Reacher’s Neagley spinoff can finally answer a question that Lee Child’s Books never answered

Originally by Lee Child Jack Reacher Novels and Amazons Reacher haven’t answered a single question about Neagley’s story yet, but their upcoming spin-off series could finally provide some answers. Even if the announcement of the Neagley Spinoff show may seem surprising, the one from Amazon Reacher has been paving the way for this for some time. From season 1 itself, Reacher deliberately moved away from its source material to incorporate Neagley into its narrative.

Reacher Season 2 even risked toning down the title character’s importance in order to showcase how talented Negleay is as an investigator. Given the how Reacher has gradually created the conditions for this Neagley spinoff, it’s hard not to be excited to see what it will bring. However, what makes the series even more interesting is that it could finally delve deeper into Neagley’s backstory and explore an aspect of her personality that wasn’t fully addressed in Lee Childs Jack Reacher Books.

Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books never explain why there is a “no touching” rule in Neagley

The books only reveal that she suffers from a rare disease

Reacher Season 2 shows that Neagley hates being touched. Not only does she refuse to shake hands, but she also makes the signature “No Touch” farewell gesture for Jack Reacher near the end Reacher Season 2. The only time in Season 2 that she voluntarily touches a character Reacher In Season 2, she holds Russo’s hand to comfort him shortly before his death. Amazon’s Reacher Neagley adopts Lee Child’s “No Touch” rule Jack Reacher novels, but never really explains the reason why.

Lee Childs Evening school reveals that Neagley suffers from a rare illness called haphephobia, which is the fear of being touched. It also contains a sequence in which Jack Reacher says Neagley was born with the disease when a character asks him if her health condition is due to childhood trauma. However, since Jack Reacher also seems unsure about the real reason why Neagley hates being touched, the franchise has yet to explore the full implications of her haphephobia.

The Neagley spinoff may reveal why Neagley hates being touched

The spin-off will likely offer more insight into her backstory

In the original Lee Child books, Neagley is treated as a minor character, appearing in only five parts. Lee Child also never wrote any spin-off novels dealing with Neagley’s backstory or standalone investigative adventures. Because of this, the books seemingly never had the time to fully explore the depth of Neagley’s characterization and all the events from her past that shaped her.

Although Neagley has gained prominence through the Amazon series, Jack Reacher has been the main character from the start. Due to its limited runtime, the series was also only able to go over Jack Reacher’s backstory while only providing a glimpse into Neagley’s shared military past with Reacher. Since Reacher‘S Neagley While the spin-off primarily revolves around the character Maria Sten and treats her as a protagonist, it can finally offer more insight into the character’s backstory and reveal the truth about why she doesn’t like being touched.

Produced by Amazon Prime Video, Reacher adapts the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child into live-action. The series follows veteran military police officer Jack Reacher as he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy in the fictional town of Margrave, Georgia. Played by the all-powerful Alan Ritchson, the titular hero works with police officer Roscoe Conklin (Willa Fitzgerald) and chief detective Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin) to clear his name and save Margrave from crime and corruption.

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Malcolm Goodwin, Maria Sten, Willa Fitzgerald, Bruce McGill, Chris Webster, Alan Ritchson, Anthony Michael Hall, Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold, Daniel David Stewart

Release date

February 4, 2022

Seasons

3

Franchise(s)

Jack Reacher

writer

Nick Santora

Directors

Nick Santora

Showrunner

Nick Santora

Creator

Nick Santora

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