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What wise choice does Varys intend to make?
In Game of Thrones s08e04 we see Varys and Tyrion having a conversation about who would be the best heir for the Iron Throne where Varys seems to try to conspire against Daenerys. Here are the last phrases of their dialogue:
Varys: You know where…
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How did Captain America use this power?
Avengers: Endgame has given us a huge "sigh of relief" when Cap lifted Mjölnir.
But as we know from Thor: Ragnarok Mjölnir was just a way for Thor to channel his power of lightning. I repeat "THOR's" power, because he is the god of lightning.
So how…
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Do I need to watch Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel before watching Avengers: Endgame?
I am going to watch Avengers: Endgame soon but I have not seen Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel yet so I wanted to know if I can skip them and still have no issue to understand Avengers: Endgame or not?
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What is a "performance capture" animation movie?
The recent movie The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a performance capture animated movie. What is a "performance capture" movie and what is the need for this technology when the same effects could be visualized using normal…
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Did Kevin spill real chili?
In the Office season 5 episode 26 in the cold open Kevin makes a big pot of chili and spills it all on the office floor when bringing it in.
Is it real chili? I am wondering if there is any episode commentary confirming if they actually made a huge…
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Does Gamora's species have males?
Watching Avengers: Infinity War (2018), we see Gamora and her mother. There's also a bunch of people during a flashback on her home planet, who all look female--maybe there's a quick glimpse of some males, but I'm not sure. There seems to be very…
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Why does Brian never translate what Stewie says?
After watching a bit of Family Guy it becomes clear that none of the main characters can understand what Stewie says, except for Brian, but why does he never tell anybody what Stewie says/wants or just the fact that he can speak?
Obviously there…
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What are the towers on Tatooine?
In the Star Wars movies, in many locations on Tatooine we can see these towers, shown below. Tatooine was the home for Luke, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan & many more.
As per above pictures can any one explain what these towers are? Are they some…
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How did they survive Thanos' reality bending
In Avengers: Infinity War, in an attempt to find one of the Infinity Stones before Thanos gets it, the Guardians of the Galaxy go to Knowhere to try and take the Reality Stone before Thanos can get it.
Thanos, being one step ahead, already has the…
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What does 'How you doing?' by Joey mean?
The 'How you doing?' line of Joey in Friends is very famous. English is my third language. I seem it's general conversation dialogue. What's so special about it?
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Why did Albus Dumbledore's clothing change in the third movie?
In the first two movies of the Harry Potter series (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone & Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Albus Dumbledore looks like this:
However, from the third (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) to the sixth…
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Why was the film Annihilation pulled out of theaters?
Director Alex Garland’s second film, Annihilation—following Ex Machina—was released in North American theaters in February 2018 and it flopped.
In addition, Paramount sold the film’s international rights to Netflix, so the film won’t be available…
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Explanation of the events at the end of Fight Club?
At the end of Fight Club, the narrator disables a bomb that Tyler had set up in a van in the basement, and then he and Tyler get into a fight. The fight ends with the narrator being thrown down some stairs and Tyler stalking off somewhere. When…
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Does the Genie trick Aladdin with the third wish?
In Disney’s movie Aladdin (1992), Aladdin tricks the Genie into getting him and Abu out of the cave where they are trapped. After that, Genie explains that from then on, only valid wishes will be accepted and makes a big deal about it.
Aladdin then…
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Has the authenticity of the Raiders story conference transcript ever been determined?
Many years ago I stumbled across the Raiders Of The Lost Ark story conference transcript on a film review website. Supposedly this is a typed transcript of several audio-taped story conferences between George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Lawrence…
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