Mission Impossible: Fallout - 18 WTF Moments

12. Ethan Vs. Ilsa

Mission Impossible Fallout Rebecca Ferguson
Paramount

Easily one of the most intriguing and entertaining aspects of Fallout is the peculiar dynamic between Ethan and Ilsa, cemented by her interrupting Lane's extraction in Paris, firing at him and being run over by Ethan for her trouble.

Ilsa later explains to Ethan that she was ordered to assassinate Lane by MI6, who required her to do so in order to avoid Lane being taken into foreign custody and exposing state secrets, while also proving her loyalty to MI6 and finally being able to stop running.

It's all capped off by Ilsa's warning to Ethan: "Please don't make me go through you", setting the pair at fascinating odds as their agendas play out against one another (for a little while, at least).

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