Marvel’s Jessica Jones: A Postmortem Jamie Gerber December 14, 2015 Shot for Shot, TV It took me a few episodes to warm up to Jessica Jones, not because it was bad, but because I wanted it to be beyond reproach.
Jessica Jones 1.13 “AKA Smile” Paul Brian McCoy December 13, 2015 Reviews, TV This episode also builds on one of the main strengths of Jessica Jones, female bonding.
Jessica Jones 1.11 “AKA I’ve Got the Blues” & 1.12 “AKA Take a Bloody Number” Paul Brian McCoy December 3, 2015 Reviews, TV Then, in true Jessica Jones fashion, that traditionally male aggression is co-opted by the women.
Jessica Jones 1.09 “AKA Sin Bin” & 1.10 “AKA 1,000 Cuts” Paul Brian McCoy December 1, 2015 Reviews, TV 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.
Jessica Jones 1.07 “AKA Top Shelf Perverts” & 1.08 “AKA WWJD?” Paul Brian McCoy November 30, 2015 Reviews, TV Jessica Jones is walking the middle ground between passivity and aggression and doesn't need anybody to save her.
Jessica Jones 1.05 “AKA The Sandwich Saved Me” & 1.06 “AKA You’re a Winner!” Paul Brian McCoy November 28, 2015 Reviews, TV 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.
Jessica Jones 1.03 “AKA It’s Called Whiskey” & 1.04 “AKA 99 Friends” Paul Brian McCoy November 27, 2015 Reviews, TV Jessica Jones does for Marvel sex what Daredevil did for Marvel violence.
Jessica Jones 1.01 “AKA Ladies Night” & 1.02 “AKA Crush Syndrome” Paul Brian McCoy November 25, 2015 Reviews, TV By not being tied to the idea of becoming a masked vigilante, Jessica Jones is free to explore storylines that are more traditionally noir.
Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Prelude to Watching Jamie Gerber November 24, 2015 Shot for Shot From what I’ve seen so far, no one is trying to clean up Jessica Jones, which is good, because she’s supposed to be a mess.
Who is Jessica Jones? Shawn Hill November 22, 2015 Shot for Shot, TV Jessica Jones’ story, as full as it was of violation, alcoholism, and existential despair, was actually a redemption arc.
An Introduction to Marvel’s Jessica Jones Jason Sacks, Jose San Mateo November 20, 2015 Shot for Shot, TV There is so much popcorn-munching fun in the Marvel movies, but Jessica Jones seems like whiskey on the rocks sort of stuff.
