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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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 1317 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,111 out of 1317
  2. Mixed: 98 out of 1317
  3. Negative: 108 out of 1317
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  1. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    9
    Netflix' Jessica Jones is a really high-quality story. I really like the antagonist here, the acting is excellent.
  2. iCampoRamil
    Dec 15, 2022
    8
    Me encantó, el villano lo es todo, y Krysten Ritter como Jessica es maravillosamente maravillosa.
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    Very slow but impactful first season. Ptsd is given nuance when a super hero battles with the trauma of an abusive relationship. David Tenant is fantastic and terrifying as the psychopathic Killgrave. It's noir atmosphere hinders some of the pacing but delivers more chills if you're willing to commit.
  4. cdougall
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jessica Jones season 1 takes us on a journey with one of the most troubled characters that we’ve been introduced to yet in the Marvel universe. Season 1 has a very dark and gloomy feel to it but this feel works immensely to the show’s benefit. The dialogue and story give us an in depth look at how Jones’s experience in the past have created her pain and trauma in the present. We also get to see how she reacts to that pain and trauma and how they influence her relationships with other people. Overall the acting of the season is very good; every substantial actor plays their part to perfection and helps to create a very adult feel for the season. This is a Marvel show that is intended for mature audiences and not for kids since there are very troubling themes that are core to the season. This is also a great example of a season that has a bunch of actors who we haven’t seen too much of prior to the season and gives them screen time and moments to shine so they can showcase their talent as actors. David Tennant’s Kilgrave is a scary villain who really amplifies the dark, gloomy and traumatic feel to this season. His ability is one of the most intimidating we’ve seen and Tennant does a fantastic job making Kilgrave an anxiety building villain for both viewers and Jones. Kilgrave is to this season was Fisk was to season 1 of Daredevil, although Fisk is a slightly better villain since he doesn’t have any inherent abilities. One thing I also like about this season is that Jones has issues that a lot of people can relate to, but she isn’t a character who you want to be able to relate to. This season is the embodiment of a troubled and trauma-based life seen through the lens of someone with superpowers, and even those superpowers don’t really help Jones cope with her past and deal with her pain. This is a season that you have to prepare yourself for, but once you’re ready, you’ll watch one of the most mature and well-executed Netflix shows that Marvel has made to date.… Expand
  5. geewah
    Jan 6, 2021
    8
    Ritter is great as the complicated anti-hero in this strong entry into MCU.
  6. TudorPopescu
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The first season is the best because it has a very interesting and unique villain played by the extremely talented David Tennant. Excellent story and twists. Season one Jessica Jones is top-notch quality. If it isn't better than Daredevil, it's on par with it.
  7. manningn15
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    Jessica Jones is my 2nd favorite Marvel show, my 3rd favorite new show of 2015, and one of my top 5 favorite superhero shows. The classic detective/noir style, theme, and tone of the show is outstanding, I love it. Krysten Ritter's performance is exceptional, she gives a powerful, deep, and complex performance. The other performances from David Tennant, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty, RachaelJessica Jones is my 2nd favorite Marvel show, my 3rd favorite new show of 2015, and one of my top 5 favorite superhero shows. The classic detective/noir style, theme, and tone of the show is outstanding, I love it. Krysten Ritter's performance is exceptional, she gives a powerful, deep, and complex performance. The other performances from David Tennant, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty, Rachael Taylor, and Colby Minifie were phenomenal. The writing is remarkable especially the way they approach, depict, and touch on dark subjects like rape, PTSD, emotional and mental trauma, and assault that most shows are to scared to especially Marvel and superhero shows. The music is stupendous. The costumes were excellent especially on Krysten Ritter and Rachael Taylor. An A+ first season.… Expand
  8. drlowdon
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
    Having escaped a villain able to control people with his mind, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator in Hell's Kitchen but she soon discovers her ordeal isn’t yet over...

    Jessica Jones (not unexpectedly) has a lot in common with Daredevil, Netflix first Marvel collaboration, with both going down darker routes than the cinematic movies have generally taken.    Having escaped a villain able to control people with his mind, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator in Hell's Kitchen but she soon discovers her ordeal isn’t yet over...

    Jessica Jones (not unexpectedly) has a lot in common with Daredevil, Netflix first Marvel collaboration, with both going down darker routes than the cinematic movies have generally taken. Towards the latter half of the season I felt there were a couple of episodes that went round in circles a little bit, but overall it was very entertaining and Kilgrave (David Tennant) made for a great antagonist. At a push I'd even say I just about preferred it to Daredevil's first season, which itself was very good.    … Expand
  9. JulianIncen
    May 5, 2019
    6
    Nothing great. Everything outside the Jessica-Killgrave relationship has very little relevance and removes emotion from the episodes.
  10. 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
  11. Adelthorne
    Oct 16, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The bad thing in this season is Luke. Understand since they have to invite him to the Defenders. Have they taken him out it I would say its almost worth a 10.… Expand
  12. JLuis_001
    Sep 6, 2018
    7
    She is not the most attractive protagonist on television but at least the story stayed well and had an excellent villain. But it did not needed 13 episodes.
  13. SrPepe
    Jul 5, 2018
    8
    Killgrave es excelente, esta serie está muy buena y le da un nuevo enfoque a Marvel.
  14. hitzestau
    Jun 24, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The second season was a huge disappointment, almost impossible to watch, it's just boring. What was also obvious that the second season lacks great and interesting characters. The appearance by Kilgrave in episode 11 was a real highlight and it made the show immediately much more compelling. .… Expand
  15. Voodoo123
    Mar 28, 2018
    7
    +Excellent cast
    +Great soundtrack
    -David Tennant too recognisable Excellent detective noir storyline intelligently woven into a superhero origin story topped off with an excellent villain. Couple things that upset me was how recognisable David Tennant's face was.... I only wish they had cast an unknown! And the length. It definately felt like 8 good episodes stretched across 13.    +Excellent cast
    +Great soundtrack
    -David Tennant too recognisable

    Excellent detective noir storyline intelligently woven into a superhero origin story topped off with an excellent villain. Couple things that upset me was how recognisable David Tennant's face was.... I only wish they had cast an unknown! And the length. It definately felt like 8 good episodes stretched across 13. Despite these issues the cast deliver exceptional performances and I highly recommend this!    … Expand
  16. ZachStearns
    Mar 28, 2018
    9
    This was the first show I was ever able to binge watch. This is the greatest.
  17. MarvelJoe
    Mar 11, 2018
    8
    The first few episodes had me confused and hard to understand but then it got better along the way and now I fully understand the story. Some charathers were okay in this show but then got likeable. It is great to re-watch this to pay attention to what you didn't get the first time.
  18. JessTurner
    Mar 8, 2018
    3
    Watched all of season 1: flat, hollow, tinny. Not going to bother with season 2. All these Marvel TV series seem to be at the same level and I'm not even going to try them anymore. I think the problem is that there is no art here, it's just people cashing in on the property.
  19. yesterdayatnoon
    Mar 3, 2018
    1
    Daredevil got my hopes up, and now I'm on an episode 10 that feels like episode 50 just waiting for it to end hoping I don't miss anything that may be important in other shows. There isn't much of a plot, and it meanders between uninteresting subplots. None of those sublots introduced a character worth liking eventually leaving you with sympathy for a villain who may just get around toDaredevil got my hopes up, and now I'm on an episode 10 that feels like episode 50 just waiting for it to end hoping I don't miss anything that may be important in other shows. There isn't much of a plot, and it meanders between uninteresting subplots. None of those sublots introduced a character worth liking eventually leaving you with sympathy for a villain who may just get around to killing them all. Unfortunately, despite being well acted, the villain isn't very interesting either.

    In the end, it's little more than a Roadrunner cartoon with the protagonist filling in as the coyote. Failing to catch her prey mostly by getting in her own way. The show could have been saved if Jessica and everyone else who knows about the villain had been written as too stupid to realize that a handgun and head phones would have been more than enough to deal with her antagonist.    … Expand
  20. badwulf151
    Feb 28, 2018
    5
    Fairly over rated and does not deserve the praise it gets, your average boring super hero show.
  21. LinttaFlamingo
    Dec 20, 2017
    7
    Jessica Jones is basically an 8-9 episode story stretched to 13 episodes. Just like Daredevil.

    It starts out damn good. The first two to three episodes are interesting, dark, have some excellent use of soundtrack and set up some cool characters, including Jessica Jones, Kilgrave and Malcolm Ducasse who are all fantastic. Those characters or their actors Krysten Ritter, David Tennant and    Jessica Jones is basically an 8-9 episode story stretched to 13 episodes. Just like Daredevil.

    It starts out damn good. The first two to three episodes are interesting, dark, have some excellent use of soundtrack and set up some cool characters, including Jessica Jones, Kilgrave and Malcolm Ducasse who are all fantastic. Those characters or their actors Krysten Ritter, David Tennant and Eka Darville basically carry the show, and their performances are brilliant. Then it's all downhill. We're greeted to Trish Walker and Will Simpson who both suck and their relationship thing which sucked too.

    The rest of the season ranges from fantastic to obvious filler, and while it didn't hurt the pacing as bad as it did in Daredevil season 2, it was still frustrating at points and hurt the tension that the show created especially in scenes with Jessica Jones and Kilgrave together.
    Somewhere deep there's an excellent show, there's even a Kendrick Lamar reference! But it's brought down by moments or even a full episode of just explaining stuff and some of those "how convenient" moments to simply make the story longer. If Marvel stopped with the 13 episode rule, Jessica Jones could've shined, because it's seriously good every time it actually moves forward, oh and when it doesn't show Will Simpson and Trish Walker.    … Expand
  22. Sunburndmg
    Nov 22, 2017
    10
    Loved it so much. The acting ij this show is so good and the plot is thrilling and leaves me wanting more after each episode. I Just hope that they make a second season soon!
  23. Aloxb3
    Oct 14, 2017
    7
    Não é o 1-1 que eu estava esperando, no entanto, a produção é boa, fotografia é sensacional, a Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) passa a sensação de que, não haveria outra atriz para este papel. O ponto negativo é para o Oficial Simpson ( Wil Traval) que é um peso no desenvolvimento do enredo, entrando na minha lista negra de personagens irritantes que até o presente momento só contava com aNão é o 1-1 que eu estava esperando, no entanto, a produção é boa, fotografia é sensacional, a Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) passa a sensação de que, não haveria outra atriz para este papel. O ponto negativo é para o Oficial Simpson ( Wil Traval) que é um peso no desenvolvimento do enredo, entrando na minha lista negra de personagens irritantes que até o presente momento só contava com a Skyler de Breaking Bad.… Expand
  24. CatastropheGame
    Sep 28, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simply incredible show, I loved the character so much (Jessica Jones) and every other character fit into the story very well, the real story and plot behind the show was simply amazing, I never wanted to stop watching and always spent as long as I could watching every episode until it was done. Brilliant show 10/10 and I would love a second season, where she might be able to help people with special abilities or something, considering she did make a support group for Kilgrave survivors, who knows how far they could go with this story, after all it is Marvel.… Expand
  25. Spydar71
    Sep 15, 2017
    8
    SO, I loved the story through and through. Of course, David Tenant (10 inch) was amazing as he always is. Great character actor! Still my favorite Dr. Who of all time. Anyways, If I had to give one criticism, and I am, its that there is something missing from Ms. Ritter's performance. She is good at playing the **** role and snarky, which should not be confused with strong female and aSO, I loved the story through and through. Of course, David Tenant (10 inch) was amazing as he always is. Great character actor! Still my favorite Dr. Who of all time. Anyways, If I had to give one criticism, and I am, its that there is something missing from Ms. Ritter's performance. She is good at playing the **** role and snarky, which should not be confused with strong female and a drunk. I feel that she may need to go out and do a little more research on female alcoholics and their mannerisms and speech, and possible follow around a few female body builders maybe even a few biker chicks. On the whole I like her, but there are just a few things about her portrayal that just don't quite hit the mark with me. She wants to be gritty, but its not quite coming through.… Expand
  26. AllanBarbosa
    Aug 29, 2017
    10
    "Marvel's Jessica Jones" is the second "endeavor" partnership fruit between Marvel and Netflix (the first is Marvel's Daredevil), was created by Melissa Rosenberg. OK, i was skeptical for watch (till David Tennant was scaled to be Kilgrave) BUT, IF U HAVE NETFLIX, WATCH THIS SHOW NOW!
    The perfomances is so realistic and wonderful, the freaking season finale, Luke Cage's character, script    "Marvel's Jessica Jones" is the second "endeavor" partnership fruit between Marvel and Netflix (the first is Marvel's Daredevil), was created by Melissa Rosenberg. OK, i was skeptical for watch (till David Tennant was scaled to be Kilgrave) BUT, IF U HAVE NETFLIX, WATCH THIS SHOW NOW!
    The perfomances is so realistic and wonderful, the freaking season finale, Luke Cage's character, script and the VILLAIN, and more, are the some of the best things of this series. Seriously, this show now is my third best series, I loved it - and congratulations to the Netflix to created two wonderful series. DESERVED A NOMINATION FOR THE BEST DRAMA SERIES IN THE PRIMETIME EMMY!    … Expand
  27. GreedyPete69000
    Aug 29, 2017
    9
    Really really good time. Kristen Ritter is such a babe. More importantly her and Tenant bring serious clout to the cast. Big human emotional element, good stuff. Need to rewatch.
  28. SamMeta
    Aug 22, 2017
    8
    Turned out to be really good. Something about the beginning was hard to get past and really had to give it a chance. At first I was just okay with, Krysten Ritter, who I've come to like and think is great in the show. I thought she was excellent as Jane on Breaking Bad which I had seen before this so I thought perhaps it was just the Jessica Jones character herself that I had to warm upTurned out to be really good. Something about the beginning was hard to get past and really had to give it a chance. At first I was just okay with, Krysten Ritter, who I've come to like and think is great in the show. I thought she was excellent as Jane on Breaking Bad which I had seen before this so I thought perhaps it was just the Jessica Jones character herself that I had to warm up to. David Tennant as Kilgrave really is terrifying and the show surprisingly more disturbing than I thought. The cast overall does really well together and I put this one up there as one of the best.… Expand
  29. avr50
    Jul 14, 2017
    9
    Jessica Jones is the best of Netflix Marvel series, just because, you can take off the Marvel sticker of the poster and still be great. This is, at least to me, not a superhero (she doesn´t consider herself as a superhero either) She´s just a person that want´s to get rid off Kilgrave (the main villain) because she doesn´t want to be under his powers ever again, and now that she sees thatJessica Jones is the best of Netflix Marvel series, just because, you can take off the Marvel sticker of the poster and still be great. This is, at least to me, not a superhero (she doesn´t consider herself as a superhero either) She´s just a person that want´s to get rid off Kilgrave (the main villain) because she doesn´t want to be under his powers ever again, and now that she sees that he is controlling people again, she doesn´t want that to them. And sha has these extreme force, so if she can help people from him, she will do it. That´s not a superhero for me, that´s just a person doing what she thinks it´s right.… Expand
  30. Marcymaru
    May 1, 2017
    0
    The most boring, stupid, poorly written and inconsistent TV show I've ever seen (and I've seen many).
    Do yourself a favor, avoid this crap.
    I managed to go through all 13 episodes, and I have only one explanation for all the positive comments: users have been "Kilgraved" to write positive review. Seriously, there is NOTHING good about this show. DareDevil and Iron Fist are amazing, but    The most boring, stupid, poorly written and inconsistent TV show I've ever seen (and I've seen many).
    Do yourself a favor, avoid this crap.
    I managed to go through all 13 episodes, and I have only one explanation for all the positive comments: users have been "Kilgraved" to write positive review.
    Seriously, there is NOTHING good about this show.
    DareDevil and Iron Fist are amazing, but this..
    Shame because the show could have been good if it was not created by and for menstruated hippies.
    Hope whoever created this stays away from anything involving the Defenders, and TV in general.    … Expand
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#26 Best TV Season of 2015
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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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