Questions tagged [character]
For questions about a specific character in a movie or TV show. Covers character identification, motivations, analysis, and other character-specific topics. For actor identification, use the [identify-this-actor] tag.
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Did Cliff Booth really do this?
In the movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood they just talk about the rumours of Cliff (Brad Pitt) killing his wife.
Did he really do that?
Nothing can be inferred from his character as he was ...
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Why does Dr. House use Vicodin?
One of the most unrealistic parts of House seems to be House's drug habit. My understanding is that Vicodin is powerful but not an ideal painkiller compared to OxyContin or Zohydro, which are pure ...
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Why did Skyler stop being angry at Walt in Breaking Bad season 2?
For a few episodes in the first half of Breaking Bad season 2, Skyler is going out every day and giving Walt the cold shoulder. The reason is that she knows Walt is bullshitting her and not telling ...
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What is Ainsley wearing on her foot in xXx: Return of Xander Cage?
In xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017), what is Ainsley wearing on her foot?
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Who or what is the Dark Angel in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein?
In Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025), who or what is the Dark Angel? In the film, we see Victor praying and talking to a statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, but I'm not sure if the Dark ...
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Why was Uncle Fester changed from Morticia's uncle to Gomez's brother for the movies?
In the movie The Addams Family (1991), we know Uncle Fester as Fester Addams, Gomez Addams' older brother. But I just watched S2 E1 and E2 of The Addams Family (1964–1966) TV series, and they have ...
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Why did Avanti change his mind and free Willa in One Battle After Another?
In One Battle After Another (2025), Lockjaw hires the bounty hunter Avanti (Eric Schweig) to capture "Billy Goat," who was Bob Ferguson's comrade from the French 75. Later, Lockjaw tries to ...
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Could Bill Cipher be an avatar of Nyarlathotep?
Bill Cipher, the big bad of Gravity Falls is a demon who loves spreading chaos and causing people to go insane. Nyarlathotep is a outer god from the works of Lovecraft who has a multitude of forms and ...
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What was the meaning of Collie Parker's Algonquin chant in The Long Walk?
In The Long Walk (2025), near the final stretch of the titular brutal endurance race (around 1:25:42), Collie Parker (walker #48, played by Joshua Odjick) does something no other walker manages to do: ...
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How deep was Lindsay Denton in the conspiracy in the “Line of Duty” (2012, 2014 and 2016)?
Lindsay Denton is a senior police officer in the BBC series Line of Duty (2012, 2014 and 2016), appearing series 2 an 3.
In Series 2 she is involved in an ambush of a police convoy where other ...
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What villain or story does the purple robot shrunk by Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps post-credits scene reference?
In the post-credits scene of The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), there's a TV playing the opening sequence of a Fantastic Four cartoon showing the team fighting various villains from the comics. ...
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Why Lamb is not trying to send River back to the main office?
In the Slow Horses series, MI5 agent River Cartwright makes a career-ending mistake and is relegated to the "Slough House" (aka "Slow Horses") department — a place where he is, as ...
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Who or what is the giant green robot in The Fantastic Four: First Steps post-credits scene?
In the post-credits scene of The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), there's a TV playing the opening sequence of a Fantastic Four cartoon. In that sequence, Sue Storm (Invisible Woman) is fighting a ...
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Why obviously blind Zatoici said "I'm not blind"?
In the The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003) the titular character is always presented with closed eyes, therefore, everybody treats him as a blind man (hence the title).
However, towards the end of ...
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Why did Erika break Anna's hand in The Piano Teacher?
In the middle of The Piano Teacher (2001; French: La Pianiste), Erika (the piano teacher) breaks her student Anna's hand by placing a bunch of broken glass in Anna's jacket pocket, destroying her ...
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What is Mr. Bean suffering from?
Mr. Bean looks all funny on the TV. However, is there any documented information about whether his character traits were inspired by or intended to represent any real conditions?
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What was the real motivation behind Walter White’s decision to keep cooking meth even after securing enough money?
I’ve been rewatching Breaking Bad, and something that’s been bugging me is why Walter kept cooking meth even after he had already made more than enough money to secure his family’s future. At first, ...
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How and when did Joel kill this person in The Last of Us?
In Episode 1, Season 2 of The Last of Us, when Joel is in therapy (around 23:12), Gail says the following:
You shot and killed my husband. You killed Eugene. And I resent you for it. No. Maybe a ...
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How is Superman able to defeat Kryptonians who are better trained and skilled than him?
During Man of Steel, Superman battles and defeats several military trained Kryptonians (eg. Zod, Faora etc) who have much more training and combat skill at their disposal. Faora mentions that he is ...
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What is Wallace's true motivation?
While we are told explicitly what Wallace's motivations are (by Wallace himself, no less) for me it doesn't add up with his actions.
In the movie we are shown and told by Wallace himself that he has ...
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Who is the woman resembling Hela among the original Ravager captains in the GotG 2 post-credits scene?
In a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 post-credit scene, we see the original Ravager captains get back together.
There was this woman looking very similar to Hela. Are they another species?
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Why did the inspector tell the book writer he should not have moved from the haunted home?
Spoilers ahead. Please do not read any further if you have not seen the movie and want to watch it.
In the movie Sinister, the deputy inspector so and so calls Ellison after he leaves the county ...
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What are all of the different jobs that Kirk Gleason held on Gilmore Girls?
Kirk Gleason, played by Sean Gunn, held many different jobs and positions in Stars Hollow as a character on Gilmore Girls. This video mentions the following jobs as just a sampling of ones Kirk has ...
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Do the walker numbers in The Long Walk (2025) have any symbolism or significance?
In The Long Walk (2025), fifty boys are chosen for a brutal endurance contest where they must walk until only one remains. Each walker is assigned a specific number, for example:
Raymond "Ray&...
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Why did Max leave the Citadel at the end of Mad Max: Fury Road?
I guess Mad Max: Fury Road was a story of redemption, not only for Furiosa, but for every other character in search of hope and salvation, including Max himself.
That being said, why did he leave the &...
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What was the purpose of the guitarist on the chase in Mad Max: Fury Road?
Throughout the duration of the chase in Mad Max: Fury Road, there was this guitarist/bassist:
What was his purpose in the chase?
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What are the key differences between Batman in Christopher Nolan's films and Zack Snyder's films?
I'm a huge Batman fan. Recently, while binge-watching the Batman series, a thought came across my mind: what are the key differences between Christopher Nolan's Batman and Zack Snyder's Batman?
Now I ...
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Did Carl actually get raped?
In final episode of The Walking Dead season 4 a big disgusting fat guy TRIES to rape Carl. We can hear the buckle of the guy and all, but we don't see him actually doing movements. So I'm a little ...
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Why did Phil lie about the reason why Hank didn't show up at work?
The amazing psychological horror film Session 9 (2001) does a great job of portraying Phil (David Caruso) as the villain of the story, as he is the jerk who keeps pushing his team to work harder on ...
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Was Jaime Lannister actually 40 years old when Joffrey mocked him in Game of Thrones S04E01?
In Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1, "Two Swords," there's a scene where King Joffrey Baratheon is reading through The Book of Brothers, also known as the White Book, while his uncle ...
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Did the original The Walking Dead ever establish that Rick had a brother, as he does in the comics?
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon S03E03 "El Sacrificio," which is set in Spain, Antonio mentions Barcelona during a conversation with Carol. Carol responds:
Carol: Barcelona? I have a ...
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What is the nationality of Felonious Gru?
I wonder what is the nationality of Felonious Gru from the movie Despicable Me. I have seen the movie both in English and Spanish, and both voice characterizations makes me think that he is East ...
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What is the hazmat-suited background character spraying in Alien: Earth, and why?
Throughout several episodes of Alien: Earth (2025), there's a recurring background character wearing what looks like a hazmat suit and spraying some kind of liquid and/or gas. This character appears ...
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What episode of the Pokémon anime is this and why didn't Ash use Pikachu?
I was watching a Pokémon battle video between Ash and Gary, where Gary leads off with Nidoqueen, while Ash sends out his Tauros. What episode was it? And why didn't Ash use Pikachu?
Screenshots from ...
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Who are the "bear-sized man with dragon skin" and "glowing twink with cartoon eyes" Lex Luthor complains about hearing in Belle Reve?
In Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 6, "Ignorance is Chris," Lex Luthor is locked up in Belle Reve and complains to Rick Flag Sr. about what he has to endure there.
Lex Luthor: Meanwhile, I'm ...
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Is there a deeper significance to Mr. Teng's creepy, perv behavior in Alien: Earth?
In Alien: Earth, we meet Mr. Teng (played by Andy Yu), the navigation officer aboard the USCSS Maginot. Right from the first episode, he comes across as unsettling when he's caught staring creepily at ...
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Why is Gerald McCloy able to imitate sound effects only?
I recall watching the 2005 TV series Gerald McBoing-Boing.
He was a human child living with his parents and their dog. He also had several friends of his age.
But he was odd. He was communicating with ...
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What is Gir’s accent in Invader Zim?
Invader Zim has a robot named Gir who acts like a toddler. He’s played by Rikki Simons with a shrill, pitched-up voice that has a metallic effect on it.
The accent is pretty distinctive, even apart ...
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What exactly happened to Louise's first husband in Arrival?
In Arrival, as I understood Louise's husband had abandoned her and her daughter. However, I feel like I've missed on the true reason why. We see that he is not with the family from the early ...
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What are the parallels between the "Lost Boys" in Alien: Earth and their Peter Pan counterparts?
In Alien: Earth, Boy Kavalier, the founder of the Prodigy corporation, sees himself as a Peter Pan figure. He renames his company's "hybrids"—synths uploaded with the brains of children—...
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In "My Neighbor Totoro", what is wrong with the mother (why is she in the hospital)?
In My Neighbor Totoro, what is wrong with the mother (i.e., why is she in the hospital)?
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What cartoon characters are shown in these silhouettes?
I ran across this image on Blender SE featuring the outlines of several cartoon characters. It was used to illustrate that good cartoon characters have very recognizable silhouettes. What characters ...
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Does Demerzel genuinely experience emotions?
I’d like clarification on Demerzel’s essence, based on the storylines shown in the series.
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At the start of Episode 6 in Season 3, there’s a conversation between Demerzel and Gaal Dornick ...
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Did the writers intend to suggest Captain Lawson was a pacifist at heart?
Although I have loved WarGames (1983) since first seeing it when it came out on home video, naturally there were many elements of the film that only became clear as I grew older (as I was only five in ...
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Why name Bob after Robert Mapplethorpe in Bottle Rocket?
In Bottle Rocket, Robert Musgrave's character is named Bob Mapplethorpe after the infamous photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe. Why did Wes Anderson or Owen Wilson choose this particular name? Were ...
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Why are Raj and Howard referred to by last name in the early seasons (but not in the later seasons, I think)?
In The Big Bang Theory, why are Raj and Howard referred to by last name in the early seasons (but not in the later seasons, I think)?
2 examples off the top of my head:
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Was the Xenomorph in Alien meant to be bipedal or quadrupedal?
In Alien: Earth (2025), the Xenomorph is shown running on all fours, only switching to a bipedal stance when it's not in motion or looking around, sort of like a T-Rex. But when it's chasing something ...
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Why was Earth chosen to be consumed by Galactus in The Fantastic Four: First Steps?
In The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), it's established that Galactus doesn't actually choose which planets he consumes. That responsibility falls to his herald, the Silver Surfer, who in this ...
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What are the roles of each crew member aboard the USCSS Maginot in Alien: Earth?
In the opening scene of Alien: Earth (2025) S01E01 "Neverland," we're introduced to the USCSS Maginot's crew as they interact with each other. This setup feels reminiscent of Alien (1979), ...
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Why does Kido honor Frank in Man in the High Castle?
This refers to The Man in the High Castle S3/Ep9 "Baku".
When Kido takes Frank to his place of execution, he chooses a location--a former Japanese internment camp--where Frank's symbol has been ...
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