Marvel-s Jessica Jones - Season 1 -

Here is why you should (re)watch it immediately.

This isn’t a show about punching. It’s a show about .

The show deals heavily with sexual assault, psychological abuse, mind control, and PTSD.

Kilgrave just wants her . And a good glass of wine. And maybe for you to cook yourself into a coma because your soup was lukewarm. Marvel-s Jessica Jones - Season 1

Jessica Jones Season 1: The Darkest Corner of the MCU (And Why It’s a Masterpiece)

Years ago, a man named Kilgrave got his hands on her. Kilgrave (David Tennant) has the ability to control anyone’s mind with a simple verbal command. For months, he used Jessica as his puppet, his enforcer, his property . Now she’s free, but the PTSD remains. And when Kilgrave resurfaces, Jessica realizes the only way to stop running is to hunt the monster who broke her.

S1E10 "AKA 1,000 Cuts" – A bottle episode that is pure tension and horror. Here is why you should (re)watch it immediately

Why? Because she’s hiding.

★★★★★ (5/5)

Absolutely. While later Marvel Netflix shows got bogged down by too many episodes (looking at you, The Defenders ), Season 1 of Jessica Jones is a tight, brutal 13-episode psychological thriller. The show deals heavily with sexual assault, psychological

Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is a super-powered private investigator running a one-woman firm out of a grimy Hell’s Kitchen apartment. She has the strength to punch through walls and the drinking problem to match. After a brief, failed stint as a superhero, she now spends her days taking photos of cheating spouses.

David Tennant delivers a career-best performance, swapping the sonic screwdriver for a creepy purple suit and an unsettling smirk. He isn't a villain because he has powers; he’s a villain because he has zero empathy. He genuinely doesn't understand why "forcing someone to love you" is wrong. He’s a toxic ex-boyfriend with the power of a god. That is infinitely more frightening than a CGI sky beam.