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Obsession

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Obsession The Rewatchables

Timothée Chalamet would elevate the film; Bear never loved or knew Nikki.

Lucas Hedges is offered as an alternate, and Nikki’s lack of an intervening friend network is debated.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Casting the actor transcribed as “Shalamee” as Bear is claimed to elevate the movie dramatically.
  • Lucas Hedges is proposed as an alternative Bear.
  • Nikki’s lack of close friends who intervene is questioned.
  • Sarah’s resentment toward Nikki is defended by the group’s romantic entanglements.
  • Bear is argued never to have loved Nikki; he responds to status and the fulfilled wish rather than knowing her.
  • Nikki’s writing and shared history are offered as evidence that she has depth.
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Obsession

Picking Nits

Obsession The Rewatchables

Friends fail to intervene; injuries and police response; the cat sandwich; wish logic; Sarah’s timing and car.

The panel keeps both criticisms and explanations about character selfishness, budget, and plot mechanics.

In the discussion (17)
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  • Sarah telling Bear about Ian and Nikki is criticized as a calculated romantic move.
  • Bear failing to insist on treatment for Nikki’s bottle wounds is criticized.
  • The characters’ selfishness is offered as the general explanation for several nitpicks.
  • Bear still attending boys’ night after the alarming wish call is criticized.
  • Nobody calling police or intervening at the party is criticized.
  • The cat opening and consuming oxycodone is questioned.
  • The dead cat prop is criticized as visibly cheap, while avoiding an animated effect is defended.
  • Bear’s negligence is blamed for the cat’s death.
  • The cat belonging to Bear’s late grandmother is offered as a speculative reason for his lack of attachment.
  • The sandwich’s room-temperature handling, smell, and resemblance to turkey are questioned.
  • The house already smelling terrible is offered as an explanation for why Bear does not detect the sandwich.
  • Bear initially trying to alter rather than cancel the wish is criticized.
  • Nikki’s face is judged insufficiently injured after repeated bottle blows.
  • Sarah’s body prop is criticized as mannequin-like.
  • Disposal of Sarah’s car and the limited police presence are questioned.
  • Nikki’s ability to retrieve a gun, copy tattoos, and cut hair in time is questioned.
  • Sarah’s middle-of-the-night meeting request is criticized as avoidable timing.
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Obsession

Casting What-Ifs

Obsession The Rewatchables

Timothée Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, Austin Abrams, or a young Casey Affleck as Bear; Boston as the setting.

Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson’s temporary Bear casting are reported as production history.

In the discussion (5)
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  • Curry Barker initially considering himself for Bear is reported.
  • Cooper Tomlinson temporarily playing Bear during setup is reported.
  • A young Casey Affleck is proposed in a Boston-set version.
  • Austin Abrams is proposed as Bear.
  • The earlier “Shalamee” proposal and Lucas Hedges remain Bear alternatives.
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Obsession

Half-Assed Internet Research

Obsession The Rewatchables

Filming locations; alternate opening; practical effects; casting chemistry.

The house, music store, crystal shop, pub, pizzeria, long takes, reshoots, vomit rig, Sarah dummies, and audition are retained.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Bear’s house in Burbank and Castle’s Music, the Green Man Crystal Shop, Barker’s Pub, and Little Tony’s are identified as filming locations.
  • Barker learning the limits of long takes during production is reported.
  • An alternate opening with Bear watching a romantic comedy beside his dead cat is reported.
  • A vomit-tube effect nearly made the actor vomit for real is reported.
  • Two Sarah dummies and a facial cast were used for the car death.
  • The leads’ lack of chemistry in an audition reportedly helped secure Michael Johnston’s role.
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Obsession

Apex Mountain

Obsession The Rewatchables

Curry Barker and Indy Navarrette; make-a-wish horror; dead cats; ugly sweaters; drinking-game Jenga.

Independent horror as a whole is treated as a recurring mountain range, with Blair Witch as the benchmark.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Everyone involved with the movie is proposed for an apex.
  • Obsession and Blair Witch are compared for independent-horror apex status.
  • Make-a-wish stories that backfire are proposed and rejected.
  • Hansel-and-Gretel erotica and dead cats are proposed.
  • Bear’s ugly sweaters are proposed.
  • Drinking-game Jenga is proposed.
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Obsession

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

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A prestige anthology series about different wishes.

A 1970s period story and an Ian-billionaire sequel are also proposed.

In the discussion (4)
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  • A prestige anthology in which each installment follows a different wish is endorsed.
  • A 1970s-set One Wish Willow period story is proposed.
  • A sequel in which Ian survives and has the billion dollars is proposed.
  • The panel says another version is inevitable because there is too much money at stake.
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Obsession

The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day?

Obsession The Rewatchables

Nikki faces prison but possibly escapes with Ian’s billion dollars.

Reconstructive surgery and a cash-filled drive toward the Pacific are imagined.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:41:32Read transcript
  • Nikki is expected to face a long prison sentence.
  • Nikki learning about and escaping with the billion dollars is proposed.
  • Facial reconstructive surgery is proposed as part of her aftermath.
  • Nikki remembering the possession is reported as the reason she screams after returning.
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