# Reacher final episode... spoilers inside

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-final-episode-spoilers-inside/967592>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, amazon-prime\
**Created:** [July 7, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-final-episode-spoilers-inside/967592 "2022-07-07T23:41:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![StraightTalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straighttalk/32/9982_2.png) [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-final-episode-spoilers-inside/967592/1 "2022-07-07T23:41:14Z")

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Someone explain to me how that scrawny pipsqueak got the jump on Reacher and almost beat him…

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-final-episode-spoilers-inside/967592/2 "2022-07-08T00:03:13Z")

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Because the producers of the show wanted to create stakes and drama. They didn’t realize that the main appeal of Reacher is that his enemies constantly underestimate him and we get to see their shock when he inevitably kicks their asses. Hopefully they’ll figure this out for season 2.