Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 130

Seeking to understand a story plot better, or to clear up confusion about certain aspects or plot points. Please also use the specific tag for the movie or TV series, if it exists.

21 votes
Accepted

Did Ra's al Ghul have a hand in the murder of Bruce's parents?

Actually, he mentioned that when they tried to take down Gotham before, the combination of their building Wayne tower and their deaths sparked the citizens of Gotham to come out of the depression that …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
9 votes
Accepted

Regarding the immortality of the gods in Immortals (2011)?

The only reasonable explanation I can think of is that the Gods portrayed here are more 'mortal' than what we are used to thinking of. The battle that was alluded to in the beginning of the movie sou …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
19 votes

Why aren't the characters floating two levels down?

Best explanation is the time mechanic. Because time and other physics means for so little that deep, it could be that they are just deep enough that they do not feel it. Briefly going over the scene …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
2 votes
Accepted

Was it the character's inner devil that came up in Devil?

It is a simple as the Old Woman is the devil. As far as who killed who: In a last, desperate plea for forgiveness, Tony, using a radio, confesses to a hit and run five years earlier: while drunke …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
12 votes
Accepted

Was Inspector Uhl actually crazy?

They are really what happened, they are presented in this manner to show that the inspector is putting the pieces together. It is a twist ending that Sophie's death was faked to frame Leopold.
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
11 votes
Accepted

Why would anybody pay the toll if an alternate road already exists?

It comes down to the alternate routes might take a much longer time to use. Whether it be traffic or just the distance you travel in order to get out of paying a few hours (dollars), it might be just …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
1 vote

What is the significance of "Tannis Root"?

It is never fully explained just hinted at throughout the course of the movie that it is a fictional something only devil-worshiper types, witches, and anything related to black magic use in their con …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
11 votes
Accepted

How did Eloise Hawking know which flight the losties had to catch?

According to the article about the flight on lostpedia She said that windows provide a route back, but they didn't stay open long, and the window through which they were supposed to enter closed i …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
15 votes
Accepted

Where did the chicken come from?

In a funny article I found, blogged about this mystery, it is revealed in one section that the Chicken is a few things. Officially, in an interview with Ed Helms, he mentions the director, Todd Phi …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
8 votes
Accepted

What's written on Cook's hand in the film Drive?

It says Fuck off because Cook doesn't trust The Kid and thinks The Kid just some overzealous/arrogant punk forcing his way into a world he doesn't understand. But as we learn, The Kid does understan …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
14 votes
Accepted

How come Ivan exists in the Machinist?

It is as simple as Ivan is Trevor's guilt, manifested into a human hallucination. He uses Ivan's supposed mysteriousness to start blaming his distractions and his recent obsession over who is out to …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
8 votes
Accepted

What is wrong with the bleach and the fish in the Machinist?

The bleach is for Trevor to clean his apartment with. Because he cannot sleep, I can only assume he turned his mind to something to keep him distracted; hence over-cleaning his apartment. He probabl …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
16 votes
Accepted

In Matrix Reloaded, what are the 'traffic control' people connected to?

It relates to the training areas of the first movie. If you recall, the ships are there in order to broadcast a 'hacker signal' into the Matrix in order to get their people inside it. This requires …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
4 votes
Accepted

How is it possible for Alexander to become a chancellor of the Vampire authority?

As the wiki states, Alexander was aged 9 years old when he was turned. Just like all vampires, they do not age beyond what age they were when turned. For all we know he could be beyond age of all va …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k
4 votes
1 answer
1k views

What really happened to Korra?

In the finale to this season of Legend of Korra we see Korra finally battle Amon head-to head. However, the turn out is unfavorable as Korra loses her bending skills, but somehow retains and activate …
Tablemaker's user avatar
  • 34.9k

1
2 3 4 5 6
15 30 50 per page