Jessica Jones Review

(2015 Netflix/Marvel original series)

Season 1 = 13 episodes

WATCH THIS SERIES. This is not your spandex supercilious superhero kind of movie.  It can be compared with those gritty detective/film noir movies but with superhero accents. People get dirty and they bleed.  Mysteries are investigated, solved and re-solved. And yes, some people get thrown through walls.

I love the attitude, atmosphere, acting and dialogue of this series. Although I am a fan of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) I was not familiar with, nor did I research, the titular character’s lineage in that universe.  I did that to see if I would enjoy this series.  Experiment successful!

I would rate this series with an R.  Yes there is realistic sexual activity, but my rating is more for the violence (random and gory).  The predominant villain in this series is a poster child for a narcissists and sociopaths.  The villain is the best monster I have seen in recent memory. This individual is a human without humanity, which makes for more horror than physical anomalies.

I decided to binge watch this series. Froyo (as in chocolate frozen yogurt) got me through the initial violence and the slower portions of the middle of the series.  Persevere; this series is worth your time and a second season.