History Fridge / ToBoldlyFlee

* Prior to the release of ''ToBoldlyFlee'', the Nostalgia Critic was involved in a lot of crossovers. Now, with the knowledge that [[spoiler:Doug was retiring the character after this movie]], take another look at some of the reviews & who the crossover was with - ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'' with DiamandaHagan; Count Chocula with the Maven of the Eventide, ''[[DigimonAdventure Digi]][[DigimonAdventure02 mon]]: TheMovie'' with JesuOtaku; and ''TheWiz'' with ToddInTheShadows. They were all reviewers that Doug had never worked with[[note]]Whilst Todd & the Critic were both in ''SuburbanKnights'', they never interacted[[/note]] before, be it in a crossover or an anniversary special - [[spoiler:he was giving everyone a chance to get a crossover with the character before he hung up the tie]]. Like the [[DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]], he was [[spoiler:saying good-bye in his own way]].

* Considering how often Linkara's habit of nitpicking the smallest details is [[PlayedForLaughs]] in crossover reviews, it makes perfect sense that he is the very first person to speak up when the Critic tells everyone that they need to make the Plot Hole bigger by pointing out inconsistencies.

** Double Fridge Brilliance. All of these villains are based on antagonists from famous science-fiction films or franchises; therefore, not only does fame corrupt, but the corruption itself is related to the most famous science-fiction products to have come out of Hollywood. The ones that made the most money. Hollywood cannot help but mimic its own successes!

** Supported in a PlayedForLaughs way by the Chick's opening scene of ''CutthroatIsland'', as she contacts him to demand an explanation, knowing that he merged with the PlotHole but not why. You'll notice his answer leaves out all the depressing stuff like making Film Brain cry, going on a suicide mission, finding out he was just a character and wanting to die a hero.

* After a good portion of his face is burnt off and body damaged, Mechakara arises with a look of pure rage and hatred mixed with high octane NightmareFuel. Keep in mind that Mechakara is actually an evil alternate universe version of Linkara's RobotBuddy Pollo, who has his moments of being a DeadpanSnarker but [[TrueCompanions cares about Linkara above all else]] and even pulled off a HeroicSacrifice reminiscent of Spock's from WrathOfKhan in AT4W. Just what exactly happened to Mechakara that made him so enraged?! And what did alternate-Linkara do to him to make him this way anyway?!

* Unless he gets someone else to look after the PlotHole for him [[hottip:*: which is just logically unlikely]] or he descends [[hottip:*:which Doug seemed to joss when he called the Critic physically dead, and besides, he finally has purpose now]], Critic is going to last forever as the universe and even if time isn't linear, will eventually watch his friends die of old age.

* [[spoiler: Edward is still present in Jesu Otaku's head at the end of the movie, she can apparently take over whenever she wants, and Jesu has no idea that Edward is in her head- she also has no memory of anything that happened while Edward's in control.]] This really can't end well.

* Out of the three parodies in Spoony's brain, Critic is the only one that moves like some kind of wind up doll; something you can just play with and throw away with no regret. Fitting message from [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-specials-spooning-with-spoony-ep-02-2983114 such a smarmy date rapist]].

* It always struck this troper as odd that Terl - a hater of mankind - would never question the Executor. After all, the Executor is [[spoiler: Christopher Clod, a human from Hollywood]]. Terl probably always saw the Executor in his robe, so it's possible that all he saw from the Executor is that chin, that mouth, and partly that nose; all this which still hinmts strongly at a human being. And then, it became quite clear. A lot of alien beings resemble humans, at least partly. All the Kryptonians - Superman and Zod being the best example - are just like human beings in appearance (it,s even a surprise that Terl doesn't question Zod's appearance at the end of Part 2, since he looks so human). Terl himself look enough like a human being to get the point further (it was the case even in Battlefield Earth, in fact). Terl probably went under the assumption that the Executor was from one of those [[HumanAliens alien species that look a lot like humans.]] Oh, if only he knew...

* In the past year, Doug took every opportunity (Facebook posts, Disneycember and his non-BumReviews) he could to prove that he's charming, intelligent and one of the nicest guys ever. Good on him, because otherwise [[spoiler: his appearance in part eight]] would have likely been considered an idealized self-insert rather just him being his usual calm, eloquent, non-condescending self.

* It always struck this troper as odd that Terl - a hater of mankind - would never question the Executor. After all, the Executor is [[spoiler: Christopher Clod, a human from Hollywood]]. Terl probably always saw the Executor in his robe, so it's possible that all he saw from the Executor is that chin, that mouth, and partly that nose; all this which still hinmts strongly at a human being. And then, it became quite clear. A lot of alien beings resemble humans, at least partly. All the Kryptonians - Superman and Zod being the best example - are just like human beings in appearance (it,s even a surprise that Terl doesn't question Zod's appearance at the end of Part 2, since he looks so human). Terl himself look enough like a human being to get the point further (it was the case even in Battlefield Earth, in fact). Terl probably went under the assumption that the Executor was from one of those alien species that look a lot like humans. Oh, if only he knew...

* Post-TBF, Critic is using his PlotHole powers (confirmed by Doug that he can change into anything he wants) to meld himself to what the other person needs. Film Brain needed reassurance, so he appeared as a human-looking ghost watching over the party. Chick needed a snarky laugh after losing her counterpart and project, so she was the first person he called and acted - literally! - the hapless muppet he used to be with her. Harvey is a no-nonsense tough guy, so he had to be wise and corporeal with him. Shadocon attendees not only had a hole in their hearts with The Nostalgia Critic ending, but a hole in their brains from the terribleness of the final Twilight installment. The Critic descended to riff on the film, though its abysmalness took so much out of him that he even wanted to return to the plothole. He even turned into a mental projection when The Writer considered bringing him back.

* Think back to the end of Kickassia. Who were the three people to claim ruler after The Critic was overthrown? Nostalgia Chick, Linkara,and Cinema Snob. The people with the site that Doug has worked most with in crossovers would be those three (Nostalgia Chick did Fernguly, Thanks For The Feedback, Armageddon/Bratz, and Alvin & the Chipmunks), Linkara (Superman 4, Alone In The Dark, Bum Review of Harry Potter 7 pt. 1, and Star Trek 9) and The Cinema Snob (Leprachaun, The Mime Skit, the Brad Tries Pizza Beer crossover, the Jaws III, Tommyknockers, and Transformer cartoon cameos, and the 80s Dan cameos in Temple of Doom and Scooby Doo). If you think about it, those three really did succeed The Critic.

* After asking [[spoiler:the Writer]] what's going on after Ma-Ti leaves the PlotHole, and [[spoiler:the Writer]] pretty much says that the Critic's universe is screwed, the Critic responds with, "God, [[spoiler:your]] movie sucks". That's right, the last film the Critic ever critised was his SwanSong movie.
** Made funnier by the announcement of a Critic DVD which would have him doing episodes on [[spoiler:the three anniversary movies.]]

* Post-TBF, Critic is using his PlotHole powers (confirmed by Doug that he can change into anything he wants) to meld himself to what the other person needs. Film Brain needed reassurance, so he appeared as a human-looking ghost watching over the party. Chick needed a snarky laugh after losing her counterpart and project, so she was the first person he called and acted - literally! - the hapless muppet he used to be with her. Harvey is a no-nonsense tough guy, so he had to be wise and corporeal with him. Shadocon attendees not only had a hole in their hearts with The Nostalgia Critic ending, but a hole in their brains from the terribleness of the final Twilight installment. The Critic descended to riff on the film, though its abysmalness took so much out of him that he even wanted to return to the plothole.

* What happened to FilmBrain in part six: see [[NightmareFuel/ToBoldlyFlee the Nightmare Fuel section]].

* Remember that the story arc in progress on ''AtopTheFourthWall'' is confirmed to be set after ''ToBoldlyFlee'' ends and deals with the idea that [[spoiler:Linkara is slowly undergoing a FaceHeelTurn]]? Makes [[spoiler:nobody realising he's been replaced by Mechakara]] all the more chilling, since everyone thinks [[spoiler:it's actually in character for Linkara to act like that]]; effectively meaning that ''ToBoldlyFlee'' is providing some {{Futureshadowing}} to the ongoing ''AtopTheFourthWall'' plot.

* The Nostalgia Critic has done what [[spoiler:[[AtopTheFourthWall The Entity]]]] could not: [[spoiler:Become the universe]].

** The creepier implications are concerning [[spoiler:the Nostalgia Critic effectively ''becoming'' the universe]]. Assuming that [[spoiler:the Plot Hole only swallowed the main universe and not alternate universes like [[AtopTheFourthWall Vyce's territory or the Mirror Universe]]]], and that the current [=AT4W=] plotline (chronologically taking place after these events) invokes another universe, does that mean that extra-dimensional visitors/invaders are [[spoiler:invading the Nostalgia Critic on a cosmic level]]?

* Post-TBF, Critic is using his PlotHole powers (confirmed by Doug that he can change into anything he wants) to meld himself to what the other person needs. Film Brain needed reassurance, so he appeared as a human-looking ghost watching over the party. Chick needed a snarky laugh after losing her counterpart and project, so she was the first person he called and acted - literally! - the hapless muppet he used to be with her. Harvey is a no-nonsense tough guy, so he had to be wise and corporeal with him.

* JesuOtaku still has [[spoiler: Edward in her head at the end of the film. She has no memory of anything that happens while Edward is in control, and Edward appears to be able to take over whenever she wants. While Edward doesn't seem to be actively malevolent, consider what happened to the other character in ''To Boldly Flee'' who had someone else forcibly implanted into his head... yeah.]]
** Probably not- Jesu has stated on Formspring that she doesn't do story arcs in her reviews, and that playing Edward was just for the movie. Pity the fanfic writers didn't get the memo, and decided to turn Ed!JO into a knife-crazy serial killer...

* When Luke is learning the ways of The Plot at Oancitizen's hands, it's done in the same way as John Murdoch's training in ''DarkCity''. ''Dark City'' came out in 1998, the same ere as films such as ''ThePhantomMenace'', ''LostInSpace'' and later ''TheMatrix'', all films which were derivative of other works (One a TV adaptation, the other a prequel of an existing trilogy, and many would argue that ''TheMatrix'' is largely derived from ''GhostInTheShell'', as possibly lampshaded by Marz Gurl's costume.) ''Dark City'' was critically acclaimed, and an original and creative piece, unlike the other (arguably) derivative films. Not only would this explain why Oancitizen would use its methodology, as it appeals to his High Brow sensibility, but it also explains why it would be the light side of The Plot - as opposed to the profit-driven machinations of the dark side.

** The Chick's a creepy stalker to Todd, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centred]], treats [[TokenGoodTeammate Nella]] so bad that she once became Dark Nella & destroyed several cities, and is a CardCarryingVillain. That probably covers it.