By: Ashton Newton Staff Writer
Earlier this year, Marvel’s cinematic universe got a new hero with Netflix’s original “Daredevil,” which added to the world of the Avengers with a darker, adult tone.
On Nov. 20, the follow-up, “Jessica Jones,” was released on Netflix to add to the new street-wise line-up.
These shows are two of four planned, with “Luke Cage” and “Iron Fist” coming at a later date, that will ultimately lead to The Defenders being formed and getting their own show.
Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter, “Breaking Bad”) is an alcoholic private investigator with super strength and the power to jump really high as she tracks down her enemy Kilgrave (David Tennant, “Doctor Who”), who has the terrifying power of mind control.
Along the way, Jessica gets help from some familiar Marvel faces including Luke Cage and her best friend, Patsy Walker.
I personally loved the show. I enjoyed seeing how the reality of the Marvel cinematic universe isn’t truly all Asgardian rainbows and Avengers towers, and how people with abilities leave devastation and pain behind.
It is definitely a dark show, aimed at adults, but I think as a comic fan, and a fan of superhero movies, it was an extremely rewarding watch.
One of the coolest factors of the show is that being on the streets of New York with this super powered character shows that the citizens in Marvel’s cinematic universe are beginning to open up and accept the fact that there are people with abilities among them.
I think this is especially important to show with characters like Spiderman, Doctor Strange, and Captain Marvel being introduced into the universe soon.
The trailer was also released last week for the next Captain America movie, “Civil War,” which will be released in May of 2016.
The movie shows how a new piece of legislation limiting the powers of the Avengers and other people with super hero abilities divides our protagonists into two opposing sides.
It will be interesting to see if the repercussions of the movie affect Marvel’s street-level heroes like Daredevil and Jessica Jones as well.
“Jessica Jones” and “Daredevil” are both streaming on Netflix now, with “Daredevil” season 2 and “Luke Cage” coming in 2016.
