Dominique

Best episode of the season, the flashbacks might be cheesy to some, but they are always amazing and takes you in instantly.

The vibes I got from watching season 1 were back in this episode, and I loved it! I originally thought that Quinn might be and old character recurring, but him being a new character made it a bit more exiting and adding on the layer of his psychological background makes you truly believe this guy is capable of anything. I think this might be the only flashback episode of the season, but it was needed to set up the villain - I was not invested in "Quinn" as a character before this episode - now I want to see Reacher kill him so badly.

Maria Robinson is incredibly miscast. No idea why they are trying to make her match Reacher's ability and stone cold attitude, but it just does not fit. He at least has an underlying element of charm. Dominique, however, is a very rigid and unlikable character in a show otherwise filled with a wide variety of personality. It's practically unwatchable. This episode doesn't even feel like Reacher anymore. It's just tons of backstory that you will have trouble not fast forwarding through. Do yourself a favor: skip it and catch up on the minor plot points in the next episode, and pray that they are finished with Dominique!

This episode provided the necessary backstory to explain why Reacher has such animosity and hatred towards Xavier Quinn. I won't spoil it, but Quinn actions made the stakes very personable for Reacher. It appears the only reason fans of the show are downvoting this episode, is due solely to the race of Reacher's protege. It's absolutely ridiculous.

We get to see the nefarious plans Quinn was up to, and just how far he twists the screws to those who work for him. He gives them no choice but to carry out his deeds. When we get to the confrontation between Reacher and Quinn, it begs the question just exactly how did Quinn survive the aftermath. I'm sure at some point, we will get the answers from Quinn himself, the next time he and Reacher go toe to toe.

Season 1 was lightening in a bottle. Came around right when everyone needed a show like that. What worked about it was the stoic mysterious nature of our protagonist. He came across more like a superhero who hung up his cape. We knew little about him other than he will win any fight he starts, he is just as smart as he is strong, and he's old fashioned.

The second season made all the wrong decisions. They decided to make half the show a flashback, where he is apart of a team of young, good looking, joke cracking marines who are just as tough as he. All this did was make Reacher seem less mysterious, less tough and less interesting.

Reacher works perfectly as a lone wolf who ended up in a random town because "trouble always finds him".

Season 3 does this exactly. In a new town, by himself. Using his wit and strength to take down someone evil.

I didn't mind this episode being a flashback like some others. We needed reason to hate Quinn, and this gave that to us on a silver platter.

Someone really messed up this episode, either the screenwriter or the director.

The dialogue is awkward, clunky and unnatural. The actress playing Dominique was very shy and awkward, even wooden-like in some scenes. The jokes are forced, the actors saying them look like they are attending a funeral. The overall quality is somewhere inbetween Star Wars Episode 2 and The Room...

They either cut costs and used AI or some intern, the difference in quality is night and day.

PS: The positive reviews seem written by the staff who worked on this show, many are completely biased, unrealistic and overly optimistic.