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* As the Mariner and Helena escape, he shoots a harpoon at the gunship and tows it to [[spoiler: blow up the Big Bad's boat.]] Except, there were two kids on that boat who were using semaphore flags. It's not shown, but only [[spoiler: the Big Bad manages to (just barely) make it off, ]]and he loses an eye in the process.

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* As the Mariner and Helena escape, he shoots a harpoon at the gunship and tows it to [[spoiler: blow up the Big Bad's boat.]] boat. Except, there were two kids on that boat who were using semaphore flags. It's not shown, but only [[spoiler: the Big Bad manages to (just barely) make it off, ]]and and he loses an eye in the process.
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** Frightening, but not completely impossible. With very small populations and the excessive inbreeding risks, it is perfectly possible that even gay people learned that breeding is fundamental. It takes a complete separation of utilitarian sex and romance and/or pleasure, something that is mostly cultural issue.

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** Frightening, but not completely impossible. With very small populations and the excessive inbreeding risks, it is perfectly possible that even gay people learned that breeding is fundamental. It takes a complete separation of utilitarian sex and romance and/or pleasure, something that is mostly cultural issue.issue.
* Enola's tattoo: She can't remember anything about her parents, only the vestiges of a little tune. Assuming she is around the same age as her actress (ten years old) this means she was probably sent off before she was two, which means somebody subjected an ''infant'' to the pain of an extensive tattoo. How would they get her to sit still? Sedating a child is dangerous.
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* The Mariner has an apparent knack for fish eyes, which is mostly played for laughs. But numerous cast-aways that had to spend weeks or even months on sea and only could fish for food developed over time similar taste - fish eyes are the only part that have ''different taste'' and when everything you eat tastes the same, any variety is appreciated. Bonus point for being (relatively) sweet when compared to the rest of the meat.

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* The Mariner has an apparent knack penchant for fish eyes, fish-eyes, which is mostly played for laughs. But numerous cast-aways that had to spend weeks or even months on sea and only could fish for food developed over time similar taste - fish eyes are the only part that have ''different taste'' and when everything you eat tastes the same, any variety is appreciated. Bonus point for being (relatively) sweet when compared to the rest of the meat.



** There were two dead bodies on the island. They could have tattooed the map on their daughter and sent her out to sea to bring others. Of course, there isn't much to go on in the movie for that theory but it makes sense.

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** There were two dead bodies on the island. They could have tattooed the map on their daughter and sent her out to sea to bring others. Of course, there isn't much to go on in the movie for that theory theory, but it makes sense.



** Actually it is stated in the novel that the feral Smokers are the textbook example of HumansAreBastards such that ''even the small young children'' are amoral sociopaths.
* Since we are already on the subject of genetics - it requires a population of about ten thousands to avoid problems with inbreeding. Another five to be extra sure. Not even Smokers had such numbers, so humanity is screwed anyway.

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** Actually Actually, it is stated in the novel that the feral Smokers are the textbook example of HumansAreBastards such that ''even the small young children'' are amoral sociopaths.
* Since we are already on the subject of genetics - it requires a population of about ten thousands thousand to avoid problems with inbreeding. Another five to be extra sure. Not even Smokers had such numbers, so humanity is screwed anyway.

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