The Vanilla Gorilla returns! Lee Childs’ airport novel action hero has been incarnated in the form of ambulatory fist Alan Ritchson and the results, seen in Reacher season one, were hellaciously impressive. Now we’re getting a second serving of vigilante justice, as the ginormous former MP’s “Caine in Kung Fu” wanderings bring him in contact with another group of people in desperate need of having their heads absolutely caved in.
Christ, he’s big. It’s ridiculous.
How to watch Reacher season 2 in the UK
Reacher season two is now streaming in the UK exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Reacher: Season 2
What is Reacher season 2 about?
It’s about bad guys being outsmarted and then casually obliterated by a man with a mind like Sherlock Holmes on Adderall and a right hook that could reverse tectonic drift, that’s what. But in detail, after a member of his old military unit turns up dead under unusual circumstances (i.e. being dropped from a helicopter), our hero must uncover a conspiracy of corrupt former officers with the help of his old comrades – before they’re all picked off one by one.
The cast of Reacher season 2
In addition to the walking fist that is Alan Ritchson, we have Maria Sten, Robert Patrick, Ferdinand Kingsley, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Shannon Kook showing up. Fair chance Robert Patrick is playing a villain – because he’s Robert Patrick.
Reacher season 2 trailer
Why we’re excited about Reacher season 2
The singular charm of Reacher is the way it splits the difference between the prestige TV of today and the episodic case-of-the-week television of yesteryear. While there’s an overarching plot, the barrier to entry is extremely low: there’s a big guy who wrecks criminals – watch him wreck.
That’s a feature, not a bug, though; simple is deceptively hard. Like it’s protagonist, there’s a lot going on under the surface. And we cannot empathise the atavistic joy of watching Ritchson punch dudes – it’s like watching Michelangelo paint. With blood.
