Brother West lost me a LONG time ago…well before his fallout over the President's perceived snubs. His long-winded pontifications have almost always been revealed to be hollow bullshit upon analysis and he seemed to revel in coasting on long-past accolades rather than offering up anything new of substance. The fact…

Huh? It's clear that Hogarth was desperate and it's also clear that she believed that Kilgrave's powers to make anyone do what he wants were real. She obviously didn't factor in what that really meant. Seems like you're purposefully confusing yourself.

I believe this is covered in exposition after the events in "1,000 Cuts". Here's the thing, by this point Hogarth (and everyone else) believe that Kilgrave's powers "work" but they really have no idea what that means until they experience it firsthand. Hogarth likely thought his powers were akin to a hypnotist's or…