Reacher
word of advice : Major spoilers for Reacher season 2 below !
Summary
Many aspects ofReacherseason 2 ’s primary villain , AM , are still unsung , but the show has drop enough clues to reveal his purpose and how it connect to the murders of Reacher ’s former team members . Ensuing over two years after the events of season 1 , Reacher time of year 2 begins with the titular character receive a accent call from his former team member and ally , Neagley . Realizing that Neagley would not hit out to him unless she had something urgent to tell apart him , Reacher immediately sets out to get in jot with her .
With what follows , three of Reacher ’s former teammembers from the hundred-and-tenth Special Investigations Unit , Neagley , Karla , and David , link up forces with him to solve the execution mysteries of their former teammates . Little do they actualise that the murders will pass them to a bigger cabal . As Reacher and his squad inch closer to the overarching conspiracy , the show gradually unravels the tapestry surrounding the identity and motives of the primary opposer , AM .
As Jack and his team uncover Swan ’s mystical involvement with New Age , a major Reacher villain theory becomes all the more possible .
6AM’s Real Name Is Unknown
AM has multiple aliases
AM ’s tangible name in Amazon’sReacheris still a mystery , but the show has unwrap that he has multiple aliases . When Reacher visits Homeland Security in season 2 ’s instalment 5 , they recite him they are only intimate with the name Azhari Mahmmoud , which happens to be one of A.M. ’s eight known false name . His other roll in the hay names discovered by Reacher and his team are Andrew McBride , Alan Mason , Alejandro Mendez , Alexander Markopoulous , Adrian Mount , Anthony Matthews , and Alfred Mansfield . His assumed name suggest that he constantly change his identity to ensure he does not get enamour by authorities or potential enemies . His power to constantly manipulate his identity operator shows why , despite being cognisant of his existence , Homeland Security is not able to do anything to block off him .
5Why Reacher’s AM Villain Reads Comic Books
AM’s comic book obsession is deeper than it seems
In many scenes fromReacherseason 2 , AMcan be distinguish with his grimace bury in comic account book , especially when he is await for his flight at aerodrome . He even offers his funny books to children once he is done study them . Although the show never explicitly mentions why he reads so many comic books , it seems evident that he employ them as a disguise . For representative , inReacherseason 2 ’s premiere , he reads a comic book titled " Blue Mask " when drome certificate asks him about the purpose of his sojourn . He ascertain surety that he is a Hollywood fanatic who bid to visit a few popular touristed spots like Universal Studios , Walk of Fame , and Mann ’s Chinese .
The comic book in his mitt further cement his claims , assuring security measures that he has no ill intentions . Apart from that , AM also seems to thread divine guidance from amusing book characters . Like laughable book superheroes and scoundrel , he disguises himself as a regular piece and even adopts substitute identities to outfit in with the mickle . Like the character from his " Blue Mask " comic Quran , he , too , dons a mask to ensure no one distrust him of committing international crimes . By portraying AM as a distinctive comic book - esque villain , the show also seemingly highlights how he contrasts Jack Reacher ’s radical horse sense of Justice Department .
4AM Is An Arms Dealer In Reacher Season 2
What AM does for a living in Reacher season 2
Reacher and David arrange a meeting with Homeland Security inReacherseason 2 , episode 5 , to get wind more about AM . DHS agents Karim and Hernandez reveal that they have the name " Azhari Mahmoud " in their database but know nothing else about him . They call him a " spectre . " The two broker also add that he serves as a mediator between terrorist organizations and those who can bring home the bacon dangerous weapons . After buying tool of death from international military organization or other powerful junto , he sells them to terrorists without care much about the moment of his actions .
3Why AM Uses Bearer Bonds Instead Of Money
How AM secures his transactions in Reacher
Reacherseason 2 ’s episode 5 also let on that AM apply bearer bonds for transactions instead of smooth money . The reason for this is that bearer bail bond are not registered with a specific name or identity like even bonds . owe to this , a terrorist weapons bargainer like AM can easily use them for minutes without worrying about leave behind a fiscal trail that authorities can cut across to see him . This excuse why , despite experience about him , Homeland Security has not been able to hunt him down . Since his dealings involve immense core of money , it would also not be practical for AM to pack monolithic denominations in John Cash , especially at airports where he would get catch .
However , his use of bearer bonds also puts him in a vulnerable lieu . Since bearer Bond are not register under anyone ’s name , anyone who acquires them can take their ownership . AM can not run a risk giving his bearer bonds to someone else because doing so would mean giving up control of his asset . Since it would be gruelling to desire someone from his line of work , he must deliver the bearer bonds himself . deliver them in somebody puts him in harm ’s way because Department of Justice seekers like Reacher desire to stop him from complete his plenty and promoting terrorist act .
2AM Is What Reacher Could Have Become
AM and Reacher have a lot in common
AM and Reacher have a lot in common . Both characters never outstay their welcome and do not consider in adapt to societal norms . They are both enigmatical figures who do not even stay in one location for long . However , what divide them is their moral code . While Reacher has a strong sense of justness and uses his offense - solving skills to protect inexperienced person , AM ’s motives veer into dark soil . AM ’s characterization seems to serve as an example of how Reacher , too , could have become a felon after depart the war machine if his parents had raise him well . Like AM , he has a clear condescension for the constraint of a predictable , routine - get life , but his strong ethical motive keep him grounded .
1AM Works For Money With No Known Political Or Religious Agenda
AM’s purpose in Reacher season 2 explained
In most pic and telecasting shows , villains like AM are usually labour by political or religious motives . However , Amazon’sReacherseems to establish that AM runs his illegal arms dealing business solely to earn more money . Money is his only god inReacherseason 2 , and he is a stereotypical antagonist who care about nothing but his self interests .
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Reacher postdate Jack Reacher , a former military police investigator , as he pilot civilian spirit . Without a phone and carry minimal belongings , Reacher drifts across the nation , experiencing the country he once do , and run into intriguing challenge along the way .
Reacher follows Jack Reacher, a former military police investigator, as he navigates civilian life. Without a phone and carrying minimal belongings, Reacher drifts across the country, experiencing the nation he once served, and encounters intriguing challenges along the way.
