Tag: Jessica Jones
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Waiting for the next Jessica Jones season and…
The Netflix Marvel universe has been a mixed bag, to put it mildly. Luke Cage best represents the highs and lows of the shows so far: a stellar first half, paired with a regrettable second half. A big reason why: the intricate villain of the first several episodes, Cottonmouth, with complex and relateable motivations, was…
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Jessica Jones and Surviving Abuse 2: Massive Spoilers Edition
I’m serious. The following contains spoilers for the entire season 1 of Jessica Jones. Continue reading at your own risk! My original, spoiler-free remarks may be found here.
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Disjointed thoughts coming off vacation
I don’t want to be coming off vacation. It’s odd, rooting for Hillary to be savior of the Republic. There are two scenarios for the ’16 race: either Trump wins the GOP nomination, or else he splits off into a third-party bid. Either way, HRC wins. Trump didn’t create this movement out of thin air.…
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Jessica Jones and surviving abuse
(Spoiler-free beyond what’s in the preview materials.) Netflix’s second Marvel show has taken a darker turn than any comic-book show or film in recent memory. Not even Gotham comes close to hitting the emotional nerves punched by Jessica Jones; Gotham delights in its zany criminals and serial killers and holds them up as the true…
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