The first season was very impressive and even made me forget about Tom Cruise ever playing Reacher.
Reacher was strong, powerful, a good fighter, demanded respect, was respectful even when resisting, all of which made him highly attractive.
In season 2 they seemed to have totally altered the original and well-known Reacher character though.
First of all there are his looks. The actor did so much work on muscle, likely took steroids, and no longer looks attractive. Too much of a good thing is still too much. He now looks off-putting which isn't congruent with how Reacher is supposed to be and look. He can't even move normally anymore, his muscles are in the way. In order to be effective, strong, and yet elegant in fighting you cannot be a gorilla or body-builder. You have to train different muscles for speed and strength.
Then his personality. He now acts like a blunt projectile without a brain and unfortunately his appearance matches that.
The respectful approach when taking on an opponent, or talking to an ally, has gone. It's like we're dealing with an entirely different character, both inside and out, no longer Reacher as we have gotten to know him.
What is also lacking is a person like Finlay and Roscoe. For some reason they glued everything together in season 1. The cast surrounding Reacher in this 2nd season doesn't have that same effect. Something about the whole setting is 'off'.
I'm not sure why this allowed this to happen. Another writer or producer maybe?
What I do know is that it's not an improvement. Season 1 I'd rate a 10, but season 2... a 4 rating is doing it a big favour.
For me this is enough. No need for a season 3 unless Reacher character goes back to looking normal, his character become normal "Reacher" gallant & powerful again, and of course a decent story as this 2nd one doesn't really work either.
Fan of season 1 Reacher, not of season 2.
Reacher was strong, powerful, a good fighter, demanded respect, was respectful even when resisting, all of which made him highly attractive.
In season 2 they seemed to have totally altered the original and well-known Reacher character though.
First of all there are his looks. The actor did so much work on muscle, likely took steroids, and no longer looks attractive. Too much of a good thing is still too much. He now looks off-putting which isn't congruent with how Reacher is supposed to be and look. He can't even move normally anymore, his muscles are in the way. In order to be effective, strong, and yet elegant in fighting you cannot be a gorilla or body-builder. You have to train different muscles for speed and strength.
Then his personality. He now acts like a blunt projectile without a brain and unfortunately his appearance matches that.
The respectful approach when taking on an opponent, or talking to an ally, has gone. It's like we're dealing with an entirely different character, both inside and out, no longer Reacher as we have gotten to know him.
What is also lacking is a person like Finlay and Roscoe. For some reason they glued everything together in season 1. The cast surrounding Reacher in this 2nd season doesn't have that same effect. Something about the whole setting is 'off'.
I'm not sure why this allowed this to happen. Another writer or producer maybe?
What I do know is that it's not an improvement. Season 1 I'd rate a 10, but season 2... a 4 rating is doing it a big favour.
For me this is enough. No need for a season 3 unless Reacher character goes back to looking normal, his character become normal "Reacher" gallant & powerful again, and of course a decent story as this 2nd one doesn't really work either.
Fan of season 1 Reacher, not of season 2.
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