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Show runtime: 1 season, 2015
Shown on: Netflix
Creators: Creator and showrunner Melissa Rosenberg, the series is based on the "Alias" comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis
Sexualities: Melissa Rosenberg is straight, Carrie-Anne Ross, who plays Jeri, is also straight
Show Description: (from IMDB) A former superhero decides to reboot her life by becoming a private investigator
Queer summary: Jessica Jones is the first Marvel TV series to feature a gay/lesbian relationship. It has been speculated that Jessica, the main character, and her best friend Trish are both bisexual, as their storyline and relationship in the first season appears overtly romantic, but currently Jeri and her romantic interests are the only canon queer characters. Jeri is shown having an affair with her secretary Pam in the pilot episode, and her wife Wendy divorces her after finding out about the affair. Jeri later expresses her desire to marry Pam in the future. Later, Wendy is mind-controlled to repeatedly stab Jeri, and Jessica smashes her head into a coffee table to save Jeri, killing Wendy. Pam later breaks up with Jeri.
Creator Commentary: Melissa Rosenberg has described Jeri as a "sexual being" and wanted to portray female sexuality positively. Aside from that, Jessica remains the main focus of both the show and creator attention, and Jessica's possible sexual orientation has not been a major discussion yet.
Analysis: The series shows the first lesbian relationship in a marvel production. Canon material of the comics is changed to make a male character (Jeri) female, and her love interest remains female. Jeri is one of the coldest characters in the series and cheats on her wife, possibly vilifying lesbian characters and furthering the stereotype of lesbians are promiscuous. Jeri and Wendy are both tortured late in the season and Wendy dies from this torture, not only continuing the dead lesbian trope but also the trope of torturing gay characters explicitly on screen.
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