I am Ryan and this is Reverse Psychology Presents Die Hard.
Original introduction wording
- I am Ryan Sansone and this is Reverse Psychology Presents Die Hard.
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RyanCurtisVitaliyGuest appearance: Vitaliy
NO COMMON DENOMINATOR
Movie verdicts.
Overall recommendation: thumbs up. “Go ahead and check it out.”
Original rating systems, exactly as represented in the archive. These scales are not interchangeable.
By way of introduction.
Joining me, as always, from the Upside Down, the man who would have missed the whole event because he decided to hit the bathroom right as the plane was boarding, it's Curtis! Is that you, Ryan?
Original introduction wording
- Joining me, as always, from the Upside Down, the man who would have missed the whole event because he decided to hit the bathroom right as the plane was boarding, it's Curtis Sheck! Is that you, Ryan?
And my co-host, a man who would never run down a runway, it's Vitaliy! Hey, yo! Hell no, I would not do that.
Original introduction wording
- And my co-host, a man who would never run down a runway, it's Vitaly Steart! Hey, yo! Hell no, I would not do that.
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Hello and welcome! Tonight we wrap up Die Hard 2. As John McClane attempts to land 13 planes, we will attempt to land our thoughts on this movie. Will it have us rethink the franchise as a whole, or is it the sequel this series deserves? I am Ryan Sansone and this is Reverse Psychology Presents Die Hard. Joining me, as always, from the Upside Down, the man who would have missed the whole event because he decided to hit the bathroom right as the plane was boarding, it's Curtis Sheck! Is that you, Ryan? It's his eye, Curt. I'm in the Upside Down. Is that how they talk in the Upside Down? Sorry, due to Dracula again. It's always really confusing. Do you think it's like a vampire thing, so you turn into a bat and hang upside down? Are you saying Stranger Things isn't about vampires? It's not? Well, it might be. We'll see. The fifth season will come out eventually. I mean, all the monsters in that show are really sexy, so I just assumed. Okay, we can't get into that rabbit hole. That's fine. Save it for after the pod. And my co-host, a man who would never run down a runway, it's Vitaly Steart! Hey, yo! Hell no, I would not do that.
ONE SCENE AT A TIME
Scene & activity judgments.
These judgments concern the named scene or activity.
Conversation excerpt
Scene judgments · Plane-wing fight and exploding plane
we are going to give our rating for a single; scene of the back half of this movie.
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 59:31
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Prompt
Question / challenge
What scene are we butting into?
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: VitaliySource excerpt ↗ 59:32
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John fights the Major Grant on the plane wing.; He pushes the Major into the jet engine.; He then fights Stewie.; And as that fight concludes, he manages to open up the fuel latch.; He lights the fuel.; And boom goes the plane.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 59:49
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RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Scene judgment
8.1
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- Scene judgment: Plane-wing fight and exploding plane.
- Commentary: I think this is a great piece of cinema here. It's exciting. It's fun. It's interesting.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Scene judgment
9-1
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- Scene judgment: Plane-wing fight and exploding plane.
- Commentary: Yeah, it doesn't make, there's some issues with it making sense, but there's a lot of char, a lot of boom.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Scene judgment
7-8
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- Scene judgment: Plane-wing fight and exploding plane.
- Commentary: Not the best, but good. I liked how there was a lot of char, crisp, when the plane blew up. I'm going to give it a 7-8, and that's my review.
Source details
- Answer qualification: I think it's comparing to the world, not to the best series.
Someone brought rules.
The games, the premises, and what everyone brought to the table.
Game / activity
20 Questions: interrogating Curtis ↗
How this one works
How it works
- Curtis has committed some heinous act.
- we only have 20 questions to make this determination
- before we must let you go.
- A fictional interrogation guessing game.
Prompt
- Vin and I will ruthlessly interrogate you to determine what you did and why you did it.
RESULT STATUS
The recorded result is unresolved.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:13:38
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- Answer qualification: Because it's brutalist architecture.; But that was the one that I was near.; I just want to be rid of the ones that have been built.; I didn't intend for that to happen.; I did do it at like, you know, 9 a.m.
Follow the round structure (1)
So we're trying to figure out what the crime he did actually was, right?; Yes, and why he did it.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:08
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
Question / challenge
Uh, was this a felony?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I don't actually know what defines a felony, but I'm gonna say yes.
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- Answer qualification: It's a felony.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:17
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Did this involve Turkey?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Uh, no.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:22
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was there a man or a woman killed in this treason?
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:27
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Is that many, like many men or many people?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Many people.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:41
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was this done in the U.S.?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
You bet your ass.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:44
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was there a plane involved?; Or planes?
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- Answer qualification: I just didn't hear the word plane.; No good hint there.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
No.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:58
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was an explosive used?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
A biggun.
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- Answer qualification: Again, just yes would be fine.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:07:15
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was the government involved in any way?
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- Answer qualification: Like any government buildings or any government...
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I mean to say the many that were killed.; Government.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 1:07:38
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Action
I'll just say warmer.
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- Answer qualification: I know that wasn't a question.; It doesn't count.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:07:43
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Did this happen in D.C.?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
You bet your goddamn ass.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:07:51
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Does this involve the White House?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Yeah
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:08:17
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Did you target the government people on purpose?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Actually, the people, I did not target the people on purpose.; They were just in my way.
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- Classification response: False
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:08:27
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was the Capitol building involved?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Nah.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 1:08:39
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Action
Now, they have nothing to do with this.
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- Response context: And then you have the senators and the House of Reps.
- Answer qualification: Well, that wasn't a question.; That's a good hint, though.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:09:00
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Oh, Curtis, you didn't think I meant the country, did you?; I meant the meat.
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- Answer qualification: No, I meant the already packaged meat.; I'm using that as my question.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I am not a genie.; I'm not trying to trick you with my answers.; There was no turkey harmed.
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- Answer qualification: Anyway, Turkey wasn't involved in either the animal nor the country nor the food product.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:09:35
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Was this an online crime?
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- Answer qualification: You can blow it up via hacking.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
No, no, I'm not part of that hacker shit.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 1:10:01
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Action
Well, I will say it's the likes of you's interviewing me who are, you know, you're some of the survivors,; really.; What agency would you be interviewing me?
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:10:10
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
Question / challenge
Did you take out the FBI?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I blew up the FBI building, the J. Edgar Hoover building in D.C.
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- Adjudication: You're gosh darn right.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:10:25
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Is that the headquarters?
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- Answer qualification: I'm going to use this as one of my questions.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
It sure is.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:10:36
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Prompt
Question / challenge
You hate J. Edgar Hoover?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
He was not the specific issue that I had.
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- Answer qualification: No, he's fine.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:10:48
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Hey, is this going to be super political?
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- Answer qualification: No, I will treat that as a question.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
There's nothing political about this.
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- Answer qualification: That building knows what it did, and it had it coming.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:10:57
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Were you on a wanted list?; Is that why you did that?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
No.
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- Answer qualification: I mean, now I am, I think, but...
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:11:26
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Do you just hate that there's like an overhang?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Warmer.
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- Answer qualification: It has nothing to do with the overhang itself, but your line of questioning is effective,
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:11:41
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Do you hate what the location of the building is?; Is it too hard to get to?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
It's not about the location, no.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:11:54
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- Response context: We've established it's FBI HQ.; You hated something about the building, but not the overhang.; Something with the building, we believe.
- Answer qualification: It wasn't the White House.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:13:02
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Prompt
Question / challenge
You ask one more question, then both of you get to make a guess.
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- Answer qualification: We'll both make an accusation.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:13:09
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Is it because of how ugly the building is?
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- Answer qualification: That was 20.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I have a Fifth Amendment right.; Not to answer questions that will incriminate myself.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Recorded conversation
You blew up a bunch of people in the FBI because you think the building's ugly.
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- Adjudication: Yeah.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:13:36
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Action
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- Adjudication verdict: Yeah.
- Correct answer: I'm just not a fan of brutalist architecture.
Round context
- Adjudication: Yeah.
View source wording — how it was explained on the show
- Activity premise: Curtis has committed some heinous act.
- Correct answer: I blew up the FBI building, the J. Edgar Hoover building in D.C.; I'm just not a fan of brutalist architecture.
- Final adjudication: Yeah.
Comic bits and episode moments.
Conversation excerpt
Prompt ↗
What does make for a great airport experience?
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
For me, I would say, like, an easy, like, luggage drop-off type thing.; Next is little to no line at TSA.; Okay, easy transportation to and from the car rental.; I also want multiple lounge options where I can go to different places and get food.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 05:22
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Prompt
Question / challenge
How about you?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I want a nice food court.; I want to have options.; And I want those options to be fairly diverse.; And I want kind of fast, casual style.; Like I want a healthy amount of just like grab and go things or like get in a line very quickly.
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Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 06:24
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Prompt
Question / challenge
What is your optimal airport experience?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Mine is definitely around the drink aspect.; I want to have at least like eight options of food, whether they're fast casual.; to get a beer and then sit in the like that restaurant area and overlook a terminal and; watch flights go in and out.; And I could turn around and still people watch.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 01:48
Recorded conversation
Conversation excerpt
Recorded conversation ↗
So we left off with McClane killing a bunch of bad guys.
Conversation excerpt
Recorded conversation ↗
Conversation excerpt
Prompt ↗
Gentlemen, prepare your thumbs.; It's time to decide this movie's fate.
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 4 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: VitaliySource excerpt ↗ 1:00:53
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
Question / challenge
So, Vitaly, thumb up or down?
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: VitaliySource excerpt ↗ 1:05:03
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
Question / challenge
Vin, have you changed your mind?; Has Curtis talked to you in it, or are you still thumbs down?
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 1:01:03
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Curtis, I'm still going to give, if you go up on this, that gives us a tying vote, and; we'll have to talk through some stuff.
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RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:01:01
Recorded conversation
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:05:08
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Action
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- Final adjudication: We'll say thumbs up for this one.
- Ending or payoff: Go ahead and check it out.
- Ryan: “We'll say thumbs up for this one. Go ahead and check it out.”
Source details
- Adjudication method: if you go up on this, that gives us a tying vote, and; we'll have to talk through some stuff.; You can basically get two votes.
- Final adjudication: We'll say thumbs up for this one.
Conversation excerpt
Recorded conversation ↗
Conversation excerpt
Prompt ↗
Curtis, before we get out of here, we need to find out what happens on the original,; Next time we got Die Hard come.
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 8 recorded exchanges
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
But upon his death, we will learn that Hans Gruber had been a double agent the whole time,; helping John McClane along the way because he was secretly in love with John McClane's; mom.
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- Notable references: Harry Potter; Snape
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:15:03
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Prompt
Question / challenge
Say the mom stuff again.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:14:56
Recorded conversation
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- Notable references: It's Harry Potter.; It's Snape.
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Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:15:30
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
Question / challenge
Do you think you haven't nailed down all the tropes that we're going to hit?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
There are going to be some helicopter action scenes.
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- Answer qualification: It's been in every movie.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Recorded conversation
He just happens to be there when bad shit's going down.; Oh, he's just a yippee-ki-yay-motherfuck.; The way it's used in the first movie has to make some kind of sense for him to say that.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:15:55
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Prompt
Question / challenge
What do you think his and Holly's relationship is?; And are they cured?
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- Answer qualification: Don't wonder.; Tell us.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
He's going to meet her in this movie.; They're going to have some trauma together.; And this is where they're going to, like, fall in love.; There's going to be, like, a whole sub-romance plot.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:16:14
Remark
We'll see the full scope of him.; Him and all his relationship.; That's why he couldn't accept being hit on in this movie, because we've already seen their relationship blossom.; We're attached to her specifically with him.; We wouldn't stand for it as an audience.
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- Ryan: “We'll see the full scope of him.”
- Curtis: “Him and all his relationship.”
- Curtis: “That's why he couldn't accept being hit on in this movie, because we've already seen their relationship blossom.”
- Curtis: “We're attached to her specifically with him.”
- Curtis: “We wouldn't stand for it as an audience.”
Conversation excerpt
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Source details
- Ending or payoff: End transmission.
Conversation excerpt
Recorded conversation ↗
As in the ground, he pulls out his lighter, lights the fluid.
Source details
- Response context: No, you went mute.; I was talking this whole time.; Say it again, I guess.