Groundhog Day/WMG: Difference between revisions

== Ned Ryerson is a [[Doctor Who|Time Lord]]. ==

After seeing for the first time what a huge douche his 'friend' was, Ned decided to teach Phil a lesson in humility. Much like the WMG below states, the loop was not broken by Phil's change of heart, but by his actual and sincere kindness towards Ned.

* Another possibility is that Ned just wants to sell insurance. On the last day of the loop, Phil buys a major policy from Ned. Only after this purchase does Ned allow Phil out of the time loop.

* Rita must be the doctor's companion!

** They're going to ''tomorrow''!!!!!

== The Infinite Time Loop had nothing to do with Phil Conners. ==

* One problem with this though: Why was Phil Conners able to remember every further Groundhog Day? And why wasn't anybody else?

** Because... Phil Conners is Furude Rika's [[Opposite Sex Clone]]! '''[[Shocking Swerve|DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!]]'''

** Because Phil Connors is a ghost buster. Also, he was possessed by Cthulhu. Time ripples just do not compare.

 

== The Phil Connors shown at the end of the film is not the real Phil Connors. ==

 

== Phil Connors is Old Spock from Star Trek (2009). ==

*** [[Bag of Spilling|Don't]] [[Money for Nothing|forget]][[Majoras Mask|...]]

* This also explains the sudden burst of suicide. The player was probably frustrated by how hard the game was proving and engaged in a little therapeutic [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|cruelty]] by ramming their character into every hazard they could think of.

** So, what is it?

*** Only joking!

== Rita is the cause of the time loop and she did not even notice. ==

== Phil did manage to return to [[Pittsburgh]] a few times, he just had to leave town the moment he woke up in the morning. ==

It just proved to be such an inconvenience he gave up at it. The blizzard would always hit while he was there and everywhere interesting closed.

At one point during the many attempts at setting up a perfect date, Rita comments to Phil that this seems somehow familiar and asks him about deja vu. It's possible that while nobody noticed enough for them to alter their set pattern for Groundhog Day barring intervention from Phil, there are phantom memories in the subconscious that could cause people Phil interacted with over and over to remember him on a level they can't access consciously. Over the period of the loop (whether you believe it is ten years or several thousand, it makes no difference) all the things Phil does right starts to build up, which is why all the people like Phil so much on the final day, even though he should be a stranger that performed a good deed for them earlier; subconsciously remembering years to centuries of Phil's kinder acts means people on the final day instinctively react to him as the town hero rather than someone who's only been there a day. This is also how Rita accepts Phil admitting he loves her this time compared to her previous reactions; it's not just detecting his sincerity this time, it's also remembering on some level the many repetitions where Phil started improving himself by being nicer to her.

 

 

 

It's been eight years since Jeff Winston finished his Replays. Eventually Phil and Jeff's paths cross (they're both in the news industry) and they talk about their experiences.