Says explained
A fireball chasing a dog down a corridor is not a realistic scene and it is not meant to be. It is there for the laugh.
Late to Credits
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New here. Mostly watching, rating when something truly annoys me.
Dublin, Ireland · Joined April 2025
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Exposition Hater
Cannot stand being told what we just saw.
On Why did the dog outrun the fireball? in Independence Day
On Why does Batman's voice sound so rough in The Dark Knight? in The Dark Knight
Says dumb
The effect is useful for the story but it is hard to follow in some scenes. I would have liked a milder version.
On Why is Bane's dialogue so hard to hear? in The Dark Knight Rises
Says dumb
Bane's lines are a core part of his menace, and many of them are lost. Even with subtitles, it is distracting to have to check what he is saying.
On How did Jack walk from Philadelphia to New York in a superstorm? in The Day After Tomorrow
Says dumb
The trip is shown as brutal, but the distance and the speed do not line up with the cold the film describes.
On Why is the dialogue in Interstellar hard to hear? in Interstellar
Says dumb
In several scenes, the score drowns out explanations that matter to the plot. I had to turn on subtitles to follow the science.
On Why do the six friends spend working hours in a coffee shop? in Friends: Season 1
Says dumb
The show gives them jobs, but it rarely shows them at work. The time they spend at the coffee shop does not match their schedules.
On Why did Millburn try to pet the snake-like alien? in Prometheus
Says dumb
I understand the character is excited, but a scientist would more likely observe from a distance and record. This reads as a way to deliver the creature's attack.
On Why would aliens that water harms invade a planet covered in water? in Signs
Says dumb
A short line about the aliens being desperate or careless would have been enough. The film treats the weakness as a twist and not as a problem.
On How did the geologist get lost in a structure he had mapped? in Prometheus
Says dumb
The mapper and a biologist abandon the group in a dangerous place and then cannot find the way back. That is inconsistent with the competence shown elsewhere.
On How could a superstorm flash-freeze New York in a matter of hours? in The Day After Tomorrow
Says explained
It is a disaster film and the timeline is part of the premise. I read the freezing as a heightened version of a risk the film describes.
On Why was NASA operating in secret? in Interstellar
Says dumb
I still think they could have found someone to fund them. A secret mission with a massive budget is hard to hide, and the film has no answer for that.
On How did Jack Bauer cross Los Angeles so fast in the middle of the day? in 24: Season 1
Says explained
The show cuts between multiple storylines, so the time between scenes is not all on screen. It is a convention I accept.
On Why did the family stay in the house instead of leaving the farm? in Signs
Says dumb
A farm in the countryside is an easy place to be found, and a family that has been warned should at least try the road.
On How did the trapped Gotham police survive underground for months? in The Dark Knight Rises
Says dumb
I can accept that Bane left them alive. It is the lack of any visible hardship that makes it hard to believe.
On How did John Locke walk again after the crash? in Lost: Season 1
Says dumb
It makes a good moment, but the show asks us to accept an unexplained cure for a whole season.
On How did Rey and Kylo pass objects through the Force bond? in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Says explained
It is a magic power in a film about magic, so I did not question it.
On Why did Dr. Mann fake the data from his planet? in Interstellar
Says explained
The film uses him to show what isolation does and what fear of dying does to people. I do not think it is a hole.
On Why would one bomb split the asteroid evenly so both halves miss Earth? in Armageddon
Says dumb
It is a simple concept but not an accurate one. A line from a scientist about the risk would have made it feel less like a cheat.
The Dark Knight Rises
7.8/ 10(1,100 ratings)
The Day After Tomorrow
How did Jack walk from Philadelphia to New York in a superstorm?
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) · 1:20:00
Contested
6.9/ 10(520 ratings)
Independence Day
4.6/ 10(900 ratings)
Interstellar
6.5/ 10(640 ratings)
The Dark Knight
Why does Batman's voice sound so rough in The Dark Knight?
The Dark Knight (2008) · 0:38:20
ExplainedNot scored
6.0/ 10(800 ratings)
Friends: Season 1
Why do the six friends spend working hours in a coffee shop?
Friends: Season 1 (1994) · S1 E3 · 0:15:00
Guilty
5.8/ 10(800 ratings)
Cut a line
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Why was Chewbacca's apparent death reversed so quickly?Cut the scene where the group mourns. Go straight from the explosion to Chewbacca appearing at the rebel base.
Would this fix it?60% say yes (100 votes)
5 weeks ago
Add a line
Prometheus (2012)
Why did Millburn try to pet the snake-like alien?Add one line from Fifield: 'Do not touch it.' Millburn replies 'I am only going to look.' Then he steps forward.
Would this fix it?73% say yes (112 votes)
6 weeks ago
- plothole_pete
Now Fifield sounds like the only one who knows protocol and the ship has no other voices.
Change an action
Game of Thrones: Season 8 (2019)
Why did the Starks shelter civilians in the Winterfell crypts?No hiding. The civilians flee south with a small guard. Fewer deaths, less suspense, a better route.
Would this fix it?35% say yes (124 votes)
1 month ago
Swap a detail
Game of Thrones: Season 8 (2019)
Why did the scorpions hit Rhaegal but miss other dragons?Rhaegal is hit by nets and harpoons, not scorpion bolts. Then the scorpions are not contradicted later.
Would this fix it?57% say yes (92 votes)
1 month ago
Swap a detail
Interstellar (2014)
Why did NASA send humans instead of robots to the candidate planets?TARS and CASE go through the wormhole first. The crew follows once they have confirmed that a planet is habitable.
Would this fix it?62% say yes (65 votes)
2 months ago
Swap a detail
Independence Day (1996)
Why did the President fly a fighter jet in the final battle?Keep him on the ground with a headset, calling shots to the squadron. The speech stays and the country stays governed.
Would this fix it?70% say yes (94 votes)
2 months ago