The title character in Reacher season three has called the main antagonist, Xavier Quinn, "the single worst person I've ever known." The Lee Child Jack Reacher novels frequently suffer from the author's lack of interest in creating villains who seem like real threats. The antagonists may come across as a bit one-dimensional and ineffectual because Child assumes that readers already know Reacher will prevail. This problem was carried over into Amazon's adaptation, as the first two series lacked antagonists who actually threatened anything.
Child's Persuader is adapted in Reacher season 3, and the most recent series attempts to address the villain problem. Some of Reacher's most formidable foes were present in the book, particularly Paulie (Olivier Richters), a massive seven-foot monster. Finding out that Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee) is still alive years after Jack shot him in the head is what pulls Reacher into the case of season 3. The season is really building to the showdown with Quinn, even though it is hyping up the Reacher vs. Paulie fight.
What Reacher Shares About Xavier Quinn's Background and Military Role
Alan Ritchson's anti-hero tells DEA Agent Duffy (Sonya Cassidy) that he is the "worst person" he has ever met in Reacher season 3, setting a high standard for Quinn. That's a concerning statement given the horrible deeds the antagonists from earlier series carried out, such as torture and mutilation. However, episode 4 "Dominique" explains Quinn's worst crime and the reason Reacher hates him so much, earning him the title. With Reacher narrating his friendship with mentee Dominique Kohl (Mariah Robinson) and their investigation into Quinn, "Dominique" is primarily told in flashback.
Kohl and Reacher discover he was being pressured by military intelligence officer Quinn, who threatened Gorowski's family, after they apprehend a military officer named Gorowski (Johnathan Sousa) for selling classified documents. Later on, Reacher learns from a therapist that Quinn was a young child with violent tendencies and a history of hurting animals. Quinn was diagnosed with "malignant narcissist personality disorder" in the report, which also emphasized his apparent pleasure in torturing people and his lack of empathy or regret.
This torture trait is highlighted in Quinn's horrific murder of Kohl, in which he abducts and questions the young sergeant following an unsuccessful attempt to arrest him. Reacher finds Quinn trying to escape on his remote farm, where he also finds Kohl's disfigured body. When Reacher asks Quinn what her "first name" was, he tries to tell him that he and Kohl were working together in secret, but Quinn's silence shows that he is lying. Then Reacher led Quinn to the precipice and used his own pistol to shoot him in the head.
What Offenses Did Xavier Quinn Commit While Serving in the Military?
Quinn's suspiciously lavish lifestyle outside of duty was made possible by his lucrative side business selling military secrets in the Army. Quinn presumably intended to retire early after making a fortune selling sensitive material to foreign nations, but Reacher and Kohl's investigation ruined that plan. Gorowski disclosed that Quinn had abducted his young daughter and kept her overnight; however, Quinn threatened to carry out heinous deeds unless Gorowski cooperated completely.
Quinn was also prepared to kill in order to hide his identity because killing the detectives looking into him, including Kohl, would have destroyed any evidence against him. This implied that he would have pursued Reacher as well, but Jack stops him before he could. In addition to killing Kohl and another officer, Quinn's crimes during this period in military intelligence included kidnapping, coercion, and the sale of classified material.
How Quinn Made It Through Reacher Shooting His Head
Reacher isn't known for making mistakes, but it makes sense that he would assume Quinn was dead after shooting him in the forehead and seeing him tumble off a cliff. The "Persuader" episode of Season 3 tells the story of Quinn's survival of his seemingly hopeless fate. A smaller caliber bullet that Reacher fired at him lodged in Quinn's skull. Despite suffering hypothermia from the cold water he fell into, he also survived the fall from the cliff.
Although that may seem like a bad thing, Quinn's heart was slowed down by the hypothermia, which prevented him from bleeding, and the reduced oxygen prevented permanent brain damage. After being discovered washed up on a beach, Quinn underwent six months of rehabilitation before going missing once more. Reacher leaves open the question of whether Quinn can recall what happened to him. He claimed to have no memory while undergoing treatment, but medical professionals think he was pretending to have amnesia.
They were right, considering how easily he reverted to his criminal ways. Quinn might, however, forget the days before he was shot. He could identify the former 110th Special Investigator if they ever met again, but the fact that he never tried to exact revenge on Reacher is evidence of this.
An explanation of Quinn's role in taking over Beck's rug company
Quinn's aggression seems to have only increased with age. In season three, Reacher intends to go undercover with suspected drug smuggler Beck (Anthony Michael Hall), who imports rugs. It is revealed throughout the first half of the series that Quinn, posing as Julius McCabe, is holding Beck and his son Richard (Johnny Berchtold) hostage. Quinn had previously planned Richard's kidnapping, torture, and ear amputation in order to coerce Beck into giving him control of his rug business.
Quinn installs his own men, Duke (Donald Sales) and the burly Paulie (Olivier Richters), to make sure Beck always complies with his orders while he uses Beck's company to smuggle firearms. Quinn most likely abducted Theresa, Duffy's informant, and is holding her hostage for unidentified reasons. Though the adaptation gives the antagonist more to do, Quinn's role in the original Persuader is comparable to the first half of season 3. Quinn is less of a background threat in the third series, much like how season two increased the role of the enigmatic A.M. (Ferdinand Kingsley).
Paulie continues to pose the greatest threat to Reacher in a number of ways. Quinn didn't fully return until the last chapters of Persuader, but season 3 is probably going to make him a more active antagonist. Paulie may be the muscle, but Quinn is unquestionably the brains behind the operation, and as his resentment toward Beck for his numerous mistakes grows, he may become more involved in upcoming episodes.
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