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'Finnick's First & Final Word to Katniss' video hits 4.4M views

The video analyzes how Finnick's opening and closing lines to Katniss mirror each other across the Hunger Games series, currently trending at number fourteen on YouTube's entertainment chart.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on Best of BBN
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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from Best of BBN at 4:55 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are YouTube (Scroll Spheres)'s, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentScroll Spheres posted a video called Finnick's First and Final Word to Katniss, and it's number fourteen on YouTube's US trending chart for entertainment.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat is a title with two parts and no context. Who is Finnick, and why is he talking to a Katniss?

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's the Hunger Games series. The video breaks down how his opening line and his closing line to her mirror each other.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFour million, four hundred six thousand, five hundred sixty-one views. For two lines of dialogue.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFrame one is the first word. Frame two is the last. Everything between is the turning point.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI haven't seen it, so I'll take the middle on faith.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTen out of ten for the writing. You can tell I haven't seen the video either, only the title.

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