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* BenDrowned practically runs on this trope. The most obvious example would be that OhCrap moment when you realize that by watching the videos, you let him invade your computer. NiceJobBreakingItHero.

* Speaking of child abuse, TheNostalgiaChick is a woman who doesn't like to show weak emotion, treats people badly to make herself better and makes a lot of off-color sex jokes. She was also sexually abused by her uncle and generally mistreated by her parents. Cause-and-effect, much?
** A slightly lighter example happens when Nella dies and the Chick says that she'd never thought she'd bury her under rocks. Um, lady? When have you thought of burying her before?
*** And then, in the X-men review, [[HotScientist Dr. Tease]] suggests there are many convenient things about burying people under rocks. Perhaps not just for cloning...
* While we're on the subject, do we even '''''want''''' to know what happened to [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] to make him who he is? To wit: he's a proud and accomplished rapist, requires medication to keep from [[HairTriggerTemper flying into a murderous rage]] (or killing himself), and makes frequent remarks about drug addiction. Oh--and [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence needing to kill people in order to get an erection]] (once in a video where he was shown to have committed at least one murder in the past). Factor in his seriously [[SplitPersonality fractured psyche]], and it doesn't exactly paint a rosy picture....

* The Nostalgia Critic has a few. [[RapeAsComedy in Spooning With Spoony 2,]] he said "this is just like my prom night!" The implication is that he was date-raped, [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale likely by a woman.]] Next, there was a childhood drawing [[AbusiveParents with his parents in it.]] And then there's the possibility that he sold his soul to {{Satan}} due to how many times he's come back from the dead, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel meaning he's probably going to be tortured forever in Hell.]] I think [[JerkassWoobie he needs a hug.]]

* Consider, if you will, how many TGWTG video storylines--even the one-shots--have included massive forces of evil [[EldritchAbomination or worse]]? How many stories have placed the fate of the world (or [[{{TheMultiverse}} more]]) in the hands of the reviewer? ''It's a good thing these [[BasementDweller basement dwellers]] have so much dumb luck, isn't it?''

** The "deal with the devil" bit is pure speculation. (Though it's also been hinted that he sold his soul to Bennett the Sage...which might actually be '''''worse.''''')

* Consider, if you will, how many TGWTG video storylines--even the one-shots--have included [[BigBad massive]] [[SealedEvilInACan forces]] of [[EvilOverlord intergalactic evil]] (or [[EldritchAbomination worse]]? How many stories have placed the fate of the world (or [[{{TheMultiverse}} more]]) in the hands of the reviewer? ''It's a good thing these [[BasementDweller basement dwellers]] have so much dumb luck, isn't it?''

** The "deal with the devil" bit is just speculation. (Though it's also been hinted that he sold his soul to Bennett the Sage...which might actually be '''''worse.''''')

** The "deal with the devil" bit is just speculation. (Though one review hints that he may have sold his soul to Bennett the Sage...which might actually be ''worse.'')

* The Nostalgia Critic has a few. [[RapeAsComedy in Spooning With Spoony 2,]] he said "this is just like my prom night!" The implication is that he was date-raped, [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale likely by a woman.]] Next, there was a childhood drawing [[AbusiveParents with his parents in it.]] And the very real possibility that he sold his soul to {{Satan}} due to Teddy Ruxpin, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel meaning he's probably going to be tortured forever in Hell.]] I think [[JerkassWoobie he needs a hug.]]

* While we're on the subject, do we even '''''want''''' to know what happened to [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] to make him who he is? To wit: he's a proud and accomplished rapist, requires medication to keep from [[HairTriggerTemper flying into a murderous rage]] (or killing himself), and makes frequent remarks about drug addiction. Oh--and [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence needing to kill people in order to get an erection]] (once in a video where he was shown to have committed at least one murder in the past). Factor in his seriously [[SplitPersonality fractured psyche]], and it doesn't exactly paint a rosy picture....
** In his "Death of a Soldier" review, Spoony admits to having strangled at least 7 prostitutes. ''At this point, he has officially beaten [[CompleteMonster Jack the Ripper's]] record.'' Screwed-up doesn't even '''''begin''''' to describe it.

* The Nostalgia Critic has a few. [[RapeAsComedy in Spooning With Spoony 2,]] he said "this is just like my prom night!" The implication is that he was date-raped, [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale likely by a woman.]] Next, there was a childhood drawing [[AbusiveParents with his parents in it.]] And the very real possibility that he sold his soul to the Devil due to Teddy Ruxpin, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel meaning he's going to be tortured forever in Hell.]] I think [[JerkassWoobie he needs a hug.]]

* The Nostalgia Critic has a few. [[RapeAsComedy in Spooning With Spoony 2,]] he said "this is just like my prom night!" The implication is that he was date-raped, [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale likely by a woman.]] Next, there was a childhood drawing [[AbusiveParents with his parents in it.]] And the very real possiblity that he sold his soul to the Devil due to Teddy Ruxpin, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel meaning he's going to be tortured forever in Hell.]] I think [[JerkassWoobie he needs a hug.]]

** In his "Death of a Soldier" review, Spoony admits to having strangled at least 7 prostitutes. ''At this point, he has officially beaten [[CompleteMonster Jack the Ripper's]] record.'' Screwed-up doesn't '''''begin''''' to describe it.

** In his "Death of a Soldier" review, Spoony admits to having strangled at least 7 prostitutes. At this point, he has officially beaten ''[[CompleteMonster Jack the Ripper's]]'' record. Screwed-up doesn't '''''begin''''' to describe it.

* ''{{Kickassia}}'' provides us with a bit of this as well. When The Nostalgia Critic calls Little Miss Gamer during Part 1 to ask her to participate in the invasion of Molossia, she declines because she's stuck inside a game in her NES. Since Lindsay Briggs left TGWTG shortly thereafter, that brief segment marked the final appearance of her character; there was no farewell video, and no attempt to "write her off" the site. Ostensibly, this means that Little Miss Gamer is still trapped inside the game--probably ''forever.''

* TheNostalgiaCritic's crying line at the end of [[RapeAsComedy Spooning With Spoony 2]]: "This is like prom night all over again!" Think about the implications for a second. Cynical manchildren don't tend to give a shit about prom and we know from his commercials special that he had such promise as a kid. Imagine a nicer, younger, more optimistic Critic looking forward to prom but waking up to a sleazy-and-proud-of-it guy who talked about him like he was a conquest. [[TearJerker O]][[NightmareFuel w]].
** Also something to do with his past: in crossovers, he nearly always has an argument with someone and acts like a complete brat. But then he just seems to cave for no reason and break down. Seeing as how his parents were apparently so horrible that a six year old would draw them as monsters, isn't that the behavior of an abused child? Give up very quickly so he wouldn't get hurt as much?
** The Nostalgia Critic massacred the cast of AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog. Doug Walker said in commentary he didn't even ''dislike'' the show. What would the Nostalgia Critic do to something Doug ''really does hate''. What would happen if he reviewed SonicUnderground which fans consider is even WORSE than AOSTH.
*** Or worse, what if he ''liked'' Underground?
** Also from the "Spooning With Spoony" series; watch the two episodes back to back. While still bad, at least the Chick was just a random lay that he didn't really care much for. The way he says the Critic's name... it sounds like he's ''really'' proud of this one. Add that to Spoony nonchalantly mentioning it outside of his [=SWS=] persona (the blackmailing in the "Captain America" review for example) and you start to get why Critic wouldn't care about killing him-inside-Insano in ''{{Kickassia}}''.
** It should really have been obvious from the first viewing, but in his "Commercials Special" he says "There's nothing left for me anymore." and then slumps over in his chair. Forgetting his HesBack moment right after, let's think about this. ''He would have killed himself.'' And this wasn't SuicideAsComedy, this was genuine giving up, can't deal with it anymore. The beginning gave the impression that he gets depressed a lot, so what happens next time he gets like this?
*** In his Commercials Special part two, he's wearing the same shirt and is actually relatively happy (if a little bit manic). But in the first one he said in the beginning "I do what I always do when I get depressed; I watch commercials." So what the hell happened this time?
*** Overwhelming fan demand for more commercials?
** His "nastie-wasties" speech was already creepy but I didn't get the mass-murder/suicide bit until a while later. So let's sum up; he hates his reviewing life, he has no power and when he finally does... if it's taken away, there's a big part of him that would kill everyone ''and'' himself. Jesus Christ this guy is fucked up.

** What makes it even more tragic is that if the orphanage she probably lives in allow small blind children to wander around unsupervised in big dangerous cities, then...OrphanageOfFear...

** Even if her parents were dead, you'd think ''someone'' like an older sibling, a grandparent, aunt/uncle, godparent would be taking care of her and not let her walk off into the city on her own. What does this mean? This means she and Roco likely live in an orphanage. Roco was probably the family dog to begin with. Oh, and other than Roco, she's all alone in the big city and no one else seem to notice her...

** Even if her parents were dead, you'd think ''someone'' like an older sibling, a grandparent, aunt/uncle, godparent would be taking care of her and not let her walk off into the city on her own. What does this mean? This means she and Roco likely live in an orphanage. Roco was probably the family dog to begin with. Oh, and other than Roco, she's all alone in the big city and no one else seems to notice her...

* Even if her parents were dead, you'd think ''someone'' like an older sibling, a grandparent, aunt/uncle, godparent would be taking care of her and not let her walk off into the city on her own. What does this mean? This means she and Roco likely live in an orphanage. Roco was probably the family dog to begin with. Oh, and other than Roco, she's all alone in the big city and no one else seems to notice her...

* Even if her parents were dead, you'd think ''someone'' like an older sibling, a grandparent, aunt/uncle, godparent would be taking care of her and not let her walk off into the city on her own. What does this mean? This means she and Roco likely lives in an orphanage. Oh, and other than Roco, she's all alone in the big city and no one else seems to notice her...

* While we're on the subject, do we even '''''want''''' to know what happened to [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] to make him who he is? To wit: he's a proud and accomplished rapist, requires medication to keep from [[HairTriggerTemper flying into a murderous rage]] (or killing himself), and makes candid remarks about drug addiction...and [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence needing to kill people]] in order to achieve an erection (once in a video where he was shown to have committed at least one murder in the past). Factor in his seriously [[SplitPersonality fractured psyche]], and it doesn't exactly paint a rosy picture....

** The Nostalgia Critic massacred the cast of AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog. Doug Walker said in commentary he didn't even ''dislike'' the show. What would the Nostalgia Critic do to something Doug ''really does hate''. What would happen if he reviewed SonicUnderground which is even WORSE than AOSTH.

*** And then, in the X-men review, [[HotScientist Dr. Tease]] suggests there are many convient things about burying people under rocks. Perhaps not just for cloning...

* While we're on the subject, do we even '''''want''''' to know what happened in [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony's]] childhood to make him who he is? To wit: he's a proud and accomplished rapist, he requires medication to keep from [[HairTriggerTemper flying into a murderous rage]], and he makes candid remarks about amphetamine addiction--and [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence needing to kill people]] in order to achieve an erection. (Once in a video where he was shown to have committed at least one murder in the past.) Factor in his seriously [[SplitPersonality fractured psyche]], and it doesn't exactly paint a rosy picture....