History PlayingWith / TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou

-->'''Crimson:''' DIE! *KLINK* Heh. That's new. Oh yes, where was I? DIE!!! *KLINK* *KLINK* *KLINK* Gah! Dammit! This is really [[NightmareRetardant killing the mood!]]. YOU. Don't you dare change the channel! We're not done here! No, wait! Not the [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Oprah netwo-]] *STATIC*.

* '''Exploited''': Crimson gets killed by [[TheHero Bob]] because he's too busy threatening the audience to notice him.

** Crimson is ''a real person'', and the show actually happens ''in real life''. Maybe the show is a documentary, or BasedOnATrueStory, or a RealLife example of DeadlineNews. Something similar could happen in print in the form of a memoir by Crimson himself.

** Crimson is ''a real person'', and the show actually happens ''in real life'' -- hey, maybe it's a documentary, or BasedOnATrueStory, or a RealLife example of DeadlineNews.

** Crimson [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall simply discusses with his current victim]] [[TruthInTelevision how serial killers aren't "just something they make up for a TV show," they're real]], [[ParanoiaFuel and they could be anywhere.]]

** Crimson is ''a real person'', and the show actually happens ''in real life'' -- hey, maybe it's a documentary or docudrama. (Even without a SerialKiller, DeadlineNews has occurred in RealLife.)

** Crimson is ''a real person'', and the show actually happens ''in real life.''

** Crimson decides that while he figures out who should be his next victim, he'll have some fun torturing the viewers by [[PokeThePoodle forcing them to watch a bunch of commercials]].

** Crimson is the main villain of a computer game and refers to the player by data from the computer, such as username or Steam account name, and starts attacking the computer, deleting files, renaming and encrypting directories, leaving messages in various folders or [[ParanoiaFuel the registry]], [[UpToEleven rendering the machine unbootable by some means]] or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking changing the wallpaper]].

'''Played For Laughs''': While threatening the audience, [[TheHero Bob]] [[AudienceWhatAudience tries looking in his direction, but doesn't see anything.]]
-->'''Bob:''' [[WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever Why do you keep doing that?! Who are you talking to?!! There's no one there!!!]]

** Not only does the above happen, but if you are a registered member of the show's website, you get [[AlternateRealityGame email and voice/text messages]] from "Crimson" in which he threatens to murder you.
** [[UpToEleven To exaggerate things even further, he actually DOES]] [[SerialEscalation murder you.]] [[labelnote: Possible explanation?]] Crimson is the main villain in a ShowWithinAShow and he [[NoInnerFourthWall murders the person watching the show.]] [[/labelnote]]

-->'''Crimson:''' DIE! *KLINK* Heh. That's new. Oh yes, where was I? DIE!!! *KLINK* *KLINK* *KLINK* Gah! Dammit! This is really [[NightmareRetardant killing the mood!]]. YOU. Don't you dare change the channel! We're not done here! No, wait! Not the [[FunnyMoments Oprah netwo-]] *STATIC*.

** [[UpToEleven To exaggerate things even further, he actually DOES]] [[SerialEscalation murder you.]]

-->'''Crimson:''' DIE! *KLINK* Heh. That's new. Oh yes, where was I? DIE!!! *KLINK* *KLINK* *KLINK* Gah! Dammit! This is really [[NightmareRetardant killing the mood!]]. YOU. Don't you dare change the channel! We're not done here! No, wait! Not the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Oprah netwo-]] *STATIC*.

** The fourth wall does not protect Crimson from the actions of the viewers.

** Turns out the viewers ARE Crimson.

** To exaggerate things even further, he actually DOES murder you.

Get back to TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou, before the BigBad crashes through your computer monitor or tablet.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

Get back to TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou, before the BigBad crashes through your computer monitor.

** Not only does the above happen, but if you are a registered member of the show's website, you get [[AlternateRealityGame email and voice messages]] from "Crimson" in which he threatens to murder you.

* '''Downplayed''': Crimson turns towards the camera and notes that "serial killers exist in your world, too."

* '''Reconstructed''': But actually, the entire point of the scene is to [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstruct the premise of slasher flicks]]. If we think it's fun to see [[YouBastard innocents butchered from the comfort of our bedrooms]], would we enjoy it as much if the roles were reversed?

** However, maybe he doesn't have to be. [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing maybe he has some followers out there]] [[Paranoia fuel who will do his work for him]]...

** Crimson decides that while he figures out who should be his next victim, he'll have some fun torturing the viewers by [[PokeThePoodle making them sit through some commercials]].