Chris explicitly selects the category as his flex after Bill invites him to restore a cut category. — Chris Ryan
Chris remembers Jesse as a smoker and argues that Hawke's real-life smoking makes the omission puzzling. — Chris Ryan
The 1995 European setting and the smoking poet make the absence of cigarettes especially conspicuous.
The lack of smoking now makes the movie feel unexpectedly modern.
Julie Delpy is also proposed as someone who would plausibly smoke.

Prater amusement park and Ferris wheel

In the discussion (1)

Approx. transcript time · 01:08:14Read transcript

The Vienna amusement park and Ferris wheel are identified as the scene-stealing location. — Sean Fennessey

Bartender

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The bartender gives away a bottle because Jesse promises to send money later.
Jesse never receives the bartender’s address needed to repay him.
The bottle is assumed to be cheap and possibly twist-off because Jesse has no opener.
The borrowed glasses raise an additional hygiene objection.

Listening booth

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The newly introduced category is explicitly selected as a flex choice.
The listening-booth scene is the winner and is called a successful test drive for the category.