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Single White Female

Most Rewatchable Scene

Single White Female The Rewatchables

The shoe scene in which Hedy kills Sam is the unanimous winner after an extensive list of alternatives.

In the discussion (20)
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  • The prospective-roommate montage is nominated for its intentionally comic parade of candidates.
  • Hedy catching Allie at a low moment, fixing the water, and earning her place in the apartment is discussed as a separate setup.
  • Hedy walking in on Allie using her earrings and perfume is nominated.
  • The early topless scene is nominated as a signal that the movie has few boundaries.
  • Hedy trying Allie’s earrings and sniffing her neck is nominated as a distinct violation.
  • Hedy bringing home Buddy without asking is nominated and criticized as bad puppy care.
  • The three-character family portrait is nominated as ominous foreshadowing.
  • Hedy’s anger when Allie returns after two days away is nominated.
  • Hedy kicking Buddy is discussed as a disturbing scene and later as something that aged poorly.
  • Allie and Sam’s chair sex is nominated.
  • Hedy’s masturbation followed by the breakfast-and-eggs scene is nominated; the discussion emphasizes her desire to enter Allie and Sam’s relationship.
  • Buddy’s murder is deliberately labeled non-rewatchable but also the moment the film sharply escalates.
  • Devastated Hedy hitting on Sam and Sam thinking about it are nominated, followed by debate about his ex-wife.
  • Allie finding Hedy’s unlocked shoebox of personal evidence is nominated.
  • Allie following Hedy into the Hellfire sex club is nominated despite frustration with Allie’s obvious surveillance.
  • Hedy’s twin history and the question of whether she deliberately killed her sister are discussed around the scene choices.
  • Hedy’s makeover, impersonation of Allie, and seduction of Sam are nominated as the movie’s central identity-theft sequence.
  • Sam realizing the sexual deception is nominated and provocatively called the greatest orgasm of his life.
  • Hedy preparing to kill Allie with a knife is considered part of the long final confrontation.
  • All participants explicitly select the shoe scene as most rewatchable.