2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast

Now that our minds have been shattered by the F9 trailer, it's time to pick up the pieces and try to make sense of the Fastiverse with our Lap 5 Tune-Up. Broadcasting live from Tej's Auto Service, we look back at the Driving School/Brian O'Conner lap that was, and look ahead to try to figure out where we go from here. We also welcome Cara Gael O'Regan back for her "exit interview" from the lap, ge...

Our minds were blown by the F9 trailer -- make sure you listen to our bonus trailer reaction episode from this past weekend! -- but let's go back to a simpler time (last week) when we watched The Skulls as the final pit stop in the Brian O'Conner lap. We talk about the most Brian character and the most Brian moment in The Skulls, the persistent wackiness and narrative decisions made in the movie,...

Justice is coming. Three words in the F9 trailer just changed everything we thought about the Fastiverse and what we could see in F9 (and beyond). The F9 trailer just dropped, and we're losing our minds. We're doing a deep dive into the (nearly four-minute!) trailer: what we're most excited for, our newest theories, and how this could change everything. We're strong advocates of going into movies...

As we near the end of Lap 5, it's (finally) time for our first at-home viewing of Hobbs & Shaw! This episode we're joined by our Driving School lap correspondent Cara Gael O'Regan (Wistful Thinking), as well as fan favorite Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), who is continuing his one-episode-per-lap journey to eventually cover all the Fast & Furious movies. In this episode, we talk about...

At long last, we managed to get our hands on the director's cut of Tammy and the T-Rex, so it's time to talk all about it! First, the downside: Paul Walker is only in about 30 minutes of this movie. Now, the upside: the rest of it is crazy enough and weird enough and unique enough to make up for it. Plus, Denise Richards is basically dating an animatronic T-Rex for most of this movie, so what more...

The Driving School lap continues as Cara Gael O'Regan of Wistful Thinking joins us to ice-surf on a car door and talk about The Fate of the Furious. In this episode, we discuss whether recency bias will put The Fate of the Furious atop Cara's rankings, get answers to some hard-hitting either/or questions, and wonder who's the most Brian character in a Brian-free movie. Also, we'll point out connec...

We're kicking off the new year (and the new decade) with our first animated pit stop: the new Netflix series Fast & Furious Spy Racers! In this episode, we talk about how this new crew fits into the Fastiverse, discuss all the new Toretto family revelations we uncover, wonder if we'll see future seasons (or future crossovers), and run through all the connections to the Fastiverse that this show wi...

After a chronological detour to Tokyo, we're back on track and skydiving out of a plane in our cars to talk about Furious 7! Cara Gael O'Regan of the Wistful Thinking podcast joins us once again on the Driving School lap to talk about all things Furious 7, including the intricate (and tech-heavy) plot, the possibly confusing end to the Brian O'Conner character, and the moment you've been waiting f...

It’s the holiday season here on 2 Fast 2 Forever (and don’t forget — we drift you a Merry Christmas!), and we wanted to celebrate with a family-style reading of The Night Before Fast & Furious. Before we get there, though, we crack open the mailbag, tease a couple movies we’ll be covering in Lap 6, and welcome a new member to our Patreon family! (Words for The Night Before Fast & Furious by Demi A...

While this lap's surprise reveal was (unfortunately) spoiled, one thing is clear: watching Tokyo Drift after Fast & Furious 6 feels right! Joining us to talk about all things Tokyo Drift, once again, is Cara Gael O'Regan of the Wistful Thinking Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the empathy we've built for Han, the many Brian qualities that Sean exhibits, and the movie's outstanding fashion....

Where did Brian O'Conner go between 2 Fast 2 Furious and Fast & Furious? To the Bahamas, of course, for Into the Blue! We're taking another pit stop on the Brian O'Conner lap to talk about Into the Blue, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba. In this episode, we (once again) learn that Paul is always kind of playing Brian O'Conner, point out all the fast-nections that we found, and discuss whether...

Riding high off that Fast Five wave, we're once again headed across the pond for Fast & Furious 6. Joining us once again is Cara Gael O'Regan (of the Wistful Thinking podcast) to talk about her favorite moments, her favorite outfits, and the moments that made her cry. We also fire up another version of "That's So Brian!", guess the most visually unique car yet on "Dude, What's My Car?", and find s...

We're taking a detour from the Driving School Lap and racing over to the theaters to catch Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans 66). Joe answers a bunch of Joey's car questions, we separate the facts of real life from the fiction of the movie, and we talk about the casting of Christian Bale and Matt Damon as Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby. Email us: family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2f...

We've got "Danza Kuduro" blasting from our speakers, we're towing a money-filled safe behind us, and we're headed back to Rio for Fast Five! The Driving School lap continues as we're once again joined by Cara Gael O'Regan to talk about her favorite parts of this movie, whether or not it surpassed Los Bandoleros as her favorite, and the most Brian O'Conner moments of Fast Five. We also learn a deva...

We're continuing the Brian O'Conner lap with a quick pit stop for Brick Mansions, which was chosen for us by patron Ben Milliman. In this episode, we talk about how Damien Collier and Brian O'Conner could be two sides of the same coin and whether or not RZA is hiding dead bodies in the brick mansions he's building. We also tease our next two lap themes, announce the next pit stop episode, and read...

We're Tokyo Drifting around the third entry in the franchise (for now) as we continue the Driving School Lap in chronological order with Fast & Furious! We welcome back Cara Gael O'Regan to not only talk about the fourth movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise, but also Los Bandoleros, which may wind up being Cara's favorite Fast and Furious movie. We also crack open a new game (inspired by pa...

Charlize Theron may not portray our favorite member of the Fastiverse, but that wasn't going to stop us from taking a pit stop to talk about Hyperdrive, the "American Ninja Warrior for cars" series that she executive produced for Netflix. In this episode, we talk about all ten episodes of the competition reality show, our favorite (and least favorite) drivers and obstacles, and wonder which member...

We're shifting into second gear on the Driving School lap and heading to Miami once again with Cara Gael O'Regan to talk about 2 Fast 2 Furious. Things get a bit visual (we are aware that this is an audio medium and we do apologize) as we break down the best and the worst outfits in the movie, and we also get a lesson on what, exactly, NOS is, and how one may go about acquiring it. Also, Joey make...

“Dude, I almost had you.” What line could be more iconic? We’re celebrating the Paul Walker and Brian O’Conner lap, and kicking our pit stops off with a deep dive into his wiki page on Fandom. Welcome to the Diagonstics mini-series of 2 Fast 2 Forever, where we pop the hood and get our hands dirty on the nittiest and grittiest of details about our favorite movies, favorite characters, and more. In...

The Driving School lap is underway! This lap, we're joined by Cara Gael O'Regan of Wistful Thinking, who has never seen any of the Fast and Furious movies before. We're throwing her in the driver's seat and letting her do a few donuts before taking to the open road and heading back to Southern California to talk about the soundtrack, the dick measuring contests, and so, so, so much pleather found...

Things are starting to get steamy in You Are My Life Span. In this chapter, the role of Leon is played by Rachel. Email us: family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above! Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We've let everyone know that we appreciate a good body, regardless of make, as we broadcast this Lap 4 Tune-Up live from Gisele's garage! (Or is it Braga's garage? Or "Braga's lieutenant's garage," since Gisele is unnamed for another movie or two? Who can say!) In this episode, we're back on the forever grind to open up the biggest mailbag we've ever had, look back at the lap that was, and do our...

We had a bit of a scheduling mix-up this week, so there's no full episode. Sorry! Instead, check out this preview interview that we did with Cara Gael O'Regan (of the Wistful Thinking podcast), who will join us for every episode in Lap 5. Also, make sure you listen for a very special announcement! Email us: family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout...

It's been four long weeks since we talked about Hobbs & Shaw... so it's time to do it again! This time, we ride with The Mikestir (back from the ridealong lap) all the way to Samoa to go old school and tap into our familial roots. In this episode, we expand on our Italian Job theories, once again wonder where Owen is during this movie (and how a few tweaks could have made this whole issue disappea...

One of the biggest takeaways from Hobbs & Shaw came from a throwaway line. As Shaw walked Hobbs and Hattie through his garage, he pointed at his MINI Cooper and mentioned it was for a previous job he'd pulled. And with that -- plus confirmation from director David Leitch -- The Italian Job was officially inducted into Fast and Furious canon. Now, it's time to come up with all sorts of wacky theori...