History WMG / MissionImpossible

For the WMG page of the ''Mission: Impossible'' films, see [[WMG/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries here]].

For the WMG page of the ''Mission: Impossible'' film, see [[WMG/MissionImpossible1996 here]].

[[WMG:The entire first movie is the mole hunt.]]
A very elaborate one. Kittridge suspects Phelps from the beginning. Ethan is sent into uncover the mole. The murders of the team were not expected, but prepared for by having the second IMF team around in case something happened. The scene in the restaurant, the arrest of Ethan's parents, and the CIA invasion were staged to make Phelps think they were off his trail. Ethan was genuinely surprised by Claire at the beginning. The fact that she survived causes him to think she is in league with Jim, though he wants to not believe this. We see later that, as soon as he sees Jim and listens to him accuse Kittridge, he instead envisions Jim as the villain. He even suspects Claire for a moment. Kittridge does not seem surprised upon seeing Phelps alive, even though Ethan never said anything to prepare him for this.

[[WMG: John Voight's Jim Phelps is not the real Phelps.]]
He's a rogue SYNDICATE agent that killed the real Jim (Peter Graves) and took his place. He decided that both the masquerade and his loyalty to the SYNDICATE are through, so he decides to be a mole for hire.
* Alternatively, he could be an IMF agent who was brought in to take on the role of the 'original' Jim Phelps after the real one retired (much like some fan theories that the different James Bond actors represent different agents who are given the same name and agent number to increase Bond's reputation).

[[WMG: [[MacGuffin The Rabbit's Foot]] is the Sinovirus from ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly Area 7]]''.]]
If this is true, it would be yet another reason why the exact nature of the Rabbit's Foot was kept unclear. It could probably be considered offensive for the film to feature a Chinese bioweapon that targets white people.

[[WMG: There are fewer missing ''Series/DoctorWho'' episodes than in RealLife...]]
...because there are more countries to recover lost episodes from, and presumably more prints were made.

[[WMG: The Rabbit's Foot is the Luck Virus.]]
The MI movies take place in the Series/RedDwarf universe. The Rabbit's Foot in MI:3 is a prototype Luck Virus. Untested. Dangerous stuff. Ethan Hunt is probably infected already. The virus may even be collected from the cells of top MI agents.

[[WMG: The real mole in the first movie was Dan Briggs]]
Briggs saved the world more times in one year than Film/JamesBond does in a good decade, and how did the IMF repay him? They took his team away and gave it to Jim Phelps. What's more, his teammates never so much as spoke of him ever again. The first movie was his plot to destroy the IMF in general and Phelps in particular.

[[WMG: This takes place in the same verse as Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin.]]
The Svardians are descended from the children of Hamelin and of an English town; that's why the language is the way it is.

The MI movies take place in the RedDwarf universe. The Rabbit's Foot in MI:3 is a prototype Luck Virus. Untested. Dangerous stuff. Ethan Hunt is probably infected already. The virus may even be collected from the cells of top MI agents.

Briggs saved the world more times in one year than Film/JamesBond does in a good decade, and how did the IMF repay him? They took his team away and gave it to Jim Phelps. What's more, his teammates never so much as spoke of him ever again. The first movie was his plot to destroy the IMF in general and Phelps in particular.

Briggs saved the world more times in one year than JamesBond does in a good decade, and how did the IMF repay him? They took his team away and gave it to Jim Phelps. What's more, his teammates never so much as spoke of him ever again. The first movie was his plot to destroy the IMF in general and Phelps in particular.

[[WMG:Agent Brandt is gay]]
"Next time, I get to seduce the rich guy."

[[WMG:Wistrom is the real mastermind in ''Ghost Protocol'']]
Why else would Hendricks be doing his assistant's job in Dubai?

[[WMG: The real mole in the first episode was Dan Briggs]]

...because there are more countries to recover lost episodes from, and presumably more prints were made.

Why else would Hendricks be doing his assisntant's job in Dubai?

If this is true, it would be yet another reason why the exact nature of the Rabbit's Foot was kept unclear. It could probably be considered offensive for the film to feature a Chinese bioweapon that targets white people.

[[WMG: [[MacGuffin The Rabbit's Foot]] is the Sinovirus from ''[[MatthewReilly Area 7.]]'']]

He's a rogue SYNDICATE agent that killed the real Jim (Peter Graves) and took his place. He decided that both the masquerade and his loyalty to the SYNDICATE are through, so he decides to be a mole for hire.

Why else would Hendricks be doing his assisntant's job in Dubai?

A very elaborate one. Kittridge suspects Phelps from the beginning. Ethan is sent into uncover the mole. The murders of the team were not expected, but prepared for by having the second IMF team around in case something happened. The scene in the restaurant, the arrest of Ethan's parents, and the CIA invasion were staged to make Phelps think they were off his trail. Ethan was genuinely surprised by Claire at the beginning. The fact that she survived causes him to think she is in league with Jim, though he wants to not believe this. We see later that, as soon as he sees Jim and listens to him accuse Kittridge, he instead envisions Jim as the villain. He even suspects Claire for a moment. Kittridge does not seem surprised upon seeing Phelps alive, even though Ethan never said anything to prepare him for this.