‘Reacher’ Recap: ‘Picture Says a Thousand Words’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Domenick Lombardozzi, Shaun Sipos, and Alan Ritchson as Detective Guy Russo, David O’Donnell, and Jack Reacher in Episode 203 of ‘Reacher’ – ‘Picture Says a Thousand Words’. (Photo Courtesy of Brooke Palmer/Prime Video.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 203 of ‘Reacher’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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When we last settled in to discuss the wondrous Prime Video series, Reacher, we talked briefly about something that this series does that honestly… needs to be celebrated further. For we made mention of the fact that the previous episode really didn’t offer up any answers regarding why the Special Investigations Unit is under fire or what the bad guys are really up to, and that worry over such matters was silly. Simply because this series takes the time to answer our questions and we need not look any further than season one for proof. Since the second half of year one exposed the corruption and the truth about Margrave, meaning it is only a matter of time before answers begin to head our way, and not every single show out there makes such efforts.

Well, as it turns out, season two of the show is eager to get a head start on such matters. Because the next episode in this magnificent series, started sending answers our way. All of which came courtesy of a return to New York City in ‘Picture Says a Thousand Words’. Because the intelligence the team picked up from the failed assassins that came after Reacher and Dixon, implicated a company located in the city. So, once they were all armed with a bevy of new firearms for the fight ahead, they headed back to NYC and quickly encountered trouble. After all, there was a BOLO out for Reacher and Detective Gaitano ‘Guy’ Russo knew exactly how to find them. Which brought about… a fascinating little cat and mouse game. One where Russo worked to know what Reacher knew and shared what he knew, which is where some of the answers came into play.

For we more or less came to learn that A.M., was on a mission for that very company, one that was nefarious in nature. We also came to learn, he’s a master of disguise and knows what to look for to stay out of trouble, making him damn near impossible to catch since Reacher did work to get a BOLO out for that man as well. Not to mention, we also came to learn that Shane Langston, the mystery man that Reacher spoke to via phone in the last episode, was part of this mess as well, and someone of serious note regarding the plans ahead. And while that isn’t everything, that’s some serious progress for the story. The kind that really does inform us that something big is on the horizon and it’s so important and ugly that Reacher and his friends have been marked for their end.

To the point where the shady company in question, was willing to give the team false information regarding who a visitor’s pass was issued for. All so the team would go to the location provided and find themselves under fire from the bad guys. A move that Reacher sniffed out pretty darn quick and he made sure the team had everything they needed to ensure that an ambush wouldn’t work, and the team was definitely successful in going there and quelling any trouble that came their way, to keep their investigation going. In fact, they were so good at stopping the ambush that awaited, they decided to go on the offensive. Which prompted them to break into that company and steal any potential device that could give them answers, and that too, went smooth and revealed a surprise that absolutely floored everyone through and through.

For in the closing moments of this tale, we came to discover that Swan, another team member they were deeply worried about, was in fact… an employee of this company. Giving rise to the real possibility they’ve been betrayed, and this is all part of some plan to remove them from stopping what’s to come, simply because Swan knows… only they can do it. But while we wait to gather those answers, we can indeed celebrate a story that advanced the plot nicely. After all, we now know, something horrible is brewing behind the scenes and it will indeed involve people with agendas and that is far more than we expected to know at this point, and it does leave us eager for more. To learn about Swan and why he’s tied up with these folks, and what the plan is… so that Jack Reacher and his intrepid team can stop it and save lives. Until next time.

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