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Obsession

Picking Nits

Obsession The Rewatchables

Friends fail to intervene; injuries and police response; the cat sandwich; wish logic; Sarah’s timing and car.

The panel keeps both criticisms and explanations about character selfishness, budget, and plot mechanics.

In the discussion (17)
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  • Sarah telling Bear about Ian and Nikki is criticized as a calculated romantic move.
  • Bear failing to insist on treatment for Nikki’s bottle wounds is criticized.
  • The characters’ selfishness is offered as the general explanation for several nitpicks.
  • Bear still attending boys’ night after the alarming wish call is criticized.
  • Nobody calling police or intervening at the party is criticized.
  • The cat opening and consuming oxycodone is questioned.
  • The dead cat prop is criticized as visibly cheap, while avoiding an animated effect is defended.
  • Bear’s negligence is blamed for the cat’s death.
  • The cat belonging to Bear’s late grandmother is offered as a speculative reason for his lack of attachment.
  • The sandwich’s room-temperature handling, smell, and resemblance to turkey are questioned.
  • The house already smelling terrible is offered as an explanation for why Bear does not detect the sandwich.
  • Bear initially trying to alter rather than cancel the wish is criticized.
  • Nikki’s face is judged insufficiently injured after repeated bottle blows.
  • Sarah’s body prop is criticized as mannequin-like.
  • Disposal of Sarah’s car and the limited police presence are questioned.
  • Nikki’s ability to retrieve a gun, copy tattoos, and cut hair in time is questioned.
  • Sarah’s middle-of-the-night meeting request is criticized as avoidable timing.