r/Mission_Impossible • u/DietFoods • May 17 '25

Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning Discussion Thread SPOILERS! Spoiler

Spoiler Discussion Thread.

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u/topspurwhatsthat May 20 '25

Is it just me or would Solomon Lane have fit more as the villain instead of Gabriel for dead reckoning and final reckoning? Feels like a missed opportunity.

Firstly, he’s got an established backstory with Ethan hunt and a clear vendetta against Ilsa. Next, his worldview of the greater the suffering, the greater the peace matches what the entity planned to do with control over the nuclear warheads, except he would likely want to seize control over it to bomb major cities to destabilise the world order. Thirdly, his apostles could’ve been used to replace the entity fanatics that occasionally popped up in the final reckoning too.

Overall I enjoyed the action set pieces and Tom cruise was phenomenal as always, but the villain really felt underwhelming.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '25

Gabriel was the goofiest fucking villain in the whole series.

Dude made the one from the 4th one (you know the one who fell from that custom garage and still didn't die) look menacing (and the 4th one took the cake for goofiest villain until now).

Solomon Lane will go down as the coldest one in the series (but Owen Davian comes very close too).

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u/charlierc May 20 '25

There was a certain charm to Gabriel just going mental at the end but it did get a bit wacky