Fast & Furious' Absurd Change Only Works Thanks To 2 Overlooked Heroes
The Fast & Furious movies have changed dramatically from the series' origins, and that transformation wouldn't have worked without the characters of Tej (Ludacris) and Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel). The car action-based Fast Saga is heading into its two-part finale with the currently in-production Fast X as part one of that equation. Even without fully clear information on Fast X's story and a director swap from Justin Lin to Louis Leterrier following the former's departure, audiences still have a general idea of how bonkers Fast X will be.
While Tej was first seen setting up street races in 2 Fast 2 Furious, his technological know-how made him instrumental to the team's Rio De Janeiro heist in Fast Five and beyond. Ramsey entered the story of Furious 7 as the designer of the worldwide tracking tool «God's Eye.» With the team getting into adventures with more and more doomsday devices, Ramsey's software expertise became as indispensable as Tej's tech skills.
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Since transitioning into what it is today with Fast Five, the Fast & Furious movies have become increasingly sci-fi and tech-oriented, and the presence of Tej and Ramsey has made that much more easily facilitated. While characters like Vin Diesel's Dom and his core family can easily adapt their street racing skills to missions they've been assigned to, Tej and Ramsey are the more technologically-inclined members of the team led by Dominic Toretto. This makes them essential for the contemporary Fast & Furious movies to function moving forward.
Dom is a capable leader and strategist, but he lacks the tech skills of Tej and Ramsey; while others like Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and Han (Sung Kang) are great
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