tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7937694720539191588..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Jessica Jones: AKA The Sandwich Saved MeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60995626774615535152015-12-30T11:50:07.460-05:002015-12-30T11:50:07.460-05:00Really interesting flashbacks. The pre-Kilgrave Je...Really interesting flashbacks. The pre-Kilgrave Jessica still had the same core of a personality of the Jessica we know but wasn't quite so rough around the edges, which makes sense. I liked that they didn't make her a completely different person.<br /><br />Little things:<br />1) A New Yorker would never use the word "hoagie"; she would say "hero." The writers were probably trying to avoid saying "hero" because they were already talking about the other kind of heroes, but it rubbed me the wrong way.<br />2) Because Jessica Jones in the comics was from Forest Hills, Queens, NY, I'm a little disappointed that Jessica doesn't list real streets in Forest Hills instead of the generic sounding street names they went with.Mariannahttp://www.mariannahorn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75320245508617607012015-12-29T15:34:50.637-05:002015-12-29T15:34:50.637-05:00Jessica: "He's also the guy that was fill...<i>Jessica: "He's also the guy that was filled with remorse about killing you. Until he decided to turn it into a booty call."</i><br /><br />...says the girl who sleeps with the widower of the woman she killed.Remcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355810571884915463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40836114818420141492015-12-28T17:43:37.328-05:002015-12-28T17:43:37.328-05:00Ok, so, the first episode of Jessica Jones was gre...Ok, so, the first episode of Jessica Jones was great. I was impressed by how the powers that be sold the tale of a villain that hadn’t even appeared onscreen. But then episodes two and three were somewhat boring, stretching a plot around sufentanil that they could have resolved in one episode only.<br /><br />I don’t mind slow developing arcs. I have a soft spot in my heart for Buffy season five, which has a slow and repetitive main arc. But it compensates with a lot of different elements that enrichen the story. Jessica Jones is not that rich yet, though.<br /><br />Let’s make a comparison to a TV series that resembles Jessica Jones more: Veronica Mars took a full season to resolve the mystery of Lilly’s death, but each episode had a standalone story that made the series more interesting and fast paced, while slowly built around the main mystery. Jessica Jones is like Veronica Mars without the cases of the week, and as a result we have people reminding us how dangerous Kilgrave is every thirty seconds. It’s bound to get repetitive.<br /><br />I remember that after watching episode three I thought “if they want to go slow, they really should have some cases of the week, then”. And, voilà, that’s what episode four gave us. Then the case had a boring resolution. Sigh. It did help with the pacing of the episode, though.<br /><br />Enter episode five. I thought it was the best one since the pilot. The flashbacks were great and I really appreciated how much respect the story had when dealing with Malcolm’s situation (although I agree with Migmit that there’s no way he would resist those drugs, and there’s no way Jessica would test him so soon). But, except for the creepy development of Jessica sending pictures of herself to Kilgrave, there was no significant development on the main arc. Stagnant much? Seriously, they either need to put more momentum into that story or take our attention away from it a little bit.<br /><br />On a more positive note, I love how they are giving Jessica her own Scooby Gang. I never would have guessed Simpson would turn out to be part of the team when he was first introduced as just another Kilgrave’s puppet. He is like Riley from Buffy, but cool. All military-y with his intel and sort of trying to be the big Knight in Armor (he is quickly realizing there won’t be a space for that around Jessica). Trish is also an interesting character, and I did feel for her. She shouldn’t feel so bad, though, because she went up against some really big guys.<br /><br />Jessica herself is great as the center of this series and Krysten Ritter impressed me. Prior to watching this show, I would never think of the woman who played Gia on Veronica Mars as an emotionally tortured superhero. Well done, Ritter, well done.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40474577478652482852015-11-27T14:41:24.140-05:002015-11-27T14:41:24.140-05:00Hey. I love the show and your reviews so thanks! I...Hey. I love the show and your reviews so thanks! I got Jessica's animosity for Simpson because he's very aggressive. The way he attacked Malcolm and his paranoia bringing out the worst. It almost seemed a parallel to some cops in the media today especially considering the twin brother's comment about fearing Malcolm a little due to racism. Also, Jessica sees Malcolm as harmless and even sweet imo before the reveal so it was unnecessary force in her opinion. Then Simpson is all about killing Kilgrave and it's understandable why he is but Jessica is very wary of his insistent pushing on this. Plus Jessica has only one person in her life so far that she loves: Trish. <br /><br />And now the same guy who attacked Trish even if he was kilgraved, the same guy who is aggressive and aggressively paranoid, the same guy who cares more about killing Kilgrave then helping a girl or respecting Jessica's wishes who was far more violated (I think Simpson is smart enough to read in between the lines on that one) - is now sleeping with Trish and close to Trish in a way that freaks Jessica out. Plus add that Jessica probably never likes who Trish dates for whatever protective reason and she was going to openly dislike Simpson the minute he walked out of that bedroom. <br /><br />Simpson fears the things Jessica and Kilgrave can do. He strikes me as similar to a military friend of mine who can respect people in his field being better than him but if the enemy/someone different has the upper hand then he goes into assess the enemy mode to either destroy or manage them. Hence the questions to Trish about Jessica and her powers. Plus he senses her dislike, doesn't appreciate her attitude and she isn't even considering neutralizing the threat which makes her dangerous. Then Trish (this woman he really likes) clearly is ride or die for Jessica and he doesn't get that/ it bothers him. Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35452803185906904062015-11-27T01:58:21.671-05:002015-11-27T01:58:21.671-05:002Billie: right, next time you'll be telling me...2Billie: right, next time you'll be telling me Santa isn't real or something.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27497378351834232292015-11-26T21:51:59.798-05:002015-11-26T21:51:59.798-05:00I love Jessica, too. She's like the Daria of s...I love Jessica, too. She's like the Daria of superheroes.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28133641657158538972015-11-26T20:39:19.102-05:002015-11-26T20:39:19.102-05:00Poor Jessica having to smile for those photos.
Poor Jessica having to smile for those photos.<br /><br />Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-85207877175206808302015-11-26T18:56:45.322-05:002015-11-26T18:56:45.322-05:00I like Jessica, and I think Krysten Ritter is doin...I like Jessica, and I think Krysten Ritter is doing a terrific job. I'd assumed that there would be heavy flashbacks and honestly, I'm sort of dreading them, but these were fun. And of course, the Kilgrave op -- had to fail. Too soon!<br /><br />migmit, I've never lived in New York but I am assuming it's *not* the safest city on Earth. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54621874630069857932015-11-26T18:18:12.045-05:002015-11-26T18:18:12.045-05:00I agree, pre-Kilgrave Jessica is as much annoying ...I agree, pre-Kilgrave Jessica is as much annoying as she is now.<br /><br />My crush on Simpson gets worse. If NYPD has that kind of uniformed cops, it must be the safest city on Earth.<br /><br />A junkie on the verge of OD still having strength to turn down drugs? I don't buy it.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-41065599098146610482015-11-26T15:16:39.563-05:002015-11-26T15:16:39.563-05:00great review....
"If she hadn't stopped ...great review....<br /><br />"If she hadn't stopped to save his life the first time, then Kilgrave might have kept on walking and never known the name Jessica Jones."<br /><br />I actually thought he set it up and it was not a coincidence....Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314661379779671903noreply@blogger.com