Good news, the article mentions Die Trying as next so looks like they following the books in order.
Television Reacher (Amazon Prime)
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Just got the last one to watch.
Ok so why is there a never ending supply of trained South American specialist assassins that Reacher can despatch with ease but the little weird Kleiner dude who weighs about the same as one of his legs nearly fecks him up?
Ok so why is there a never ending supply of trained South American specialist assassins that Reacher can despatch with ease but the little weird Kleiner dude who weighs about the same as one of his legs nearly fecks him up?
I think he is slight autistic? Speech patterns but a bit of some investigative savant, connecting dots?
Edit: Most telling is the lack of emotions and empathy.
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Some shades of Sherlock’s Cumberbatch but with the added ability of being able to throw people around, smash heads in and (once per book) sleep with the main female character. Loving it so far!
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I have aspergers. You seem to have misunderstood autism or something?
There are plenty of people in this world that dont display emotion very well and arent very empathetic and dont have autism. And there are plenty of people who have autism that display emotion, some even "too much" and have "too much" empathy.
Its common for the average person to have some traits that are on the autistic spectrum. To have "autism" or "aspergers" you would need to have a certain, larger amount of those traits and they would need to be to a degree that impacts your life a certain amount.
Most important is not to think you can diagnose someone else. There are medical professionals who are given that job and you must go through their assessments. I had mine last year.
Obviously this is a fictional character. I would say it 99% still applies.
Perhaps the author has said the character is supposed to be autistic. Or perhaps at some point it is stated in the books, or he has an assessment. Until then he doesnt.
As for his investigative skills I was assuming he is smart and has been trained as he has been with the fighting. I wasn't concerned that he has skills out of nowhere, just that if he has such great skills in every area its going to be hard to have a story where he is in actual danger without plot induced stupidity.
Yeah I wanted that Kleiner clown nephew/cousin dude to suffer a grim beating from Reacher but alas, he almost ended Jack ffsJust got the last one to watch.
Ok so why is there a never ending supply of trained South American specialist assassins that Reacher can despatch with ease but the little weird Kleiner dude who weighs about the same as one of his legs nearly fecks him up?
I watched the final episode last night. Meh, defintely something that started better than it ended. The characters and plot got more annoying and convoluted as it went on. They kept referring to people by their surnames and I had no idea who they were talking about half the time. The big finale in the warehouse was painfully dull.
Yeap. Felt like they rushed things through too fast.
A) is this any good?
B) which book is it based off? Killing Floor? As that was a great read.
B) which book is it based off? Killing Floor? As that was a great read.
A) Its decent.
B) Yes
What was so annoying is that every bad guy, you could work out easily without any doubts.
The reveal wasn't a reveal because it was so blatantly obvious.
A little predictable but overall I enjoyed it.
Thought the end really fizzled out with some weird story choices. They all had to run out of the warehouse coughing and choking due to smoke, but the baddy is able to give a 2 minute shouted story without a single cough?
Actor who plays Reacher has done an ask me anything on Reddit. Said he knows what book they’re adapting next but can’t say as of yet. Seems to basically confirm a second season
Second season has been confirmed already.
I saw it. Its more a detective series with some good action.
Very well done.
Very well done.
It was okay at first but I just couldn't buy the work of the main actor, he's terrible.
Finished it now, and enjoyed it. Feel it didn't finish as strongly as it could have.
The tiny guy smashing Reacher with a crow bar was laughably bad. Reacher just tanking shots on his arms and even getting smashed in the face. Surely that would really mess up your bones in reality. Should have just made it so Reacher was dominating the fight, and then let the kid get a lucky shot in which put them into the pool part.
Also the guy he hung with the tie. He seemed to beat the guy, and then instead of just ending it run away half a dozen times to drag things out for no reason. Just felt out of character, when early on he basically just ended fights as soon as possible.
Then the final barn fight, with the accountant shouting I got them, and the baddies just being so dumb and useless. They had four hostages, and yet the moment they are under assault not a single person grabbed them or put a gun to their heads.
Also the guy he hung with the tie. He seemed to beat the guy, and then instead of just ending it run away half a dozen times to drag things out for no reason. Just felt out of character, when early on he basically just ended fights as soon as possible.
Then the final barn fight, with the accountant shouting I got them, and the baddies just being so dumb and useless. They had four hostages, and yet the moment they are under assault not a single person grabbed them or put a gun to their heads.
Cruise was simply too small but he was better with the character of Reacher. I enjoyed this series but the main guy did lack a little bit of charisma at times.
Watched the first episode. It's an easy enough watch and I liked the actor in Titans.
But I spent most of the episode thinking "He's built like a fecking gorilla."
But I spent most of the episode thinking "He's built like a fecking gorilla."
Great fun to watch. Some good elements of humour too
Flying through this.
I like that he doesn't try to be "non-lethal" with bad guys. He straight up kills cnuts.
I like that he doesn't try to be "non-lethal" with bad guys. He straight up kills cnuts
.On the last episode....the series as a whole is a decent watch, keeping me entertained...but the acting if awful and the writing is meh. Future seasons have a huge amount of potential if the writing shapes up.
If you dont take it too seriously it's fun. The last episode in particular was one of those silly episodes where dumb shit happens but you have to laugh it off.
To be fair most people could write characters better than the guy who made their lead character a Chuck Steakman, super powerful machine with zero faults who gets all the women and totally has a massive wang that he can use to helicopter from town to town.
I'm enjoying the show but it really is a "turn your brain off" deal. Jack Reacher will never be a great character and I would happily die on that hill. Presumably after being perfectly shot in the head by Jack himself, fifty miles away with a thumb tack blown out of a paper straw.
After all, he's Jack "Reacher" Reacher. Even his mother called him Reacher. Because he's no nonsense - he drinks black coffee because otherwise it's just nonsense. He's stern and he broods and his stern brooding reminds people that he can kill everyone with his bare hands as if someone managed to harness the daydreams of every single bloke creating fake arguments in the shower. That's Jack "Reacher" Reacher - he has more muscles in his finger than we do in our entire bodies combined. He once stopped a bullet with his pecs because he's Jack "fecking Reacher" fecking Reacher.
Even his muscles have muscles and the biggest muscle he has is his brain which is packed with so many muscles that he can even remember what YOU ate for dinner seventeen years ago (even though you never told him and just met him at a bus stop five minutes ago). Jack Reacher - his only weakness is that there's only one of him.
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Just finished this, thought it was decent. Not amazing, and it was a little difficult to follow in places but it knew not to outstay it’s welcome. Definitely not something they could stretch into 20+ episodes.
Final episode felt a little predictable but satisfying nonetheless. I’ll probably watch the next season.
Final episode felt a little predictable but satisfying nonetheless. I’ll probably watch the next season.
The ending was a bit meh but overall it's very watchable. Obviously Ritchson plays the character perfectly
Season 2
Season 2, 15th December.
Might watch it if I don't find anything else to watch. The season 1 was meh, especially the final episodes, not to mention the plot armour goes way over the top
YES!
I mean plot armour is what Reacher is all about. Battering 5 blokes with one arm tied behind his back.
I get that. But seems like everyone around him also has the plot armour
Have you read the books? The newer ones that his brother has written are fecking shite.
No, but I do plan on it, think I have most of them on an e-reader.
Definitely worth a read, especially the earlier ones.
Big bastard, isn't he?
Exact opposite of Tom Cruise!
Love this series
I enjoyed it, it is what it is, I’m not expecting an arty masterpiece. Turn your brain off and enjoy the ride