Picking Nits
Barry’s hidden music, his flyer, Ian, record handling, apartment economics, Laura’s moves, funeral mud, and autobiographical shelving generate distinct objections
In the discussion (10)
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- Barry never performing before the finale is questioned.
- Barry’s listed influences are said not to match the soul performance he gives.
- Laura choosing Ian is treated as a familiar and implausible period trope.
- Calling Ian a Supertramp fan is called gratuitously insulting.
- Using Royal Trucks as the teenagers’ music is challenged because that band belongs inside the store’s Chicago scene.
- Lewis is criticized for bending an expensive Captain Beefheart sleeve by its corner.
- Rob’s apartment and the store’s ability to pay two workers are questioned.
- Laura’s immediate moves into partners’ homes are questioned as a repeated habit.
- Rob jumping into mud after the funeral and immediately having sex in a car is called disgusting and visually inconsistent.
- Autobiographical record shelving is debated as satisfying but practically impossible.