Summary
- Alan Ritchson was not pleased with the action sequences in Reacher Season 2.
- Ritchson aims to improve each season and make season 3 even better.
- Reacher season 3 promises epic battles and high standards after a successful season.
Reacher is back, and he’s bigger and better than ever in the third season of Prime Video’s hit action show. Three episodes have aired so far, and there have been big explosions, epic fights and some classic Reacher one-liners. While promoting Reacher season 3, Alan Ritchson made some negative comments about the action scenes in the second season of the show, and it had some fans rather surprised.
Reacher season 2 was a huge hit for Amazon, and it was a considerable improvement on the debut season, with some of the best action sequences to feature on television screens. Alan Ritchson has high expectations for Reacher, but the sophomore season was as close to perfection as it comes.
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Alan Ritchson Wasn’t Thrilled With The Action Sequences In Reacher Season 2 And This Is Surprising
The Reacher promotional tour was in full swing in the lead up to the release of the third season last week. Alan Ritchson was interviewed by The Movie Podcast, and he raised a few eyebrows with his comments about the sophomore season of the hit Amazon action series:
I watch the show like everybody else, but there’s a limit to what I can control. I’m not in post. I’m off working on other stuff, and i know what we shot on the day but the way that can execute in post. Sometimes I see things I love, and sometimes I see things that audiences will probably agree could be better. I see all those things. Season two, I wasn’t really thrilled with a lot of the action at all. I was really upset with how some of those fights were executed. We didn’t do a good job on the day. We weren’t using the right tools. It wasn’t cut very well. I sat everyone down, the creative team, and said ‘We have to do better.’
Prime Video earned $279 million in global subscriber revenue from both seasons of Reacher combined, so that sums up how much the fans love the show. Reacher season 2 was a step-up in quality from the debut season, but Alan Ritchson is clearly a hard task master, and wasn’t totally satisfied with it. Of course, Ritchson approaches it from a different perspective to the fans, because he’s involved in the creative process, and knows in his mind what he wants to achieve. However, his comments are a little bit disrespectful to the creative team who worked hard on the project.
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Reacher Season 3 Episode Runtimes |
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Episode 1 |
51 minutes |
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Episode 2 |
41 Minutes |
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Episode 3 |
52 minutes |
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Episode 4 |
50 minutes |
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Episode 5 |
47 minutes |
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Episode 6 |
46 minutes |
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Episode 7 |
50 minutes |
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Episode 8 |
50 minutes |
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Reacher Season 3 |
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Starring |
Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Anthony Michael Hall, Olivier Richters, Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold, Roberto Montesinos and Daniel David Stewart. |
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Based on the book, Persuader by |
Lee Child |
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Created by |
Nick Santora |
Being number one on the call sheet of one of Prime Video’s biggest shows is huge pressure, and Alan Ritchson won’t rest on his laurels. While his controversial comments about Reacher season 2 could be taken as an insult to the creative team behind the show. However, it was probably a motivator to make sure Reacher season 3 was even better. In the same interview with The Movie Podcast, Ritchson added:
All I can think about is how do we exceed the audience’s expectations? I pour blood, sweat and tears into this show, and hope for the best. I want people to have an experience that they remember. Season 3, we’ve sent it dude. We left it all on the table. I walked away from that season thinking this was the most physically demanding. This will be the hardest project I’ve ever done.
The next job will be making sure Reacher season 4 lives up to the expectations of the current season. Based on the first three episodes, Ritchson and co have set very high standards yet again. There is a lot more to come with the promise of an epic battle with season 3 villain, Paulie, and a potential love interest in the form of DEA Agent, Susan Duffy. There is also the promise of Neagley’s spin-off being set up, while the pair prepare to bring down drug trafficker, Zachary Beck.
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