I finished watching the first season of 'Jessica Jones' yesterday, and I was not disappointed. I'm not crazy excited, can't hardly wait for season 2, but I was NOT disappointed. It is dark noir-streaming (as opposed to noir film, or noir television) at its best with a tortured, flawed hero who feels authentic, never contrived. That aspect of the show's success can be laid at the feet of both the writers, and Krysten Ritter. Given decent material to work with, Ritter runs with it, fleshing out what haunts Jones, and drives her. Despite a boozy self-destructive bent, Jones still tries to figure out her place/part in making the world as a whole a better place - never specifically her world, but the world that other people, all of the other people, inhabit.
'JJ' is a much better Marvel universe show than 'Agents of Shield', which is saddled with a horribly miscast cast, and more engaging than the other Netflix Marvel offering, 'Daredevil', but not as completely satisfying or thrilling as 'Agent Carter'. Perhaps that can be attributed to the fact that the first season of 'Agent Carter' was a succinct 8 episodes in length, with no extra time to roam down blind allies or toss out red-herrings. Not that 'Jessica Jones' teased the viewer with a bunch of false leads, but at times the 13 episode story didn't feel tight, as if it was wandering around looking for itself. And that is my only beef. Otherwise, I'd say the show is a hit, if not a homerun. A long single stretched into a stand-up double. At least.
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