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I am a fan of the books. I've read most of them and they are great for airplane trips and beach vacations. They are not deep, but they are a lot of fun. The movies take some liberties, but I feel like they capture the intent of the books.

I think that many people are getting stuck and negatively reviewing it based on Reacher's exposition, which seems the antithesis of the quiet loner canon. However, the books do that exposition inside Reacher's head, which can't easily happen on film.

I also think that the series of books ahead of this one that establish the manner and type of team leader that Reacher was. I think that this season just dumps that different side of Reacher on the audience and it is really different than the first season. That can be jarring.

Anyways, The season is enjoyable and sticks to the spirit of the source material pretty well in my opinion. If you like the books, you'll like the show.

In an age where writers and producers are determined to "tell not show", it's reassuring to see a show that shows the story. We're shown each character, their strengths, their loyalties, their motivations.

The producers have stuck close to the source material, so fans of the books can identify with the characters. There's diversity in the production, but it's not allowed to enter into the story. At no point did I feel ghat the show was trying to tell me about modern values.

I hope that this show is the success that it deserves to be and that Amazon and other producers will stick to these simple concepts in future.

This sort of adventure show is so beyond my general character that I smugly say that it isn't art. But I'm enjoying the heck out of it. In this kind of show, common sense goes out the window, reality is beyond the pale, the characters are stereotypical creations, and there is one killing after another. It makes no difference because things don't have to be "art" to be fun for a while. Life is pretty dull most of the time and Reacher offers us that indomitable hero who can do anything he wants, is not scared of anything, and yet is filled with gobs of integrity. He cares about those he works with and that drives him. Good episode.

Reacher and his team go back to New York and are almost immediately stopped by a police car.

Guy Russo the cop who got beaten up by Reacher in the previous episode managed to track down the rental car they have been using.

Both Russo and Reacher are antagonistic but exchange some vital information. Maybe Reacher was impressed that Russo knows some basic investigative skills.

Meanwhile Neagley and Dixon get a lead from a company called New Age Technologies. However it could be a trap as Neagley gets an address of a house.

Just like the first series. There is an abrasive relationship between Reacher and a cop. That eventually shifts to some grudging respect between the two.

There is a nice brutal action scene near the end with a pipe bomb going off. However no police or fire engines show up. That needed some suspension of disbelief.

Season one was wonderful. Mysterious guy who says little but his short quips told who he was. This second season he talks a lot and instead it's forced to try and convince us who he is. The story line is awkward the dialog is sometimes pointless. And who's behind the Sony camcorder? I was so looking forward to this season. Now I'm angry at what they did. I'll work my way through at least a few more episodes to see if things improve but if he first is an example of the rest then I don't know. They needed to leave him as a loner. His character doesn't play well in a group of other characters. So disappointing.

Literally only watching this show because i've liked the books so far. This show would be a lot better with good actors. We're just letting anyone be an actor nowadays aren't we. Poor acting and absolutely horrible writing makes this show hard to watch. I swear they've got an 8 year old writing the script, billions of corny lines and the teacher lines at the end of each episode make me want to throw up!

Again it is a great idea for a series, season 1 was actually pretty decent, but this time around i'm having a very hard time caring about any of the character's. Hopefully this season gets really interesting down the line.

This is not good. Whoever talked about the constant music is totally right. It makes the scenes seem strange. But the real problem is everything else. The writing is horrible. The Special Investigators come off like bumbling buffoons and very condescending. I can't take Neagley. Her character is really bad and the actress if even worse. Why would you write a character who won't touch people? I don't get it.

The pace is not good. The dialogue seems really snippy. The bad guy is decent so far. The special investigators don't seem like army at all. I'm not sure why they felt the need to give Reacher such a large squad to roll with. Especially since they're all pretty terrible.

Weak story, lots of logical holes. A subpar movie. It's hard to watch. Nothing like the books or other films with Jack Reacher.

My eyes sting and my food tastes bad while watching this piece of 'art'.

I have no idea for what audience this film was made. Cheap action cinema. There is a huge gap between the first and second seasons.

Does the person writing the script know Lee Child's books? Very disappointing movie.

Ratings above 9 are misleading. It is not a very good movie. Nor good. Not even mediocre. It's poor or. Shame on you - creators for making such series based on very good characters and book series.