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 8 Review – ‘AKA Ain’t We Got Fun’
Matt Rodgers reviews the eighth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… There are few things more disappointing in the world of TV viewing than a really good episode being followed up by something of a duffer. Streaming binge-watch shows neutralises the week long wait we’d have to suffer having just sat through a Paolo and […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 7 review – ‘AKA I Want Your Cray Cray’
Matt Rodgers reviews the seventh episode of Jessica Jones season 2… The title of this mid-season episode refers to Trish’s breakout pop-song, which comes across like a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend sketch, and [whisper it] is kinda catchy. Now while that statement might have devalued my opinion on everything you’re about to read, its appearance also signals […]
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 […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘AKA The Octopus’
Matt Rodgers reviews the fifth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… It’s Prisoner Cell Block J during the opening stages of ‘AKA The Octopus’, having been framed by Janet McTeer’s “power woman”, Jessica finds herself in oversized padlock and chains for the murder of Pryce Cheng’s associate. Thankfully Jessica is released relatively quickly, having been […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘AKA God Help the Hobo’
Matt Rodgers reviews the fourth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… Hour four of Jessica Jones, and here’s where we stand in terms of our viewing case notes. Jessica and Trish are on the trail of the building-scaling monster, Jerri is trying to fend off a hostile takeover, as well as the news she has […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘AKA Sole Survivor’
Matt Rodgers reviews the third episode of Jessica Jones season 2… This third episode settles into the formula that season 2 has been quick to establish. Jessica partnering up with a persistent Trish, while the supporting cast plant the seeds of their own threads for the bigger picture. ‘AKA Sole Survivor’ starts with a lighthearted […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘AKA Freak Accident’
Matt Rodgers reviews the second episode of Jessica Jones season 2… It hasn’t taken long for Jessica Jones to press the reset button, for we find her propping up a bar, experiencing flashbacks of Dr. Kozlov’s lab, and having sex with a stranger in a toilet stall. It’s essentially Jessica Jones bingo. This allows the […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘AKA Start at the Beginning’
Matt Rodgers reviews the first episode of Jessica Jones season 2… Easily the most perfect marriage of character and actor in the Marvel Netflix Universe, Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones returns for a second run of solo episodes, having firmly established her as a self-aware fan favourite amongst her po-faced Hell’s Kitchen counterparts. The first season […]
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 […]
