"My parents died, you don't see me raping anyone." "I hate that word." Lol, yeah Killgrave, so do people who have been raped.

I love his expression at the end when he says "I hate that word." It's so petulant and pouty, and perfectly sums up what a spoiled child he is.

This show was full of great scenes and moments, but I think this one encapsulates the strength of it more than anything. Because it gives an unflinching, brutally honest look at the rapists and abusers of the world, and why something that should be considered heinous and off-limits is so damn common in our society. Kilgrave, like many abusers, doesn't *think* he was hurting his victim or doing anything wrong. He's convinced himself that he was just making Jessica happy and showing how much he loves her. But it's not real love; it's the twisted, unhealthy version that's better known as "obsession". Putting your own needs above those of the person you supposedly love, so you must have them even against their will. And the belief that even if they say no, you just need to "win them over", be it with threats, violence, or in this case, mind control. We need more shows, and more heroines, like Jessica Jones.

This was one of the best scenes of JESSICA JONES! I love how this show, unlike so many others we have received, is able to discuss serious issues like rape and PTSD, and treat them with the respect and maturity that they deserve. Using these serious issues to explore the physical and psychological implications and consequences caused by issues is how you tell a story like this correctly, whereas most books and movies would use issues like rape and PTSD for simple shock value or as a plot-device.

"How am I supposed to know?" Oh I don't know, maybe just use your powers of absolute obedience to make anyone tell you honestly if they want it or not?

Kilgrave is without a doubt one of if not THE best villain in the Marvel TV universe. Slimy, creepy, dangerous, yet charismatic and understandable.

I really liked this scene. It's not trying to make us feel sorry for Kilgrave, just show things from his point of view and give a bit of explanation. Obviously he did a lot of terrible things that can't be forgiven, and his childhood is no excuse for that, but it would also take a toll on you to never know if anyone is doing something because they want to or if you told them to. After a while you'd probably just force yourself to lose whatever moral compass you have just so you could deal with it.

0:52 I died with this xD

"How am I suppose to know?" Come on, Kilgrave, its called having conversations without demanding anything. Its called asking questions and shit. Kilgrave truly is a monster. It's sad people side with him, and/or ship him with Jessica. They got tied into his performance.

Absolutely chilling preformance by David at 0:40. Insane.

His powers are quite complicated. I've seen multiple instances where he didn't exactly use imperative forms and his victims still did what he wanted. When even the question "would you like to get dinner with me" can turn into a command, which the victim then follows, I can imagine how hard it must be to form any kind of normal relationship with someone. Ironically, the only way to "create" an immune person is, as he did with Jessica, keep them around for quite a while. Could happen through daily meetings. When they're immune, he can begin to form the desired relationship.

Wow. This show... it's not that the writing and performance are all good, they are, it's that it's using this talent and quality to be daring in one of the most stagnant mediums. And not just be daring, but daring to grapple with important issues. Wow. I am so impressed.

Great character. It's like the kid from the Twilight episode 'It's a Good Life' is all grown up now and sees people as mere toys.

Ok knowing that killgrave got his powers as a kid makes him turning into a psychopath more understandable, doesn't excuse anything, but understandable. In my opinion, the time when you are a child is where your morals are built. While they can change over time, if nothing is done to help change those morals then they will likely cement themselves. Gaining those powers at a young age is the worst possible time for it as that power will (in all likelihood) corrupt the kid, as he'd get whatever he wants when he wants. He wants a toy? He'll get it, h wants a game? He'll get it, if he wants candy or treats, he'll get them since no one can say no to him thanks to his powers. And it'll get worse as he becomes a teen/young adult. By that point he knows he'll get whatever he wants, and he'll start abusing his power even more. Force good grades, relationships, possibly drugs, etc, and once hormones start up, then you can guess what would happen, and he'd get away with it since if anyone reported him, he'd simply order his way out. By the time he becomes and adult, you have killgrave. Meanwhile if an adult inherits this ability, depending on how they were raised it could go either way. The adult could abuse his powers and become as bad as killgrave, maybe worse, or he could use his powers for good (like how Jessica tried to get killgrave to do), and probably abuse them every once and a while (since no one is 100% perfect). Course there's option C where the stress from having to be careful of ever little word/expression (or else "I once told a man to go screw himself. Can you even imagine " happens) breaks him and he locks himself away in total isolation.

Oh, the five-star hotels bit... Like that makes any difference when you force sex out of her after, dude! Even Jessica was shaking her head there! Though, on the 'oh you have no idea' thing, I find it somewhat telling that he said the same thing to the guy he bought the house from, even though that guy had no clue who he was or what he could do. Either that's how he justifies it to himself, or he really did have problems with his own powers and gave up trying after a while (not counting torturing his parents as a kid; that was more childish revenge gone nuts and probably didn't help his later attitude at all). Doesn't justify anything he did, but it does explain a lot.

This is what we call deflecting and victim shaming Kilgrave knew that his voice could control people and yet he still did it anyway its sad to see how traumatized she is

And people say marvel is for kids

This and the punisher are definitely the darkest of all the MCU projects.

0:54 He told it to The Master and he ended up screwing Missy.

Kilgrave would probably never do this, but what if someone with his power ordered someone to be unaffected by any other orders he may give? That's probably the best way a mind controller could ever demonstrate that they genuinely don't want to usurp your free will.

David Tenant is such an amazing actor! Seriously!

Seeing him as The Doctor in Doctor Who makes him as Kilgrave more scarier for me: since Kilgrave is like an evil and terrifying version of The Doctor. Much like how Chris Evans as Johnny Storm was an immature Captain America.

0:54 class.

Damn. Powerful.

I'm glad that they had the creative freedom to use the R word. It's not some super power metaphor up for interpretation. It's not implied and never elaborated on. This sick man took advantage of a woman's body and tries to mess with her mind. That's rape. Kilgrave is one of the best written villains because he actually exists. There's men and women who are just as twisted as he is in real life and that's what makes him scary.

When I heard what Kilgrave did to her. It just made me full of rage. What he did to her its the worst thing that can happen to an innocent person. "I once told a man to go screw himself. Can you even imagine?" God I don't know what would hurt more his spine or his tic tac.

Not justifying what he did or does in the slightest, but his rational seems more solid than you'd think. As he mentions, he DOES have to painstakingly control every word he says in order to give people around him free will, because his only control with making people do what he wants is whether or not he says the words. Jokingly, I tell my friends stupid shit all the time just because we find it funny, so it would genuinely be hard not to give people accidental commands your whole life. Maybe they went out for dinner and, in his narcissistic delusion, he assumed that he was simply being really charming and sweet so he thought she wanted to have sex with him. It's hard for narcissists to tell, in fact, because they always assume that they're right. Again, not justifying the shitty stuff he does, but it's like his superpower actively discourages him from being good.

This is my favorite scene from the show. I just love how Jessica has a zero-tolerance attitude when she tells Kilgrave how wrong it was for him to rape her.

Bruh I was watching this at like 3am and then 0:52 hit and I laughed so loud, even though i knew this was one of the most Important scenes in the series smh.

I mean.... could you even imagine actually being Kilgrave? You could never have an actual relationship with anyone because you couldn't actually have any real relationship with anyone you would be forced to live your life with slaves who have no control you couldn't even have a decent talk with someone. It'd be like yo were in a sea of mindless zombies. It would be so so lonely.

After seeing Jessica and everything a part of me very well wanted Kevin (killgrave) to die I love David Tennant's performance but I want to see more characters pop up in Jess's world like in the comics it's great not only to explore Jessica Jones but the batshit folks who constantly plagued her.

I love Kilgrave cause he’s David Tennant and David’s acting is sooooo good! But I despise Kilgrave as a character. Well... I got enough love from Ten, so let me crawl back to the exact moment of Nine’s regeneration.

Hmm, all he has to do is add 'Are you willing...?' whenever he wants to know whether someone is following his orders blindly.

Ah man. To have a Marvel show that's not afraid to use relatable and REAL terms like "rape" multiple times in a matter of seconds without a joke in sight. I miss these kinda Marvel series.

Wait a minute I don’t remember kill grave saying that but I seriously skip over something by accident or was this a deleted scene either way I love seeing him angry

Tennant should be a villain more frequently. Awesome actor

I wuv!

I wonder if his power works on animals? Like say he was about to get mailed by a bear or a mountain lion. If he told it to stop, would it work?

It's called asking what

, I have heard some crazy crazy crap before that was truly pathetic lame wow sarcastic is just sad really truly sad sad how are you going to dance your way out of this one exactly word of the day

Is this season 1?

Funniest scene in whole seasons 🤣🤣

One of the best scenes of the series.

1:05 yeah Jessica there's this lovely little thing called Nature vs Nuture. While it's true some people are just born with a pension for violence and evil, others become that way because of how they are raised. So yes, bad parenting can and in this case DID, cause Kilgrave to become what he is.

I love how everyone in this comment section thinks their professionals when it comes to abuse and rape

Jessica and kilgrave make couples

She def manipulated Luke into sex. To make HER feel better about murdering his wife.

It's not rape tho lmao rape is a crime of anger not passion