# How will Marvel explain Jessica Jones' superpowers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871 "2015-04-16T23:15:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/21 "2015-04-21T16:33:20Z")
[QUOTE=RikWriter] The Fantastic Four is owned by Fox and is not part of the MCU. [/QUOTE] True enough, however as Sony has shown it’s possible to have IPs crossed over, and the Fantastic Four were certainly in the Avengers, so it’s a possibility at least that they will at least make an appearance similar to Spiderman’s proposed appearance in Avengers 3 (IIRC). > [@](#): > > What they intend from now is to not do any more origin stories…but that doesn’t mean they won’t explain how a character got superpowers, it will just be part of the narrative of the movie, not the plot of the movie. True, and like I said, they might shift things in the way you were saying…or they might simply gloss it over and go with some vague story similar to how it happened in the original series. Time will tell I guess, and as long as they don’t drag it out I’d be good either way. How she got her powers is less interesting than other aspects of her story. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/22 "2015-04-21T16:47:12Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Basically, up till now the MCU doesn’t DO the whole “getting hit by a radioactive chemical makes you able to fly” thing. Angar had his vocal cords bombarded by “hypersound”. Blizzard got hit by lightning while on a weather control device\*. Graviton was exposed to gravitonium. These may not be “radioactive chemical” (or spider) levels of handwaving, but the path to superpowerdom in the MCU isn’t as limited as you’d like to think. Barrels left over from experiments with Extremis, Deathlok tech, Terrigenesis, Tesseract-powered Hydra tech, lost Howard Stark stuff, or random SHIELD/Hydra experiments are also possibilities. But since Marvel has promised “no more origin stories”, they’ll probably just do some more handwaving and move on. - If I’m rating campy and silly, “hit by lightning while on a weather control device” is going to rank higher than radioactive spiders. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/23 "2015-04-21T16:54:07Z")
> [@XT](#): > > True enough, however as Sony has shown it’s possible to have IPs crossed over, and the Fantastic Four were certainly in the Avengers, so it’s a possibility at least that they will at least make an appearance similar to Spiderman’s proposed appearance in Avengers 3 (IIRC). Fox and Marvel Studios are not on friendly terms. In fact, they have actively been trying to screw each other at every opportunity. The relationship is so acrimonious that Marvel has cancelled the FF comic book and killed off Wolverine. > [@](#): > > True, and like I said, they might shift things in the way you were saying…or they might simply gloss it over and go with some vague story similar to how it happened in the original series. Time will tell I guess, and as long as they don’t drag it out I’d be good either way. How she got her powers is less interesting than other aspects of her story. But I think there are so few supers in the MCU that they’ll still have to make some sort of point of it, particularly as to how she’s not more widely known. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/24 "2015-04-21T16:58:37Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > Angar had his vocal cords bombarded by “hypersound”. Blizzard got hit by lightning while on a weather control device\*. Graviton was exposed to gravitonium. These may not be “radioactive chemical” (or spider) levels of handwaving, but the path to superpowerdom in the MCU isn’t as limited as you’d like to think. Yeah, AoS has somewhat lowered the bar, but those characters won’t make their way into the movies and would be poorly suited for the Netflix shows as well. I think they are going to be swept under the rug and forgotten. > [@](#): > > Barrels left over from experiments with Extremis, Deathlok tech, Terrigenesis, Tesseract-powered Hydra tech, lost Howard Stark stuff, or random SHIELD/Hydra experiments are also possibilities. But since Marvel has promised “no more origin stories”, they’ll probably just do some more handwaving and move on. Extremis might work, but it’s been established to have nasty side effects. Of all the ideas I’ve heard, a backfired Hydra experiment (eg Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch) sounds the most likely. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/25 "2015-04-21T17:54:24Z")
I think the “no more origin stories” thing is primarily for the movies, not necessarily the TV shows. _Daredevil_’s first season was basically one long origin story. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/26 "2015-04-21T18:24:29Z")
First season? I thought Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and the Defenders were all limited series on Netflix, not recurring series. The only thing I’ve seen about their contracts is speculation they might cross over to _Infinity War_, not about clauses to renew for additional seasons… ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/27 "2015-04-21T18:32:07Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > First season? I thought Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and the Defenders were all limited series on Netflix, not recurring series. The only thing I’ve seen about their contracts is speculation they might cross over to _Infinity War_, not about clauses to renew for additional seasons… I just read an article where they mentioned wanting to do a second season. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/28 "2015-04-21T18:32:46Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > First season? I thought Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and the Defenders were all limited series on Netflix, not recurring series. The only thing I’ve seen about their contracts is speculation they might cross over to _Infinity War_, not about clauses to renew for additional seasons… [It’s speculative at this point, and probably dependent on how the overall slate of Netflix/Marvel products performs, but a second season of _Daredevil_ is a definite possibility.](http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Daredevil-Return-Season-2-Here-What-Showrunner-Says-71082.html) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/29 "2015-04-22T00:52:28Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [It’s speculative at this point, and probably dependent on how the overall slate of Netflix/Marvel products performs, but a second season of _Daredevil_ is a definite possibility.](http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Daredevil-Return-Season-2-Here-What-Showrunner-Says-71082.html) [Just renewed.](http://comicbook.com/2015/04/22/daredevil-renewed-for-second-season/) ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-marvel-explain-jessica-jones-superpowers/717871/30 "2015-04-22T02:25:00Z")
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