Jessica Jones and Supergirl are tonally such different shows that it’s easy to miss the similarities between them; but once you do notice them, they turn out to be pretty pervasive. (Note: SPOILERS for both shows.)
You’ve got the superpowered protagonist who lost her parents and has recently lacked the confidence to make full use of her powers …
Their expressions really do sum up the difference between the shows.
… her closest confidant and foster sister …
… who has serious mom issues …
… a costume based on the comics but rejected by the tv character as too revealing …
… a dweeby admirer …
… and a studly love interest …
… whose former partner makes everything complicated …
… a snide and creepily obsessive archenemy with snappy dress sense …
… a high-powered professional who’s arrogant, self-centered, and ruthless, but still somehow sympathetic …
… but not sympathetic enough to prevent a vengeful woman’s trying to kill her …
… plus, finally, a government guy who’s a villain in the comics yet seems like an ally here, though he definitely has something to hide:
