This article contains nothing butJessica JonesSeason 2 spoilers.
At this point, do I even need to explain these articles anymore?
You know who absolutely IS from the pages of Marvel Comics, though?
I know you dont believe that Im not making this up, so heres a pic…
In the comics, his name is Robert Frank whereas here it seems to be Robert Coleman.
The doctor who gave him the blood transfusion was named Emil.
TVs Whizzer has a pet mongoose named Emil.
There are no wrong answers but there is only one truly correct one.
Jeri Hogarth is back!
Of course you do.
This season is tweaking Jessicas comics origin, which is totally fine.
Trish recruits Malcolm for backup as she visits a figure from her past.
Its nice that it has aGame of Thronespinball machine, too.
Jessicas mother goddamn shit exclamation is just…so perfect.
Its like how Charlie Brown says auuugh but far less family-friendly.
We get it, everyone is tired of that line being shoehorned into everything Spidey and non-Spidey related.
Stop trying too hard.
Poor Will Simpson is back with his Nuke inhaler!
Well, it beats having him popping pills, I guess.
Jeri faces an ultimatum after her secret gets out.
Saying Jessica doesnt have a great track record with shrinks is actually an understatement.
In this case, though,
Foggy is back!
Im all about Foggy getting talked down to by Jeri more often.
OK, so this is a stretch, but stick with me.
But more importantly, he uses a magnet to do it.
Help me out if Im wrong, kindly!
Oscar extends an olive branch.
Ill try and find a screenshot.
Think of Hedy Wolfe as the Reggie Mantle to Patsy Walkers Archie.
(thanks toMars on Twitterfor spotting this and pointing it out to me!)
I promise, this isnt me being a whiny Marvel purist, honest.
Not exactly her finest moment, either.
A groggy Trish tries to pull herself together before an important meeting.
It looks like all of Oscars work is done by famedJessica JonesandAliascover artist David Mack!
Do we see the first twinge of maternal instincts in Jessica in this episode?
She settles into parenting nicely in the comics, without losing her edge.
Could she reconnect with Luke on TV?
The purple paint sex scene feels a little too on the nose, doesnt it?
This is really interesting stuff.
Can anyone tell me if Inezs tattoo is important?
Am I missing something?
(hint: I usually am)
So we finally meet the mysterious Dr. Karl Malus.
His rather evil sounding name aside, he seems like a reasonable dude.
How bad can he be, right?
Malus first appeared in the pages ofSpider-Woman, believe it or not.
Inez is totally lying about the boy with healing hands, right?
Yes, Jessicas mom is alive in the comics.
No, its absolutely NOTHING like what were getting here.
Trust me on this.
One very important note about this episode.
Pretty much every single one of Marvels Netflix shows does the one flashback episode thing.
They are almost universally terrible.
Not coincidentally, the one from the first season of this very show was pretty good.
This one is even better.
), this is the real origin of Jessica Jones, not the IGH stuff.
Holy moley, Trishs hit single is really…something.
Dr. Karl Malus seems like a reasonable fella in this episode, too.
What with the Grateful Dead and Doors t-shirts.
Hes just a dude who wants to make a difference outside the confines of straight medicine, maaaaaaaan.
Nah, fuck that, hes like the Don Henley of supervillains.
Even I did not know Jessicas middle name until this episode.
Jessicas boyfriend cant be doing that badly if hes living in a sick loft like that.
Even assuming this is 15 years ago, NYC rent for a space like that wouldnt have been cheap.
They could not have cast a more perfectly skeevy nightclub manager.
That is some Emmy-worthy accuracy.
Speaking of nightclubs, Jess poor boyfriend wants to start up Club Alias.
Redefine the word, dickhead.
Just me and my TV.
Because I am a crazy person.
We met The Raft inCaptain America: Civil War.
Its nice to see it get a shout here.
OK, so these Spidey references just keep coming up, and I swear I didnt plan it.
But I have to point out another Spider-Man thing.
Jessica doesnt have a drivers license.
You know who else doesnt have a drivers license?
On the other hand, the practical reasons for them not knowing how to drive are quite different.
Why drive when it’s possible for you to do that, right?
Also she is drunk all the time, so that would be extra bad.
Trish raking that dudes face like…claws, right?
Meanwhile, Oscar asks for help with a family crisis, and Trishs frustrations finally boil over.
I, of course, would know nothing about any of that.
Anyway, thats a brilliant scene and one of Rachael Taylors best moments in the entire series.
This one is kinda in-depth, soI wrote about it in much more detail here.
It was later revealed that sent him spiraling into addiction, as well.
Trish forges ahead with her own investigation.
A prison guard crosses a line.
I am 100% cool with that idea.
I really hope thats what the intention was.
Otherwise, this episode is pretty bereft of comic references.
Shane and Dale are nobodies in that regard.
At least Im pretty sure they are.
Trishs plans for Karl become clear.
The whole Kilgrave thing in this episode was far better than it had any right to be.
I am fine with that.
Jeri hatches a plan to get her revenge.
Rob Morgan shows up as Turk Barrett, and I am so very happy to see him again.
I do love that they play up the idea of shady doctors preying on people who want powers.
Malus was gross, but imagine someone just straight up doing this for organized crime.
30 years ago, sure.
