Jessica Jones Is Marvel’s Greatest Show, Why They’ll Never Top It

It’s impossible to talk about what made Jessica Jones so great without talking about its central villain, Kilgrave. David Tennant performs against type in the scariest possible way, delivering a character that is just as violent and demented as his Doctor Who character is peaceful and brilliant.

The result, ironically, is that this character might as well be using his powers to mind control the audience…after all, we just can’t look away when he’s on screen

And if this Jessica Jones villain was impressive when the show first premiered, he has only grown more impressive in time as Marvel’s ability to deliver a great bad guy has gone downhill. Kang has become a soon-to-be-dropped nightmare thanks to Jonathan Majors’ legal drama, the Skrulls have become faceless jerks, and comic icon MODOK was turned into a bad CGI punchline.

The blunt truth is that if Disney really wants to make the Marvel brand strong again, it must either bring back Kilgrave himself or bring in villains who are just as good at making our skin crawl.