She took a life, and thats so counter to who she is.

[Kilgrave] was her reason for getting up at 3 oclock in the afternoon, Ritter joked.

She spends most of the show trying to get him into prison.

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She doesnt want to kill him, but that becomes her only choice.

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Before the series became part of Netflix, the showrunner composed a script for a potential pilot on ABC.

The only things that were the same were Jessicas character and the relationship with Luke, she recalled.

Thats where folks like screenwriter Scott Reynolds and Loeb were influential.

She, for one, approachedJonesas a character-driven story first and a superhero series second.

Well, that and no nudity or F-bombs during the sex scenes.

Thankfully, Ritter and Mike Colter are bros. We were in this whole process together, she said.

Its a huge sacrifice.

Afterward, he came over and gave her a bear hug, saying, Were friends again.

But theyre all white guys.

After a while you go, Where is the women?'

She continued, Audiences havent been ready for that.