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.
S1E10 "AKA 1,000 Cuts" – A bottle episode that is pure tension and horror.
It is not a "comfort watch." It is a show that will make you angry, sad, and profoundly exhausted. But it is also a show about finding strength in broken places. It’s about a woman who decides that the worst thing that ever happened to her does not get to be the last thing that happens to her.
Jessica Jones Season 1: The Darkest Corner of the MCU (And Why It’s a Masterpiece)
When Marvel partnered with Netflix, we expected grit. Daredevil gave us bloody knuckles and hallway fights. But Jessica Jones ? It gave us a panic attack in a bottle. Released in 2015, Season 1 of Jessica Jones remains the most mature, terrifying, and psychologically profound thing the Marvel universe has ever produced.
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.
Here is why you should (re)watch it immediately.