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“Jessica Jones” continues to show Trish move from one sexual
relationship to the next, seemingly unable to find any sustainability. She even
admits that her life is a mess as her failed romance to Griffin falls apart and
a marriage proposal is denied. And just like that, after another “snort” of the
IGH “juice”, Trish goes right for the kiss with an existential Malcolm, who
visited his old university (and former girlfriend, clean and sober, with her at
first hesitant to talk to him before realizing he’s much better), surprised by
her aggressiveness. Prior to this, Trish was similar to a junkie going through
desperate sick need for her fix. Her jacket had been left in Jessica’s
office/apartment, with the IGH “pump”, Malcolm retrieving it, delivering it to
Trish when she was mad with need for her juice. When Trish took a snort at the
beginning of the episode she was looking for a fight, dumping a “pervert” out
of a bus, nearly attacking a bald, tattooed book reader who was not the
stereotype thug often presented in shows like this. Trish is presented as
unstable and totally in the throes of her “super addiction”. Her intense sexual
encounter with Malcolm leaves me perplexed at where this new development will
go because she can’t hold a relationship together but the show sure does
establish that the sex itself is passionate and worthwhile.
Seeing Jessica trying to come to terms with a potentially
substantive relationship with her super (he draws a portrait of her asleep,
with her taken aback by this) is amusing because it is like a fish out of
water, not quite sure how to function outside her comfort zone of loneliness
and disappointment (coming out of the misfire with Luke Cage has sort of
stymied her) of daily life absent a real love interest. I can’t see this going
anywhere, mainly because of the conclusion. We finally get an answer as to the
mysterious older woman with superior strength to Jessica: she’s Jess’ mom! I
kind of had my suspicions, mainly from a scene when they met at the bar in a
previous episode. The “why you ungrateful brat!” reaction to Jessica who
confronted her about being “turned into a freak” didn’t sit well with mommy. In
pursuit of Dr. Karl (the doc who seems to be IGH’s Frankenstein, seemingly in
love with Jess’ mom, their use of the shattered aquarium the means to get
distance from JJ), Jessica locates a “pantyhose heir” with a graduate son who
was “healed” by Karl in favor of being a donor for his research and mad
science. This develops off a funny scene where Trish tears into a doorman and
security over her and JJ not being allowed into a private men’s golf
club/course, allowing Jessica to enter over a wall to talk with the pantyhose
heir, eventually finding his boy, using a selfie and mild threat towards his
life in order to secure the residence/lab of Dr. Karl. This sets up Jessica
realizing the woman she has been after is her mother. It really shouts, “Shit
just got more complicated”!
Included is the subplot featuring all kinds of sexual
tension between Jeri and her current houseguest, Inez (Leah Gibson). Inez
realizes, because of her nursing background, that Jeri has ALS, wanting to offer
help to her. Someone from IGH, another human experiment, was “gifted” the
ability to heal, Inez telling Jeri she was “touched” also after the violent
encounter with Jessica’s mom. Receiving a sports bra, “hip” shirt, and food,
Inez appears to be abusing her “safehouse” privileges as Jeri tells Jessica
that she’s had enough of her guest. But Inez might can help Jeri, so this
stance could very well be altered. When Inez undresses in front of Jeri without
any problem, as Jeri looks on with a mix of discomfort and obvious attraction,
it is a well done moment of increasing sexual awkwardness…it does seem to be
indicating potential…something. Inez’ attitude and mouth eventually give way to
sympathy and a seemingly sincere desire to help Jeri. We’ll see how it goes!
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