Typically questions about a specific character in a work.
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Why don’t Bruce Banner’s pants rip open when he turns into the Hulk?
Why don’t Bruce Banner’s pants rip open when he turns into the Hulk?
Is it because nobody really needs to see Hulk-junk. :)
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2answers
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How did Tony fix himself by the end of Iron Man 3?
Tony had a shrapnel in him which the electro-magnet in his chest(powered by the miniature arc reactor) kept from reaching his heart. Tony never took any attempts to remove that shrapnel in Iron Man 1 ...
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1answer
178 views
From where does Detective Bobby Goren draw his wealth of knowledge?
Detective Robert Goren of Law and Order: Criminal Intent is often compared to Sherlock Holmes and draws on experience in the US Army as a criminal investigator.
He knows facts from a huge variety ...
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1answer
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Why did Marcellus Wallace throw Tony Rocky Horror out of a window?
In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent discuss the rumour that Marcellus Wallace has thrown Tony Rocky Horror out of a window (causing Tony to develop a speech impediment). It's rumoured that Marcellus ...
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3answers
158 views
How is naming done in MI6?
Bond is 007. WE have seen 006 and 008 in Bond movies. My question is how is this naming done to the agents in MI6? Does the number signify the serial no of an agent or the aptitude or the seniority? ...
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1answer
93 views
Season 5: Why does Nurse Jackie keep calling Charlie?
In Season 5, why does Nurse Jackie keep calling Charlie?
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1answer
33 views
What was wrong with Buck after his return?
In Band of Brothers, Episode 5 "Crossroads", shortly before the Battalion is called to the Ardennes, there is a scene where the soldiers are sitting a tent watching a movie.
Cpt. Winters enters and ...
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1answer
1k views
How did Marty McFly and “Doc” Brown first meet?
They’re not related, they’re not neighbors, and they’re separated in age by at least five decades: So how did Marty McFly and “Doc” Brown first meet?
This question has been bugging me from the moment ...
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1answer
101 views
Does Dr No have all his fingers?
A friend is going as Dr No for his Christmas party, and wants to make sure he gets all the finer details down.
I decided to go the whole hog and have built myself a surprisingly
accurate Dr. No ...
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8answers
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What is M's real name?
I have always thought that "M" was an arbitrary company assigned code name, a thought shared by Bond in Casino Royale (remember the scene where he broke into M's apartment?). But there have been hints ...
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4answers
269 views
Why does Walt want to retain Jessie as his partner?
In Breaking Bad series 3, Gus organises a whole high-tech lab so Walt can make large volumes of his high quality crystal meth. The lab comes with a competent and reliable assistant.
But Walt ...
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1answer
169 views
Why does Lorelei shoot Jason Lennon in S05E16?
In the episode There Will be Blood, Lorelei tracks down the people she believes to be behind her sister's abduction and murder, and exacts revenge. The second culprit(Jason) admits being an accomplice ...
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2answers
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What is J.J. LaRoche's dark secret?
In the season 3 of The Mentalist, Patrick Jane threatens J.J. LaRoche to expose his secret if he doesn't give him his suspect list. LaRoche's secret is something he keeps in a tupperware in his safe. ...
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3answers
1k views
Can JARVIS be for real?
I know how naive I seem asking this question but was far too fascinated by the character JARVIS in the Iron Man movies to not ask this.
Well JARVIS is nothing but Tony Stark's personal assistant ...
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1answer
61 views
What changed K's experience?
In MIB3, the proposed explanation for K's lack of emotion and human interaction can be traced to the happening at Cape Canaveral. When J goes back to change the otherwise altered past, K comes out ...
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0answers
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Why did Ashur face Spartacus's gladiator army alone?
Why did Ashur take such a foolish risk facing Spartacus's army all alone, resulting in his death at the hands of Naevia? It should have been so easy for him to run away. Why follow Glaber's commands ...
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1answer
140 views
Why did they change the relationship between Hellboy and Liz Sherman?
In the Hellboy film series (1& 2), Liz has a romantic relationship with Hellboy, becoming pregnant with his twin children. However, in the Hellboy comic books Liz and Hellboy are just friends; ...
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1answer
106 views
Sherlock Villain, Moriarty Hero?
In Reichenbach Fall, during the scene where Moriarty visits 221 B, he and Sherlock are wearing the iconic colors of heros and villains. The interesting spin on this is that Sherlock is wearing a jet ...
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0answers
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Why Lucretia helped Gannicus by giving Ilithyia's information?
Why Lucretia helped Gannicus in the kidnapping of Ilithyia by giving information of her departure. Lucretia hates Ilithyia but still why she will help Gannicus?
She is even telling Gaius ...
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1answer
78 views
Why is there no sign of facial hair in Pi's face?
In Life of Pi, we can see the changes in Pi's physique like being slim, lengthening of his hair etc. But surprisingly he is clean shaved in that state too. How is that possible? In his age, as shown, ...
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2answers
345 views
In the children's show Toopy and Binoo, Is Binoo a boy or a girl?
Help me settling a debate with my 5 year old daughter.
In the children's show Toopy and Binoo, Is Binoo a boy or a girl?
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1answer
39 views
What were the Halloween costumes that Leslie and Ann used in Parks & Rec episode 'Halloween Surprise'?
In the Parks and Recreation episode 'Halloween Surprise' (season 5, episode 5), Leslie and Ann don two distinctive costumes (see screen grabs), Is Leslie supposed to be from some wartime effort poster ...
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votes
1answer
205 views
What's on Bane's arms in Dark Knight Rises?
In the underground tunnel scene where Bane and Batman fight, Bane has some odd texture covering the skin of his arms, mostly around the shoulders and upper arms. It almost looks like dry and cracked ...
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2answers
2k views
What kind of pills was Tommy Riordan taking?
In the movie 'Warrior', we see Tommy taking pills and he is later forced to give them up by his father after requesting his help in the training for the tournament 'Sparta'.
So, what are these pills ...
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1answer
39 views
Tug could be milk and vodka?
In Brick, when Brendan lays out several words Emily said that he didn't understand, Brain guesses that Tug might be a drink made of a mixture of milk and vodka, but Tug is actually the name of a ...
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votes
1answer
47 views
In the 2012 movie Compliance why was the maintenance man the only one with sense?
Sandra, the manager, and several employees went along with a man on the phone and put Becky through a strip search ordeal. Why was the maintenance man, Harold, who came in later in the day, the only ...
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votes
2answers
861 views
Why were the parents in The Poltergeist shown smoking pot and drinking?
Early in the movie, director Steven Spielberg shows both parents smoking pot in their bedroom while their son Robbie is spooked by a menacing tree outside his window.
Later, after the incidents start ...
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5answers
918 views
Why did the Joker lick his lips?
Throughout The Dark Knight, the Joker licks his lips when in conversation.
Why does the Joker do this? Is this a psychological affect commonly observed in sociopaths or people with mental imbalances ...
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vote
1answer
323 views
On “Mad Men”, why did Don Draper steal the identity of his fellow soldier?
In the first season of Mad Men, it is revealed that Don Draper was born Richard Whitman, but stole the identity "Don Draper" from a fellow soldier who died in Korea. The other soldier's body was not ...
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3answers
344 views
Is Victor Creed from “X-men Origins: Wolverine” actually Sabretooth?
First of all, I have limited knowledge about X Men Comics and that too is from watching the movies.
Is there any relation between this character and Sabretooth from X Men (2000)? And if yes, how ...
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3answers
4k views
Who is the blue elf lady in the Bad Anon meeting?
In Wreck it Ralph, the video game bad guys are having their Bad Anon meeting. I've been able to identify all the bad guys in the meeting, except for the blue elf lady in the red dress. In the picture ...
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3answers
2k views
In Spider-man 2 Why does Parker lose his powers?
This has always bothered me. In the comics and cartoons Spider-man started to lose his powers because his mutation started changing him. In the movie it seemed like it was his self-esteem which makes ...
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2answers
847 views
In Fight Club is Marla Singer a second figment of Jack's imagination?
After reading this article on the existence of Marla Singer, I am fairly convinced she represents his guilt and remorse. It seems entirely plausible Marla Singer materializes to remind Jack he is ...
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2answers
190 views
Why does Walt sell the Aztec for a mere $50?
Walter sells his Pontiac Aztec in S05E04 Fifty_One. The same day he "leases" himself and Walt Jr. new cars.
First of all, I don't understand Walt's motivation to sell the car.
1. Why sell the car ...
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Alternate conclusions of The Usual Suspects
I've heard Stephen Baldwin talk about The Usual Suspects fellowships who meet and try to pin the Keyser Soze identity on characters other then Verbal. I know that Verbal is the true Keyser Soze, but ...
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votes
1answer
172 views
Why does Gus walk away from his car?
In Breaking Bad S04E12 End Times, at the end Gus walks towards his car at the hospital parking with his two bodyguards, with Walt watching from an adjacent rooftop. As Gus is approaching the car he ...
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votes
1answer
89 views
Why did Aaron Cross all of a sudden zone out?
In the movie The Bourne Legacy, Aaron Cross goes to the Philippines in an effort to infect himself with a virus that will make him permanently more intelligent.
His reasoning is that he wasn't the ...
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1answer
177 views
Daniel Craig's character in Layer Cake
In the movie Layer Cake, Daniel Craig stars as a drug dealer. His name is not mentioned throughout the movie. He was even credited as "XXXX", he also said near the end, that if you knew his name, you ...
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0answers
188 views
Liu Kang a Villain in Mortal Kombat Legacy II, is this accurate to the source material?
Machinama has finally released a trailer for Season 2 of Kevin Tancharoen's hit web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. It seems from the trailer that Shang Tsung recruits Kang to fight alongside the ...
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2answers
47 views
Who's Tom Bishop's support in China? Is it the same guy he worked with in 'Nam?
In Spy Game, when Tom Bishop was a sniper in Vietnam, he had a partner (his spotter) who, as far as I can tell, is named Tran, played by Benedict Wong:
Later, he does a "rogue" operation in China, ...
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2answers
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Why did Lisa Edelstein not return for the final season of House?
With the ending of House, a lot of cast members returned to their roles in order to give some sort of closure either to their story or even just as more character development to House.
However, the ...
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1answer
653 views
Who was the girl in Django unchained?
Who was the blue eyed women in the blue mask , seen twice in the movie; once when they rode into Candi land and the other when it is night and she is looking through a magnifying glass at a photo of a ...
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2answers
139 views
How could Carl run or jump when he is using apparatus for his walking?
In the movie Up, it is shown that 80-year-old Carl Fredericksen is using a zimmer frame to aid in his walking. However, later in the movie he runs and even jumps around - how is this possible when ...
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1answer
271 views
Who is the daughter of John Spartan in Demolition Man?
In Demolition Man is it revealed what happened to John Spartan's(Sylvester Stallone) daughter? I know his wife died while he is frozen. But what happened to his daughter? Is she Lenina Huxley(Sandra ...
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1answer
107 views
Sherlock: Who is John Talking About?
In Reichenbach fall: John tells Sherlock that everyone gets a tabloid nickname. Then he says "Subo (or Soobo), nasty nick". I assume he's referring to some other tabloid frequenter.
Who is Subo?
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1answer
190 views
At which university does Professor Moriarty teach?
In the movie Sherlock Holmes and Game of Shadows, it is never mentioned which university Professor Moriarty teaches at. Did I miss it? Does the story have any clue?
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Who is elder in Charlie and Alan?
In the TV series 'Two & a half men',Charlie and Alan are brothers, but there is no indication that who is elder. Even Wikipedia doesn't say anything about this.
I have watched only season 1.
So ...
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1answer
761 views
Why Alice is chosen as the main protagonist in Resident Evil?
Alice is the main protagonist in the Resident Evil film series and even the main attraction of the movie. What was the reason to choose a different protagonist from the video games? There are so many ...
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4answers
331 views
If Wolverine's skeleton is completely bonded with adamantium, why are his teeth still white?
In "X-Men Origins Wolverine", Logan undergoes an operation to have adamantium bonded to his skeleton.
Why doesn't the adamantium bond to his teeth?
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1answer
39 views
Did Prince Leopold pull out the sword in a single attempt?
Eisenheim(Norton) is invited by Crown Prince Leopold(Sewell) to perform for a private audience. Leopold has the intention of proving Eisenheim to be a charlatan with no real talent and during the show ...
