Even though it has been three years since Reacher premiered on Amazon Prime Video, his best love interest seems irreplaceable. Similar to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books, the Prime Video detective series has featured a new love interest for the titular character in every new season.
Each new installment of the series begins with Alan Ritchson’s Jack Reacher arriving in a new setting, where he not only sets out on a new crime-solving endeavor but also finds a short-lived romantic relationship. Since three Reacher seasons have happened so far, the Alan Ritchson character has been romantically involved with three women: Roscoe, Dixon, and Duffy.
However, it is hard not to see how only one among them seemingly had the best chemistry with Jack Reacher. Even after three seasons, it looks like Reacher has not found her replacement. Considering Reacher season 4‘s potential story, it looks like this trend will seemingly continue in the Prime Video show.
Roscoe Remains Reacher’s Best Love Interest After 3 Seasons
While Reacher’s dynamic with both Duffy and Dixon was fun, he seemed to have genuine chemistry with Roscoe in season 1. Alan Ritchson, too, agreed with this (via Collider), describing how his on-screen chemistry with Willa Fitzgerald felt “very immediate and rare.” He even said that it felt like they had been working together for years after filming the first episode.
Fitzgerald added to the same by revealing (via Slash Film) that they found chemistry the first time they met over a Zoom call and developed a strong “foundation” of “liking each other.” In Reacher season 1, Roscoe is also portrayed as a strong and quick-witted character herself who makes many contributions to the overarching crime-solving.
While Dixon and Duffy only come off as fleeting romance subplots in seasons 2 and 3, Roscoe feels like an integral part of the Alan Ritchson character’s journey in season 1. Lee Child, too, could not help but appreciate Willa Fitzgerald’s portrayal of Roscoe (via Slash Film) and was almost moved to tears when he realized Roscoe and Finlay would not return in season 2.
Reacher’s story with Roscoe also feels unresolved because, despite wanting to embrace the open road, he tells Roscoe that if anything could make him stay in Margrave, it would be her. This seems like a rare confession from the character, given how he makes it clear to Dixon and Duffy that long-term relationships are not for him.
Reacher Season 4 Will Struggle To Replace Roscoe
Reacher season 4 is adapting Lee Child’s Gone Tomorrow. As casting updates for the upcoming season have revealed, Sydelle Noel has been cast to play Theresa Lee, who will be Reacher’s new love interest. In the show, Theresa Lee’s name will be changed to Tamara Green, likely because another character named Teresa was a significant player in Reacher season 3’s narrative.
The Neagley spin-off show will premiere on Amazon Prime Video before Reacher season 4.
Based on Gone Tomorrow‘s story, Tamara Green will not have that big of a role in the upcoming season’s narrative, and, like Dixon and Duffy, she, too, will come off as a one-off romantic love interest for Jack Reacher. While Reacher season 4 might introduce other changes to her book story, it seems unlikely that she will become a worthy replacement for Roscoe.
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
