A.K.A. Ladies Night

Even though I mildly enjoyed daredevil, the only reason I checked out this show was Ritter starring. Unfortunately she seemed to not be in her element and is the weakest part of the whole episode. There's an inherent likeability to Kristen's gaze and voice but man, is her performance unconvincing especially on those voice-overs (which I found to be a neat choice which adds character unlike most people here)

There were a lot of characters juggled here, and juggled well they were. Every single one felt as they lived a lifetime before the show and had history with the main character, not plot contrived placeholders. Even when it's obvious that they're exposition-ing, it's done in a natural manner with great performances behind all of them (almost all i guess coz those parents felt like just comic relief. Even more than the junkie)

The villain had a massive dread over me until Jessica revealed his name which I couldn't stop cackling at. But that's the curse of being a comic book adaptation I guess.

The only real gripe I have with was the little incident at the very end. The goofy smile and it being a part of Killgrave's very big grand plan and not a choice she made out of confusion or the hold he still had on her. Kinda ruined the intimidating presence the he built without even revealing himself.

As the first episode it was not so good. I do not like its to much. I had to wait and see what will gona happen.

I have been looking forward to this series for many months and I am not disappointed. While the episode felt slow at times, as the entire series did, it successfully created a dark, noir atmosphere and tone, feeling very similar to the Alias comic series. This pilot was the best piece of psychological thriller I have seen in a long time, picking up more as the episode went on with a good representation of PTSD.

The love triangle sub plot fails to hold me and I failed to care about any characters but Jessica in the pilot, but the series needs breathing room so that can be forgiven. Krysten Ritter gives us an excellent portrayal of Jessica Jones with her delivery of the dry wit and sarcasm. One scene I did like was Jessica viewing the apartments across the street through binoculars, which was a clear homage to 'Rear Window', my favourite Hitchcock film.

I highly recommend you give the series a try; I'd be surprised if the pilot doesn't hook you. Especially the last couple of minutes.

I don't know my Marvel comic books enough to get a handle on this character. So I did a little Wikipedia. It would have been nice to have a little more information heading into her case. She is a cold, angry, frightened person who has super strength. She is working as a PI and has solved some really hard cases. She is broke and living in a hovel. The villain is going to be interesting. I'll pick up the next episode at a later time.

Go and watch Daredevil or The Punisher instead. Or you know what? Watch the first two episodes of this and if it is your thing, enjoy the rest.