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I’m only through the 1st 3 so I will go back and read when I’m done. The problem I keep having is with her powers. She seems to be just a normal person until she isn’t. Then she’s sometimes as strong and a large man or as strong as Spider-Man. But she can still get her ass kicked pretty easy. And she’s not really a good fighter. I don’t mind the superpower not being the star but it’s barely an afterthought.
So vengeful!
Personally I’m sure two mature, level-headed, together and relatively sane young women like Jessica Jones and Trish Walker can sort this all out over a cup of tea and some finger sandwiches. Two minutes at the start of episode 1 of season 3, tops :p.
My mind isn’t evolved enough to grasp the thought processes of someone who believes that anything could be made better by the absence of Rosario Dawson. 
Tamerlane:
Unless they make it a plot point of Defenders season 2 - some mystical entity from K’un L’un is involved in the Hellcat situation, and Jessica and Iron Fist call on Daimon Hellstrom for assistance…
Inclined to agree. She shot JJ’s mom cold, let alone all of her toxic selfish moves. S3 Big Bad or at least a big arc.
I enjoyed it but get why I am in the minority. The use of Tennant was perfect and embodied the overall struggle which defined JJ this season. We got more Hogarth than seemed necessary but I’ll roll with it.
I notice that you’re defending the actress and not saying anything about the character in question…
I… wasn’t aware I had to do both?
I like Claire Temple, the character, too. IMHO, she was the only thing interesting about Daredevil, and close to the only thing interesting about Iron Fist. I especially liked how, after her initial appearance in Daredevil, her reaction to all the craziness happening around her was like, “Welp, I guess that’s a thing now…”
I have loved, and will continue to love, this show’s portrayal of PTSD and the toll that sexual assault and trauma takes on someone.
One thing that really bothers me about the portrayal of Jessica Jones is that while she is all angst-ridden about having broken Kilgrave’s neck and become a ‘murderer’, she seems to feel no guilt whatsoever about all of the people who have died through not only her passive inaction but her facilitating murderers. She could have stopped Kilgrave any time beyond the middle of S1 but allows him essentially free reign, and the same pattern plays out here. Oh, her mother saves some people from a highly contrived road accident? Give her another chance despite the fact that she is an uncontrolled rage monster who has killed multiple people and isn’t safe even in her sleep.
I also have to go against the grain and say that I do not find Krysten Ritter at all believable or appealing in this role. It’s not the physicality–I can buy into the dissonance of a slight, awkward woman being super-strong and powerful–but Ritter does not sell the role at all. It’s a shame, because she’s frequently overshadowed by the other actors around her, and especially Rachael Taylor and Janet McTeer. She’s fine at being sarcastic and indifferent, but whenever she’s called upon to express actual empathy she’s completely flat.
As far as Luke Cage, I love the character and Mike Colter’s portrayal of him, but the first series went on way too long and got very silly. Once they introduced ‘Shades’ and Diamondback as the real villains and the absurd sibling rivalry subplot I was all but done. But the first six or seven episodes were as good as their own way as Daredevil’s first series.
The less said about Iron Fist, the better. The only good thing about that show is Jessica Henwick, and if they were smart they’d kill off Danny Rand and have her take over as the new Iron Fist.
Stranger
I read that as Jessica being unable to express actual empathy, not Ritter.
Every time she showed up in Iron Fist, I had to ask myself: “Wait…so why is she here again?” I found her presence genuinely perplexing.
I see it this way:
Jessica never learned how to actually fight. Up until the start of season one, she never had to. She had the strength, just not the training. She’d never had to go toe to toe with someone skilled in fighting. She could intimidate people into submission or cooperation. Now that’s not enough.
Except there are times when her emotional shell breaks and she’s clearly supposed to emote, and that is when I find her the most implausible. I just don’t think Ritter is a particularly good actress and have always been a little,perplexed as to why she is widely considered to be such “dream casting” for the role, especially when she is outshone by pretty much everyone else on screen.
Stranger
I thought the overall season was decent, not nearly as compelling as season 1. I thought introducing her mother was ballsy but mostly worked, although I didn’t really stop and consider whether suddenly everything earlier in the season made sense.
I love Krysten Ritter in this role, and I do buy her as strong when she’s doing things like kicking doors and punching walls. But I do agree (and I’m glad someone else pointed it out so I don’t just seem flat up sexist) that when she’s doing other things (particularly running) the physical presence just vanishes. Not sure if that’s intentional or not.
I’ll add that Kristen Ritter was the only reason that I started watching the series in the first place. (You died too soon, Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23.)
Haven’t read the thread yet since I’m still watching. Currently on Episode 9 and this season is just awful. I’m going to stick it out to see where it goes but what a significant change in quality of the story from the first season.
On a positive note, if you have any cray-cray that you don’t mind parting with, I think there may be a buyer.
Season 1 of Jessica Jones is one of my absolute favorite shows, certainly my favorite superhero show so far. So devastating, so complete.
After the flops that were Iron Fist, Defenders, and Punisher, I had somewhat lowered expectations for Season 2 of Jessica Jones. I just finished it, and my initial impression is – not as good as Season 1, but not bad.
It did seem like a much more claustrophobic atmosphere for some reason … every character seemed very isolated. Almost like you could feel they were all on an empty set.
I’m not sure how I feel about the appearance of Jessica’s mother. It somewhat dilutes the impact of her back story. And I’m not sure I entirely believed the Stockholm romance of Mom and Evil Scientist.
One huge negative for me was the actor playing Patsy/Tricia Walker. She just seemed terrible, especially when she got all shouty. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong until it occurred to me–is it “trying really hard to maintain my fake American accent” syndrome?
I looked her up, and yes–Australian! Ugh. Just did not work for me.
Oh, and I missed not having Luke Cage and Nurse Claire in the story.