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The Royal Tenenbaums

Apex Mountain

The participants rename the category Mount Wilson and give the central answer to Luke and Owen Wilson, while also making a substantial Gwyneth Paltrow case.

In the discussion (10)
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  • The category is jokingly renamed Mount Wilson for this episode.
  • Owen Wilson released Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Behind Enemy Lines in 2001.
  • That three-film year is offered as evidence of Owen Wilson's career peak.
  • Gwyneth Paltrow is proposed as an alternate Apex Mountain winner.
  • Margot Tenenbaum became an iconic visual character recognizable enough for repeated Halloween costumes.
  • Paltrow's controlled performance conveys Margot's backstory and emotional truth in each appearance.
  • Her run from Emma through The Royal Tenenbaums made her one of the largest actresses in the world.
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley and her Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love are cited as part of that run.
  • The Royal Tenenbaums is proposed as Paltrow's last great movie before a career increasingly built around celebrity and franchise appearances.
  • The final stated agreement returns to Mount Wilson for the Wilson brothers.