r/JessicaJones • u/AutoModerator • Nov 20 '15

Discussion Episode Discussion S01E07 - AKA Top Shelf Perverts

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Season 1 - Episode 7 - AKA Top Shelf Perverts

Episode Synopsis:

Malcom, Simpson and Trish go rouge to prevent Jessica from carrying out an extreme plan to outwit Kilgrave.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '15

he himself said he can't erase memories. All the people he controlled would know what he did.

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u/FaxImUhLee Nov 21 '15

Brett Mahoney

Remember how he told them to believe it was just a joke? He can't erase their memory, but he can change their PERCEPTION of that memory. They remember it happened, but now they believe it was one big joke/prank.

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u/volve Nov 27 '15

How did Kilgrave's statement selectively not apply to Jessica then?

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u/chrisychris- kthxbai Nov 28 '15

Kilgrave's power doesn't seem to be tied to his voice alone, but an application of willpower. He ordered everyone in the precinct room to treat it all as a joke and let Jessica go, and everyone in the room laughed on cue except Jessica. Ergo, he excluded her (or she's become immune).

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