The best part about this show was that Alan went to the Henry Cavill school of caring about and respecting the source material. Alan read every book so he could get his character DOWN, I respect dedication like that.
I just really hope this doesn't go the way of so many other properties and and get woke/fucked up in season two. I never read the books but really enjoyed this series and from what I have been hearing, it was pretty close to the novel. I want to enjoy this series for a long time.
@@trevorfilis537 I'm not really a fan of mysteries or modern adventure books, outside the Destroyer series, but I've read every book in this series. There have been occasional flubs but overall I have never really been disappointed in the books. and the show was so spot on that I didn't leave for the weekend in order to watch it all at once.
When he said, "I'm about to break the hands of three drunk kids," and the other guy said, "There's four of us," and then he said, "One of you needs to be able to drive to the hospital," I knew I was watching the right show.
@@lesflynn4455 forget the quote, that whole scene isn't even in the book, am reading it currently.... I started reacher after reading about 60% of the book, so everything is fresh in my mind, I wanted to check how to compares to the source material....
@@guyincognito8440 Dude, its just a show. Lee Child is a pretty good writer, but the whole Jack Reacher series gets pretty unbelievable as it goes along: not necessarily because it deals in unrealistic concepts, but because there are 24 books and in each one Reacher comes across some kind of crazy scam/scandal that he has to solve. Its unbelievable because nobody who's just walking across America is going to come into that many situations. I mean, sure, one or two, maybe even three or four (maayyyybeee)...but not twenty-four. I like realism in my entertainment, and it annoys me when they get obvious things wrong for no apparent reason, but going too deep on the 'realism' thing will ruin at least 95% of popular fiction, so I don't.
They treated Roscoe perfectly, that's what a small badass chick should be like. When it came to hand to hand, even the old ass mayor kicked her ass, but she fucked people up with smarts, technique and firepower
The best thing about this show's casting choices is that it's justified in the writing. The random Harvard Educated black man living in a small town in the South is written _into_ the character's backstory and his arc in the show. Zero problems there.
Maybe, but why did they cast the cop from I, Zombie to be the, surprise, cop in this one. He even got to bring his stupid shoulder holster. The guy is awful as an actor. I read the first couple of books and Lee Child lacks as a writer. And he’s a Canadian who’s not down with the 2A. His lack of firearms knowledge shows up as a series of 80’s cliches about “cool/scary” firearms. They should have a pro look over his writing before they let it out into the wild. The basic stories are actually pretty good and maybe he smoothed out his writing style the way Vince Flynn did but I didn’t stick around to find out.
It was nice to watch a show and not even think about “the message” They managed to make the female protagonist in this strong and independent without being asses about it and showing it down your throat.
funny thing about the modern 'strong female character' is that they are basically all the toxic masculinity traits stuffed into one character but it is fine because a woman can't be toxicly masculine! lol
Yeah they did a really good job at conveying her strengths an frustrations with men while not making it illogical or out of place while simultaneously making a great character arc out of it with her realizing sometimes you just do need the help. Goodwin was also fucking awesome! They portray southern racism in proper context, and they show him dealing with it in a way that is believable and satisfying. Everything just feels natural, not forced. It acknowledges the world for how it really is and not how snowflakes THINK it is. All the supporting cast show great strength without it being out of place. This show was so refreshing and a nod to the good old days of crime drama.
The thing they nailed with this screen translation of Reacher is that he thinks on screen, the pauses and lack of dialogue matter and they show it. Reacher is by design a simple character, he's credible/ competent because he's an ex military police, he's capable because his built like a brick sh*t house, and his not trapped by modern living, so (as a character) he can cause havoc to solve the immediate problem, but not deal with the fall out as he just move on (metaphor for the army?) The A team did this in the 80's. The drinker's correct that this is an old school breath of fresh air in the current climate.
So many modern shows take like an entire episode of filler whilst the characters deal with their feelings, that used to be wrapped up in a scene or two beforehand.
This is one of the few times the I would say that the show is better than the books. "It looks like this detective could take on Dwayne Johnson and win." My money would be on Reacher. He would have analyzed the fight before it even started and executed his plan.
@@lordshadow19 He really is amazing. I was o glad when I saw he was in the cast. he was perfect for that role. Anyone else would have destroyed it. he has finesse
Enjoyed that part greatly. He was more focused as a character who “ Middle Aged male moves to a small town in the south”. Yes he is black but that’s not the main issue, he is an outsider.
I loved that when he swore it was so awkward.. some might look at it and say bad acting, I think it was brilliant how awkward he made it… he doesn’t swear so when he tries to, it didn’t sound right. He nailed his role for sure.
Yep Reacher shocked me honestly. I turned on the show as background noise not expecting much because Amazon but it's pretty damn good. Not trying too hard, just good action with a decent enough story and characters.
@@Jona_The_Than_D The book is, sure. The TV series is pretty mediocre. The actor has the physical resemblance but clearly lacks the acting chops. If anything I like this version even less than Tom Cruise's. Tom Cruise can at least be seen as a "different take on the source material", this one just feels like a cheap imitation. Either way, I'd strongly recommend Lee Child's source material over either movie or the TV show. If I have to rank it's book >> first movie > TV > second movie.
Amazon has some good ones: - The Boys (9,5/10) - Invincible (9,5/10) - Bosch (9/10) - Absentia (9/10) - Hanna (especially the first season) (8,7/10) - Carnival Row (8/10) Apparently The Expanse and Jack Ryan (first season) are good too, but I haven't watched those yet.
@@haitianxu pretty sure noone wanted any awards when making Reacher, so who cares? I for one am a cynical bastard, but yet found it entertaining. Don't get too wrapped up in pomp and circumstance, you'll just disappoint yourself.
I watched this on your recommendation, and it was excellent. My biggest surprise was that despite how big he is, Reacher does not come off as overpowered. He doesn't win every fight, and even fights that he wins he often takes some damage. This is not to say that he comes off as weak either. The show strikes a perfect balance, making him strong and believable.
The other thing is the damage persists. He gets cut, he has a cut the rest of the story. I still don't know how that other actor took the full body tackle from him though. That had to hurt.
@@anthonystarke893 IRL, his jaw would have been in pieces. No-one in the whole production seems to have held a real crowbar in their lives. This thing moved as if it was made of plastic, and did about as much damage as one as well. But I was way more disappointed with the below stormtrooper level accuracy of those south american special forces guys. Even when they roll up right behind them and have enough time to aim, they still can't hit anyone, not even graze. And these guys are supposed to be highly trained elite soldiers. Even I shoot better than that, and I've only fired a pistol a few times.
@@lordheadass3662 I don't care about what they wanted. It was such a stark contrast to most of the rest of the series, which was actually way more believable, than your average hollywood trash. But at those moments I felt like they just succumbed to the temptation to go full hollywood. Had it been consistently unrealistic, those moments would not have stood out as so jarring.
Margrave was a makeshift town made in Pickering Ontario Canada as I worked on this show. The cast and crew for the first season were absolutely amazing people. Us location support personnel are still in mourning for the loss of a night shift worker who had a heart attack and passed away while doing security on location at the town. They actually shut down production for the whole day because of the incident.
Aside from some blatant weapons and military errors it's an enjoyable show. Thanks for covering it! (I do however find it odd that with so many veterans and firearms experts out there Hollywood still screws things up) You played a clip of one of their reoccurring errors, "9mm 95gr, that's subsonic". In reality, 95gr is lighter and faster than standard 115gr or 124gr 9mm ammunition. It's a simple error, but also an easy fix. If they wanted to keep the subsonic story it should have been 147gr or heavier.
@@MementoMorituri yeah, it just blows me away when research is as easy as it's ever been. Just a quick search for "subsonic 9mm" would have given them an answer. Maybe I'm extra sensitive to it as a firearms journalist, but the right answer is so readily available! Why be wrong?
Writers seem to think that if they regurgitate enough generic gun language they sound like firearm experts. Not to mention, anybody who has used or is familiar with them would have said "suppressor" rather than silencer, but this kind of stuff is to be expected from Hollywood.
The great thing about Reacher is that he is super intelligent. He’s not just a juggernaut destroying everything. Brains? Brawn? White Male? Straight? Veteran? Holy shit! A diverse supporting cast that is amazing? Imagine that? It’s good!!
@@pluckyduck11y Maybe that's because if a woman or black male get the big roles, it cannot come without the usual pandering to "the message." Imagine a role where the woman is the protagonist in an action film. OH WAIT, we've got one of those called "Captain Marvel." Guess how that turned out? Or how about "Batwoman"? Or "Harley Quinn"? Can you give me one where man are not portrayed as stupid, weak, or hateful? Imagine a "Reacher" where women (as a gender) are portrayed in a negative light by the protagonist and you'll have what most female-led action movies/shows are like except where it's the other way around. Sign me up for any action show/movie where a woman plays the protagonist that (a) does not come with "the message" and (b) does not show her as someone capable of kicking every male ass despite physical differences. The latter is the main reason why action protagonist roles will go to "not even 1/4 as many" women as they do men. This is both criticism, and just an observation.
Critical drinker just panders to right wing conservatives I stopped watching his reviews because of it don't get me wrong he can be good reviewer and has shown it but this video is such a prime examples of all his problems he has a reviewer/reactionary
It was great! I only wanted to watch the first episode at 11 pm and somehow I finished the show and I didn’t get a minute of sleep that night. But it was totally worth it!
"The shows called Reacher for a reason, and it never forgets that", tell that to Disney and Marvel. Glad you reviewed this one, this is the best entertainment media in years. And to answer your question Drinker at the end, Yes, Lee Child the author of Jack Reacher had creative control.
"Yes, Lee Child the author of Jack Reacher had creative control." To an extent - but you can tell where it has story padding not seen in the books. At least 1-2 episodes are straight filler content and it left me more than a little frustrated by the end. Not to mention the part where he almost dies after ambusing a guy less than half his size with a fraction of his hand to hand combat experience due to his rich kid status. No one can make me believe that Child's wanted to dilute Reacher in that pathetic fashion. Also it felt like the series was trying way too hard to make Reacher seem more human instead of just letting his actions speak for themselves. Having read the books after seeing the Cruise films I enjoyed both, but the books more. I can definitely say I enjoyed this series a lot, but it also feel it wasted almost as much potential as it achieved.
Yeah, it reminds me of Altered Carbon where the ending in the satellite has all the girls helping him because the showrunner decided Takeshi couldn't do it all alone.
"this it the best entertainment media in years" No, there are actually better things, you just have to look for them, who knew. Seems like a solid show though.
This show was a breath of fresh air. Didn’t want to be overly cerebral, dark or misleading. Good old fashioned casting, writing and realistic action/direction. Not every show needs to be a deep thought provoking social commentary, we’re allowed to like something just because it’s fun.
The "drinker" got this one wrong. The show starts off well enough, but by episode 4 or 5 jumps the shark. Its gratuitously gory, without being "Se7en" clever. The writing becomes too formulaic and simplistic. Ozark and Goliath do a much better job in a similar milieu.
it's still got hallmarks of woke. strong female smarter and toughter than everyone else.smart black man who is the boss of everyone else. also, all the dumb or bad characters are white straight guys
I loved that Jack Reacher respected knife or club-wielding enemies as much bigger threats, given that even a wimp with a knife can take you out of the fight. I liked seeing that the more skilled bad guys fought better...though they seemed to take Reacher's hits a little too well sometimes. Concerning the 1v4 (driver doesn't count) in the rain at the abandoned house--Reacher could have just shot them like the 1v2 in an earlier episode. We already know he can basically insta-kill 3 pedos if he gets the jump. And how did the last guy keep coming up with the crowbar after taking Reacher hits? In turn, how did Reacher survive that many hits to the head with a crowbar? My suspension was being stretched near its limits, but boy was it fun to watch. That villain used the crowbar like he meant it.
Agreed. For the last fight, i think they stretched the things up because they wanted to make the fight the most epic in a show already full of awesome fights.
I think reacher was probably taught to allow his head to more in the direction of a blunt object as it's hitting you to minimize damage, that with adrenaline can possibly allow someone to survive that many hits to the head and keep going, also helps if you learn towards the hit slightly so there is less leverage on the blunt instrument and therefore less force transmitted to your head. But yeah, it was epic watching him take out that whole hit squad, he acted carefully and didn't attempt theatrics which often kills my immersion in action scenes.
They actually object to him interfering constantly throughout the season and confront him about his ways and methods of "solving problems". The dilemma is that without him they won't be able to solve the problems by the book because the enemies know the book by heart and twist it in every way possible, making it near impossible to arrest them through normal legal means, what with bribing people in local law enforcement and what not. They're not just blindly accepting the dumb "the ends justify the means" ridiculousness, and I like that.
Yeah I also thought it was like everyone is so corrupt they don’t know who to trust and they know since he has a personal investment he at least can be trusted to want to find truth and catch the bad guys
I feel the same way about Ritchson's Reacher that I felt about Connery’s Bond-how the hell would they ever replace this actor if this series lives on the way the James Bond books have.
In Stephen King's novel UINDER THE DOME, the lead character, "Barbie" was told by a top military official that one of the reasons they wanted him in charge because they heard some good things about him from Jack Reacher.
I've read Killing Floor and was pleasantly surprised how faithful this adaptation was. They actually seemed to care about the source material and most importantly casting someone built like Reacher. I really hope they adapt Bad Luck and Trouble, my personal favorite Reacher book.
"I’ll end your life with one phone." This line was delivered so fucking cold and hilarious at the same time lmfao. Amazing, amazing show. Can’t wait for S2.
Roscoe is different in the show than in the book, but I actually found myself liking the show's version of her. Capable, yet not a product of THE MESSAGE. She actually acts like she has genuine police training and can hold her own, yet her limits are believable when pitted against Reacher's expertise. Love this show.
Even the writer Lee Child liked the show version better. He said he would have brought the character back had he seen what a great character Roscoe would be. "I was so sad I would never see Finley or Roscoe again. I mean, literally, I was almost in tears at that prospect."
Loved this show. So refreshing to see a show that balances a decent plot, an ‘unflagged’ diverse cast, some very satisfying (but thoroughly justified) violence, and an actually intelligent protagonist, all without force feeding the Message. Top notch. 👍
I just watched the entire first season of Reacher and was taken in by its Western noir feel. It's also good to see an alpha male in a lead role for a change.
You gotta love finley man, he was such a loveable character throughout the entire show and semi spoiler warning, whenever he smokes the cigarette and then flicks it into the oil, it's so badass. The main big 3 characters are all really good and reacher is an amazing main character and this show probably has the most loveable side characters and the most hateable villains. It's just an amazing show and all the twists actually made my jaw drop. Wonderful.
That part where he grabs the cigarettes out of the bad guy’s pocket and says “if I’m gonna die… I’m going to flavor town onnnne last time”, and Reacher lights it for him….. that was one of my FAVORITE parts of the entire season. I rewound it at least 3-4 times to rewatch it 😂
I am a pretty conservative guy, and I never read the Reacher books, so to me, Tom Cruise was the original Reacher. And I kinda had a hard time accepting the giant in the Amazon show. But thanks to this channel, now I started watching it, and I have to say it is one of the best series of this kind I have seen in a long time. Big thanks to the Drinker, who took so many hits for the team over the years. Watching bad movies and stupid shows so we don't have to. And still pointing the way to the good stuff. Thanks.
Amazon nailed the reacher in the books. (for the most part) I listened to the audible audio books while driving too and from work. They are great entertainment when driving. They do get repetitive after about the first 5 or 6.
I never read the books before seeing the Cruise version either, and I really liked his performance in those movies. I did read the first book before I heard about the show, and I loved this new Reacher. I consider Cruise’s Reacher to be a “loosely based on” version now, instead of a “true to source” character. In my mind, he’s the underdog type, the one you aren’t intimidated by (because of his smaller size) that become a threat when you realize he can drop you in a second. New Reacher is immediately intimidating because of his size, but is silently intelligent and observant, which people might not expect at first glance. I haven’t read further books in the series, but I did buy a few, so I’m hoping to see more of this excellent show.
@@whitewolf3615 i liked the first movie watched it and became interested in the lore ironically because of articles about the controversy surrounding Cruise casting himself in the role saw the first movie in theaters loved it started reading the books in order (im at the 13th book in the series currently) saw the movie sequel I hated it i really wish they got Chris McQuarrie back to write and direct the 2nd outing the first movie i can watch over and over and never get tired of it felt more like a Lee Child story with a theatrical spin the sequel just felt like a run of the mill action thriller.
@@Critical_libertarian I definitely preferred the first movie too. I liked some scenes in the second one, and I’d watch it again if I were doing like a marathon of the movies/show, but the first one was much better. I just really like Tom Cruise’s action scenes. I think, because he does a lot of his own stunts (all?), they always look really good.
The books are in a weird place of being pretty good, and completely forgettable But for a mystery series...that's a good thing. Because it means you can revisit them at a later date and still get as much enjoyment as you did the first time
10 years ago I would have watched Reacher and thought that it was entertaining and competently done. Its not groundbreaking in any way, just well made and what you would expect high paid experts could pull of. Nowadays it seems like a dying art and is worthy of a special shoutout. Sad.
This show is fantastic. One of the best adaptations of a book I’ve ever seen. It seriously does respect Killing floor and its characters, not just faithfully adapting it but the things it did add were very strong as well.
In the novels, Reacher is described as 35, 6 feet, 5 inches, “extremely tall, extremely broad, long-armed, and long-legged.” As a big fan of the books, Tom Cruise didn't work on any level for me, not just the obvious physical. Very much looking forward to binge the series!
In the novels, he actually ages, and technology progresses. In the early novels cell phones didn't really exist, or were very rare. In the more recent novels, they are commonplace.
@@douglaswilliams6834 Oh good to know. I haven't read any of the newer books yet. I'm glad things actually progress. Nothing worse than characters and times that never change in a series.
Okay, physically, he definitely didn't match the description, but Tom Cruise is definitely a much better a actor and more charismatic. I like both, but Alan's acting is slightly underwhelming imo.
Alan's not 6'5 either. He is 6'2, it pissed me off when his character would say in some episodes 6'5 bla bla. That's like 5'9 guys claiming 6' on tinder lol
Just a note on Tom Cruise, he basically produced the films himself and inserted himself into the role because hes such a mega fan boy of the books. i can half and half see his motivations, but he shouldve restrained himself and cast someone else instead
He has a legion of people who basically think he's their god -- that HAS to affect your ego. But he did an impressive job of acting like he was twice as big.
He wasn’t true to the books, but I thought the first Reacher movie was good. Tom Cruise carries a similar ‘screen presence” visually that I imagine Reacher’s size/muscle to carry in words. He wasn’t the best choice, but it could have been worse. Cruise can act, fight, and shoot, so he did fine.
@No Body Yes. Most soldiers are fat and lazy bags of shit that stroll around town with their BDUs looking for people to 'thank' them. I say that because only about 20% are actual door kickers. The rest are support.
It's a fantastic series. It's also a throwback to an era when we weren't afraid to offend EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. Solid show, great pacing, and great cast. We loved every minute of it.
I think it's less offend and more not looking over our backs over every little idea and line in hopes we're not displeasing the audience that isn't even watching or likely don't care.
Ah fuck off. People got triggered even back then. Either it was comic books, Rock music, heavy metal, Clockwork orange or literally any Anime. Spare me the nonsenseii
@@josebrown5961 careful, Banshee is pretty woke. It has a trans character who kicks ass and a couple bad ass strong women, like Nola Longshadow and Carrie/Ana. Not to mention a diverse police department.
I love the scene where he casually strolls over to the guy who’s eyeballing him, asking him if he wanted to dance. Alan sells every single line, and a warning look from him is actually intimidating. Great casting choice.
The casting for Reacher here is fantastic, the show so well displays the absolute physical terror that this dude is. Prob the most unrealistic thing about the whole show is how many people willingly try to step to the man. What sane person in their right mind would want a physical conflict with that guy????
Most of the people he fights were hired by the people who ran the counterfeit empire, so they are obligated to do so. And they wouldn't want the torture crew to come to their house
@@DomH75 I'm about the tv Reacher's size and build. I do powerlifting and boxing. I'm a bit heavier maybe, not so chiseled, and it's been about 10 years anyone has tried to have a fight with me outside of the ring.
One part that made me spontaneously laugh was the kid at the fair: "Why are you so big?" and without skipping a beat , Reacher replies: "Genetics." His delivery was perfect. It wasn't shaming anyone without genetics like his, it wasn't egotistical, there was no bravado to it. It was just delivered with the perfect tone of facts - just like Reacher. No BS, just "That's how it is" I don't know why that line sticks out so much for me, but yeah this show was damn good.
That's in the books, too -- it's made very clear that Reacher is basically a mutant. Abnormal size, muscles that don't require exercise, abnormal strength for his size, autistic attention to detail, photographic memory... he's like Batman - a 1 in 1000000 fluke of DNA that makes him perfect for what he does.
Tend to agree. I think one of Tom Cruise's best action roles had to have been Live Die Repeat Edge of Tomorrow. F'ing masterpiece, and perfect casting for Cruise.
Tom Cruise is an amazing actor who work very hard and does a lot he doesnt have to do. He wanted a longterm franchise and found Jack Reacher around 2011. He liked the character so much that although he lacked the size he still gave it a try. However at the same time the Jack Reacher movie was being made Tom Cruise found a better fit for himself in the stealth reboot of Mission Impossible. In 2011 MI Ghost Protocol became a huge hit, then MI Rogue Nation, then MI Fallout, all 3 very succesful. Tom Cruise is now 11 years later making two MI movies back-to-back. Dead Reckoning Part 1 and 2 I think its all for the best that Tom Cruise could put 100% into MI instead of being divided between Reacher and MI. I am gonna predict MI Dead Reckoning Part 1 will be a frikkin awesome movie while now Reacher Season 1 with Alan Ritchson is a frikkin awesome TV-show. To sum it all up there are only WINNERS here :) I also believe that Top Gun 2 - Maverick will be worth the wait so Tom Cruise can win there too.
It's so weird seeing Alen Ritchson play such a quiet, smart and badass character. I remember him in BMS where he was loud, dumb(ish), yet a true bro. Mad props to this show.
The ironic thing is that this does "The Message" quite well, it just doesn't have to rub our faces in it for the entire run time! A black detective and a female police officer are very much on "Message", but because someone can actually write a story, they are part of the story rather than being a box-ticker. Any time a film or tv series needs to go "LOOK, LOOK, DIVERSITY!!! EMPOWERMENT!!!" at me, then it's actually failing at "The Message", But here it's simply the main protagonist is a bloke, one of the other protagonists is a woman, another is black, all have their strengths and weaknesses that compliment and counteract to make up a whole. The story is then like; can we get on with this cool plot now. THAT for me is how to do "The Message". It shouldn't NEED cramming down our throats, it should just be well-written characters telling a great story. A well written female character that contributes her own skills and abilities to the overall plot while growing and developing as a character is a much better female empowerment message than a Mary Sue!
Yeah. I mean, 'The Message' would have had the female characters fight like men... but they don't. Roscoe is scrappy and brave as hell, and you put a gun in her hand and she can shoot as well as anyone else, but in her one hand-to-hand sequence versus a larger man she does *not* do the Buffy thing, she instead gets *tossed around like a beanbag* because that is what happens when a tiny woman has to fight a large hefty guy. She still won, but it was not by much, and it was definitely not by outmuscling her opponent. Or punching him. Or anything with bare hands. Which was a delightful thing on itself, but an even more delightful thing when contrasted with Neagley's /successful/ hand-to-hand battle... because Neagley is not only unusually tall and buff for a woman, she was literally taller and more cut than most of the male cast. Seriously, woman must have gotten lost on her way from Wakanda, because I've seen wimpier-looking women in the Dora Milaje. So when /she/ wrestles with a guy, she's able to manhandle him enough to get advantage, then get herself clear, and then get her gun out, as opposed to being tossed around. IOW, the show did not take a position of either men being superior hand-to-hand fighters /or/ women being superior, it took a position of 'it depends on how much advantage you have over your opponent re: size/speed/strength as well as skill, regardless of plumbing'. And when's the last time you saw a fictional property do that?
Exactly. It managed to work in black characters without having to have them practically stop and look at the screen and say "Racism is bad don't be racist" I was half expecting Finley's wife to actually be more of a husband and they'd preach that way but gladly not. To be clear I'm all for diversity it's just the blatant preaching that puts me right the fuck off, telling people not to be racist, homophobic, transphobic or whatever isn't the way to do it, the way you actually encourage people to change is to craft characters with these labels that people will actually like, loosening the hold peoples prejudices have. That's how I realized homophobia is pointless cringe anyway. Talentless writers who only know how to have characters shout political messages at the screen shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a script.
Its all done with taste, subtlety and most importantly, without compromising what the show is about. It lacks, or at least hides the politics very well. I like this show!
I thought that was one of the best things about this show. The character writing is really well done. The side-kicks are more than just checking boxes, they are actual characters.
My husband and I loved this show; spot on analysis on Reacher's personality and his knowledge of human nature. One of my favorite scenes is when, after several episodes, he (and we the audience) think we know all there is to know about Finley when during a stakeout, as he's playing with his wedding ring, Reacher sarcastically tells him that it's time to get over his divorce. That's when Finley tells him his isn't divorced, his wife died and the reason he left Boston to move south was that he missed her so damn much, it was too painful to live where every street, every building, hell even the weather, reminded him of her. It shuts Reacher right up and he doesn't treat it like it's nothing. It's a great scene and one that really makes Finley's character make sense, why he's so stubborn and determined to do the right thing.
I always pictured Jack Reacher to look like Dave Bautista whenever he's described in the books, but I gotta say, Thad definitely works in the role just as well. Literally anything taller than Tom Cruise would do better in the role. The man is literally described as an absolute fucking unit of a man but what we got in the first attempt was FUCKING TOM CRUISE? Thank the lord we got a much more accurate representation.
Apparently Cruise is a big fan of the books and he has a lot of pull in Hollywood so that's why those movies were made. Which actually might be a good thing since it probably helped this series to be made. In my opinion the first movie is really solid, I like it. It's just a shame it was called Jack Reacher, because it got a lot of negative attention for "miscasting". Tom Cruise gave a good performance (duh, it's Tom Cruise) so if it was a crime-mystery-thriller movie with TC, and not a Reacher movie, I think ppl would've liked it more.
I think it still follows "THE MESSAGE", but the producers get this one right! It works through Rosco (and Neagly to an extent), who is a strong character on her own, without being a Mary-Sue. She gets angry, even violent when she needs to, and she's confident rather than condescending. (Hello Disney and Paramount, did you watch this!) Her and Neagley both understand Reacher's personality and COOPERATE with him, rather than constantly berate his brutish behavior. They do get their well-placed one-liners in where appropriate, which keeps the dialoge snappy and balances the mood in those scenes well. This is some of the best IP development I have seen in a decade. Here's hoping it sticks around, we need more like it.
It was almost in mid season, I already invested heavily in the series when Neagley introduced. I was so afraid they gonna ruin the series by using her to push 'THE MESSAGE', but thank goodness they didn't! She become my #2 fav character, love her intelligence almost met as the same as Reacher, she become a strong character because of her strength, not making Reacher weaker... I hope Lee Child will always involved in all upcoming seasons.
It's a very good show. The only thing I found... let's say 'out of sync', was the finale. It seemed a little over the top and a bit rambo-esque compared to the quick brutal efficiency the fights had in the rest of the season. But someone who read the books said that's kind of how the books go too so... 🤷♂️
Rambo gets a bad rep because of the sequels but the original Rambo was pretty grounded..he didn't kill a soul (directly), didn't take on dozens of guys at once without being pinned down (like the national guard guys), and was dominant in believable ways (like when he owned the original cops/search party in the woods).
Better that the end of the tom cruise film, a punch out in the rain. Reacher would never put down his gun like that, dead is dead, if he has the drop on the guy reacher drops him. That said I did enjoy the first movie and cruise did a decent job.
@@joeberger3441 The first Rambo is what I expect from a Green Beret. Escape and evasion, diversion and unconventional warfare tactics. Every movie since made him seem like a super soldier, which contrary to Hollywood portrayals, isn't what special forces is about. No single man or even a full 12 man ODA is going to take on battalion size, even company size fighting force.
@@Skilan506 me too. But they could take some creative liberty with bringing them in again. They introduced Nealy is S01, but she wasn't introduced until the 8th book, I believe.
@digifalc0087 yeah! I think it’s where it’s like for kids and they’re like what are you looking at, and he says three drunk kids with broken bones or something, and he says there’s four of us and he says one of these got to drive to the hospital lol so fucking bad ass
What I love about this show: everyone gives respect to Reacher. They may disagree with him, joke with him, hate him, but end of day he’s the man in charge
Been a Reacher creature for decades. Couldn't have been happier with this adaptation. Alan Ritchson being a young man as well opens up the possibility of several adaptations.
I don't think he's a good actor, and he is constantly smirking which is really annoying. Even when he finds his dead brother he's like :) And the black guy is even worse
95 grain 9mm aren't usually subsonic. For subsonic, it makes more sense to use heavier bullets, typically heavier than 140 grains. The heavier weight allows for more energy to be delivered to the target using less velocity. The equation is E=1/2*m*v^2. It's a small writing mistake, but most people don't know that.
One of the best shows I've ever watched! It was exactly how I imagined Reacher was whilst reading the books. Really looking forward to the second season, hopefully 61 hours.
Ya know, seeing Wokeness destroy Franchises left and right is all the more bizzare when you see real, normal Representation also totally being a Thing. It's really funny to see so many Franchises be destroyed by Twisted Diversity, literally WHILE real Representation also exists. Owl House has a Lesbian Couple as Protag's and it's just fine. They're real characters and not planks of wood. Compare that to ST-Discovery. And Amphibia has a Character people think has Autism but it's literally so subtle it's only theorized and no big deal.
@@loturzelrestaurant Arcane has a massive variety of diverse characters but that's also not forced, the story revolves around who they and not WHAT they are.
It was a great performance by all 3 main characters you kind of dislike the Boston Cop but then you see his story and you end up liking him. Another great thing is he just leaves so next season he will be somewhere completely new and will be surrounded by new cast which is really fucking cool. Its honestly one of the best shows I have seen since Early 2020 until now great action scenes and a genuinely good story and had actually funny moments that I laughed out loud at unlike most comedies these days. I didn't expect much honestly and I would probably rate it 9/10 potentially 9.5/10. A 10/10 for me would be Band of Brothers and possibly only that.
Agreed. That scene at the bar when the lady tries to pick him up....he showed some depth to his character but didn't go against what behavior he'd already established.
Hopefully, they won't make season 2 woke like they have done with other shows. First season is good. Then they fire the good writers for cheap woke ones. Series goes to crap. rinse wash repeat.
As a huge Reacher fan this review was like a gift. I just hope this is only the beginning of a renaissance of classic entertainment that knows its role and not just a quick aberration from the woke hit you the head with their "message" garbage they keep trying to ram down our throats.
We'll see. It is, at this point, well known that Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plus, and even Paramount Plus have, in the last few weeks, expressed concerns in various ways about the Streaming bubble bursting and (to cut what would be a long reply short) that the next year/year and a half is very likely going to see some of the big players leave the streaming market. As such, all of the streaming services are taking a good hard look at the bottom line and seeing what works and what doesn't. Whether they come to the conclusion that they need to revert to back to "classic entertainment" or double down on what they are currently doing is anyone's guess.
Just finished it all in one day. It was really done well, i really grew attached to the main characters. I wasn’t told to believe they where badass, I actually believed they were badass. Even his friend Frances Neagley, who we didn’t see much of, compared to the main three, was believable.
The whole series is a great throwback to the 80's action genre, a big strapping hero kicking ass like it's nobody's business. Definitely a breath of fresh air.
Alan Ritchman was the perfect choice to play this character. Everything said in this video was spot on about this series. Take a bow Prime you deserve it.
And their user base seems to like it a damn lot too. I wouldn't guess in a million years that the same network producing the Rings of Power could ever hit a subtle home run like this.
Solid show, at the beginning Reacher was smart and quick to realize small details which kind of got lost in the finale, charging in to a burning building with armed guards without any armor or even wearing a mask, after just raiding an armory Aside from that the show was good overall. The author Lee Child was a producer and had an active role which is probably why it didn't get the dreaded 'adapted for modern audiences!'
the show sucked. The protagonist was terrible and unengaging. He was just a dumb, strong action guy cliché. I hope they'll remake season 1 with a new actor and better writing.
I just loved how they geared up with serious weapons at the station but 0 body armour or stun grenades etc. You'd think if they have relatively serious weapons stashed there they'd have the other stuff too....
Didn't believe you, read the books, and didn't want my perception to be ruined, and it was fucking perfect. The pacing was perfect, never felt bored, all the cuts between plots and flashbacks felt natural. Glad I didn't listen, and watched it.
never bored? this show is the definition of "1 step forward, 2 steps behind". Nothing interesting ever happens, plot twists are boring and predictable, every time someone except Reacher discovers a clue or a trace and they follow it, it takes up the whole fucking 45 minutes of the episode only for them to discover (multiple times) that it was all useless and the actual right theory was the one Reacher had all along, because hey he's the main protagonist, he's never wrong, even though he's a 6"8 insane former police officer with nothing to lose that beats up people like a fucking blacksmith. And I would be perfectly fine with that, if the plot actually progressed: in the span of 4 episodes (about 5 hours of screen time) they managed to introduce 1 single character that in the end turned out to be completely useless for the investigation because she just died in the most boring way possible before being of any help. The dialogs are also boring and at times even plain stupid. To be fair the only good thing are the fights that are really well choreographed. Overall the show is good but really frustrating at times
After bingeing this show in less than two days; all really wanted after (other than a second season ofc) was for the drinker to watch it, I knew you would like it :) Also, if someone had told me ten years ago that the guy who played Thad Castle in Blue Mountain State would grow into becoming a smart, articulate, and poignant actor, I would have laughed in their face, Alan Ritchson has come a long way.
Just needed enough time to pass for people to stop seeing him as Thad. Which I still do, but I still think he did a great job in this. Thad was too iconic to forget about lmao. Time for your oil change!
@@DoctaFlood He's very good as Thad Castle. BMS is one of my favorite shows, except that movie that movie NEVER happened. But I have to admit he has acting range and far more then I expected. He was a really good Reacher and I'd like a second season of Reacher and to see Alan Ritchson in more things.
I had no desire whatsoever to watch Reacher. My teenage son kept asking me to watch it with him, so I finally gave in. I'm so glad he kept at me to watch it - it was fantastic!! My son and I absolutely loved it. Can't wait for season two!
There's a reason Tom Cruise was Reacher in his movies, he was an executive producer. He wanted to be Jack, despite lacking in the height and build department. This rendition is phenomenal though. Great show. Glad you did a review. Been itching to see your take on it
Tom Cruise owns, or at least owned the rights to Reacher just like with Mission Impossible. Without him these movies weren't ever going to get made. So as far as that goes, something is better than nothing...right? I'm not sure if he sold off the rights to amazon for Reacher or if that only applied to movies though.
I frikking love how sometimes he acts like a detective, like when he gets into the police station and he scans the room and notices theres a guy that was in the army just by looking how he ties his shoes.
Jokes aside, this show was engaging from the start. It kept me guessing without trying to be tol smart. Well paced, tightly scripted, decent dialogue, well rounded characters. The only criticisms I will have is that the main villains aren’t that fleshed out, and the acting is sometimes a little dry. Other than that, thanks for the recommendation Drinker, you intellectual adonis and purveyor of high culture.
@@stephdegoede8316 yeah, he's really latched onto a bunch of talking points in the recent culture wars and utilized them in his reviews the past few years under to make him seem like one of the more prominent right-wing voices like Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Ben Sharon and etc. All a grift under the guise of appearing intellectual and topical but wholly vacuous and vapid and attention seeking. He's got himself a loyal fan base now which he can play like a fiddle by talking about what they want to hear and agree with.
You see the problem here is that people or “right wingers” like myself and the Drinker are more than happy to discuss a show based on its merits. On things like cinematography, script, characters etc. But twats like you just have to insert politics into everything. My comment had nothing to do with politics and get you had to jump in uninvited an unprovoked and insult the Drinkers intellect, character and motivation. You simply can’t help yourself. So yeah, if calling little wankers like you out makes me and the Drinker right wing well then sign me the hell up.
Reacher is Batman without the suit and wealth but wouldn't give a second thought about killing someone. Alan even looks perfecf as Bruce Wayne. Love it.
Reacher is an amazing show, almost completely faithful to the source material, but the books, the books are just perfect. Well written, well sourced, excellent reading.
Perfect is too strong for me but they are good. I can't wait for them to do; Worth Dying For, Persuader, Without Fail, Enemy, Bad Luck And Trouble. They're bangers.
@@meris8486 true, perfect is bit too hyperbolic for generalities. It’s perfect for me, they have everything I want in a book. Reacher ain’t alone in that category, the Puller series, most of James Patterson’s catalog, there’s just certain things about those books that do it for me every time man. Heck, even some Memory Man, but def not all the books in his series.
If you liked this there's a real good chance you'll like the show Justified. Timothy Olyphant is the definition of old school southern cool and Walton Goggins is absolutely perfectly cast.
One of my favorite scenes in this show was when Reacher and Finlay were arguing and fighting in the parking lot and Roscoe got between them. She calmed tensions but didn't do the typical "stop comparing sizes alpha males" thing women do in most shows and instead just tried to stop angry and stressed people from harming one another. It was a breath of fresh air to see a woman act like an individual in a modern show
I also liked that unlike the usual 'woman stops two angry men from going off on each other' scene, Roscoe wasn't afraid to use her femininity as a weapon. Because while they didn't lampshade it, you could visibly see that what backed Reacher down was her unstated challenge 'Are you really willing to knock down a woman half your size who's never done you any wrong, just because she's standing between you and a guy you're angry at? Because I don't think you're that kind of asshole'. And it works, Reacher's just not going to lay a hand on her even though he could crush her with ease because she's right, he's an asshole but he's not /that/ kind of asshole. A scene that outlines that chivalry is a useful trait that helps men be better men without requiring women to be submissive? What heresy was this?
You must have watched a different version to me. In the one I saw, she just says “you’re not the kind of person to beat up someone half your size for no reason”.
I've read all the Reacher books and I must say how bloody impressed I am with the TV show. Ritchson kills it as Reacher, even though he isn't as at home in the role as he could be yet. I am so looking forward to some of the other books being filmed - at last stuff is being produced that satisfies all (sane) audiences. It's like the book reviewers say - every man wants to be Jack Reacher and every woman wants to be with him. I am hoping to see an adaptation of The Affair come out!
I liked that the support cast actually complimented the main character rather than undermining him. The few times he does get chewed out by them he actually deserves it and takes the points on board. I was also very happy he got to finally enjoy some peach pie.
I loved the fact that when he did get the pie, instead of the expected Hollywood "Best I've ever had" response, the character stays true to form and says he's had better. If you look at the pie they gave him, it looks like a store bought pie, which will be fine, but not great.
I was totally caught off-guard by this show, I just saw a random clip on youtube one night, looked up the show, and was hooked after an episode. Way better writing than most tv shows, has a nice format that lends itself perfectly to a new setup each season, could end up being a really good one to follow.
I was also caught off by this show. I thought it would be a dumb action show with a lot of meaningless screaming, running, fighting and shooting, like the Bourne crap. But I was wrong. It's almost as embarrassing as the Ghostbusters bukkake which came out last year.
I have been a fan of the Reacher books for some time and honestly was VERY pessimistic about the Amazon adaptation. To say that I was SUPREMELY HAPPY and SURPISED with the series is an understatement. Loved it, and can't wait for more!
Reacher’s second season sucks. Terrible writing. Everyone is a super hero. They basically took all the enjoyable parts of the first season and repeat them repeatedly. Also includes the new Hollywood go to of 120lb females physically dominating much larger, male, trained killers. It’s like a piece of cake that’s nothing but icing. Sounds fun but gets to be too much after the first hour. Disappointing.
I have not seen the series but after hearing an interview with Lee Child a couple of months ago I read the book. I wasn't very far into it before I knew that CD would love this story. There were a couple of problems with the plot where the villains suddenly developed Storm Trooper Syndrome. This is where previously competent characters suddenly make obvious mistakes thus letting the hero escape from situations where otherwise they had him. A problem Reacher seems to suffer from since he sometimes misses obvious clues. In the interview the author admits he doesn't really plan out the story and it shows. All things considered the book is only fair.
Not to mention how if you read one book you've basically read them all. They're all the same story just in different settings. After reading 10 Reacher books I feel pretty bored with them. To be fair though, the first few books you read are amazing.
Reacher was easily the biggest, sneakiest surprise I've seen since the first Guardians of the Galaxy. I fully expected Reacher to be awful, low budget, action trash. And...it was, in many ways. But it was awesome, low budget, action trash. I fully expected the cute girl to be the 'brains of the operation,' like I expected the black guy to preach about oppression and slavery, but none of that happened. Reacher was everything a military special operative should be - smart first, and deadly AF if the smart options don't pan out. He never looked for a fight, but he never hesitated to punch some dude that needed punching. The girl, Roscoe, was adorable, the black dude was an excellent police chief, willing to bend the rules to see justice delivered to the right place, and not once in the entire first season were we subjected to 'The Message.' Thank God. I'm so tired of 'The Message' getting in the way of my entertainment. It's obnoxious. This show and Peaky Blinders are pretty much all I've watched in months, cuz I cancelled Disney and Netflix. So I torrent everything I watch. I'm sick to death of streaming services and the way they share shows. Oops - Friends isn't on Netflix now, it's on Hulu...so you have to shell out for another dumb app. I'm sick of it. I just steal what I wanna see now. Not that there's a lot I wanna see. All the Star Wars and Marvel stuff is just played out now. I don't care about any of it. Star Wars is dead, and Marvel phase 4 is gonna suck harder than a 5 dollar hooker on Friday night.
I quite enjoyed Reacher. It lost its gritty realism toward the end in favor of over the top action, but by then I was sufficiently invested in the characters that the show wasn’t ruined.
Yeah. It was pretty good until the last episode, where the big climax had a ton of the normal action BS that just pulled me out. But overall, it was fun, the characters' actions made sense, and there wasn't too much of The Message. I really hope the 2nd season stays as uncorrupted as the 1st.
@@patrickhenry8425 Yeah, now that it's on the radar, I figure we might have one more decent season, but by 3(if it gets that far) it's gonna be unwatchable.
The climax was a bit underwhelming for me, but Reacher is easily one of the most badass action-hero protagonists we've ever had in the last 10 years. Reacher is the type of man you would follow into hell and shrug it off as "Nah, it'll be fine!"
Yeah I was disappointed that he didn't utilize his tactical intelligence and shear size advantage over the antagonist. It would've made for a much more satisfying end fight.
@@bigto88 Felt the same. There were a few fights where I thought with his character's training and size he should have easily dominated, but it seemed like the show was making it intentionally harder.
@@bigto88"Yeah I was disappointed that he didn't utilize his tactical intelligence and shear size advantage over the antagonist. It would've made for a much more satisfying end fight." On a second viewing I came to the conclusion Jack was just playing with him to prolong the pain and could have snuffed him at any time. Look at the horrifying, but strangely satisfying, end to the man who killed his brother.
For me Reacher feels like that student in class that is not the most intelligent kid in the school, but works hard, never fails to do the homework, studies at home every day and is always on time. Reacher might not have the brilliant scripts, great budget or amazing cast than other shows like Peaky Blinders, the Expanse or Breaking Bad, but it´s so competent at what it is that it´s hard not to love it.
My wife and I don't watch TV shows that much and she despises most live action. Yet after seeing this video months ago I sat down and watched the first episode by myself. After that I told her we both need to watch it, we literally watched the whole season start to finish from 9pm to 5am in one night, then we stayed up for another hour just talking about the show and are both super pumped for season 2.
It surprised the hell out of me too to see a show made like this in 2022, by Amazon no less. I think the author's involvement had a lot to do with it. It became Amazon's most watched show. The results speak for themselves.
Many manbabies like to watch series with dumb, big, muscled action figures who do dumb talking, fighting and shooting. I suppose they want big Jack to get behind them.
Yes. This is a grounded, well written, and well casted show. I loved not just the action scenes, but the intelligent dialogue and the great chemistry of the ensemble cast. Breath of fresh air.
I really wouldn't say it was very well written. It was fine, I think it was faithful to the book but it was very basic, certainly compared to a Le Carre novel or even a Tom Clancy... The fights were clearly directed or whatever by someone never in one because there are lots of odd choices that seem superficially "realistic" but actually wouldn't be smart or work as well as some unrealistic aspects of fighting methods (including a car door protecting the man inside from a Desert Eagle) and a couple of continuity errors in fights. I wouldn't say it is the actors fault they are working with a really off script which I think is accurate to the book. It was just an odd story, Reacher wasn't the sort of guy to want to do something by the book, they took great pains to stress that multiple times, yet he spends the whole series not going into the warehouse he knows is dodgy just so the twist is protected and the story can be padded out, and for such a smart man he misses the obvious idea the money is being made in America and used abroad (which is far more common people people in South East Asia are less likely to detect a counterfeit than an American) and makes some very stupid assumptions that always seem to work out for him. It was good acting to portray the strange character of Reacher and keep it at least somewhat believable, but there was considerable issues with the actual story which had villains that make little sense, Reacher's own actions of trying to get evidence to work out who is doing what rather than just going into the factory they know to be dodgy and torturing someone for information (when actually they would have then found the whole conspiracy then because that was the twist but Reacher needed to be spun out for 6 more episodes...) the strangest part of it was no selling his brother's death the whole time, I was really expecting him to explode and start beating everyone up for answers but instead there was this kind of weird autistic psychopath no emotion thing, even though they seemed to be perfectly normal brothers, probably slightly closer than most actually... Also how did the lady not immediately realise the FBI agent had to be a villain when she was attacked at the safe house? That was the most simple backbearing ever, only she, him and the family knew about that location, after he left some baddies instantly show up and neither she nor the family told anyone (logically she was checking nobody was following her before she turned off to the safe house, wasn't carrying anything that could track her, etc) She should have shot him the second she saw him arrive again and likewise he should have assumed she would have worked him out and started shooting at her... Come to think about it it is never really explained how someone in the FBI (two people technically because his partner also used to do it) becomes totally OK with murdering and torturing loads of innocent women and children (I mean the money sure... But you only get into the FBI by being a certain type of person and while some have been corrupt it has always been more "criminals sell drugs why shouldn't we?" lower level type stuff, and at worst aggravated murder like tracking down and killing an ex wife and the man she cheated with, again bad but not quite the same as torturing innocent women and children to death... I hope a second series is made from a better book, I get they had to do a different book than the Tom Cruise films and those films chose probably the best books, but honestly for a second series I'd like to see how they make it different than the film by doing the same story.
Thank you for this series Drinker! I had initially dismissed this show based on the muscle bound look of the lead. This series and its star, Ritchson reminded me not to judge a book by its cover. I expect to be seeing both Ritchson and Fitzgerald in bigger projects after this. I’ll be looking for more from the writers of this series too. They had me actually LOL. Well done!
I have to admit after watching Bosch I felt confident that Reacher would be well adapted given that Bosch with Titus Welliver was excellent. But Reacher was an absolute blast and far, far better than I expected.
Big fan of the Bosch books. I think I saw the first 3 seasons of Bosch. Does it stay good? I think I heard it turned to shit. I hope I'm wrong about that...?
@@KrogunDK Overall the series was very good. It took many story lines from the books and adapted them well. Its set in LA so obviously you have some of that "liberal" spill over into the story but its not toxic and annoying as those pushing "the Message!".
This was definitely a breath of fresh air amongst the smog of the usual flatulence we are given these days. And judging by audience scores/reviews, I am not alone in this sentiment. Gee, who would of thought that when you do an adaptation of an existing work that respecting the source material would garner greater approval from the audience?
As someone who has read Killing Floor many many times, and thoroughly enjoys the Reacher series of books, I was skeptical going into watching this, the trailer felt a little tone deaf to me, like it was going for some buddy cop comedy, but after seeing the prison bathroom fight scene on YT, I had to check it out. And damn, I binged it for the rest of the day. The ending was certainly Hollywood'ed up, and there were some story elements changed in places, but all in all I felt it was a solid adaption of a terrific book. Cant wait to see what S2 beholds!
It was amazingly faithful to the book - but maybe that will happen when the author is heavily involved in the show. One great thing was that they were able to work in some really meaningful "flashbacks" that came from later books and stories. Killing Floor was the first book, and Lee Childs likely didn't have these later details in mind, but the scenes with his brother when they were in their teens added a lot. Neagley appears well ahead of her own timeline, but it works, and gives the series a recurring character besides Reacher to bring back as needed. Well done.
@@Thomasmemoryscentral it is, and it's visceral, I feel its rare you see a fight scene where you feel the weight of the character throwing punches, and damn they nailed it.
I read the whole Reacher collection by Lee Child, and this show ABSOLUTELY did the novels justice. I hope future seasons cover the other stories, they're all well written and very very entertaining
Thanks Drinker. I was thinking about this today, as I have just finished watching Bosch, another pleasant surprise from Amazon, much truer to its source material than anyone could expect these days. Queuing Reacher up right now. BTW, I've found the best way to experience Child's books is via audiobooks with Jeff Harding as the reader. He brings Jack Reacher to life.
@@wittyroark True, but it continues in Legacy, and who knows, they may commission more. The books went way further on with Harry's journey, with him coming back with the DROP thing. I'm hoping for that.
Drinker literally is my favorite f@cking badass on UA-cam. He has morals, respect for society, film and overall the way people need to treat each other. He is also perfectly inline with my beliefs. I am 52 years old and grew up with Star Wars as a young kid in the theater at seven years old and it was a religious experience, I have now watched every single childhood memory destroyed by wokeism , the message and disgusting liberal bullshit. Drinker please keep fighting, you’re the only voice that really stands out on all the voices we have. I appreciate you man 👊🏻
A shame he's turned into a right-wing mouth piece for culture wars and a safe space for the brainwashed folk who buy into msm culture wars about wokeness.
Wish had more show like such, also good luck with Doctor Strange 2, just watch such and have migraine thinking about how idiotic the whole story was, have fun, Drinker. :)
Am glad The Drinker got around to watching Reacher. This for me was probably the most pleasant surprise in recent years when it comes to new TV shows. Nothing woke at all about it. In fact, its almost a throwback to TV shows of the past with a burly, no nonsense tough guy as the main character. Looking forward to season 2!
Having read a dozen of Lee Child's books and pretty much every Sherlock Holmes story; Reacher reminds me of a modern-day Holmes. His perception and deductive approach could be right out of a Arthur Conan Doyle story. And yes, it's true to the book.
THE MESSAGE is definitely still present, it is just downplayed compared to the rest of Hollywood productions. The Killing Floor, the book the season was based on, does not include: the black cop getting jumped by neighboring cops because he's black; the girl cop Roscoe being some kind of borderline genius who narrowly missed out on being in the CIA; didn't include Neagley at all (though I understand why they wanted to include Reacher's Girl Friday early in a Reacher series, so I have no problem with them adding her in) and certainly didn't include a completely pointless scene in a strip club where Neagley stands up for all women everywhere by beating on a guy who is *gasp* touching a stripper while getting a lap dance. The Reacher show is without a doubt WOKE. It is just, like, a 4 on the wokeness scale whereas the average of Hollywood movies over the last 3 or so years has been around 7-8 on the wokeness scale, with the occasional 9 or 10 making the entire industry look bad. So, I agree, that by today's standards the Reacher show is absolutely fantastic. Thumbs up, looking forward to them getting around to making a season about my personal favorite Reacher book: TRIPWIRE.
Also, Neagley is white so transforming her into a black woman could be viewed as a "message" about diversity or maybe just a ploy to get black women invested in the show?
i think you're stretching it a little. For Finlay's beating, at no point they did mention his color skin. The two cops beat him up because they thought it was a burglary, which is most likely an excuse as they seem to be among the corrupted cops. It has nothing to do with race. As for the strip club scene, i agree that yeah the scene was defo just there to make Neagley a badass, but yeah you make it sound like the dude got beaten up for free and he did nothing wrong, when in reality he was being inappropriate with the girl and she was telling him to stop, to which he wouldn't listen and get violent. He defo deserved that beating. To me it kinda shows an issue, where people hate woke so much now they see anything that isn't white and male as an issue. Don't get me wrong, i hate it too when the message is shoved down my throat, but yeah at no point do they refer to Finlay's race, except for the occasional snarky comment from Reacher, which doesn't push any message at all lmao, and at no point do they say Roscoe or Neagley are good at what they do *because* they are women. They just so happen to be black/women, that's all
The best part about this show was that Alan went to the Henry Cavill school of caring about and respecting the source material. Alan read every book so he could get his character DOWN, I respect dedication like that.
Exactly. Your job as an actor is pretty limited. The least you can do is know what character you're supposed to be playing.
I just really hope this doesn't go the way of so many other properties and and get woke/fucked up in season two. I never read the books but really enjoyed this series and from what I have been hearing, it was pretty close to the novel. I want to enjoy this series for a long time.
Henry Cavill has respect for source material? Sure he might have been decent in the witcher but he's the worst version of superman ever.
@@jamiedrury9656 that's the directors fault.
@@trevorfilis537 I'm not really a fan of mysteries or modern adventure books, outside the Destroyer series, but I've read every book in this series. There have been occasional flubs but overall I have never really been disappointed in the books. and the show was so spot on that I didn't leave for the weekend in order to watch it all at once.
When he said, "I'm about to break the hands of three drunk kids," and the other guy said, "There's four of us," and then he said, "One of you needs to be able to drive to the hospital," I knew I was watching the right show.
I think that quote comes straight from the book.
@@lesflynn4455 forget the quote, that whole scene isn't even in the book, am reading it currently.... I started reacher after reading about 60% of the book, so everything is fresh in my mind, I wanted to check how to compares to the source material....
@@meramail Oh well I was wrong, thanks for the correction. It's probably been over 15 years since I read it.
Fourth kid:
"I know where the hospital is." 😄
It is from a book, just not the killing floor
Lawyer: "I'll ruin your life with one phone call."
Reacher: "I'll end your life with one phone..."
100% Distilled Awesome.
*Barter* : 100
Bend over for big Jack, that would be 100% better than this show
John Wick "anyone got a pencil?" 😆
@@guyincognito8440 The lawyer was a chess piece in the conspiracy if I remember correctly, so claiming he didn't deserve it doesn't make sense.
@@guyincognito8440 Dude, its just a show. Lee Child is a pretty good writer, but the whole Jack Reacher series gets pretty unbelievable as it goes along: not necessarily because it deals in unrealistic concepts, but because there are 24 books and in each one Reacher comes across some kind of crazy scam/scandal that he has to solve. Its unbelievable because nobody who's just walking across America is going to come into that many situations. I mean, sure, one or two, maybe even three or four (maayyyybeee)...but not twenty-four. I like realism in my entertainment, and it annoys me when they get obvious things wrong for no apparent reason, but going too deep on the 'realism' thing will ruin at least 95% of popular fiction, so I don't.
They treated Roscoe perfectly, that's what a small badass chick should be like. When it came to hand to hand, even the old ass mayor kicked her ass, but she fucked people up with smarts, technique and firepower
To be fair, that "old ass mayor" looks like hes about 250 pounds with a cane that has a diamond that probably weighs a pound by itself.
Neagley was also well written and a real badass
Totally, I love her character.
The desert eagle was a bit much as a "yeah here's my spare gun" though lol
@@chuckfinley4292 The Desert Eagle was given to her as a gift and she kept it locked away, though. It's not like she bought it and carried it around.
My Wife and I started episode 1 expecting very little and before we knew it we finished the season.
Same here. My wife and I enjoy good old fashion violence undisturbed by "The Message". We recommend you watch "The Last Ship".
and now you cant remember any of it.
@@celozzip hahaha
@@celozzip
It's difficult to get fat eating popcorn!
Same for me. It was a great surprise and I plan to watch it again.
The protagonist really feels like real life batman honestly. Smart, notices small things, understands how people work and can beat the shit out of you
@what now NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
thats a LOT of animal feed
The irony of this comment since alan also plays hawk in the enjoyable shitstorm that "TITANS" is.
Mix of Batman and Shawn Spencer
But he's also a fictional character.
The best thing about this show's casting choices is that it's justified in the writing. The random Harvard Educated black man living in a small town in the South is written _into_ the character's backstory and his arc in the show. Zero problems there.
That could have been ridiculous but he was a great character.
I loved him and I liked the back and forth between him and Reacher. What a good character.
I mean he’s there in the book too and he’s also goated
Maybe, but why did they cast the cop from I, Zombie to be the, surprise, cop in this one. He even got to bring his stupid shoulder holster. The guy is awful as an actor.
I read the first couple of books and Lee Child lacks as a writer. And he’s a Canadian who’s not down with the 2A. His lack of firearms knowledge shows up as a series of 80’s cliches about “cool/scary” firearms. They should have a pro look over his writing before they let it out into the wild. The basic stories are actually pretty good and maybe he smoothed out his writing style the way Vince Flynn did but I didn’t stick around to find out.
I thought he was very out of place
It was nice to watch a show and not even think about “the message”
They managed to make the female protagonist in this strong and independent without being asses about it and showing it down your throat.
funny thing about the modern 'strong female character' is that they are basically all the toxic masculinity traits stuffed into one character but it is fine because a woman can't be toxicly masculine! lol
And they didn't need to make Reacher an idiot to do it.
Yeah they did a really good job at conveying her strengths an frustrations with men while not making it illogical or out of place while simultaneously making a great character arc out of it with her realizing sometimes you just do need the help. Goodwin was also fucking awesome! They portray southern racism in proper context, and they show him dealing with it in a way that is believable and satisfying. Everything just feels natural, not forced. It acknowledges the world for how it really is and not how snowflakes THINK it is. All the supporting cast show great strength without it being out of place. This show was so refreshing and a nod to the good old days of crime drama.
And she was delicious
@Kai 🏳️🌈 ⃠ I think that's the point he was making...
The thing they nailed with this screen translation of Reacher is that he thinks on screen, the pauses and lack of dialogue matter and they show it. Reacher is by design a simple character, he's credible/ competent because he's an ex military police, he's capable because his built like a brick sh*t house, and his not trapped by modern living, so (as a character) he can cause havoc to solve the immediate problem, but not deal with the fall out as he just move on (metaphor for the army?)
The A team did this in the 80's.
The drinker's correct that this is an old school breath of fresh air in the current climate.
So many modern shows take like an entire episode of filler whilst the characters deal with their feelings, that used to be wrapped up in a scene or two beforehand.
This is one of the few times the I would say that the show is better than the books.
"It looks like this detective could take on Dwayne Johnson and win."
My money would be on Reacher. He would have analyzed the fight before it even started and executed his plan.
This is an 80's action movie done in CURRENT YEAR. Remarkable - like a wooly mammoth coming back to life.
@@mirceazaharia2094 That's a bold claim indeed, a BOLD claim.
I love how military based movies are always grounded in reality
I never saw Goodwin as being the token black like 99% other shows do. I completely saw him AS the character and properly cast for it. Kick ass show!
He's an underrated actor who I've liked in other roles he's had such as on iZombie and Breakout Kings.
@@lordshadow19 He really is amazing. I was o glad when I saw he was in the cast. he was perfect for that role. Anyone else would have destroyed it. he has finesse
Enjoyed that part greatly. He was more focused as a character who “ Middle Aged male moves to a small town in the south”. Yes he is black but that’s not the main issue, he is an outsider.
I loved that when he swore it was so awkward.. some might look at it and say bad acting, I think it was brilliant how awkward he made it… he doesn’t swear so when he tries to, it didn’t sound right.
He nailed his role for sure.
Exactly. He’s a fully formed interesting human being. Not a place holder for tick-the-box casting.
Yep Reacher shocked me honestly. I turned on the show as background noise not expecting much because Amazon but it's pretty damn good. Not trying too hard, just good action with a decent enough story and characters.
@@Jona_The_Than_D i bet you cant remember any of it
@@Jona_The_Than_D The book is, sure. The TV series is pretty mediocre. The actor has the physical resemblance but clearly lacks the acting chops. If anything I like this version even less than Tom Cruise's. Tom Cruise can at least be seen as a "different take on the source material", this one just feels like a cheap imitation. Either way, I'd strongly recommend Lee Child's source material over either movie or the TV show. If I have to rank it's book >> first movie > TV > second movie.
Amazon has some good ones:
- The Boys (9,5/10)
- Invincible (9,5/10)
- Bosch (9/10)
- Absentia (9/10)
- Hanna (especially the first season) (8,7/10)
- Carnival Row (8/10)
Apparently The Expanse and Jack Ryan (first season) are good too, but I haven't watched those yet.
@@haitianxu pretty sure noone wanted any awards when making Reacher, so who cares? I for one am a cynical bastard, but yet found it entertaining. Don't get too wrapped up in pomp and circumstance, you'll just disappoint yourself.
@@BuriedDutchman I'd throw "Goliath", "Tin Star", "The man in the high castle", and "homecoming" on that list too.
I watched this on your recommendation, and it was excellent. My biggest surprise was that despite how big he is, Reacher does not come off as overpowered. He doesn't win every fight, and even fights that he wins he often takes some damage. This is not to say that he comes off as weak either. The show strikes a perfect balance, making him strong and believable.
The other thing is the damage persists. He gets cut, he has a cut the rest of the story. I still don't know how that other actor took the full body tackle from him though. That had to hurt.
@@orionred2489 with the exception where he gets cracked in the face with a crowbar. Was kinda expecting for him to have some swelling after that.
@@anthonystarke893 IRL, his jaw would have been in pieces. No-one in the whole production seems to have held a real crowbar in their lives. This thing moved as if it was made of plastic, and did about as much damage as one as well.
But I was way more disappointed with the below stormtrooper level accuracy of those south american special forces guys. Even when they roll up right behind them and have enough time to aim, they still can't hit anyone, not even graze. And these guys are supposed to be highly trained elite soldiers. Even I shoot better than that, and I've only fired a pistol a few times.
@@raifthemad eh, i’m sure they were aware but wanted you to suspend some disbelief, which i did
@@lordheadass3662 I don't care about what they wanted. It was such a stark contrast to most of the rest of the series, which was actually way more believable, than your average hollywood trash. But at those moments I felt like they just succumbed to the temptation to go full hollywood. Had it been consistently unrealistic, those moments would not have stood out as so jarring.
Margrave was a makeshift town made in Pickering Ontario Canada as I worked on this show. The cast and crew for the first season were absolutely amazing people. Us location support personnel are still in mourning for the loss of a night shift worker who had a heart attack and passed away while doing security on location at the town.
They actually shut down production for the whole day because of the incident.
That's sad to hear
Sure bud, I'm sure you were there, man.
Parts of it were also shot in Georgetown, and I'm pretty sure Orangeville.
KJ killed him and had it covered it up
I was blown away it wasn’t actually filmed somewhere in Georgia, with as much Filming that is done here.
Aside from some blatant weapons and military errors it's an enjoyable show. Thanks for covering it! (I do however find it odd that with so many veterans and firearms experts out there Hollywood still screws things up) You played a clip of one of their reoccurring errors, "9mm 95gr, that's subsonic". In reality, 95gr is lighter and faster than standard 115gr or 124gr 9mm ammunition. It's a simple error, but also an easy fix. If they wanted to keep the subsonic story it should have been 147gr or heavier.
Also picked up on that 👍
Hollywood always screws things up. Getting things right occasionally is accidental.
I was hoping someone would mention this. Graham doesn't disappoint!
@@MementoMorituri yeah, it just blows me away when research is as easy as it's ever been. Just a quick search for "subsonic 9mm" would have given them an answer. Maybe I'm extra sensitive to it as a firearms journalist, but the right answer is so readily available! Why be wrong?
Writers seem to think that if they regurgitate enough generic gun language they sound like firearm experts. Not to mention, anybody who has used or is familiar with them would have said "suppressor" rather than silencer, but this kind of stuff is to be expected from Hollywood.
The great thing about Reacher is that he is super intelligent. He’s not just a juggernaut destroying everything. Brains? Brawn? White Male? Straight? Veteran? Holy shit! A diverse supporting cast that is amazing? Imagine that? It’s good!!
With those qualities in 2022, Im sure it will be cancelled soon
@@pluckyduck11y Maybe that's because if a woman or black male get the big roles, it cannot come without the usual pandering to "the message." Imagine a role where the woman is the protagonist in an action film. OH WAIT, we've got one of those called "Captain Marvel." Guess how that turned out? Or how about "Batwoman"? Or "Harley Quinn"? Can you give me one where man are not portrayed as stupid, weak, or hateful? Imagine a "Reacher" where women (as a gender) are portrayed in a negative light by the protagonist and you'll have what most female-led action movies/shows are like except where it's the other way around.
Sign me up for any action show/movie where a woman plays the protagonist that (a) does not come with "the message" and (b) does not show her as someone capable of kicking every male ass despite physical differences. The latter is the main reason why action protagonist roles will go to "not even 1/4 as many" women as they do men.
This is both criticism, and just an observation.
Critical drinker just panders to right wing conservatives I stopped watching his reviews because of it don't get me wrong he can be good reviewer and has shown it but this video is such a prime examples of all his problems he has a reviewer/reactionary
This feels like a Trojan horse. I hope not
@@lb0433 You claim to have 'stopped watching his reviews' yet you seem to know everything about them. Girl, you a fan.
like how 80% of the people who meets him eats a freshly baked Elbow Pie.
And a knuckle sandwich for a snack
This show was a pleasant surprise. Binged it in 2 days 😁
So did I it was great
It was great! I only wanted to watch the first episode at 11 pm and somehow I finished the show and I didn’t get a minute of sleep that night.
But it was totally worth it!
So weak.
I'll finish it in one day
"The shows called Reacher for a reason, and it never forgets that", tell that to Disney and Marvel. Glad you reviewed this one, this is the best entertainment media in years. And to answer your question Drinker at the end, Yes, Lee Child the author of Jack Reacher had creative control.
"Yes, Lee Child the author of Jack Reacher had creative control."
To an extent - but you can tell where it has story padding not seen in the books.
At least 1-2 episodes are straight filler content and it left me more than a little frustrated by the end.
Not to mention the part where he almost dies after ambusing a guy less than half his size with a fraction of his hand to hand combat experience due to his rich kid status.
No one can make me believe that Child's wanted to dilute Reacher in that pathetic fashion.
Also it felt like the series was trying way too hard to make Reacher seem more human instead of just letting his actions speak for themselves.
Having read the books after seeing the Cruise films I enjoyed both, but the books more.
I can definitely say I enjoyed this series a lot, but it also feel it wasted almost as much potential as it achieved.
Yeah, it reminds me of Altered Carbon where the ending in the satellite has all the girls helping him because the showrunner decided Takeshi couldn't do it all alone.
@@mnomadvfx , well let’s hope they get something right next season….
"this it the best entertainment media in years" No, there are actually better things, you just have to look for them, who knew. Seems like a solid show though.
Don't forget to tell Paramount Plus this about Star Trek Picard.
This show was a breath of fresh air. Didn’t want to be overly cerebral, dark or misleading. Good old fashioned casting, writing and realistic action/direction. Not every show needs to be a deep thought provoking social commentary, we’re allowed to like something just because it’s fun.
This film looks deep, without any political megaphones
The "drinker" got this one wrong. The show starts off well enough, but by episode 4 or 5 jumps the shark. Its gratuitously gory, without being "Se7en" clever. The writing becomes too formulaic and simplistic. Ozark and Goliath do a much better job in a similar milieu.
Indeed!
it's still got hallmarks of woke. strong female smarter and toughter than everyone else.smart black man who is the boss of everyone else. also, all the dumb or bad characters are white straight guys
@@cagneybillingsley2165 niga u racist
I loved that Jack Reacher respected knife or club-wielding enemies as much bigger threats, given that even a wimp with a knife can take you out of the fight. I liked seeing that the more skilled bad guys fought better...though they seemed to take Reacher's hits a little too well sometimes.
Concerning the 1v4 (driver doesn't count) in the rain at the abandoned house--Reacher could have just shot them like the 1v2 in an earlier episode. We already know he can basically insta-kill 3 pedos if he gets the jump.
And how did the last guy keep coming up with the crowbar after taking Reacher hits? In turn, how did Reacher survive that many hits to the head with a crowbar? My suspension was being stretched near its limits, but boy was it fun to watch. That villain used the crowbar like he meant it.
Agreed.
For the last fight, i think they stretched the things up because they wanted to make the fight the most epic in a show already full of awesome fights.
I think reacher was probably taught to allow his head to more in the direction of a blunt object as it's hitting you to minimize damage, that with adrenaline can possibly allow someone to survive that many hits to the head and keep going, also helps if you learn towards the hit slightly so there is less leverage on the blunt instrument and therefore less force transmitted to your head. But yeah, it was epic watching him take out that whole hit squad, he acted carefully and didn't attempt theatrics which often kills my immersion in action scenes.
That fight was awesome. Thought it was funny how after he takes his shirt off and there are no cuts or wounds on his body lol
@film fan thanks
The villain was a full psycho. Sometimes they will fight you really well when they mean it.
They actually object to him interfering constantly throughout the season and confront him about his ways and methods of "solving problems". The dilemma is that without him they won't be able to solve the problems by the book because the enemies know the book by heart and twist it in every way possible, making it near impossible to arrest them through normal legal means, what with bribing people in local law enforcement and what not.
They're not just blindly accepting the dumb "the ends justify the means" ridiculousness, and I like that.
That sounds extremely dangerous to our democracy if you catch my drift
It's in the books as well, that's amazing. It's nice to see -finally- your favorite stories brought into life the correct way.
Yeah I also thought it was like everyone is so corrupt they don’t know who to trust and they know since he has a personal investment he at least can be trusted to want to find truth and catch the bad guys
I mean, he tells Finlay about killing the “cleaners” (forgot their actual name) and Finlay just sighs and basically goes, “anyway…”
Damn, I have never binged a series faster in my life. Alan Ritchson will forever be cemented as Jack Reacher in my mind. Bad ass!!
I feel the same way about Ritchson's Reacher that I felt about Connery’s Bond-how the hell would they ever replace this actor if this series lives on the way the James Bond books have.
In Stephen King's novel UINDER THE DOME, the lead character, "Barbie" was told by a top military official that one of the reasons they wanted him in charge because they heard some good things about him from Jack Reacher.
I dunno, he will always be Thad Castle to me
Then they destroy the show with season 2
@@jp_jdnHow so?
You killed me. "Leading him about, saving his a**, showing him clues, all while rolling their eyes at his toxic masculinity."
I've read Killing Floor and was pleasantly surprised how faithful this adaptation was. They actually seemed to care about the source material and most importantly casting someone built like Reacher. I really hope they adapt Bad Luck and Trouble, my personal favorite Reacher book.
The 11th novel has been used for the second season.
Whelp you're in luck as season 2 is adapting bad luck and trouble 😂
One lucky dude right herr
Well he isn't because season 2 was shite @@Wp-jv5ed
How did you like Season 2?
"I’ll end your life with one phone." This line was delivered so fucking cold and hilarious at the same time lmfao.
Amazing, amazing show. Can’t wait for S2.
It sucks. They should reboot the show with a funnier and more inclusive cast.
@Reek. Lmao good joke
@@Pikaclev It's not a joke. Couldn't they hire a more suitable lead? OJ Simpson is available.
@@reek4062 Found the troll.
Loved the show
Roscoe is different in the show than in the book, but I actually found myself liking the show's version of her. Capable, yet not a product of THE MESSAGE. She actually acts like she has genuine police training and can hold her own, yet her limits are believable when pitted against Reacher's expertise. Love this show.
this show sucked. But I would love to get behind little Roscoe :)
@@reek4062 wrong and low IQ
@@reek4062 Ew dude.
@@CockatooDude OK cockadude. Lol
Even the writer Lee Child liked the show version better. He said he would have brought the character back had he seen what a great character Roscoe would be. "I was so sad I would never see Finley or Roscoe again. I mean, literally, I was almost in tears at that prospect."
Loved this show. So refreshing to see a show that balances a decent plot, an ‘unflagged’ diverse cast, some very satisfying (but thoroughly justified) violence, and an actually intelligent protagonist, all without force feeding the Message. Top notch. 👍
I just watched the entire first season of Reacher and was taken in by its Western noir feel. It's also good to see an alpha male in a lead role for a change.
@@evertonporter7887 Jack Reacher definitely falls under the "Wandering Hero" trope which was very popular in classic Samurai and Western films.
@@evertonporter7887 I still can’t believe there’s ppl who use the term alpha male unironically
You gotta love finley man, he was such a loveable character throughout the entire show and semi spoiler warning, whenever he smokes the cigarette and then flicks it into the oil, it's so badass. The main big 3 characters are all really good and reacher is an amazing main character and this show probably has the most loveable side characters and the most hateable villains. It's just an amazing show and all the twists actually made my jaw drop. Wonderful.
That part where he grabs the cigarettes out of the bad guy’s pocket and says “if I’m gonna die… I’m going to flavor town onnnne last time”, and Reacher lights it for him….. that was one of my FAVORITE parts of the entire season. I rewound it at least 3-4 times to rewatch it 😂
First episode: Wanted to eat a piece of pie.
Last episode: Actually eats a piece of pie.
_Now that was worth it._
Looks like he ate some hair pie, as well.
POONTAG PIE!
Now that’s a character arc!
Set up and pay off.
Best character arc im history lof fiction
I am a pretty conservative guy, and I never read the Reacher books, so to me, Tom Cruise was the original Reacher. And I kinda had a hard time accepting the giant in the Amazon show. But thanks to this channel, now I started watching it, and I have to say it is one of the best series of this kind I have seen in a long time. Big thanks to the Drinker, who took so many hits for the team over the years. Watching bad movies and stupid shows so we don't have to. And still pointing the way to the good stuff. Thanks.
Amazon nailed the reacher in the books. (for the most part) I listened to the audible audio books while driving too and from work. They are great entertainment when driving. They do get repetitive after about the first 5 or 6.
I never read the books before seeing the Cruise version either, and I really liked his performance in those movies. I did read the first book before I heard about the show, and I loved this new Reacher. I consider Cruise’s Reacher to be a “loosely based on” version now, instead of a “true to source” character. In my mind, he’s the underdog type, the one you aren’t intimidated by (because of his smaller size) that become a threat when you realize he can drop you in a second. New Reacher is immediately intimidating because of his size, but is silently intelligent and observant, which people might not expect at first glance. I haven’t read further books in the series, but I did buy a few, so I’m hoping to see more of this excellent show.
@@whitewolf3615 i liked the first movie watched it and became interested in the lore ironically because of articles about the controversy surrounding Cruise casting himself in the role saw the first movie in theaters loved it started reading the books in order (im at the 13th book in the series currently) saw the movie sequel I hated it i really wish they got Chris McQuarrie back to write and direct the 2nd outing the first movie i can watch over and over and never get tired of it felt more like a Lee Child story with a theatrical spin the sequel just felt like a run of the mill action thriller.
@@Critical_libertarian I definitely preferred the first movie too. I liked some scenes in the second one, and I’d watch it again if I were doing like a marathon of the movies/show, but the first one was much better. I just really like Tom Cruise’s action scenes. I think, because he does a lot of his own stunts (all?), they always look really good.
The books are in a weird place of being pretty good, and completely forgettable
But for a mystery series...that's a good thing. Because it means you can revisit them at a later date and still get as much enjoyment as you did the first time
10 years ago I would have watched Reacher and thought that it was entertaining and competently done. Its not groundbreaking in any way, just well made and what you would expect high paid experts could pull of.
Nowadays it seems like a dying art and is worthy of a special shoutout. Sad.
So true.
This show is fantastic. One of the best adaptations of a book I’ve ever seen. It seriously does respect Killing floor and its characters, not just faithfully adapting it but the things it did add were very strong as well.
In the novels, Reacher is described as 35, 6 feet, 5 inches, “extremely tall, extremely broad, long-armed, and long-legged.” As a big fan of the books, Tom Cruise didn't work on any level for me, not just the obvious physical.
Very much looking forward to binge the series!
In the novels, he actually ages, and technology progresses. In the early novels cell phones didn't really exist, or were very rare. In the more recent novels, they are commonplace.
@@douglaswilliams6834 Oh good to know. I haven't read any of the newer books yet. I'm glad things actually progress. Nothing worse than characters and times that never change in a series.
Okay, physically, he definitely didn't match the description, but Tom Cruise is definitely a much better a actor and more charismatic. I like both, but Alan's acting is slightly underwhelming imo.
Alan's not 6'5 either. He is 6'2, it pissed me off when his character would say in some episodes 6'5 bla bla. That's like 5'9 guys claiming 6' on tinder lol
@@aqualinespirit90 🤣🤣🤣
Just a note on Tom Cruise, he basically produced the films himself and inserted himself into the role because hes such a mega fan boy of the books. i can half and half see his motivations, but he shouldve restrained himself and cast someone else instead
That's what his career is now, produce a film so he can be the lead actor
He has a legion of people who basically think he's their god -- that HAS to affect your ego. But he did an impressive job of acting like he was twice as big.
He wasn’t true to the books, but I thought the first Reacher movie was good. Tom Cruise carries a similar ‘screen presence” visually that I imagine Reacher’s size/muscle to carry in words. He wasn’t the best choice, but it could have been worse. Cruise can act, fight, and shoot, so he did fine.
@No Body Yes. Most soldiers are fat and lazy bags of shit that stroll around town with their BDUs looking for people to 'thank' them. I say that because only about 20% are actual door kickers. The rest are support.
@@New2Kendo I mean, it's better than trying to please the studios...
It's a fantastic series. It's also a throwback to an era when we weren't afraid to offend EVERYTHING and EVERYONE.
Solid show, great pacing, and great cast. We loved every minute of it.
if you haven`t watched it, i`d highly recommend Banshee.
I think it's less offend and more not looking over our backs over every little idea and line in hopes we're not displeasing the audience that isn't even watching or likely don't care.
@@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain Ahh Banshee…Think I’ll watch that again.
Ah fuck off.
People got triggered even back then.
Either it was comic books, Rock music, heavy metal, Clockwork orange or literally any Anime.
Spare me the nonsenseii
@@josebrown5961 careful, Banshee is pretty woke. It has a trans character who kicks ass and a couple bad ass strong women, like Nola Longshadow and Carrie/Ana. Not to mention a diverse police department.
I love the scene where he casually strolls over to the guy who’s eyeballing him, asking him if he wanted to dance. Alan sells every single line, and a warning look from him is actually intimidating. Great casting choice.
The casting for Reacher here is fantastic, the show so well displays the absolute physical terror that this dude is. Prob the most unrealistic thing about the whole show is how many people willingly try to step to the man. What sane person in their right mind would want a physical conflict with that guy????
I'll go toe to toe with Reac....
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@@sdzero 😭😂
I felt like his ability to eat what he wants and look like that was the most unbelievable 😀.
Most of the people he fights were hired by the people who ran the counterfeit empire, so they are obligated to do so. And they wouldn't want the torture crew to come to their house
@@DomH75 I'm about the tv Reacher's size and build. I do powerlifting and boxing. I'm a bit heavier maybe, not so chiseled, and it's been about 10 years anyone has tried to have a fight with me outside of the ring.
One part that made me spontaneously laugh was the kid at the fair: "Why are you so big?"
and without skipping a beat , Reacher replies: "Genetics." His delivery was perfect. It wasn't shaming anyone without genetics like his, it wasn't egotistical, there was no bravado to it. It was just delivered with the perfect tone of facts - just like Reacher. No BS, just "That's how it is"
I don't know why that line sticks out so much for me, but yeah this show was damn good.
Wasn't the question about how much he eats?
That's in the books, too -- it's made very clear that Reacher is basically a mutant. Abnormal size, muscles that don't require exercise, abnormal strength for his size, autistic attention to detail, photographic memory... he's like Batman - a 1 in 1000000 fluke of DNA that makes him perfect for what he does.
Ha... "genes matter".
I wonder how many people that line actually "triggered"?
I wonder if the screenwriter INTENDED to trigger some people?
@@Nyet-Zdyes he triggered you with his anti police messaging. Going through with the all cops are bitches (corrupt and evil) cliche.
Uh... Work out, plenty of rest. You know, eat your green vegetables.
He definitely makes a better Reacher than Tom Cruise.
Cruise is a great actor, but he is just wrong for the role.
Tend to agree. I think one of Tom Cruise's best action roles had to have been Live Die Repeat Edge of Tomorrow. F'ing masterpiece, and perfect casting for Cruise.
@@bigdreams5554 man I love that movie , seen it so many times , keep coming back to it. "On your feet maggot!"
Tom Cruise is an amazing actor who work very hard and does a lot he doesnt have to do. He wanted a longterm franchise and found Jack Reacher around 2011. He liked the character so much that although he lacked the size he still gave it a try. However at the same time the Jack Reacher movie was being made Tom Cruise found a better fit for himself in the stealth reboot of Mission Impossible. In 2011 MI Ghost Protocol became a huge hit, then MI Rogue Nation, then MI Fallout, all 3 very succesful. Tom Cruise is now 11 years later making two MI movies back-to-back. Dead Reckoning Part 1 and 2 I think its all for the best that Tom Cruise could put 100% into MI instead of being divided between Reacher and MI. I am gonna predict MI Dead Reckoning Part 1 will be a frikkin awesome movie while now Reacher Season 1 with Alan Ritchson is a frikkin awesome TV-show. To sum it all up there are only WINNERS here :) I also believe that Top Gun 2 - Maverick will be worth the wait so Tom Cruise can win there too.
@@bigdreams5554 not if you read the source material. Very disappointing movie in that regard.
Tom Cruise is a great actor, but he was just way too small to play Reacher.
It's so weird seeing Alen Ritchson play such a quiet, smart and badass character. I remember him in BMS where he was loud, dumb(ish), yet a true bro. Mad props to this show.
Imagine Reacher letting out a Thad Castle high-pitched scream
@@thegreendog I can see him using that as a disguise or distraction. LOL
@@thegreendog I wouldnt be able to handle it. Thad was my favorite BMS character
For me, in the first epizodes I was wondering all the time how is he holding back, I expected some Thad Castle moment.
The ironic thing is that this does "The Message" quite well, it just doesn't have to rub our faces in it for the entire run time! A black detective and a female police officer are very much on "Message", but because someone can actually write a story, they are part of the story rather than being a box-ticker.
Any time a film or tv series needs to go "LOOK, LOOK, DIVERSITY!!! EMPOWERMENT!!!" at me, then it's actually failing at "The Message", But here it's simply the main protagonist is a bloke, one of the other protagonists is a woman, another is black, all have their strengths and weaknesses that compliment and counteract to make up a whole. The story is then like; can we get on with this cool plot now.
THAT for me is how to do "The Message". It shouldn't NEED cramming down our throats, it should just be well-written characters telling a great story. A well written female character that contributes her own skills and abilities to the overall plot while growing and developing as a character is a much better female empowerment message than a Mary Sue!
you're so right, can't agree more!
Yeah. I mean, 'The Message' would have had the female characters fight like men... but they don't. Roscoe is scrappy and brave as hell, and you put a gun in her hand and she can shoot as well as anyone else, but in her one hand-to-hand sequence versus a larger man she does *not* do the Buffy thing, she instead gets *tossed around like a beanbag* because that is what happens when a tiny woman has to fight a large hefty guy. She still won, but it was not by much, and it was definitely not by outmuscling her opponent. Or punching him. Or anything with bare hands.
Which was a delightful thing on itself, but an even more delightful thing when contrasted with Neagley's /successful/ hand-to-hand battle... because Neagley is not only unusually tall and buff for a woman, she was literally taller and more cut than most of the male cast. Seriously, woman must have gotten lost on her way from Wakanda, because I've seen wimpier-looking women in the Dora Milaje. So when /she/ wrestles with a guy, she's able to manhandle him enough to get advantage, then get herself clear, and then get her gun out, as opposed to being tossed around.
IOW, the show did not take a position of either men being superior hand-to-hand fighters /or/ women being superior, it took a position of 'it depends on how much advantage you have over your opponent re: size/speed/strength as well as skill, regardless of plumbing'. And when's the last time you saw a fictional property do that?
Exactly. It managed to work in black characters without having to have them practically stop and look at the screen and say "Racism is bad don't be racist"
I was half expecting Finley's wife to actually be more of a husband and they'd preach that way but gladly not.
To be clear I'm all for diversity it's just the blatant preaching that puts me right the fuck off, telling people not to be racist, homophobic, transphobic or whatever isn't the way to do it, the way you actually encourage people to change is to craft characters with these labels that people will actually like, loosening the hold peoples prejudices have. That's how I realized homophobia is pointless cringe anyway.
Talentless writers who only know how to have characters shout political messages at the screen shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a script.
Its all done with taste, subtlety and most importantly, without compromising what the show is about.
It lacks, or at least hides the politics very well. I like this show!
I thought that was one of the best things about this show. The character writing is really well done. The side-kicks are more than just checking boxes, they are actual characters.
My husband and I loved this show; spot on analysis on Reacher's personality and his knowledge of human nature.
One of my favorite scenes is when, after several episodes, he (and we the audience) think we know all there is to know about Finley when during a stakeout, as he's playing with his wedding ring, Reacher sarcastically tells him that it's time to get over his divorce. That's when Finley tells him his isn't divorced, his wife died and the reason he left Boston to move south was that he missed her so damn much, it was too painful to live where every street, every building, hell even the weather, reminded him of her. It shuts Reacher right up and he doesn't treat it like it's nothing. It's a great scene and one that really makes Finley's character make sense, why he's so stubborn and determined to do the right thing.
I'm not surprised you and your husband love the show.
I always pictured Jack Reacher to look like Dave Bautista whenever he's described in the books, but I gotta say, Thad definitely works in the role just as well. Literally anything taller than Tom Cruise would do better in the role. The man is literally described as an absolute fucking unit of a man but what we got in the first attempt was FUCKING TOM CRUISE?
Thank the lord we got a much more accurate representation.
Apparently Cruise is a big fan of the books and he has a lot of pull in Hollywood so that's why those movies were made. Which actually might be a good thing since it probably helped this series to be made. In my opinion the first movie is really solid, I like it. It's just a shame it was called Jack Reacher, because it got a lot of negative attention for "miscasting". Tom Cruise gave a good performance (duh, it's Tom Cruise) so if it was a crime-mystery-thriller movie with TC, and not a Reacher movie, I think ppl would've liked it more.
"Thad"?? Were you going for "Chad"?
@@sladechain573 Bruh, haven't you watched Blue Mountain State
@@TheHyperfilthered I agree, first reacher film was good
@@samowen2286 I... have not. My bad.
That 95 grain subsonic line bothered every gun nut and hand loader out there.
My 147 grain hypersonic hand load begs to differ
I think it still follows "THE MESSAGE", but the producers get this one right! It works through Rosco (and Neagly to an extent), who is a strong character on her own, without being a Mary-Sue. She gets angry, even violent when she needs to, and she's confident rather than condescending. (Hello Disney and Paramount, did you watch this!)
Her and Neagley both understand Reacher's personality and COOPERATE with him, rather than constantly berate his brutish behavior. They do get their well-placed one-liners in where appropriate, which keeps the dialoge snappy and balances the mood in those scenes well.
This is some of the best IP development I have seen in a decade. Here's hoping it sticks around, we need more like it.
It was almost in mid season, I already invested heavily in the series when Neagley introduced. I was so afraid they gonna ruin the series by using her to push 'THE MESSAGE', but thank goodness they didn't! She become my #2 fav character, love her intelligence almost met as the same as Reacher, she become a strong character because of her strength, not making Reacher weaker... I hope Lee Child will always involved in all upcoming seasons.
I thought Neagly was cringey, especially the strip club scene. Anyone who touched the dancers like that would be bouncered out the door immediately.
The book on which the series is based was written 1997, long before the Hollywood-social-activism stuff. So it has nothing to do with "THE MESSAGE".
@@f.l.k.1372 yeah the book doesn't, but they adapted it and added THE MESSAGE
Yeah but that's not "the message" that's just good writing of female characters.
Message female characters bear little resemblance to real women...
It's a very good show. The only thing I found... let's say 'out of sync', was the finale. It seemed a little over the top and a bit rambo-esque compared to the quick brutal efficiency the fights had in the rest of the season. But someone who read the books said that's kind of how the books go too so... 🤷♂️
Rambo gets a bad rep because of the sequels but the original Rambo was pretty grounded..he didn't kill a soul (directly), didn't take on dozens of guys at once without being pinned down (like the national guard guys), and was dominant in believable ways (like when he owned the original cops/search party in the woods).
Yeah its like that in the book I just thought it looked really bad idk if they were running low on money or what something felt off
Better that the end of the tom cruise film, a punch out in the rain. Reacher would never put down his gun like that, dead is dead, if he has the drop on the guy reacher drops him.
That said I did enjoy the first movie and cruise did a decent job.
Yeah I think the same. The full blown action at the finale was poorly executed. But apart from that a great series.
@@joeberger3441 The first Rambo is what I expect from a Green Beret. Escape and evasion, diversion and unconventional warfare tactics. Every movie since made him seem like a super soldier, which contrary to Hollywood portrayals, isn't what special forces is about. No single man or even a full 12 man ODA is going to take on battalion size, even company size fighting force.
I found reacher earlier this year and absolutely loved it, can’t wait for season 2
I couldn't wait, so I read the books. His 1200m shot from the .50 cal is going to be something.
Can’t wait for season 2 either but I’m gonna miss Roscoe and Finlay.
@@Skilan506 me too. But they could take some creative liberty with bringing them in again. They introduced Nealy is S01, but she wasn't introduced until the 8th book, I believe.
@Steve Delaney Yes.
@Steve Delaney yeah it was greenlit a while back
4:09 That bitch slap in the diner was the best I've EVER SEEN.
I haven't loved a show this much since Daredevil on NF.
There’s something endlessly satisfying about a tough guy threatening bad guys calmly, them disregarding him and then getting their ass beat.
Youve cracked the code.
@digifalc0087 yeah! I think it’s where it’s like for kids and they’re like what are you looking at, and he says three drunk kids with broken bones or something, and he says there’s four of us and he says one of these got to drive to the hospital lol so fucking bad ass
What I love about this show: everyone gives respect to Reacher. They may disagree with him, joke with him, hate him, but end of day he’s the man in charge
Been a Reacher creature for decades. Couldn't have been happier with this adaptation. Alan Ritchson being a young man as well opens up the possibility of several adaptations.
I don't think he's a good actor, and he is constantly smirking which is really annoying. Even when he finds his dead brother he's like :)
And the black guy is even worse
95 grain 9mm aren't usually subsonic. For subsonic, it makes more sense to use heavier bullets, typically heavier than 140 grains. The heavier weight allows for more energy to be delivered to the target using less velocity. The equation is E=1/2*m*v^2. It's a small writing mistake, but most people don't know that.
One of the best shows I've ever watched! It was exactly how I imagined Reacher was whilst reading the books. Really looking forward to the second season, hopefully 61 hours.
Ya know, seeing Wokeness destroy Franchises left and right is all the more bizzare when you see real, normal Representation also totally being a Thing.
It's really funny to see so many Franchises be destroyed by Twisted Diversity, literally WHILE real Representation also exists.
Owl House has a Lesbian Couple as Protag's and it's just fine. They're real characters and not planks of wood. Compare that to ST-Discovery. And Amphibia has a Character people think has Autism but it's literally so subtle it's
only theorized and no big deal.
an autistic gary stu?
@@loturzelrestaurant Arcane has a massive variety of diverse characters but that's also not forced, the story revolves around who they and not WHAT they are.
@Steve Delaney I think they confirmed it a few months ago. Probably the second book, but they said it might not follow the exact book order.
@@123abcdancewithme Exactly.
It was a great performance by all 3 main characters you kind of dislike the Boston Cop but then you see his story and you end up liking him. Another great thing is he just leaves so next season he will be somewhere completely new and will be surrounded by new cast which is really fucking cool. Its honestly one of the best shows I have seen since Early 2020 until now great action scenes and a genuinely good story and had actually funny moments that I laughed out loud at unlike most comedies these days. I didn't expect much honestly and I would probably rate it 9/10 potentially 9.5/10. A 10/10 for me would be Band of Brothers and possibly only that.
Agreed. That scene at the bar when the lady tries to pick him up....he showed some depth to his character but didn't go against what behavior he'd already established.
Hopefully, they won't make season 2 woke like they have done with other shows. First season is good. Then they fire the good writers for cheap woke ones. Series goes to crap. rinse wash repeat.
As a huge Reacher fan this review was like a gift. I just hope this is only the beginning of a renaissance of classic entertainment that knows its role and not just a quick aberration from the woke hit you the head with their "message" garbage they keep trying to ram down our throats.
We'll see. It is, at this point, well known that Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plus, and even Paramount Plus have, in the last few weeks, expressed concerns in various ways about the Streaming bubble bursting and (to cut what would be a long reply short) that the next year/year and a half is very likely going to see some of the big players leave the streaming market.
As such, all of the streaming services are taking a good hard look at the bottom line and seeing what works and what doesn't. Whether they come to the conclusion that they need to revert to back to "classic entertainment" or double down on what they are currently doing is anyone's guess.
Just finished it all in one day. It was really done well, i really grew attached to the main characters. I wasn’t told to believe they where badass, I actually believed they were badass. Even his friend Frances Neagley, who we didn’t see much of, compared to the main three, was believable.
The whole series is a great throwback to the 80's action genre, a big strapping hero kicking ass like it's nobody's business. Definitely a breath of fresh air.
@i know that I got spring rolled lol. Still, it's a good recipe.
Except his one liners are WAAAAY better lol
Alan Ritchman was the perfect choice to play this character. Everything said in this video was spot on about this series. Take a bow Prime you deserve it.
And their user base seems to like it a damn lot too. I wouldn't guess in a million years that the same network producing the Rings of Power could ever hit a subtle home run like this.
Solid show, at the beginning Reacher was smart and quick to realize small details which kind of got lost in the finale,
charging in to a burning building with armed guards without any armor or even wearing a mask, after just raiding an armory
Aside from that the show was good overall. The author Lee Child was a producer and had an active role which is probably
why it didn't get the dreaded 'adapted for modern audiences!'
@ТоммуIппit Shоrts 🅥 The moment we've all been waiting for
the show sucked. The protagonist was terrible and unengaging. He was just a dumb, strong action guy cliché. I hope they'll remake season 1 with a new actor and better writing.
@@reek4062 How is the fishing ?
@@reek4062 I sense inferiority in you every time an alpha does his thing mate.
I just loved how they geared up with serious weapons at the station but 0 body armour or stun grenades etc. You'd think if they have relatively serious weapons stashed there they'd have the other stuff too....
Didn't believe you, read the books, and didn't want my perception to be ruined, and it was fucking perfect. The pacing was perfect, never felt bored, all the cuts between plots and flashbacks felt natural. Glad I didn't listen, and watched it.
HUH ?
never bored? this show is the definition of "1 step forward, 2 steps behind". Nothing interesting ever happens, plot twists are boring and predictable, every time someone except Reacher discovers a clue or a trace and they follow it, it takes up the whole fucking 45 minutes of the episode only for them to discover (multiple times) that it was all useless and the actual right theory was the one Reacher had all along, because hey he's the main protagonist, he's never wrong, even though he's a 6"8 insane former police officer with nothing to lose that beats up people like a fucking blacksmith. And I would be perfectly fine with that, if the plot actually progressed: in the span of 4 episodes (about 5 hours of screen time) they managed to introduce 1 single character that in the end turned out to be completely useless for the investigation because she just died in the most boring way possible before being of any help. The dialogs are also boring and at times even plain stupid. To be fair the only good thing are the fights that are really well choreographed. Overall the show is good but really frustrating at times
@@jackpiki lil bro don't watch if you don't like it. I thought it was pretty good.
@@peasantofpersia if you actually read my comment you'll find that I also said it was a good show overall, I just pointed out what I didnt like
@@jackpiki *you* think it's like that. Welcome to subjective opinions, let me enjoy what I wanna enjoy :)
After bingeing this show in less than two days; all really wanted after (other than a second season ofc) was for the drinker to watch it, I knew you would like it :)
Also, if someone had told me ten years ago that the guy who played Thad Castle in Blue Mountain State would grow into becoming a smart, articulate, and poignant actor, I would have laughed in their face, Alan Ritchson has come a long way.
Just needed enough time to pass for people to stop seeing him as Thad. Which I still do, but I still think he did a great job in this. Thad was too iconic to forget about lmao. Time for your oil change!
@@DoctaFlood He's very good as Thad Castle. BMS is one of my favorite shows, except that movie that movie NEVER happened.
But I have to admit he has acting range and far more then I expected. He was a really good Reacher and I'd like a second season of Reacher and to see Alan Ritchson in more things.
I had no desire whatsoever to watch Reacher. My teenage son kept asking me to watch it with him, so I finally gave in. I'm so glad he kept at me to watch it - it was fantastic!! My son and I absolutely loved it. Can't wait for season two!
There's a reason Tom Cruise was Reacher in his movies, he was an executive producer. He wanted to be Jack, despite lacking in the height and build department. This rendition is phenomenal though. Great show. Glad you did a review. Been itching to see your take on it
You like big muscled men? You like to be the bottom?
I watched this show then watched reacher and I was so fucking confused
Tom Cruise owns, or at least owned the rights to Reacher just like with Mission Impossible. Without him these movies weren't ever going to get made. So as far as that goes, something is better than nothing...right?
I'm not sure if he sold off the rights to amazon for Reacher or if that only applied to movies though.
The first Reacher film was good. The second one was a massive pile of S. I still occasionally watch the first one.
He did the same thing with Cocktail.
I frikking love how sometimes he acts like a detective, like when he gets into the police station and he scans the room and notices theres a guy that was in the army just by looking how he ties his shoes.
I generally wasn't expecting this show to be as good as it was 😄
have to agree.. was not expecting much at all, it has been a great change from the crap they usually give us..
Jokes aside, this show was engaging from the start. It kept me guessing without trying to be tol smart. Well paced, tightly scripted, decent dialogue, well rounded characters.
The only criticisms I will have is that the main villains aren’t that fleshed out, and the acting is sometimes a little dry. Other than that, thanks for the recommendation Drinker, you intellectual adonis and purveyor of high culture.
Nah he's really just become a safe space for edgy "conservative" kiddos and right wingers
@@vidmasterK1 is that true now?
@@stephdegoede8316 yeah, he's really latched onto a bunch of talking points in the recent culture wars and utilized them in his reviews the past few years under to make him seem like one of the more prominent right-wing voices like Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Ben Sharon and etc. All a grift under the guise of appearing intellectual and topical but wholly vacuous and vapid and attention seeking. He's got himself a loyal fan base now which he can play like a fiddle by talking about what they want to hear and agree with.
You see the problem here is that people or “right wingers” like myself and the Drinker are more than happy to discuss a show based on its merits. On things like cinematography, script, characters etc. But twats like you just have to insert politics into everything. My comment had nothing to do with politics and get you had to jump in uninvited an unprovoked and insult the Drinkers intellect, character and motivation. You simply can’t help yourself. So yeah, if calling little wankers like you out makes me and the Drinker right wing well then sign me the hell up.
@@vidmasterK1 joe rogan is a 'right-winger'?
It's refreshing to hear Drinker talk about something he actually enjoyed.
He's got a number of things on his channel that he's given his stamp of approval to!
Reacher is Batman without the suit and wealth but wouldn't give a second thought about killing someone. Alan even looks perfecf as Bruce Wayne. Love it.
Reacher is an amazing show, almost completely faithful to the source material, but the books, the books are just perfect. Well written, well sourced, excellent reading.
Perfect is too strong for me but they are good. I can't wait for them to do; Worth Dying For, Persuader, Without Fail, Enemy, Bad Luck And Trouble. They're bangers.
Eh they shouldn't have put Negley in the story i liked it up until the last 2 episodes
@@Critical_libertarian well, Neagly has helped him out like that on a few occasions, but they changed her just enough to be wrong.
@@meris8486 true, perfect is bit too hyperbolic for generalities. It’s perfect for me, they have everything I want in a book. Reacher ain’t alone in that category, the Puller series, most of James Patterson’s catalog, there’s just certain things about those books that do it for me every time man. Heck, even some Memory Man, but def not all the books in his series.
If you liked this there's a real good chance you'll like the show Justified. Timothy Olyphant is the definition of old school southern cool and Walton Goggins is absolutely perfectly cast.
'love Justified - good call on that.
So much this. Justified was an amazing series.
Excellent show.
Yeah he’ll really like justified. At least the first several seasons. He just needs to get around to it one of these days.
@@hansgruber9685 Why whats with the later seasons?
One of my favorite scenes in this show was when Reacher and Finlay were arguing and fighting in the parking lot and Roscoe got between them. She calmed tensions but didn't do the typical "stop comparing sizes alpha males" thing women do in most shows and instead just tried to stop angry and stressed people from harming one another. It was a breath of fresh air to see a woman act like an individual in a modern show
I also liked that unlike the usual 'woman stops two angry men from going off on each other' scene, Roscoe wasn't afraid to use her femininity as a weapon. Because while they didn't lampshade it, you could visibly see that what backed Reacher down was her unstated challenge 'Are you really willing to knock down a woman half your size who's never done you any wrong, just because she's standing between you and a guy you're angry at? Because I don't think you're that kind of asshole'. And it works, Reacher's just not going to lay a hand on her even though he could crush her with ease because she's right, he's an asshole but he's not /that/ kind of asshole. A scene that outlines that chivalry is a useful trait that helps men be better men without requiring women to be submissive? What heresy was this?
You must have watched a different version to me. In the one I saw, she just says “you’re not the kind of person to beat up someone half your size for no reason”.
@@mopanov Right, calmed tensions between two angry stressed people. That's what I said
@@ddubsquizzee my reply was to glasgow's comment, not yours.
@@mopanov Ah, that makes more sense
I've read all the Reacher books and I must say how bloody impressed I am with the TV show. Ritchson kills it as Reacher, even though he isn't as at home in the role as he could be yet. I am so looking forward to some of the other books being filmed - at last stuff is being produced that satisfies all (sane) audiences. It's like the book reviewers say - every man wants to be Jack Reacher and every woman wants to be with him. I am hoping to see an adaptation of The Affair come out!
I liked that the support cast actually complimented the main character rather than undermining him. The few times he does get chewed out by them he actually deserves it and takes the points on board. I was also very happy he got to finally enjoy some peach pie.
I loved the fact that when he did get the pie, instead of the expected Hollywood "Best I've ever had" response, the character stays true to form and says he's had better. If you look at the pie they gave him, it looks like a store bought pie, which will be fine, but not great.
@@MartinFWhite I kinda took that as a hint for new seasons but i could just be crazy
He hated the pie, which was even funnier.
I was totally caught off-guard by this show, I just saw a random clip on youtube one night, looked up the show, and was hooked after an episode.
Way better writing than most tv shows, has a nice format that lends itself perfectly to a new setup each season, could end up being a really good one to follow.
I was also caught off by this show. I thought it would be a dumb action show with a lot of meaningless screaming, running, fighting and shooting, like the Bourne crap. But I was wrong. It's almost as embarrassing as the Ghostbusters bukkake which came out last year.
I have been a fan of the Reacher books for some time and honestly was VERY pessimistic about the Amazon adaptation. To say that I was SUPREMELY HAPPY and SURPISED with the series is an understatement. Loved it, and can't wait for more!
I hope this show get cancelled. It feminizes the youth
@@reek4062 Trololololololo
Reacher’s second season sucks.
Terrible writing. Everyone is a super hero.
They basically took all the enjoyable parts of the first season and repeat them repeatedly.
Also includes the new Hollywood go to of 120lb females physically dominating much larger, male, trained killers.
It’s like a piece of cake that’s nothing but icing.
Sounds fun but gets to be too much after the first hour.
Disappointing.
I have not seen the series but after hearing an interview with Lee Child a couple of months ago I read the book. I wasn't very far into it before I knew that CD would love this story. There were a couple of problems with the plot where the villains suddenly developed Storm Trooper Syndrome. This is where previously competent characters suddenly make obvious mistakes thus letting the hero escape from situations where otherwise they had him. A problem Reacher seems to suffer from since he sometimes misses obvious clues. In the interview the author admits he doesn't really plan out the story and it shows. All things considered the book is only fair.
Not to mention how if you read one book you've basically read them all. They're all the same story just in different settings. After reading 10 Reacher books I feel pretty bored with them. To be fair though, the first few books you read are amazing.
My wife and I watched the Reacher without any expectations and we loved it. Only real problem was that we want more. 😅
I know. Part of me wishes I started watching it next year so I could just roll right into season 2.
Reacher was easily the biggest, sneakiest surprise I've seen since the first Guardians of the Galaxy.
I fully expected Reacher to be awful, low budget, action trash.
And...it was, in many ways.
But it was awesome, low budget, action trash.
I fully expected the cute girl to be the 'brains of the operation,' like I expected the black guy to preach about oppression and slavery, but none of that happened.
Reacher was everything a military special operative should be - smart first, and deadly AF if the smart options don't pan out.
He never looked for a fight, but he never hesitated to punch some dude that needed punching.
The girl, Roscoe, was adorable, the black dude was an excellent police chief, willing to bend the rules to see justice delivered to the right place, and not once in the entire first season were we subjected to 'The Message.'
Thank God. I'm so tired of 'The Message' getting in the way of my entertainment.
It's obnoxious.
This show and Peaky Blinders are pretty much all I've watched in months, cuz I cancelled Disney and Netflix.
So I torrent everything I watch. I'm sick to death of streaming services and the way they share shows.
Oops - Friends isn't on Netflix now, it's on Hulu...so you have to shell out for another dumb app.
I'm sick of it. I just steal what I wanna see now.
Not that there's a lot I wanna see. All the Star Wars and Marvel stuff is just played out now. I don't care about any of it.
Star Wars is dead, and Marvel phase 4 is gonna suck harder than a 5 dollar hooker on Friday night.
Even racism in this is more responsible written, than modern TV shows.
I quite enjoyed Reacher. It lost its gritty realism toward the end in favor of over the top action, but by then I was sufficiently invested in the characters that the show wasn’t ruined.
Came pretty close for me. I don't have high hopes for next season
Yeah. It was pretty good until the last episode, where the big climax had a ton of the normal action BS that just pulled me out. But overall, it was fun, the characters' actions made sense, and there wasn't too much of The Message.
I really hope the 2nd season stays as uncorrupted as the 1st.
@@RiylanCorma we can hope. They always start the subversion slowly in season 2... and pure garbage by 3. I hope I'm wrong.
@@patrickhenry8425 Yeah, now that it's on the radar, I figure we might have one more decent season, but by 3(if it gets that far) it's gonna be unwatchable.
The climax was a bit underwhelming for me, but Reacher is easily one of the most badass action-hero protagonists we've ever had in the last 10 years. Reacher is the type of man you would follow into hell and shrug it off as "Nah, it'll be fine!"
Yeah I was disappointed that he didn't utilize his tactical intelligence and shear size advantage over the antagonist. It would've made for a much more satisfying end fight.
I thought it contrived - each main character had their own bad guy to take down. Minor gripe considering the overall goodness.
@@bigto88 Felt the same. There were a few fights where I thought with his character's training and size he should have easily dominated, but it seemed like the show was making it intentionally harder.
@@bigto88"Yeah I was disappointed that he didn't utilize his tactical intelligence and shear size advantage over the antagonist. It would've made for a much more satisfying end fight."
On a second viewing I came to the conclusion Jack was just playing with him to prolong the pain and could have snuffed him at any time. Look at the horrifying, but strangely satisfying, end to the man who killed his brother.
Agreed, show was awesome but the last episode sucked balls.
For me Reacher feels like that student in class that is not the most intelligent kid in the school, but works hard, never fails to do the homework, studies at home every day and is always on time.
Reacher might not have the brilliant scripts, great budget or amazing cast than other shows like Peaky Blinders, the Expanse or Breaking Bad, but it´s so competent at what it is that it´s hard not to love it.
My wife and I don't watch TV shows that much and she despises most live action. Yet after seeing this video months ago I sat down and watched the first episode by myself. After that I told her we both need to watch it, we literally watched the whole season start to finish from 9pm to 5am in one night, then we stayed up for another hour just talking about the show and are both super pumped for season 2.
It surprised the hell out of me too to see a show made like this in 2022, by Amazon no less. I think the author's involvement had a lot to do with it. It became Amazon's most watched show. The results speak for themselves.
Many manbabies like to watch series with dumb, big, muscled action figures who do dumb talking, fighting and shooting. I suppose they want big Jack to get behind them.
This show and Invincible were big hits. Funny that.
Amazon got some good stuff. The Expanse is the best Scifi show or movie recently produced
Also Nick Santora from Prison Break as showrunner
Yes. This is a grounded, well written, and well casted show. I loved not just the action scenes, but the intelligent dialogue and the great chemistry of the ensemble cast.
Breath of fresh air.
I really wouldn't say it was very well written. It was fine, I think it was faithful to the book but it was very basic, certainly compared to a Le Carre novel or even a Tom Clancy...
The fights were clearly directed or whatever by someone never in one because there are lots of odd choices that seem superficially "realistic" but actually wouldn't be smart or work as well as some unrealistic aspects of fighting methods (including a car door protecting the man inside from a Desert Eagle) and a couple of continuity errors in fights.
I wouldn't say it is the actors fault they are working with a really off script which I think is accurate to the book. It was just an odd story, Reacher wasn't the sort of guy to want to do something by the book, they took great pains to stress that multiple times, yet he spends the whole series not going into the warehouse he knows is dodgy just so the twist is protected and the story can be padded out, and for such a smart man he misses the obvious idea the money is being made in America and used abroad (which is far more common people people in South East Asia are less likely to detect a counterfeit than an American) and makes some very stupid assumptions that always seem to work out for him.
It was good acting to portray the strange character of Reacher and keep it at least somewhat believable, but there was considerable issues with the actual story which had villains that make little sense, Reacher's own actions of trying to get evidence to work out who is doing what rather than just going into the factory they know to be dodgy and torturing someone for information (when actually they would have then found the whole conspiracy then because that was the twist but Reacher needed to be spun out for 6 more episodes...) the strangest part of it was no selling his brother's death the whole time, I was really expecting him to explode and start beating everyone up for answers but instead there was this kind of weird autistic psychopath no emotion thing, even though they seemed to be perfectly normal brothers, probably slightly closer than most actually...
Also how did the lady not immediately realise the FBI agent had to be a villain when she was attacked at the safe house? That was the most simple backbearing ever, only she, him and the family knew about that location, after he left some baddies instantly show up and neither she nor the family told anyone (logically she was checking nobody was following her before she turned off to the safe house, wasn't carrying anything that could track her, etc)
She should have shot him the second she saw him arrive again and likewise he should have assumed she would have worked him out and started shooting at her... Come to think about it it is never really explained how someone in the FBI (two people technically because his partner also used to do it) becomes totally OK with murdering and torturing loads of innocent women and children (I mean the money sure... But you only get into the FBI by being a certain type of person and while some have been corrupt it has always been more "criminals sell drugs why shouldn't we?" lower level type stuff, and at worst aggravated murder like tracking down and killing an ex wife and the man she cheated with, again bad but not quite the same as torturing innocent women and children to death...
I hope a second series is made from a better book, I get they had to do a different book than the Tom Cruise films and those films chose probably the best books, but honestly for a second series I'd like to see how they make it different than the film by doing the same story.
Yes, it was surprisingly good. Jack Reacher and his 2 sidekicks were likeable and the whole series was watchable. I binge watched it all in one day.
I took two, but yah, it was great.
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"Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down..."
Same here
I forgot to say, I loved the dog.
Thank you for this series Drinker! I had initially dismissed this show based on the muscle bound look of the lead. This series and its star, Ritchson reminded me not to judge a book by its cover. I expect to be seeing both Ritchson and Fitzgerald in bigger projects after this. I’ll be looking for more from the writers of this series too. They had me actually LOL. Well done!
I have to admit after watching Bosch I felt confident that Reacher would be well adapted given that Bosch with Titus Welliver was excellent. But Reacher was an absolute blast and far, far better than I expected.
Big fan of the Bosch books. I think I saw the first 3 seasons of Bosch. Does it stay good? I think I heard it turned to shit. I hope I'm wrong about that...?
@@KrogunDK the first 3 seasons of Bosch were definitely good TV
Bosch is fantastic. Probably the best copy/detective "mystery/suspense" series I've ever seen.
@@KrogunDK Overall the series was very good. It took many story lines from the books and adapted them well. Its set in LA so obviously you have some of that "liberal" spill over into the story but its not toxic and annoying as those pushing "the Message!".
This was definitely a breath of fresh air amongst the smog of the usual flatulence we are given these days. And judging by audience scores/reviews, I am not alone in this sentiment. Gee, who would of thought that when you do an adaptation of an existing work that respecting the source material would garner greater approval from the audience?
As someone who has read Killing Floor many many times, and thoroughly enjoys the Reacher series of books, I was skeptical going into watching this, the trailer felt a little tone deaf to me, like it was going for some buddy cop comedy, but after seeing the prison bathroom fight scene on YT, I had to check it out.
And damn, I binged it for the rest of the day.
The ending was certainly Hollywood'ed up, and there were some story elements changed in places, but all in all I felt it was a solid adaption of a terrific book.
Cant wait to see what S2 beholds!
That's a prison bathroom fight in the clips here? Was wondering what that was since the stalks seemed painfully small.
It was amazingly faithful to the book - but maybe that will happen when the author is heavily involved in the show. One great thing was that they were able to work in some really meaningful "flashbacks" that came from later books and stories. Killing Floor was the first book, and Lee Childs likely didn't have these later details in mind, but the scenes with his brother when they were in their teens added a lot. Neagley appears well ahead of her own timeline, but it works, and gives the series a recurring character besides Reacher to bring back as needed. Well done.
@@Thomasmemoryscentral it is, and it's visceral, I feel its rare you see a fight scene where you feel the weight of the character throwing punches, and damn they nailed it.
My thoughts exactly. Killing Floor is one of my all time favourite books
I read the whole Reacher collection by Lee Child, and this show ABSOLUTELY did the novels justice. I hope future seasons cover the other stories, they're all well written and very very entertaining
Apparently the second season will be based on the 11th novel. 🤷
Thanks Drinker. I was thinking about this today, as I have just finished watching Bosch, another pleasant surprise from Amazon, much truer to its source material than anyone could expect these days. Queuing Reacher up right now.
BTW, I've found the best way to experience Child's books is via audiobooks with Jeff Harding as the reader. He brings Jack Reacher to life.
Thanks for the tip man. Good to know. I'll have to give those audiobooks a try, big fan of Child's books, right here.
Unlike BOSCH , Reacher had a decent and a satisfactory end.
In BOSCH after creating all that hype of murder mystery ..the conclusion is just.. Meh...
agree to the audiobook recommendation. I listened to a few while travelling, and pulled over and stopped a few times to better experience them
@@wittyroark True, but it continues in Legacy, and who knows, they may commission more. The books went way further on with Harry's journey, with him coming back with the DROP thing. I'm hoping for that.
@@wittyroark Bear in mind, Reacher is only one season in. It could go south. I sure hope not though.
There are 26 novels in the Jack Reacher universe. I'm eagerly looking forward to 25 more seasons of this!
Drinker literally is my favorite f@cking badass on UA-cam. He has morals, respect for society, film and overall the way people need to treat each other. He is also perfectly inline with my beliefs. I am 52 years old and grew up with Star Wars as a young kid in the theater at seven years old and it was a religious experience, I have now watched every single childhood memory destroyed by wokeism , the message and disgusting liberal bullshit. Drinker please keep fighting, you’re the only voice that really stands out on all the voices we have. I appreciate you man 👊🏻
A shame he's turned into a right-wing mouth piece for culture wars and a safe space for the brainwashed folk who buy into msm culture wars about wokeness.
That laughter at 1:47 was just so damn genuine 😂 Also, I might check Reacher out. Sounds like a good source of entertainment.
Wish had more show like such, also good luck with Doctor Strange 2, just watch such and have migraine thinking about how idiotic the whole story was, have fun, Drinker. :)
Am glad The Drinker got around to watching Reacher. This for me was probably the most pleasant surprise in recent years when it comes to new TV shows. Nothing woke at all about it. In fact, its almost a throwback to TV shows of the past with a burly, no nonsense tough guy as the main character. Looking forward to season 2!
Maybe he likes dumb action movies with big dumb muscled men in it.
Having read a dozen of Lee Child's books and pretty much every Sherlock Holmes story; Reacher reminds me of a modern-day Holmes. His perception and deductive approach could be right out of a Arthur Conan Doyle story. And yes, it's true to the book.
THE MESSAGE is definitely still present, it is just downplayed compared to the rest of Hollywood productions. The Killing Floor, the book the season was based on, does not include: the black cop getting jumped by neighboring cops because he's black; the girl cop Roscoe being some kind of borderline genius who narrowly missed out on being in the CIA; didn't include Neagley at all (though I understand why they wanted to include Reacher's Girl Friday early in a Reacher series, so I have no problem with them adding her in) and certainly didn't include a completely pointless scene in a strip club where Neagley stands up for all women everywhere by beating on a guy who is *gasp* touching a stripper while getting a lap dance. The Reacher show is without a doubt WOKE. It is just, like, a 4 on the wokeness scale whereas the average of Hollywood movies over the last 3 or so years has been around 7-8 on the wokeness scale, with the occasional 9 or 10 making the entire industry look bad. So, I agree, that by today's standards the Reacher show is absolutely fantastic. Thumbs up, looking forward to them getting around to making a season about my personal favorite Reacher book: TRIPWIRE.
Also, Neagley is white so transforming her into a black woman could be viewed as a "message" about diversity or maybe just a ploy to get black women invested in the show?
i think you're stretching it a little. For Finlay's beating, at no point they did mention his color skin. The two cops beat him up because they thought it was a burglary, which is most likely an excuse as they seem to be among the corrupted cops. It has nothing to do with race. As for the strip club scene, i agree that yeah the scene was defo just there to make Neagley a badass, but yeah you make it sound like the dude got beaten up for free and he did nothing wrong, when in reality he was being inappropriate with the girl and she was telling him to stop, to which he wouldn't listen and get violent. He defo deserved that beating.
To me it kinda shows an issue, where people hate woke so much now they see anything that isn't white and male as an issue. Don't get me wrong, i hate it too when the message is shoved down my throat, but yeah at no point do they refer to Finlay's race, except for the occasional snarky comment from Reacher, which doesn't push any message at all lmao, and at no point do they say Roscoe or Neagley are good at what they do *because* they are women. They just so happen to be black/women, that's all