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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 321764" data-attributes="member: 23">Jessica Jones Season One (2015) <img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Filovesteno.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2FJessica-Jones-Season-1.png&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 497px" /> AKA Ladies Night / AKA Crush Syndrome / AKA It’s Called Whiskey Jessica’s a character about whom I know very little, other than the name, dark hair and occupation always put me in mind of Jessica Drew (perhaps no coincidence since Brian Michael Bendis is something of a Spider-Woman fan).It’s a good starting point, I think, and this series has hit me in the best possible way. Almost as soon as it began I found myself making quick judgments (a minor flaw of mine) and thinking I wouldn’t enjoy watching this grungy girl in a hoodie making cynical quips. I’m happy to say I was wrong.It’s early doors, but Ladies Night left me feeling it had potential, Crush Syndrome hooked me in and It’s Called Whiskey (watched a day later) was something I felt no hesitation about watching.I am familiar with a couple of the supporting characters, though it took me until the second episode before it registered one was Luke Cage and until the third before I realised Trish was Patsy “Hellcat” Walker.Of these two, I think Luke is a perfect match to my mental visual of the character made real. I know him a little from various comics appearances in the Seventies and Eighties (usually as Power Man, alongside Iron Fist. I had a nice pull-out poster of them on my bedroom wall at one point), but have no real knowledge of his history and storylines, so I’m happy to accept him as played here.I’m less sure about Trish/Patsy, but I’m trying to keep an open mind. I enjoy the character and her role in the series well enough, but I just can’t associate her with the Hellcat that I’d occasionally see in West Coast Avengers or whatever. It’s also a little confusing seeing her here this close to having watched Helstrom since (I’m guessing) this series operates in a different universe to the one featuring the comic Patsy’s husband.It’s nice to see Carrie-Ann Moss (whom I’ll forever fondly remember for Models Inc.) appearing.Krysten Ritter has really grown on me in these three episodes. Something about her reminds me of Sarah Michelle Gellar at times. With a touch of Dallas’s Shepard sisters thrown in.Though I haven’t noticed any explicit ties - yet - the reality created here feels very much in harmony with the world of Daredevil. The New York streets feel very similar and one feels Jessica or Luke could walk past Matt or Foggy at any moment (without a glimmer or recognition). As in Daredevil, there have been somewhat oblique references to the events of The Avengers, primarily The Battle Of New York but without too much specificity (Luke referring to “The big green guy and his crew” felt a little exciting all the same).The fact that Jessica and all the characters have a past is helping this feel expansive. Jessica’s PTSD and her former stint as a superhero; the stuff with Luke’s wife; Trish’s past life; Kilgrave’s influence. There have been little crumbs of information and each one tantalises perfectly.</blockquote>

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