Ghostbusters Reboot: 29 Easter Eggs, References & In-Jokes
19. "Listen... Do You Smell Something?"
Chris Hemsworth's idiotic secretary - who is unemployable for all but his handsomeness - is very much a Marmite sort of character, in that you'll either absolutely love his juvenile, numb-headed antics, or you'll be sensible and hate everything he represents as a character. (And no, not in misandry terms, lads, his crimes are far more incomplex and fundamental than that).
One moment that isn't entirely awful comes when he pays homage to Dan Aykroyd's classic "listen... can you smell that?" line by reacting to an excrutiatingly loud noise by putting his fingers in his eyes. It's funny until you think about it, and then the reality of this poor, probably profoundly disabled man's muddled life hits home.
Like, seriously, who does he actually navigate his way out of his house every morning? He should have been killed a thousand times over.