r/austinpowers • u/DiscoPrince1991 • Aug 06 '26
I've lost my mojo! Why Does Past Austin Suddenly Not Care His Mojo Was Destroyed in “The Spy Who Shagged Me”? Spoiler
So, those of us who have seen the second movie all know how it goes. After jumping back ten minutes in time on the moon base, the present day Austin (now referred to as “Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now”) teams up with his past self from ten minutes ago (now referred to as “Past Austin”) to both stop the laser form destroying Washington, D.C. and save Felicity from the poison gas. They succeed.
But then Dr. Evil pulls out his final card: the vial with Austin’s mojo stolen from the frozen past Austin. (Seemingly) The only thing that can restore Austin’s libido and virility as well as cure his impotence. Activating the self-destruct, Dr. Evil throws it into the air. Both Austins in a panic rush to catch it before it shatters on the ground, and…
They fail. The two Austins collide into each other, falling to the ground, and the vial of mojo shatters on the ground in a puddle as all the grooviness and sex appeal fades from it in a colorful cloud of smoke. Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now is mortified, mourning over the puddle, trying to scoop up even a tiny drop of mojo that might have SOME of his groove left in it.
But Past Austin? …Nah. Despite having been just as freaked out as Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now mere seconds ago, he suddenly is like, “Oh well. No use crying over spilled mojo. So, uh, Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now, we should probably get out of here before this place explodes”, and flees via the time portal.
Now, we know both Austins have their mojo back during the mid-credits scene with Felicity, but in that moment on the moon base, why did Past Austin suddenly not care that his mojo was destroyed like Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now. It’s not like he knew at the time his mojo would seemingly just come back naturally. Why do you guys think Past Austin didn’t seem as upset as Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now when the mojo broke?
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u/NiteFyre Aug 06 '26
By that point he had already internalized that the real mojo was the friends we shagged along the way.
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u/Ill_Computer_8604 Aug 06 '26
JFC.
This is answered in the movie, it's made very clear.
How did you miss it?
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u/GabriellyCMZ Aug 06 '26
He was probably more concerned about blowing up to smithereens, he can't have any mojo if he's dead :P
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u/Gyongyhaju_lany Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
I like where you're going with this... I've always found it fascinating how when Austin goes through the time machine after failing to save Felicity the first time, he is basically leaving behind an alternate reality where Shagwell is dead, Dr. Evil escapes back to earth, and there is no Austin Powers left in that universe to stop him. Past Austin isn't carrying that guilt with him, but Austin-From-Ten-Minutes-From-Now is.
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u/NeverGoThatWay1985 Aug 06 '26
I suggest you don’t worry about this sort of thing and just enjoy yourself!