oil catastrophe?
The lead character's husband was freaked out by 45000 gallons of oil and how it was going to do irreparable damage to the ocean. Lol. An average below ground swimming pool is about 30000 gallons. Literally a drop in the bucket!
A. 45k gallons is still enough oil to cause damage. Maybe you should do some research beyond the capacity of a pool, fool.
B. It's entirely possible that the scriptwriter meant "barrels".
If you're gonna step to the table, you better bring a plate, son.
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WORDS MEAN THINGS! Also, before you come to bitch about a plot hole, rewatch the show/movie.