46: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Episode 46 of the The Last Star In Hollywood podcast, hosted by Next Word, titled "46: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" was published on June 14, 2025 and runs 99 minutes.

June 14, 2025 ·99m · The Last Star In Hollywood

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Summary

This week, Ethan Hunt returns for the eighth (and probably ultimate?) time in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning! Does the movie recover from its broken first act? Is this really going to be the last mission? Does this feel like The Most Expensive Movie Ever Made?Unanswered Questions:How do we understand Luther's arc in this film, and in the series as a whole?Whatever happened to Marie and Alanna Mitsopolis and the other dropped elements from Dead Reckoning?Is Ethan really changed by his confrontation with The Entity?Further reading:How They Pulled Off Those Stunts In Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (GQ)Hannah Waddingham: ‘I’m ravenous for the fun of it all’ (The Times)The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise FilmsThe Last Star In Hollywood: Production ScheduleA huge and sincere thank you to all our listeners for coming on this journey with us! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

This week, Ethan Hunt returns for the eighth (and probably ultimate?) time in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning! Does the movie recover from its broken first act? Is this really going to be the last mission? Does this feel like The Most Expensive Movie Ever Made?

Unanswered Questions:

How do we understand Luther's arc in this film, and in the series as a whole?
Whatever happened to Marie and Alanna Mitsopolis and the other dropped elements from Dead Reckoning?
Is Ethan really changed by his confrontation with The Entity?

Further reading:

A huge and sincere thank you to all our listeners for coming on this journey with us! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord!

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★