Marvel's Jessica Jones

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 20, 2015
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 321 Ratings

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  1. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    9
    I think, season 1 is better than season 2, but it is a good TV show in any case
  2. iCampoRamil
    Dec 15, 2022
    6
    No sé cómo pudo empeorar tanto de una temporada a otra, no tiene ni la más mínima gracia.
  3. geewah
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    Not a great second season. Still dark and moody but an ordinary and lazy main story and lack of a main protagonist disappoint.
  4. TudorPopescu
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The second season is the weakest of the three, but still very much watchable. Slow at the beginning, but it picks up later on. Some people didn't like the villain, but I did.
  5. drlowdon
    Aug 2, 2020
    6
    Jessica Jones just wants to keep to herself, but after a tragic event, she realizes that she has to face the figures from her past to understand what was done to her.

    After an excellent start Netflix Marvel universe stalled dramatically with the awful Iron Fist and the mediocre Defenders team up, and it doesn’t really recover here. Krysten Ritter is again excellent in the lead role, but    Jessica Jones just wants to keep to herself, but after a tragic event, she realizes that she has to face the figures from her past to understand what was done to her.

    After an excellent start Netflix Marvel universe stalled dramatically with the awful Iron Fist and the mediocre Defenders team up, and it doesn’t really recover here. Krysten Ritter is again excellent in the lead role, but without a strong protagonist for her to go up against the show spends too much time spinning it’s wheels and I lost interest before the season was even wrapped up...    … Expand
  6. JBS
    Jun 3, 2019
    1
    Absolute slop. What happened? No clear antagonist, terribly boring writing, everyone is unlikeable. Season 1 was really good, this is unbearable.
  7. JulianIncen
    May 5, 2019
    4
    Is a total setback to what was seen in the first. It is announced, because from the first episodes you notice the little interest of her production to innovate the story.

    It has reached such a level of decadence that it takes more effort to introduce the subplots and thus be able to cover the dead point in which the serie is often found. It even takes hours to achieve some emotion,    Is a total setback to what was seen in the first. It is announced, because from the first episodes you notice the little interest of her production to innovate the story.

    It has reached such a level of decadence that it takes more effort to introduce the subplots and thus be able to cover the dead point in which the serie is often found. It even takes hours to achieve some emotion, something other than slow and unimportant dialogues.    … Expand
  8. SrPepe
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    La segunda entrega de Jessica Jones es muuuuucho más mala que la primera, más aburrida y con enemigos muy malos. Al final de la historia uno no siente que la historia haya progresado, la veo muy estancada y casi no hay cambios a futuro. Una pena que desperdicien una serie con tanto potencial así.
  9. Dsros96
    Oct 30, 2018
    5
    After the brilliant first season this one is messy. The characters develop better but the season isn't good.
  10. Adelthorne
    Oct 16, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not watch JJ because of Luke in the 1st season. But like her so much after I saw her in the Defenders so I saw both season now. She is growing on me...… Expand
  11. Mopgonpblr
    Sep 11, 2018
    5
    Visual part and actor's play are still good. That's all about pros. Now about cons.
    The new villain is absolutely incomparable with Killgrave. The side heroes actions don't have any logic. Their stories either short, either boring, especially Hogarth's line. Maybe SJW will say "Yeah, they made a story about lesbian! It's perfect!" but this line could be cut off and the second season    Visual part and actor's play are still good. That's all about pros. Now about cons.
    The new villain is absolutely incomparable with Killgrave. The side heroes actions don't have any logic. Their stories either short, either boring, especially Hogarth's line. Maybe SJW will say "Yeah, they made a story about lesbian! It's perfect!" but this line could be cut off and the second season wouldn't loose anything.

    I'm giving it 5 out of 10. So please, don't f*** up Season 3.    … Expand
  12. JLuis_001
    Sep 6, 2018
    6
    Way weaker than its predecessor. Krysten Ritter's performance wa still good although she was quite annoying. The biggest issues? The pacing, the over-extended plot and the lack of a good villain.
  13. TheQuietGamer
    Sep 2, 2018
    8
    A big problem I had with the first season of Jessica Jones was that Krysten Ritter never felt like a good fit for the character. It wasn't until The Defenders that she began to show some promise. In this second season however, Ritter has officially made the role her own. Perfectly embodying all of the character's tragic nature and multi-layered personality.

    Once again this is not your    A big problem I had with the first season of Jessica Jones was that Krysten Ritter never felt like a good fit for the character. It wasn't until The Defenders that she began to show some promise. In this second season however, Ritter has officially made the role her own. Perfectly embodying all of the character's tragic nature and multi-layered personality.

    Once again this is not your typical superhero show. For one, there isn't actually a villain for her to fight. Just her own personal demons. Season 2 of Jessica Jones further steps into the realm of character study. One where we watch the protagonist struggles with guilt, past traumas, and her own lack of self-worth right up to a tragic conclusion.

    The first few episodes lack a sort of narrative focus. There's a plot set in place, but the opening chapters are dedicated to human drama and smaller scale interactions with the big mystery remaining vague for a time. This means things don't feel very urgent in the beginning and are somewhat lacking in focus, but the show still manages to remain gripping thanks to Jones herself. Ritter really stepped up to the plate and she's a joy to watch in all her melancholy non-glory.

    The show's two biggest supporting characters get some more fleshed out plotlines. Both Trish and Malcolm offer nice side-stories that compliment Jessica's main arc rather nicely at first. When their plots later intersect we witness them take each other down some destructive paths and when the season ended I found myself really disliking both of Jones' longtime friends. It was interesting to see them end up in darker, more hopeless places than the title character does, but it happened at the cost of killing my enthusiasm of seeing them return in the future. Carrie-Anne Moss has her own surprisingly compelling subplot going on as well that is largely detached from the main events.

    As for the finale, it was odd to see it's final scenes take Jessica from one of her lowest points as her conflict is ended in a shocking, brutal way only for the very next moments to show her in the most hopeful state of mind she has been in for quite some time. It's a rather abrupt change in tones.

    While still a ways off from perfect, season 2 of Jessica Jones is a huge step up for the character onscreen. It further establishes it's star as the most complex entity in the MCU and casted all of the reserves I had about Ritter right out of the window. There's even better fight choreography (no more just awkwardly flipping people). I await what comes next with much more anticipation than I previously had for the show.    … Expand
  14. marc5477
    Jul 25, 2018
    1
    With nothing else to watch and a full season available, I figured I would put it in the background while I worked. Its literally unwatchable even as background chatter. Well, except for the mothers who did a great job but everyone else is just terrible. Terrible acting, terrible writing, worse directing and just plain garbage. Season 1 was not great either but wow... basically the entireWith nothing else to watch and a full season available, I figured I would put it in the background while I worked. Its literally unwatchable even as background chatter. Well, except for the mothers who did a great job but everyone else is just terrible. Terrible acting, terrible writing, worse directing and just plain garbage. Season 1 was not great either but wow... basically the entire show is driven by PMS. No one uses their brain. Its just an animal instinct emotional mess. The entire show can be summarized as such:

    "Oh no woo is me... my life is horrible."
    "No I am even more pathetic... woo is me."
    "Wait... look at me, I am so down on my luck. Woo is me!"

    Now repeat that x the number of character in the show. All of them put together could not muster a single firing neuron... its just a emotional slop fest. That said, the actor for the mom deserves much better. Hopefully this show didn't kill her career like it probably will for all the others.    … Expand
  15. PolpredoX
    Jul 17, 2018
    9
    Let me just start by saying that I created an account on MetaCritic to stand behind this second season.
    Jessica Jones season 2 is a damn good show.
    You, who are undecided to watch it - because you heard some sh*t or because you're afraid you won't enjoy it as much as season 1 - I've been in your shoes. And I watched it. And I loved it. It's rollercoaster of emotions, mostly going down.    Let me just start by saying that I created an account on MetaCritic to stand behind this second season.
    Jessica Jones season 2 is a damn good show.
    You, who are undecided to watch it - because you heard some sh*t or because you're afraid you won't enjoy it as much as season 1 - I've been in your shoes. And I watched it. And I loved it.
    It's rollercoaster of emotions, mostly going down. It takes a bit for the plot to take consistance, but hell when it goes off, it goes off hard. My feelings were hurts in so many way and I loved it.
    It's a Noir série, it's Jessica being Jessica. It's Hogarth being the most BADASS character ever (with clair temple, but hey, you know I'm looking at you greedy producer).

    Back to the critic, of course the season is not perfect. But there's some fantastic line of dialogues, great realisation, etc. People say they want to see fights... well go watch luke cage. Jessica ain't bulletproof, she don't start fight like it's nothing. Hell.

    This review is extra messy because it's 4am and I just wanted to say **** like jessica would do.
    TL;DR: it's a good season, it takes time and that's why it's so good.

    Ps: greedy disney producer, when you build a MCU, at least make it consistent. Is New york that big ? And where is the SHIELD goddamn it.

    Anyway, Love y'all. Enjoy !    … Expand
  16. CoKronakan
    Jun 25, 2018
    7
    The lovely dark styled alcoholic PI is back with more action, but perhaps not more exciting then last time. The first quarter of season 2 has a serious pacing issue, which really breaks the immersion and the engagement with our protagonist. The action scenes are still fun to watch and amazingly shot,although not as many as in the precedent season. Also the characters inner conflicts areThe lovely dark styled alcoholic PI is back with more action, but perhaps not more exciting then last time. The first quarter of season 2 has a serious pacing issue, which really breaks the immersion and the engagement with our protagonist. The action scenes are still fun to watch and amazingly shot,although not as many as in the precedent season. Also the characters inner conflicts are very well depicted and keeps the audience entertained. Great script writing and amazing delivery from the actors, just as before and just as expected. Couple of minor typical movie mistakes made it in the final cuts, which can only be observed by the very eagle eyed viewers, and they are so insignificant that they can be easily overlooked. The plot is somewhat not as entertaining as in the 1st season, because the threat is not as high as it was in the previous one. The thrill and the rush isn't there because of this fact. But we got a lot more character centered point of view about their morals and conflicts. Overall it's good TV series and it's worth to watch if you are a marvel fan, and/or live the dark/purple styled super strong and ugly honesty of Jessica Jones.… Expand
  17. Queen7
    May 20, 2018
    6
    Almost made it but not really. It's boring to watch a hero who doesn't want to be one. She goes from place to place drunk or hangover or bored or uninterested.
  18. tylerkellr
    May 14, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was expecting great things from Jessica Jones second season, and, welll.... I guess that short answer is that I got it. In fact, the first seven episodes are compelling, beautiful Netflix nirvana. I was on board 100%. I don't buy into the whole idea that Jessica Jones is a "superhero show". It just isn't, it never has been. If Jessica Jones was a superhero show, Jessica would be a hero. But it's not that simple. Things in life rarely are. And Jessica Jones tackles what are essentially everyday issues through the lens of something extraordinary - a criteria every classic science fiction novel is based on. It's about jealousy, addiction, resentment, loneliness, abuse, alienation. It's amazing to see the way that characters interact and some of the choices in this season are far more gutsy than anything we've previously seen (or ever will) from the big screen MCU. '

    But for all that, the last six episodes are... Messy. But again - so is life. I've seen a lot of people complaining about the "mother-comes-back-as-villain" plotline, but I don't think that's a fair criticism of the show. JJ S2 isn't a tv show about a hero vs. a villain. Like I said, it isn't a superhero show. The idea of heroes and villains and black and white justice is, at the end of the day, rather silly, and the creators behind this know it. Every character here has their flaws, but they also have their moments of goodness. You can see sparks of good in all of these people, but just like everybody in real life, they struggle.

    I think this season is far from perfect, but I also think it's the ballsiest thing I've seen from Marvel and I think it invites a lot of thought and discussion of what happens. I sympathize with and understand the people who are disappointed and felt bored with the season, but I think a lot of this stems from expectations. I think there's a lot to appreciate here if you approach it from the view of something more akin to Breaking Bad or Ozark, etc.

    P.S. In the scene in Oscar's apartment right after whats-her-name takes the kid, there's this really weird light flash across Oscar's face and I wanna know how that made it past the editors smh.

    P.S.S. AKA I Want Your Cray Cray is up there with my favorite tv episodes.    … Expand
  19. VirgonoShaka
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    After a first season that can be said to be the best or the second best of the Netfilx-Marvel show, I thought: There is no way that they top it in season 2, and.... they didn't. Which is no to say that season 2 is bad, on the contrary, it is quite good, even great in some parts. It's just that after such a monumental season 1 and a villain that is probably the MCU's finest, the plot andAfter a first season that can be said to be the best or the second best of the Netfilx-Marvel show, I thought: There is no way that they top it in season 2, and.... they didn't. Which is no to say that season 2 is bad, on the contrary, it is quite good, even great in some parts. It's just that after such a monumental season 1 and a villain that is probably the MCU's finest, the plot and development in season 2 is not as strong. But on the bright side, the series maintains it's main strength: a fantastic main character, and a tough, emotional, and deep storyline. Now, on the bad side, there are a lot of decisions this season that feel so forced and out of nowhere, and really make me feel annoyed, specially some plot points and focus that feel pointless. So all in all, while flawed, Jessica Jones proves in it's second outing that it has a great main character and can be used very good in the right hands, and ends up with a solid season 2.… Expand
  20. shayimanilov
    Apr 18, 2018
    10
    Marvel's jessica jones second season is great because we finaly get to know more about her past and about someone and also beacuse Christine Ritter continues to best portray the character.
  21. nunocordeiro
    Apr 16, 2018
    4
    The best part of the first season was the villain. No such luck this time around. It's as boring and repetitive as Luke Cage's show.
    Don't waste your time.
  22. abm0
    Apr 9, 2018
    10
    In a way the story feels worse than the first time around because it's not following a central line toward a clear goal, but at the same time there's a realism to this more unfocused and shifty way of doing it that just works well for what this particular season is trying to do. I wouldn't like to see the same formula attempted again anytime soon, but in this one case I will say it somehowIn a way the story feels worse than the first time around because it's not following a central line toward a clear goal, but at the same time there's a realism to this more unfocused and shifty way of doing it that just works well for what this particular season is trying to do. I wouldn't like to see the same formula attempted again anytime soon, but in this one case I will say it somehow just worked for me, against all odds and usual preferences. The series is fresh on so many levels it's hard not to classify it as one of the best superhero productions I've ever seen, a close second to "Unbreakable" (2000) and far above anything else we've been getting on the big screen lately (not counting comedy-superhero movies, of course).

    [P.S. The critics are closer to the true average on this one, for the simple reason that the score of this show is being artificially lowered by some fanatics originally organized in a FB group to downvote Black Panther. If you look at the critic rating on MC and also other user and critic ratings on other websites you will find averages of 7.0 and higher everywhere except here. This is because MC are not doing anything to prevent organized vote-rigging in the user section.]    … Expand
  23. lager96
    Apr 6, 2018
    8
    Jessica Jones season 2 is a welcome return for the character. After the past few season of other Marvel shows such as Iron Fist and The Defenders I was worried that we had seen the best of the Netflix Marvel shows. Luckily, season 2 of Jessica Jones shows that we can still get some solid writing and story from them. While no where near as good as season 1, Jessica Jones season 2 still hasJessica Jones season 2 is a welcome return for the character. After the past few season of other Marvel shows such as Iron Fist and The Defenders I was worried that we had seen the best of the Netflix Marvel shows. Luckily, season 2 of Jessica Jones shows that we can still get some solid writing and story from them. While no where near as good as season 1, Jessica Jones season 2 still has a lot to be excited about. Krysten Ritter is still a perfect Jessica. She plays the character to perfection and steals many scenes she's in. One thing this season does is it makes you care about Jessica in a way you haven't before. Seeing what happens to her and how in shaped her as a person helps us understand her and why she is the way she is. The season does take a little bit of time to get going but once the main conflict appears the show doesn't stop. I'm excited to see where they take Jessica Jones next.… Expand
  24. ViniciusBrito
    Apr 5, 2018
    6
    Unfortunately the season 2 of Jessica Jones wasn't nearly as good as season 1 was, the decay of quality in here was tremendous.
    Here they most likely have 3 lines of story, one with Jessica investigating his past and how she got her powers. One with Jeri Harper the lawyer, that figured that she have a lethal disease. And one with Trish Walker dealing with her problems and trying to help    Unfortunately the season 2 of Jessica Jones wasn't nearly as good as season 1 was, the decay of quality in here was tremendous.
    Here they most likely have 3 lines of story, one with Jessica investigating his past and how she got her powers. One with Jeri Harper the lawyer, that figured that she have a lethal disease. And one with Trish Walker dealing with her problems and trying to help Jessica. In some moments one story get to help the other, but isn't made in the best possible way, it felt like having 3 nucleis just created a absence of mind from the real and main story from the season. The story in general isn't bad, it is a good idea to explore the creations of Jessica and everything around it, but at least if they focused on it. Malcom journey was really good, you liked what was going on, even if that was repetitve, showing the same thing every time, but it did have a good development that i enjoyed.
    One thing that a really liked in this season was the acting from the most part of the cast in this season, Krysten Ritter just showed why she was the best actress for this role, she did a excellent job, showing Jessica doubts and duallity, showing that even if she exposes to be that arrogant shell, behind that she still kind and have big humanity, stir emotions. Janet McTeer did an pretty good job in most, showing her love, and showing a good rage face to, maybe a little over, but good. Another actor that deserve an special atention here is Callum Keith Rennie, he pass every thing really well, worry and fear at the same time, he did an doctor in a perfect way, trying to making his patients calm, he is very good with expressions.
    One Thing that i hate it, was Trish Walker crusade, that was so annoying, they probably were trying to make you dislike her during the season, and if it is really what they tried to, congrats, because everytime that she showed up, doing her idiocy i was annoyed. They did setted up something for next season, and hopefully it will be intresting, because in here it wasn't at all. Harper crusade was better, nothing great, but you got curious to see what was happening there, and in the climax it kind of give us a message, that when we are desperate, we are more susceptible and people could use us. It's nice.
    Another thing that a found great in the show was that it doesn't really have that villain, like a good side and a bad side, you can undersstand and maybe be in the side of one, while other person will be against that, that's just great, that's different. The show talks even more about her past, what makes you really know about the character, wich is very good. The chimical between Jessica and other characters all worked very well.
    But what really didn't maked me enjoy this season that much, was that they keeped repeating and talking abou the same thing every damn time, we already understodd what some characters was going throw and they keeped saying it, we got it. It's like it doesn't pass the march, the show is too long, it got 13 episodes, with so much parallel stories, it could have like 8 or even less. In some specific moment, Jessica bring back something with a trigger, and it maked sense and was very good, but in one moment they just forgotted about it, and goes away from nowhere and doesn't have anny influence in the plot. The show have a lot of moments with lazy writing, it keeps forgetting about his characters.
    Jessica Jones season 2 was ok, to slow, like nothing was happening in most of the time, but with good ideas, and good characters development.    … Expand
  25. Goo4you
    Apr 2, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed season two but there were just too many incongruent narratives going on throughout the season that held it back from being on equal footing with its predecessor.

    The whole loss and gain narrative thread fall flat creativity as the things we loved from the prior season (and the defenders) are now suddenly removed. Hogarth, Trish, Malcolm, all relationships rotating around Jessica have been pushed aside...but still have a place in the story? A forced "B" story going forward is not good storytelling. The Gain and loss of Jessica's mother kind-of go nowhere, other than an emotional Ferris wheel (see what I did there), all the while Jessica finds a "family" through the new "super" which really has some of the worst emotional shifts I might have seen in a show in a very long time.

    Jessica's moods are also out-of-whack. I understand she drinks...a lot, but it's never very clear if her powers allow her an increased ability to handle it or not. If yes, then why bother? If no, dear lord she would look a mess! Instead, we get clean-hair/ironed t-shirts/clean clothes and an overall package that seems to say "I have a makeup team that does this to me every day."

    Another point: There was NO MENTION OF ANYTHING FROM THE DEFENDERS. Just nothing, no crossovers, no updates...nothing. The events of the defenders are apparently a vacuous hole of narration. It never happened...which might be a good thing as Iron Fist could just disappear and we'd all be fine with it.

    As a side point, David Tennant's "appearance" was pointless. It didn't add or change anything with her or her line of reasoning. In the span of one episode, she KNOWS she is no killer....but pained over this fact for literal episodes. Tennant was there because he was the best part of season one, just like the joker was put into Batman: Arkham Knight after dying in the prior game.

    If Jessica Jones gets a 3rd season, there needs to be a return to form. This a Comic Book story; it needs to at least be something rooted in the comics. Season two felt like a new IP fresh from a writing think-tank.    … Expand
  26. skohl
    Apr 2, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An aggressively bad show. It slaps you with a political agenda a couple times every episode, but its politics are as incoherent as its plot. The motivations of the characters change on a whim, and the writers seem to go out of their way to make everything 'dark' and nasty. Almost all of the characters are unlikeable, but the worst one is Jessica's mother, and the entire season is about her. I don't even know why I give Netflix Marvel a chance anymore.… Expand
  27. ElPolloLoco82
    Mar 31, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If I had one word to describe season 2 of Jessica Jones, it would be "contrived". The season itself isn't unwatchable, it's more completely frustrating. Character interactions and relationships don't feel genuine; and in a lot of cases, feel forced. Jessica Jones is a character that has numerous character flaws, which is part of her appeal. However, she becomes extremely irritating when she continuously imposes upon the rest of the world, that she is the queen of deciding what's moral and ethical. She is in fact, a huge hypocrite. Throughout both seasons, it's been a theme that she treats everyone that she meets like a 10 day old **** stain. However, they clean these messy interactions and turn these early antagonists into allies by her having sex with them. It is then, like they never at any point felt any animosity between each other. Her super power is supposed to be super strength, but I'd argue it's the magical social healing powers of her vagina. Based on how they use sex in this show, if she screwed the world, we would have achieved everlasting world peace. Her character is all over the place, she almost feels like she's bipolar or a manic depressive; and these swings in her mood and attitude are too much to handle. it's absolutely nauseating. She whines about IGH, the company that gave her her super powers, because they didn't give her a "choice" in trying to save her. Yet when you meet the doctor in charge, he's anything but evil. Yet they continue to try and shove this down your throat. He was all about healing. Was he a criminal? Sure he was, his experiments were illegal. Yet being a criminal doesn't make you a bad person. Jessica Jones, is in fact a criminal, and breaks numerous laws in every episode of the show; yet she's a hero. The doctor's goals were to test his theories on people, who were clinically dead, in order to see if his gene editing techniques could heal these people and bring them back to life. The side effects of these experiments was super strength (which we learn the side effects are determined by their pre-existing genes) and mood swings. We learn from a character that knew Jessica before the accident, that Jessica always had a volatile attitude, they were always miserable, and they were always anti-social. Jessica wasn't as damaged as the other patient, who also got super strength, but we're led to believe that her mood swings and irritability were amplified by the procedure. This patient was thankful to the doctor for the second chance he gave her, and the work he did to help her re-acclimate to the world by treating to help get these mood swings and rage under control. They actually wind up getting married. I'm trying to avoid too many spoilers, but Jessica re-uniting with the other patient shows just how unsavory Jessica Jones actually is. Jessica was not happy to re-unite with someone she was longing for since the very beginning of the series, but she wanted it on her terms; much like how she treats all her relationships. It's always her way, or the highway. NOw her best friend Trish, it comes out that she's jealous of Jessica's super powers. So she seeks the doctor to try to gain these powers. He tells her the procedure could be fatal, but that he trusts the procedure will succeed. Jessica finds out, crashes the procedure in the middle of it. The doctor tells her, Trish could die if she doesn't allow him to finish. Jessica doesn't care. She tears the equipment apart, and has to hold herself back from bashing the good doctor into a bloody pulp. So Jessica, while constantly complaining he never gave her a choice, denies Trish her choice and is willing to kill Trish because she didn't was exercising a choice that Jessica didn't agree with. What's worse, she acts like this is the doctor's fault, Trish kidnapped him so he would do this procedure. He was not advertising or forcing these treatments on new patients. So, after Jessica pulls back from the idea of murdering the good doctor, he grabs Trish's gun and aims it at explosive canisters, states he miraculously has changed his view on his life's work, and tells Jessica to grab Trish and get far away because he's going to destroy his work. So he blows himself and the lab up. Really?!? This is how irrational the whole season was. It's so disappointing, cause season 1 was really good; and then we get this abortion of a season. I guess that's why it's getting favorable critic scores...because it has two things that mainstream media loves: 1.) GIrl Power; and 2.) Abortions (figuratively, not literally). It has no structure, dialog is grating, a boring story, and relationships feel completely forced. All these should matter more than politically charged themes within the plot, when conducting a review or creating content. They better get it together when they put out season 3 in another 2 to 3 years.… Expand
  28. mrwho995
    Mar 30, 2018
    8
    I thought it was strong. They definitely took a risk in not having a primary antagonist, but I think it paid off. The pacing was quite slow, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that if the writing is good enough to justify it. Some of Ritter's voiceovers were so bad it's funny, but that's really the only bad dialogue I can think of. I can see why more traditional Marvel fansI thought it was strong. They definitely took a risk in not having a primary antagonist, but I think it paid off. The pacing was quite slow, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that if the writing is good enough to justify it. Some of Ritter's voiceovers were so bad it's funny, but that's really the only bad dialogue I can think of. I can see why more traditional Marvel fans didn't like season 2, but speaking as someone who doesn't care about action sequences and isn't a big fan of Marvel, I like that Jessica Jones is different, and more character-focused. It's not your typical generic superhero plot, but that's a strength, not a weakness. If you like character-driven narratives that aren't afraid to take their time, you'll probably like Jessica Jones. If you're just looking for a simple fast-paced plot with lots of action sequences, it's not for you.… Expand
  29. JLK88
    Mar 26, 2018
    3
    Really enjoyed the first season of Jessica Jones. The main characters were compelling. Season 2 removed two roles that made the first season fun to watch (Kilgrave and Simpson). I was looking forward to Simpson being the next villain of the series which didn't happen, in fact, he was removed from it. Season 2 plays out at a much slower pace with heavier dialogue and less compelling newReally enjoyed the first season of Jessica Jones. The main characters were compelling. Season 2 removed two roles that made the first season fun to watch (Kilgrave and Simpson). I was looking forward to Simpson being the next villain of the series which didn't happen, in fact, he was removed from it. Season 2 plays out at a much slower pace with heavier dialogue and less compelling new roles. To me Season 2 was almost half as good as Season 1. I'm noticing repetition in all the Netflix Marvel series being 40 minutes of dialogue and 5 minutes of action towards the end. Over and over. The current team/s working on the different series probably need to be re-motivated or let go to allow for a positive effect on the state of Marvel series.… Expand
  30. brockcheese
    Mar 21, 2018
    7
    This show continues with the almost the exact same energy that it had in the first season. Although the absence of Kilgrave is felt, Jessica Jones delivers with a powerful new villain.
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#73 Best TV Season of 2018
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#14 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Alex Abad-Santos
    Mar 9, 2018
    60
    The journey into Jessica’s past feels like familiar territory, making the show seem less urgent and less captivating than it previously did. The back end of these 13 episodes is much more exciting and also a lot weirder (in a great way) than the first half.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Mar 8, 2018
    80
    The brilliantly executed comeback of an already smart series is the perfect parable for our times.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Mar 8, 2018
    70
    Once the opening hour catches us up on Jessica’s past and sets the stage for the new season, there are some good things here. We see more of the friendship between Jessica and Trish, and that’s good because female pals are still a TV rarity. ... The best moments of the new season are any scene that features the wonderful Janet McTeer as a mysterious new character.
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