An Officer and a Gentleman The Rewatchables
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An Officer and a Gentleman

Picking Nits

Worley’s taunting; motel clerk; timeline; trainees; math; factory safety; ages

In the discussion (9)
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  • Worley taunting Foley from the boat is questioned as inconsistent with everyone's supposed fear of him.
  • The motel clerk not warning Mayo about Sid swallowing a ring is questioned, with a counterargument that clerks routinely ignore strange behavior.
  • The late timeline is criticized as confusing: a few days apart play like a long breakup, while earlier training weeks pass rapidly.
  • One more developed trainee or rival is proposed to strengthen the graduation payoff, but an objection notes that this would turn the romantic drama into Top Gun.
  • The small size of the training class is questioned, with the short course duration offered as a possible explanation.
  • Whether Mayo ever learned the required mathematics or relied entirely on Sid remains uncertain.
  • Kissing Paula while she operates machinery and coworkers abandoning their posts are joked about as workplace hazards.
  • The trainees' apparent ages and the small age gaps between actors playing parents and children are questioned; an explicit reference to Mayo nearing the eligibility cutoff is suggested.
  • Rosanna Arquette is a late Lynette recasting proposal.