Zach & Tavie dive back into the seedy underbelly of the Netflix side of the MCU’s New York City as they check out the darkest, most mature project to date, the first season of Jessica Jones. Be warned now that some serious content is discussed in this one, details of which are mentioned early on.
In this show, we follow the super-strong private investigator, Jessica Jones, as wonderfully brought to life by Krysten Ritter, previously of Breaking Bad & Don’t Trust The B In Apartment 23 fame. She is doing what she can to get by while also dealing with PTSD imposed upon her by the truly awful Kilgrave, as brilliantly portrayed by David Tenant, as one of the truly worst of the worst super-villains in the MCU so far, even if lacking his comic-accurate purple skin.
It’s got a strong female lead, tackling sensitive subjects, a same-sex relationship that’s not a cliché or stereotype, and of course some superheroic action along the way. Unfortunately, it’s also got some fat-shaming and supporting characters that can come off as cartoonish caricatures, but nothing’s perfect.
Beyond that, you’ll get more of Tavie’s NYC-based observations and fact-checking, spotting Broadway stars, not one but two connections to a non-Marvel piece of superhero TV that recently ended its run, Jessica stretching her voice acting skills, a truly AWFUL euphemism, that blah expression in slo-motion over and over, continued attempts to not directly refer to more prominent MCU superheroes, and maybe even a stray camera guy in there at a point.
We also explore questions such as “How many terrible things can you remember Kilgrave making people do?”, “How awful is Hogarth?”, “Did they sound like Alvin & The Chipmunks?”, “Who is the best Scrooge McDuck?”, “Could Kilgrave defeat Thanos?”, and plenty of others.
All of that, plus our usual SPOT THE STAN and MARVEL TRIVIA segments. Of course, there’s no PENNY’S CORNER this time around, as the content of the show required a 100% no-Penny zone. Maybe she can check it out when she ‘s older. You, however, can tune in right now! So, please do!
Produced & co-hosted by Zach Woliner & Tavie Phillips
Featuring Penny Woliner
Edited by Zach Woliner
Theme music by Luis Humanoide
Cover art by Chris Giarrusso
Dedicated in loving memory of Fred Phillips
