Most Rewatchable Scene
Split: the six-minute cheerleader-to-launch stretch; every studio cutaway with Richard Dawson
In the discussion (13)
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- The original Bakersfield footage is praised as setup rather than selected as a rewatchable scene. — Bill Simmons
- The Wilshire detention-zone escape and Chico running too early are nominated. — Kyle Brandt
- Captain Freedom’s workout tape is nominated and called a favorite part of the movie. — Bill Simmons
- Captain Freedom’s cheap costume and visible steroid use add to the workout-and-green-room material. — Kyle Brandt
- Richards taking Amber through a permissive 1980s airport is nominated. — Kyle Brandt
- Killian asking Richards to volunteer and receiving a blunt refusal is a favorite exchange.
- The aerobics cheerleaders, Buzzsaw and Killian entrances, doctored massacre, and pod launch are selected as a favorite six-minute stretch. — Bill Simmons
- The fight with the ice-themed stalker is fun but feels too short, and the plain-zero line reading becomes part of its appeal. — Bill Simmons
- The Dynamo opera fight is nominated mainly for the Christmas-tree and light-bulb insults. — Kyle Brandt
- The old woman choosing Ben Richards is a brief scene nominee. — Bill Simmons
- The fake Captain Freedom murders are nominated as both a deepfake spectacle and a rigged-gambling scandal. — Bill Simmons
- The restored Bakersfield footage, Killian’s television speech, and his final exchange with Richards are praised as the ending.
- Craig Horlbeck chooses any studio sequence in which Richard Dawson hosts the game show. — Craig Horlbeck