367. Reacher, Seasons 1 & 2 REVIEW (SPOILERS)

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen both seasons of the Amazon Prime Series “Reacher” or do not mind hearing key plot points.

Reacher is an action/adventure series based on the Lee Childs novels of the same name. Alan Ritchson stars as Jack Reacher, a former U.S. Army military policeman with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities. He now lives as a drifter, traveling from town to town across the United States. In Season 1, he visits the (fictional) town of Margrave, Georgia and is arrested for murder. After he is freed, he teams up with two honest police officers, Oscar Finlay, and Roscoe Conklin, to investigate a local conspiracy involving corrupt lawmen, politicians, and a wealthy business tycoon and his son. In Season 2, Reacher is contacted by a former member of his defunct MP unit from New York City when one of their own is murdered under mysterious circumstances. He reassembles his old team to find the murderers and avenge their friend.

Abe Gordon, a producer, and host at 92.9 The Game in Atlanta, Georgia, joins the show to review both seasons. They discuss the difference between the show and the two Reacher films, and how they are based on well-received novels. They also discuss the travails of Ritchson who excels at the role of Jack Reacher.