The Netflix Marvel series, ranked by season
After one very powerful, very bejeweled finger snap, the fate of many of Earth’s mightiest heroes—along with about half…
Krysten Ritter to make her directorial debut in season 3 of Jessica Jones
According to Deadline, Krysten Ritter is going to continue her gradual takeover of all entertainment mediums by making…
Netflix renews Jessica Jones for a third season
The second season of Netflix’s Jessica Jones didn’t live up to the best moments from the first season, as it dropped…
Krysten Ritter and Melissa Rosenberg on the transformative power of Jessica Jones’ anger
Despite a nearly three-year hiatus, the second season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones hit Netflix on International Women’s…
B+
In its second season finale, Jessica Jones finally embraces the fact that it’s a superhero show
“You should be very afraid of the woman who has absolutely nothing left to lose.”
“AKA Playland” feels a bit like Thelma…
The A.V. Club is recapping Jessica Jones
Episode 1: “AKA Start At The Beginning” — B | Episode 2: “AKA Freak Accident” — B- | Episode 3: “AKA Sole Survivor” — B …
B+
Jessica Jones’ penultimate episode has deadly (and non-deadly) consequences
“AKA Pray For My Pats” is a relatively solid episode of Jessica Jones that nevertheless helped me figure out why this…
B+
Jessica Jones faces her demons
I’ll give the second half of Jessica Jones’ second season this: It’s way less slow and boring than first half of the…
C
Carrie-Anne Moss shines in an otherwise weak episode of Jessica Jones
Well, it was nice while it lasted. After a string of solid episodes, “AKA Pork Chop” returns to the messiness that…
B
Jessica Jones puts its unique spin on the superhero morality debate
In my review of Jessica Jones’ second season premiere I praised the show for positioning Jessica’s murder of Kilgrave…
B+
Eight episodes in, Jessica Jones’ second season finally feels like it’s getting somewhere
We’re a little more than halfway through Jessica Jones’ sophomore outing, which seems like the perfect time to stop and…
B+
Jessica Jones showcases the best and worst of what a flashback episode can do
I’ve always been a sucker for a flashback episode, particularly in these Defenders series. Flashbacks let a show fill…
C+
An unexpected ending can’t save a messy episode of Jessica Jones
In the final few moments of this episode we watch Jessica come to a realization we don’t know she’s making. She hears a…
B-
Jessica Jones tries to channel her inner octopus
“It’s better to let things go before they drag you under,” Jessica explains while praising the way octopuses will…
B
Jessica Jones’ secret? She’s always angry
“AKA God Help The Hobo” opens with a New York City heatwave. Jessica Jones, of course, is still dressed in jeans and a…
B
Jessica Jones takes a winding road to introduce a new villain
It’s cliché to say “a hero is only as good as their villain,” but it’s true that these Defenders show have all been at…
B-
A conspiracy-heavy Jessica Jones introduces a compelling #MeToo subplot
“Maybe I am a freak, but someone made me this way. And this lab rat’s got some complaints.”
B
Jessica Jones begins its second season with an unsettling trip down memory lane
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching these Netflix Defenders shows, it’s that you don’t come to them for…
B
Krysten Ritter remains Jessica Jones’ greatest strength
Two and a half years after it debuted, Marvel’s Jessica Jones returns to Netflix on March 8 with all its strengths—and…
Here's what's coming to (and leaving from) Netflix in March
With the vernal equinox now less than a month away, Netflix is springing its March offerings on subscribers. In…