Season 9, Episode 19: I Reckon that Might be the Last Mission

(Not So) Live from Asteroid G

We're talking DMission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning in this week's episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. The second half of Tom Cruise's grand Mission: Impossible send-off wasn't so grand, and it certainly wasn't well received. We dig into the film to see what it got right, if anything, and just how much it let down the whole franchise.

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Season 9: #1: Pigskin Showdown 2026, #2: Write Your Name in My Black Notebook, #3: Sitting for Dinner with Dr. No, #4: A Taste of Tex-Mex, Mini #1: Now We Have the Power, #5: As Alive as the Grid Needs Us to Be, Mini #2: Adventure with the Last Daughter of Krypton, #6: Bond's Gold-Plated Love, Mini #3: Super Bowl 2026 Touchback, #7: Hunting the Most Dangerous Predators, Mini #4: The Mandalorian and the Lack of Excitement, #8: Doing the Thunderballs Not Once, But Twice, #9: Stabbing Blindly, Mini #5: The War Against Netherrealm Begins, #10: They Came to the Wrong Island, #11: The (Semi) End of the Connery Era, Mini #6: Into the Super Galaxy, #12: Still Running, Mini #7: We're Doing This All Again, Apparently, #13: Rocky and Me, Mini #8: Peter Just Can't Catch a Break, #14: Living It Up in the Grindhouse Hotel, Mini #9: Pizza in the Burger Joint?, #15: The One-Off Lazenby, Mini #10: The Demon Meal at the Golden Arches, #16: Not My Mummy, Mini #11: Do You, Ken, Hadouken?, #17: Flawless Victory, Mini #12: Somewhere In the Middle of the Games, #18: Going for Blofeld One More Time..., Mini #13: The Resident (Evil) in the Cabin, #19: I Reckon that Might be the Last Mission

Season 8: #1: Pigskin Showdown 2025, #2: The Thing Escapes, #3: Stuck in the Borderlands, #4: Nintendo Directly to You, Mini #1: Surprising Bowl, #5: The Man in the Mirrors, #6: It's Sega Time, #7: The Romulus to Your Remus, #8: The Falcon and the Big Red Rage, #9: Probably the Final Mission, #10: (Nintendo) 64 Reasons Why, #11: Let Our Heart Eyes Be Yours, #12: Your Marvel Casting Doomsday, #13: Open Your Brain for Nintendo, #14: Monkey See, Monkey Drums, Mini #2: Rounding it Out, #15: Shaken, Stirred, and Corporate Owned, Mini #3: Immortals Together, #16: From the First Blood to the Last, #17: Howl at the Moon (Poorly), #18: Vampires and Blues, #19: Not Much Sandwich to this Brisket Sandwich, #20: (Brundle) Fly Me to the Moon, #21: Bring the Thunder(bolts*), #22: Hard Up for Hardee's, #23: Terminate All the Terminators, #24: Charleston’s Downtown Delectables, #25: Pirates and the Curse of the Worn Out Franchise, #26: Truth, Justice, Superman, #27: To Hunt a Predator, #28: As the Domino's Fall, #29: The Batman Cometh, #30: How (Not) To Be Fantastic (Four), #31: Let Us Help You, Marvel, Mini #4: Whither the Origin Stories?, Mini #5: The Ultimate Pizza (for the Price), #32: This Alien Earth, #33: Star Wars, an Asteroid G Special Roundtable, #34: The Golden Time with KPop Demon Hunters, Mini #6: Just a Bunch of Snyder Stans, #35: The Shows We Love to Binge, #36: A Totaly Goofy Podcast, #37: Hot (Ones) Enough For You?, Mini #7: Walking Long and Hard, #38: Our New Alien Queen, #39: Of Bloodlines and Destinations (Not So) Final, #40: The Taste of Panda (Express), #41: Do Blade Runners Have Replicant Dreams?, #42: Set that Movie Money Ablaze, Outtakes Compilation

Season 7: #1: Pigskin Showdown 2024, #2: It's be Prepared, #3: Old, But Not Out, #4: The Streaming Proposition, #5: Now I Have Some Paint Cans, #6: Just Add More Aliens, #7: Shouldn't You Know?, Mini #07-01: A Run for the Border, #8: Legacies Never Die, #9: Now You're Playing with Power, #10: The OJ Power Hour, Mini #07-02: The Apes Await, #11: It's That Girl, #12: From the Future Beyond, #13: Men (and Woman) in Tights, #14: Take the Sequel Pill, #15: Traveling in Mode 7, #16: Tokyo is Trembling, #17: The Clown Prince, #18: Monochromatic Mastery, Mini #07-03: Bring Out Your Claws, #19: True Crime, No Punishment, #20: Living the High Life, #21: Election Aftermath, #22: Singing Bye, Bye, Bye

Season 6: #1: The Asteroid G Awards 2023, #2: We Battle for Sparta!, #3: An Investigative Reporter of Some Repute, #4: Frankenstein Saves the Universe, #5: His Red Right Hand, #6: Big Mistake, #7: Mind Over Materia, #8: Take It to the Max, #9: Dinosaur Fever, #10: The Ballad of Bowser, #11: Link, Come and Find Me, #12: Feeling Marvelous, #13: The Wizarding World of Reboots, #14: Make Me Scream, Make Me Laugh, #15: No Longer Fit to Print, #16: The Shape in the Night, #17: Will the Next 007 Please Stand Up?, #18: Who Wears the Mask?, #19: Back Through Hyrule Once More, #20: Your Friend to the End, #21: Titanic Disasters, #22: The Thrill of the Kill, #23: The Wonder of the Mushroom Kingdom, #24: Who's Behind the Mask, #25: Second Verse, Better Than the First, #26: He Sees You When You're Sleeping, #27: Toys to Life, #28: Shambling Towards You, #29: Ruining a Universe, #30: Street Racing Spies, #31: Tiny Merciless Monsters, #32: The Stories We Didn't Need, #33: Son of the Dragon, #34: The Spoopy Season, #35: It Came from the Dark Tower, #36: Battle Beyond the Stars (Trek)

Season 5: #1: All Your Spider-mans Are Belong to Us, #2: Who Will Win the Game of Yawns, #3: Of Things That Get Stranger and Stranger, #4: The Hunter and the Hunted, #5: In Brightest Day..., #6: The Rise of Homelander, #7: Disney's Other Animation Studio, #8: Off Like a Shot, #9: The Marvelous Marvels that Marvel, #10: The Original Five-Year Mission, #11: That Annoying Family Next Door, Interview: ADR, Season 5 Outtakes, Part 1, #12: The Warner Discovery Implosion, #13: Too Creepy but Not Kooky Enough, #14: Big and Green and On the Scene, #15: J.K. Rowling's TERF War, #16: All In All You're Just Another Ring in the War, #17: Let's Take a Moment to Look At..., #18: Fight the Empire!, #19: Who Is the Mightiest Thor?, #20: Country Road, Take Me Home, Season 5 Outtakes, Part 2

Season 4: Love it or Hate It: Mulan, Love it or Hate It: Wonder Woman '84, Nerd News: Zack Snyder's Id, Reboot Pitches: Asteroid G's Justice League, Watch Party: Disney's Hercules, Nerd News: An Adult in the White House, Watch Party: Clerks Animated, Season 4 Outtakes, Part 1, Love it or Hate It: Aladdin 2019, Reboot Pitches: Predator, Watch Party: Clerks Pilot, Reboot Pitches: Disney Princesses, Nerd News: Witcher Switcher Watcher Woo, Watch Party: Mortal Kombat!, Nerd News: TSR Fail, Watch Party: Replicas, Overview: Jack Ryan, Watch Party: Invincible, Season 1, Celebrity Profile: Chris Pratt, Nerd News: Suns Out Gunns Out, Overview: Saved by the M.A.S.H., Reboot: Doctor Who, Where Are You?, Celebrity Profile: Peter Dinklage, Nerd News: The Wheel Spins Round Again, Celebrity Profile: Tom Holland, Season 4 Outtakes, Part 2, Reboot: Enter the Stargate, Celebrity Profile: Hayley Atwell, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Casting Call 1980s, Nerd News: Black Widow Wins, Reboot: Movies to Games, Nerd News: The TRUTH Is Out There, Celebrity Profile: Breckin Meyer, Reboot: Rebooting Into the Mainframe, Overview: Boldly Going Back, Watch Party: Total Recall, The Thin Man Casting Call, Nerd News: Spider-man Conquers All, Watch Party: The Witcher... of Time, Interview: Will Bloodworth II, Overview: Castlevania, Season 4 Outtakes, Part 3, Overview: Super Mario Series

Season 3: Nerd News: Coronavirus, Watch Party: Evolution (2001), Reboot Pitches: Murder, She Wrote, Overview: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Interview: WillBloodworth, Watch Party: Clue (1985), Nerd News: Coronavirus II, Interview: MoistMogwai, Overview: Watchmen, Reboot Pitches: Terminator, Overview: Rhythm Games, Nerd News: Protests and Coronavirus, Watch Party: Stripes (1981), Season 3 Outtakes, Part 1, Nerd News: Coronavirus IV, Love it or Hate It: Batman v Superman, Overview: Battlestar Galactica, Reboot Pitches: Alien & Aliens, Overview: Community, Watch Party: Supernatural, Nerd News: Politics and the DNC, Reboot Pitches: The Last Airbender, Nerd News: Wakanda Forever, Love it or Hate It: Hamilton, Watch Party: The Old Guard, Overview: The Good Place, Reboot Pitches: Knight Rider, Love it or Hate It: Alien 3, Nerd News: The Death Knell of Theaters, Love it or Hate It: Back to the Future 2, Interview: MsMetroid, Reboot Pitches: Universal Monsters, Overview: The Wire, Nerd News: Election 2020, Season 3 Outtakes, Part 2, Reboot Pitches: Escape from New York, Watch Party: National Treasure, Overview: The Karate Kid, Reboot Pitches: Holiday Films, Overview: The Boys, Reboot Pitches: The Goonies, Interview: Trinton, Overview: Politics and Apocalypse, Nerd News: Post-Inauguration Bliss, 2021 Asteroid G Awards, Season 3 Outtakes, Part 3

Season 2: #26: Spider-man Ep II, #27: Stranger Things, #28: Netflix, Outtake Banquet!, #29: Game of Thrones, #30: Doctor Who, #31: Musicals, #32: Aliens vs. Predator, Outtake Blowout!, #33: Princess Bride, #34: Planet of the Apes, #35: X-Men, #36: Batman, Outtake Soiree!, #37: Space Westerns, #38: Fairy Tales, #39: Z-Grade Superheroes, #40: Sitcoms, Outtake Social!, #41: Holidays, #42: Die Hard, #43: MCU B-List, #44: Disney Princesses, Outtake Diversion!, #45: Star Wars Ep III, #46: Ghostbusters II, #47: Hunger Games, #48: TMNT, #49: Conspiracy Theories, #50: Twitch, Outtakepalooza!, Interview: Greggly_puff, Interview: Guda632

Season 1: #1: Star Trek, #2: Star Wars, #3: The Legend of Zelda, #4: Mission: Impossible, Outtake Party!, #5: DCEU vs. MCU, #6: Jurassic Park, #7: Mega Man, #8: Metroid, #9: Square-Enix, #10: Spider-Man, #11: Borderlands, #12: Giant Mechs, #13: The Terminator, Outtake Fiesta!, #14: Bioware, #15: Shooters (and ID Software), #16: Blizzard Entertainment, #17: Ghostbusters, Outtake Shindig!, #18: Captain Marvel, #19: Fast Food, #20: Back to the Future, #21: Kevin Smith, Outtake Hootenanny!, #22: Star Wars Ep II, #23: X-Men, #24: Westerns, #25: Joss Wheddon, Outtake Gala!, Interview: Sawneyrath11, Interview: Caleb, Interview: Thilenios, Interview: Tyerenex

Articles about Mission: Impossible

Television: Mission: Impossible (1966), Mission: Impossible (1988)

Films: Mission: Impossible (1996), Mission: Impossible II, Mission: Impossible III, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Rewatch), Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Video Games: Mission: Impossible (1990), Mission: Impossible (1998), Mission: Impossible (2000), Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma

Related Works: Mission: Possible

Podcasts: (Not So) Live Episode 4, (Not So) Live Episode #06-25: Second Verse, Better Than the First, (Not So) Live Episode #08-09: Probably the Final Mission, (Not So) Live Episode #08-42: Set that Movie Money Ablaze, (Not So) Live Episode #09-19: I Reckon that Might be the Last Mission

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