Jessica Jones Review (Minor Spoilers)

Jessica Jones Review (Minor Spoilers)

Carlo Zahl-Batlle, Staff Writer

If there could be one word to describe Netflix’s Jessica Jones, that word would be “insane.” Trust me dear readers, some crazy stuff happens in this amazing show. For those of you who did not read my explanation on the character of Jessica Jones, allow me to give you an abridged version. Jessica Jones first appeared in the Marvel Comic Alias under the Marvel Max imprint (this was their comic imprint to make comics that had R-rated material in them). The Alias comic follows the exploits of the P.I. with super strength – Jessica Jones. The show Jessica Jones also follows the adventures of the marvel comic P.I. (played by Krysten Ritter) in her quest to defeat the sinister Purple Man.

This show contains many positives, one of which being its supporting cast. Rachael Taylor does a great job playing Jessica’s adoptive sister, Trish Walker. The show gives Trish an interesting backstory as a troubled former child actress turned talk show host, the show also hints that she may take up her superhero identity Hellcat in the future. Jessica cares about Trish a lot, and makes her character even stronger than Jessica’s lawyer acquaintance Jeri Hogarth (played by Carrie-Anne Moss) through her story arcs that deal with marriage troubles. Jessica’s bulletproof lover from the comics Luke Cage (played by Mike Colter) is great in the scenes he shares with Jessica (and it’s awesome to watch him fight). Jessica and Luke have a very abnormal romantic chemistry in that their interactions are just odd, but it works for this show. The shows antagonist, the mind controlling  “Purple Man” a.k.a. Killgrave (played by David Tennant) proves to be the Marvel cinematic universe’s creepiest villain yet. Creepy in that he has some pretty scary scenes, and creepy in his quest to make Jessica Jones love him. I just can’t believe what this show did with a Z-list superhero, a supporting character from the Iron Fist comics, and a D-list supervillain. Although the character of Jessica Jones is not the most likeable person, the show takes time to explain why Jessica is such a damaged, mean, selfish, alcoholic, reckless, scheming jerk.

In conclusion, Jessica Jones is about two stories. A quest is for love, and a quest for blood. It  adapts Brian Michael Bendis’ comic Alias into one of the best TV shows that 2015 has to offer.