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They argue Peter is such a bad operator that he probably deserves the award over Kate.

They argue Dynamo is a strange, unreliable stalker whose gimmick and conditioning do not add up to a dominant competitor.

The security system fails quickly, so they treat Hawke’s character as more of a salesman than an effective expert.

They argued that Viggo's consigliere repeatedly fails at his main responsibilities and never seems to be doing the job well.

They concluded Liman was bad at scheduling because he twice bet against Steven Soderbergh and cost productions money.

They endorse the concept of judging whether a movie's in-film art is actually good, but they do not pick a single winner here.

Michael Shannon’s wedding-scene energy gets the explicit win for this custom award.

They explicitly pick the head wrestling coach for overacting, mainly for his constant singlet presence and intensity.

They discussed the category but did not support a clear overacting winner, treating the performances as generally in bounds.

Nicholson wins the over-the-top performance award over Baldwin after the hosts quickly narrow it to those two.

They rip the mob crew for being ineffective, passive, and unable to stop Gino or find Richie themselves.

The brown polka dot dress wins after the room compares several of Vivian's looks.

They discuss a hypothetical category for alternate dialogue or actions that would change a movie's outcome, but no winner is selected.

They suggest it for scenes that make the audience angry, but never choose one example.

They pick the moment the girl says she is 13 as the line that would have ended the situation instantly.

They briefly float a category for the scene you'd most like to be in the crowd for, but they do not finalize an answer here.

After several candidates are floated, the hosts settle on Rita Wilson for the category.

They award the Zane Lowe bit to Culkin after joking about the movie’s climactic bad-news moment.

They estimate Jake and Elwood likely served a very long stretch because of the destruction and repeat-offender status implied by the movie.

The hosts agree Ricky Rowe’s post-movie fate is the obvious answer for what happens the next day.

They imagine the next-day fallout as union organizing and attempts to impose rules and benefits on the sport.

They debated several readings of the film's ending and Cobb's reality without settling on a single winner.

The hosts describe it as a classic time capsule of that comedy era.

The hosts choose Wayne’s World as Tia Carrere’s defining role over this film.

They rave about the stunt performer in the bathroom fight as the best non-star hand-to-hand adversary.

They pick Tony Romo as the more entertaining commentary voice, with Collinsworth as the alternative.

They compared who would best narrate the movie in commentary form, but never settled on a single winner.

They briefly debate naming a low-impact category after Tony Snell, but decide it is too obscure.

They differ slightly on exact placement but agree Alien belongs in their all-time favorites list.

Van's flex ranking put John Wick first, ahead of Rambo and the other revenge-machine protagonists.

After a top-five list, they conclude Borat's hotel nude fight is the funniest male-nudity gag in a comedy.

They focused on Lyne's repeated takes, smoky sets, and other production trivia as the best research nugget.

They debate Cher's best outfit and discuss several candidates, but do not clearly settle on one winner.

They agree it is true that this was the first mainstream Hollywood movie to use the word blowjob.

They pick this film as the best truth-serum movie while joking about the device itself.

The transcript poses several lore questions about the characters and plot without reaching a firm answer.

They mention it as a loose theme for underappreciated movies, but it stays hypothetical.

They discuss the random topless shot but cannot identify the actress with confidence.

Craig's flex centers on the absurd ambulance loading moment and the paramedic telling Laurie to take a big step despite her injury.

Simon Baker’s hot-shot fashion reporter persona is singled out as the funniest inadvertent element.

They pile up several funny bits, but the slow-motion fight emerges as the strongest single example without a clean formal vote.

Among several funny candidates, the room clearly gravitates to the lotion-in-the-basket sequence as the funniest accidental comedy.

They debate movies that are flawed but still compulsively watchable, but do not choose one as the best example.

Van argues the film would have benefited from more Black characters and more Black LA texture.

Van inducts the sheriff’s daughter into the Naughty White Girl Hall of Fame and the room agrees.

Catherine wins the 'was this character actually good at her job?' category despite her messy, reckless murders.

The room concludes Wordman is not especially convincing as a great working musician, despite his song-writing role.

They settle on Joe Don Baker's PI character as not especially good at his job.