Most Rewatchable Scene
The therapy meeting, diner call, sailing, puppets, diving, dinner, television interview, Leo’s expulsion of Bob, attempted explosion, and several Bob-Siggy exchanges are nominated; dinner and Leo’s “never gone” breakdown are final favorites.
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- The opening credits are praised for quickly establishing Bob’s instability but explicitly withheld as the final choice.
- The opening therapy session quickly establishes Bob’s fears and the Neil Diamond marriage joke.
- Leo’s face on the Baby Steps book cover makes his narcissism part of the therapy scene.
- Bob waiting for Leo’s call at the diner introduces the Gutmans’ anger toward Leo.
- Bob sailing is an early favorite despite questions about how readily Anna includes him.
- Leo using puppets to order Anna away from Bob exposes his own instability.
- Bob teaching Siggy to dive turns into a successful moment of encouragement.
- Bob’s delighted groans over dinner and question about hand-shucked corn make the family meal a favorite.
- The family gravitates toward Bob after he helps during Leo’s choking episode.
- Bob interrupting the television interview and the Gutmans celebrating deepen Leo’s public humiliation.
- Leo’s attempt to expel Bob culminates in the “never gone” breakdown.
- Leo trying to blow up Bob only to destroy his own house is included in the final run of scenes.
- Bob finding Leo by shouting his name in town is praised for its absurd efficiency.
- Bob and Siggy’s bedtime conversation and Tourette’s exchange gain force on adult rewatch.
- Dreyfuss’s “never gone” explosion and the dinner scene are the final personal favorites.