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Why does the demon murder those victims?
In The Exorcist III, as the plot unravels, it is clear that the demon possessing Regan McNeil made the spirit of Gemini Killer to possess elderly folks from the hospital to commit those murders.
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Why do they have to fake the protagonist's death?
The last episode of Healer left me confused.
They have the evidence of the bad guys doing bad things with bioweapons.
They caught them red-handed trying to kill the whistleblower.
The police are ...
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Does Section 31 no longer exist in the 32nd century?
I am currently watching the latest and final season of Star Trek: Discovery. The premier season 5 episode is titled and introduces 'The Red Directive' into canon, which seems to indicate that certain ...
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Why did they redraw the lines of the ward?
Tom Mulligan asks his son and politican Jack if opponent Jamal conceded, expressing concern about
losing to him. Jack reassures Tom, hinting that compromise could have avoided the situation,
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Why does Tony flip out over this?
At the start of the episode Unidentified Black Males Tony is eating at a restaurant with Meadow and her boyfriend Finn; when Tony asks for the check the waitress tells him Finn has already paid for ...
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Why didn't Gus kill Walt in the desert in "Crawl Space"
Just killed Walt and force Jesse to cook by threatening Andrea / Brook, or someone else?
Many people bring up the line "I don’t believe fear to be an effective motivator" but isn't this the ...
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Do the symbols used in the TV series Evil, actually exist?
In Robert & Michelle King's latest TV series, Evil, a priest in training, a forensic psychologist/mother of four, and skeptic techie-carpenter/contractor investigate for the Vatican: the potential ...
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Why did The Cartel try to steal Gus's chemical supply?
I'm only on season 4, episode 6 but they've done it three times now, once in the warehouse in S3E13 Full-Measure, one in S4E4 Bullet Points and now again. What do they gain by sabotaging Gus's ...
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Was the bird machine in The Prestige real?
In The Prestige (2006) we see a bird trick in which the cage collapses, killing the bird.
Later in the movie, John Cutter gives Angier a suit with a spring loaded mechanism that collapses the cage ...
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What language does Karum speak?
What language or dialect does Karum speak in Space Sweepers? It seems to be mostly English, but with something else mixed in.
IMDb lists the languages in the film as Russian French Spanish Korean ...
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Did Game of Thrones end the way that George R.R. Martin intended?
The final Game of Thrones books haven't been published (or even written) yet. But George R.R. Martin has consulted on the show since the beginning.
Did he ensure that the show ended the same way that ...
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Vault 32 residents and Bert
In Season One: Episode 1 of Amazon's Fallout (2024), protagonist Lucy is preparing to marry a 'breeder' from Vault 32. Her best friend Steph Harper is, according to Amazon (Explore: Vault Dwellers: ...
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Besides Nagakado, what is the situation of Toranaga's children in "Shōgun"?
In the 2024 miniseries Shōgun, only one of Lord Yoshii Toranaga's children makes an appearance: his son, Nagakado. Toranaga has another son, who has not yet made an appearance in the show. We see ...
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Why is Howard Hamlin so interested in hiring Jimmy even after knowing all of what Chuck proved about him?
Why is Howard so interested hiring Jimmy in spite of all he knew about him in regards to Chuck’s apparently proven accusations of felony misconduct?
Why would Hamlin simply forget all that in light of ...
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Where did all the vehicles come from when McQueen exits the trailer?
Immediately after McQueen rolled out of the trailer, there were a lot of cars on the road, and this despite the fact that a few seconds ago the road was empty, there was no one on it except Mack and ...
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How come the ground shook for days after the bombing raids?
In The Nun father Anthony Burke encounters a damaged castle and asks Frenchie:
Father Anthony Burke: A result of the war?
Frenchie: Bombing raids, yes. I've heard stories of how the ground
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What is "hemlock" in Top Gun (1986)?
Here's a little bit of context from the movie:
Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood: Excuse me. May I?
Pete “Maverick” Mitchell: Please.
Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood: Um… Uh… I’ll... I’ll have what he’s
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Why did Oppenheimer toss his glasses onto the corner of the wall?
In a chemistry lab, Oppenheimer is advised by Niels Bohr to go to Germany to
learn from Max Born. The scene then changes into a montage style with a series
of scenes set to classical music playing in ...
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What makes cinema look like cinema and not just mere a video? [closed]
what makes it look so different, so visually pleasing, eg : Better call saul.
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Why did the Mondoshawan carry the statue placed in the center of the stones into their ship?
In The Fifth Element, why did the Mondoshawan carry the statue placed in the center of the stones into their ship?
Was it the fifth element? Are there several "fifth elements"?
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Is this Star Trek: Picard Romulan character meant to be a reference to Lord of the Rings?
Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard introduced new Romulan characters, including one rather benevolent hero named Elnor. Elnor was a survivor of a supernova event that destroyed Romulus (see: Star Trek 2009 ...
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Why does Marty put a golf ball in his glove?
In True Detective S01E07 41:07 you can see Marty Hart put a golf ball in his golfing glove as he talks to sheriff Geraci. At this point Geraci is a suspect. So is this purely a self-defense technique ...
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How is Itomori's demise related to its lake's creation?
During the course of Your Name. (orig.: Kimi no na wa.) we learn that in Mitsuha's time her home town Itomori is about to be hit by a splintering comet. When Taki in Mitsuha's body is going to save ...
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Significance of psychedelic drug use in Bacurau
In the Brazilian movie Bacurau, inhabitants of the fictional town are shown to be taking some kind of drug, that is later referred to as "a powerful psychotropic drug" by one of the protagonists.
The ...
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In Breaking Bad , What did Juan Bolsa ever do for the Cartel? [closed]
If there is more info in Better Call Saul then please tell me, I don't mind spoilers.
I just watched this video about Gus's plan and couldn't understand the Bolsa part.
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Who exactly is "her" here?
A blind, retired High Table assassin Caine declared that he was retired, finished, and done. High Table member Marquis disagreed.
Caine insisted that he was of no use to Marquis or The Table. Marquis ...
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Why did Oppenheimer say "Wormhole" in this scene?
In the chemistry lab,Patrick Blackett and Niels Bohr are standing across a table from each other, while Bohr is advising Oppenheimer:
Bohr: Get to Germany, study under Max Born. Learn the ways of ...
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Where's this Hong Kong restaurant in season 1, episode 6, of "Expats"?
Where's this Hong Kong restaurant in season 1, episode 6, of Expats (2024)?
Here are screenshots from this YouTube video:
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More pics at:
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Why didn't Tyrion confront Littlefinger for telling Catelyn that the knife belongs to him?
In season 1 of Game of Thrones, Littlefinger tells Catelyn and Ned that the knife used for trying to murder Bran belongs to Tyrion ("the Imp"). He told them that he lost it to him in a wager....
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Colonia: Connection between Lena and the captain [closed]
I recently watched Colonia with Emma Watson as Lena. I was wondering if I am missing something? Is there a sort of deeper connection Lena and the captain of Lufthansa are having. He is at least ...
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Why didn't McQueen, having a great opportunity, escape from the town when Sally invited him for a walk?
McQueen looks towards the exit, contemplating the situation. The wheel clamp is removed. Bessie is not attached. A full tank of gas thanks to Sally. And now McQueen is free. There's nothing stopping ...
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Why is there more than one crown for the rulers of the Seven Kingdoms?
In House of the Dragon, the crown Aegon II wears during his coronation ceremony is not the one his father wears.
Is there an explanation for this?
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Where can you watch the 2003 documentary "Joined for Life"? [closed]
I've been wanting to watch the original Joined For Life documentary released in 2003, but all of my search results give me the 2008 one by the same name. Is there anywhere I can watch the first one?
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What happened to Kochanski between season 8 and 10 of Red Dwarf?
What happened to Kochanski between season 8 and 10 of Red Dwarf?
At the end of season 8, Rimmer had gone back to the "real" universe and the other 4 had gone to the mirror universe. After that, what ...
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Why did Harbinger say this quote?
John Wick and Caine fought their way to Rue Foyatier. John Wick removed his
ballistic protective coat and Caine also removed his coat. They were getting
ready for the duel when Harbinger offered them ...
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Why is there this fake window in the opening of 'Bottom'?
In the opening of Bottom, Richie and Eddie are looking out of what appears to be a fake window in a building site (see picture). I have always wondered why this is and what it is supposed to mean.
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What does "fall" refer to in the movie title "Legends of the Fall"
What is the meaning of the word "Fall" in the movie title Legends of the Fall (1994)? Does it mean "autumn" or does it mean "downfall"?
I am native German speaker and I ...
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Why are the Simpsons yellow?
I understand that all cartoons are generally a stylised drawing however many western style cartoons follow similar patterns.
Why then are the Simpsons dawn in yellow? Why not pink like most other ...
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Why are criminals not worried about the hostages seeing their faces?
In the Spanish series La Casa de Papel dubbed internationally as Money Heist the robbers decide to set 11 hostages free. The robbers rarely wear masks in front of the hostages. They always wear them ...
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Why does Chaucer say he will write about blacksmiths?
A fictionalized version of the English writer Geoffrey Chaucer appears in the 2001 film "A Knight's Tale". The very title of the movie is a Chaucerian reference as well (a story with the ...
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Why didn't the great stone dragon wake in Mulan?
In the original Mulan movie, Mushu is sent to wake the great stone dragon to go bring Mulan back. The dragon doesn't wake up, and Mushu eventually ends up destroying the statue in his attempts to ...
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Why is this expletive used in "300: Rise of an Empire", considering the movie's historical setting predates the term's documented emergence? [closed]
According to the Wikipedia article on the etymology of the word "fuck":
it is usually considered to be first attested to around 1475
With this in mind, why is that word used in 300: Rise ...
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Was Jeanne Dielman pregnant?
The movie "Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles" directed by Chantal Akerman in the year 1975 deals with a widowed housewife who does her daily duties over a span of three ...
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Were Sarah, Phil and Vic's deaths coincidental, or where they specifically targeted because of their proximity to the main characters?
In the science fiction series Glitch, the characters Sarah, Phil and Vic all die in quick succession in ways that are apparently unrelated to each other, and unrelated to the main story arch (...
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What was the nature of the dead universe in the Netflix Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy?
In the Netflix trilogy Transformers: War for Cybertron, the cast accidentally travel to a location referred to as "The Dead Universe". A lifeless region that has unusual - and often harmful -...
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What does this list of bounties mean?
Tracker and his dog approached the receptionist’s desk and offered a gold coin
for a room. The receptionist informed him that no dogs were allowed. However,
he managed to persuade her and she relented,...
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Why didn't the Cousins attack Hank at the same time?
In Breaking Bad, cousins were experienced hitmen and had been planning this attack for some time. It seems extremely sloppy that they didn't coordinate before the attack. I know it had to happen this ...
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Who was John Lark in Mission: Impossible - Fallout?
I don't understand who John Lark was in this. Was he the CIA Agent August Walker?
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Why did the cousins decide to attack Hank
Why did the cousins decide to attack Hank ?
Yes , I know Hank killed Tuco but don't they know that attacking him will cause the Mexican government to go after the cartel ? Or do they know that fact ...
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Is the berating of a witness in "Judgment at Nuremberg" allowed in courts?
In the Judgment at Nuremberg scene, where the German defense lawyer berates Judy Garland's character after she has already answered the question, do judges normally allow this in courts?
The outcome ...