The BEST episodes of Film Theory season 2017
Every episode of Film Theory season 2017, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Film Theory season 2017!
In each episode of Film Theorists’ main series, Patrick dives into a specific work and sheds light on elements that less careful consumers may have missed. Despite the channel’s title, it isn’t limited to movies; instead, Patrick is taking on all sorts of pop culture franchises, including Game of Thrones and Harry Potter.
#1 - Scrooge McDuck's Net Worth SOLVED! (Disney's DuckTales)
Season 2017 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/8/2017
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Why Morty WILL KILL Rick! (Rick and Morty)
Season 2017 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/27/2017
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Tangled - Rapunzel's Hair is KILLING Itself!
Season 2017 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/17/2017
Disney's TANGLED is one of my favorite modern Disney Classics, but the movie begs answers to Several questions about Rapunzel's luscious locks. Have you ever wondered if hair is actually strong enough to carry the weight of a grown man? Or if Rapunzel could manage the weight of so much hair in the first place? Well after getting tangled up in some research, Loyal Theorists, I have found the answers!
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - How Much is YOUR SOUL Worth? (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)
Season 2017 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/21/2017
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - The REAL Reason Wolverine is DYING! (LOGAN)
Season 2017 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2017
LOGAN, you've lived through experimental surgery, countless bullet wounds, an atomic bomb, and EVEN Bodily Disintegration from Jean Grey. But in the end it's your sweet metal exoskeleton that causes your demise? So sad! But there's one little issue - Logan is WRONG! Sure he may be getting poisoned by his metallic upgrade, but in the end, that's not the issue. Then, what's REALLY Killing Logan?! You're about to find out.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Did Deadpool WRITE Deadpool?!?
Season 2017 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/4/2017
DEADPOOL is known for breaking the fourth wall in both the comics and the movie. In fact, his jokes get so meta that it’s hard to catch them all. Sure, there are the obvious ones where he talks to the camera, but there is so much more than that going on! In this episode, I PROVE that the Deadpool movie contains a HUGE Meta-joke that went entirely unnoticed by all of us…Until Now!
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - DEATH NOTE–How Deadly Was it?
Season 2017 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/31/2017
DEATH NOTE is my favorite anime series by a long shot, and that's because it really puts me in a moral quandary. Is KIRA a hero after all he's done? Can we consider it justice when the number of people he's murdered is more than the total number of Japanese convicts? Well Loyal Theorists, in this episode, I dive into the math in order to bring these questions to the surface for you!
#8 - Did Rick CLONE Beth - SOLVED! (Rick and Morty)
Season 2017 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/2/2017
In this season of RICK AND MORTY, Rick offered to clone Beth so that she could live her fullest life while having a Beth Clone remain behind for her children. But the episode ended ambiguously, leaving us to ask if she took Rick up on this offer. So did she clone herself and ditch her family to explore the cosmos? Well, Loyal Theorists, there is actually a definitive answer to this question hidden within the episode, and I have found it!
#9 - Why You SHOULDN'T FLY to Mordor! (The Lord of the Rings)
Season 2017 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/26/2017
When it comes to The Lord of the Rings, one of the most common questions circulated online is why didn’t Frodo just ride the giant Eagles to Mount Doom? There are theories out there that suggest this was the plan all along, but sadly, when you look at the evidence, that's just wrong. In fact, it's so wrong, it's dangerous! In this episode, I will give you the definitive answer to why Frodo didn’t simply ride those giant birds into Mordor!
#10 - Disney LIED to You! (High School Musical)
Season 2017 - Episode 46 - Aired 12/30/2017
Disney's High School Musical seemed pretty straight forward. Most people assume that the mean rich girl Sharpay is the villain. But what if I told you that isn’t the case? Could there be someone else better suited for that title? Someone more spoiled, undeserving, and ungrateful? Scramble to your seats theorists! Class is now in session!
#11 - How To BREAK Marvel's LUKE CAGE!
Season 2017 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2017
If LUKE CAGE has impenetrable skin, and He Does, then there's no realistic way to break him. OR IS THERE?! Other villains might come up with preposterous methods to destroy him, like, I don't know, using Extraterrestrial Bullets...but I have a better idea! In this episode, I will Prove to You that Luke Cage is actually really EASY TO BREAK!
#12 - Exposing Deadpool's SECRET Identity!
Season 2017 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/25/2017
DEADPOOL is a beloved and familiar Marvel character. In fact, he brings to mind another self-aggrandizing American mercenary. That's right, Deadpool is eerily similar to the real-life author AND canon Marvel character, ERNEST HEMINGWAY! I'm aware that this sounds crazy, but in this episode, I will PROVE that Deadpool IS (maybe) Ernest Hemingway!
#13 - How Wonder Woman FAILED Us!
Season 2017 - Episode 29 - Aired 9/5/2017
WONDER WOMAN is Amazing for many reasons. It's a Superhero blockbuster starring a woman and directed by a woman, which is long overdue. However, the story is by a man who clearly needs a lesson in storytelling. That's right, Zack Snyder, I'm coming for you. This movie, for all it's spectacle, has some MAJOR logical flaws. I'm talking flaws so basic that the movie's entire story is undeniably impossible as a result. Buckle up, Theorists, we're about to explain why one of 2017's biggest movies defies all reason and logic!
#14 - Is Thor STRONGER Than The Hulk? (Thor: Ragnarok)
Season 2017 - Episode 37 - Aired 11/2/2017
THOR: RAGNAROK is hitting theaters, giving us another epic Marvel movie that features our favorite heroes: The Avengers. This means The Hulk and Thor will yet again be featured in the same movie, giving us another chance to watch in awe as they enact astounding feats of strength. So far, Marvel hasn’t given a straight answer as to which one of these ultra-powerful heroes has the most brawn, even though they’ve gone head-to-head multiple times in the movies and comics. But that ends today, Loyal Theorists! With the power of math, science, and research, I will reveal which Avenger is strongest!
#15 - Poppy's Hidden Conspiracy EXPOSED!
Season 2017 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2017
Today we welcome another member into the hallowed halls of weird YouTube channels that will haunt your dreams - here's POPPY! This innocent, youthful popstar's videos are a bit more than they appear. But what sinister force is actually pulling the strings behind Poppy's messages?
#16 - You'll DIE Before This Bee Movie Meme!
Season 2017 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2017
When The Bee Movie and We Are Number One memes exploded on YouTube last year, the Internet proved once and for all how insanely meta it's willing to get for the sake of a great Meme. No one took this farther than the minds of Reddit and Dank Memes, who created the most earth-shattering meme of Meme History. In this episode, I dive into the Ultimate Bee Movie Meme, the one that will outlast us all!
#17 - The Rick and Morty / Gravity Falls CROSSOVER Conspiracy!
Season 2017 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/11/2017
Rick and Morty is AWESOME! Between the Rick and Morty VR game and the surprise launch of Rick and Morty Season 3 on April Fool's Day, everyone is ready to get schwifty with Rick and the gang. But while we eagerly await more schezwan sauced adventures, there's a theory that's been brewing in the background, one that hits on one of my other favorite cartoons of all time -- Gravity Falls. Is Rick and Morty a continuation of Gravity Falls? Is a crossover between the Gravity Falls gang and Rick and Morty likely to happen soon? Why would I even think that these two franchises share ANY similarities? Get ready, Theorists, to have this whole Gravity Falls / Rick and Morty puzzle start getting pieced together.
#18 - He is LYING! | Better Call Saul's Phony Disorder
Season 2017 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/8/2017
BETTER CALL SAUL is one of my favorite shows on TV right now. However, there is one key character component that has always bothered me: Chuck's supposed Allergy to Electricity. I mean, he's gotta be Faking it right? Electromagnetic fields aren't something you can be allergic to! Well it turns out that's not entirely true, but that still doesn't mean Chuck's not faking. In this episode, I Reveal the TRUTH behind Chuck's alleged illness!
#19 - IT - Pennywise's Greatest Fear (IT Movie 2017)
Season 2017 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/21/2017
Like many of you I loved the new IT movie. But one thing has been bothering me since I saw IT. How exactly were the Loser's Club able to over come the master or fear - Pennywise? I mean he had plenty of opportunities to kill them off one by one. So I did a little digging, but what I found goes far beyond just their ability to survive.
#20 - Batman's DEADLY Disease - CURED!
Season 2017 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2017
#21 - Was SpongeBob ADOPTED?! (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Season 2017 - Episode 45 - Aired 12/24/2017
SpongeBob SquarePants is quite the odd character. A yellow pant-wearing sponge with an unmistakable laugh. The lovable son of two… well… different looking parents? Are we EVEN sure those are his parents? There’s only one way to find out Loyal Theorists! Time to buckle down for some good old biology to solve this once and for all!
#22 - Gravity Falls ISN'T OVER! (Bill Cipher LIVES!)
Season 2017 - Episode 43 - Aired 12/16/2017
Gravity Falls left us wanting so much more. Many of us took to the internet scrambling to see if there would be a season 3, but our hopes lead to a dead end. After Bill Cipher’s death, we were supposed to just accept that the series was over… but there was one thing that stuck out like a sore thumb to me. One thing that makes the conclusion to Gravity Falls SOUR. You see Theorists, our little friend Bill Cipher is far from dead, and in this theory I’m going to show you why!
#23 - Jurassic World Was An INSIDE JOB! (Jurassic World)
Season 2017 - Episode 41 - Aired 12/5/2017
JURASSIC WORLD follows the same outline as the previous Jurassic movies – humans decide recreating dinosaurs would be fun, something goes wrong with the system designed to imprison them, and a cool amusement park turns into a horrific monster-filled island. But what if it wasn’t so simple? What if the dinosaur fiasco in Jurassic World wasn’t an accident? Strap in, Loyal Theorists. In this episode, I will prove that the dinosaurs didn’t escape from Jurassic World. They were set free!
#24 - Ariel is RELATED to Hercules?! (Disney’s Connected Universe)
Season 2017 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/12/2017
What does the little mermaid and Hercules have in common? How about a family tree. It would appear that Disney has been Secretly building a SINGLE Disney Universe all along. Sure this may sound ridiculous, but the evidence is there.
#25 - Is The Emoji Movie ILLEGAL?
Season 2017 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/14/2017
Okay, so The Emoji Movie is pretty darn bad. But that badness doesn't actually come from the movie itself. I mean, sure, The Emoji Movie is predictable and has cringe-worthy jokes and has a really awful "try hard to be hip for the kids" premise...but that's true of a lot of movies. No, The Emoji Movie is bad because it's one huge commercial. A commercial that is targeting children while blatantly breaking rules established by the FTC and FCC for disclosing branded advertising. So how deep does this rabbit hole go? Get ready for some Angry Judge emoji.