Episode 146. We discuss Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, the eighth film in the series, and whether it's as "final" as its title proclaims it to be. We talk about callbacks to the first movie, plot details that are over-explained and under-explained, Ethan's isolation in the stunt setpieces, foosball, and why we think there's going to be a ninth movie and how it could resurrect a beloved dead character.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:02) - Welcome and banter
• (00:35) - General thoughts on Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
• (09:11) - Spoilers begin here
• (09:23) - A messy beginning
• (15:31) - Was there a version of this movie about Ethan's mental state?
• (25:53) - What's up with Luther?
• (34:02) - Ethan's overly complicated plan
• (42:08) - The submarine scene
• (46:33) - Remember when the movie got really religious for a bit there?
• (48:35) - The return of William Donloe
• (54:46) - Lots of missing or vague information
• (56:44) - Ethan and Grace...?
• (01:01:54) - Was this really the FINAL recokoning?
• (01:09:26) - The doomsday bunker
• (01:13:21) - The reveal of Jim Phelps Jr.?
• (01:19:03) - Planes! (Lots and lots of)
• (01:25:33) - Would Ethan's fate being ambiguous been better?
• (01:29:18) - The President's side of things
• (01:33:34) - The ending scene sure is... something.
• (01:39:57) - Rooting for Ilsa to return
• (01:43:48) - What might happen in the next movie if there is one?
• (01:55:06) - Outro