Liv and Maddie Cali Style episode review: Fate-A-Rooney
LOS ANGELES, CA – It was Friday, March 3, 2017. Liv Rooney prepares for performing in a live musical event from "Sing It Louder!!" titled "Sing It Live!!!". However, something went wrong on Liv's singing voices. Her vocal nodes is broken, so Liv must to check her singing voices to the doctor. After the check, Maddie and Karen saw that Liv's singing voice is being programmed by Cipher, a villainous cyberterrorist who brought threats to both Toretto and Rooney families. Liv starts to worry since Julie Andrews had the surgery and was never able to sing the same again, but Karen assures her that Adele had it and was fine, so they have to hope for the best. When Liv goes to tell Gemma she can't perform, Gemma finds out that Justin Timberlake can't make the show, which angers her (although Timberlake's car being attacked by zombie cars programmed by Cipher in New York). Since Liv doesn't want to disappoint Gemma or the audience, she agrees to perform anyway, much to Maddie and Karen's worries. Since Justin can't make it, Gemma gets Johnny Nimbus to host the show.
As Liv prepares to perform a song titled "My Destiny", Maddie, Karen and Gemma told Liv not to sing. Maddie, Karen and Gemma told Liv that there's Cipher's "bomb" in her (Liv's) singing voices. However, Cipher forced Liv to sing it and destroy the show. The bomb on Liv's vocal nodes is destroyed when she sung "My Destiny", and after the song ends, she runs off stage and hugs Maddie, who says she is so proud of her, but Liv comments to Maddie that "something happened. It's bad" before she (Liv) collapsed into comatose. Maddie rushes Liv to the hospital and calls Letty, Ramsey, Mia, Roman, Tej, Hobbs and the Shaw family (Deckard, Owen and Magdalene) to put Dom back to the team, to recover Liv's singing voices, and to stop Cipher. At the time Cipher destroying Liv's vocal nodes, Dom was in the Cipher's side.
Liv spent ten days in the maximum security hospital (as suggested by Letty and Ramsey to prevent Liv from Cipher's threats, the same hospital where Mia gave birth of her daughter Olivia O'Conner around the same time Olivia Rooney took her singing vocal surgeries) due to her singing vocal surgeries. After the surgery is complete, Liv told Maddie and Karen to help Liv's singing voices back to normal, so Karen calls Tracy Okahatchee and Maddie calls the Dream band (Holden, Willow and Andie) for helping Liv.
After Tracy and the Dream band successfully recovered Liv's singing voices, Cipher came and gave congratulations to Liv on recovering her singing voices. Cipher later initiated to kill Liv, the Dream band and Tracy. As Cipher started to pull the trigger on her gun, Dom and his team came to save Liv, Maddie, Karen, Willow, Andie, Holden and Tracy from being killed by Cipher. Cipher then ran away while being chased by Dom's team. Dom forgived and apologized Liv for breaking her singing voices, because he was on Cipher's side when he's doing it to Liv.
Those events took place between Sing It Live!!!-A-Rooney, Voice-A-Rooney and The Fate Of The Furious.
- Follow-up stories
When Liv told Gemma that she had vocal injuries before the show, at the same time Dom crashes his 1970 Dodge Charger into Hobbs, took the EMP and gave it to Cipher. Letty and Liv were taken to the hospital after both simultanously sustained injuries (Letty's left shoulder being shot by Dom and dislocated by Rhodes; while Liv's vocal nodes being damaged by Liv herself). Meanwhile Andie, Willow and Holden are instructed by Mr. Nobody and Tej to save Liv's singing voice from Cipher before Cipher comes to attack Liv again.
- Aftermath
a. Liv and Maddie
Liv must able to sing into lower pitch for the rest of her career as Dom suggested. From 2019 to 2022, Liv (as real-life Dove Cameron) released her successful hit songs like: "Out Of Touch", "We Belong", "LazyBaby", "Boyfriend", "Breakfast", and "Bad Idea", which earned her a new/breakout artist award at 2022 American Music Awards. Maddie continued her basketball career as well as building tiny houses for charity in New Orleans. Karen made her successful catwalk debut in Los Angeles Fashion Show. Joey became America's number one stand-up comedian beating his childhood idol Jim Breuer. The Dream band (Liv, Holden, Willow and Andie) took another hiatus due to members' solo activities. Parker took the MIT scholarship majoring in technology. Val moved to Miami and worked at Tej's Garage with Suki and Jimmy.
b. Fast Saga
Cipher recruited Otto and Dom's brother Jakob for controlling Project Aries which Dom and his team have to stop it and saving Jakob in F9. In Fast X, Cipher hired Dante Reyes who seeks revenge against Dom's team from the events previously happened in Fast Five.
Cast:
- Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
- Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs
- Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw
- Michelle Rodriguez as Leticia Ortiz
- Dove Cameron as Olivia and Madison Rooney and Stephanie Einstein
- Charlize Theron as Cipher
- Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto
- Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce
- Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Tej Parker
- Joey Bragg as Joseph Rooney
- Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Parker Rooney
- Kali Rocha as Karen Smith Rooney
- Jolie Jenkins as Aunt Dena Smith McFord
- Lauren Lindsey Donzis as Ruby Smith and Sasha Einstein
- Laura Bell Bundy as Tracy Okahatchee
- Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves
- Jessica Marie Garcia as Winifred Cruz
- Victoria Moroles as Andie Bustamante
- Nathalie Emmanuel as Meghan Ramsey
- Chloe East as Val Wishart
- Chloe Wepper as Gemma Nimbus
- Laya DeLeon Hayes as Priya
- Kurt Long as Johnny Nimbus
- Jordan Fisher as Holden Dippledorf
- Kurt Russell as Mr. Nobody
- Scott Eastwood as Little Nobody, Mr. Nobody's lead henchman (later revealed as Eric Reisner)
- Kristofer Hivju as Connor Rhodes
- Lucas Adams as Josh Wilcox and Garrison/Skyvolt
- Jimmy Bellinger as Artemus Smalls
- Amarr Wooten as Finch
- Don Omar as Omar Ricardo Santos
- Tego Calderon as Tego Leo
- Zoe Perry as Marlowe/Mary Cooper
- Caleb Walker as Skeeter Parham
- Patrick St. Espirit as D.S. Allan
- Ego Nwodim as Ms. Karsch
- Bonnie J. Wallace as Betsy
- Clark Trainor as Benoit
- Olek Krupa as Russian minister of Defense (Sergei Shoigu)
- Eden Estrella as Samantha Hobbs
- Shak-Ghacha as Marion Trakberg
Special guest stars:
- Brie Larson as Tess, Josh's new girlfriend after a breakup with Maddie; Tess befriends with Liv, Maddie, Ruby and Val
- Daniela Melchior as Isabel, a Brazilian street racer who befriends with Andie, Holden and Marion
- Courtney Enders as herself, Erica's younger sister and a former drag racer who's being hired an undercover job (like Brian O'Conner) by Monica Fuentes and FBI Agent Markham
- Meadow Walker as Madison O'Conner, Brian's cousin who's new as freshwoman student at BOOMS high school, becoming enemies against Liv, Maddie, Willow, Andie, Ruby and Val, but situationally allied with Letty, Mia and Ramsey
Notes: Luke Evans reprises his role as Owen Shaw, while filming Beauty And The Beast as Gaston, father of Gil whom in Descendants being played by Dylan Playfair. Before Charlize Theron won the villainous role as Cipher, many actresses went to auditioned for the character, including: Kristin Chenoweth who played Maleficent in Descendants, Cameron Diaz who played as one of Charlie's Angels, Candace Cameron Bure who's her husband is a Russian, Amber Valetta who became Jason Statham's Frank Martin's girlfriend or enemy in Transporter, and Uma Thurman who famously known with Kill Bill. As for role of Connor Rhodes, it would be used for Dominic West or Ed Skrein, but both later dropped and won by Kristofer Hivju. For the role of Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw (mother of Owen, Deckard and Hattie Shaw), Helen Mirren who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film, beats the likes of Julie Andrews and Rita Moreno, the latter (Rita Moreno) who confirmed to star in Fast X as the oldest member in Toretto's clan. Emmy Buckner and Shelby Wulfert were stand-ins for Dove Cameron due to the actress (Dove Cameron) filming Descendants 2 as Mal Bertha and Hairspray Live! as Amber Von Tussle. Ryan McCartan left Liv and Maddie Cali Style's 2017 episodes after his breakup with Dove Cameron in October 2016. Caleb Walker, one of the late Paul Walker's brothers portrayed Skeeter Parham since J.J. Totah changed the gender into female as Josie Totah.
Olek Krupa portrayed the Russian minister of Defense that currently being held since 2012 by Sergei Shoigu (as photographed).
Crew:
- Directed by: Andy Fickman and F. Gary Gray
- Executive producers: Neal H. Moritz (Original Film), Vin Diesel (One Race Films), Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia (Seven Bucks Studios), and Charlize Theron and Beth Kono (Denver & Delilah Productions)
- Co-producers: John D. Beck, Ron Hart (Beck & Hart Productions), Stephen F. Windon, Christian Wagner, Chris Morgan, Samantha Vincent
- Stunt coordinators and stand-ins: Troy Robinson (also credited as Vin Diesel's stunt double), Jordan Perry, Andrew Gill, Emmy Buckner, Shelby Wulfert, Heather Arthur
- Production companies: Original Film, One Race Films, Denver & Delilah Films, Seven Bucks Studios, China Film, It's A Laugh Productions, Oops Doughnuts Productions, Beck & Hart Productions
- Distributed by: Universal Studios and Disney Enterprises
Did you know?
- This episode/film is aired after the season 2 specials of Descendants: Wicked World titled "Jewel-Bilee".
- Charlize Theron and Jason Statham previously starred together in 2003 film The Italian Job alongside Mark Wahlberg.
- The fact that Liv Rooney's injured singing voices and vocal nodes are similar to what Sun-Hi Song (portrayed by Megan H. Lee in Make It Pop) and Chloe Beale (played by Brittany Snow in Pitch Perfect) did. Brittany Snow also co-starred with Vin Diesel in 2005 film The Pacifier. Diesel had also auditioned Snow for villainous role of Vegh in Fast & Furious 6 before being won by Clara Paget.
- If Liv Rooney joined the new Barden Bellas in Pitch Perfect 3, presumably Dove Cameron would reunited with Hailee Steinfeld whom she played together in 2015 film Barely Lethal, where Dove played Liz and Hailee portrayed Meghan Walsh. In Pitch Perfect franchise, Hailee portrayed as Emily Junk.
- Brian Tyler is a music composer for whole Fast & Furious franchise films. He's also a music composer of FIA Formula 1 World Championships since 2018.
- Brie Larson previously starred as young drag racer Courtney Enders in the Disney Channel Original Movie Right On Track (2003), the same month as 2 Fast 2 Furious released.
- Daniela Melchior who stars in Fast X (2023) also provided Portuguese dubbing of Gwen Stacy/Ghost Spider/Spider-Woman character whom in the movie voiced in English by Hailee Steinfeld, and in Marvel Rising series voiced in English by Dove Cameron.
- Minka Kelly who starred on Turbocharged Prelude, appeared uncreditedly as Liv's vocal surgeon. Kelly was originally offered her role as Tracy Okahatchee but withdrew due to her scheduling conflicts.
Cars notably driven:
- Dominic Toretto: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, 1955 Volkswagen Beetle
- Letty Ortiz: 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
- Liv Rooney: 2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 S W213, 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650 Pullman (as Stephanie Einstein), 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 4MATIC+ (W222 facelift) (with Ruby Smith, Samantha Hobbs and Priya)
- Maddie Rooney: 2017 Mini Cooper Clubman JCW, 2018 Ferrari 488 Pista, 2018 Bugatti Chiron Sport (with Liv and Karen), 2017 Koenigsegg Agera RS 1-megawatt package (borrowed from Little Nobody)
- Willow Cruz: 2018 Mercedes-Benz S500 L W222 facelift (with Andie, Holden and Maddie) (actually Karen's car)
- Karen Rooney: 2018 Mercedes-Benz S500 L W222 facelift, 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S (with Liv, Maddie, Joey and Parker)
- Roman Pearce: 2018 Bentley Continental GT Flying Spur, 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S
- Tej Parker: 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R
- Luke Hobbs: GURKHA Terradyne Armored Vehicle, Dodge MXT
- Deckard Shaw: 2018 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe, 2018 BMW 750Li
- Cipher: 2014 Lexus GX460 (with Connor Rhodes), 2018 BMW M760Li (G12)
- Connor Rhodes: 2010 Mercedes-Benz C200 CDI W204, 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
- Russian Minister Of Defense: 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S650 Pullman Guard
All cars are re-tested by Dennis McCarthy and Craig Lieberman during post-production for technical and mechanical safety reasons. If some cars were damaged, it would be no longer used, but still able to be conditionally repaired.
Original music score by: Brian Tyler, BT (Brian Transeau) and David Lawrence
Soundtracks: (soundtracks available on Atlantic Records, a division of Warner Music Group)
1. "Better In Stereo" by Dove Cameron
2. "My Destiny" by Dove Cameron
3. "Power Of Two" by Dove Cameron and Lauren Lindsey Donzis
4. "Gang Up" by 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa and Young Thug
5. "Hey Ma" by Pitbull, J Balvin and Camila Cabello
6. "Good Life" by G-Eazy and Kehlani
7. "Go Off" by Quavo, 'Lil Uzi Vert and Travis Scott
8. "Better In Stereo" (acoustic version) by Dove Cameron
WARNING: The motor vehicle action sequences depicted in this film are dangerous. All stunts were performed in controlled environments with professionally trained stunt crews on closed roads. No attempts should be made to duplicate any action, driving or car play scenes herein portrayed.
NOTE: This article about unofficial episode contains spoilers and goofs, so be careful when you read it!!
Originally posted on March 3, 2018 with some of 2023 revisions
