Is this more geared to female fans, are guys out there big fans as well? Most the reviews I've read are by women who love it, but it doesn't look that good to me. I thought daredevil was very very good and I look forward to Luke Cage.
For some reason Kristin Ritter annoys me, is there a good backstory or set up for future crossovers/ references to the other Netflix shows or is it a kinda one off stand alone season that can be skipped?
I would say it's fair that it might appeal more to female fans than some other MCU shows given the female lead and the (sadly relatable for many women) story of stalking/abuse.
It's not a stand-alone since Jessica will be part of Defenders as well as probably part of Luke Cage. And of course Luke Cage appears in this show as well.
I'm sure you could skip it if you wanted to but you may have a few questions during Luke Cage or Defenders that were addressed in Jessica Jones.
I would recommend watching this show though. If it takes you a few episodes to get into it you may be glad you did.
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I'm sure you could skip it if you wanted to but you may have a few questions during Luke Cage or Defenders that were addressed in Jessica Jones.
Firstly, the only people that actually hate this show are the very small group of racists and misogynists life losers.
That's not to say everyone else loved it but it's okay at the very least.
All the Netflix series are designed not only to standalone from other series but from even their own previous season!
You can watch Daredevil season 2 without having watched season 1.
That said, give Jessica Jones a chance. It's certainly different as are and will be all the series. Each show is going for its own style.
I'm a guy and thought it was okay.
I didn't love the show but it had nothing to do with it having a female lead.
I still give the first episode a 10/10 and the ending of the first show is sledgehammer!
But overall I gave the series a 7.
It really could have been great but the writing staff were not up to the job.
How somebody can waste enough energy to actually hate a show or a movie is beyond me. If said show or movie totally sucks I wouldn't waste my time and energy hating it (I do admit that I still feel sorry that I paid money for that Hypercube DVD, and that was atleast 10 years ago), I simply wouldn't watch it again.
That said, it took me a few episodes to get into the first season of Jessica Jones, but then I really liked it. Could be interesting to see where they are going now. Overall an 8/10.
Firstly, the only people that actually hate this show are the very small group of racists and misogynists life losers.Uh, that's not true and intellectually dishonest. I don't hate the series (Krysten Ritter, David Tennant, Mike Colter and most of the main cast are actors I like), but I do think that it's a massive missed opportunity for much better storytelling.
it's a massive missed opportunity for much better storytelling.
Firstly, the only people that actually hate this show are the very small group of racists and misogynists life losers.
Reading what you wrote, I don't think we are in disagreement.
shareYou did not understand the point OP was making. We're talking about people who hate the show for obvious reasons, not the people who are sort of interested in the show but point out flaws in the actual content of the story. There's a difference between watching a show and critiquing its artistic choices (you) and having an obsessive, creepy, overly dramatic hatred for the show because it has a female lead and its about women's experiences. You're not a misogynist if you watch the show and critique it but you are a misogynist if you hate the show and come online to write about how you feel threatened by women-centric stories.
What you're describing to me is not "hate" at all. Hate is a very strong word and if your problem with the show was its structure, pacing, acting, etc. then you are not the the latter.
I'm a guy an I really enjoyed it. Maybe it's just me but I watched all 13 episodes twice.
shareLoved it. Was better than her comic book counter part. Her backstory was that she tried the super hero gig but didn't work out for her. Future is that she is going to be in the Defenders even tho she was never in the Defenders in the comics but she was part of Avengers. Honestly what got me was that I got to see Jessica Jones pop out from the comics to the screen.
shareThanks for the responses, I finished the series a couple days ago. I enjoyed it quite a bit, way more than I thought I would. Ritter was actually really good in it, Kilgrave cracked me up, although evil, the things he made people do were very funny to me, like when he got annoyed by the one guy and told him to go across the street and stare at the fence forever. I was glad to see Luke cage was in it a bunch and like when him and Jones teamed up. I'm glad I watched it
shareno it's not geared towards women ! anyone can enjoy the series i am sorry that you didn't find it interesting
as it doesn't have much action so maybe that's why you couldn't get into it
Well as a man, I liked it but the show was definitely geared towards women. The two villains were both just demonstrations of toxic masculinity for Jessica to beat up.
sharetoxic masculinity ? WHAT !
There is no such thing ! the villains were *beep* who had mental issues they do not represent men !
Just because a series tackles an issue faced by women doesn't mean only women can watch it ! men should know about these issues too
Also there are female stalkers and creeps too so men can relate
Toxic masculinity is when men get socialized into negative behaviour that society describes as "masculine" like being aggressive and violent and entitled, it doesn't describe all men of course but unfortunately it describes some men who women commonly run into and interact with.
It's been a while since I've seen it but the way I remember it, the main villain was a rapist who kept telling women to "smile" and the secondary villain was a jerk who kept talking over her and diminishing her ideas and "mansplaining" to her. They were written to be villains that women would relate to. I guess female stalkers and creeps exist but honestly they're pretty unheard of, women don't typically do these sort of entitled and domineering behaviours to men and men don't typically deal with women like that and if they did, it wouldn't feel threatening.
Toxic masculinity is when men get socialized into negative behaviour that society describes as "masculine" like being aggressive and violent and entitled
But yeah my point is basically, that just becuase this a show about a girl that has been a victim to something that almost only girls experience, doesn't mean it's geared towards girls. That would be like saying the godfather is geared towards people in the maffia and lord of the rings is geared towards hobbits.
Myself personally, I have no affection for superhero movies. I think they're retarded concepts created by weak people to substitute for them being weak-assed losers their whole life. But my kids like them, so of course I suffer through them. The Avengers movie was entertaining, and this series kind of picks up a short time after the events in that movie. I could be mistaken, no one cares really... It's kind of interesting to see how quasi-normal people would respond to all of these "perfect" superhero assclowns tearing up their world. IMO not enough attention was spent on it.
To sum up, It's a different perspective. I wouldn't buy a ticket to see it, but I'll watch it on Netflix. Til I stop paying them, lol.
Myself personally, I have no affection for superhero movies. I think they're retarded concepts created by weak people to substitute for them being weak-assed losers their whole life. But my kids like them, so of course I suffer through them. The Avengers movie was entertaining, and this series kind of picks up a short time after the events in that movie. I could be mistaken, no one cares really... It's kind of interesting to see how quasi-normal people would respond to all of these "perfect" superhero assclowns tearing up their world. IMO not enough attention was spent on it.
To sum up, It's a different perspective. I wouldn't buy a ticket to see it, but I'll watch it on Netflix. Til I stop paying them, lol.
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I have no affection for superhero movies.
I feel really bad for your kids. You're going to *beep* them up.
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