This review contains spoilers for Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2, episode 12, titled "Pray for My Patsy." To see where we left off, check out our review of Season 2, episode 11 and follow along with our full season binge here.
If Jessica thought that Kilgrave was the worst thing she would ever have to deal with, she's probably reassessing that opinion now. In some ways, a simple, black and white villain -- an unrepentant rapist, murderer and sociopath -- is far easier to confront than a loved one who loses control. How often do people in abusive relationships try and justify their partner's actions as aberrations, or the families of murderers try to reconcile the image of the person they know intimately with the heinous crimes they've committed?
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If Jessica thought that Kilgrave was the worst thing she would ever have to deal with, she's probably reassessing that opinion now. In some ways, a simple, black and white villain -- an unrepentant rapist, murderer and sociopath -- is far easier to confront than a loved one who loses control. How often do people in abusive relationships try and justify their partner's actions as aberrations, or the families of murderers try to reconcile the image of the person they know intimately with the heinous crimes they've committed?
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