It’s Time for Mia to Leave the Fast & Furious Franchise
Jordana Brewster’s beloved Fast & Furious character Mia Toretto’s storyline has run its course.
Jordana Brewster’s Mia Toretto is a crucial figure in the Fast & Furious franchise. As one of the few characters from the 2001 original film who still appears in the latest installments viewers have seen her grow and develop over the course of more than 20 years, she is a reminder of how far the franchise has come. However, her appearance in Fast X, unfortunately, highlights that the time has come for the character to be written out of the series for the sake of both her story and that of her partner, the late Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner.
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Mia’s History in the Fast & Furious Franchise
In The Fast and the Furious Mia is the first member of the Toretto found family to meet Brian, who makes himself a regular at the grocery store the family runs. As he ingratiates himself to the rest of the family he and Mia begin a romantic relationship. This leads to her being heartbroken when Brian reveals that he is an undercover police officer investigating to see whether or not Mia’s brother Dom (Vin Diesel) and his team were responsible for a string of daring highway robberies, which they were.
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Mia was able to put her hurt feelings aside, however, and work with Brian to rescue Dom and company when their latest heist endangered their lives. She remained angry with Brian for five years and told him as much when they were reunited in 2009’s Fast and Furious. In that film Dom and Brian are forced to work together to take down a drug cartel they believe is responsible for the death of Dom’s lover Leticia “Letty” Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez). As Brian works with Dom Mia begins to forgive him and eventually the pair resume their relationship.
