The Fate of the Furious (or Fast and the Furious 8) is now speeding into theaters, full-throttle, kicking off an entire new chapter of the saga.
One of the biggest selling points of Fate of the Furious has been the twist of having Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto turn against his F&F “Familia,” and start serving the side of evil. That evil presents itself in the form of Charlize Theron’s Cipher, a malicious hacker who (as trailers have shown) finds some way to coerce Dom into her service.
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However, the Fast and the Furious franchise has made it a central theme to demonstrate Dom’s unshakable commitment to family and friends – so how does the the most noble and stalwart member of the crew end up battling those he loves? After seeing Fate of the Furious, we finally know the answer.
Needless to say, DO NOT READ further if you haven’t seen the film, as major Fate of the Furious spoilers follow!
What Dom Does
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Fate of the Furiousย finds Dom in Havana, Cuba, celebrating his marriage to Lettyย (Michelle Rodriguez), at long last. That happy moment is interrupted by the arrival of Cipher, who brazenly approaches Dom and tells him that he will be workingย forย her,ย against the interests of his crew.ย
Dom of course scoffs at the notion of betraying those he loves, but Cipher produces something on her phone that makes Dom take one look, and instantly shed all bravado, opting to help Cipher steal an EMPย device that can be used to extort the governments of the world.ย
What results is the sort of “bang, zoom, bang-bang, kaboom!” seriesย of mayhem events that have come to be expected with anyย Fast and the Furiousย movie. Dom (and Cipher) proves to the most formidable threat the team has faced, and by the ending, the trust between Dom and the rest of theย Fast and Furiousย squad may have been irrevocably strained.ย
So what is the catalyst that makes makes unbreakable Dom, bend? Well, it’s something that will have major ramifications for the franchise, going forward.ย
Secret Son
The massive spoileryย twist inย Fate of the Furiousย is that Dominic Torettoย has an illegitimate child he never knew about – a son that Cipher kidnaps as a a method of exploitingย Dom, by pressing his biggest weakness (as Owen Shaw pointed out inย Fast and the Furious 6): his family.
The mother of the child is none other than Elena Neves (Elsa Pataky), theย partner of Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) at the DSS, and Dom’s lover in Fast Five (until he learned that Letty was still alive, during the opening act ofย Fast and the Furious 6).ย
It is revealed that Elena was already pregnant whenย F&F6ย started; she didn’t mention anything to Dom out of respect for his relationship with Lettyย – a moment that is pretty significant,ย looking back at the ending ofย Fast & Furious 6ย where Lettyย and Elena have come to an amicable resolution about Dom.ย
WATCH: The Moment Elena Decided to Keep her Baby Secret
More Fast & Furious
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SYNOPSIS:ย Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can’t seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world’s stage… and to bring home the man who made them a family.
Fate of the Furiousย only has a modest 3.64/5 anticipation rating in our user anticipation rating database. Is that really the level of interest in this eighthย Fast and Furiousย film? Rate your anticipation or viewing reaction in the database below!ย
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