Most shows you expect hero vs. villain where the hero and villain fight at the end. This wasn't that. I would argue it's better for it. This was a complicated, subdued finale. The time Jess spent with her mother made her subsequent death sad. I like that they lampshaded the Killgrave team up stuff from last season and, more importantly, the callbacks to the car crash to make it seem like mother and daughter could be heroes and help save lives. I will say, when they were talking about border crossings and all that, I was shocked to find out they were still only in West Chester. I know New Yorker City people consider that to be upstate, but they know it's still nowhere near Canada, right?
Hogarth and Malcolm finish their story arcs - Malcolm's is more sad than not, to be honest. I noted that Hogarth was rational and without emotion or loyalty towards Malcolm despite his great effort. This shows just how powerful an impact the con people had, which caused her to relax her guard. I wish we had seen Foggy join the new firm.
Regarding Patsy, oh Patsy, the big thing is what she did. Leaving that aside for a second, I enjoyed the "you used up two of your nine lives" and the ending as hints of Hellcat. Still, the big thing is how she resolved things. If we're saying this isn't the traditional superhero story, that's not the traditional superhero ending. It's very much something that no one can walk back from. Trish killed Jessica's mother. That's a big deal and can't have an easy solution.
Given all that, it's weird that I'm going to say there's a happy ending. At least, it was an optimistic ending. Jess has some closure and something to hold onto. They could end the show now, I suppose. On the other hand, Trish possibly getting powers suggests there's room for Hellcat and, certainly, Jess's ending suggested she could be a bit more of a hero. I'd definitely like to see a season three.
Four and a Half Stars.
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