Caution: This post contains SPOILERS for Reacher season 3, episode 5. The episode picked up off the back of the cliffhanger from episode 4. Duffy and Villanueva faced an ambush of

This episode, “Smackdown,” promises more Paulie Drama with the following description: “As Reacher and Paulie’s working relationship grows even more strained, the mission — and Reacher’s safety in Beck’s organization – is jeopardized by a tragic DEA misstep. Reacher, Duffy, and Villanueva must concoct an impromptu plan to salvage the mission.”

However, the confrontation leads to a tragic loss, as Steven Elliot, an undercover agent, meets his untimely demise.

With one major twist, Reacher Season 3 quietly solved one of its biggest mysteries and set up everything for the big finale. For fans of the Lee Child novel, Persuader, the events of Reacher 's most recent episode weren't exactly a surprise, but, the way this twist plays out in the show impacts everything that comes later.

Reacher Season 3, Episode 5 will hit Prime Video on Thursday, March 6, 2025. All episodes of Reacher always drop on Thursdays. This is the fifth episode of eight episodes overall this season. Here's the full Reacher Season 3 episode release schedule, complete with episode titles.

Reacher season 3's episode 5 introduces a shocking twist about the maid's identity, which establishes how dangerous the show's new villains can be.

Season 3 of "Reacher" has been a lot of fun so far. Alan Ritchson's massive ex-military hero has been skulking around a mansion trying to solve the disappearance of a DEA informant in the Jack Reacher-as-sleuth story we didn't know we needed.