Picking Nits
Weight-loss demand; Mr.Skin ignorance; condom misunderstanding; Ben’s behavior; club logistics; implausible finances
In the discussion (7)
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- The demand that Alison lose 20 pounds is questioned because she already looks thin and healthy; the counterargument is that absurdly negative feedback exposes Hollywood standards.
- Friends obsessed with screen nudity should already know Mr.Skin exists; their ignorance undermines the business premise.
- The condom misunderstanding and Ben’s selective next-morning memory feel contrived; a broken condom is proposed as simpler, countered by its value in showing incompatibility.
- Ben’s tactlessness at breakfast and repeated pregnancy-story telling are exaggerated beyond credibility and could be reduced.
- Alison should leave with her sister, and the disheveled friends seem unlikely to enter the same exclusive club under its strict door policy.
- Pete’s luxurious home, Ben’s instantly affordable large apartment and a long-lasting $13,000 settlement strain financial credibility; Big Daddy offers a similar premise.
- Moving directly from behind-camera work to correspondent without an intermediate audition or trial is implausible.