Question: Maui reclaims his hook from Tamatoa, but he shapeshifts randomly. Was Maui truly out of practice, or was it self-doubt?
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Question: Was Matilda born with telekinetic powers, or did her mind gain them from all the books she read?
Answer: In the books, Matilda discovers she has the ability to do things with her mind due to her intellect.
But the question is, did she have them from birth or from reading the books?
That was not answered in the book. It can seem logical to assume she was born intelligent and thus born with it. But Roald Dahl may have said if he was asked that her growing her already intelligent mind with all that reading is what helped it develop. Unfortunately, as Roald Dahl is no longer here to ask, this is likely going to be a question to speculate about rather than to ever get confirmed.
Question: When the Emperor says that Luke is the offspring of Anakin Skywalker, is Darth Vader genuinely surprised, or is he pretending? If he is surprised, why was he already focused on finding Luke before the Emperor told him this? He was talking about Luke in particular before the Rebel base was found on Hoth.
Answer: Vader did sense the Force within Luke, but didn't know he was his son. The Emperor stating specifically that he is Anakin's offspring, and not Vader's (who are the same person after all), shows the Emperor tries his best not to link Vader to his own past. Vader himself clearly tries to do the same after finding out, but fails at the end.
Question: Is it said, anywhere, if Anakin and Padmé decided on their "baby's" name (not knowing there were twins) before Anakin turned? Maybe they chose Luke for a boy, Leia for a girl? Padmé seems to say the names quickly during childbirth. However, after Vader discovers Luke in the future, it would be an interesting coincidence that he and Leia have those names, are the same age, and Leia looks like Padmé.
Answer: It is never said, but since Vader did not know Leia was his daughter, it's safe to assume Padmé came up with the names herself.
Question: Is it ever explained where the kids' other parent is? I remember Carol saying she and Frank both came from failed marriages, which means they weren't widows.
Answer: I could be mistaken, but when the series debuted, its premise was something along the lines of "A divorced contractor and a widowed beautician impulsively marry." If that is true, then the Foster children's father is dead. As for Frank, it could be that his wife was an unfit mother and is therefore not in her children's lives. Perhaps the writers felt addressing these issues would lead to more questions, or at the least require characters to bring up the unseen parents more in conversation, so perhaps they felt it was just better to never talk about them at all and let any discussions about them remain off-screen.
Question: Did this show have an episode in which Wayne was stood up by a date, or he couldn't convince a girl to go out with him? Then Kevin told him that the girl thinks he is pathetic. I described this moment in the "General Questions" section here, and someone said it might be this show. Thanks.
Answer: Sounds like the episode 'Hiroshima, Mon Frère', season 2, episode 8.
Question: Given that Heather is supposed to be a gun expert, why did she grab a flare gun and shoot it at the Graboid when there was a wall full of other choices?
Answer: They were throwing literally everything they had at it to see what worked. At a certain point, it shrugged off enough regular bullets, so why not try a flare and see if fire is its weakness? They eventually realised that only high-powered ammo and explosives were effective.
Question: What did Shrek mean when he said he'd be there until Thursday?
Answer: He's just entertained the crowd and is making a joke as though he'll be sticking around to put on more shows, similar to how a standup comedian might say, "I'll be here all weekend!" or "I'm here all night!" He's not being literal, though; it's just a gag.
Question: Why exactly was Adam Stanheight tested?
Answer: He's wasting his life away being a seedy voyeur who doesn't really contribute anything to himself or society at large.
Answer: From his tape: "Up until now, you simply sat in the shadows watching others live out their lives. But what do voyeurs see when they look into the mirror? Now, I see you as a strange mix of someone angry, but apathetic. But mostly just pathetic. So are you going to watch yourself die today, Adam, or do something about it?"
Question: Why did the two cops threaten to put Matilda in an orphanage? Matilda had nothing to do with her father's dirty dealings.
Answer: The cops are being unprofessional and rude, but they probably have experience dealing with people like Matilda's parents. They assume that she will have few options - if any - after her father goes to jail. No responsible family members who will take her into their home, etc. Depending on what Mrs. Wormwood might be charged with (being an accessory to her husband's crimes), she could also go to jail, and Matilda will need to be placed in an orphanage or foster care.
Question: Why didn't Violet's mother stop the Oompa-Loompas from jumping on her daughter during their song? They didn't care about her comfort as they jumped on her from a big height, making the impact painful, and they also rolled her on her head, making her hit the floor and mopping it with her hair. She can be heard several times pleading with the Loompas to stop, crying for help and screaming. So why didn't her mother stop them?
Answer: I'll be completely honest - I think you may be drastically overthinking this quite a bit. There's nothing to suggest that the Oompa-Loompas are causing her significant pain, nor is screaming or crying as much as this question suggests. It's a highly stylized song sequence in a highly stylized movie. You shouldn't necessarily be watching it as though it were totally realistic and logical. But to give you something of an answer, you could also say the mum is just in a state of shock.
Question: Being the mid to late 1960s, how did Andy acquire plastic bags? The first was used to bust out of prison; the second was a thinner bag used to protect the letter and cash Red finds in the tin box buried along the stone wall. Plastic wasn't easy to come by at that time.
Answer: Plastic bags were definitely in use by that time. The first generation of plastic garment bags, trash bags, etc. was all introduced in the 1950s.
Question: What is the episode where a woman who used to be obese and lost the weight learned that her being skinny is what's killing her?
Answer: Sounds like the season 5, episode 10, "Let Them Eat Cake."
Question: How did the Albanian traffickers manage to gain entry into Amanda's apartment building so quickly?
Answer: It's not shown, but they could have picked the lock or broken in by force, taking Amanda by surprise before she could react. They may simply have knocked on the door, and Amanda opened it. Also, the girls might have been careless and left the door unlocked. These guys were ruthless and highly experienced at snatching young girls, so there are any number of possibilities.
Question: It has to be an opium dream because - how can a suitcase remain in a locker in Grand Central or Penn Station for 35 years?
Answer: It's more because he can. He shapeshifts as he has been unable to for so long.
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