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Question: Is it true that Niko Bellic was supposed to appear in this game, or is it just a rumor?

Question: Was Dimitri truly loyal to Bulgarin, or was he using him as a pawn just like he was using everybody else?

Question: Is it true that Steve Scott, who appeared previously in GTA Vice City, was also supposed to appear in GTA San Andreas? Or is it just a rumor?

Question: Is it true that in the beta version Tommy was supposed to resemble Tony Montana from the 1983 Scarface movie?

Question: Why was Darkel removed from the final version of the game?

Show generally

Question: In the ship, just after Kirsh tells the hybrids to gear up and get ready, Slightly and the black guy are joking around with each other and annoy Wendy by not keeping her brother a secret. In this moment, there's a squeaking sound that starts, like the sound of a chain moving back and forth or something. And then it continues into the next scene for a few seconds. Is that part of the music? (00:10:00)

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Question: Near the end of the movie, when Harry hallucinates talking to Norman with Norman ordering him to avenge his death, why did Harry scream "No!"?

Answer: His "father" just told him to avenge him... which meant Harry would have to kill Peter, his best friend.

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Question: Did Ronald really love Cecile, or did he just want to sleep with her? He sent her love letters, but later on, he sleeps with Kathryn. When Kathryn calls him and pretends that Sebastian attacked her, he hurries to go see her, leaving Cecile asleep in bed. So who did he really care about?

Answer: A bit of both. I believe that Ronald did love Cecile. But I also believe that Kathryn manipulated him in such a way and so much that he eventually gave in to his masculine tendencies. He's only human, after all. He wasn't anticipating Kathryn telling anyone, let alone Sebastian finding them in the act.

ChristmasJonesfan

Let's Did Lunch - S2-E10

Question: Al says that with his wood-sniffing ability (identifying by the scent), he could be lost in a forest at night-time and find his way to safety. I might be missing something, but how would identifying the trees help someone find their way?

Answer: He couldn't. It's just a hyperbolic boast, not meant to be taken seriously.

raywest

Question: What exactly caused Bruce to become so angry at the lab that triggered his first transformation into the Hulk?

Answer: He had just had a bunch of information dropped on him by his father earlier, and a ton of repressed childhood memories and trauma was rushing back to him. Stuff he put away and buried deep in his mind long ago. And now, suddenly, it was all coming back to him, and he was remembering seeing his father kill his mother. A flood of emotions, trauma, and repressed memories all surfacing back at once, and he couldn't handle it.

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Question: Who played the five ladies at the train station?

Question: In the 1978 flashback, how did the police arrive quickly at the Metters' house?

Answer: Most likely, they picked up Loomis, and he directed them back to the Myers house, knowing he’d want to go back. They were probably on their way over already.

TedStixon

Answer: Continually repeating someone's name while speaking to them is a common tactic that keeps them focused on what you're saying, can build rapport, seems friendlier, etc. It can also have the opposite effect, making one appear condescending, disingenuous, or even deceitful.

raywest

Question: Who are the two kids, dancers during the final dance scene dancing next to Baby and Johnny? I've always wondered.

Answer: They were just random kids of resort guests. People in the audience were getting up and joining in the dancing at the end. This is a family resort, so the guests included all ages-adults, seniors, teens, and children.

raywest

Question: Considering that Sixpack and Bowman were ejected from the underwater rig but a piece of Sixpack was left behind, shouldn't there have been two creatures instead of one?

Question: To establish quicker communication with NASA, Whatley savages a previously sent probe that was on Mars. He initially finds it by stepping on its parachute and finds the probe in remarkably good condition. Later in the film, NASA directs him to remove the nose cap of the capsule he will be leaving Mars in and cover the opening with canvas. This is described as being viable as the atmosphere on Mars is so thin it's not a problem. Wouldn't the previous probe have crashed on Mars and thus be damaged?

Answer: You also have to consider that Mars has about 1/3 of the gravity of Earth, so when things are falling, it takes much less air to slow it down, and the impact would also not be near as hard.

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Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Question: When the Gardiners arrive at Longbourn for Christmas, where are their children? Surely, they would not have travelled without their children at Christmas.

Answer: The children were probably left with a nanny or relatives. It's very likely that the Longborns would have left them at home. Travelling for days by horse-drawn carriage over bumpy dirt roads is difficult in the best of circumstances, and particularly hard during winter. The trip would be too arduous for young children.

raywest

Question: At the end of the first Jumanji, after beating the game, Alan and Sarah are taken back to 1969. The year they first played the game with Peter and Judy never remembering them 26 years later. In this movie, after beating the game, why doesn't it show Alex being returned home and why do Spencer, Fridge, Bethany and Martha still remember everything that happened 21 years after Alex disappeared?

Answer: Peter and Judy "forget" about Jumanji because, from their perspective, the events of the movie never even happened. Time changed and they never played. Spencer, Fridge, Bethany, and Martha remember because nothing about them changing the past prevented them from finding the game in the first place. As for why the movie didn't show Alex being returned home? Because it would spoil the surprise of us seeing him all grown up! It was simply a storytelling choice.

TedStixon

Season 1 generally

Question: In season one. It just doesn't make sense or the villains/police are thick as hell. Firstly, it starts with the death of Reacher's brother Joe. When they killed Joe, why didn't they just move his body so it couldn't be found? They all knew at that time there were two good cops in that station, why make work for yourself? Secondly, we know Paul Hubble has his number in Joe's pocket. Surely the villains would have checked his pockets first or, as in the first part, moved the body so it can't be found.

illusions

Question: Why was Carl pretending to be sick in the elevator? What was the point of this?

Answer: Carl was joking, playing a prank. You can tell this from the extremely brief look Sam gives him before they enter the elevator. As they were all enclosed in such tight quarters, Carl had a warped sense of humour, and before a busy, long workday, a little levity to make the day less stressful.

ChristmasJonesfan