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What did we do to deserve two precious human beings?

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I don't know why I liked this frame so much but I decided to redraw it

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dunno maybe I'm biased but I think you might have the most beautiful pfp on this whole webbed site! hope you have a nice day <3

Aw, thank you!

You have a nice day, too 🥹

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I have a few different whump-related Benji thoughts, relating to the events of The Final Reckoning (spoilers ahead)

Okay, so the layout of the Doomsday Vault seemed to be: drivable tunnel -> area where the bomb was -> server room. This means that the only way to get Benji out was through the area damaged by the blast. After the explosion, this could have been blocked by debris, some lights were destroyed and the air was also thick with dust, making visibility for everyone difficult. Inhaling the dust could have made Benji's condition worse, hence why Paris covered his face when the blast occurred. Oh, and the Doomsday Vault is shielded from digital signals and deep underground... so they can't just call an ambulance for Benji. Anyway, my point is, that I'm sure it was a side-mission in itself getting Benji (unconscious, dying) to a hospital quickly and safely. I hope it gets explored in fic at some point.

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As a whump enthusiast, I do find myself focusing on Benji's scene in the Doomsday Vault. However, he also seemed to bear the brunt of the fighting on St Matthew Island and I feel like we need to talk about that more. It made sense that the captain would be the most skilled fighter out of those Russians, and he just had to go after Benji, (a captain vs a team leader, nice). Benji got knocked around, a gash on his face and a whole heavy bookcase fell on him, which knocked him unconscious. This was while he was surrounded by the raging fire (smoke inhalation). He went through a lot! Benji needed Degas to lift the bookcase off him and had to be helped up/ physically supported by Paris. You can also see him panting and clutching his chest. The bookcase would have caused bruising, winded him and potentially even cracked a rib or a few. <- The poor guy probably thought he had enough chest trauma for one mission, only to get a bullet in his lung a day later. 😔

When Benji and Ethan reunited in the Arctic, they would absolutely worry about each other's condition. Even though Ethan had objectively gone through worse (died), he'd notice the gash on Benji's face and check on him. If they hugged, Ethan would notice Benji wince and tense up, from the ache of his fight.

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The end scene in Trafalgar Square must have taken place a few weeks after they beat The Entity/ Gabriel but I'm certain that wasn't the next time Ethan and Benji saw each other. I have a few reasons why.

Firstly, once he was picked up by Kittridge and Briggs, Ethan would need to know what's happened with the team. After all, he left them beside a live nuke, similar to the one that killed Luther. As they can't communicate with those in the vault, Ethan would demand to be taken there. By the time Ethan arrives, Benji would have been in critical condition due to shock, blood loss and difficulty breathing. I do not doubt that Ethan would rush to be by Benji's side until they got to a hospital and Benji stabilised. Even after then, he'd want to stay close.

After Luther's death, Benji is now Ethan's only long-time close friend. He's known the new team 2 months. He's known Benji for 20 years. Benji's familiar presence in his life is a comfort he won't want to be without, especially after the trauma of that mission.

It was easy for Gabriel to trap Luther with the bomb, as Luther had become weak and unwell. He wouldn't have had the strength or speed to try and stop Gabriel (or any other attacker). Perhaps Ethan wishes in hindsight he'd done more to make Luther better protected and better hidden. He can't change the past, but he sees Benji in his vulnerable condition and knows by watching over him, he's safer. After all, i'm sure a lot of bad people want Benji dead, and Ethan knows that.

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I FEEL ILL

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Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning (Part 1)

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Benji Dunn: my favourite ipad kid

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION (2015)

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i genuinely think this is one of the funniest shit he’s said, like, ever

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seeing mission impossible again and getting to see benji bloody and sweaty and groaning for a second time:

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benji dunn + bullet wound + emergency field surgery + passing out multiple times tom cruise I could kiss you

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No, I I'll not shut up about:

Mission Impossible - a 30 years old franchise, quite literally older than I currently am - having a black female president in the current climate. And having said president beinf reasonable instead of trigger happy.

Having multiple poc and women in positions of power.

Having multiple women saving Ethan's ass.

Having some subtext going on between the president and whoever that woman was and nothing anyone says about that will convince me otherwise.

Having an inuk actor playing an inuk character and having their religion being approached and respected all the while she clearly didn't care about speaking anyone else's language.

Doggos! They're vital to the story.

And two LGBTQIA + actors on set.

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I am so so fond of benji talking to paris in french even though she clearly understands english. Like that's her preferred language so he matches it for her because he can. He repeats stuff to her in french even though he doesn't necessarily have to. Where Gabriel treated her like an asset Benji treated her like a person. Ethan said "take care of your team" and Benji DID and were absolutely robbed of seeing any of it.

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shaun quotes as pictures of sad wet cats

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Can I be a little bit petty? I thought the theming of DR and FR were pretty straight forward but apparently some people took issue with it? (Either because I'm guessing they thought Ethan would retire or what), or because they thought Luther wasn't giving him that much of a choice or if it's because this is, to be fair, arguably the most complex theming of an MI movie but still. Are you willing to share your thoughts?

it makes me kinda sad honestly that all these people just can't take the themes of choice and agency presented in DR1 and TFR as they're shown textually and seem to keep trying to have a "gotcha" moment with like. "ha, ACTUALLY these movies have been tragic and sad and bleak all along!"

mi is about hope. mi has always been about hope, especially after McQ took over the series. it's always been about hope and kindness and selflessness and taking the risk to make a better future because that's the only way a better future can occur. it might have been subtext in the previous movies, but in TFR they specifically spell it out. if people still want to somehow twist it into something darker than it actually is, well, i hope they have fun on their island of misery, but i will always choose the hopepunk nature of the movies over that.

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WORKING FOR THE KNIFE.