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Does Bran Stark know the truth about Littlefinger?
In Game of Thrones S07E04, Bran was talking with Litllefinger and it appeared that He knows the truth behind him.
The first question is does Bran know who really Littlefinger is?
The second question is while the two were talking Littlefinger…
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Were the cave drawings in the mine at Dragonstone authentic?
In Season 7 Episode 4 titled The Spoils of War,
Jon Snow shows Daenerys cave drawings made inside the mine at Dragonstone:
Jon shows Daenerys the mine of Dragonglass. Venturing further into the
caves, he shows her carvings made on the cave wall…
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Was Ra's al Ghul nearly immortal in the Dark Knight trilogy?
The character of Ra's al Ghul is considered "nearly immortal" in the DC universe. He is nearly immortal because he can cheat death due to the powers of the Lazarus pit. This allows Ra's al Ghul to possess longevity, rejuvenation and youth…
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Looking for clarification of jury rulings at the end of A Few Good Men
Similar to this post, why are the Marines found not guilty of murder at the end of A Few Good Men? With the precedent of the Nuremberg trials, the defense of "I was just following orders" doesn't seem legally valid.
To me, it seems that if the jury…
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Do Wonder Woman's bracelets have special powers?
We see in some parts of the movie that
Wonder Woman's bracelets can be criss-crossed to emit an energy explosion. They can block most attacks, and even absorb and re-use lightning.
Are the bracelets magical artifacts, or is this just one of…
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What was the purpose of asking to store diamonds for only 24 hours in Benedict's vault?
In Ocean's 11, an accomplice of the robbery requests to store "diamonds" inside Mr. Benedict's vault. But for some reason he only asks to store them for 24 hours.
What could possibly have been the point in doing that? Couldn't he at least ask to…
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A "groundhog day" world of animated series. Does this trope have a name?
There are quite a lot of series (usually animations, because doing it for something live-action would be rather hard, I presume) with one common trope: the timeline never progresses forward.
"The Simpsons" has aired for 28 seasons (almost 30…
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Is there a specific name for a character that is a sacrificial "example"?
I was wondering if there is a title/role in movies, specifically horror or Sci-fi movies, for characters that are cast specifically to die as a way of being an example. This could be as a way to show the cast/party that things have turned horribly…
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How is blood coming from the mouth filmed?
This is not like the other questions such as "how are gunshot and head gashes filmed". How are these scenes filmed where someone is talking and some action is going on such as in zombieland and the people (zombies) start spewing blood. They also…
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Why do broadcasters have a mid-season break in TV season?
There seems to be a three way split in the broadcasting industry between
Streaming providers who provide instant access to all episodes of a series
Broadcasters who maintain a constant schedule of TV episodes until completion of the…
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How did Adebisi make his hat hang on his head?
In the TV show Oz, Simon Adebisi is very often shown with a hat hanging on the top of his head. It looks like it will almost fall.
I remember it being discussed sometimes in the show, but can't recall exactly what they said about it.
Is this…
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Is it really possible to cause military-grade explosives to explode with a gun shot?
At the end of Suicide Squad:
Harley Quinn cuts out Enchantress' heart. Rick Flag asks Killer Croc to throw a military-grade explosive into Enchantress' weapon and Deadshot shoots it, forcing it to explode.
According to IMDB Goof's, it…
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Why is Titanic's Astor asking if Jack is from the Boston Dawsons?
Titanic is on the box, Film 4, and I've always wondered (albeit this is the first time I have followed through with a Google) why such an exchange of dialogue happens between them.
Rose introduces Jack:
J.J, Madeleine, this is Jack Dawson
Astor:…
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Is there a name for this storytelling technique?
In the Studio Ghibli film The Cat Returns, I saw a very noticeable example of a storytelling technique that I've seen in other Studio Ghibli productions.
When in the Cat palace, the King of Cats has some entertainers defenestrated for their…
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Why aren't the songs from a TV show credited in the end credits?
Movies (feature films, if you prefer) always list the songs they feature at the end of the credits.
Here's an example from Star Trek Into Darkness:
But TV shows seem to answer to different rules. I noticed this when I was getting into Breaking Bad,…
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