Alan Ritchson has taken on many crime-fighting aliases over the years. In Smallville, he wore Aquaman's gold and green outfit long before Jason Momoa woo-ed his way into them. He was one of four unsung Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opposite Megan Fox and briefly soared as one-half of Hawk and Dove in the short-lived Titans series. Now, three seasons into Reacher, Ritchson has demonstrated that he doesn't need a super suit or special powers to save the day. He hardly needs any help at all. Give him a plain tee that highlights the guns he's permanently packing and boots to kick doors into kindling, and that'll be enough.
When it comes to his portrayal of Reacher, this depiction places him firmly among the great action heroes of recent memory. He's the juggernaut in jeans (stop laughing) that has stayed consistently by the book. It just so happens that said book is a hefty, leather-bound volume stained with blood and bone fragments, occasionally smashed into the faces of daring souls who believe they have a chance, any snake in a suit engaging in illegal deals behind closed doors, and school bullies who can't accept that they peaked in high school.
