it will never not irk me the way that neurotypicals will ask a question about something when they literally do not WANT an answer–because if you try to answer their question they accuse you of ‘making excuses’.
what they REALLY mean is “I hate that, I don’t want it to be that way. I don’t want you to tell me why it is, I want to lead you to changing your mind by making you rethink it so you might understand why I think it shouldn’t be like that”
they’re so gods damned self-entitled.
What does that have to do with being neurotypical?
Is this you?
I mean, the point of the scene is to make you ask why they’re shooting the dog
Not literally tho
Ugh, my now-ex-wife used to try to guess the plot. She’d watch intently, then blurt out “I know what’s going to happen!” Then, tell me. She was wrong more than she was right, but the times she got it right prompted her to keep doing it.
It’s not the reason she’s my ex-wife, but I don’t miss it.
i had a buddy that would do the same and if he correctly guessed would unironically say the movie was bad because it was too predictable
My wife and I do this, but with movies or shows that are really dumb (e.g. From, just watched with her). It’s mainly throwing outlandish scenarios out and saying “There is no way this is what happens.”
During legitimate movies or shows that’s a no-go though.
Sounds like some kind of gambling. The small wins in between make it seem worth continuing.
We all turn into our parents. I’ve tactfully taken to asking, “Do we know who that is?” if I think I’ve missed some plot detail. Then I still look out of touch and pre-demetia but I do it in a collaborative way.
We do this during shows, especially if we’re on a later season. I haven’t legit binge watched anything in years, I’m breaking hour-long episodes in half most of the time.
This drives me nuts if I am also watching the movie for the first time.
But I love rewatching movies and happy to pause and talk about the plot on the 2nd+ watch.
However I do make a rule that under no circumstances will the conversation be “Who is that actor? What else are they in?” Plot discussions only!
My mom does this for movies, but it’s not strictly characters. It’s anything that’s happening in the movie. It’s just like, I don’t know. I’m watching it the same as you.
My mom used to do this, it would infuriate my dad, but he’d say nothing.
Wise
Quick Google. Explain and spoil the entire movie. They stopped asking me.
This is my roommate while watching YouTube. Just obnoxious.
“Is that Jimmy Beast?”
“No, you’re watching Linus Tech Tips.”
“So this is Mr. TechTips?” “No, this is an ad for his new LTT branded adult diapers.”
Just give mom a pacifier.
Gray rock and say “I know as much as you do” every single time
Yeah, my go-to response is always “I’m watching the same thing you are.” And maybe that’s how I handle “we don’t know yet,” versus “pay attention to the movie” when we do know.
The best comment my Mom ever made when I watched Star Wars The Phantom Menace:
“What the fuck is Oscar Schindler doing in that movie?”
Wow, allist skills are crazy. They’re like computer databases!
Somehow not pissing himself for the duration of the film
Ah Liam Peeson
Credits
Liam Peeson … Himself
This is a universal mom experience
Why!? Why is it moms? Can a mother please explain this to me?
No mother knows who that guy is.
They’re looking out for bad influences.
My mom would ask questions about the movie like that and then call me stupid for not knowing the answer
Is that your friend?
