Fast & Furious Fans Debate the Exact Moment the Franchise Left Reality

Fast X hits theaters Friday and, based on the trailer, the franchise is once again introducing some absurd moments to its world of street racing and high-speed heists. 

Now, Fast & Furious fans have flocked to Twitter to determine when the franchise went from farcical to downright cringey. 

What was the moment Fast and the Furious abandoned reality? I was trying to think of the exact point.

— Kevín (@KevOnStage) May 13, 2023

Fans responded with scenes of Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto performing various death-defying stunts throughout the film series.

“This was the moment physics became a suggestion to the franchise. As long as you’ve got family,” one Twitter user wrote. 

This was the moment physics became a suggestion to the franchise.

As long as you’ve got family. https://t.co/tGTmwxdWvX pic.twitter.com/0mVo0wJfYW

— Moses Rudende (@rudende) May 14, 2023

Definitely this. Not even a scratch on him https://t.co/iicPihow6I pic.twitter.com/k7kUe5D5Py

— Nobody (@evilaggrey) May 14, 2023

There’s just no way in hell they should’ve got away with this… https://t.co/8XLDQ9U97S pic.twitter.com/HLBdPvLO4n

— ?Bruce Wayne? (@RonDaDon_3000) May 14, 2023

Several fans suggested the rope swing scene from 2021’s F9: The Fast Saga, where Dom and Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) drive off a cliff and swing to safety inside their car.

I said “Aight bruh” loud as hell in the theater https://t.co/m4Jc0DFrvp pic.twitter.com/mFlroRfDpF

— Better Livin’ (@fadecorner) May 13, 2023

In addition to Dom, scenes involving Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs were also mentioned in this Fast & Furious debate, including the time he brought down a military helicopter by using his muscles in 2019’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.

No way The Rock held a chopper ?? https://t.co/mDOCFrWfHM pic.twitter.com/lHXLNYVzqm

— Stevegold LaFlame ?? (@Oluwatobisteph6) May 14, 2023

Dude flexed his muscles out of the cast ? pic.twitter.com/3KRghJsN1Z https://t.co/wvYQGQfo2t

— Binge Watch This (@BingeWatchThis_) May 14, 2023

Gravity and Common Sense including Logic literally left the chat within this scene? https://t.co/OxbU2i9lOI pic.twitter.com/SNOgfgVLa4

— Akira (@AkiraNguyen__) May 14, 2023

Of course, fans can’t forget the moment when Tej (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) end up in space in the 9th installment of the Fast & Furious franchise. 

they really went from street racing to space travel, is this nasa approved?? https://t.co/ukV6VUF8eQ pic.twitter.com/iraCCL27zm

— sen (@sugatradamus) May 15, 2023

How will the family up the ante in Fast X? We’ll see soon enough. The new entry, which is due to release on Friday, is expected to be the beginning of the end for the series, though Vin Diesel has hinted the finale may actually become a trilogy.

In the meantime, we recently took a deep dive into the 20-year-old evolution of Fast & Furious car chases as well as the best moments from the Fast & Furious franchise.

Michaela Zee is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @michaelakzee.