Most Rewatchable Scene
Listening booth (two choices); first train conversation (one choice)
In the discussion (16)
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- The opening argument between an older couple works as a thematic introduction to the series. — Bill Simmons
- The translation reveals that the couple are trading accusations about alcohol and marriage. — Bill Simmons
- Jesse's time-machine pitch persuading Celine to leave the train is praised as smart and funny. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts report that Delpy helped shape a pitch she believed would actually get Celine off the train. — Bill Simmons
- The long one-shot bus conversation about souls is praised both for Jesse's theory and the uninterrupted staging.
- The listening booth is selected as a winner because the wordless scene lets the actors' glances carry the attraction. — Bill Simmons
- Linklater reportedly withheld the song so Hawke and Delpy would hear it for the first time during the take. — Bill Simmons
- The Ferris wheel and amusement-park material, including the kiss, are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The fortune teller and the question of love versus excelling at one thing are praised.
- The street poet and his poem are nominated as a sweet, effective encounter. — Bill Simmons
- The imaginary phone calls are praised as a charming device that should not work but does.
- Jesse talking the bartender into giving them a bottle of wine is nominated despite practical questions.
- Celine's idea that intimacy grows from knowing another person's habits is highlighted as idealistic wisdom. — Bill Simmons
- The goodbye, park sequence, trains, and empty locations revisited at dawn form another leading ending choice. — Bill Simmons
- The first train conversation is selected for its naturalistic progression from awkwardness to connection. — Sean Fennessey
- The cutaway that leaves sex unresolved, followed by the harpsichord window and imagined photograph, is a smaller final nominee. — Sean Fennessey