So when we last left Jessica Jones,
she discovered that former one-night stand partner and man she stalked for a
while Luke Cage has impenetrable skin. They celebrate by turning their one-night
stand into a marathon event. Yeah, it gets a little weird seeing the two of
them “enjoying” their “compatibility.” Needless to say, do not watch this show
if there’s a risk of a child watching silently over your shoulder. They tell
each other, and the audience, how they got their powers. JJ was in an accident,
LC in a medical experiment. We also find out that Jessica was “researching”
Cage, as she had some inkling that he also possessed superpowers. And then they
get back to enjoying their compatibility. The mood is somewhat killed when
Jessica sees the photo of Luke Cage’s dead wife, and is reminded that she died
in the same bus crash that supposedly killed Kilgrave. After that, Jessica
begins researching Kilgrave’s movements, and tries various means to get her
hands on the anesthesia she needs to put him under. It doesn’t go so great.
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| Fun Fact, I watch the opening credits every time. The sequence is that well done. |
Jessica learns that Trish has gone
to great lengths to turn her apartment into a small fortress and her body into
a blonde WMD. We get more vague backstory that suggests that Trish was abused
as a child, too. Trish agrees to interview Hope Schlottmen to get folks to stop
p@$$ing on her. The interview goes poorly, as Hope’s lawyer throws her under a
bus and denounces her as nuts. Which, given that Jeri Hogarth has been shown to
be a colossal B-Word up to this point, I can’t say I’m shocked. Trish, being a
really good person, defends Hope, even when Kilgrave himself calls in. Trish
verbally slaps the SOB, before Jessica could stop her. This turns out to be a stupid idea.
Kilgrave sends a mind-controlled
cop to kill Trish, but Jessica intervenes. She even gets close to getting
Kilgrave, but is thwarted by his mind controlled slave. She also saves the cop,
whom is almost instantly remorseful about his mind-controlled actions. Jessica
basically tells him to get over it, and reexamines Kilgrave’s most recent nest,
and discovers that she’ll need to add Obsessive to the list of words that
describe him. Jessica also decides to “break up” with Luke, for fear of his
safety. I’d point out the flaw in logic in being concerned for the safety of a
man with unbreakable skin, but hey, the woman is trying to
protect the man. Points for going against the mold, if nothing else.
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| I wonder if he's going to die, or be dyed purple by the end of season 1... |
This episode keeps the tension up,
what with Kilgrave now actively trying to screw with Jessica and her friends.
But, this also reveals a small nitpick with the Jessica Jones series. Daredevil
had several lesser baddies for Murdock to battle through to get to Kingpin.
This helped build drama, as well as show case how much pull Wilson Fisk must
have to have his sausage like fingers in so many pies. In contrast, Jessica’s
personal villain is significantly weaker. We just have the one amoral
psychopath. His only interest is in himself, and his creature comforts.
Basically all the minions he has are mind controlled slaves, which kind of
means they won’t be hyping their boss up. And, with Fisk you do get the idea
that he believes his actions are morally justified. He destroys to create, sort
of things. But, again, Kilgrave is only interested in Kilgrave. Heck, his
obsession with Jessica really seems to stem from how the loss of her has
impacted his daily life. Dick. Still, a good episode, and I’m happy to see more.
One last thing, if you’ve been
watching Jessica Jones and wondering
why I’m skipping certain plot points, it’s for streamlining sake. I personally
don’t care about Jeri Hogarth’s piggish treatment of her wife and their failing
marriage. I’d rather not point it out for each post. And, as to a few other
points, I don’t want to give everything away. The point of these posts is to
get folks to want to watch the show, not give them enough info to impress the
cute nerd you know. Don’t give me that, we all know at least one cute nerd. That’s
all folks, see you next time.
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