Summary
- Reacher faces challenges beyond brute strength and tactical genius in Season 3.
- Viewers see Reacher’s dark and personal battle unfold in a gripping storyline.
- Reacher’s collaboration with Kohl leads to capturing Quinn, but tragedy strikes.
The first three episodes of Reacher Season 3 are seemingly enough to give viewers an idea of how Reacher is different from any other character in the same genre, making him such a favorite among fans. By the end of Episode 2, Reacher has done almost everything and anything to become an integral part of Zachary Beck’s team. However, in Episode 3, he kills the number 2 guy in Beck’s team and becomes the new head of security.
Many would think Reacher wouldn’t have any problems solving the case. In reality, it is now tougher than ever to keep his “undercover” identity as a mystery to everyone. Conversely, Reacher now knows that a man named Julius McCabe is running everything and Beck is just a puppet in this entire thing. Luckily, Susan Duffy knows who McCabe is and has clicked a picture of him, but Reacher still doesn’t know about his identity. Additionally, the death of Duke has made things difficult for Beck because, with each passing day, he is losing one or more members of his side. With all these deaths happening around him, Beck might have to make some big decisions. Meanwhile, Reacher has to keep his head down and continue to do what he is doing. But Episode 4 of Reacher Season 3 is a bit different as it takes audiences back in time and gives them an explanation about why Reacher wanted Frances Xavier Quinn dead.
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Finally, Reacher Reveals Why He Wants To Finish Quinn
Episode 4, titled Dominique, sees Reacher making his way to Duffy, telling her he killed Duke and has now become Beck’s head of security. A few moments later, Duffy shows him the pictures she clicked and quickly realizes that McCable is someone he knows. Without any guesses, Quinn is now McCabe and is running a crime syndicate. However, as soon as he tells Duffy that he tried killing Quinn in the past, Duffy demands some answers. She believes that she has the right to know why he wants to kill him and what they are up against.
So, Reacher goes back in time to when he was a part of the US Army, and he gets an assignment. One of his teammates brings him a file and tells him that he will soon have a teammate who will assist him in this case. In the next few minutes, First Class Sergeant Dominique Kohl (played by Mariah Robinson) arrives in Reacher’s office and makes a very good first impression by showing her intelligence. Reacher believes he could use an extra set of eyes for the case. For the uninitiated, the case Reacher is solving is of espionage where a weapons specialist is selling top-secret weapons designs to enemy countries.
The way Reacher talks makes Kohl realize that he was not expecting her at all and was told about her just a few minutes ago. To check her intelligence, Reacher gives her a dossier and asks her opinion on the case while he pours coffee. She doesn’t take much time to have Reacher’s attention and starts working with her on the case.
Kohl found out that the weapons specialist was making drops in a park. As a result, Reacher and Kohl started surveilling the park. The weapons specialist did make a drop, but nothing happened after that, and Reacher realized that it was a setup, making him realize that the drop was not being made in an envelope, but actually via a newspaper. Fortunately, they got the man who did the drop and took him inside. Kohl questioned her and showed why she was one of the best. She did everything and anything to take every possible information out of him, and she was successful in doing so.
The weapons specialist reveals that a former military person, Xavier Quinn, was behind all of this and that’s one of the reasons why he couldn’t go to the police. On the other hand, they captured another guy who was supposed to give Quinn money in exchange for the blueprints of the weapons. They stitch a plan to do the exchange and get Quinn on camera. In the end, Reacher and Kohl got what they needed, and they had all the proof against Quinn to arrest him. Reacher doesn’t take away the hard work Kohl put into this case and tells her to make the arrest.
The entire sequences of Reacher and Kohl working together are a treat to watch, and the chemistry between Ritchson and Robinson is amazing. Scenes like these are the reason why Child believes that the makers did a wonderful job in making the show so much better.
What Happened To Kohl? Did Quinn Kill Her?
When Reacher received no information about Kohl after an hour, he started to panic a little because he believed that Kohl wouldn’t do anything wrong and should have been back by now. He messages Kohl and after a few moments, he gets a reply that she got him. But, Reacher knew something was wrong because she called him “sir” in the message and he told her not to call him sir when they first met, making him realize that something was wrong because he didn’t have to tell Kohl anything twice.
Reacher, along with his senior, and other officers make their way to the house that Kohl went to. As soon as they reach there, Reacher sees one of their officers dead. However, there was no sign of Kohl. Soon, they start to dig more into Quinn and get to know he has a history of assaulting people brutally, and they need to find Kohl soon. Finally, they got the address where Quinn might have taken her. Reacher reaches that place and searches the house, but gets nothing. As a result, he makes his way to the massive barn right behind the house, and as soon as he opens the door, he sees Kohl’s body hanging in the barn. Reacher gets angry and makes his way out of the barn when he hears some sounds from the other establishment.
Reacher makes his way there and finds Quinn, who tells Reacher that Kohl actually wanted to make a deal and take money. Reacher rubbishes his claims and shoots him off the cliff. This story makes Duffy realize how important it is for her to know where Teresa Daniels is and to save her. The episode ends with Beck giving Reacher another task and telling him to go to a commercial facility that Beck’s company owns to get Angel Doll’s laptop. Why? Because the laptop had all the details of where the shipments would arrive. McCabe has already sent his guys to the establishment and Reacher needs to be there too. Conversely, Reacher makes his way to the facility and tells Duffy to get out of there because McCabe’s people are coming there. But it’s too late and McCabe’s people have already arrived there before Duffy could escape.
This episode is probably the best of the lot so far. It had intriguing, suspenseful storytelling, and good acting performances, especially Robinson who shines as Kohl. Robinson’s portrayal of Kohl is subtle yet commanding, never overplaying the role but always maintaining her presence. She knows exactly when to hold back and when to strike, making her character all the more compelling. With whatever Quinn did with Kohl and Quinn being alive, Reacher won’t want to miss this chance to strike once again and kill Quinn once and for all.
Episode 4 of Reacher Season 3 is now streaming exclusively on Prime Video.
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