Why does Luke appear in Jessica Jones and Jessica doesn't appear in Luke Cage?
Having watched both series, with their release dates being:
Marvel's Jessica Jones - November 20, 2015
Marvel's Luke Cage - September 30, 2016
Luke appears in multiple Jessica Jones episodes and has a significant part in the plot, and Jessica appears in none of the Luke Cage episodes.
Since Jessica Jones was released before Luke Cage, why did Luke appear in Jessica Jones and not the other way around?
Wouldn't it make more sense to each one have their own story, and then merge them, like they are doing now in Marvel's The Defenders?
Best Answer
There's not an in universe reason. It's the showrunners' choice, probably a creative decision. They wanted to introduce Luke Cage in her show, but felt no need to do it the other way around, or that she doesn't fit the story, or doesn't add anything to it - probably a combination of those reasons.
They ended up in good terms at the end of Jessica Jones. In the last 2 episodes, despite him being mind controlled by Kilgrave, she initially refuses to shoot him. He tried to fight it off and to avoid hurting her.
Jessica: Please stop. Please stop.
He had a painful expression on his face and seemed to fight, then said:
Luke: Do what you gotta do.
She shoots him, then try to get him help.
In his last scene of the show, after he wakes up, he finds out Jessica was arrested and wants to break her out.
Claire: She's been arrested. She killed someone. It's all over the news.
Luke: He got to her.
Claire: No, no, no. She got to him. Kilgrave is dead.
Luke: She did it.
Claire: Yeah, she did it.
Luke: They can lock her up for that. I won't let that happen.
Claire: Okay. Okay, enough. She saves you, you save her, then she has to save you again. And neither one of you want to be saved, right?
In The Defenders, when they meet again, he was trying to convince her to stay due to their past relationship. In the 6th episode, they briefly address why they didn't keep in touch:
Luke: I can't believe this is what it took for us to talk again.
Jessica: I'm not good at keeping in touch. But you could've called.
Luke: Fair enough.
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Is Luke Cage in Jessica Jones series?
Luke Cage appears in the Netflix series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Mike Colter. Luke Cage first appears in Jessica Jones. In the first season, the character is introduced as a bar owner who Jones meets during the course of an investigation.What is the connection between Luke Cage and Jessica Jones?
Even in the MCU, Luke and Jessica are friends. Their relationship isn't one that formed overnight, despite the obviously mutual attraction that both felt. Thus, for a time, they were friends. It was long enough for fans to get on board the ship before it ever really took off.Is Luke Cage before or after Jessica Jones?
Luke Cage, Season 1 (September 2016)Months after the introduction of Jessica Jones, Marvel pulls up the curtain for another Marvel TV-verse superhero. Enter Luke Cage, who cannot be killed with bullets. The bulletproof hero is also known as Carl Lucas, an ex-cop who has been accused of a murder he did not commit.Why is every Jessica Jones episode aka?
The reason for all the episodes of the show having 'AKA' in them is because in the comics, the original title of said comics was simple "Alias", which in turn is because Jessica's PI firm is known as 'Alias investigations'. AKA stands for "also known as" which is the meaning of the word alias.Krysten Ritter Explains Jessica Jones' Powers
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Answer 2
The events of JJ season 1 feeds into a lot of events that are referenced in, or even extremely plot critical to, Luke Cage's first season. Chronologically Jessica Jones has to come first, and the events in question can't really just be shoehorned into a Luke Cage focused narrative. They are very deeply tied to Jessica's own storyline, Kilgrave in particular. Such events include (possible spoilers):
- How his wife died.
- How he got the data drive that came from his wife.
- Getting shot in the head with a shotgun, surviving, and meeting the Omni-Series Better-than-a-doctor-Nurse.
Answer 3
Jessica is horrible at keeping friends. She keeps alienating people that genuinely care about her. She herself says that "she is not good at staying in touch", which is a horrible understatement.
So in the "Luke Cage" series she wouldn't be looking for contact with Luke. Luke also wasn't so keen to contacting her, since in his series his cover is blown and he is a fugitive from the police and he wouldn't want to endanger Jessica (or risk the chance that Jessica is monitored by Police
after she killed Killgrave
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