Hello, Hello, Hello,
This is -- arguably -- the only sane discussion we have had on the "MI" franchise, courtesy -- the presence of Adithiyan and the special appearance of Mr. (Raj) Aryan -- but most of all the absence of "MI: I, 2 & III" moderator, Varun Bhakay.
Dhruv, Cris & a surprisingly sober, sensible (and somewhat salty) Hemant are also there -- dueling it out about why, for some of them, "Dead Reckoning" works much more than "Final Reckoning" and why -- according to Hemant -- we all are wrong about "Rogue Nation."
Spoilers, of course, for all the MIs. And a lot of shade (and some praise) thrown at "MI5" and "MI8."
TIMECODES
Introduction - [00:00 – 05:05]
MI1 to MI6 Recap - [05:05 – 34:58]
Counter-Programming (MI's Legacy) - [34:58 – 51:57]
"MI7: Dead Reckoning" - [51:57 – 01:38:23]
"MI8: The Final Reckoning" - [01:38:23 – 02:31:51]
Outro - [02:31:51 - 02:37:03]
Congratulations to Jafar Panahi! - [02:37:03 - 02:39:40]
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READINGS ON THE "MI" FRANCHISE (suggested by Adithiyan)
1. "On Mission Impossible and Unaccountable Government" - https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-mission-impossible-and-unaccountable-government/.
2. "The Delightfully Nonsensical Politics of the MI Series" - https://oscarkimbauman.substack.com/p/the-delightfully-nonsensical-politics?utm_medium=web.
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