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Why didn't Bane reveal to the public that Bruce Wayne is Batman?
In The Dark Knight Rises, Bane publicly reveals the cover-up of Dent's death and disclosed all the crimes were made by Harvey Dent. Further, he reveals the role of Commissioner Gordon to cover-up Dent's crime by his letter, at that moment why…
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What happened to Bruce Wayne/Batman's knee?
Early in The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce is seen limping with a cane. Some characters allude to an injury sustained from a fight, but we never see this in The Dark Knight. At the conclusion of that film, we see Batman surviving his run-in with Harvey…
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What is the meaning of the "fly scene" in Breaking Bad?
One of the Breaking Bad episodes involves a scene with a fly. Walter is obsessed by a fly in the lab and tries to kill it in order to keep the room clean.
I was told there's a special meaning but I have no clue about it...
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What was the motivation behind the Engineers actions in Prometheus?
After watching Prometheus I don't have a clear idea of why the Engineers created the human beings. Because, if they created humans so that they can test their bio-weapons on us, then it makes sense, but it's ambiguous. Why did the Engineers want to…
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What was really behind the mysterious number sequence in Lost?
4 8 15 16 23 42 - every Lost fan knows this sequence.
But even after watching the ending, I am still not sure what the numbers really mean and how it's all connected.
If I recall correctly, in the last season it turns out that Jacob numbered the…
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How does Jesse connect the dots in S05E11?
I'm struggling to understand the ending of Breaking Bad S05E11.
At the end of the episode Jesse realizes that Huell stole the cigarettes and confronts Saul about it.
At one point, Jesse flat out says:
The ricin cigarette! You had him steal off of…
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What is "historical smoking"?
I recently re-watched The Imitation Game and I noticed during the startup on Netflix the rating includes "historical smoking":
For those who'd like a copypasta version:
Rated PG-13
some sexual references, mature thematic material, and historical…
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Why do TV comedy programs have laugh tracks?
In the early days of TV people used to go to theaters and enjoy vaudeville where there was a live audience. TV programs in the early days were mostly recorded in front of a live audience so the reactions and laughter were genuine.
Then at some point…
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Was Tim's reaction to the electric fence realistic?
In Jurassic Park when Tim, Dr. Grant and Lex are climbing the fence and Tim gets shocked, he immediately goes flying off the fence.
How realistic was this behavior?
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Why did Jon Snow do this immoral act if he is so honorable?
Jon Snow from Game of Thrones is a man of honor. When he killed the dragon queen in S08E06, he didn't even escape but told the truth. But then why did he kill her with a back stab? Not literally, but he kissed her and she didn't know that he has a…
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Who's this lady in the war room?
In S08E02, while the war room scene, I noticed a lady being present, standing between Theon and Brienne. Her face seems familiar, but can't see to recall who she is.
Apparently she is important enough to have a place in the war room.
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Significance of Cersei's obsession with elephants?
In Game of Thrones S08E01, Cersei was so disappointed for not getting elephants and it's being part of so many memes and jokes now.
But why do elephants matter? Her competition/rivalry is with Daenerys/Starks etc. And they have dragons. So what…
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Why does Homer handle a rod of uranium in the opening?
In The Simpsons opening Homer handles a rod of uranium, that he gets rid of while commuting to home afterward. However, as he works as a safety inspector, it doesn't seem to be part of his work responsibility to deal with uranium directly. Is there…
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How did Jack get to the island, and how did he become so important so quickly?
In the 2nd Pirates of the Carribean movie, Dead Man's Chest (2006), Jack Sparrow is visited by Bootstrap Bill aboard the Black Pearl. The next time we see Jack, he's on an island and clearly important as he's siting in a throne-like chair wearing…
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K-PAX ending explanation
In K-PAX, there are two possible explanations:
Prot is crazy.
He is truly an alien.
There are facts that indicate 1, but also 2.
Examples:
He seems to respond to hypnosis, has a sort of phobia of water, looks just like his friend and doesn't…
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