Friday, July 9, 2021

Netflix Retrospective - Jessica Jones Season 3 Episodes 7-8

We’re taking another look at Jessica Jones, they can’t get Sallinger on much so far but we’re only 6 episodes in, let’s dive into episodes 7-8

AKA The Double Half-Wappinger

Isn’t that just a whole Wappinger?

Next morning, Jessica and Trish watch as Sallinger is released from prison to a full news crew? He’s found himself a lawyer in Jeri Hogarth, much to Jessica’s irritation. Hogarth’s trying to use this to increase her publicity, and Sallinger turns their attention to Jessica Jones and the ‘other vigilante,’ eventually turning the crews on Jessica.

Hogarth and Sallinger argue and for the first time Jeri is on the back foot. Though she still seems able to hold her own later when Jessica confronts her in her office. Malcolm is feeling guilty over his tryst with Brianna. He calls Zaya, wanting to talk to her in person she agrees to meet.

Jessica’s phones have been off the hook since Sallinger made his public statements, Gillian is a boss on the phone. With covering him 24-7 a non-option with his new media profile, Jessica decides to take a dig into his history. His brother who was killed in a ‘tractor accident’ unable to get the police file delivered to them, it’s time for Jessica and Trish to take a trip.

Meanwhile, Zaya brings up another client who dealt with a ‘masked vigilante,’ the rapist we saw in an earlier. Hogarth tells her to interview him, and we find out she accidentally sent a text for Kith to Zaya, oops.

They head to the town of Wappinger falls. But the police captain knows Jessica from the footage and isn’t willing to show her the file. Jessica texts Trish to feign car trouble to get the police to come out so can get the file.

Malcolm comes to the office and finds out about Hogarth being in with Sallinger. Hogarth advises that Jessica is both thorough and unyielding so any past transgressions would be best brought to life now. Sallinger dismisses her again. Malcolm is not comfortable working anywhere near him but of course it’s a law firm so…

Of course, since his business is risk management, he has the perfect excuse to do digging into Sallinger. The police files don’t seem to contain anything, it seems tractor rollover is a legitimate thing, but maybe among the other files there’s something they can use.

Zaya’s digging has brought up at least some of the clients accosted by the vigilante have ties to the law firm, Hogarth asks her to keep digging. Meanwhile Malcolm confronts Gillian wanting to know whatever Jessica knows, Gillian, being an absolute boss, won’t let him do that without Jessica’s permission.

But Jessica’s busy following a lead, the disappearance and likely murder of his high-school wrestling partner Nathan Silva. She’s about to confront the family and Trish is the one who answers the phone, giving him permission to access their files as long as they’re kept appraised.

The father seems to be open to Jessica but the mother less so as they argue in Spanish. Jessica notices a photo Sallinger took and sent to them after his death, taken right where a gazebo was built after, the officer was called into stop him but Jessica is hardly one to be stopped and finds exactly what she expected, Nathan’s body right under their feet.

Because it’s Sallingers first likely kill there’s likely still DNA to get him with. But now it’s down to Costa to make the case that it’s their collar. Meanwhile Zaya’s reviewing security footage and sees Malcolm talking with the masked vigilante.

Sallinger is teaching wrestling at a community centre, with Malcolm watching from the shadows. Trish decides to call in a tip to the New York Bulletin. Back at the community centre, Jessica tracked Malcolm’s phone and is on the scene. They see a kid opening a sports-bag and Jessica flashes back to the parents’ reaction when she opened the bag with the body in it.

Sallinger sees her and invites him in. He challenges Jessica to a fair fight and she accepts. The NYB gets photos of Trish in action. Sallinger quickly pins Jessica down but psychs him out mentioning Nathan and begins tossing him around, much to the delight of the crowd.

Definitely a worthwhile entry but things rarely stay simple for Jessica.

Rating 8/10

AKA Camera Friendly

Jessica is awoken the next morning by detective Costa. Trish’s showboating to the media has delayed any chance of the NYPD getting their hands on the body. Costa’s clout is already waning thanks to his involvement with Jessica.

Jessica heads to the Network to confront Trish but they’re in the middle of shooting. Making matters worse, Jessica just got a video on her phone, Sallinger threatening to kill someone, with little clue as to whom by day’s end. It’s sent via Insta-Yap, which means after 2 views it’s gone, so they can’t use it as evidence against him.

Trish gets Dorothy to take her place on the show so she can investigate with Jessica. Jessica tries to call in Costa but he’s in the middle of an adoption meeting with his husband and boy does this not make him look good.

Malcolm’s summoned to the firm, and they’re shown a version of Trish breaking in that leaves out the incriminating part of the two talking. Hogarth is livid and wants this person unmasked immediately and tasks Malcolm with doing so.

Trish checks out the marketplace where the video, she quickly verifies with a member of staff that the video was taken this morning. But the more she dives deep, the more he’s convinced its just a game, something akin to an episode of Patsy.

It seems the police are f*cking idiots and all Sallinger had to do was hire a decoy to sit in his place for $200. And yes, Costa’s there, and likely very embarrassed right now. Jessica decides to try and find a way to force him to communicate, send an Insta-Yap to him, showing her destroying all his stuff and calling him a liar. Unlike her I presume he knows about the 2 max views, and he’s not under house arrest, he was not legally forced to stay at home.

Zaya wants answers from Malcolm and it’s becoming more obvious that the secrets between them are going to wreck this relationship. Sallinger sends another video and since the videos are potentially clues to his victims, they notice that a woman with black hair and in a dark jacket is in both of them and set out to warn them, the only way to do that is with Dorothy and an interview, and because they’re trying a little harder than normal to not make Dorothy a terrible human being, she agrees to it. Geez, it’s almost as if they’re gonna kill her off.

Whilst the others try and convince her of the importance of being camera friendly, that’s not Jessica’s style and she gets right to the point. At this stage, I would’ve concentrated on the protecting the victim as opposed to brining up Sallinger, who is still likely to be implicated on Nathan’s murder. But the tactic worked, dozens of women are pouring into the police station, sh*t happens fast around here apparently but there’s a problem, because of that the police are being called back and no-one’s looking for Sallinger anymore. He does tell them where Sallinger was spotted during the day

The two hit the streets questing people about the victim, no luck but they find a truck from GT agrochemical, the same truck Jessica’s parents crashed into which began her journey. They believe it might be someone who works at the chemical plant. Sallinger is dressed up ready to go, Jessica and Trish get into and find the person.

Sallinger returns home to find the police waiting for him, but since he’s not technically been charge with anything there’s little they can do. The police are all over GT chemicals but they’ve got word that Sallinger is back home. So best case scenario, this was a waste of time and Sallinger was calling their bluff. Still, Nathan’s body is with the NYPD now.

With Jessica’s publicity controlling the narrative, Hogarth makes a bold move and makes a threat against Jones and the masked vigilante to the bulletin. Jessica heads back home and begins re-examining the video. Malcolm comes in and during their talk she has an epiphany, that they target was in fact Dorothy walker. Trish walks in to find her dead. Trish rushes off to kill Sallinger with Jessica rushing to stop her, arriving just in time to stop Trish dealing the lethal blow.

This really feels like it should be a penultimate episode, but we’ve still got 5 episodes left at this stage

Rating 8/10

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