Jessica Jones had puzzling opinions on ‘Law and Order’

Mansur Shaheen
4 min readJan 17, 2020
Jessica and Trish talk after discovering where the killer hides his bodies (Netflix)

Netflix’s Jessica Jones, one of a few Marvel branded shows that rolled out over the past few years before they were killed in the lead up to the launch of Disney+, had an interesting third season.

While the previous two seasons featured the titular character as a vigilante working just outside the law, suddenly, Jones becomes a staunch supporter of institutional law and order in season three.

The season’s main villain is a serial killer who has a vendetta against those with superpowers, as he believes that they have cheated their way to success. Jones turns him in to the police after she discovers where he hides the bodies of his previous kills, but due to a lack of physical evidence, he ends up escaping charges.

At this point, Jones wants to lead an undercover investigation herself in order to find evidence that can bring the killer down. He ends up murdering Jessica’s adopted mother, though, and then her sister and best friend Trish (who also became a powered person this season) goes out to seek revenge.

Trish nearly kills the serial killer with her bare hands before Jessica intervenes and stops her.

At this point, the season goes off the rails and it almost becomes comical how dumb the motivations of the characters are. Trish seems like the only…

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Mansur Shaheen
Mansur Shaheen

Written by Mansur Shaheen

Freelance writer. Bylines in American Magazine, SB Nation and Mondoweiss. Culture and Sports.

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