![]() ![]() If you think about it, the Fast franchise is one large exercise in suspension of disbelief. I hope this isn't the end of Roman's path toward becoming self-aware. Ughhh, my dude was so close to realizing the truth. There, Roman comes to the conclusion that they're not invincible, they're just. ![]() Yes, Roman and Tej go to space by strapping a rocket to a Pontiac Fiero. Roman wrestles with this idea throughout the film, and once again returns to this line of thought as he's gazing down at planet Earth from orbit. Roman Pearce is a character in one of the highest grossing IPs in the world. We, the audience, of course, know the answer is that he's in a big budget Hollywood franchise. But Roman was getting close to something there: "Y’all ever thought about how many wild missions we’ve been on? And we somehow always survive?" Roman is wrestling with a true existential question. It's a conversation that ends in some classic Fast and Furious friendly ball busting. TEJ: Maybe…or maybe…you’re just a dumbass. We are not normal! RAMSEY: Ok, um, just to clarify, are you two maybe suggesting that we are what- invincible? ROMAN: Maybe. But you’re not actually suggesting that- TEJ: I don’t know but when the improbable happens again and again, that’s more than luck. TEJ: Ramsey, what happens when you test a theory over and over again only to come to the same result? RAMSEY: A hypothesis becomes fact. I’m not even going to mention the submarine. Those are bullet holes from 14 dudes trying to take my head clean off its shoulders. And I ain’t got one single scar to show for it? I mean, look at my jacket. ![]() We’ve now been on insane missions around the world, doing what most would say is damn near impossible. ROMAN: No no no see you’re not listening. Then comes the following interaction with Tej and Ramsey: ROMAN: Y’all ever thought about how many wild missions we’ve been on? And we somehow always survive? TEJ: Yeah, so far so good I guess. Why, he wonders, has he survived? By all known logic he should be dead. Having made it through his car getting blown up a half dozen times, Roman's vehicle ends up wedged between two rocks right above one final mine. This comes after a scene in which he's driven an armored vehicle through a minefield and survived a hail of bullets. The Fast & Furious 9 Credit Scene ExplainedĮarly in F9, Roman's sixth appearance in the Fast franchise, the character has a sudden, fourth-wall-breaking moment of self-awareness. ![]()
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