Paul Brian McCoy is the Editor-in-Chief of Psycho Drive-In. His first novel, The Unraveling: Damaged Inc. Book One is available at Amazon US & UK, along with his collection of short stories, Coffee, Sex, & Creation (US & UK). He recently contributed the 1989 chapter to The American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s (US & UK). He also kicked off Comics Bulletin Books with Mondo Marvel Volumes One (US & UK) and Two (US & UK) and PDI Press with Marvel at the Movies: 1977-1998 (US & UK), Marvel at the Movies: Marvel Studios (US & UK), and Spoiler Warning: Hannibal Season 1 - An Unauthorized Critical Guide (US & UK). Paul is also unnaturally preoccupied with zombie films and sci-fi television. He can be found babbling on Twitter at @PBMcCoy.
I thought it might turn into a way of finding redemption along the way - an alternative to self-abuse and violence - but it seems Jessica Jones is about subverting that idea as well.
The way Jessica Jones subverts what we've been trained to expect from a confrontation like this helps to establish a more powerful and mature psychological playing field.
If anyone anywhere ever had any doubts about whether or not Bruce Campbell was born to play Ash, all they need to do is sit down and watch Ash vs Evil Dead.
And if you didn't tear up when Maggie (Lauren Cohan) shared with Tara (Alanna Masterson) the truth about what Nicholas had done, then you're missing out on the real heart of The Walking Dead.