What a ride and a half Fast X was; sticking with the franchise’s uncanny ability to thread the needle with over-the-top, physics-defying stuntwork and the most subtle self-awareness for how ludicrous its state of affairs is, the beginning of the end for the Fast saga was quite the treat for fans.
A sizeable amount of the film’s strength laid in its newcomers, the most notable of which being Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes, the flamboyant scene-stealer whose charisma may have led us to cheer for him had the circumstances been different. But Brie Larson, – who brought life to the character of Tess, one of Dom’s newest allies and the daughter of Mr. Nobody – was something of a lynchpin in her own right. Indeed, Tess’ cunning nature always made for a fun watch whenever she was onscreen, and Larson herself has the inside scoop on what makes her character such a formidable presence.
Now, under normal circumstances, one could file messing with the daughter of Mr. Nobody under “bad ideas,” but according to Larson, anyone who has the gumption to come at Tess while she’s wearing that stylish blue coat is in for a whole other world of hurt; not because it’s bulletproof or anything of the sort (as evidenced by Dante and his one-of-a-kind gumption, as it were), but simply because it makes her look as slick as they come.
With Tess recovering in the hospital, it’s hard to say how much of a role she’ll be playing in the follow-ups to Fast X, but we’re going to go out on a limb and say it will take much more than a gunshot to keep this cobalt-clad agent out of the picture.