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The North End heist
The opening bank robbery is nominated.
Bill Simmons: The pre-robbery meeting and practical details are praised.
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Roger Ebert
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Dion Waiters Award
Blake Lively
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“That Guy” Award
Slaine
The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie · 1:38:09
“There goes college soccer”
Bill Simmons: The Jack Clark line is nominated.
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Ben Affleck
Douglas "Doug" MacRay
Rebecca Hall
Claire Keesey
Jon Hamm
Special Agent Adam Frawley
Jeremy Renner
James "Jem" Coughlin
Blake Lively
Krista "Kris" Coughlin
Chris Cooper
Stephen "Big Mac" MacRay
Pete Postlethwaite
Fergus "Fergie" Colm
Slaine
Albert "Gloansy" MacGloan
Owen Burke
Desmond "Dez" Elden
Titus Welliver
Det. Dino Ciampa
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
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Most Rewatchable Scene
The North End heist
The North End heist
In the discussion (18)
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- The opening bank robbery is nominated.
- The pre-robbery meeting and practical details are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Claire working the safe and Doug calming her are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Claire walking blindfolded to the water and the title card are praised.
- Doug asking Jim for help without explaining why is nominated.
- Jim shooting the attackers’ legs and “there goes college soccer” are praised.
- Doug, Claire, and Jim’s lunch encounter is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Doug covering Jim’s neck tattoo is highlighted. — Bill Simmons
- Doug and Jim’s post-lunch confrontation is nominated.
- The North End robbery is an early leading choice and receives two final votes. — Bill Simmons
- The construction-detail cop looking away is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Doug and Jim’s cemetery fight is nominated. — Ryen Russillo
- Doug confronting Fergie and learning about his mother is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm interrogating Blake Lively at Sully’s is nominated.
- The Fenway heist and shootout receive Russillo’s final vote. — Ryen Russillo
- Doug killing Fergie is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm interrogating Affleck is nominated as the movie’s Heat diner scene. — Chris Ryan
- Bill and Chris make the North End robbery their final choices.
1:03:09
What’s Aged the Best?
Charlestown detail, accents, Lively, the theatrical ending, Renner, the cop looking away, and local texture
Charlestown detail, accents, Lively, the theatrical ending, Renner, the cop looking away, and local texture
In the discussion (13)
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- The Jack Clark Red Sox line is praised as specific local humor.
- Affleck’s Boston accent is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Blake Lively’s “why am I always the one getting used?” delivery is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Lively’s performance is defended. — Bill Simmons
- The decision not to use the ending where Doug dies is praised. — Bill Simmons
- The Old Sully’s and New Sully’s locations are praised. — Bill Simmons
- The “not fucking around crew” phrase is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm’s “national organization” intimidation is praised. — Ryen Russillo
- The Boston dating scene is judged accurately captured. — Ryen Russillo
- Fergie’s bodyguard’s 02129 tattoo is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Doug watching Bones is praised as character detail. — Bill Simmons
- Pete Postlethwaite’s Fergie speech is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Jeremy Renner’s performance is selected as the overall aged-best answer.
1:11:32
What’s Aged the Worst?
Helicopter shots, Hamm’s accent, prison material, Heat echoes, law-enforcement logic, escape mechanics, and generic s...
Helicopter shots, Hamm’s accent, prison material, Heat echoes, law-enforcement logic, escape mechanics, and generic shirts
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:32Read transcript
- The movie uses too many overhead helicopter shots. — Bill Simmons
- Hamm’s brief mock-Boston accent is debated as intentionally bad.
- The Chris Cooper prison scene is considered emotionally inert by one host. — Bill Simmons
- Several surveillance and shootout beats directly echo Heat. — Bill Simmons
- The film’s redemptive ending for Doug is questioned given the violence.
- The FBI’s inability to secure charges or block escape routes is questioned. — Chris Ryan
- Doug escaping in an MBTA uniform while carrying money is questioned. — Bill Simmons
- Generic Boston-themed T-shirts are criticized.
- The film’s treatment of its murderers is considered harder to defend in a current context.
1:18:38
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Slaine
In the discussion (3)
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- Slaine is identified as the Fenway-heist ambulance driver and a Gone Baby Gone performer. — Bill Simmons
- His authentic, unforced Boston presence is praised.
- Slaine is selected.
1:19:06
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Jon Hamm’s interrogation intensity; Pete Postlethwaite and Titus Welliver
Jon Hamm’s interrogation intensity; Pete Postlethwaite and Titus Welliver
In the discussion (4)
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- Pete Postlethwaite’s Fergie is nominated.
- Jon Hamm is nominated for repeatedly entering scenes at maximum intensity.
- The Affleck interrogation is treated as Hamm’s would-be showcase clip.
- Titus Welliver is nominated. — Bill Simmons
1:22:50
The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
Blake Lively
In the discussion (4)
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- The panel keeps the Dion Waiters name rather than changing it to Fred VanVleet. — Bill Simmons
- Blake Lively is selected for extraordinary impact in roughly four scenes. — Bill Simmons
- Jeremy Renner is ruled too central.
- Fergie is offered as an alternative.
1:29:27
Apex Mountain
Blake Lively: yes
Blake Lively: yes
In the discussion (6)
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- Rebecca Hall is judged below her commercial apex.
- Hall’s casting and look are praised as right for Claire. — Ryen Russillo
- A personal Rebecca Hall anecdote is recounted. — Bill Simmons
- Fenway Park is assessed after two World Series titles and as a film location.
- Charlestown’s historical apex is jokingly placed in the Revolution.
- Blake Lively is judged at her apex by one host and defended by the others.
1:41:04
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
A ten-episode series could use the four-hour material and deepen Hamm, Jim, Chris, and Doug’s hockey story.
A ten-episode series could use the four-hour material and deepen Hamm, Jim, Chris, and Doug’s hockey story.
In the discussion (5)
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- The director’s cut already approaches limited-series length. — Bill Simmons
- A series could expand Jim’s backstory. — Bill Simmons
- A series could expand Hamm’s character and interest in Claire.
- A Krista Coughlin-focused episode is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- A minor-league hockey episode for Doug is proposed.
1:46:30
Who Won the Movie?
Split: Jeremy Renner; Ben Affleck; Boston
Split: Jeremy Renner; Ben Affleck; Boston
In the discussion (4)
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- Jeremy Renner is selected by one host without hesitation. — Bill Simmons
- Ben Affleck is selected for directing and launching his next career phase.
- Boston is selected as the third answer. — Ryen Russillo
- A long Revolutionary-era anecdote argues that the city’s combative identity spans centuries. — Ryen Russillo