The two Netflix Marvel TV shows, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, have been incredible additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Both their first seasons have a 9.5/10 rating on TUCHI, but which one is slightly better than the other?

Mild spoilers ahead…

Let’s start by looking at the main characters. Even if they are superheroes, Matthew Murdock and Jessica Jones are characters that the viewer can relate to. Matt’s struggle to get his business going with Foggy Nelson and Jessica’s fight to get over a powerful trauma in her life are real world problems that show that they are realistic persons. I don’t think I can compare them objectively from a moral point of view (in a subjective way, I like Jessica’s sarcastic humor a lot), so the one thing that can differentiate them is their superpowers. That being said, there isn’t too much too compare. Daredevil is a blind man who can almost see and fights very well, while Jessica is just an incredibly strong girl who can fight very well. If it’s put that way, Jessica is the clear winner.

The next important part of both TV shows is the villain. Right from the beginning, I have to say that in my opinion, Kilgrave’s got a lot going for him over Wilson Fisk. He has the David Tennant charisma, but is simply terrifying. You may say that Fisk has a lot of influence over Hell’s Kitchen, but Kilgrave can control minds. That is what I call influence! From a viewer standpoint, Kilgrave is the one villain that I wouldn’t want to be real, Fisk can just go ahead and exist.

Now that we’ve talked the good points that the two shows differentiate a lot in (in my opinion), let’s talk the bad points. The main flaws that I have noticed with Daredevil and Jessica Jones are these: the man without fear tends to get repetitive (he fights, he almost dies, he does it again), and the bodies in Jessica Jones just don’t get noticed by anyo. The latter is not as obvious as the first to the viewer, and I feel like Daredevil‘s repetitiveness bothered me more, so this is another win for Jessica Jones.

All in all, it is clear that, in my opinion, Jessica Jones is better than Daredevil, the score being 3-0. They are both very good, though, so it is hard to compare them. I can’t wait for Daredevil‘s second season (18th of March), and I hope it will make me change my mind about which show is better. What do you think? Who wins: Daredevil or Jessica Jones?

NOTE: From March 19th to March 31st, I’ll be posting one Daredevil season 2 review a day.

–TUCHI