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.

After having enjoyed the first season of Daredevil very much, I was looking forward to this a lot. On the whole this episode - the premise - didn't disappoint, although it certainly wasn't perfect. It didn't give a very deep look into any of the characters except Jessica, so I can't make any judgements on them yet. Kilgrave, played by David Tennant, looks like a very intriguing villain, and it was only the plot around him that I really cared about in this episode (although that was great). Luke Cage (who will also be getting his own series in September 2016) was also in it for around ten minutes, and was generally fine - although, again, at this very early stage I don't feel I can make any judgements. That being said, after what I saw of him here I'm not exactly hyped for his show. The other major character was Jessica - a very plainly spoken, psychologically disturbed character played by Kristen Ritter. It was very hard to resonate with her or find her at all a charismatic lead, mostly due to her attitudes and one- toneness. Hopefully she'll improve though.

The best part of this episode was the very intriguing ideas and unique story. I will definitely be continuing this show because, after all, this seems to be one of a kind. However one of the only ways the writers were able to advance any plot was to have Kristen Ritter narrating several times throughout the episode - which ultimately just seemed like lazy writing, and was slightly cringe-worthy at times. It was a fairly slow episode, and I hope the pace picks up as the show goes on, but on the whole I would recommend trying this to anyone, and I look forward to see where the plot goes from here.

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.

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.