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Under Siege

Picking Nits

The takeover plan, surprise-party cover, one-woman entertainment plan, haircuts, accents, cake logic, pills, injury continuity, ovens, and payment

In the discussion (12)
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  • The ease with which armed terrorists boarded a nuclear battleship was the central nit. — Bill Simmons
  • A surprise party was judged too flimsy a cover for activity on a nuclear battleship. — Bill Simmons
  • Flying in only one entertainer for the party seemed implausible. — Bill Simmons
  • Several sailors lacked expected military haircuts. — Bill Simmons
  • Colm Meaney’s American accent disappears in later scenes. — Bill Simmons
  • Jordan apparently slept inside the cake without hearing the gunfire. — Kyle Brandt
  • It was unclear whether Busey drugged Jordan or she simply took too many seasickness pills.
  • Ryback’s water injury disappears in the next scene. — Bill Simmons
  • The galley uses a gas-style oven even though the Navy reportedly uses electric appliances around shipboard weapons. — Bill Simmons
  • Jordan’s exact job in the attack plan remained unclear. — Kyle Brandt
  • The amount Jordan was promised for the cake appearance was debated. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether Jordan was ever paid remained unanswered. — Bill Simmons