The Meet Cute as a Source of Conflict

Luisa Perkins
Sep 4, 2018 · 5 min read
Krasinski and Pierce as Ryan and Greer. Image: Amazon Prime Video

While cycling to work in the pilot of the new Amazon Prime series Jack Ryan, the eponymous character nearly runs into a car. The car’s driver curses at Jack and roars away in his Chevy; in return, Jack swears under his breath and pedals on. My husband, referring to the driver, said, “That actor is too well-known for that to have been a throwaway line.”

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