S.W.A.T.

Question: During the opening bank robbery and shootout, why didn't the SWAT snipers just immediately take out both gunmen outside right there, instead of having the SWAT ground team confront them? Wasn't the objective to neutralise the threats immediately? The snipers could have ended that in no time at all.

Question: Why does everyone think Street turned in Gamble? Wouldn't he be back actually working SWAT instead of being stuck in the gun cage?

Answer: The SWAT Captain originally kicked Street and Gamble off the team and out of the SWAT Division completely for disobeying orders resulting in a hostage being shot. The SWAT Lieutenant convinced the Captain to keep the two officers in the division on a probationary basis to work back towards getting back on the team. Gamble was insulted by the probationary assignment and later resigned. The Captain offered Street the chance for immediate reinstatement to the team if he placed all blame on Gamble. When Street chose the probationary assignment over blaming Gamble or resigning alongside Gamble, everyone assumed Street cut some type of deal to remain in the SWAT Division without knowing the whole story.

Question: When they were hanging out in the empty swimming pool just before the sniper card game challenge, Hondo sings something. What were the words?

Answer: Hondo was (and always will be) a United States Marine, and served in Vietnam (late '60s, early '70s). I believe what we hear Hondo sing is just a snippet of Hondo's old marching cadence, "Hambone, hambone, have you heard?" (00:42:25) which itself is taken from songs with different variations of Hambone lyrics.

Super Grover

Answer: The sophisticated battering ram that Street created is aptly named Key to the City.

Super Grover

Chosen answer: Because he was offered a lot of money. $100 million is a lot of money to turn down for someone on a policeman's salary.

LorgSkyegon

Question: What song plays while Montel is driving away after killing his "uncle"?

Answer: Figure.09 by Linkin Park.

T Poston

Revealing mistake: In the playing card target shooting sequence, Colin Farrell shoots an ace from the front but the card explodes from the rear. A squib was used to make the hole in the card, blowing the pieces outward instead of inward.

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Gamble: So this is what it's come down to, bustin' down doors with J-Lo?

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Trivia: When Box is watching TV and is beeped to go to work, he is actually watching an episode of the original S.W.A.T. TV series.

AzN InVasian

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