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00:00Although the Negli spin-off is exciting, its new story update makes it hard not to worry
00:17about one Reacher season 2 character.
00:20Negli has been consistently appearing in every Reacher season since the Amazon show's inaugural
00:24installment.
00:25As reports confirm, even though Negli is not a part of Lee Child's original Persuader
00:29novel, she will be in Reacher season 3's roster as well.
00:33By involving her in every Reacher season, it seems evident that the show's creators
00:37were paving the way for her spin-off from the very beginning.
00:40In its early episodes, Reacher season 2 also paved the way for the Negli spin-off by hinting
00:44that the character does some private investigative work when she is not collaborating with Jack
00:49Reacher.
00:50All these early setups made the Negli spin-off even more exciting, but a news update about
00:54its plot is slightly concerning.
00:56It suggests that the inception of Negli's story in the spin-off will spell trouble for
01:00another important Reacher character.
01:02Negli's synopsis suggests a Reacher season 2 character might die in the spin-off.
01:07The spin-off will begin with the death of a character from Negli's past.
01:11Amazon has not only officially greenlit Reacher's Negli spin-off but has also released an official
01:15synopsis of its story.
01:17The synopsis reveals that Negli's story will begin with her discovering that a beloved
01:21friend from her past has died after a suspicious accident.
01:24As a private investigator, she will set out to get to the bottom of what actually happened
01:28to her friend and become hell-bent on seeking justice.
01:31While putting all the lessons she has learned from Jack Reacher to good use, she will also
01:35draw from her experiences as a former member of Reacher's 110th Special Investigations
01:40Unit.
01:41Given how Reacher season 2 introduced many players from Negli's past, including Carla
01:45Dixon and David O'Donnell, it is hard not to wonder if one of them will die in the spin-off's
01:50opening moments.
01:51The spin-off's synopsis clearly suggests that Negli will lose a beloved friend from her
01:55past in the show.
01:56This raises the possibility that Dixon or O'Donnell will be the one to face this tragic
02:00fate, setting the stage for Negli's investigative journey.
02:04The spin-off might also kill some unknown character from Negli's past, but Dixon or
02:08O'Donnell's death would make more narrative sense.
02:11The Reacher season 2 connection could make Negli more engaging.
02:15Negli's story could be tied into the franchise's overarching narrative.
02:19Reacher's Negli spin-off could benefit from Dixon or O'Donnell's death because it would
02:22tie its storyline to the franchise's overarching narrative.
02:26Since audiences have already grown attached to O'Donnell and Dixon after Reacher season
02:302's events, their demise would feel far more impactful than an unknown character's death.
02:34This, in turn, would effectively raise the stakes for Negli's mission, driving her to
02:39seek justice with a personal vendetta.
02:41Given how audiences already know O'Donnell and Dixon and understand their dynamic with
02:45Negli, the spin-off could also avoid wasting time on establishing the depth of her relationship
02:50with the two characters before killing them.
02:52However, if the spin-off kills an unknown character from Negli's past, the Amazon show
02:57will have to include many flashbacks to ensure that audiences understand why she is dead-set
03:01on seeking justice.
03:03Contrarily, even though killing a familiar Reacher season 2 character could be advantageous
03:07for the spin-off, it could harm the show in one significant way.
03:11Negli would risk being too similar to Reacher season 2 by killing a former 110th member.
03:17Reacher season 2 also begins with the deaths of former 110th members.
03:21A custom image of Alan Richson as Jack Reacher against a backdrop of the 110th Special Investigators
03:26Unit custom image by Yaelin Chacon.
03:29Every Reacher season, so far, has begun with the death of a character from Jack Reacher's
03:33past.
03:34Since Reacher season 3 is adapting Persuader, it will also have a similar story set up,
03:39where Jack Reacher will set out to avenge the death of his former colleague, Dominique
03:43Cole.
03:44Given how the Negli spin-off is also adopting a similar narrative structure, it already
03:48seems a little too derivative of the established Reacher formula.
03:51While there is nothing inherently wrong with the spin-off following its parent series'
03:54storytelling structure, it could risk being too redundant and unoriginal if it does not
03:58try to establish its own voice and tone.
04:01If a former member of the 110th Special Investigation Unit dies in the spin-off's opening arc,
04:06the show would again have way too much in common with Reacher season 2.
04:10Reacher's Negli spin-off can still go down this narrative route, but it must etch its
04:14own identity by highlighting how Negli's methods of investigation are significantly
04:18different from Jack Reacher's.