Marvel's new Netflix series Marvel's Jessica Jones is a far different species than any of the Marvel films and television shows that I have seen so far. While I would say that this is one Marvel product that families should not watch together, I would sill give this show a glowing recommendation. Jessica Jones shares a similarity to the last Marvel Netflix show Daredevil in that it takes place in the dark corner of the Marvel universe, Hell's Kitchen. But that's the only similarity shared by the shows. Jessica Jones feels like a Marvel show designed for HBO. The story is about a former superhero turned private investigator Jessica Jones who is trying to track down and kill the dangerous and menacing Kilgrave.
David Tennant gives a fantastic performance as the dangerous mind controlling villain. What he does to his victims is truly sick and will definitely leave mental and possible physical scars. Any command given by him must be followed out, whether it's the simple act of not talking to telling someone to cut out there own heart. Kilgrave is not someone you would want to meet in the Marvel universe as he could change your life in the worse way imaginable. For proof, just look at our main character.
Jessica Jones after being in a "relationship" becomes a private investigator so that she can help people in her own way. However, she is still haunted by her experience with Kilgrave and wants nothing more than to see him dead. Jones is a different type of superhero heroin. She is foul mouthed, alcoholic jerk but she can be the only hope for a person in need. Despite her jerky personality, she care about the people in her life, going as far as she needs to in order to protect the ones she loves from Kilgrave's sick and twisted power. Her powers are super strength and super leaping abilities (not so much flying, but more like falling gracefully). Her powers as well as her quick wits and smart thinking make her more than a match for Kilgrave's psycho mind games. Krytsen Ritter brings the character to life with her performance.
What makes this Marvel program different from its others is what it gets away with. As stated before, I would not be surprised if Marvel pitched this to HBO a long time ago. This show probably holds the record for most sex scenes and curse words in a Marvel production. There is also immense amounts of graphic violence in the show which may be a put off for any casual Marvel viewer. But oddly enough these things work in the favor of the show. Jessica Jones and Daredevil take place in a corner of the Marvel universe where the are no alien threats or billionaires in iron suits. Instead the Netflix Marvel series focuses on the more ordinary heroes of the Marvel universe, showing that not every hero needs to be a monster or a god to save the world. It is also a place where villains are more realistic. Wilson Fisk and Kilgrave fit perfectly in the seedy underbelly in New York. They haven't caught the attention of any Avengers member but if it wasn't for our heroes, given time both men could be threats to world, Fisk being more a Lex Luthor threat with Kilgrave being a threat that causes fear in the Avengers.
The series is also a good introduction to Luke Cage, another Marvel character getting his own show in 2016. He has unbreakable skin and is the love interest of our main character. The show does a wonderful job of setting up Cage's character that when his show comes out, the viewer will know why Cage does what he does or if its a prequel story, that Cage will be the man we know from Jessica Jones.
Marvel's Jessica Jones is a great and unique entry into the Marvel universe as well as superhero shows in general. It's staggering amounts of sex, swearing and graphic violence makes it something the family nor anyone under the age of 10 should watch but if you're looking for a different kind of superhero or Marvel show, look no further than Jessica Jones.
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