We were already a little concerned about Netflix’s Jessica Jones show and how it would handle its villain, the Purple Man. New comments about the show’s “damaged” main character and taking the storytelling “even further” than the boundary-pushing comic it’s based on aren’t exactly heartening, and now we can only cross our fingers and hope it’ll still be handled with care.
News from Netflix started pouring out of the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour yesterday, and a panel of showrunners featured Melissa Rosenberg representing Jessica Jones. /Film reports that Rosenberg said,
It all starts with Brian Michael Bendis’s Alias series. He created this incredibly flawed, damaged interesting character. Regardless of gender, it was the character that drew me. He wasn’t afraid to go there, and we went even further. We’ve gone further in all of our storytelling.
So it certainly doesn’t sound like they’re planning on toning down any of the more objectionable parts of the story. But how dark and troubling could a show set in the MCU, which Kevin Feige has promised will never take a “dark turn,” get? Pretty dark, apparently, as Rosenberg also expressed that she’s not sure how fans will respond to the tone, which definitely sounds like it’d have to be a bit darker than Daredevil for that to be a concern.
However, Rosenberg also said that the show would be quite different from Daredevil overall, so maybe comparing the two is just apples and oranges. Really bruised oranges. If there’s one thing that’s still got us hopeful, it’s that she commented that the relatively obscure nature of the show’s characters has allowed for taking some liberty with their story, so maybe she will address of our concerns after all:
Where you run into limitations is if you’re using one of their characters and you need to be cognizant of the mythology of the character. We’re using some pretty obscure characters so we’re taking them all over the place.
While we’re all for great characters with interesting flaws, some of this has us a bit nervous. Still, we’re incredibly excited to see how it all shakes out when the show premieres. What do you think of Rosenberg’s comments?
(via /Film)
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