The phantom of David Tennant ’s Jessica Jones villain — Kilgrave , the mind - dominatingPurple Man — has lingered across both season of the show so far . The theatrical role has become almost as inextricable from the serial publication as Jess herself . But according to Tennant , that wo n’t be the case in itsnow - final time of year .
Entertainment Weeklyrecently sat down with the actor to get his thoughts on Jessica Jones ’ inevitable substantiation that , alongside The Punisher , it was joining the rest of the Marvel - Netflix evince in the cancellation pile :
I do n’t really regard it as a cancellation so much as something having the life that it should have . Three seasons of that story is great . Rather than thinking of it as something that was offset , I remember of it as something that had three seasons that will live in the computer memory .
But intriguingly , the site also notes that Tennant and undisclosed author have confirmed to it that the actor will not appear the show ’s last season . You may recall that despite being killed off in the first season , here - look in time of year 2to depict Kilgrave as a lingering memory hounding Jessica from inside her mind . Which is interesting as , in the wake of the season 3 news , Jessica Jonesshowrunner Melissa Rosenbergteased that Kilgrave ’s taradiddle isnot necessarily overgoing into the third time of year :
Not quite yet!https://t.co/7xRYlpGzpn
— Melissa Rosenberg ( @tallgirlmel)February 18 , 2019
So is thisobfuscationon Tennant ’s part , or will Kilgrave seem through old clip or previously shot material , mean that while Tennant himself wo n’t be back , the type will be ? Or will he just be cite in season 3 , without any actual appearance ?
We ’ll have to waitress to get closer to the determination of Jessica Jones ’ fib to find out , it seems .
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