I think that's the inevitable subtext of that kind of story and it's refreshingly honest to not be coy about it.

That's the comic. Not terribly relevant for the show, which is presumably also targeted at people who haven't read the comic. I went into it assuming that the show is supposed to stand on its own, considering how previous comic adaptions have been pretty free interpretations of their source material as well.

You know, I'm the first one to call for proper escapist wishfulfillment power fantasies with female protagonists, and there's no arguing that this isn't one. That said, just because we need more of those stories, doesn't mean that's the only kind of story we need.

I don't think the purpose of this scene was to spell it out for the slow viewers.

I haven't seen the comics, but the show has been about rape since the first episode. At this point I have to assume you're just being willfully obtuse.

I think it's rather that she cares about Malcolm, and she knows how traumatizing it is to be under Kilgrave's control. It once again drives home the point how he can always hurt her by hurting people she cares about.

Well, we've all got our pet peeves. I was just curious where you got the notion that canon or not-canon would have anything to do with that.

Just curious, what do you think shipping means?

Didn't know the comic, felt I could follow just fine. Got enough of the backstory to understand that she's the one of Kilgrave's victims that got away and that he's still obsessed with her and that she used to be more idealistic before the trauma. The rest seems like technicalities.

Alternatively, you might think that others have just generally more stuff on their plate, more additional obstacles to overcome. You might feel like you're playing on easy-mode compared to most other people, and be disappointed in yourself for still often missing the mark, of not making the best of having been delt a…

Seconding this very wise advice. Eat something.

That they are secretly feeling superior to others, because they measure themselves by higher standards.

For what it's worth, I think it was quite brave of you to be real with the guy, and make yourself vulnerable in the process and whether he knows to appreciate that or not, at least you can tell yourself that you can handle such situations with some maturity.

I don't see many uses for a Mad King on the show apart from cackling madly in a flashblack. The broken-man-speech probably gives an actor more to sink his teeth into.

People always talk about Miyazaki's great girl characters, but he also makes the most crush-worthy cartoon boys. Haku, Hauro, Ashitaka - all very different, all very delicious, precisely because they don't necessarily function as love interests. Compared to a Miyazaki boy, your average Disney prince is nothing but a…

For what it's worth, Tolkien also ends with the elves leaving. Human progress is seen as ultimately irreconcilable and irrevocable.

…what that particular person is looking for right now. But singlehood has its merits!

Yeah, it's absolutely possible to be on friendly terms with someone you've got a bit of a crush on without being tortured about it, in which case these things run their natural course and don't have to destroy the friendship.

Congratulations for having standards/an instinct for self preservation; that kind of boundary pushing is a major red flag.

Really, the creepiness rarely comes from the gesture itself - it usually comes from the presumption of making this kind of gestures to people you don't know well enough to know how they would receive it. So when in doubt, leave it out.