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Obsession The Rewatchables
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. — Joanna Robinson
  • A sequel in which Ian survives and has the billion dollars is proposed. — Bill Simmons
  • The panel says another version is inevitable because there is too much money at stake. — Chris Ryan
Obsession The Rewatchables
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. — Joanna Robinson
  • Nikki remembering the possession is reported as the reason she screams after returning. — Chris Ryan
Obsession The Rewatchables
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. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether the saleswoman and Crystal Shop are morally complicit is debated. — Chris Ryan
  • The fate of other One Wish Willow buyers is questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • Who eventually finds Ian’s billion dollars is questioned.
Obsession The Rewatchables
Obsession

Who Won the Movie?

Curry Barker and Indy Navarrette.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:48:07Read transcript
  • Indy Navarrette is an explicit winner choice.
  • Curry Barker is an explicit winner choice and later receives renewed support.
  • The panel resists its no-ties convention because both careers could emerge from the movie.
  • Barker is predicted to have more room for a weak follow-up, while Navarrette’s next role is framed as higher risk.
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Hitch The Rewatchables
Hitch

Most Rewatchable Scene

Dance lessons and first date; Albert attacking Hitch; opening principles; bar; jet skis; wedding.

In the discussion (26)
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  • The opening montage of Hitch’s principles is proposed.
  • The broom metaphor is accepted as fine. — Bill Simmons
  • The claim that communication is 30 percent tone and 60 percent body language is doubted. — Bill Simmons
  • The rule that a woman’s best friend must approve is endorsed and debated through personal examples.
  • The bar conversation and flashback are proposed. — Bill Simmons
  • Michael Rapaport’s single-scene role and unclear brother-in-law connection are separate observations about the bar sequence.
  • The Paula Patton bar appearance and her star potential receive extended praise.
  • Albert quitting in the boardroom while Hitch coaches from behind a door is proposed.
  • Hitch rescuing Eva Mendes’s character from Chip is proposed as a classic smooth entrance.
  • The walkie-talkie invitation is proposed. — Van Lathan
  • The Sunday timing is praised as a calculated way around Friday and Saturday refusal. — Van Lathan
  • Hitch is said to use the walkie-talkie partly because Sara’s coworkers will hear and react. — Van Lathan
  • The Hudson River jet-ski portion of the date is proposed. — Mina Kimes
  • The Ellis Island reveal is proposed for its surprising butcher joke and Hitch’s planning failure.
  • The early dance montage is proposed. — Bill Simmons
  • The allergy scene is proposed; later, the food-allergy material is said not to work. — Bill Simmons
  • Albert’s Knicks date and attempted kiss are proposed. — Bill Simmons
  • The apartment food fight is proposed. — Van Lathan
  • The food fight is separately criticized as aggression that would not play the same way now. — Van Lathan
  • Speed dating is proposed.
  • A reported post-pandemic speed-dating resurgence undercuts the idea that the activity is purely a 2005 relic.
  • Will Smith and Eva Mendes are compared to two hot aliens placed among the speed-dating losers. — Mina Kimes
  • Hitch pleading for Albert on Allegra’s boat is proposed.
  • The wedding and end-credit dancing are proposed.
  • Hitch pleading Albert’s case before Albert attacks him is selected as the funniest moment. — Van Lathan
  • The dance lesson intercut with Albert’s first date is the consensus selection. — Mina Kimes
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