Jessica Jones, Season 1
created by Melissa Rosenberg (2015)
Krysten Ritter nails the essence of depressed-yet-determined ex-superhero Jessica Jones, whose life as a down-and-out PI is put on hold when she is targeted by a supervillain with powers of mind control (played with casual monstrosity—yet also vulnerability—by David Tennant).
Arrow, Season 3
(2014-2015)
The theme of identity runs heavy through Arrow Season 3, with an upping of the characters’ personal stakes, relationship issues, deceptions, and ability to recover very quickly from both near- and actually fatal injuries. The show remains stylish, though out of control.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
dir. James Gunn (2017)
Guardians manages to send up the superhero and space opera genres while still plying its trade within those realms (and benefiting from the associated conventions). The humour is patchy, all too often telegraphed yet proving very funny when out of the blue.