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Why leaders are leaving in the middle of Pu-Yi's speech?
It's to highlight that they know Pu Yi is a mere puppet "emperor" of "Manchukuo" (which in turn is a mere Japanese colony). They treat and disrespect him as the puppet that he is.
Lines by Pu Yi befor …
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Why didn't Matt just tell Joyce that he had told Lyle that the painting was for their annive...
In Escape at Dannemora, E03, Lyle discovers the painting of the dogs and goes to confront Richard Matt.
Matt then lies to Lyle that the painting was for Joyce to give to Lyle as their anniversary pres …
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What year is I Am Not Okay with This (2020) set in? Or is it set in some sort of alternate u...
Almost everything looks old and like it's from the 1980s: classrooms, houses, everyone's rooms, cars.
But here and there we catch things (groceries like potato chips and beer) and pieces of technology …
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Why isn't Mila shot and why is she and Felicia allowed to go back to the ghetto?
In We Were the Lucky Ones E04 & E05, after digging their own graves, the Jews are told to take off their clothes.
Some of the Jewish men then run charging towards the German soldiers, but all are shot …
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How does Cornelia get to sit in front of Black-Eyed Mog with a gun?
In The English, Black-Eyed Mog is portrayed as a widely feared character who has murdered scores and has plenty of enemies. For Mog to have lived this long, she must obviously have consistently taken …
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What hand signs does Major show Liv?
In S02E18, Liv visits Major in jail.
They discuss their options:
Major: You have to make a choice, Liv, 'cause we're going to lose me one way or the other, and we both know one way is a lot worse.
M …
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Why would Lance work here if he didn't need the money?
Lance is secretive about the lottery win
When he tells Kate about his lottery winnings, he also states:
Never told anyone that before.
Quitting his job would draw attention to his finances.
Lance is …
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How did Joy escape?
it seems that Bob was in her flashback.
No he wasn't. Bob had already been arrested and killed himself by the time Joy escaped.
So did he help her escape?
No he didn't.
Instead, Joy and Anna someh …
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What is Amantha's consistently wearing a Casio F-91W meant to say about her?
In Rectify, Amantha consistently wears a Casio F-91W (or close variant).
In doing this, what did the show's writers/producers/etc. mean to show about her character?
If I were to guess the stereotypes …
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How does Javi manage to execute Darlene and leave unscathed?
In S01 and S02, the Snells' place (a very large compound) is depicted as a fortress heavily guarded by an army.
But starting in S03, it seems anyone (e.g. Ruth) can just waltz right up to their main h …
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Why did Dot execute an "urgent exit" at this point in time?
Near the end of S03E06, Dot requests an "urgent exit". Why?
He was nowhere near to being arrested. Fleming and Hastings had previously presented a whole bunch of circumstantial evidence suggesting he …
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How does Niska kill Hester?
Near the end of Humans S02, after the code is uploaded, Hester and Mia are rebooted/reset and come back to life.
Hester tries to attack Niska, but Niska then kills Hester seemingly by simply placing h …
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How does "serving the custodial term of a sentence" work (UK)?
Near the end of S03E03 (Line of Duty):
Judge: I impose a sentence of 38 months’ imprisonment. Since you have already served the custodial term of that sentence, your immediate release on licence will …
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How does moving/running away every spring help? Aren't there butterflies everywhere?
In 사이코지만 괜찮아 (2020 It's Okay to Not Be Okay/Psycho But It's Okay), Sang Tae had a traumatic experience involving butterflies and so fears them.
As a result(?), the brothers have to move every spring w …
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Why couldn't Kimble have conducted his investigation before and during the trial?
In The Fugitive (1993), while on the run, Kimble manages to conduct an investigation that ultimately unearths his wife's killer.
Why couldn't he have conducted this investigation before and during the …