Jessica Jones

Another Netflix installation is that of the comic book adaptation Jessica Jones. On the surface the show is merely about a PI who has it out for a man with a knack for mind control. This sounds all well and good of course, in terms of PI stories. Of course the difference is that this show speaks on all sorts of disorders

From depression, to survivor's guilt, to you name it, Jessica Jones has it all. The great thing about the show is it handles these things not with a heavy hand or with a loud "aw" echoing through each script but with an equal eye. The writers treat Jessica as though we know her personally and we should mourn each disorder with her, not above her. This is where the show succeeds.

Another strength of the show is taking what could have been very, very neon colored (a purple-skinned man) and turning it into the pastels that paint landscapes (a man with an affinity for the color, it is not always present that is). The character of Luke Cage doesn't resemble Mr. T with a bigger chain and a tiara, instead he manages a bar and wears solid shirts that fit his abrasive personality.

The show, taking place in the same world as the Avengers and whatnot, shows the viewer that not every bow is tied neatly there and that humans don't only belong in neo-realism.