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** [[spoiler:The Arcadia Bay ending is a reference to DonnieDarko, with Chloe sacrificing herself via time travel to save the city.]]

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** [[spoiler:The Arcadia Bay ending is a reference to DonnieDarko, ''Film/DonnieDarko'', with Chloe sacrificing herself via time travel to save the city.]]

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* The Bond references return when Warren calls Max 007 in his instructions on how to make the pipe bomb.

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* The Bond references return when Warren calls Max 007 in writes his instructions on texts explaining how to make the build a pipe bomb.bomb in the same way as Q does when he hands over Bond's gadgets, opening with Q's catchphrase "Now, pay attention 007!".



* According to David's file on her, Max uses the online aliases Film/MadMax, Max Factor, and [[Series/DarkAngel Noir Angel]]. For bonus points, Dark Angel also features a female protagonist named Max with superhuman abilities.

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* According to David's file on her, Max uses the online aliases {{Online Alias}}es Film/MadMax, Max Factor, and [[Series/DarkAngel Noir Angel]]. For bonus points, Dark Angel also features a female protagonist named Max with superhuman abilities.
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* [[http://imgur.com/a/HJzlt A poster in Chloe's room, on the wall by her bed]], looks very similar to one for the film version of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''. Rachel's wanted poster also mentions that she has a tattoo of a dragon on her leg.

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* [[http://imgur.com/a/HJzlt A poster in Chloe's room, on the wall by her bed]], looks very similar to one for the film version of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''. Rachel's wanted missing person poster also mentions that she has a tattoo of a dragon on her leg.
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* [[http://imgur.com/a/HJzlt A poster in Chloe's room, on the wall by her bed]], looks very similar to one for the film version of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

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* [[http://imgur.com/a/HJzlt A poster in Chloe's room, on the wall by her bed]], looks very similar to one for the film version of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''. Rachel's wanted poster also mentions that she has a tattoo of a dragon on her leg.
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* This episode contains numerous nods to ''Film/StandByMe'', including a wild deer showing up, Max brandishing a pistol at a knife-wielding thug and Chloe nearly getting hit by a '''TRAIN!!!'''.

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* This episode contains numerous nods to ''Film/StandByMe'', including a wild deer showing up, Max brandishing a pistol at a knife-wielding thug and Chloe nearly getting hit by a '''TRAIN!!!'''. Max even says "Come ''stand by me''" to Kate when trying to convince her not to jump off the roof.
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* Chloe and Max reenact the railroad scene from ''Film/StandByMe''.

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* This episode contains numerous nods to ''Film/StandByMe'', including a wild deer showing up, Max brandishing a pistol at a knife-wielding thug and Chloe and Max reenact the railroad scene from ''Film/StandByMe''.nearly getting hit by a '''TRAIN!!!'''.
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* The two moos in the sky could be a shout out to Literature/OneQEightyFour where two moons hanging in the sky indicate the characters have crossed into another world

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* The two moos moons in the sky could be a shout out to Literature/OneQEightyFour where two moons hanging in the sky indicate the characters have crossed into another worldworld.
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* The two moos in the sky could be a shout out to "Literature/1Q84 where two moons hanging in the sky indicate the characters have crossed into another world.

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* The two moos in the sky could be a shout out to "Literature/1Q84 Literature/OneQEightyFour where two moons hanging in the sky indicate the characters have crossed into another world.world
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* The two moos in the sky could be a shout out to "Literature/1Q84 where two moons hanging in the sky indicate the characters have crossed into another world.
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** If you take the pliers from the shack, Max says that she can "pull some serious ''Series/MacGyver1985'' shit".

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** If you take the pliers from the shack, Max says that she can "pull some serious ''Series/MacGyver1985'' ''[[Series/MacGyver1985 MacGyver]]'' shit".
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** If you take the pliers from the shack, Max says that she can "pull some serious ''Series/MacGyver1985'' shit".
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* If you examine the axe in the shack while Chloe's leg is stuck in the train tracks, Max will say something like "Chloe's not a zombie!" This is a reference to ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'', in which one character gets his leg caught in a bear trap and you have to chop his leg off with an axe in order to free him.
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* Max's shirt depicts a death's-head hawkmoth, most famously seen in TheSilenceOfTheLambs.

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* Max's shirt depicts a death's-head hawkmoth, most famously seen in TheSilenceOfTheLambs.''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
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* Max's shirt depicts a death's-head hawkmoth, most famously seen in TheSilenceOfTheLambs.
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* There are several ''Series/FridayNightLights'' as well.

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* There are several ''Series/FridayNightLights'' references in the game as well.
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** Zachary's last name, Riggins, is a reference to the characters Tim and Billy Riggins, two brothers that try to make something worthwhile in their small town while the former is playing football. The actor who played Billy in the show voices Zachary in the game, although he is uncredited.

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** Zachary's last name, Riggins, is a reference to the characters Tim and Billy Riggins, two brothers that try to make something worthwhile in their small town while the former is playing football. The actor who played Billy in the show voices Zachary in the game, although he is uncredited.uncredited in that role. He also voiced Mark Jefferson.
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* There are several ''Series/FridayNightLights'' as well.
** Zachary's last name, Riggins, is a reference to the characters Tim and Billy Riggins, two brothers that try to make something worthwhile in their small town while the former is playing football. The actor who played Billy in the show voices Zachary in the game, although he is uncredited.
** Apparently, the Blackwell Bigfoot football team are playing the Dillon Panthers on November 6th, 2013. In FNL, the Dillon Panthers football team is the main team featured on the show.
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* Max complains now and then about her rewind ability, claiming "[[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution I never asked for this!]]"
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** [[spoiler:The Chloe Ending contains a reference to FightClub with the two holding hands as they witness wanton destruction the protagonist was (inadvertently) the catalyst of as music plays. Even the name of the game could be a reference to the final line of the movie ("You met me in a strange time in my life")]]

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** [[spoiler:The Chloe Ending contains a reference to FightClub ''Film/FightClub'' with the two holding hands as they witness wanton destruction the protagonist was (inadvertently) the catalyst of as music plays. Even the name of the game could be a reference to the final line of the movie ("You met me in a strange time in my life")]]
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* Kate Marsh's middle name is Beverly; Beverly Marsh is the name of the female lead in ''Literature/{{IT}}''.

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* According to David's file on her, Max uses the online aliases Film/MadMax, Max Factor, and [[Series/DarkAngel Noir Angel]].

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* According to David's file on her, Max uses the online aliases Film/MadMax, Max Factor, and [[Series/DarkAngel Noir Angel]]. For bonus points, Dark Angel also features a female protagonist named Max with superhuman abilities.



* In David's files on Max, you can see that one of her online aliases is "Noir Angel", a reference to ''Series/DarkAngel'', which also features a female protagonist named Max with superhuman abilities.
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* In David's files on Max, you can see that one of her online aliases is "Noir Angel", a reference to ''Series/DarkAngel'', which also features a female protagonist named Max with superhuman abilities.
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* The reveal in episode 4 [[spoiler: of the torture porn room locked under an innocuous property owned by a crooked rich family complete with the trophies of women calls to mind ''Main/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo'']]

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* The reveal in episode 4 [[spoiler: of the torture porn room locked under an innocuous property owned by a crooked rich family complete with the trophies of women calls to mind ''Main/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo'']]''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo'']]



* [[http://imgur.com/a/HJzlt A poster in Chloe's room, on the wall by her bed]], looks very similar to one for the film version of TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo.

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* [[http://imgur.com/a/HJzlt A poster in Chloe's room, on the wall by her bed]], looks very similar to one for the film version of TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo.''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.
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** Alternately, Chloe's license plates reading TWNPKS.
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* At one point, Warren calls David "[[PaulBlartMallCop David Madsen: Mall Cop]]".

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* At one point, Warren calls David "[[PaulBlartMallCop "[[Film/PaulBlartMallCop David Madsen: Mall Cop]]".
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* Max proudly calls herself [[Series/MacGyver Max Gyver]] having managed to pry open the trapdoor to the dungeon under the barn.
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* When Max once again awakes in Mr Jefferson class, he is quoting Creator/AlfredHitchcock. If you move the camera to the right towards the window we see [[Film/TheBirds birds crashing into the windows]].

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* When Max once again awakes in Mr Jefferson Jefferson's class, he is quoting Creator/AlfredHitchcock. If you move the camera to the right towards the window we see [[Film/TheBirds birds crashing into the windows]].
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* When Max once again awakes in Mr Jefferson class, he is quoting Creator/AlfredHitchcock. If you move the camera to the right towards the window we see [[Film/TheBirds' birds crashing into the windows]].

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* When Max once again awakes in Mr Jefferson class, he is quoting Creator/AlfredHitchcock. If you move the camera to the right towards the window we see [[Film/TheBirds' [[Film/TheBirds birds crashing into the windows]].
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* When Max once again awakes in Mr Jefferson class, he is quoting Creator/AlfredHitchcock. If you move the camera to the right towards the window we see [[Film/TheBirds' birds crashing into the windows]].
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* The idea of showing key photographs of a timeline changing whenever Max makes alterations may be lifted from a similar effect in ''Film/TheButterflyEffect''.

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* The idea of showing key photographs of a timeline changing change whenever Max makes alterations may be lifted from a similar effect in ''Film/TheButterflyEffect''.

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