History TearJerker / JessicaJones2015

** [[spoiler: Jessica clearly tramutized for losing her mom yet again, while the cops assure her that she did the right thing by killing her.]]

-->'''Luke:''' I was wrong. [[spoiler:You ''are'' a piece of shit.]]

-->'''Jessica:''' I look at you now and [[spoiler: I only see the person who killed my mother.]]

-->'''Jessica''': Heroes die.
-->'''Trish''': And this is how we honor them.

* The fact that the car accident in which Jessica lost her family [[spoiler:happened because her dad took his eyes off the road to try and stop Jessica from arguing with her brother. The guilt Jessica feels from essentially ''causing'' the accident must be overwhelming. This isn't helped by the fact that Jessica's last interaction with her brother was an argument.]]

** [[spoiler: Her 12 year old brother is now the only Scholtmann left now.]]

** At the same time, Jessica didn't know that Stirling was going to use her to repay his debts. She didn't get to see that part, so to her, he was senselessly murdered and therefore worth honouring. Given the lifestyle she was living, it may not have been a betrayal...

[[folder:Episode 5, AKA The Octopus]]
* After Trish discovers that Griffin [[spoiler:organized a surprise Engagement Party for her, Trish only replies "Thank you" and isn't even touched by the whole gesture he did for her (he even invited Dorothy and Jessica). Then Trish breaks up with him after realizing that she never loved him, and only wanted to have a career like his. It's especially heartbreaking after finding out that he genuinely cared about Trish, and that even Jessica was happy for her engagement briefly]].
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* Jeri breaking down in tears after realizing that [[spoiler:Shane is really a fraud, and not only that, he and Inez ransacked her entire place. Carrie Anne-Moss really sells that scene.]]

* Season two showcases that Jessica is the way she is mainly because the people around her are all using her for their own purposes and do not generally care about her at all. This becomes more and more glaring as the season goes on. To run down the list: Dorothy wanted to adopt her for a publicity stunt. Kilgrave wanted to use her powers and to a degree was too caught up in his own fascination of her. But now, Malcolm [[spoiler: uses Jessica to "have something to do" while he recovers from his addiction, takes every chance to go behind her back, and even when betrayed by Trish his first instinct is to lecture Jessica about "how much he's done for her," revealing that he did so just to feel better about himself, and then immediately proves himself to be corrupt by going to work for Chang.]] To make it infinitely worse, Trish [[spoiler: uses Jessica and her own involvement in her cases to feel important and the moment this starts working against her, she works against Jessica. She hijacks the investigation just to get powers herself and even goes so far as to commit murder just to prove that "for once, she can save Jessica," meaning she is "special." Yes, she is essentially willingly traumatizing Jessica to feel better about herself.]] The worst case, however, is Alisa, because [[spoiler: she explicitly states she wants Jessica nearby because Jessica can calm her down, essentially declaring that she wants to use Jessica first as a sedative, and then lectures her about how "their light should not be dimmed," that she "needs to feel invigorated" by rushing into danger.]] A running theme in the season is addiction, and Alisa showcases this perfectly by basically [[spoiler: telling Jessica that she is her feel-good drug.]] Wow. No wonder she drinks.

* Trish Walker's life before, with Jessica's help, she got away from it is an absolute tragedy mixed in with NightmareFuel. We learned a few episodes ago about Max molesting her at the age of 15. Now we see how she got sucked into the downward spiral of her fame. She's surrounded by typical YesMen who fuel her drug habits, leech off of her fame, money and success; addicted and high out of her mind. This all comes to a head when Jessica, seeking her out following Stirling's death, walks in on her in a club bathroom, high and about to [[spoiler: give a blowjob to the dealer who is selling her and her "friends" drugs.]] The way she reacts shows that before Jessica helped her up, Trish's life was a self-destructive streak a mile long. This is bad enough, but the way the rest of the season turns out, it seems Trish often takes her issues out on Jessica and so pushes away the only person who is genuinely trying to help her.

* Jeri breaking down in tears after realizing that [[spoiler:Shane is really a fraud, and not only that, he and Inez ransacked her entire place.]]

** At the same time, Jessica didn't know that Stirling was going to use her to repay his debts. She didn't get to see that part, so to her, he was senselessly murdered and therefore worth honoring.

** This exchange between Jessica and Trish shows that’s Matt’s sacrifice in ''Series/TheDefenders2017'' has become another major reason why Jessica is still reluctant to be a hero.

* Alisa's murder of Jessica's boyfriend Sterling, especially since he was a very NiceGuy who really valued Jessica and admired her powers.

** At the same time, Jessica didn't know that Sterling was going to use her to repay his debts. She didn't get to see that part, so to her, he was senselessly murdered and therefore worth honoring.
* Trish Walker's life before, with Jessica's help, she got away from it is an absolute tragedy mixed in with NightmareFuel. After we learn that she was [[spoiler: basically molested by Max, the director she worked with at the age of 15]] we see how she got sucked into the downward spiral of her fame. She's surrounded by typical yea-sayers who fuel her drug habits, leech off of her fame, money and success; addicted and high out of her mind. This all comes to a head when Jessica walks in on her in a club bathroom, high and about to [[spoiler: give a blowjob to the guy who sold her and her "friends" drugs.]] The way she reacts shows that before Jessica helped her up, Trish's life was a self-destructive streak a mile long. This is bad enough, but the way the rest of the season turns out reveals that Trish often takes her issues out on Jessica and so pushes away the only person who is genuinely trying to help her.

** This exchange between Jessica and Trish shows that’s Matt’s sacrifice in 'Series/TheDefenders2017'' has become another major reason why Jessica is still reluctant to be a hero.

* Alisa completely breaks down in tears after hearing over the news that Karl is dead. She then knocks Marilyn unconscious, despite her being nothing but generous to her, and breaks out of the prison.

* Season two showcases that Jessica is the way she is mainly because the people around her are all using her for their own purposes and do not generally care about her at all. This becomes more and more glaring as the season goes on. To run down the list: Dorothy wanted to adopt her for a publicity stunt. Kilgrave wanted to use her powers and to a degree was too caught up in his own fascination of her. But now, Malcolm [[spoiler: uses Jessica to "have something do" while he recovers from his addiction, takes every chance to go behind her back, and even when betrayed by Trish his first instinct is to lecture Jessica about "how much he's done for her," revealing that he did so just to feel better about himself, and then immediately proves himself to be corrupt by going to work for Chang.]] To make it infinitely worse, Trish [[spoiler: uses Jessica and her own involvement in her cases to feel important and the moment this starts working against her, she works against Jessica. She hijacks the investigation just to get powers herself and even goes so far as to commit murder just to prove that "for once, she can save Jessica," meaning she is "special." Yes, she is essentially willingly traumatizing Jessica to feel better about herself.]] The worst case, however, is Alisa, because [[spoiler: she explicitly states she wants Jessica nearby because Jessica can calm her down, essentially declaring that she wants to use Jessica first as a sedative, and then lectures her about how "their light should not be dimmed," that she "needs to feel invigorated" by rushing into danger.]] A running theme in the season is addiction, and Alisa showcases this perfectly by basically [[spoiler: telling Jessica that she is her feel-good drug.]] Wow. No wonder she drinks.

* Trish [[spoiler: killing Jessica's mom and Jessica taking the blame for her death]]

[[folder: Dr. Malus' Gifted assassin revealing herself to be Jessica's mother.