Summary
After an action-packed, thrilling ride, the Reacher Season 2 finale limps over the finish line. They spent all season building characters only to diminish them in moments. An underwhelming finale.
Jack Reacher and his team find themselves in a lot of trouble in Episode 8, the finale of Reacher Season 2. With the meeting on the horizon and her team slowly getting tortured, Frances must come to the rescue of her team before they turn up dead. However, Langston and his team have other plans for Reacher before their big meeting with Azhari Mahmoud in an underwhelming ending that lips over the finish line.
Before they begin to torture Reacher, Langston gets a call where he finds out Frances’s body wasn’t found at the hospital. Reacher beats up Langston’s henchmen, but Langston pulls a gun on him and asks where Frances is. While Reacher says he can’t shoot him because Frances is a loose end, Langston turns and shoots O’Donnell instead.
Is Tony Swan dead?
Langston lays out his plan to become wealthy before Tony Swan stuck his nose in something he shouldn’t have. However, Langston says he has used Swan as a decoy to plant all the evidence on him so when the deal is done, he will be rich while Swan takes the fall. Reacher asks where Swan is, and Langston pulls out a glass jar with an eye and a finger inside of it, revealing that he is dead.
Senator Lavoy comes through on his promise, and his team arrives, leading to a massive shootout. Amid the chaos, Frances slides in to retrieve Reacher, but Langston escapes and gets to the helicopter. Before it takes off, Reacher is able to jump and grab on.
Who dies in “Fly Boy?”
Langston begins to unbuckle Dixon inside the helicopter to push her out as he has done with the rest of the unit. Before he can, Reacher appears and climbs in to save the day. After a small back and forth, Reacher gets the best of Langston and shoves him out of the plane to his presumed death.
What happens to Azhair Mahmoud?
The crew commandeers the helicopter and heads to meet with Azhari Mahmoud. Reacher and his crew attempt to negotiate with him, but he isn’t willing to give up any names of those to whom he is about to sell the missiles. He pleads that he is just the middleman and would ruin his reputation if he gave them any names. In return, Reacher shoots him in the stomach, followed by O’Donnell, Frances, Dixon, and Reacher shooting him at the same time.
How does Reacher Season 2 end?
After cleaning up Mahmoud and his team, Senator Lavoy’s team turns on Reacher by saying the Senator didn’t want any loose ends. Of course, being one step ahead, Reacher knew that Lavoy would turn his back, so he called Homeland Security, who pull up moments later. Reacher calls Lavoy, who thought his men were calling to confirm the job was done, but instead, Reacher was calling, followed by Homeland raiding his house.
Reacher and his crew keep the money after the exchange and distribute it amongst all the people who lost someone throughout Langston’s tear. Reacher also uses the money to take care of his entire team and their families. The season ends with the team all heading their separate ways.
What did you think of Reacher Season 2 Episode 8 and the ending? Comment below.
RELATED: Reacher Season 2 Recap
