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They speculate about the characters’ immediate aftermath, including Red’s fate and the likelihood of police trouble.

They frame it as a sequel-oriented 'what happens next' question, but they do not choose a winner here.

They chose the imagined fallout of Maverick’s finances as the funniest ‘next day’ consequence.

They speculate about how Paul gets out, how the cops respond, and what his first post-rescue media run looks like, but never settle on one answer.

They conclude the relationship basically ends after the barbecue and the case is over.

They say the obvious next-day consequence is massive clean-up and recovery after the purge.

They answer by imagining the next-day hitchhike home ending with another bus full of male athletes.

They imagine a recovery day centered on showering, brushing teeth, and eating breakfast.

They spin out hypothetical futures for the characters rather than landing on a single clear answer.

They predict the campus settles back down, with Billy presumably making it through the rest of the year.

They infer that the relationship with Jane likely ends after Sonny’s death and the neighborhood fallout.

They say Robert Patrick owns the category, though Joe Morton is raised as the fallback if Patrick is deemed ineligible.

After some debate over Sean Penn's eligibility, they give the award to Daniel Schorr for his memorable newscaster turn.

They identify the Bohemian Rhapsody-to-cop-stop stretch as the moment the movie kicks into a higher gear.

They settle on it as a category for the most inexplicable accent work, citing several memorable bad-accent examples.

The hosts mention it as a category for regrettable actor choices, but no winner is chosen.

They note Maxim Magazine named Slap Shot the best guy movie of all time and accept the label as a kind of compliment.

They nominate Michael J. Fox as the comedy-running goat and also praise Michael Cera's run in Superbad.

The discussion returns to the idea that the movie's romance depends on people meeting organically, not through apps.

Chocolate bars won, with Charlie’s sweet-tooth food moments mentioned as the other notable choice.

They pick De Niro's turkey sandwich as the clear winner, with Kathy Moriarty's cocktail mentioned as a runner-up.

They single out the whiskey and goat’s milk drinks, with extra appreciation for the steak-eating finale.

After mentioning the meatloaf, they explicitly give the category to Dom Perignon.

They choose the crepe Suzette as the best food-and-drink moment, with the salmon sandwich getting gross honorable mention talk.

They choose the poisoned fish and the whole vomiting gag as the standout food/drink bit.

They picked Swan's hot pockets as the movie's best food-and-drink moment.

They land on the absurdity of making a low-carb dinner on Purge night, with the wine helping sell the bit.

They float it for the most inappropriate work-computer Google search prompted by a movie, but never crown a winner.

They settle on 'get your fucking shine box' as the most usable insult in real life.

They single out that line as the film's sharpest insult.

Sam the dog wins easily as the movie's best pet performance.

They unanimously award the pet category to Doyle for his wounded-dog performance.

Chopper the dog gets a quick nod for a solid supporting turn.

The dog Sadie wins, though the hosts say they wanted even more fear and reaction from the animal character.

The discussion lands on Scud as the key animal performance, with Rex briefly considered and then ruled out as a dinosaur.

The hosts discuss several possible names for a new TV profanity-replacement category but never settle on a single winner or final title.

They use it for the character most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse, with Jem and Buck as the examples they like most.

They spend the segment arguing that Dana Carvey had the talent and exposure to become a much bigger movie star than he did.

Diaz’s Heather is the obvious dangerous choice, though the room notes multiple temptations in the movie.

They treat Mary as the obvious stay-away because of the sheer number of psychos orbiting her.

They discuss it as a ‘throw your life away for this woman’ type of category, but leave it open-ended.

Chris Ryan argued that not having the characters smoke in this era was the movie choice he least understood.

They joked about Cruise with a dog, but the discussion did not support a real case that a pet would improve the movie.

Clint Howard won the award named for the director’s favorite recurring collaborator.

They note Cameron Crowe's habit of putting Eric Stoltz in his movies and give him the award.

They treated Jackson as the clearest example of a Tarantino favorite, with Tim Roth also mentioned as a recurring favorite.

The conversation shifts into praising Debbie as the movie's emotional anchor and best rom-com-style support role.

They define it as the question of whether a movie would be better if it were exactly 100 minutes long, but do not rank a specific title.