Marvel's Jessica Jones

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 20, 2015
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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  1. Taltos
    Jan 23, 2016
    6
    Love all things Marvel but this show is just too hard to get into.
    I've only a few episodes left to watch but for some bizarre reason choose anything over watching it to its conclusion. Shame really, maybe the Daredevil built my expectations too much but feeling consistently left down here. Good acting, decent story but feels stretched too thinly...
  2. AthanasiosT
    Jan 23, 2017
    6
    Even though it was pretty well directed, acted and executed, I had to force myself through the mid-to-last episodes. It seemed to me like it should have ended at 8 episodes rather than 13 and it took rather too long to get the story to it's peak. The villain was excellent and expertly acted. Jessica character was a bit too moody for me, like she had her period during all the show..
  3. OscarTheGrouch
    Jan 2, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show was a little dissapointing. Especially having recently seen Netflix' Daredevil, and expecting equal quality from their other Marvel offering.

    In my opinion there were too many parts of the story that just felt off to me. The 'deducted' way to deal with the villain is to use a medicine to drug him and make him pass out..... which could be done by her just simply hitting him with her superhuman strength. Or you know, just put in some ear plugs so you can't hear him (it took these characters 13 episodes to come up with that one in the end scene)

    She needs more victims to testify and prove the villain exists in a court of law; she finds herself in a house with multiple victims and a police man (!) yet after the fight is over she lets them all go with a pat on the back. And since she already had said police man on her side, why abduct another one to act as a witness to the villain's power later on?

    The entire time we are shown examples of her superhuman strength, yet when a group of men attack her to free the villain they just caught, she hits them but they don't stay down. Maybe she should have caught him the other times she just stalked him and did nothing but watch. Then again the villain is caught and escapes at least 3 times in the course of this season, so he probably would have just escaped AGAIN for originality's sake.

    Added to this I must agree with some other reviewers that the main actress is a little lacking. Some instances her bad acting just took me out of the story completely. The fight scenes look so bad. And all the side stories of her radio friend, the lawyer, the junkie and the policeman who turned out to be Nuke were just not interesting. You know there's not much story when there are as many sex scenes as there are episodes.

    Hopefully Jessica Jones can do an Agents of Shield and improve dramatically in the 2nd season, but as of yet I am very worried for the quality of the Luke Cage series if this is any indication.    … Expand
  4. nitefox1337
    Nov 29, 2015
    6
    Raw Review:

    Story is ok, but stretches too much to fill a 13 episodes show. A 2 hours movie could cover the whole story without losing any plot element. Also many plot holes and incoherence. (While the characters struggle to beat the villain, you will find hundreds way to defeat a villain who's only power can be easily deflected by not hearing him. Action sequences are so bad that it    Raw Review:

    Story is ok, but stretches too much to fill a 13 episodes show. A 2 hours movie could cover the whole story without losing any plot element. Also many plot holes and incoherence. (While the characters struggle to beat the villain, you will find hundreds way to defeat a villain who's only power can be easily deflected by not hearing him.

    Action sequences are so bad that it would have been better if they didn't even try to put any. (Can't even begin to compare with Dare Devil's epic action sequences).

    Except Carrie-Anne Moss and Rachael Taylor, the acting performances are mediocre. Not bad enough to push you away, but permanent one faced acting. (Jessica Jones has a "they stole my candy" face which changes as much as her clothes during 13 episodes of the show).

    The only real engine which allows the show to take off is how its describes the reaction of victims to the bad guy's power. One thing the writers manage to succeed in is to pose the Villain as a real threat and portrait reasonably how mind controlling would affect victims.    … Expand
  5. JulianIncen
    May 5, 2019
    6
    Nothing great. Everything outside the Jessica-Killgrave relationship has very little relevance and removes emotion from the episodes.
  6. Divergente
    Jan 30, 2016
    6
    Es obvio que mantiene un ritmo muy diferente a daredevil, Netlix ha hecho bien con esta serie, pero a mi no me convenció. Fue muy lenta. Obvio a Jessica Jones no le importa lo que yo opine jejeje.
  7. Nooogie
    Nov 21, 2015
    6
    10 episodes in and there is good and bad. Ritter and Tennant are both good but the rest of the cast is horrible. One of the casting decisions that really annoyed me were the two blonde actresses that looked exactly the same. These two girls could be twins. half of the time I didn't know which one was which. Another was the actor for Luke Cage, man that guy was hired for his look and10 episodes in and there is good and bad. Ritter and Tennant are both good but the rest of the cast is horrible. One of the casting decisions that really annoyed me were the two blonde actresses that looked exactly the same. These two girls could be twins. half of the time I didn't know which one was which. Another was the actor for Luke Cage, man that guy was hired for his look and not his acting. Which is non existent.

    the story plods along rather slowly. I realize some people like this but I found it a touch too slow for my taste, but it was ok.

    I was also happy unlike recent Netflix fare they didn't try to shove some social liberal garbage down my throat every 10 secs.

    So its ok. Nothing great, but has potential.    … Expand
  8. Zanzzibar
    Nov 27, 2015
    6
    Individual acting is great, given the script is sometimes wooden and formulaic.
    But, my problem is the circular nature of a very tight group. The extended stories aren't that interesting and superficial inserts to link the seemingly random event.
    Like Gotham the early promise has failed to materialise which, given the acting talent and fan base from Marvel, is a shame. At least they    Individual acting is great, given the script is sometimes wooden and formulaic.
    But, my problem is the circular nature of a very tight group. The extended stories aren't that interesting and superficial inserts to link the seemingly random event.
    Like Gotham the early promise has failed to materialise which, given the acting talent and fan base from Marvel, is a shame.
    At least they don't refer to David Tennant as English.    … Expand
  9. defcorp
    Dec 1, 2015
    6
    I loved everything about the show except for the incessant use of the contrived 'goddammit' expletive replacement and Krysten Ritter. Everyone except her was believable. She did not convince as the hard drinking, PTSD suffering lead. Krysten did not deliver the realistic, gritty, charismatic performance this series required. Kilgrave was a great villain.
  10. NotPaid4This
    Jan 16, 2016
    6
    This plays out like a darker and less comedic version of Lost Girl. Maybe I'm just tired of shows about edgy, cynical chicks that have special powers. Also, the story is not very compelling without a little back story and flashbacks to her childhood or pre-Kilgrave era to fill us in on the main character.

    I've watched about four episodes, and I'm not sure I have the drive to binge to    This plays out like a darker and less comedic version of Lost Girl. Maybe I'm just tired of shows about edgy, cynical chicks that have special powers. Also, the story is not very compelling without a little back story and flashbacks to her childhood or pre-Kilgrave era to fill us in on the main character.

    I've watched about four episodes, and I'm not sure I have the drive to binge to the end.

    At least she and the main romantic lead have chemistry - unlike the white-actress/black-actor pairing in Star Wars.    … Expand
  11. futureishere
    Jan 26, 2016
    6
    I am not much into superhero TV shows but considering how much I enjoyed Daredevil on Netflix, I had high expectations from Jessica Jones. But I was thoroughly disappointed. It could have been a great show since it has all the ingredients of a dark and intense superhero storyline, just like Daredevil. But what drags this show down is the mediocre writing and acting. I have watchedI am not much into superhero TV shows but considering how much I enjoyed Daredevil on Netflix, I had high expectations from Jessica Jones. But I was thoroughly disappointed. It could have been a great show since it has all the ingredients of a dark and intense superhero storyline, just like Daredevil. But what drags this show down is the mediocre writing and acting. I have watched Daredevil once around six months ago and I still remember some of the riveting dialogues from the show. But with Jessica Jones, none of the dialogues induce any kind of emotions for me. And acting of Krysten Ritter is average at best. I think a stronger lead would have done loads for the improvement of Jessica Jones. Even the acting of supporting characters is nothing to write home about but then, they are getting any favors from the writers. This could have been another in the line of great television put forth by Netflix, but alas!… Expand
  12. crankyerma
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    I had high hopes for this show as I love Marvel and I'm a fan of Ritter's but this show is plodding, not terribly eventful and ultimately a bit of a bore.
  13. zaheer12a
    Feb 21, 2017
    5
    After seeing the success of Daredevil which I loved (both season 1 and 2) I decided to finally give Jessica Jones a go. Her cynical and pessimistic view gets annoying rather quick. In flashbacks we see a brighter side of her before she met Kilgrave. However in earlier flashbacks we see her cynical side again. Her friend Trish seems very superficial to me (Just look at her relationship withAfter seeing the success of Daredevil which I loved (both season 1 and 2) I decided to finally give Jessica Jones a go. Her cynical and pessimistic view gets annoying rather quick. In flashbacks we see a brighter side of her before she met Kilgrave. However in earlier flashbacks we see her cynical side again. Her friend Trish seems very superficial to me (Just look at her relationship with the police officer Simpson). Even her relationship with Luke Cage keeps going back and forth.

    The story only starts getting interesting when Kilgrave starts getting more screen-time. Sadly the inconsistency of his ability to control minds and Jessica's unexplained immunity (which only seems to exist for the purpose of being convenient to the plot) makes him less interesting of a villain.

    The story-writing is inconsistent, acting is mediocre and the characters aren't interesting. I think I'll stick to Daredevil for now.    … Expand
  14. Tss5078
    Jan 24, 2017
    5
    The second character in Marvel's Defenders series is Jessica Jones. A no non-sense private detective with super strength, who helps who she wants, does what she wants, and seems to bring trouble wherever she goes.

    Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones, and from an entertainment stand point she does a terrific job with the character, the problem is how likeable is Jessica Jones? This was    The second character in Marvel's Defenders series is Jessica Jones. A no non-sense private detective with super strength, who helps who she wants, does what she wants, and seems to bring trouble wherever she goes.

    Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones, and from an entertainment stand point she does a terrific job with the character, the problem is how likeable is Jessica Jones? This was my issue with this series all along. There is no doubt that in the last decade, Marvel has made leaps and bounds in both it's writing and character development. I even believe that the Defenders will challenge the Avengers in both content and popularity, still I just don't like Jessica Jones.

    It's hard to give specific reasons without spoilers, but when I think Jessica Jones the one word that comes to mind is **** She's supposed to be the good guy, the one you root for, but she always has this attitude and everything is an issue with her. She's a mess, the people she spends her time with are a mess, and she seems like easy picking for the villain who chose to pray on her mind.

    The whole point of a superhero is to help people and to have people behind you and your brand of vigilante justice, but she seems to hurt more people than she helps, just look at what she did to Luke Cage (Mike Colter). Maybe others will feel differently, but I don't like the main character and therefore don't approve of the show. I love Luke Cage and I really like the idea of having a self-narrating private investigator, but there is this whole negative energy that surrounds her and everything she does, that I just can't get passed.

    I do love Daredevil and Luke Cage, I'll probably check out Iron Fist and I definitely will be watching the Defenders, so I guess I kind of have to watch season 2 of Jessica Jones, but fans of the show have a long wait ahead of them, as Netflix has confirmed that it won't be released until sometime in 2018, after season 1 of The Defenders.    … Expand
  15. mrmonster
    Jan 4, 2016
    5
    Honestly, I don't get the hype. I watched the pilot, and trust me, it had a boring lead character, an okay villain, and not much a plot. It had sex scenes, I'll give it that, but not much else.
  16. MeritCoba
    Jan 26, 2016
    5
    Miscast and unconvincing character.

    I feel like a bad person for writing this review about Jessica Jones because my daughter liked the show and recommended it. This made me watch the first episode, but I don't quite share her experience. Granted for a marvel setting it is tolerable show because Jessica's superpowers are downplayed: she is more human than superhuman, so to speak.    Miscast and unconvincing character.

    I feel like a bad person for writing this review about Jessica Jones because my daughter liked the show and recommended it. This made me watch the first episode, but I don't quite share her experience. Granted for a marvel setting it is tolerable show because Jessica's superpowers are downplayed: she is more human than superhuman, so to speak. However, I just fail to share the fascination for superheroes given that normal people, with all their frailties, are far more heroic in my eyes. The only superhero themed movie that I recall to like is Birdman precisely because it isn't exactly about superheroism.

    My problem with Jessica Jones isn't that she is a superhero, but that she is supposed to be a private eye. A film noir kind of PI to be more precise. This puts her in the same group of people as, say, V. I. Warshawski or Kinsey Millhone, the latter not exactly a noir PI.

    Jessica gets introduced with an overvoice suggesting an experienced PI who has seen it all, while she runs around half the time with tear stained doe-eyes looking more like a victim on the run than an investigator on the prowl. So I can't quite make the leap that sees Ritter turn into the hardboiled PI Jessica is supposed to be. Ritter is a very pretty young woman who makes a totally unbelievable tough chick with a vulnerable side. The one is not the other.
    The problem gets compounded by attributing her all the staple noir trappings. She drinks heavily, but doesn't suffer much for it; has no friends to speak off, so she claims; can't get into any stable relationships, she has non at the start and we are served a hugely embarrassing sex scene with Luke Cage halfway into the first episode, where Jessica is totally pissed during their bout; and is a loner because of her super hero affliction and her bad experience with the main villain. And of course she can't get along with the police and badmouths her occasional employer Hogarth and non friend Walker, because that is what she has to do.
    This might be needed for a comic aimed mostly at imagery and with little room for complexity, but something better can be expected for a television series that allows for more depth. If Jessica is a hard boiled detective with a soft side, make her look and behave the part. If you drink a lot, you get to suffer for it: you can get off, you get a hang over and look and feel like **** the next day. You don't look like Ritter does: attractive and energetic. It needs to be made believable.
    My advise would be to take a look at Kinsey Millhone who makes a far more convincing PI than Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones does. It might not be noir, but at least she is a more original character with a more believable personality and background..

    I give it a five also because it irks me that a lesbian relation is shown in the context of adultery. You can't resist equating a LGTB relation with immorality, can't you?    … Expand
  17. Nobilis1984
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    Last night I saw the first episode and thought it was ok to start. Only after a time it became boring and I had turned it off.
    The actress delivers a good job. It keeps the series still up. The remaining cast is poorly managed.
    But since the first 13 episodes were pulled through it will probably also be a second season. Whyever.
  18. almighty23
    Nov 27, 2015
    5
    Show with great potential, but terribly cast supervillain killed it. He was meant to be charismatic, but acts like spoiled whiny child all the time. Proves whats widely known, good villain is the hardest role to play. If they got anything similar to Hannibal's Hannibal, it would've been a hit.
  19. aljoriz
    Nov 27, 2015
    5
    The potential to do cross-over is there but was not maximized, TV series is not as good as the original source material. David Tenant is a great actor but the poor script has no respect for logic.
  20. tomtin
    Dec 2, 2015
    5
    Overall the show was alright, not an action based series more of a story based one which isnt a bad thing, but it just felt so anti-climatic. Jessica Jones herself to me was the weakest part of the whole show, poorly explained powers that she barely uses and when she does use them its so awkwardly done with camera tricks it looks terrible plus the fact she was just irritating in general.Overall the show was alright, not an action based series more of a story based one which isnt a bad thing, but it just felt so anti-climatic. Jessica Jones herself to me was the weakest part of the whole show, poorly explained powers that she barely uses and when she does use them its so awkwardly done with camera tricks it looks terrible plus the fact she was just irritating in general. On the other hand the villian (Kilgrave) was the best part of the show, David Tennant does a fantasic job playing this creepy yet interesting character, I just wanted to see more and know more about him every episode, but yeah thats literally the only two main points I have... The show was just that bland to me, nothing special, but not bad.… Expand
  21. Ghjcfdrtiu
    Dec 5, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jessica Jones is not the worst Marvel TV show, but I didn't really like it. I got through it. It got better with the last 5 episodes but that's because I love Marvel and will watch just about anything they attempt. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the exception. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't get through the whole season with out falling asleep. I had such a poor experience with season 1 I didn't bother with season 2. If the first Avenger's movie is my gold standard and Agents of Shield is the bottom of the barrel, Jessica Jones is closer to Agents of Shield.

    Jessica Jones' biggest flaw for me was believability. I couldn't get lost in the story because there was so many things I didn't believe. It distracted me and I couldn't suspend beiief. The first Iron Man movie had a ton of holes in the story and the logic but it was still a ton of fun and I happily went along for the ride. Jessica Jones... not so much.

    I had a hard time believing Krysten Ritter. Her portrayal of the character seemed very one note. I didn't see a lot of depth or change. She seemed like a cynical, bitter, angry, unlikeable jerk at the beginning of the series and she ends the series deleting voicemails from strangers who are asking for her help. Still a jerk. No change. And she's constantly scowling. Wolverine can be a cynical, bitter, angry, unlikeable jerk but he's not that way all the time. Even in flashbacks, when Jessica is a teenager she is unlikeable. If Kilgrave did horrible things to her and it changed her, I couldn't see the change. I felt like most of Ritter's performance was focussed on furrowing her brow. Her face can be very expressive, she's demonstrated she not a one note actor in "Breaking Bad" and "Don't Trust the B" so I'm not sure why she went that route here. I never felt empathy for Jessica, I never felt like I understood her motivations and I never felt like she was portraying anything more than a caricature or a noir stereotype. But bottom line, the character was so unlikeable I couldn't believe why any of the other characters would like her, which took me out of the show.

    I never felt much empathy for any of Kilgrave's victims or felt what Kilgrave was doing was that evil. But I should have. He was making people do horrible things against their will. He was violating them on a very deep level but I couldn't feel their suffering. Maybe this is a symptom of the actor's ability to portray victims. But I have watched a lot of Law & Order and I always feel for the victims on that show. It can't be that hard to find decent actors who can play a believable victims. New York City is littered with them as evident of the 1.2 million Law & Order episodes currently airing on TV (not an accurate figure, let's just say there are a lot). Jessica's neighbor Malcolm, who is a survivor of Kilgrave's manipulation, is so whiny and needy I was kind of hoping he'd get offed.

    Most importantly were the demonstration of powers. What are Jessica's powers? She super strong but she's not invulnerable? Usually those two go hand in hand, and she's doesn't even come off as that strong. Sydney Bristow in one episode of "Alias" comes off as more of a badass superhero than Jessica Jones ever comes close to in the whole series. The fight scenes were weak and there weren't enough of them. And yes, I am a continuity nerd, but if she can suffer some scrapes to the face in a fight, then she should be in a world of hurt after jumping off a 5 story building and landing on her feet if she doesn't have super human durability. Super strength doesn't stop gravity from pushing your bones through the flesh of your feet, super durability does. And she drinks like a fish but never gets drunk? And it obviously doesn't get rid of her pain. So why drink? Other than to make her seem like a hard drinking badass - hollywood style! This made me think the show was shallow and cheap, doing thing for surface reasons and not for story reasons.

    I want to like this show so bad but there was so much that took me out of it. But it has potential, lots of potential. I think it needs better writers and better directors, I don't think it was the actors or the source material. I will watch the second season and hope for the best. It's not as bad as Agents of Shield but it's not as good as Daredevil.    … Expand
  22. moothemagiccow
    Jan 8, 2016
    5
    You could watch the first episode then skip to the last episode and probably not miss anything. Filler, filler and more filler - the show has taken several pages from The Walking Dead's playbook.

    It eschews the typical TV PI setup (one episode, one case) for a single long-running case that just doesn't have a lot of steam in it. By episode five they've cornered the villain, and then    You could watch the first episode then skip to the last episode and probably not miss anything. Filler, filler and more filler - the show has taken several pages from The Walking Dead's playbook.

    It eschews the typical TV PI setup (one episode, one case) for a single long-running case that just doesn't have a lot of steam in it. By episode five they've cornered the villain, and then it's seven more hours of catch and release.    … Expand
  23. badwulf151
    Feb 28, 2018
    5
    Fairly over rated and does not deserve the praise it gets, your average boring super hero show.
  24. JonnieZ
    Dec 27, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first half of the season is very promising but it loses it's way around episode 7. If it had been a 5 to 8 episodes I think it would have worked better but as it is there is a lot of repetition,poor pacing and a very underwhelming finale.… Expand
  25. Mazmorrero47
    Nov 22, 2015
    4
    There's a really good show trapped somewhere within Jessica Jones, which unfortunately couldn't get out due to several glaring issues.
    1. Apparently, the writers think that the audience won't understand who Jessica is, so they have other characters constantly describing her for us ("freak", "you're not normal", "you use sarcasm to deflect", etc.).
    2. It's an 8 episode storyline stretched    There's a really good show trapped somewhere within Jessica Jones, which unfortunately couldn't get out due to several glaring issues.
    1. Apparently, the writers think that the audience won't understand who Jessica is, so they have other characters constantly describing her for us ("freak", "you're not normal", "you use sarcasm to deflect", etc.).
    2. It's an 8 episode storyline stretched to 13. Mostly with countless unearned subplots about characters that are completely pointless in the grand scheme of things.
    3. Mike Colter as Luke Cage is another perfect casting in the MCU, but his presence feels like an afterthought to please the comic book fans.
    4. Jessica's powers weren't well translated, since they're always portrayed with dodgy editing to disguise the lack of budget.
    5. The conflict was solved very easily, and therefore, didn't feel cathartic.
    But to be fair, there are some elements that deserve praise. Krysten Ritter is great (she's a more understated version of Eva Green), David Tennant chewing massive chunks of scenery is a lot of fun, and the show treats sexual abuse in a way that doesn't feel exploitative (I'm looking at you Game of Thrones).
    Overall, it wasn't my cup of tea, but it did make me excited to see more of Luke Cage.    … Expand
  26. timeknight
    Feb 27, 2019
    4
    Overall mediocre drama, with poor acting, canned plot-lines, and forgettable characters. I can't fathom why this show received such rave reviews. Compared to other TV dramas and mystery shows, Jessica Jones falls short.

    If you want to watch Smallville remade in the Marvel universe of 2019 (but still with the cinematography skills and plot writers of 2001), then this is basically the    Overall mediocre drama, with poor acting, canned plot-lines, and forgettable characters. I can't fathom why this show received such rave reviews. Compared to other TV dramas and mystery shows, Jessica Jones falls short.

    If you want to watch Smallville remade in the Marvel universe of 2019 (but still with the cinematography skills and plot writers of 2001), then this is basically the show for you.    … Expand
  27. chidime
    Nov 21, 2015
    4
    Honestly couldn't get past the first 30-40 minutes of the first episode. I think it is wrongly cast and some of the acting is awful. Also, the writing and progression are both predictable and non-intriguing. I will give it another chance at some point but for now, 4/10.
  28. Guedryan
    Dec 10, 2015
    4
    Série ruim, estória fraca, cenas de lutas mal feitas, pouco desenvolvimento dos personagens... Não vale a pena, pois tentaram criar um ambiente investigativo, mas falharam, tentaram fazer uma heroína com super força que não usa os seus poderes como tal, simplesmente usa para arrombar portas e só...
  29. marc5477
    Dec 29, 2015
    4
    It started off well, then we had 10 filler episodes where nothing really happened, and it ended on an off beat. Overall, I place it at average. Not at good as Daredevil (who exists in the same area as Jessica and Luke) but also not a total blunder like Flopsh and Green Burrito. It has potential but they really need to reign in all the plot holes and emotional constipation. Jessica wasIt started off well, then we had 10 filler episodes where nothing really happened, and it ended on an off beat. Overall, I place it at average. Not at good as Daredevil (who exists in the same area as Jessica and Luke) but also not a total blunder like Flopsh and Green Burrito. It has potential but they really need to reign in all the plot holes and emotional constipation. Jessica was supposed to be some sort of stoic heroin with a tragic past but instead she was just a mopey mess. I got tired of watching her and all her cohorts, as everyone in the show seemed to be in a perpetual state of PMS, including the men. Her self loathing and the tie ins with Luke Cage were really very cheesy and forced. They also didnt do any justice to the purple man or anyone else... all the characters were mentally challenged in this show and if it were not for their sheer stupidity, the season would have ended in about 3 episodes. Instead, they forced really big plot holes into the script to push it to 13 episodes. David Tennant really didnt do himself any favors playing Killgrave. I am not sure if its his fault or if its just the script but he was 1 dimensional the entire show and boring to watch. Luke Cage was also exhausting.

    The show needs better writers. I think it has potential to be very good if they think about the stories a little harder and eliminate the repetitive aspects but as it stands now, it is at best, a below average show.    … Expand
  30. YorkMan
    Jan 25, 2016
    4
    Jessica Jones (JJ) is a TV show with a 'superhero' bent, that tries its absolute hardest to avoid anything 'super'.
    JJ is an 'ex-superhero' who now works a private investigator. Her actual powers are never really delved into (she possesses a high degree of strength, but not Captain America or Spider-Man level, and she can jump pretty high, but that seems to be just about it), so the show    Jessica Jones (JJ) is a TV show with a 'superhero' bent, that tries its absolute hardest to avoid anything 'super'.
    JJ is an 'ex-superhero' who now works a private investigator. Her actual powers are never really delved into (she possesses a high degree of strength, but not Captain America or Spider-Man level, and she can jump pretty high, but that seems to be just about it), so the show focusses more on her as a character.
    The upside is that we see a flawed, mysogynistic, aggressive, alcohol dependant, borderline sociopath. The downside is that it gets tired very quickly, as the whole 'anti-hero' vibe has been done to death.

    As the series progresses we get a look into JJ's past, and her experiences with the main villain (adding a level of welcome subtext), but ultimately it doesn't pay off, and it concludes in a very anticlimactic way.

    I guess my main problem is that the show doesn't know what it wants to be. There are some great ideas, and the actual cinematography, direction and the 'look' is gritty and full of grime and dirt. But despite it having some very adult themes, some scenes of sex, some of violence, it doesn't really run with the 'made for grown-ups' ball.
    No swearing, no nudity, no inherent racism or xenophobia. It paints a dark picture, creates dark characters, but then has them actually exist in a world where profanity and drug use in an inner-city environment don't exist.
    I think the show would have worked much better if they'd gone straight for the full 'M' rating and pushed the boat out on tailoring it for adults.    … Expand
  31. Jigsawjester
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    I was hearing a lot about Jessica Jones and thought it would be worth watching. Thirteen hours of depressing low energy acting in which there were NO likable characters and Kilgrave came off as the worlds biggest stalker instead of a terrifying villain. The fight scenes were horribly done and even the intro has to be the most boring intro of any show.

    It seems as though the success of    I was hearing a lot about Jessica Jones and thought it would be worth watching. Thirteen hours of depressing low energy acting in which there were NO likable characters and Kilgrave came off as the worlds biggest stalker instead of a terrifying villain. The fight scenes were horribly done and even the intro has to be the most boring intro of any show.

    It seems as though the success of what a good show Daredevil was used to make this show and Jessica Jones really seems to be grasping at straws.

    I would have rather had seen thirteen episodes with individual stories with Kilgrave as the main background villain but instead the whole story revolved around a character who can be taken out with a bullet to the skull and we find out that what is implied about his powers in the show are inconsistent.

    All in all I think every aspect of this show is predictable and there is so little amount of humor in this show that it makes it hard to enjoy when everything that happens is negative. I would not recommend this show to anyone.

    ~Jigsawjester    … Expand
  32. Kingofbinge
    Nov 29, 2015
    4
    Well before I begin to rip this show let me at least say the good things about it. It broke new ground for marvel in that this show is dark, it deals with issues in regards to childhood trauma, drug abuse, and violence that are not normal for marvel movies or tv, in fact in many ways its a lot darker than even daredevil. I thought also the villain in the show Kilgore was really good,Well before I begin to rip this show let me at least say the good things about it. It broke new ground for marvel in that this show is dark, it deals with issues in regards to childhood trauma, drug abuse, and violence that are not normal for marvel movies or tv, in fact in many ways its a lot darker than even daredevil. I thought also the villain in the show Kilgore was really good, perhaps the best marvel villain since Loki. However, that is were the compliments end, The writing for this show at times was terrible, odd plots that make no sense, for example Jessica's plan to get into a Super max prison, the reasoning and means to achieve this were just stupid. There were just a slew of mind numbing, head scathing plans that just didn't make sense, and i blame the writers for this. Also Jessica's overly prickly nature made it hard at times to like her, i understand its part of her persona, but its always a good idea to make the protagonist likable, and there were times i couldn't stand her, again i blame the writers. Also there was a lot of dead time in these episodes, non important scenes were introduced that were not needed. They could have easily shaved 3 episodes from this series, and it would have helped to make it more focused. I think they missed a real opportunity tell a story about a great super movie heroine that beat the odds and saved the day against a vicious killer, instead we get a long laborious hancock rip off with a most unsatisfying ending.… Expand
  33. KllrT
    May 27, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Show starts strong, but after characters get introduced never gets into story mode. Reminded me of Charmed or something generic like that. Almost as draggy as that one in any case. Acting wise it's OK, but it tries to hide the fact that it's a rather tame series by making it far grittier than it in reality is or allows itself to be.

    Spoilers ahead:

    My main criticism is about the quality of writing. I don't really see any. For example the entire series revolves around the premise that Jones is cynical and dark and doesn't care for people. But in fact all of her actions scream the opposite. Rather than working this out, we get served a main character that is unconvincingly harsh. So the usual brooding, misunderstood antihero tropes are tumbling out of the screenwriter's handbook. Case in point is the idea that the antagonist is to be captured alive because of the fate of some random victim of his. A thoroughly unconvincing motive, especially when all the others die by the numbers. And don't get me started on the quasi scifi technobabble they come up with as an explanation for their powers. Marvel never really convinced in that aspect; they seem to have let go completely of any standards in this regard.

    Can't wait for Luke Cage /s    … Expand

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81

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    It took five episodes for me to get interested--three too many, in these days of television glut. And only after the seventh and eighth did the cruel and clever plot twists (which include graphic torture) become truly gripping. In the early episodes, the pacing was logy and the action muddy, with several subplots that itched to be trimmed or recast.
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  2. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Dec 8, 2015
    91
    Given the otherworldly circumstances, it all moves along quite logically and at a brisk pace that leaves dawdling for dead. There’s no flabby midsection here, just one major development after another. The fight scenes are well-choreographed and frequent. And the twists are imaginative while also being grounded in the grim realities of this ramped-up universe.
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  3. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Nov 23, 2015
    80
    While, at first, the actress may not look like the superhero type, she convincingly gives Jessica a subtle toughness. In a way, the character is the flip side of Supergirl: Jones is a reluctant superhero, a loner who drinks too much and has real human flaws. Yet Ritter gives Jessica a needed likability. The series also boasts a solid supporting cast.
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