Land around Whit's End controversy
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The Land Around Whit's End goof -- One of the most talked about Odyssey goofs, this one deals with conflicting reports about who owns the land around Whit's End. Let's take a look at the facts.
19: Recollections -- Quite obviously in this episode, Whit says he will buy the "Fillmore Recreation Center and its adjoining land..."
168: The Curse -- Whit himself tells Connie and Eugene "you both know that I don't own the land around Whit's End, [I only own] the building itself."
327: Moving Targets -- Glossman says "the land Whit's End sits is surrounded by the city. The building belongs to you, that's all." Some have argued that Glossman was lying (which would be very in-character for him), but this doesn't make much sense because the council confirms this "fact" in 329: The Return.
329: The Return -- Jason and Jack discuss their thoughts on Whit buying the place. Jason says he can't imagine why his dad didn't buy the land around the building. Jack says it was probably all he could manage. While this conversation is interesting, it probably isn't crucial since Jack and Jason weren't around at the time and may not know for certain either way about Whit's End.
SOLUTION: If looking for plausible answer, there is perhaps an option. Maybe between the time that Fillmore Recreation Center was bought and the time of "The Curse", through some sort of legal wrangling, Whit had to give up ownership of the land. Perhaps he wanted to sell it back for some reason. The point, however, is that Whit said from his own mouth he did not own the land even though we know he bought it. Or do we? In this episode, we never actually hear the complete legal documents being read. Surely there is more to buying a piece of city property than simply saying you will buy it and the city council voting. It would be necessary for some paperwork to be signed, etc. Maybe when the actual deed was drawn up, Glossman did some changing of the deal and Whit decided not to fight it because he was only really interested in the building anyway. All in all, there is certainly a possible explanation of how Whit did not own the land in these episodes. However, this entire point may be rendered moot by Phil Lollar 's admission in The Complete Guide to Adventures in Odyssey that they goofed.
RESOLVED: In The Forgotten Deed, this is finally resolved. It is explained that Whit thought he was buying the whole property but was only able to buy the building. He finally buys the land.
