Jessica Jones - Season 2

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In the sophomore season of Jessica Jones, Jessica has to deal with potential new threats as she digs more into her past. Much like the first season of Jessica Jones and The Defenders beforehand, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones owns this show. You always understand exactly what she's going through. I like the idea of exploring how she got her powers. The character of Trish (played by Rachael Taylor) was incredibly unlikable throughout this season. This is something I found interesting, especially because there are a lot of moments where Rachael Taylor and Krysten Ritter act opposite each other. These two actually work off each other really well. I feel like the main conflict for Jessica Jones this season was much more of an internal conflict. She's in a position with the character who is arguably the main antagonist of the season that feels very different from her relationship with Kilgrave. Getting more into negatives, I feel like there were things that could have easily been handled better with the villain (played by Janet McTeer). There were ways I pictured it going. When it didn't go that way, it didn't feel as much like it was done in a good, surprising way. I saw glimpses of taking things in a better way, but it didn't always deliver. There were characters in this show (mainly a rival investigator) that felt important where they started, but seemed sidelined by the end of the season. It does leave curious as to where a potential third season could take the show. I also couldn't help but feel a little bit disappointed in how they wrapped up the stuff with Will Simpson (played again by Will Traval). Overall, I liked Jessica Jones season 2, but I do think it had some glaring problems that needed to be adressed.

B+