Reacher (TV Series) The Man Goes Through (2024) User Reviews

We Need to Kill More People

[Hitchcoc · 7/10 · 15 January 2024]

How much cannon fodder is available to the bad guys? They must know that when fifteen guys confront Reacher, they all end up dead and the cop is the only one dead so far in one of these confrontation. The time has come to end this convoluted plot. Reacher has come to the facility and his two friends are being held there (tortured and beaten). He is supposed to be exchanged for these people but we know that's a crock. Those weapons are waiting for a foreign power and we all know that their reality is not going to be exposed. One episode to go. That's a lot to take care of in about fifty minutes a week from now. Oh, that girl ate Reacher's Clark bar.

Action heavy and better than previous!

[jijo-sonicforce · 8/10 · 13 January 2024]

After a (relatively) lower paced last episode, this one again kicks it up a notch from the previous one.

Now that Reacher and his team almost knows Swann is innocent based on new information. Last episode's Russo scene was really brutal. I wished they could have shown the cast a little more affected by Russo but they were cold and calculative about their objective- which I guess is probably related to their rigorous army Special Investigations training.

Some awesome sequences- operation Kite Runner finale scenes, the hospital torture scene, and the final Reacher slo-mo scenes coming face to face with his nemesis, with Soul Coughing's Super Bon Bon playing in the background was just peak!!

Can't wait for the season finale !!!

Much better than the last two episodes

[lehoan-77520 · 9/10 · 12 January 2024]

Finally some director know how to make the gun fight believable. There is no endless shooting without running out of bullets. Each person needs to check, reload or change his gun. The fight happens at a believable phase and it includes both gun fight, hand combat.

There are some cliche moments that shouldnt be in, but the other great moments make up for those.

Overall this is a step up from the last two garbage episodes. They should keep this director, this phase and direction and it will be a great series. Learn from the mistake and listen to the audiences. Its not that difficult.

Cheers...

Outstanding Episode

[bngwmhzscm · 10/10 · 19 January 2024]

Every episode leaves me wanting more I could watch full 22 episode seasons of these characters. One of the best shows if not the best show in the last 20 years.

"Reacher" is a riveting television series that successfully brings Lee Child's iconic character, Jack Reacher, to life on the small screen. The show, based on the popular book series, manages to capture the essence of the literary character while offering a fresh and engaging narrative for both fans and newcomers alike.

One of the standout elements of "Reacher" is the impeccable casting of Alan Ritchson in the titular role. Ritchson's portrayal is charismatic, commanding, and true to the essence of Jack Reacher. His physicality and stoic demeanor are reminiscent of the character described in the books, creating an authentic and compelling on-screen presence.

The writing deserves applause for skillfully weaving a complex plot that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. The show strikes a balance between suspense and action, with each episode unveiling new layers to the overarching mystery. The dialogue is sharp, maintaining the signature dry wit and introspection that fans of the books appreciate.

Moreover, "Reacher" excels in its supporting cast, with characters that add depth and nuance to the narrative. The ensemble delivers strong performances, contributing to the overall chemistry of the show. The relationships and interactions between characters feel genuine, adding emotional weight to the storyline.

The production values of "Reacher" are commendable, evident in its high-quality cinematography and well-choreographed action sequences. The attention to detail in recreating the gritty atmosphere of Lee Child's novels is evident, and the show benefits from its commitment to authenticity.

The series also shines in its pacing, with each episode contributing to the overarching narrative without unnecessary filler. The plot unfolds organically, and the character development is given ample time to resonate with the audience. This thoughtful pacing allows for a satisfying viewing experience, keeping audiences invested from start to finish.

"Reacher" successfully captures the essence of a crime thriller, with a blend of mystery, suspense, and a touch of noir. The show's soundtrack complements the tone, enhancing the overall viewing experience. The choice of locations and set design further immerses the audience in the gritty world of Jack Reacher.

While staying true to the source material, "Reacher" also introduces elements that provide a fresh perspective for fans who may be familiar with the books. The adaptation skillfully navigates the challenge of bringing a beloved literary character to the screen, striking a balance between homage and innovation.

In conclusion, "Reacher" stands out as a must-watch TV series that successfully translates the essence of Lee Child's iconic character into a captivating visual experience. With stellar performances, a compelling storyline, and a dedication to authenticity, the show delivers on multiple fronts, making it a noteworthy addition to the crime thriller genre.

Reacher is on the hunt.

[MiloSuperSpesh · 10/10 · 12 January 2024]

This episode ramps things up to 11, russo is avenged in brutal fashion.

This episode is sublime, pays off more plot threads, fights, gun battle, kills, reacher being a complete savage in his usual calm yet menacing manner.

One tiny issue, having OD and dixon being nabbed soon after marloe and her daughter leaving ? Could've been cut for time but seems a lil odd they would go willingly, unless langston sent a whole squad after them :D But could marloe and daughter be in danger still or is that just going to be left to assume they made it ?

Production value still good but it does feel like they had some casting issues with how minimal the extra's / supporting back ground characters have been, which compared to similar shows where there is so many it's stands out.

Rip russo you'll be missed.

finally some background

[Lythas_85 · 8/10 · 30 January 2024]

Now we understand how Reacher got demoted and the others got discharged from the army.. they definitely should have showed us these scenes early on, so we would care about the guys..

they focus so much on the other dudes, they completely ignored the old guy... I barely remembered he existed at all.

Some good action, Reacher doing Geralt of Rivia cosplay.. always stoic and without a sense of humor..

i like it they made him a brawler and not some crazy scott adkins martial artist.. that aint reacher playbook...

they killed off the cop but since we barely saw much of him and he was pretty much a sidekick, we didnt care.. if they were to kill the oconnel, then maybe it would have had more of an impact.

All this for .... How much money?

[aronicarole-686-530362 · 6/10 · 16 January 2024]

OK, Let us assume that these bad guys can kill whomever they want with no repercussions from the actual law enforcement. And A. M., or whatever his name is can leave a trail of dead bodies through multiple jurisdictions with no one on his tail.

Reacher and his team can kill as many of the baddies as they can, also with no law enforcement sticking them in a cell somewhere.

Then we have the bomb going off in Queens with no one waking up. We have a basic civilian sedan that can take more incoming fire than you can shake a stick at and still protect it's occupants. (Yah to good ole American ingenuity.)

OK. I'm going to leave with all of that. But here is the biggest plot whole of the whole season to me.

How could Langston and New Age possibly pay all these people to do all this killing, and keep quiet about it, mind you? Then pay for all this ammunition, planes, and helicopters, burner phones and whatnot? Then make a profit, if the return is only 65 MILLION DOLLARS?

Slightly better

[mamet-94713 · 6/10 · 12 January 2024]

This episode was better than the last two episodes (they weren't easy to beat) but it was still subpar.

The positive: there were some nice Neagley/Reacher moments that finally showed some nice acting chops from both actors.

Also positive, the second part of the episode was more cerebral and slowed down and there wasn't as much dumb sloganeering about not messing with the 110th.

The negative: once again the raging battles were unrealistic with bad guys (who are supposed to be professionals) that can't shoot to literally save their lives.

Also negative, that sing song part between the soldiers felt forced (do the producers realize Crazy on You is a song about sex/love?)

Other negative, Langston the Big Bad, is not a very compelling villain and does not instill fear and menace so it lessens the drama.

All in all, like I said a better episode but nothing that rises to season 1 excellence.

Good episode for action

[harineem-209-525488 · 7/10 · 12 January 2024]

Season 2 has been very disappointing with Reacher looking haggard and tired. The plot also has had no suspense or thrill elements.

This episode at least has some solid action and one-liners by Reacher which was sorely missing in the earlier episodes.

Season 1 still remains better in all aspects be it plot ,cast or location but for action fans they are redeemed a bit in this episode. It does have flaws like why would you ship the New Age lady and her daughter in full public view in daytime when you know Langston guys are actively looking for them.

Also the unit makes its so easy for Langston guys to locate them with no caution to do things discretely.

The biggest disappointment this Season has been the completely linear plot with flashbacks which are no way pertinent to the main story thrown in.

A show that insults its audiences' intelligence

[ministryofsolitude · 1/10 · 12 January 2024]

The action sequences get more predictable and outrageously stupid with each new episode. The characters don't get into any believable danger, nor do I care if they do. Because they are just exposition machines that repeat overused one-liners when the writers have nothing better for them to say. Each episode is just a montage of cliche moments and action set pieces, followed by an over-explanation of the character's decision-making process through backstories that are boring and superficial.

After 7 episodes of these kinda dumb action sequences and a convoluted plot, I'm numbed. Whatever close call the characters have, I know they will emerge relatively unscathed. It's a pity Season 2 of Reacher has devolved into just a dumb action flick for teenagers.

Also, the saw that killed the thug at the 28:55 minute mark is a cast saw. It's designed to cut through rigid materials like plaster, not human skin. That scene was so dumb it was like an AI wrote it.

The Man Goes Through

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 7 February 2024]

Dirty cops, dirty military even dirty politicians. No wonder Reacher likes to be rootless.

First Reacher makes sure that Marlo Burns and her daughter are safe.

Then to get revenge on Russo's death. Reacher goes to see his boss. The one who sold Russo out to Langston.

The latter wants to make sure there are no loose ends. Reacher discovers that the man Neagley ran over is still alive.

The penultimate episode still sees the need for extended flashbacks. Why the 100th was disbanded as Reacher disobeyed orders and went to get the drug runners.

It was never properly explained why the military wanted to protect people who wanted to smuggle heroin to the the USA.

The ending did feel flat to me. It leads to an explosive showdown for the finale. It is just Langston getting the upper hand led me to roll my eyes.

"A gift... from Gaitano Russo."

[LegendaryFang56 · 7/10 · 8 May 2024]

(989-word review) The flashback portion was easily the best part of the episode; they'd been "there" beforehand, but now there was actual weight behind that usual part of each episode in this one. I was engaged. The shootout/action sequence was good, and its final scene, with the unit singing, was somewhat heartwarming. It's a bit wild that it had more (successful) sentimental value than Russo's death. That was undoubtedly meant to have a powerful and emotional impact - most likely a lot more than the ending of the flashback, based on the assumption that the writers also intended for that to have some sentimental value as well. Yet, it was a complete failure, at least for me. It's particularly interesting due to the similarity in unfamiliarity we have (or don't have) regarding both the characters in Reacher's unit and Russo - how, despite that, there was still an undisputable winner.

I know I'm probably in the minority, but somehow, a scene with multiple characters, all of whom we never got to know that well, singing a song I've never heard, had actual, genuinely palpable emotion - the kind you wouldn't expect from such a scene but would expect from one of the supporting characters dying. From the perspective of the individual contexts, I'd imagine most people would have assumed that death possesses a natural disposition of drawing out one's emotions over a bunch of people singing together. But alas, things can end up taking the wheel and bringing the vehicle to different places, going wherever they go, contrary to the original intentions.

Speaking of the 110th, Dixon and O'Donnell's current predicament aroused a surprisingly adequate level of investment from me in wanting them to survive; they probably will. Unbeknownst to me, I've come to care about those two characters. I don't remember (and this isn't me talking ill of Finlay and Roscoe, though it was only her in such a situation - with Charlie Hubble and her daughters) feeling this way with Roscoe's capture towards the end of the first season. It should be noted, however, that this season's "good guy(s) getting captured" moment has a greater feeling of danger and urgency - even amid the well-founded belief that the cliché of such occurrences within a story (despite the rare, uncommon instances that are done better and make you wonder if the cliché won't happen) being for nothing in the end will be relied upon once again.

There were also the particular gory or brutal moments in this episode, some of which were potentially gorier than usual, at least compared to previous ones we've already gotten. It feels like this season has generally upped that aspect of this show. The only standout comparisons I can remember from the first season were the nailed-to-the-wall, balls-in-stomach death, Kliner Sr.'s "Venezuelan butterfly cut," (as Reacher called it, though its actual name is supposedly a Colombian necktie - it's anyone's guess as to why the writers didn't go with that; my guess is it was to draw the literal connection to Venezuela/the Venezuelans for the sake of the narrative, possibly on Lee Child's part if that line was in the novel) slashed throat, the deaths of Stevenson and his wife, and Picard's crushed-by-a-hydraulic-press death.

But all of those examples do seem comparably gory and brutal now that I've written them out. A better way of putting it, perhaps, would be that the overall season did feel emphasized primarily on the mystery-solving element but not as much on depicting gore and brutality, sometimes through action-y scenarios, while conversely, the action-y tone within this season comes across as closely highlighted, which could be a driving factor behind the feeling of the violence and brutality here being a step-up in comparison.

Another component at play is likely the consistency of those aspects in this one compared to the sporadic placements in the first season. Depictions of gore and various levels of brutality have essentially been consistent from the get-go up to this point, especially in this episode itself - for example: Reacher breaking the guy's fingers in the flashback, the interrogation scene, Neagley throwing the scissors into Langston's guy's face, followed by him falling on the bone saw. They were all excellent. Those moments elevate the enjoyment. I want more. And I bet the finale will be the cherry on top - continuing the consistency, for sure, but maybe it'll even contain the goriest visuals of this season.

This was an improvement upon the previous episode (that one wasn't bad, though it seemingly contributed to a detectable, slight downward trajectory), and I appreciate that. There didn't seem to be any (at least apparent) instances of having to suspend your disbelief like there were previously, besides the one cop who was standing at the opposite side of the door to Grant's room, who was looking straight at it; he conveniently didn't care about Reacher and Neagley leaving the room after Grant flat-lined, which was seconds before the situation became known. Only one instance isn't a big deal.

The ending, in particular, was a perfect place to end it. It, too, akin to the flashback's ending, possessed some weight behind it - a proper expression of emotionality; in this case, the connotation was more along the lines of enthusiasm. Setting up the finale. Sparking a type of specific interest. Reacher's intimidating presence and his aura bled through the screen, telling us plenty: "Langston is screwed."

Langston and his men have foolishly trapped themselves in a habitat Reacher's now occupying - a bloodthirsty animal on the prowl, with prey all around him. Any place where he's present automatically becomes his territory, and they've closed off their avenues of escape. A. M. And his men will presumably get torn to pieces, as well. The stage has been set for the finale. Investment in it has been acquired. Desire to see Reacher go ham on everyone has been kindled.

Bring it on, S2 Finale.

Continues to be bad and boring

[puzgolac · 2/10 · 27 January 2024]

Just like episode 6, this one is not only bad and unrealistic, but also boring. The show has by now managed to get me completely bored and numb. I don't care anymore about anything that is happening, because a) the plot is completely unrealistic and b) the protagonists have so much plot armor that you know that nothing can possibly happen to them, so the (completely unrealistic) action scenes have no meaning.

It seems that this episode is just one stupid and boring scene after another. While in the army, Reacher could do whatever he wanted with absolute disregard for orders and chain of command, because that is how a highly structured and ordered organization like the army works?

Then again, the fact that the army in Reacher's world is something akin to a biker gang would explain why it is so willing to let a huge drug operation continue just because some colonel doesn't want anything to look bad for his promotion.

That would also explain why the random drug dealers have no problem starting a war with the army, because in Reacher's world, there is no way that would come back and bite them in the butt.

The cops in the hospital can't hear the injured guy screaming when his mouth is free, even though they are standing right outside the door to his room? Also, just putting a hand over a persons mouth completely silences them?

The bad guy just takes Reacher's word without checking to see if he is telling the truth?

The convenient deus ex machina senator that can conveniently do everything that Reacher needs?

And as if they needed to make this any worse, they decided to make Reacher a sadistic psychopath that is in no way better than the bad guys and only uses the "fighting the bad guys" excuse to indulge his sadistic impulses. Killing that helples injured guy after torturing him, and in such a sadistic way? Wow, that's a great look for him.

Military Narcos and Sociopaths

[hfoviedo · 3/10 · 14 January 2024]

The more I watch this show, the most baffled I get by its weirdness.

All the flashback plot revolves around the military's brass being ok with having a Pablo Escobar type of deal going on, because "it looks bad" on someones resume. I mean, letting narcos getting away with unpacking tons of dope into your country is a better look than busting them, we all know that, right?

Then again, we have Reacher, who's not only more jacked after each episode, to the point that I'm wondering how many more episodes will take for his musles and veins to just pop and explode. Also, Reacher is the coldest guy on earth. I don't know wether they're implying he's got Aspergers with all this Clark's bar, and explaining a child how they only need to kill a few guys, but really, they should consider to try and make him a little human, if anything, because it's getting really hard to have any connection with the guy, "we live and then we die".

This episode is not as terrible as the last one, but it's still bad. The action scenes all this season have been horrendous. This episode, there's a fight with the narcos, and it couldn't be more stupid. Guys bring assault rifles to a potential gun fight, but somehow forget to bring extra magazines to reload. The bad guys act so stupidly it's embarrasing, taking their sweet time when they have a lined up shot, and moving in the most obvious ways. It still wasn't as stupid as Russo's death, but it was close.

The worst part about the action scenes this season, besides their overall stupidity, its the huge amount of cuts they need to film them, and the weird angles they use, so that you can't see anything usefull that's going on.

All in all, this episode adds nothing really new other than placing all the main characters and antagonist (except for their ghost friend) in the same place for another flaming ending.

Poorest Episode of Season 2

[rodney_h · 1/10 · 19 March 2024]

I have been really enjoying (most of) the Reacher series but I really didn't care much for this particular episode. The extended flashback was too long and didn't add much (if any) to the story. The rest of this episode seemed to drag on without much happening. And of course, there's a "cliffhanger" ending to Season 2 Episode 7 The Man Goes Through but that didn't help me to appreciate it either. It smacked of a poor writer's desperation at keeping us interested. The most irritating aspect of this episode for me though was the horrible rap music toward the end. I literally found it annoying as H**L. I hope the next episode (Season's 2 closing) is better.