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Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 207 of ‘Reacher’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
When we set out to do something noble in this life, we hope to follow a certain path to accomplish our goal. One that takes the high road, one that is as noble and kind as the quest in hand. Because we tend to believe that is the only way to do good things in this world, and the only way to inspire others to do good and sadly, there comes a point where we come to learn… the high road doesn’t always get us what we want. Because sometimes, we can do everything right, and try to inspire, only to have our good deeds bring punishment upon us and well… that teaches us that sometimes, in order to do good deeds in this world, we have to cross some lines and show a little darkness ourselves. Which is a lesson that Jack Reacher learned long ago, and it helped form the man he is today, and it just so happened that the moment he learned said lesson was put on display in the next episode of Reacher on Prime Video. For ‘The Man Goes Through’ spent a little time in the past in the wake of Russo’s passing. Wherein we came to learn that against orders, the SIU went after the big drug buy after all. To keep people safe, to do right by the world and what was just and well, they all paid the price for doing the right thing. For despite bringing in so many bad guys, the SIU was disbanded, punishments were handed out and Reacher learned… to just do what needed to be done, and that lesson was important to revisit, because the time had arrived to do what must be done. For the buy was inching closer and closer, and Reacher and his team were the only people that could stop it. So, after sending Marlo and her daughter off, Reacher did what needed to be done. First by teaching that dirty cop a lesson in causing harm to men like Russo, and then… Reacher and Neagley came for one of Langston’s lieutenants. For he survived being run over the by the team’s Escalade and knew plenty about the final stages of the sale. So, they made way to the hospital and did what needed to be done to save lives. Which involved some unique bladder torture techniques, and a farewell from Russo in the most brutal manner possible, but sadly… the information given to Reacher, wasn’t enough to go off of, and a new problem arose in the process. In that, Dixon and O’Donnell were picked up by Langston’s men and were of course, undergoing great harm in the name of Langston’s special brand of evil. Which meant, there was no plan that would do this right, no sense of nobility to bring Langston down. Reacher just had to let loose and go with the flow to bring about the most damage and a chance to save the day. Which in turn, prompted Reacher to just commit to one wild plan. Wherein he would surrender himself to Langston and his lackeys. Not to give up mind you, but to rock Langston’s world from inside his little sanctuary. For Jack Reacher was angry now, and done with the games, and woe to Langston and his buffoons in the next episode of this magnificent series. For what lies ahead is the season two finale, one that will undoubtedly see Reacher handle business as only he can. But before we ponder upon that fight, we can celebrate one delightful tale. One that filled in the blanks about Reacher and his past, while also informing us how much he’s changed and how ready he is to do what must be done to make the world a better place, and that, is going to make the wait for next week’s episode as difficult as it gets. Because season two has deeply invested us, and it’s featured some powerful storytelling. The kind complete with a great evil that needs to be quelled and well, we know that day is coming, and it will be glorious to see Reacher and his friends save the day… in the right way… by any means necessary. Until next time. Watch ‘Reacher’
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