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Question: What happened to Rebecca in the third and fourth movie?

Question: I'm a bit confused about something. David tried to kill Bruce when he was just a baby out of fear that he would become a monster. After Bruce's first transformation, David is shown as crying about it. Why then, later in the movie, does he now want all of the Hulk's power?

Answer: Perhaps the attempt at murdering the baby drove him insane, and insane people never think rationally. His insatiable lust for power is what drove him to try to gain the Hulk's abilities.

ChristmasJonesfan

Question: Why did they have to use a bomb to blow out the door to slow the Hermes for the rendezvous with Watney? Wouldn't simply opening the door have the same effect?

Answer: From Internet sources: The crew blew the airlock hatch to change course and rendezvous with Mark Watney after he launched himself from Mars. This was done to overcome a critical situation where the crew lacked sufficient fuel to travel to Watney and the be able to return home. The blasting air venting into space would propel the ship forward while saving fuel.

raywest

From my take of the movie, they blew the hatch to slow the Hermes to more closely match Watney's speed, not propel it forward.

Answer: According to online sources, he did not. Glover was only considered for the role of George McFly. Michael J. Fox was always the first choice, but other actors did audition. Eric Stoltz was cast as Marty when Fox was unavailable due to his TV show commitment. Stoltz was later fired, and Fox was able to take over the role.

raywest

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: 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.

Ssiscool

But the question is, did she have them from birth or from reading the books?

Question: How did Hobbs know Letty in Fast 5's post-credit scene?

Question: How come Justine never tells Phil, apparently, about Bubba blackmailing her to have sex with him? Phil found out that she had an affair anyway, so Bubba can no longer threaten her.

Answer: I think she wanted to put the whole situation behind her. When Phil asked if she cheated with the security guard from work, she let him believe it. She was able to convince him that the baby was definitely his, not the guard's. Telling him about Bubba would only make the situation worse. Also, Bubba had seen her with Holden, so he could try and convince Phil that she was lying about the security guard. It would create a bigger mess. She decided to accept her life as it was.

Question: When Phil and Justine talk about her being pregnant, she wonders if anything is "really" going to change. He asks what she means, and the scene ends. What did she mean?

Show generally

Question: Considering that Burkhalter hates Klink, why is he so insistent that Klink marry his sister, Gertrude? Why doesn't Burkhalter just find someone else to marry her?

Answer: Burkhalter was eager to marry off his rather "Plain Jane" sister to just about any officer so she would be taken care of and not burden their mother. He didn't like Klink, but knew that Gertrude was somewhat attracted to him, making Klink a suitable and more readily available prospect.

raywest

Question: Is it just me, or have they altered Kraven's voice in later versions? I don't find it as annoying; it definitely sounds different. Anyone else hear it?

Question: In Samson's flashback, young Samson was hastily forced to roar at a mechanical wildebeest, which led to him callously getting sent to the zoo. Did Samson have stage fright, or did he know it was too early for him?

Season 5 generally

Question: In Season 5, Willis is in the Letterman's Club, but in Season 4 (the BMOC episode), less than one season earlier, he was turned down by the seniors. When did he get accepted into the Letterman's Club?

To Be a Somebody (1) - S2-E1

Question: When Albie didn't have enough money at the shop, why didn't he just simply swap the 80 pack of teabags for the 40 pack that was sitting right next to it, which would have been cheaper?

Question: When Crawl first meets Becca's grandfather, who does he think he is? He mentions wine coolers.

Answer: At the time the movie was made, there were popular wine coolers called Bartles and Jaymes. Google Bartles and Jaymes TV commercials and you will see the resemblance.

ctown28

Question: When Sully is in the phone booth, he fires his gun once as Matrix comes up to the phone booth. When Matrix starts to grab the booth, why wouldn't Sully keep shooting at him?

Answer: He grabbed the phone booth and started to shake it. Sully stumbled and fumbled, losing his balance, especially after Arnold threw it over his shoulders.

Question: In the scene, where the psychiatrist asks James why there aren't any germs in the air, she sort of holds a laughter. Is it part of the script or was it a mistake? (00:14:50)

Question: Maui reclaims his hook from Tamatoa, but he shapeshifts randomly. Was Maui truly out of practice, or was it self-doubt?

Answer: It's more because he can. He shapeshifts as he has been unable to for so long.

Ssiscool

Question: Was the real Erin Brockovich as flirty and outspoken as Roberts portrayed? I'm sure I read somewhere she said the wardrobe was a bit of an exaggeration.

Show generally

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."

raywest

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