This was the farewell for us, the audience. It was emotional. This was the point where we were to accept that Paul Walker was gone, that “things are gonna be different now.”

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And now folks are saying that no, sorry, this might not be the last that you see of Brian O’Conner. After an ending like that, how could they write Brian back into the story? Wouldn’t that make the whole tribute rather pointless and obsolete, then?

How would Brian actually look in the movie? In the final few scenes of Furious 7, it was clear that they were using a CGI version of him. But that was okay because he died in the middle of filming, they did what they had to with that they had. I know CGI is getting very good these days, but I find the thought of a fake Paul Walker driving about and everybody being okay with it slightly creepy.

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Losing someone is hard; I get it. Change is difficult, especially when it shakes the very core that you’ve built an entire film franchise around. But is it really necessary to keep stringing Paul along, especially after that perfect send-off? Let him Rest In Peace, please.

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