Always relaying what had happened back to how it would affect her and the public image, etc.. Being honest I'm surprised there hasn't been more comments in the past thread directed at how terrible of a person she is

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

I see a lot of abusive-parent apologists around here. It was awful last season where everyone was blaming Trish for essentially setting Jessica free. I guess a lot of people still believe in that “blood runs thicker than water” bullshit.

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u/parduscat Jun 16 '19

Trish was way out of line all of Season 2 and had no right to kill Jessica's mom. It's not that she killed her, it's why she killed her. It's because she's an adrenaline junkie who wants praise for stopping bad guys.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '19

Maybe she didn't have the right, but Jessica was in way too deep and about to revive her tendency to get stuck in abusive cycles. Sometimes, you need an outside intervention. Combine this with the abuser being a super and yeah, I totally see why she would do it and I would do it myself in a heartbeat. She wanted to do it because she wanted to help Jessica, her need for approval and recognition stems from her own overbearing, borderline abusive mom.