kristal-42201

I only came across this show a few weeks ago.

In the genre 'chasing/tracking' it's the absolute best. No other show can vie with this one for the No 1 position, not even close.

What I like is that it's back to basics. No CCTV, drones, mobile phones etc. Just good ole tracking, common sense, eyes & ears and sometimes binoculars.

What some don't seem to understand is why prey want to be prey when there's no prize. People don't need the reward of a prize. It's a built-in drive to win, to get to the finish, to be the best, to beat someone else. If we didn't have that drive no one would get out of bed on Saturday morning to play football every week. No prize then either.

What makes it such a thrill is that they're dumped in the wilderness, don't know the area, it's physically tough, they could bump into a bear or cougar. On top of that they're being chased.

Not by a man on foot, which certainly for a woman is scary enough, but one on a horse. A galloping horse makes a lot of noise which is scary as hell, as well as the sheer mass and height of it. Then -whenever there's a close encounter- you get the death-stare of the man on top of said horse.

Enough to scare the bejesus out of anyone.

And as many say, he's everywhere, he's always there. He's relentless.

All that taps into the primal fear of being chased and captured. That stuff is wired into our brains and is triggered by the whole thing. Even men freak out but for women this is an even bigger thing. Hundreds of years of fear of being chased, captured, having things done to you no woman wants to have done. Unfortunately we women still have to live with this fear today.

Your fight flight freeze gets triggered big time and there's no way of knowing upfront how bad it's going to be or how you're going to react.

In one episode you see a woman having a severe reaction.

I do wonder if people needed therapy afterwards.

It's not something to underestimate.

Watching it at home, you get a taste of all that, even though you're not the one been chased.

It's a shame there aren't more seasons to enjoy. I loved them all except for season 7. Biggest mistake the production comp made was to let Terry Grant go and replace him with someone who didn't even come close to being as good as him. And not attractive either.

You can't give us a steaming hot Alpha male and then fob us off with someone... well, you catch my drift. (trying to stay polite) In a way I feel sorry for the guy, but he could've known that the shoes he had to fill were way too big for him.

Clearly Bonterra thought their show was the golden goose. Then they found out it was Terry Grant.

I genuinely hope they cussed themselves for their mistake. They had something really good then shot themselves in the foot.

What I didn't like was some prey being really rude towards Terry. Nothing wrong with being a git, taunting a bit maybe, but too many came up with very unpleasant personal insults. There's no need for that and it crosses a line.

Same for the ones that used tripwire and bear bangers. These people should've been removed on the spot, taken away by police. Both tracker and his sidekick could've gotten (seriously) injured, as well as the horses.

That's a line the production team should not have allowed to be crossed.

All in all a great show. Crying shame there are only 6 seasons. (7th one isn't worth your while)

The first season was very impressive and even made me forget about Tom Cruise ever playing Reacher.

Reacher was strong, powerful, a good fighter, demanded respect, was respectful even when resisting, all of which made him highly attractive.

In season 2 they seemed to have totally altered the original and well-known Reacher character though.

First of all there are his looks. The actor did so much work on muscle, likely took steroids, and no longer looks attractive. Too much of a good thing is still too much. He now looks off-putting which isn't congruent with how Reacher is supposed to be and look. He can't even move normally anymore, his muscles are in the way. In order to be effective, strong, and yet elegant in fighting you cannot be a gorilla or body-builder. You have to train different muscles for speed and strength.

Then his personality. He now acts like a blunt projectile without a brain and unfortunately his appearance matches that.

The respectful approach when taking on an opponent, or talking to an ally, has gone. It's like we're dealing with an entirely different character, both inside and out, no longer Reacher as we have gotten to know him.

What is also lacking is a person like Finlay and Roscoe. For some reason they glued everything together in season 1. The cast surrounding Reacher in this 2nd season doesn't have that same effect. Something about the whole setting is 'off'.

I'm not sure why this allowed this to happen. Another writer or producer maybe?

What I do know is that it's not an improvement. Season 1 I'd rate a 10, but season 2... a 4 rating is doing it a big favour.

For me this is enough. No need for a season 3 unless Reacher character goes back to looking normal, his character become normal "Reacher" gallant & powerful again, and of course a decent story as this 2nd one doesn't really work either.

Fan of season 1 Reacher, not of season 2.

Absolutely brilliant movie. You maybe need to have a bit of an understanding of the incredible power of our mind & subconscious. Or at least be open to that concept.

The plot is excellent, the cast is great. Not sure what I was expecting from the story, but I got much more than I thought I was going to get.

At first I thought it was something like a medium helping someone out but this is a whole other level!

It got interesting right away as well. If you have little patience in giving movies a chance to take off (like me) then this is the one for you.

Special kudos for William Fichtner. He does a more than excellent job.

Oh, and don't run off as soon as the credits begin as there's a few more gems hidden in between them!

Now go watch it. You won't regret it!