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We're closing up Throwback Week on 2 Fast 2 Forever by jumping forward two decades to talk about Rock Hudson in John Frankenheimer's Seconds! Before we get there, though, we talk about the brand new 2 Fast 2 Forever shop, sort through some mail, and dive deep into the ins and outs of Jesse's living situation in The Fast and the Furious. Then, we get ready to stomp those grapes as we dissect Seconds. It's not quite a memory loss movie, but there are more than a few ways we can relate it to the Fastiverse. (Plus, we've got another Dali-esque dream sequence!) (Movie conversation begins around 39:10.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Show your support at the 2 Fast 2 Forever shop!Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're taking a trip in our movie time machine all the way back to 1945 to talk about the Alfred Hitchcock movie Spellbound! Before we dive into our dreams and uncover buried memories about this one, though, we catch up on Thanksgiving stuff and talk about Tanner and Brian at Police House. Then, we enter a dreamworld crafted by Salvador Dali as we try to remember whether or not we actually killed a doctor and took his job, or if we just thought we did. In this episode, we talk about the refreshing change of pace of watching a movie this old, the performances by Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, and (what else?) a whole lot of Pittsburgh. (Movie conversation begins around 22:20.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're strutting our stuff and enjoying our new looks as we walk out of the Daily Bugle and talk about Spider-Man 3! Before we dive into Jake Freer's Patreon pick, though, we crack open the mailbag, check in on Thanksgiving week stuff, and chat about the first deleted scene from The Fast and the Furious in our minute-by-minute breakdown. Then, we welcome in Nate Milton (@N8Mozaik, The Rocky Maivia Picture Show) to talk about all things Peter, MJ, Venom, and more. We've got a lot of thoughts about the villains in this movie (including the real villain), the music choices (both the songs that were included and the ones that should have been included), and the economics of the Daily Bugle. (Movie conversation begins around 25:55.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We welcome back Nico Vasilo (who would like you to call him Lil Hobbs) and Kevo Risse (who will not be doing that, thank you very much) to talk about Hobbs & Shaw on today's episode! Before we bring in the .html guys, though, we open the mailbag (including an email mocking us like a wrapped gift beneath the Christmas tree!) and then spend 45 minutes talking about the, well, 45 minutes of alternate, extended, and deleted scenes from Hobbs & Shaw. Then, we bring in Nico and Kevo to talk about the final F&F movie this lap. We discuss how the movie focuses on the wrong things, whether or not it's a Fast & Furious movie, and who -- exactly -- is this Deckard Shaw? We also debate whether it's more Faulkner or Sedaris, whether or not we saw *another* franchise shift, and how valuable specificity really is. (Movie conversation begins around 1:01:10.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're wrapping up Animation Week on 2 Fast 2 Forever with a journey under the sea -- and around the globe -- in Finding Nemo! Before we just keep swimming, we officially close out The Fast and the Furious in the Fast and the Furious Minute. (At least until next time, when we start working through its deleted scenes.) Then, we experience tragic loss (hey, Finding Nemo is a Pixar movie, after all) and then begin our search for our missing son like we're Dom trying to rescue baby Brian. (Movie conversation begins around 34:00.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

The Fast & Furious franchise spans 20 years, 10 films, 2 short films, an animated series, 16 soundtracks, a worldwide stunt show tour, 7 videogames, several toy lines, and even a theme park attraction. Throughout the franchise (10th highest grossing film franchise to date), the face of culture (and film!) changed -- beginning with a movie with barely any female characters with agency, featuring stereotypes and slurs, to the franchise creating spin-offs centering around characters of color and women and even trans-character inclusive video games, join the voices of the 2 Fast 2 Forever podcast, Joey & Joe Two, along with former guests Rachel Shepherd, Kevo Risse, & Nico Action as they examine the ever-evolving media powerhouse.Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're nearing the end of the lap -- or are we? -- and we're headed to The Fate of the Furious, which metaphorically begins with one of our guests and ends with the other. Before we turn our backs against the family, though, we bid farewell (sort of) to the original movie as we (kind of) wrap up the first installment of The Fast and the Furious Minute. Then, we welcome in Kevo Risse and Nico Vasilo (.html) to talk about The Fate of the Furious... and a whole lot of Batman and Superman. We also talk about whether or not this "feels" like a Fast & Furious movie, the effectiveness of Dom as a solo villain, and which of her "stories" Queenie blows off family obligations to race home to see. (Movie conversation begins around 27:25.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're preparing for space (hopefully!) as we close out Robert Rodriguez Week-and-a-Half with Machete Kills! After catching up on ways we've tried to stay sane this week -- and preparing to hand over our keys to Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious Minute -- we welcome back Mike Manzi (Third Time's A Charm) to talk about the cameo-palooza of Machete Kills. We wonder whether this was the movie Robert Rodriguez wanted to make, wish we had a bit more of a lot of things (or a bit less of a lot of things), and talk about the fate of Michelle Rodriguez's character Luz (aka She). (Movie conversation begins around 29:15.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

Robert Rodriguez Week-and-a-Half continues on 2 Fast 2 Forever with Machete! Before entering the grindhouse, though, we catch up about Vin Diesel's new song, open a mailbag, and finally finish a quarter-mile race that seems to drag (no pun intended) on forever. (Also, a programming note in the intro, too!) Then, we're joined by Mike Manzi (The Monsters That Made Us) as we're set up, double-crossed, and left for dead. We talk about how fun (and prescient) Machete is, as well as seeing yet another side to Michelle Rodriguez in her role as Luz (or She, if you'd prefer). Also, we realize how perfectly timed this movie was to release on Election Day (go vote, everyone, if you haven't), which was totally planned. (Movie conversation begins around 41:50.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're gathering the #AlitaArmy and kicking off Robert Rodriguez Week (and a Half) to talk about 2019's Alita: Battle Angel! First up, we discuss our New York Comic-Con (#NYCC) panel, get a new listener's movie rankings, and talk about Borat. Then, we wrap up Season 2 of LOST before spending an entire minute in a quarter-mile race. We then jump far into the future to talk about Alita: Battle Angel, its NASCAR (and cast) fastnections, and whether or not we'll see a sequel (with some late-breaking news that renders much of the back half of this episode moot!). (Movie conversation begins around 45:25.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're doubling down (a new phrase we've adopted) to talk about Furious 7 for the seventh time, this time with Nico Vasilo and Kevo Risse of .html! First things first, though, we cover some spooky movies, decidedly un-cheesy pizzas, and LOST statues with four toes. Then, on green, we go to Furious 7 to talk all about the interconnectedness of LOST, Star Wars, and the Fastiverse when it comes to adjusting on the fly. We also talk about how they could have kept Brian and Mia in the world of these movies (even after Paul's passing) and how we can see Dom and Mia leaving it for good, as well as The Problem with Deckard Shaw. Plus: what numbers look like what letters? The answers may surprise you! (Movie conversation begins around 47:10.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

Whether it's the third, fourth, or sixth movie in its franchise, today's episode is all about Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. Well, it's all about Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning after talking about twenty-year-old seasons of The Amazing Race, opening our mailbag, heading to the LOST island to meet the Others, and checking Johnny Tran's pulse. Then, we're waking up with amnesia (and with monsters in the house) to talk about Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning and debating its status as one of the best action movies of the decade. Did it live up to the hype? Listen and find out! (Don't forget to bring your bowling ball.) (Movie conversation begins around 57:20.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're headed back to Rio (...again), but this time with Nico and Kevo on-board as we talk about Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rio! Before we head to South America, we talk about a tricky "would you rather?" scenario and open the future of the show (well, one segment, anyway) to the fans before hanging out with Ghost Ana for a minute and then watching Dom drift tap Lance down a hill. Then, Nico and Kevo join us to talk about the highs and lows (or, spoiler, all middles?) of Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rio. (Series conversation begins around 45:58.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're continuing our Spy Racers mini-series with our first of back-to-back episodes about Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rio! First, though, we talk about important Spelunky 2 updates, open a stuffed mailbag, and watch Brian chase after Johnny Tran and Lance. (We also, you know, talk about a pretty important episode of LOST.) Then, we dive into Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rio to talk about whether it effectively remixes Fast Five, how it positions some short-term frustration for long-term success, and the shifting focal point of the series. We also talk about our favorite elements, missed opportunities, and wonder... what ever happened to that gum? (Series conversation begins around 57:50.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're kicking off a mini-run of three straight Fast & Furious Spy Racers episodes by revisiting the first season with Nico Vasilo and Kevo Risse of .html! First, though, we welcome a new patron to the #family (one who's been ride or die for as long as we've known her), check in on Rose and Bernard on the Island, and pour one out for Jesse (#gonetoosoon). Then, Nico and Kevo join us to talk about the hidden secrets of the Fast & Furious Spy Racers voice cast, how the animated characters align with their live action counterparts, and the progressive sexualization of the series. We also talk about how TV shows utilize their runtimes for better or worse, our shared love of both Cuphead and Janet Varney, and a whole lot of Fuller House. (Series conversation begins around 35:00.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're wrapping up Weepy, Wacky Romance Week in our memory loss lap with a return to #MagicMics for the Channing Tatum/Rachel McAdams movie The Vow. First, though, we head back to the island for a Hurley episode of LOST, then find ourselves nearly overwhelmed by the amount that happens in the Fast and Furious Minute #91. Then, we head west (well, east from Los Angeles) for The Vow to talk about how Chicago the movie is, the tough spot Channing Tatum's character is in, and how the movie seems to be explicitly made for Joey (but also not at all, at the same time). (Movie conversation begins around 43:20.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're kicking off Weepy, Wacky Romance Week with the Lifetime Original film (please, don't call it a movie) The Wives He Forgot! After getting stuck in a "Lockdown" on LOST and wordlessly saying goodbye to the friends we thought we had in the F&F Minute, we're headed to the courtroom for Molly Ringwald's emergence as a criminal defense lawyer in The Wives He Forgot. We welcome in Brian "Mr. High School" Rodriguez, Joe's up-and-coming Lifetime Original Films protege, to break down the film's twists, turns, and tropes. We also give Joe his new role as Mr. Goof and are blessed with a surprise appearance from a special first-time guest! (Movie conversation begins around 35:55.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're doing things a bit differently this episode as one of our patrons, Christian Larson, picked three Michelle Rodriguez music videos for us to discuss! After opening up a quick mailbag and talking about Spelunky 2 and Bomb the Music Industry!, we take a double dip of LOST and wonder what Brian means when he says he's in the MAPD. Then, we take a trip through time to talk about three music videos starring Michelle Rodriguez: "If I Could Fall in Love" by Lenny Kravitz, "Confident" by Demi Lovato, and "Nice for What" by Drake. (Music video conversation begins around 48:30.) Watch all three music videos here!Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

The Missing Pieces Lap continues as we go back in time to move the chronological narrative forward with The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift! After catching up with the mailbag, we take a deep dive into the deleted scenes for Tokyo Drift, which cover more time than every other deleted scene we've covered so far... combined! Then, we welcome back Nico Vasilo and Kevo Risse of .html to talk about The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, our shared memory of televised calf implants, and Chrissy Teigen. We also talk about Nico's "history" with Sean's dad, Sean's secret power, and what the race through Shangri-La really means. We also grasp for a Clutch Letty Moment and find ourselves troubled over the problematic depictions found in the movie. (Movie conversation begins around 1:02:30.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We've heard tales of the badassery of Chris Sanchez before, but it's time to meet the legend as we watch Michelle Rodriguez in S.W.A.T.! We kick things off by talking about counting quarters and Spelunky 2, then head to the LOST island to meet a new person (!!!) before pulling off to the side of the road to give Vince some medical attention. Then, we're headed back to the streets of Los Angeles to talk about (not) Nick Fury assembling his (not) Avengers and how close this is to being a Fast and Furious movie, all while trying to figure out why Joey watched this movie, like, 20 times in high school. (Movie conversation begins around 49:50.)Email us: family@cageclub.meVisit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, Nick Burris, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Hayley Gerbes, Christian Larson, and Justin Kleinman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.