The Fate of the Furious (Lap 11)

We’ve rounded the episode #250 turn and we’re racing toward the end
of the lap, and today we’re talking about The Fate of the Furious
with Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post! After
Joey shares a big (spoiler: not big) "life" update -- and a dream
he had -- we welcome back Bilkins in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute
(28:30). Then, Alyssa joins us (37:25) to talk about The Fate of
the Furious and why more franchises should be like F&F. We talk
to her about her role as a columnist, how that overlaps with pop
culture, and her piece on the Fast & Furious franchise (which
you can read here: Franchises are taking over Hollywood. If
only they could all be ‘F9: The Fast Saga.’). We praise Buster
Keaton and make our heist team picks (wherein Joe returns to an
all-too-familiar well). We then go deep on Cipher to discuss why
she (along with many F&F actresses) is unique among female
characters in many films, how she contrasts with the family, and
how her story could intersect with Eteon. We also talk about the
tricky spot the writers have put Mia and how to explore her
character in new and interesting ways before Alyssa hits us with
the best pitch for the “Letty-led” spinoff yet. Email us:
family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at
patreon.com/2fast2forever.  Show your support at the 2 Fast 2
Forever shop! Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Alex Elonen,
Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley
Gerbes, Justin Kleinman, Michael McGahon, and Lane Middleton for
joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above!  Intro
music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.