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TV Review: Marvel’s Jessica Jones 1.1 “AKA Ladies Night”

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Marvel Jessica Jones Netflix series Krysten Ritter

Marvel's Jessica Jones
Episode 1.1 "AKA Ladies Night"
Created by Melissa Rosenberg
Starring Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Rachael Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Tennant
Netflix
Premiere date: November 20, 2015

Marvel's Jessica Jones starts off with a dramatic bang. Taking place in the same dark Manhattan of fellow Netflix seriesDaredevil that contrasts so heavily with the New York that Iron Man and the Avengers saved just a little while ago, the grit and overt noir feels more like something out of Christopher Nolan’s depiction of The Dark Knight. The difference here is that Ra’as Al Ghul’s Detective is 5’9”, female, and doesn’t need a mask to intimidate the baddies.

The first episode, "AKA Ladies Night," does some interesting things when it comes to its depiction of women. Jessica Jones takes place in a woman’s world. The first ten minutes of the show is bereft of male-speaking roles [...]

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