Before an actor becomes synonymous with a role, there was almost always someone else in that chair — and the reasons they didn't get the part reveal more about Hollywood, luck, and the alchemy of casting than any acting masterclass ever could. This episode digs into the near-misses, the studio-mandated swaps, the actors who walked and the ones who were pushed, and asks the uncomfortable question: would Casablanca still be Casablanca with Ronald Reagan? Spoiler — absolutely not, and we can prove it.