Reacher
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Much of this is down to the formal necessity that comes with translating a first-person novel to the screen.
On TV, its just a phone, which means Reacher is yapping away all the damn time.
Hes quick to puncture Duffys relief.
Duffy bursts in and starts beating the man, demanding to know where Beck is keeping Teresa.
Villanueva pulls her off of him, pointing out that theyre detaining this man illegally.
Keep it cool, Suzie Q., is Villanuevas odd advice.
When Elliot dares to agree, Duffy mockingly addresses the kid as Magellan.
Sometimes I call him Ponce de Moron, Duffy tells Villanueva.
C+ for that one.
Its the seasons first big serving of shirtless Ritchson, and he looks swell.
The errand makes no sense.
Beck is no Professor Moriarty.
A sleep-deprived person is more likely to make a mistake.
Evidently, it takes more than surviving a round or three of Russian roulette for Reacher to evade suspicion.
Duffy says shes leaving for the impound lot to move the Audi, but Reacher must stall for time.
Angel Doll, the henchman assigned to drive Reacher to the lot, is a talker.
Most importantly, he confirms what he already suspected: Beck is not the real boss.
Duffy needs more time to move.
Theres a funny cut to Reacher stretching out his bathroom and coffee break beyond all reason.
Cleaner than my car, Angel notes.
Reacher points out it has Delaware plates.
Im moving on up like George Foooocking Jefferson!
Their predawn chore concluded, Reacher wants to sleep.
He wont get it.
Duke is doing dips on a bench, while Pauli is pressing what looks to be eight plates.
Like John C. Reilly inBoogie Nights, he asks Reacher how much he can bench.
After knocking himself down, Paulie is spoiling for a fight.
He needs Reacher to drive a Bizarre Bazaar truck to New London, Connecticut.
That was more fun than just driving a truck there would be.
A DEA informant named Teresa Daniels, who until very recently was being held hostage at the Beck compound?
Neagley offers to drop her current caseload and come back Reacher up.
Shes rightly stung when Reacher says its too dangerous, asking, Whore you up against, Reacher?
He hangs up without answering.
Reacher is a great ally but a shitty friend.
Thats the amount of time it takes to drive a mile at 50 miles per hour.
And no one would follow visually at a distance greater than a mile, Reacher lectures.
Duffy confirms that the earring he found on the Beck property belonged to Teresa.
Reacher tells Duffy theres no way she can possibly prepare herself for what could be inside.
She should be offended; shes seen dead bodies before, presumably.
But shes fallen under the spell of Reachers condescension.
Because drugs are her business!
Reacher concludes that this entire long days journey into New London is a test of his loyalty.
In the novel, Villanueva restores the lock on the truck.
Its worth it for the look on Duffys face as she does the math.
He then confides that he, too, once had a protege, like Teresa is for Duffy.
What did Quinn do to her?
Lee Childs favorite phrase is Reacher said nothing.
Thats what he says here.
Reacher drops Duffy back with Villanueva, then drives on to his destination.
Hes immediately ordered to drive a different Bizarre Bazaar truck back to Maine.
Arriving back at the warehouse after something like 12 hours on the road, Reacher finds Angel alone.
Angel has been stewing in his suspicions.
He doesnt like that Reacher stopped him from killing the cop.
I have a seeeeventh sense for theeeese things, Angel says.
The horn of Dukes car summons the two men outside.
He has to break the fresh corpses leg to make it fit under a desk.
Weve seen Reacher do this before.
Outside, an irritated Duke asks Reacher what the holdup was.
Angel talks too much, Reacher says.
I liked hearing him talk, personally.
His accent was more musical than DuffysBawhstuhnbrogue.
