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Obsession The Rewatchables
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Obsession

Casting What-Ifs

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

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:24Read transcript
  • 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.
Obsession The Rewatchables
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Obsession

Half-Assed Internet Research

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

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:06Read transcript
  • 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.
Obsession The Rewatchables
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Obsession

Apex Mountain

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

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:01Read transcript
  • 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.
Obsession The Rewatchables
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Obsession

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

A prestige anthology series about different wishes.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:50Read transcript
  • 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.
Obsession The Rewatchables
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Obsession

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

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

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.
Obsession The Rewatchables
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Obsession

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat; the wish rules; the shop’s culpability; who finds Ian’s money.

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:53Read transcript
  • Two extreme statements are compared for which is crazier.
  • The panel asks “What would you wish for?” and debates safe wording and loopholes.
  • Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat is debated; the leading answer is no despite supporting clues.
  • Whether the saleswoman and Crystal Shop are morally complicit is debated.
  • The fate of other One Wish Willow buyers is questioned.
  • Who eventually finds Ian’s billion dollars is questioned.
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