REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 8
Alright, time for Episode 8. After the flashback episode, will this episode continue to maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
We start the episode with Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), chained up to the same bed that her mother was and Dr Karl (Callum Keith Rennie), is telling her about what he has done with Alisa (Janet McTeer). Karl goes on about how what he did was for the greater good and that he loves Alisa and is helping her get better. Jessica disagrees with this and calls Karl out on his words. Meanwhile, Jessica gets a call from Trish (Rachel Taylor), and Trish asks Jessica where she has been and if she needs a rescue. Jessica dodges this by saying that she is alright and to drop the case because she has found everything she needs. Trish doesn’t like this and Malcolm (Eka Darville), is with Trish and they both argue over what Jessica said and how it’s not just a case to them and that they should go find her. Meanwhile, Jessica is able to convince Karl to unchain her so she can talk to her mother but Jessica locks out Karl so she can send a picture Karl’s address to Detective Eddy Costa so he can find her and arrest Karl and Alisa. Alisa comes barging in and restrains Jessica so they can talk things out. Alisa wants Karl to lock the door behind him and run away with the money they had stashed away. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Trish talk about their options and Malcolm asks Trish about the Inhaler that Simpson used but now she is using it. Malcolm asks Trish if the Inhaler was the cause of her sickness and the fact they had a one night stand. Trish tries to say that the Inhaler is not affecting her at all and Malcolm doesn’t believe her. Malcolm then tells Trish that he isn’t going anywhere with her while she is on the inhaler.
We then cut to Jessica and Alisa trapped in the room and waiting for the police to arrive. How do they pass the time? By drinking of course. Alisa asks Jessica if she wants to say anything to her and Jessica says that she will need about 17 years. Alisa fires back by saying you got 17 minutes so better say it quick. Meanwhile, Inez Green (Leah Gibson) and Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss), are back and looking into someone named Shane, a former IGH employee that Green knew and we get some backstory on Jeri and Green. Jeri grew up in a trailer with four siblings and Green tried to work different jobs after IGH, one including working at an adult film store. Meanwhile, Jessica and Alisa are still trapped and it’s at this point they start to open up to each other. Alisa talks about how her marriage was about to implode and before the accident, she was gonna file for a divorce. Jessica thinks that’s BS but she doesn’t really know because it all happened when she was a kid. Next, Alisa talks about the beach that Jessica use to love going to every summer but the last year they went, she didn’t want to go. Alisa had to drag her on the Ferris Wheel and it’s then that Jessica was able to fully embrace it because she loved the feeling of being high and on top of the world. After they share stories, Jessica finds a hidden passage behind a bookshelf and the two manage to escape. The cops show up to the house to find it empty and when they find the room, it’s also empty but they see that they escaped. Meanwhile, Malcolm decides to continue Jessica’s case on Jeri’s partners and Jeri makes a visit to the patient in prison. Meanwhile, Jessica and Alisa are in a cab while the driver is texting and driving. Alisa is starting to get angry about this but Jessica tries to calm her down. It doesn’t work and Jessica get’s the cab to pull over so they can walk the rest of the way to Alias Investigations. They make it inside and the two of them talk about what is going to happen and what they are planning to do. Before anything could happen, Detective Costa shows up to talk to Jessica outside of her office. Jessica tells him that she will come down to the station later and Alisa uses that time to escape Jessica through her bedroom window. Meanwhile, Malcolm is walking down the street when Trish calls him asking about Jessica. Malcolm doesn’t know where Jessica is after checking most of the bars around and Malcolm hangs up on Trish.
We then cut to Jessica in the elevator when she finds that Alisa is with her Boyfriend Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), talking in the hall. Jessica get’s mad about this and she pushes Alisa into her office and tells Oscar they will talk later. Alisa then tells Jessica that she jumped out of the window, onto the roof and made it back inside in order to avoid the detective. Jessica is still upset with Alisa but accepts this excuse. Meanwhile, Malcolm goes to the bar he was looking at earlier on the computer and finds the person he is looking for. He is able to get him to spill the beans on what he has on the shareholders of Jeri’s and Malcolm is able to convince him to dig up that dirt. Before Malcolm can leave, he gets into a fight with some people and Trish comes to help him out. Trish then gives Malcolm the choice to use the Inhaler that Trish has been keeping and convinces Malcolm to use it. Malcolm uses the Inhaler and starts to run away when it kicks in. Meanwhile, Jeri comes home to find that Green is about to leave and she gives back the clothes that Jeri got for her. Jeri stops Green from leaving when she tells her that Shane was released and that they should celebrate with some Champagne. Jeri notices the scars that Green has and they don’t freak her out. This whole thing leads to a kissing session that is cut short. Meanwhile, Jessica is setting up the couch and Alisa is putting Whiskey in her tea. The two of them talk but are interrupted by gunshots. One hits Jessica in the shoulder and this causes Alisa to rage and go after the shooter.
This was a great episode coming from the Flashback one we had. It doesn’t waste any time getting back into the conflict at hand and I really like that. Most shows would try and do more with the Flashback Episode but this one just gives you the flashback and focuses back on the present.
I really did like the dynamic between Jessica and Alisa. It’s clear that the two are still having trouble trying to accept one another but they do work out their issues (Sort of), and can not try to kill each other. It’s clear that Alisa still loves Jessica and Jessica is still trying to wrap her head around what Karl did to her mother. I really liked the fake out later on when Jessica thinks Alisa is gone but she was just trying to help Jessica. It shows that Alisa is here to stay with Jessica and that she doesn’t plan on running away or vanishing again now that she is with her daughter.
The acting in this episode was great as well and everyone is doing a great job with their roles. I really like Janet McTeer as Alisa Jones. She is a damaged woman with powers that is trying to keep herself cool but sometimes her anger can get the best of her. It’s almost like she is a human hulk when she get’s angry (A She-Hulk maybe?).
What I didn’t like was Trish. I know she is concerned for Jessica but also getting Malcolm to use the Inhaler was not a good move on her part. It’s like she is trying to help others with the Inhaler but doesn’t really know how to use or what it can really do a person.
The Verdict:
AKA Ain’t We Got Fun was a great return after the Flashback. It’s also an episode that is more focused on Jessica and Alisa’s relationship. We needed to see how these two would react to each other so they can accept one another moving forward. I’m also glad it didn’t wait until the last few episodes for them to hash it out and try to form a bond. I also liked the other stuff that happened in the episode but I think Trish needs to stop using the Inhaler before she gets either herself or someone killed over it.
9/10
Next up, Episode 9.
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 7
Alright, time for Episode 7. After the shocking revelation from the last episode, will this episode continue to maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
It’s a flashback episode!!
We start the episode just after the crash that happened with the Jones family. We then cut to Alisa Jones (Janet McTeer), at IGH where she wakes up to see that she looks like the monster that Jessica was having a nightmare about before. Alisa starts to freak out and go on a rampage before she runs into a young Jessica Jones and Dr. Karl Malus (Callum Keith Rennie), injects Alisa with a drug to put her into a coma. We then cut to 5 years later (Not stuck on a hellish island mind you), when Alisa wakes up to find Dr. Karl and Dr. Leslie Hansen (Renata Hinrichs), in a new hospital room. Dr. Karl tells Alisa that she has had special treatment and underwent DNA editing to give her a new look and powers. Karl also tells her about what happened to her family and Jessica, Jessica is, of course, alright and has powers but everyone else has died. We then cut to a few years later to the college years when Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), is at a bar where they are premiering Trish Walker’s (Rachel Taylor), new music video, I Want Your Cray Cray.
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Jessica is not that happy about the whole video and event and tries to talks to Trish about how she is acting and Trish ignores her because she wants to have fun. Jessica grows more upset at Trish as she goes to the bathroom for drugs and wants to party at her house when she should be studying. Jessica and Trish fight outside and Jessica rips open an ATM to prove a point. Meanwhile, Alisa is stuck at IGH when she goes to Karl and tries to get him to tell her about Jessica. Karl tells Alisa that the experiments they did were illegal and she was presumed dead so Jessica could be adopted. Alisa starts to freak out at the news and she has to be drugged by Karl so she can calm down. Meanwhile, Jessica is making out with Sterling (Mat Vairo), he is the bartender who quit his job from earlier. It seems the two of them are in a relationship now and we learn that Jessica stole her famous Leather Jacket from a store. It also seems that it has been a month since Jessica last saw Trish and Jessica have been living with Sterling. Jessica goes to the same club from before where Trish is hanging with her friends and Jessica introduces Sterling to Trish. Sterling tells Trish about his business idea and gives her his card. Jessica is not too happy about this and she pulls Sterling aside, Sterling tells Jessica that it’s only business and asking Trish for a brand deal isn’t a handout.
Meanwhile, Alisa is still at IGH and we see two nurses, one of them being Inez Green (Leah Gibson). Green tells the other nurse that Alisa has been given her meds and they can release her. Little do they know, it was a lie and Alisa springs from her bed and attacks both the nurses. She throws Green into a glass cabinet and snaps the neck of the other nurse. Alisa grabs the key and escapes leaving Green on the ground with glass shards in her body (Now we know how she got those scars). We then cut to Jessica and Sterling returning back to their place with takeout, there is then a knock on the door. A group of guys comes in and demands money from Sterling. The one guy put money down on Sterling’s Club Alias idea as an investment and hasn’t gotten anything yet. This leads to Jessica stuffing him with food and kicking the thugs down, they run away from Jessica out of fear. Meanwhile, Alisa is out on the street and she bumps into Dorothy (Rebecca De Mornay), Alisa asks about Jessica and where she is and Dorothy doesn’t know until she decides to make a call. Alisa is able to track down Jessica as she helps out a group of kids looking for water on a hot summer day. Jessica kicks a fire hydrant and walks to the Pheonix Bar while Alisa follows from a distance.
Jessica is in the bar drinking and waiting for Sterling to come and meet her. Alisa is watching her and decides to take a seat. Jessica goes to the bathroom and Alisa follows her in. Jessica asks Alisa for a tampon and Jessica says that she owes Alisa a drink. Alisa walks out from the bathroom to find Sterling swarmed with the same guys from earlier and they all go to the alley out back. Sterling is asked by the guy if he can hire Jessica as muscle so he can wipe away the debt that Sterling owes and he agrees to it. Alisa is enraged by this and grabs Sterling by the head and smashes it against the wall multiple times. Jessica then comes looking for him and finds him bloody in the alleyway with Alisa watching from up top. Later on, Jessica goes back to the club looking for Trish and finds her in the bathroom on her knees and about to give the manager oral sex. Jessica stops this and threatens the manager when he calls her a bitch and she slams his face into the mirror.
We then cut to Jessica and Trish on a rooftop talking about what happened to Sterling. Jessica tells Trish that she has been trying to call her about 24 hours with no answer because she was high on drugs. Trish finally comes clean to Jessica about her being an addict and that she needs rehab. Jessica wants Trish to forget about her tour and go stay with her mom so she can get clean. Trish doesn’t want to but Jessica tells her that she will die and be more alone without her. The two of them then decide to stay on the rooftop for awhile so they can process their situations. Meanwhile, Alisa goes back to IGH so she can talk to Dr. Karl about what she did and about Jessica. Dr. Karl comes clean about what he did to Alisa and is able to get her to come back with him to IGH.
Now back in the present, we see that Alisa is telling all of this to Jessica and in the end, asks for her forgiveness. Jessica tells her no and sucker punches Alisa and knocks her back and knocks off her wig. Dr. Karl then drugs Jessica and knocks her out.
Wow, where to start with this. I will start by saying that I love origin/flashback stories so once I realized that it was a flashback episode, I got really excited. This episode was really good and it really does help shape Jessica and Trish’s relationship with each other and shows that not everything was right in the Walker family.
I really like how Jessica was able to show that she was able to live without Trish in her life and her money. It shows that Jessica can be dependent and shows that she tried to do it once on her own but it was her mother that threw a wrench in her plans when she killed her BF.
I would also like to point out how Sterling seemed to play a huge part in her backstory here. From the Leather Jacket that Jessica wears to the name of her company. Sterling may not have lived to see what Jessica did but it’s nice to see her honouring him by naming her company Alias and still wearing that Jacket that she stole from the store with Sterling.
Alisa in this episode was also very interesting and compelling. She just wanted to know what happened to her family and Jessica and when she finally got that, her anger got the best of her. She realized that she wasn’t ready for the truth and couldn’t handle the situation at hand so she felt that the only home she has was IGH.
The acting in this episode was awesome as well. Since it was a flashback, everyone got to play a younger version of themselves and it was really great to see. Rachel Taylor did a really great job of showing what the drugged out of her mind Trish was, Jessica was more of the same but happier then she is now and Alisa was a mother looking for her daughter.
The Verdict:
AKA I Want Your Cray Cray was an awesome flashback episode. In a season that is basically digging up the past, it’s nice to see that they have enough room and story for a flashback episode. I really like how Sterling played a huge part in shaping Jessica in her younger years and seeing Trish at her lowest was nice to see as well. Overall, this was a great flashback episode and it help set the stage for what we can expect to see happen in the next few episodes.
9.5/10
Next up, Episode 8.
New Details Revealed About Luke Cage Season Two Villains, “Heroes for Hire” and More
The first issue of Empire‘s Pilot magazine features several juicy sneak peeks of what’s to come on the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage. The magazine interviews the Netflix series’ showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker, as well as stars Mike Colter and Simone Missick. They discuss season one’s shortcomings, a spinoff and what’s to come in the new season.
Here are the most interesting spoilery scoops:
Bushmaster
This version of the villain is described as “bullet resistant” by Coker and he explains that “It’s not gonna bounce off, but he has his ways of healing. And he has very similar strength to Luke in terms of being able to take a punch and give a punch.”
“Jamaica has always been a country of resistance,” he says, touching on Bushmaster’s Carribean background. “They were the first to cast off their shackles and say, ‘We have our own government, this is how we’re doing things.’ We put a lot of that stuff into the character of Bushmaster.”
Misty Knight
“It’s her shooting hand, it’s her basketball hand, it’s her everything,” Missick says, referring to the character’s newfound disability and the impact it will have on her. “How does this person who is identified by her strength and her power as a cop do that job? She can’t. So we see Misty at the top of the season walking away from the thing that defined her.”
Missick adds: “I’ve got a lot more stunts this season.”
Danny Rand and “Heroes for Hire”
“Danny helps Luke channel his chi,” Coker says, which results “in a fight to end all fights that was just one of the most fun things we’ve done.”
“Me and Finn get along rather well, we’re pretty cool. I think our characters play well off each other,” Colter teased before making it clear that the chances of a Heroes for Hire show is “a question above my pay grade.”
Coker, on the other hand, is a little more positive. “It’s something that’s in the air. Internally at Marvel Television, everybody knows there’s a part of that combination that is inevitable, particularly when you watch them together in the way that we did it. If feels right. It feels good. It feels like, ‘I want to see more of this combination. Heroes for Hire is really not off the table.'”
Season One’s Shortcomings
“The standard conventional wisdom is that the show was great up until episode 7, and then went downhill because Diamondback wasn’t as good a villain as Cottonmouth,” Coker admits. “But as Jeph Loeb, the President of Marvel Television jokes, Mahershala couldn’t have followed Mahershala!”
“It was a great try,” Colter confesses when asked about that first run of episodes. “Some people enjoy the full season. Some really felt the second part was not as strong as the first. And I get both…but you’ve got to take a chance to make your series different, and I thought it was commendable. If people thought it was a miss, that’s fine. We have a different approach for the next season.”
The magazine confirms that Gabrielle Dennis will be playing Nightshade, a character from the comic books who was a biochemist with a strong interest in lycanthropy.
Season 2 of Marvel’s Luke Cage streams June 22 on Netflix.
H/T: ComicBookMovie
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 6
Alright, time for Episode 6. We are halfway through Season 2, will this episode continue to maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
We start the episode with Jessica (Krysten Ritter), running from the aquarium all wet when she sees Dr. Karl and Hansen making their escape in a car. She tries to take a picture with her phone but it won’t turn on because it’s full of water.
If I can take a second to rant about this. This part really bugged me because it looks like she is using an iPhone 7 and last time I checked, those are waterproof. So why would she have trouble and have to put her phone in a bag of rice so she can fix it? If the phone is waterproof, she would have no trouble using it. Why would they try this stunt if someone like me is going to notice this and make a rant about it?
Anyways, rant over. She get’s a bag of rice to put her “Waterproof” phone in and she grabs a magazine and sees that it printed a headline detailing that Trish (Rachel Taylor), and Griffin (Hal Ozsan), are done. Jessica is able to get her phone working and prints some of the pictures from it. She is distracted by Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), who is playing loud music from his apartment when Jessica goes to tell him to turn it down. Jessica talks to Oscar over drinks and things start to get personal when Oscar talks about his past. Jessica tries to leave but Oscar wants her to stay because Jessica tells him that she doesn’t want to be alone. This causes the two to kiss and have sex on top of paint that they spilt onto paper on the floor (I hope they realize that paint is hard to wash off your clothes). Meanwhile, Trish is walking around in a bad neighbourhood when she starts to follow a man. She thinks the man has a gun and follows him onto a bus. She stares him down until he finally pulls out the object he was hiding, a book about positive thinking. Trish then back’s off and when the bus stops, we hear people arguing in the back. It sounds like someone won’t get off at their stop so Trish uses her new enhanced strength from the inhaler to kick the guy out. We then cut to the next morning, Jessica wakes up in Oscar’s bed and Oscar has been up painting/drawing a picture of Jessica sleeping. Jessica leaves and goes back to her office when Malcolm (Eka Darville), is there and starts to grill Jessica about what she did. Malcolm examined the photo and found that Dr. Karl is wearing a University Class Ring that is from the same university that Malcolm got kicked out off. Jessica wants Malcolm to go back to the university to dig up info on Dr. Karl. Meanwhile, Jeri (Carrie-Anne Moss), comes back from shopping for clothes and conditioner that Inez Green (Leah Gibson), wanted. Jeri then tells Green to spill the beans on IGH and it turns out that Green doesn’t really have much valuable info. Meanwhile, Trish and Jessica meet up at to speak to the owner of a shop near the aquarium. The convince the owner to look at security cam footage and find that Dr. Karl is actually keeping Hansen drugged up on something.
Meanwhile, Malcolm takes a trip to the University and meets up with an old friend of his. The two of them talk and hug things out when she leaves, we see that Malcolm has swiped her student card. Meanwhile, Jeri is on the phone with Jessica and is starting to lose her patience with Green and wants her out of her safe house/apartment. Green was eavesdropping and uses this as a means to start stealing a bunch of jewellery and pills. We then cut back to Jessica’s office where Malcolm was able to confirm that Dr. Karl was in the 1978 class at the university. Trish starts to encourage and complement Malcolm on his work and Jessica tells him to punch out for the day. Jessica is able to find out that someone has been paying all of Dr. Karl’s bills for the past decade. That person is Justin Ambrose, the owner of Ambrhose and who has a membership to a private men’s only golf club. Jessica and Trish go their and Trish causes a scene so that Jessica and sneak off and find Ambrose. Jessica finds Ambrose and the two of them talk about what Dr. Karl did for him. Dr. Karl saved his son who was born with a defect and is now perfectly fine. Meanwhile, Trish is still talking to the guys at the entrance when she starts to not feel well and actually vomits, causing her to leave in a hurry. Trish tries to look for the inhaler but can’t find it. Meanwhile, Ambrose and Jessica are still talking and Jessica wants him to tell her where Dr. Karl is. Ambrose refuses and Jessica breaks one of his putters. Meanwhile, Dr. Karl is on the phone and making syringes when he wakes up Hansen. Dr. Karl then tells her that Jessica is coming and that she should know the truth. Meanwhile, Jessica takes Trish back to her apartment and puts her to bed. Jessica wants to stick around but Trish says she will be fine. This turns into a cover up for Trish to look for the inhaler. The same inhaler that Malcolm finds back at Alias and Malcolm calls up Trish.
We then cut to Jeri in bed reading some papers when Green walks in with the bag full of Jewellery and Meds. Jeri is pissed and Green talks to her about Jeri’s condition and her ALS. Jeri wants Green to leave but she tells Jeri about another patient she didn’t talk about, someone with the power to heal people. Meanwhile, Jessica finds a package at her door. It’s the painting that Oscar did of her and she put’s it near her bookshelf with her booze on it. We then cut to Trish waiting by the door for Malcolm. Malcolm brings her jacket and the inhaler and Malcolm starts to talk about how Trish is struggling and life problems. Trish goes to the bathroom to use the inhaler and when she comes out, Malcolm is about to leave but Trish goes to him and kisses him. The two make out and then they have sex. The next day, Jessica is waiting outside a building. She is waiting for Eric, Ambrose’s son. Jessica grabs him and facetime’s his dad asking for information again and promises to leave them alone. Jessica get’s the address to Dr. Karl’s house and takes a Taxi there. She get’s to the house and we see that it’s the same house from a few episodes back. Jessica goes through the house and when she gets to the basement, she finds out the truth. She finds out that Hansen is actually her mother, Alisa Jones (Janet McTeer).
WOW! The ending reveal was such a great ending. I love the fact that this whole time, Jessica was chasing after her mom who is more powerful then her. This adds a whole new level of questions that I can’t wait to get the answers for later on. I love the makeup of Alisa’s backside of her head. It just looks gnarly and it makes you see why she has to wear a wig.
I also love the fact that we are learning more about Malcolm and seeing him evolve even more throughout this episode. He really does show that he is willing to learn and work for Jessica by digging up the past to obtain information on a present case. I wonder how pissed his EX will be to find that he stole her Student Card? Malcolm may have sober up but he has learned a lot of new tricks.
The only bad thing I can say is that Trish is really starting to bother me. Ever since she started using the inhaler, she has become a mess. Now she is willing to do anything to get more of it and she even decided to have sex with Malcolm after breaking up with Griffin (Is that too soon?). I guess you can say that this is how she develops her powers but I don’t want her to turn into Malcolm from season 1. Trish is slowly going down the path of drug use and it will really hurt her character and her career.
The Verdict:
AKA FaceTime signals the end of the first half of the season. It feels like this episode wrapped up all the IGH and Dr. Karl stuff so that now we can shift gears to what comes next. I really liked the ending reveal and the stuff with Malcolm. I can’t wait to see what happens now throughout the rest of the season.
8.5/10
Next up, Episode 7.
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 5
Alright, time for Episode 5. After the last episode ended with Jessica in cuffs, will this episode maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
We start the episode with Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), in a cell. Meanwhile, Hansen is in front of a firepit, where she throws all the files she stole and her clothes in it to cover up. We then cut to Jessica in holding where Jeri (Carrie-Anne Moss), is there talking to Jessica. Jeri wants Jessica to spill the beans on what she is doing so she can clear her name. Jessica refuses and Jeri decides to leave her on her own. Meanwhile, Trish (Rachel Taylor), is vomiting up in the toilet when Dorothy (Rebecca De Mornay), comes in and helps her out. We learn that Dorothy has been taking care of Trish who was asleep for 26 hours after what happened and Trish wants to call Jessica. Dorothy tells Trish that she has landed a Job interview with the local news station and has an interview today. Trish get’s excited and runs to the shower to get ready. Meanwhile, Jessica is on the phone with Malcolm (Eka Darville), and Jessica tells him that he is in charge of Alias while she is in jail. Jessica then tasks Malcolm with talking to Inez Green (Leah Gibson) and finding out what she knows about IGH. Meanwhile, we learn that Hansen is at her safe house (At least I would call it that), and she is practising the Piano when her neighbour knocks on her door and wants to come in to hear her play the Piano because it calmed her baby down. Hansen lets them in and she plays the Piano when the baby starts to distract her, this causes her to start missing notes and the neighbour starts to get scared and runs out of the house with her baby. This then leads to Hansen destroying the Piano in a fit of rage. We then cut to Jessica and Jeri sitting in the interrogation room, two cops come in and Jessica agrees to tell them everything she knows about Hansen and IGH. Meanwhile, Malcolm is talking to Green and he digs up info about one of the nurses Green use to work with. Hansen was the one that killed the Nurse but it doesn’t add up when her body was found in someone else’s apartment and they are serving time for it. Green finally agrees to sit down and start from the beginning. Meanwhile, Jessica and Jeri are waiting for the cops to come back and clear everything so Jessica can go. The cops show up and bring a set of photos of Hansen before she jumped the crook and they set Jessica free. One of the officers wants Jessica to let him know if she finds anything else and he tells her about the nightmares he had when Kilgrave made him put a gun to his head back in Season 1.
Jessica met’s Jeri outside the building where she tells Jeri about Green. Jessica wants Jeri to offer a safe house for her so she doesn’t get hurt and she wants her to be protected. While talking, Pryce Chang (Terry Chen), ambushes them as they are about to leave. Chang rips on Jeri and Jessica and still thinks Jessica is the killer. Jessica get’s in Chang’s face and sets things straight. After that, Jessica goes back to her office and Malcolm shows Jessica what he found and tells her what Green said. Malcolm wants Green to go wait in his apartment for further instructions and Jessica gives Malcolm another task, take Green to a safe house that Jeri has given the address for. Malcolm then goes to his apartment and finds that Green has stolen his TV. Malcolm then finds Green trying to sell the TV to a shop in order to make some money so she can escape the city. Malcolm talks her out of this with him saying that he will post her address and make her a target. Meanwhile, Jessica goes to visit Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), and he wants him to make her a fake ID so she can sneak into an asylum to find the false killer. Later on, Trish and Dorothy are at an outdoor restaurant and when they walk in, Trish finds out that there was no interview and she finds friends and family around. Trish thinks this is an intervention but it turns out that Griffin (Hal Ozsan), is there to give her something. This turns out to be a proposal with Griffin getting on one knee and asking Trish to marry him. This shocks both Trish and Jessica who makes it thereafter Griffin called her and Trish doesn’t actually say yes but she does kiss him which means yes (At least I think so). Jessica then goes to talk to Griffin who admits that this took some careful planning and some sneaking around but he did this all to make Trish happy. Meanwhile, Malcolm and Green go to the location that Jeri set up and Malcolm delivers Green to Jeri so she can be safe. We then cut to Jessica at Oscar’s place with his son and mother there. They both want Jessica to stay for dinner but Oscar gives her the ID. Oscar then insists that she stay for dinner as well but Jessica says no and she goes.
We then cut to Green inside the safehouse with Jeri and they are having coffee. Green wants Jeri to cut the act and tell her why she is really there, and Jeri tells her that she wants to know everything about IGH. Meanwhile, Jessica is at the Asylum and goes to use her ID which works. She then goes to a room where guards bring in the killer David Kawecki, so Jessica can talk to him. Jessica asks Dave about what happened that night with the nurse and he tells her that he strangled her until she stopped screaming. Jessica doesn’t buy any of that and starts to question his story even more. This upsets Dave to the point of him going into the corner of his cage. Jessica is able to calm him down when she sees Dave drawing a picture of an Octopus. Dave then starts to tell her some facts about Octopuses, when Jessica asks how he knows all of this, Dave says that a Dr. Carl told him all about Octopuses. Dave then tells Jessica that he and Dr. Carl would go the aquarium every day and sit by the Octopus tank. Jessica then asks Dave to draw her a picture of Dave and Dr. Carl sitting by the Octopus tank. Meanwhile, Trish is sitting down on her couch when Dorothy bursts in and yells at Trish for saying no and breaking up with Griffin. The two of them fight and Trish slaps her mother in the face. Dorothy leaves and Trish takes another hit of the Inhaler. Meanwhile, Jessica takes a trip to the aquarium to find Dr. Carl. He doesn’t show up for a bit and Jessica is left to wander around and look at the fish. It takes awhile but he finally shows up to look at the Octopus tank and Dr. Carl is then joined by a woman, we find out that this woman is Hansen. Dr. Carl and Hansen are together on a date and they kiss with Jessica taking pictures from above. Dr. Carl notices her and calls her out, Hansen then punches one of the fish tanks and the alarm goes off. Sending everyone into a frenzy and before Jessica could leave, the tanks glass shatters and water comes pouring out.
Ok, let me start from the beginning. This was another great episode and the first half of this season has been really great so far. I’m glad that this episode raises the stakes even more with the reveal at the end. The only thing I didn’t like in this episode was the whole marriage proposal reveal. This came out of nowhere and it felt kinda forced so that we could get Griffin out of the picture.
The acting in this episode is also great and is standard with each of the episodes. There wasn’t anyone in this episode that I didn’t like so that is a great sign.
I also want to point out that Malcolm was awesome this episode because he was able to get a promotion and also help Green out of throwing her life away. It really does feel like they are giving Malcolm a lot more to do and he has become a central character for this new season.
I’m also glad that Jessica didn’t spend long in jail. This could have at least lasted a few episodes but instead, they decided not to and I am glad for it. I also like how Jessica was able to sneak into the asylum without anyone pointing out who she is. I mean, she has been all over the news so you think someone would be able to spot her but I guess not.
The Verdict:
AKA The Octopus is another great episode and we are almost halfway through the season at this point. This episode was able to keep the momentum moving and was very exciting. However, the whole Marriage Plot was the only bad thing this episode. This came out of nowhere and the fact that Trish said No really makes it feel like it was just for drama sake. However, if you can look past that, another great episode is what you can look forward too.
8.5/10
Next up, we hit the halfway point of the season with Episode 6.
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 4
Alright, time for Episode 4. After the last episode set a lot of things in motion, will this episode maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
The story opens with Jessica (Krysten Ritter), with her Anger Management group. She talks about herself while bouncing a ball and it starts to piss her off so much that she breaks the ball. After that, Jessica goes back to her office where Malcolm (Eka Darville) is there and Jessica shows him that he and Trish (Rachel Taylor), made front page on a magazine with the paparazzi claiming that they are now a couple. Jessica grills Malcolm for letting Trish leave and Jessica fires Malcolm (for like the 1000th time), but he will still work for her anyway. Later on, Trish and Griffin (Hal Ozsan) talk to the press and claim that they are still together and that what is being printed is fake news. Meanwhile, Jeri (Carrie-Anne Moss), gets a visit from Chang (Terry Chen). Chang is pissed that Jeri dropped the lawsuit without consulting him and they both go their separate ways. Meanwhile, Jessica and Trish visit a wig shop where they interrogate Sally who is the owner for information on Hansen. Sally tells them that Hansen comes with no paperwork and pays cash. Trish and Jessica then say they need more from Metro Hospital, which means they need to talk to Max again. Jessica and Trish drive to the movie set and find the lead actress for the movie and talk to her. Meanwhile, Malcolm is at Alias fixing a wall when Chang visits. Chang talks to Malcolm about his past and tries to bring Malcolm over to Chang Consulting so Chang can get intel on Jessica. Malcolm delines and Chang leaves with his offer still open.
Later on, Jeri is walking and sees a woman fall and stares in shock because she thinks that it would be her later on with her ALS. Meanwhile, Max is pissed that his lead actress dropped out the movie and is already gone when Trish and Jessica are waiting by his car to talk to him. Jessica is able to convince Max (After punching a hole through the front of his Tesla), to call Metro and demand all the files on IGH. Later that evening, Jessica is in her apartment bouncing a ball when she get’s a call from Jeri. Jeri is asking Jessica if she has anything on her partners when Jessica only finds expenses that lead nowhere. Jessica get’s a knock on her door, it turns out that Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), is there with a gift for Jessica, it’s Alcohol of course and Oscar also says that he is tearing up the eviction notice as a thank you for saving his son last episode. Before Oscar could leave, Jessica invites him inside so they can drink together. Meanwhile, Trish and Griffin are having intercourse when they two of them talk about how special Griffin is. When Trish wants to have a shower and Griffin gets a call from a mysterious person and Griffin shows that he has a shady side to him. Meanwhile, Jessica and Oscar talk to each other over drinks and it get’s personal when we learn more about Oscar and his wife. All of this leads to them kissing, Jessica tries to take off Oscar’s pants when he stops her and he leaves.
We cut to the next morning when Jessica is on the phone with Trish and she tells Jessica that Max came through with the info and before she could leave, Malcolm stops her at the elevator. Malcolm tries to tell Jessica that Chang visited and offer Malcolm a job. Jessica brushes it off and Malcolm finally tells Jessica that he wants Jessica to actually train him as a PI and he wants 25% of each cases payout. Jessica counters his offer with 20% and they both reach an agreement. Later on, Jeri goes to see her doctor without an appointment and they talk about alternative options for medication. Jeri wants a faster, painless and may be an illegal process to cure her ALS. The doctor doesn’t budge and Jeri walks out of the doctor’s office. Back at Trish’s apartment, Jessica and Trish are talking about the info they got and come across someone named Inez Green who was a nurse at IGH. Green is now homeless and they two set off to find her in an abandoned neighbourhood where the homeless are. They find a homeless man who tells them that Green is in a building nearby and to watch out because she sent someone to the ER just for looking at her wrong. Jessica and Trish go into the building and find someone who attacks Jessica on the upper level while Trish is below and uses the same inhaler that Simpson used. Trish goes upstairs and uses a taser on the woman and knocks her out. Meanwhile, Someone breaks into Alias and steals all of the IGH info and Malcolm walks in at the last minute to discover this. We cut too Jeri on a Russia website buying a cure that is worth a lot of money. Meanwhile, Jessica and Trish interrogate Green about IGH and they find out she was a nurse and Hansen scarred her and broke her physically. Meanwhile, The guy who stole all of Jessica’s files is about the go back to his van when we find out that it is someone from Chang who is trying to one-up Jessica on her case. Hansen jumps down and beats up the guy and Chang calls 911. We then cut to Jessica and Trish driving away with Green in the back when they reach the crime scene where we see what Hansen left behind and Jessica is then arrested right on the spot.
This episode was another great episode and I’m starting to like Season 2 more than Season 1. Season 1 may have had Kilgrave but this Season is telling a more personal and focused story on Jessica that it’s very compelling to watch unfold.
The acting in this episode was also great and is on point with the rest of the episodes so far. The only downside is the stuff with Jeri. I know she is dying and we are supposed to feel bad for her but, it just feels like extra drama tacked on, and it just isn’t doing much or it just doesn’t feel compelling at all. I feel bad for Jeri but if the meds she bought works for her then yay.
I like how Trish used Simpsons Inhaler and this could be the point that Trish develops her own powers and maybe by the end of the season she will become Hellcat. I also really liked how Malcolm is finally stepping up and wanting to have a bigger role in this season. This is great for Malcolm’s character because I really like him and I want to see him do more. He isn’t just the annoying little brother (His exact words) to Jessica and he wants to prove he can be useful.
I also like how Hansen is the main villain of the season right now and she only shows up at the end to make Jessica’s day even worse. It goes to show that they are using her very sparingly but, I would like to see more of her and maybe a little more development so we can know what her true plans are.
A lot happens in this episode and it really does feel like everything is coming together and it feels like something is about to go down and I can’t wait to watch more episodes.
The Verdict:
AKA God Help the Hobo is another great episode of this Season and it really does help put things into perspective. Jessica and Trish are getting closer to solving the whole IGH thing, Malcolm lays down his plans for Jessica and Chang shows just how far he is willing to go to screw over Jessica. I really like where the season is going and I can’t wait to watch more.
9/10
Next up, Episode 5
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 3
Alright, time for Episode 3. Will this episode maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
The story picks up where Jessica (Krysten Ritter), and Trish (Rachel Taylor), are on the beach disposing of Simpson body. Simpson also had a car with a bag full of weapons which Trish decides to take as protection. Later on, Trish brings in a shrink at her apartment in order to help Jessica with her memories. Of course with Jessica, it goes nowhere and she leaves Trish’s apartment where Griffin (Hal Ozsan), comes knocking on the door. Meanwhile, Jeri (Carrie-Anne Moss), gets a surprise visit from her board. They discuss the fact that Jeri hasn’t disclosed her illness and the board wants to kick her out. Later on, Jessica gets back to her office where Malcolm (Eka Darville), hands Jessica an eviction notice. Jessica is rightfully pissed and goes to Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), to talk about it. Oscar tells Jessica that she has 30 days to move out and he is afraid of her after what happened with Wizzer. Meanwhile, Trish and Griffin have a fight about what Trish did and they decide to take a break from their relationship because of everything going on. Jessica does more investigating on IGH and her past. She later goes to bed that night and has a nightmare about the meat faced man and there is also tints of Purple surrounding the area (Will Purple Man come back?). Malcolm is able to find dirt on Oscar and Jessica wants him to go question the landlord about it.
Meanwhile, Jessica heads back to IGH search for some clues and she finds a door with the name Dr. Leslie Hansen. Trish picks up Jessica and the two of them talk about what Jessica found and what happened with Griffin. Trish and Jessica head to Hansen’s apartment where they find the place cleaned out. An old man comes to tell them that someone came and moved everything down to the basement of the building. Trish and Jessica head down to the basement where they find a furnace with a burned head inside. Meanwhile, Malcolm goes to the house of the landlord and tries to get him to do something about Oscar when he refuses and slams the door on Malcolm. Later on, Jessica and Trish go to the morgue and plan the head in the storage and put it into the system without anyone noticing. They get one of the employees named Maury and Trish wants him to call her when the ID comes in, in exchange for a favour of course. Later on, Jessica plans to get Oscar out by clogging her toilet as a distraction so she can snoop around his apartment. She runs into his son and when Oscar gets back, he is understandably pissed about Jessica breaking in. Jessica and Oscar talk and Oscar says that he is the one who painted a picture of the landlord’s boyfriend and has done nothing wrong.
Meanwhile, Trish is watching the videos that the Wizzer made when Griffin comes back and scares Trish. The two of them talk things out and Griffin sneaks a USB drive onto the computer. The next day, Jessica wakes up to find Jeri at her door and she hands Jessica a notice that Chang is looking to sue. However, Jeri rips up the notice and instead, she wants Jessica to look into her board partners so Jeri can stay in the company. Jeri then reveals that she has ALS, and wants Jessica to help her before she dies. Later on, Trish wraps up an episode of Trish talk and she gets a call from Hansen herself, asking her to meet her alone later on that night. Jessica wants Trish to not go to her because Jessica thinks it dangerous and she will go instead. Trish insists on going but Jessica sends TMZ a tip that she is dating Griffin and will leave the paparazzi all over her and she also sends Malcolm to block Trish from leaving. Later that night, Jessica goes to Ruddy’s and Hansen comes and the two of them sit and talk. Hansen reveals that she did work for IGH and she was one of the doctors that gave people powers, including Jessica. Meanwhile, Malcolm makes it to Trish’s apartment where she gets a call from Maury saying that the skull was in-fact Hansens. This causes Trish to freak out, her and Malcolm then plan to go to Jessica to tell her what’s going on. They devise a plan that Malcolm will lead the Paparazzi away so they can sneak past. Jessica and Hansen are still talking with Jessica saying that she is going to stop her from making any more super-powered people. The is leads to a mini fight and then a chase where Jessica meets up with Trish and Malcolm outside the building. A lone Paparazzi is grilling Trish when Jessica takes his camera and finds that he got a shot of Hansen before she lept away.
This episode really does raise the stakes tenfold and this episode is like a non-stop bombshell drop after another. After watching this, everything is starting to come together and the conflict is starting to move along at a nice pace. So far this season is able to achieve a steady momentum and has not been boring at all.
The acting in this episode also keeps up with the other episodes and is really great. Even Maury is a great addition to the cast being the Mourge worker and Hansen proves to be scary and also intimidating.
The only downside is the whole Trish and Griffin stuff. I just can’t seem to latch on to what is going on between the two of them. However, it seems that Griffin is hiding something and maybe he is working for someone who is planning to take down Trish or Jessica.
The Verdict:
AKA Sole Survivor is another step in the right direction and really does pick up the momentum this season started out with and brings it to a whole new level. This episode raised the stakes for our Alias crew and I can’t wait to see what happens next.
9/10
Next up, let us see how Episode 4 will play out.
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 2
Alright, time for Episode 2. Will this episode maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
We pick up with Jessica (Krysten Ritter), at a bar doing her favourite thing in the world, drinking. While there, Jess meets up with a stranger who tells her she a has a nice ass before the two of them go to the bathroom to have sex. The next day, Jess goes to a funeral home to investigate more on Dr. Kozlov. She later finds out that Kozlov is actually dead and when she snoops around the house. We then cut to Trish (Rachael Taylor), who is out to brunch with her new boyfriend when her mother, Dorothy (Rebecca De Mornay), drops by and drives the boyfriend away. It then turns into an awkward mother-daughter brunch where Trish asks her mother for contact info of a former director Trish used to work with, Max. Dorothy gives it to her and they both exchange some hateful comments to each other. While this is happening, Jeri (Carrie-Anne Moss), picks up a hooker. We cut back to Jess who is still snooping when she is attacked by a guy in a wheelchair. Jessica then learns that the man who killed Kozlov is none other than Will Simpson (Wil Traval). Will was presumed dead but Kozlov took him in and tried to fix him after he lost it last season and now Kozlov is dead. Jessica is furious after learning this and tries to call Trish with no answer. Jessica goes back to her home and does more digging on Wizzer and Will when she finds keys in Wizzers bag, keys to Wizzers apartment. Jessica then gets a visit from the police, they are looking to bring her in for questioning about what happened to Wizzer. Jess tells them to go away because she is working and they don’t have a case against her. Meanwhile, Trish calls Malcolm (Eka Darville), for help with a task she is planning to do. Jessica goes to Wizzers apartment and finds a laptop with videos of Wizzer talking on them. She also finds a mongoose in the apartment that got loose and is hiding in the bathroom.
Meanwhile, Trish and Malcolm arrive on a movie set where Trish goes to Max and she wants to talk to him. We cut to Jessica coming back to her office where she digs more into Wizzers computer and finds a connection that he was trying to get a hold of Trish so he can tell her his story. Jessica starts to panic when she tries to call Trish again and she doesn’t answer. Trish is waiting in Max’s trailer when she puts her plan into action, asking Max for access to Hospital records through Max’s connections or she would blackmail him with stories about them sleeping together. While they are talking, Malcolm is recording the exchange so Trish can use it against him. Jessica get’s fed up and goes to Trish’s apartment where she only finds Griffin (Hal Ozsan), who is also freaking out about not being able to find Trish. Griffin tells Jessica that she met with her mother at lunch and wanted information from her. Malcolm finds Max who is leaving the set and punches him in the face to scare him. Trish is still on the set when she finds Will is there and she shoots him in the leg. Jessica goes to Dorothy and she interrogates her on what Trish wanted and Jessica finds out where Trish is. Jessica finally makes her way to the set and finds Trish has Will tied up. They both start to question Will and he tells them that someone is after him and he only wanted to protect Trish from IGH. After spilling the beans, the lights cut out and someone comes kills Will.
This episode continues the momentum of the new season and creates a really interesting new villain. I thought that Will Simpson was going to be the main bad but with him presumably dead, he is off the table. I didn’t mention that when Jeri picked up the hooker, it led to one big orgy with 2 other girls as well. This was the least interesting part of the episode because it didn’t really advance the plot and it was just purely eye candy for the viewer.
The acting in this episode was very well done with everyone on point, even including the Mongoose. There was a lot more emotional scene in this episode with Trish revisiting her past and it clearly didn’t sit well with her. It really shows the lengths that Trish is willing to go too for Jessica and you can tell she really wants to help her discover her past.
Only 2 episodes in and I really like where the season is headed. The writing is great and it really does set up the whole mystery with IGH very well and I can’t wait to see what will unfold out of all this.
The Verdict:
AKA Freak Accident is another great episode for the new season of Jessica Jones. We got to learn more about the true motivations of both Wizzer and Simpson and this really helps their characters become less forgettable in the end. Also, we got to see a lot more emotion from Trish and Jessica in this episode and it really helps sell what the characters are going through. I am really excited to watch more and things are really heating up.
9/10
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 1
It’s finally here! Season 2 of Netflix’s Jessica Jones. After an explosive and intense first season, Season 2 decides to go for a more personal story about Jessica and her true origins. Does the first episode help set the tone?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
Season 2 takes place after Season 1 and The Defenders, Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), is now a well-known PI and along with her assistant Malcolm (Eka Darville), they are both running Alias Investigations. Jessica is on a case where a pizza lady wants to know what one of her co-workers is doing and why it takes so long for him to do his job. Jessica finds out the delivery boy is sleeping with his clients (Classic). Jessica goes to receive the payment and show the evidence when the manager wants her to kill the guy and she goes into a whole spiel about how she is not a murder. Next, we cut to Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor), who is at a party playing her Patsy character in order to get information for Jessica about her past. She gets the evidence and shows it to Jessica later that night when Jessica scolds her for bringing up the past. The next morning, Jessica and Malcolm open up for business and hear a bunch of cases. One about Lizard People (Classic), one about a missing person and the last one is about a guy who calls himself the Wizzer because he has speedster powers when he is scared. Jessica doesn’t take any of them and then we are introduced to Chang (Terry Chen), who comes to their office with an offer to buy out Alias because Chang is also a successful PI. Chang doesn’t want Jess to steal his customers away and the two get into an argument.
Next, we cut to Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss), accepting an award and her board scolds her. Next, we see Trish finishing up her show and her boss comes down to tell her that the ratings are tanking and that Trish should go back to talking about superheroes or do more clickbait like articles. Trish talks to her boss and says that she won’t get Jess on the show because she doesn’t want to exploit her. Next, we cut to Jess trying to get dirt on Chang so she can knock him down a peg. Chang sees her outside and Jess flips him the bird. Jess goes back to her place where Trish and Malcolm are their and Trish brought with her a box with Jessica’s family member ashes. This causes Jess and Trish to fight about Jessica’s past and why she doesn’t want to go back and investigate it. Later that night, Jess sits in silence and finally gets the courage to look at the contents of the box and finally agrees to digging up the past and investigate it. Later the next day, Jess is finally able to get something on Chang by looking at a website of one of Chang’s clients and is able to get a dog back for them. This causes Jess and Change tension which leads Jess to beat on Chang. Jess is arrested at the scene and is bailed out by Trish. Chang later goes to Jeri and tells her she wants to sue Jess for what she did. Later on, the Wizzer comes back to Jess’s office scared out of his mind. This causes Wizzer to finally show Jess he actually has speedster powers and he knocks over Jess’s brother’s ashes and this leads to a chase outside the building that leads to the Wizzers death when part of a construction scaffold collapses on top of him. This is the final push that Jess needs to actually start investigating her past. Jess goes to IGH (Industrial Garments & Handling), which looks abandoned and she starts to have flashbacks to when she was brought in. She slowly realizes that this is the place she got her powers, along with Wizzer and we see that someone else was created there as well but aren’t sure who it is.
Right off the bat, Jessica Jones maintains the momentum that the first season set and decides to go a different direction. This time around, instead of looking for someone to kill because they were bad, Jessica is finally deciding to get answers to her mysterious past and this will lead her to finally discover who made her super.
The acting in this episode was great, everyone is on point and even the newcomers make a great first impression. Chang feels like he is going to be a thorn in Jessica’s side and I can’t wait to see how that is going to unravel. Kristen Ritter also does a great job of showing us a more emotional and vulnerable Jessica now that her investigation is more personal this time around.
The Verdict:
AKA Start at the Beginning is a great first episode to this new season. It sets up the conflict and the main plot for the season nicely and it’s great to see the hard edge Jessica back again for another season. If you watched the first season already, you are probably gonna watch season 2 anyways but, for those who haven’t, I highly recommend you to catch up on what you have missed.
9/10
Next up, Episode 2 of course.
Luke Cage Season 2 Gets a Release Date Along with Trailer
Sweet Christmas! After hearing nothing for months about Season 2 of Luke Cage. Netflix finally gave us our first look today for Season 2. Not only did they give us a trailer, they also gave us a release date for the new season.
You can watch the trailer down below:
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Luke Cage Season 2 will be available to stream on June 22.
Source: Netflix’s Youtube