![]() ![]() It would be easy for this to devolve into finger pointing, so it's very impressive that it never does. On a show full of trainwrecks who make lousy decisions that end up hurting themselves, she may well be the one who has made the most mistakes and stands to lose the most. She's a lawyer who worked hard to get to the top, And we watch as her life starts to come apart around her. Someone she sometimes works with, without either of them particularly liking the other(It is very much a case of mutual respect for the other's abilities and intense distaste for personal choices), is Jeri Hogarth(Moss, impeccable). It has a lot of emotional intelligence in discussing these immensely relevant issues. This also greatly encourages empathy for sex workers, the unhoused and ethnic minorities. It forces us to confront that maybe we Accidentally did this in real life as well. He becomes a full person in our mind - as he in reality of course always was. Which makes for a very effective turn when he quits cold turkey And becomes sober. At first, people don't really think much of him. Occasionally, he needs minor assistance, he gets it, and that's basically it. Add to that, next door neighbor Malcolm Ducasse(Darville, exactly right) starts out addicted to drugs. She feels a strong drive to make the world a better place, and may not always feel like she is doing enough for that. She definitely wasn't always, and we will see her struggle. She's a lot more stable and dependable, at least these days. I know that I watched stuff just like it when I was growing up. Every so often, we'll get another titbit of it, like hearing the theme song, sitting in on the tail end of a table read, hearing someone describe one of the plots. She used to be known as the titular star of kid's show "It's Patsy", which is also how a lot of people greet her when they recognise her. Her adoptive sister, former child star and current radio personality Trish Walker(Taylor, spot-on). It's called gaslighting, and it's something we need to put a stop to. But there are lots who can do that with a select few. In reality, there are no people who can force *anyone* they talk to, to do what they want, Make them think they want it, make them go along against their better judgement. Either way, it ended up with him forcing her. Perhaps it was just too big of a risk to take. And if he legitimately wanted to know if she felt the same, all he had to do is tell her she had to be truthful, and ask. Not seeming to understand that while he apparently did think of her as someone that he wants to spend the rest of his life with, she wants nothing more to do with him. He carries out what he believes are grand romantic gestures. And he claims to actually love our PI, and want her to be happy. An emotionally stunted narcissist, he literally can compel others to fulfill his lightest whim. His power? Others have to do anything he says, which basically means that he can either get everything he wants, or he can carefully think about every word that comes out of his mouth. He literally does not have empathy, and it is explained why. That man is Kilgrave(Tennant, making a meal of it). Her trauma is taken seriously, and it's put front and center. Whenever she starts to lose consciousness, immediately it feels like her abuser is right behind her, whispering in her ear, licking her(!). The smell and noise of it alone seems like it should be enough that you could never catch Zs, not to mention how many people around you don't trust being vulnerable near) she almost immediately comes to. ![]() These include trouble falling asleep, and even when she does, such as on the subway(which gives you an Idea of how badly she needs to rest. She has PTSD, as we see from the coping mechanism of naming her childhood home's streets, and her symptoms. When we first meet private investigator Jessica Jones(Ritter, snark personified), she's a recovering rape survivor. ![]()
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