Question: I remember in the commercials for this film, there was a shot of a catatonic beaver in a padded cell, in a straitjacket. What was the context?
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Question: Rapunzel spends the entire movie barefoot. Does she not have shoes? When she finally leaves the tower, she doesn't bother putting any shoes on, and when Rapunzel and Flynn arrive in the town, Rapunzel never thinks to get a pair of shoes, and nobody asks why she's barefoot.
Answer: No, she does not have shoes. Mother Gothel didn't bother to make/get her any as she wasn't allowed to go outside her whole life where shoes would be needed. Since she's never worn them, she doesn't think to get any in town. As to why nobody questioned it; likely because they didn't know her well enough to ask. One of those "mind your business" things is my best guess.
Question: Luke tells Darth Vader that he won't turn sides, so Vader will be forced to kill him. Later, though, he tells the Emperor, "Soon I'll be dead, and you with me." Is he predicting that his father kills him, then retaliates against the Emperor for making him do it?
Answer: No, he means that they'll all be dead once the Rebels destroy the Death Star. Luke had resigned himself to his fate once Vader refused to turn back to the light side and leave with him. Luke is unaware that Palpatine knows about the Rebel attack. This is the reason Luke attacks the Emperor; he believes there's a chance the Rebels could fail now that he knows they walked into a trap and that he must take this opportunity to kill the Emperor.
Question: When does Poison Ivy make her escape? Before Batman comes back to her house or during his and Robin's battle with her plant creatures?
Answer: She escaped off-screen and created a copy of herself to fool everyone.
Question: Why did Tony's mother, before he went to look for Gina, say to him "Ungrateful! Bad son!"?
Answer: She raised him with religion and morals, gave him a good home with food to eat. It wasn't enough for him. He wanted more; enough was never enough. That's why she was cold to him when he first showed up at her door, and his sister admired him.
Answer: He's a mob boss. A ruthless, merciless, cold-blooded killer. What mother would be proud of that? Even when he first came to visit her, she knew he was up to no good.
But what did she mean by yelling "Ungrateful!" to him?
This is just my two cents, but after they've fled Cuba, and been given a new lease on life away from the communist regime, she feels Tony's being ungrateful towards his new country by becoming a criminal. And doubtlessly towards her as well, after she's clothed, fed, and raised him and Gina.
Question: When Andy and Karen are competing at the skeet shoot, Andy fires his last shot and Barney states "he missed." If you look closely, several pieces of the skeet actually break off the skeet, but the primary skeet is missed. Not knowing the details of skeet shooting, how much of the skeet must be destroyed for a successful "hit"? (00:19:50)
Answer: Even a chip, if it's visible to the scorer, is a broken target. There are no minimums.
Cardassians - S2-E5
Question: Why did the businessman, Zolan, make the false accusations of Rugal being abused by his adopted parents?
Answer: I think he was working for Gul Dukat, since he disappeared after making the accusations. Dukat wanted Rugal's father to be embarrassed one day, when it was discovered that his son was being raised by Bajorans.
Question: Usually pep rallies are held during school. Why are the clovers holding a pep rally at night?
Answer: Some schools hold pep rallies at night for bigger games. My school had their homecoming pep rally at night.
Question: What game was Taj playing on his cellphone?
Answer: Cards.
Question: At the end of the film, when Chris, surrounded by the LASD, asks Abel if he listened to his wife and if he saw her leaving coming, did he know that that would trigger Abel's mental unstableness and thus expose him to the deputies? It's as if Chris gave the deputies an opening and a reason to shoot Abel dead.
Answer: Abel had been repeatedly criticizing Chris' marriage and was very sensitive to being called out in his ways or being talked back to, such as when he hit his daughter when she lashed out at him. Chris likely put two and two together and figured that Abel would be easily triggered if he did the same thing Abel had been doing to him by questioning his loyalty to his late wife.
Question: Was Terry attracted to Ruby? There were a number of times when he acted weird, like staring at her when she got out the pool in her bikini, reaching over her to put her seatbelt on, etc. If he wanted her to trust him, why did he act like such a creep? Wouldn't it have just made her more suspicious?
Answer: My theory is that Terry deliberately acted like a creep to make Ruby uncomfortable around him. If she accused him of being inappropriate, he could deny it, making her look like the "troublemaker." She already has a history of being in trouble at school and sneaking to parties/raves. And he set her up for another accusation of plagiarism. He probably wanted to get rid of her because, unlike her brother, she was not fooled by him and Erin. He later points out that they only need one of the children in order to get the money.
Question: After Smithers rejects the job offer from Globex, the associates speak to the "next most senior" employee at the plant - Homer. If I remember correctly, isn't Carl a supervisor over Homer?
Answer: "Next most senior" means Homer has worked at the plant longer than Carl, despite Carl's position as supervisor. Carl was simply promoted over employees that had been there longer (which isn't uncommon in the workplace).
It often happens because a more senior employee is not ideal, but they do just enough acceptable work that management will keep them around. Management doesn't want the hassle of the hiring process, and they might want to avoid unemployment pay or a possible lawsuit.
Question: On the front of the ship that rescues Tom Hanks, there is a symbol in white. What does that symbol mean?
Answer: I think you're referring to the symbol that looks like a "5" without the top line. It represents the fact the ship has a bulbous bow and its shape. That way tug boats bringing the ship on are aware, since it may be underwater and not visible.
Question: This question applies to all Mario Kart games except Mario Kart 8 and leaving out that they're part of the Mario universe. What is the purpose of collecting gold coins? They can't be used to buy anything and even if a player doesn't have any and falls into a pit, Lakitu will still help the player out.
Answer: Absolutely nothing.
Answer: Across all games, collecting at least 10 coins gives a slight speed boost. In some games, collecting coins unlocks things.
Question: Loreli got pregnant at 16 and takes off for a long time. Why didn't Emily and Richard report her as a missing person? If not, go find her yourself. Or even just check up on her if she is safe wherever she is. They had money, also a private investigator maybe?
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Answer: His teacher wanted him to see a psychologist as he didn't seem to be hitting the mile markers other kids his age were. His parents imagined this when this was suggested as that used to be what seeing a psychologist meant back in the day. That if they found anything wrong, they would lock the person up in an asylum in a straight jacket. This was showing his parents' fear that he might end up there for seeing a psychologist.