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THE REWATCHABLES FIELD GUIDE · VOL. 02
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Search a category, movie, episode, or logged winner.One-night-onlyBest time for a pee breakA bespoke category preserved exactly as it appeared in the transcript-derived ledger.22episodes91% resolved
- Calls logged
- 22
- Declared
- 13
- Apparent
- 7
- Left open
- 2
- First logged
- Aug 30, 2022
- Latest logged
- Oct 10, 2023
THE TRANSCRIPT REGISTER
20 winners on file
- DeclaredOct 10, 2023 · ~48:00They Live (Live from L.A.) · 1988the first four minutesEpisode
They joke that the first few minutes are the obvious bathroom break window, with a later fight segment as a possible alternative.
Runner-up · the long street-fight section - Apparent consensusSep 19, 2023 · ~1:20:00A Bronx Tale · 2003the very beginningEpisode
The opening setup is treated as the safest pee-break window, with the final jog sequence also mentioned as a good spot.
Runner-up · C’s jogging near the end - Apparent consensusJul 25, 2023 · ~1:12:00The Devil's Advocate · 1997Milton and Marianne talking at the partyEpisode
They picked the long party conversation as the clearest spot to leave for a bathroom break.
- Left openJul 20, 2023 · ~1:52:00And Justice For All · 1979No clear winner recordedEpisode
No safe pee-break moment is identified; they explicitly say to stay in your seats.
- DeclaredJul 18, 2023 · ~56:00My Cousin Vinny · 1992The sleeping-in-the-car stretch with the owlEpisode
They say the film drags enough that the sleeping-in-the-car material is the obvious pee-break spot.
- Apparent consensusJul 4, 2023 · ~48:00Primal Fear · 1996the middle stretch before the final courtroom runEpisode
They describe the midmovie stretch as the natural low point and implied bathroom break window.
- DeclaredJun 8, 2023 · ~24:00Dumb and Dumber · 1994the gas-station / FBI-lady stretchEpisode
They pick the gas-station/FBI-lady section as the easiest place to step away without missing much.
Runner-up · Lloyd waiting at the bar - Apparent consensusJun 2, 2023 · ~1:20:00Casino Royale · 2006the Bodies exhibit / the Lake Como recovery stretchEpisode
They suggested the slower recovery and museum stretch as the easiest spot to step away.
- DeclaredMay 16, 2023 · ~48:00Trading Places · 1983the train sceneEpisode
They pick the train scene as the best moment to skip away from the gross salmon business.
Runner-up · the salmon-in-Santa-Claus-suit sequence - DeclaredMay 9, 2023 · ~56:00Chef · 2014right after the Downey scene while they fix the food truckEpisode
Bill picks the food-truck repair stretch as the best time to step away, while Dave prefers the cop scene.
Runner-up · the cop bit - DeclaredApr 11, 2023 · ~48:00Indecent Proposal · 1993The David architecture-class sceneEpisode
They say the architecture-class sequence is the cleanest moment to skip during a bathroom break.
Runner-up · null - DeclaredMar 21, 2023 · ~48:00Adventureland · 2009James and Lisa P’s formal dateEpisode
They say the restaurant date scene is the easy bathroom break, aside from a later Frego beat they like.
- DeclaredFeb 28, 2023 · ~56:00Catch Me If You Can · 2002the final 15 minutes, especially the Amy Adams family materialEpisode
They say the back end of the movie is the obvious place to step away, particularly the extended Amy Adams/family stretch.
- Left openFeb 21, 2023 · ~1:04:00Whiplash · 2014No clear winner recordedEpisode
No pee break is selected because they agree the movie is very tight and never really drags.
- DeclaredFeb 7, 2023 · ~40:00The Vanishing · 1993the book publisher pitching Jeff on the bookEpisode
They identify the publisher-pitch stretch as the best place to pause the movie.
- DeclaredJan 10, 2023 · ~1:12:00Sideways · 2004When Miles arrives at his mother's houseEpisode
They pick the mom-house visit as the safest point to pause the movie.
- Apparent consensusNov 22, 2022 · ~1:20:00Body Heat · 1981after the murder and body-dumping setupEpisode
They say the post-murder cleanup is the safest stretch to step away from.
- Apparent consensusNov 1, 2022 · ~1:20:00American Gigolo · 1980the political event / charity dinner stretchEpisode
The political event is identified as the safest place to run off for a bathroom break.
- DeclaredOct 25, 2022 · ~1:12:00The Edge · 1997between the first and second bear encountersEpisode
They identify the stretch after the first bear encounter and before the next major danger as the best bathroom break window.
- Apparent consensusOct 4, 2022 · ~1:04:00Pitch Perfect · 2012the Donald Faison fight-scene cameo / the Freddie Stroma radio-station materialEpisode
They identify the post-regionals Donald Faison cameo and the Freddie Stroma radio-station subplot as scenes they could skip without missing much.
- DeclaredSep 20, 2022 · ~1:04:00Margin Call · 2011during Penn Badgley cryingEpisode
They settle on the crying stretch as the easiest place to step away, with the shaving sequence as a secondary option.
Runner-up · the shaving section - DeclaredAug 30, 2022 · ~40:00Tango and Cash · 1989the brief stretch right after the prison escape before Cash meets Terry HatcherEpisode
They agree there's almost no safe bathroom break, but that short post-escape window is the only plausible one.