Nov 24, 2015, 2:08 PM

Jessica Jones is excellent. I haven't watched the entire season yet (I'm currently at episode 6 I believe?) so I won't try to judge it as a whole but for now it's easily the best Marvel series I've watched simply because it goes from strength to strength. Its characters grow in a realistic way, its plot is solid and doesn't rely on superheroing gimmicks too much - if anything it's pretty low-powered for a universe where cities are being lifted to the skies then dropped as bombs, and the cast is top notch.

Furthermore I need to give kudos to the Netflix format. Without having to care about dragging viewers along and stretching plots there are no filler episodes, no monster-of-the-week distractions; the writing just goes for the jugular and doesn't let go.

Now, eventually it'll be more diluted - we know there'll be a Defenders series, Daredevil crossovers, etc - which can be a good or even great thing based on how it's pulled off but it'll still loosen the single-minded cohesion of the story focused on the impact Kilgrave has had on people's lives.

Speaking of the Purple Man, I really like him as a villain. His power is so simple, extremely easy to understand. And he's... wonderfully petty and psychopathic - he doesn't care about ruling the world, eradicating mankind or building underground lairs. He just wants what he can't have just to feel what it's like. Maaarvelous.