Autistic… maybe, but suffering from ptsd, definitely.
supcoop@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
Watched it for the first time recently. I thought Reacher was autistic because he seems so socially awkward and has a monotone, emotionless delivery of dialogue.
smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He’s spent his entire life in the military one way or another so most of his life was super structured. Then once he’s gone he just Hobo’s his way around the US. It’s common for his character to be quiet since “Reacher says nothing” is frequent in the books.
It kinda goes back to the old saying. A wise man speaks because he has something to say. A fool, because he has to say something.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
He would definitely be on the spectrum like most near genius hyper observant style dectives. Maybe more sociopath than autistic. He’s basically a super buff Ender from Ender’s Game.
tankplanker@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He has a very strong moral justice bent, likes things a certain way or not at all, likes wear certain clothes only, so yeah the show plays him and Neagley as autistic.
Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Honestly, every time I’ve seen an episode, I imagine him delivering Sheldon Cooper’s lines from an episode of Big Bang Theory.