Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24675861-20151122082146/@comment-27288126-20151130213843

DavidAtkins77 wrote: I love the series. I just feel like Kilgrave's powers were slightly inconstant. Most of the people who he commanded could not do anything except fulfill his command, but when he commanded his dad to kill himself, he could still function and work on the cure as long as there was know scissors in sight...other than that it was great

The way they describe it is, that the person has full control. They still have their own conscience, the only difference being, they have this insurmountable need to do whatever Kilgrave has ordered them to do. But for Albert, there was no way to fulfill this need, he was restrained and Trish, who was stronger and faster was right next to him. I actually really liked the way his actor has played it. When he was, with his hands bound behind his back, looking at the knife the way kid with a sweet tooth might look at the candy on the self just out of reach.