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How Would Van Lathan Get Out of This One?

Own being the date doctor and defend the good it creates.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:43:43Read transcript
  • Van says he would admit directly that he is the date doctor because the work supports him. Van Lathan
  • He would defend the work by pointing to relationships, weddings, and children it helped create. Van Lathan
  • He would attack the gossip reporter’s work as intrusive and negative. Van Lathan
  • The other speakers object that the defense does not solve the relationship problem and still loses the woman.
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Probably Unanswerable Questions

Whether Hitch continues as the date doctor; how Albert earns money.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:56Read transcript
  • Whether Hitch continues his business after exposure is questioned.
  • One answer predicts he is broke and his relationship fails.
  • The counterargument predicts a book advance, television appearances, and a lucrative advice brand.
  • How Albert continues earning money after quitting is questioned.
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Picking Nits

Albert’s coordination; repaired shirt; Sara attending the wedding; the newspaper staff; whipped cream.

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:46:39Read transcript
  • Albert being both clumsy and physically coordinated is questioned.
  • Kevin James’s real athleticism is distinguished from Albert’s intended clumsiness.
  • Sara returning Hitch’s badly torn shirt fully repaired is questioned.
  • Drinking Benadryl like a cocktail is questioned.
  • Allegra inviting Sara after the gossip story nearly ruins her relationship is questioned.
  • Allegra understanding that Hitch did not manufacture Albert’s appeal is offered as a defense.
  • Eva Mendes’s character complimenting Allegra’s bag is jokingly offered as sufficient reconciliation.
  • The gossip editor caring about Sara’s personal life and work-life balance is criticized as implausibly benevolent.
  • The large newspaper staff’s unclear jobs are questioned.
  • The newspaper friend’s actual job or beat is questioned.
  • Sara eating whipped cream from a can is criticized as a male-written cliché.
  • A daughter doing it as a teenager is offered as a counterexample before the behavior is reframed as childlike.
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Probably Unanswerable Questions

Sexual chemistry; sports as a first date; Hitch’s fee and customer acquisition.

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:52:58Read transcript
  • Whether Hitch has more sexual tension with Sara or Albert is questioned.
  • Sports as a first date are debated, with baseball favored, basketball context-dependent, and football rejected.
  • A sports date is defended as better after several prior dates.
  • Hitch’s 2005 fee is estimated around $1,500 per week after higher guesses.
  • Payment terms and lack of guarantees are questioned.
  • Word of mouth is identified as customer acquisition, then challenged because clients might hide using him.
  • Men referring unlucky friends is defended as plausible.
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She's the One

Most Rewatchable Scene

Heather entering Mickey’s cab; the brothers’ silent sizing-up; the gay-question montage; the final confrontation.

In the discussion (18)
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  • The first Fighting Fitzpatrick family scene is proposed.
  • The cab ride with Aniston and McGlone arguing about sex is proposed.
  • Mickey arriving with his new bride is proposed as a separate beat.
  • Mickey picking up Heather and retrieving his television is proposed.
  • Heather entering Mickey’s cab elevates the movie and is a leading choice.
  • Mike McGlone repeatedly calling disliked people animals is proposed as a running bit.
  • Francis and Renee arguing about a sexual down cycle is proposed.
  • Mickey, Renee, and Francis together are proposed.
  • The parents interrogating Francis are proposed, with Frank Vincent praised.
  • Mickey and Heather considering whether they made a mistake is proposed and treated as dangerous for him.
  • The montage asking whether Francis is gay is selected.
  • Mickey discovering Francis’s affair and the boxing-glove confrontation are proposed.
  • The final apartment argument is proposed.
  • Heather is interpreted as deliberately manipulating both men and giving Francis the watch to provoke them.
  • The competing interpretation says the film gives Heather unusual agency and happiness instead of punishing her.
  • Heather getting what she wants is defended even though both brothers insult her.
  • Heather and Mickey silently sizing each other up is a final choice.
  • Heather telling Francis she is engaged and his “ruined my life” response are proposed.
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