networkn:

 

Reacher Series 2. 

 

I am struggling a bit with it, having read every book and seeing the departure since Andrew Child took over.

 

Some stuff is fairly incredible in the books anyway, seeing them on screen isn't making that better. 

 

There is something about Alan Ritchson that irks me, I guess it's perhaps the slightly 'on the spectrum' gormless look he is clearly having to fake that is off-putting. 

 

It's not terrible as a series, but it's not that great. 6/10

 

Ditto - well put - but I feel somewhat conflicted about a 6/10 without noting big positives.

It is definitely 6/10 for adaptation of the characters and the feel of the book. The series feels too mood-suppressed across all the actors.

But I really appreciated that the production did a good job of serialising the storyline so every episode gave me something good even though I'm familiar with all the novels and short stories.

Then when I compare it to specific other series, e.g. Jack Ryan, it is more credible than all of them. Head to head it compares well for sensible actions.