Prime Video’s Reacher returns in December, is still hilariously yoked

Prime Video released its first season 641days ago. ReacherThe 12 Days of Hitmas officially begins on 15th December, the first day of this holiday. (That’s the holiday where we celebrate the action heroes of all types who solve problems by hitting them very hard.) And when it comes to reluctantly handing out righteous beatdowns, there are few characters more satisfying to watch than Alan Ritchson’s Jack Reacher.

It’s really not more complicated than that. There’s nothing more complex than this. Reacher, Alan Ritchson, a hilariously large man, gives a layered, believable portrayal of what it’s like to be a person for whom the world is but tissue paper, and who is polite enough to not remind people about it. In the pulp tradition, Jack Reacher is just trying to get from one place to another and does not want to get entangled in just about anything — but goddammit he keeps stumbling across wrongdoing and he can’t just do nothing about it!

Season 2, based on Jack Reacher creator Lee Child’s novel Unfortunate events and bad luck looks a like a more personal story for Reacher than season 1 (which was based on Child’s first Jack Reacher novel, The Killing Floor), with a plot involving Reacher’s former team of army investigators being hunted down by an unknown killer.

Personally, I can’t wait to see The Gym Reaper ride again. Pay homage to The Kettlebell king; be dazzled The Magician Of Mass. If you haven’t seen Reacher Give it a go: It’s quite pleasing to see people making the mistake over and over of bumping into this guy.

Reacher Season 2 will premiere on Prime Video December 15.