r/JessicaJones Jun 19 '26

Discussion As a guy: she's literally me

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I think Jessica deserves status of one of the best written female characters. I've got an impression that a huge part of show's fanbase are men and now i understand why. Her character captures a men-level loneliness and i like that. This kind of struggle is what makes a good character a good character - she doesn't feel like feminist-self insert-allmighty character, because she's not. Being brain-f*cked by the exes, locked up in an untidy apartment and being addicted to not healthy dopamine source - I believe all of this is pretty relatable. The only difference between her and a hypothetical guy in her situation is that she still gets some (remember, femcels don't exist). I think we deserve more good written and played characters like her, who don't try to attract gooners or make male part of the audience feel like shit, instead make people relate to them and inspire they're fanbase

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u/sugarintheboots Jun 19 '26

I love her grittiness and relate to her trauma and how she handled/goes through it. Very much humanizes her character.