Spoilers for Jessica Jones season 2 follow… Season two of Marvel’s Jessica Jones saw a major shake-up in the relationship between Krysten Ritter’s Jessica and her now former best friend and adoptive sister Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor). In the season finale ‘AKA Playland’, Trish – who now possesses superhuman abilities of her own having forced Karl […]
Book Review – Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
Michelle Herbert reviews Bonfire by Krysten Ritter… Bonfire starts with Abby returning to her hometown of Barrens. Abby is now working for an environmental advocacy firm and is returning to Barrens to see if the town’s main employer, Optimal, is polluting the town’s water. Abby is still dealing with a lot of trauma from her […]
Marvel’s Jessica Jones renewed for third season
Just weeks after premiering its second season, Netflix has confirmed Jessica Jones will return for a third season. The announcement was made via the show’s Twitter page, though didn’t provide any information on when season three will enter production. Jessica Jones stars Krysten Ritter as the titular super-powered private detective. The first season saw her battling Killgrave, a […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 13 Review – ‘AKA Playland’
Matt Rodgers reviews the final episode of Jessica Jones season 2… “We are the two most powerful women in the world. We can do anything” Depending on your take on Jessica and Alisa’s relationship and the decisions they make, their journey to the Canadian border is either Dumb & Dumber, or Thelma & Louise. A […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘AKA Pray for My Patsy’
Matt Rodgers reviews the twelfth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… Revenge is the order of the day in this penultimate season 2 episode; Alisa is after an unconscious Trish for the fiery demise of Dr. Karl, while Jeri is performing detective work of her own in order to track down Inez. If you think […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 11 Review – ‘AKA Three Lives and Counting’
Matt Rodgers reviews the eleventh episode of Jessica Jones season 2… In the aftermath of Jessica’s first act of murder, you might find yourself asking why she’s electing to frame what was self-defense against a serial killer, with evidence to prove it, as a suicide. It feels like a stupid move for someone who knows […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 10 – ‘AKA Pork Chop’
Matt Rodgers reviews the tenth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… It’s time to reposition some relationships with ‘AKA Pork Chop’, as Jessica orders the priorities of those circling her maelstrom of life; Trish, Jeri, Alisa, Oscar and Malcolm all take their turn being realigned. We’re into the home stretch now, with the individual threads […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 9 – ‘AKA Shark in the Bathtub, Monster in the Bed’
Matt Rodgers reviews the ninth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… The titular shark being Pryce Cheng, who it turns out was the assassin shooting bullets into Jessica’s back at the end of the previous episode, and the monster he was aiming at was everyone’s favourite neck snapping, wall-crawling maternal murderer, Alisa Jones. As has […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘AKA Facetime’
Matt Rodgers reviews the sixth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… As we approach the midway point of the season, the cogs are beginning to whir into motion for Jessica Jones, as the writers attempt to avoid that inevitable lull that has plagued these Netflix superhero ventures. As a result we get not one, but […]
Krysten Ritter doesn’t think we’re getting a second season of The Defenders
So far, all of Netflix’s Marvel shows have found themselves renewed, save for one – The Defenders – which brought together the heroes of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. And, according to Jessica Jones herself, it seems the Marvel team-up miniseries could be one and done. “Y’know, I had a great time […]
