Scooby's Night With a Frozen Fright - S2-E4
Question: Is Daphne holding her breath when the gang is in the tank underwater?
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Question: When Aberforth helps the trio enter Hogwarts, Neville tells him, "We've got a couple more coming through." What does he mean by that?
Question: When Dre threw water at Cheng and his friends, what was Cheng (I think it was Cheng) saying before sprinting off to chase Dre? (04:38:45)
Question: Why did Marcellus give four youngsters in shorts and tennis shoes, eating hamburgers for breakfast in a pedestrian-looking apartment, a job that required them to take possession of an incredibly valuable briefcase?
Answer: I think they had that briefcase as a payment for something, and they didn't pay in time or were trying to negotiate another price. They definitely weren't entrusted with anything. It is never explained in detail, of course, so that's just speculation based on the dialogues.
Question: I noticed that once Ben was on the couch talking with Chrissy, he would excessively blink a lot while talking. Was it scripted to happen this way, or did the actor just have a condition to naturally make him do this?
Question: In at least two episodes, Jack has a discussion with Janet and says "meow" to her. In one of the two episodes, Janet's response is "I said I was sorry." What did Jack mean by saying "meow" to Janet? Why was he comparing her to a cat?
Answer: He's comparing women to cats. Like the expressions "catty," "cat fights," and "the claws coming out."
Question: Exactly what effect was Kevin going for when he lit the firecrackers in that pot when Daniel Stern was outside the door?
Question: I don't understand one thing: who really kidnapped Brooks? The real ones or the kidnappers set up by Gary? If the real ones kidnapped Brooks, how did Gary's fake one get Brooks? How do Gary's fake actors intersect with real criminals?
Answer: Brooks was kidnapped by Gary's fake kidnappers. Everything to do with his kidnapping was set up by Gary. Gary did it to make people realise he'd be fun at their game night. However, Brooks was in league with the actual criminals and assumed they were responsible, which is where the mix-up happens. Eventually, the real criminals show up in the third act. Basically, it's two separate storylines that converge at the end through a comedy of errors.
Question: Why did the killer park his car so far away from the hole that he was trying to push the safe into?
Answer: No reason is given, and it made no sense other than it served to draw out the scene as Susie's spirit returns to bid Ray goodbye just as her body inside the safe is about to be dumped into the sinkhole. It gives a sense of finality to her death, showing she is transitioning from limbo to Heaven.
Question: Why do a lot of police officers and army personnel have holes where certain badges should be on their shoulder straps on the uniforms?
Answer: The in-story answer is that these people have been promoted from lower ranks with more badges to higher ranks with fewer, e.g., Captain (three stars) to Major (one crown) or Chief Inspector to Superintendent. The show-making answer is that the costumes are genuine but used to have different ranks to the ones worn by the characters.
Question: The predator is wearing some kind of face mask that appears to be sealed under some kind of pressure. Obviously, it has technology for targeting and for magnification and seeing in different wavelengths of light. But why is the predator's vision the same with or without the mask? It seems like it's the same reddish hue.
Answer: He definitely does not have the same vision. The Predator hunts mainly using infrared, which has a blue/red colouring for the most part. It is clear the Predator doesn't see as clearly without it as its real vision is almost completely red and quite blurry. When it takes it off, there is a very smooth transition between his vision through the mask and without, different.
Question: Why didn't Carmen, the store owner, want Alex to enter?
Invasion of the Body Squeezers - S2-E8
Question: How and why did CJ get his job back and get promoted to manager? This isn't explained.
Question: What happens to the daughter, Amy, at the end? They were fighting over her in the middle of the movie, then said nothing about her at the end.
Question: From what I understand, when the father saw the news report on TV, he knew that he was done for. Correct? And from that moment, he knew that at some point he was going to be killed. How did he know his son was going to survive to give that evidence to the police if he was travelling with him? Why didn't he just send his son ahead to Montana on an airplane so he wouldn't get hurt?
Question: What is the meaning of the facial mark on Countess Du Pres (and noticed once on Naomi Collins)? It changes location and shape. Why?
Answer: It sounds like you're referring to "mouches." These were false beauty marks that women wore and were popular in 18th-century Europe, during the reign of Marie Antoinette. They were small patches of silk or velvet that could be applied to the face in various sizes and shapes, such as stars or crescents, to highlight certain features or cover blemishes.
Question: SPOILERS: How on earth did Harge find out where Carol was on her trip in order for him to set a private detective on her trail that fast? She didn't tell him where she was going, and Abby certainly didn't. And not eight hours after Carol and Therese make love, Harge has sent a telegram to Carol in her motel room about it. How exactly was the detective *that* efficient?
Answer: The detective has likely been on Carol's tail following her for some time, not just recently.
Question: When Fran and Maggie are looking at the RSVP notes for the "singles party," Maggie reads one from a man who hopes to meet a Catholic woman. Fran says, "He's Jewish!" Why does she think this?
Answer: Like a man who's attracted to African or Asian women. He was looking for something different. Someone that would cause a scandal. Imagine a Jew bringing to his mother a Catholic girl.
Question: Every episode when the officers set up their "shop," they take two "war bags," a shotgun and a non-lethal shotgun. Why is the non-lethal shotgun never used?
Answer: It's been used several times. Nolan's first T.O., Bishop, used it during a home invasion call for one example.
Answer: I think he meant students who'd like to leave Hogwarts, either permanently or just to visit Hogsmeade.
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