Mission: Impossible - 15 Most WTF Franchise Moments

8. Lindsey Gets Her Mind Blown (M:I3)

Mission Impossible 3 Lindsey
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Perhaps the most viscerally disturbing moment in the entire franchise to date is the shocking death of Ethan's protégé Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell) in M:I3's first act.

Ethan and his team mount an operation to rescue her from Owen Davian, but after retrieving her, they discover that an explosive pellet has been placed inside her head. Before they can deactivate it, the pellet detonates, instantly killing Lindsey and giving audiences a nauseating eyeful of the trauma it causes.

Though most of the action and death scenes in the series are pretty flippant, this is a rare example of a death that actually had some real weight and brutality to it.

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