Question: At many different points, Chris has a flashback of Mike forcefully kissing her, and he has a scar on his right cheek. There's also a flashback of a drawing of Mike by Adam that features the scar (by the way, this drawing doesn't make sense altogether). However, Mike doesn't have a scar, while the true Ben has one. Is this intentional somehow, and if yes, how does it fit into the story?
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Question: 1. Why exactly is Mayor Lionheart thrown in jail? He kept dangerous animals away from the public to prevent city-wide panic while they searched for an answer. They accuse him of trying to protect himself from being ruined as Mayor, but protecting the city from mass hysteria seems to suggest the opposite. 2. As for the reasoning itself, why do both Judy and the Biologist come to the conclusion that predators are regressing to being primitive? Fourteen animals out of a whole city is a bit of a stretch.
Question: Was it Harry who told McGonagall about Umbridge's punishment with the quill? What made him finally decide to do it?
Answer: To add to the other answer, in the book it was Umbridge who informed McGonagall, who is the head of Gryffindor House. Umbridge had Harry deliver a letter to McGonagall telling her that Harry was being punished every night for one week for calling her a liar in class. McGonagall could easily see Harry's injured hand.
Answer: I think it was Umbridge herself who disclosed her methods of punishment. She didn't care; she had all the power.
Question: Why do the credits list Marina (Elizabeth Taylor) last name as Rudd just like her movie husband's (Rock Hudson) last name, but during the movie her last name is spoken as Griggs several times throughout the movie? (00:00:20)
Answer: Marina's full legal name is Marina Greggs Rudd, combining her maiden and current married surnames. Jason Rudd was her latest husband but she was still professionally known as Marina Greggs. Famous actresses keep their original names professionally. They are usually addressed publicly as "Miss" plus their professional name, regardless of marital status.
Question: Mr Duncan sends loads of presents to thank Kevin for helping them get the money back, but how did he know where to send the presents exactly? Kevin never told him where he was staying or even his name.
Answer: The note Kevin ties around the brick (explaining why he broke the window of the toy store) has the Plaza Hotel letterhead, and Kevin signs his full name at the bottom.
Question: Which is Dreyfus's title? He's called both Chief Inspector and Commissioner, so which is right?
Answer: In this particular film, he's referred to solely as "Commissioner" and is then Chief Inspector in every subsequent Pink Panther film in which he appears (up until "Son of the Pink Panther" [1993], Herbert Lom's last appearance in the role, when he is again Commissioner). If you're after a reason, there likely isn't an official one, though perhaps Dreyfus's murder spree and mental breakdown in this film led to his demotion.
Question: Why do the boys part ways once they get back to town? Why not just stay friends?
Answer: They gradually drifted apart. Like most children, they may be compatible as boyhood pals and share similar kid-type interests and activities, but as they mature and integrate with other peers, their varying personalities, intelligence, talents, interests, and other differences become more pronounced, sending them in different life directions.
Question: Why was this movie even made? Joker seemed to have been a complete story with no need to keep going, so why make a sequel?
Answer: For the most part, it was likely down to the fact that the first film was a massive smash hit, grossing $1 billion on a budget of less than $70 million. There was simply too much financial incentive for the studio to not greenlight a sequel. The director also reportedly hated that the character, as portrayed in the first film, had become something of an "incel" poster boy and was idolised by part of the audience. So he wanted to make a sequel that tore down this notion by reaffirming that Arthur was just an unhinged, mentally ill weirdo.
Question: Why is the front reg. plate blacked out on the white Mercedes?
Question: What is the evacuation code supposed to be used for that Ray says to Hobbs?
Question: How does the Bible end up in the hotel room in London where Ethan finds it? Did Jim stay there previously? Did Claire have it and put it on the bookshelf?
Answer: Ethan tells Jim that he figured out that Jim was actually Job after Jim took the Bible from the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Jim then responds with, "They stamped it, didn't they? Those damn Gideons." The Gideons put their stamp in the Bible, and Jim took the Bible from the hotel when he left.
Answer: Probably just left there or donated to the hotel by the Gideons or a similar religious group.
Question: This is a two-part question. 1. In one of the episodes, Mrs. Slocombe tells a customer they're not allowed to give a customer their name. 2. If none of the sales staff are allowed to give a customer their name, then why do they constantly address each other in front of customers?
Answer: I think they aren't supposed to disclose their first name. Last name is allowed.
Scooby's Night With a Frozen Fright - S2-E4
Question: Is Daphne holding her breath when the gang is in the tank underwater?
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.
Answer: For all they knew, a disease or virus was affecting the population. The public and the CDC should have been informed. Look at Covid. If ordinary people suddenly turned savage, wouldn't you be concerned? One minute an animal is friendly and kind, then for no reason turns savage.