History Recap / SandersSidesS2E2ExploringNostalgia

* EasterEgg: It is hard to notice just by watching the episode on a roll, but Virgil's answers to Roman's suggestions are, in order, "Stop!", "Don't!", "No!", and "Please!". "Stop... Don't... No... Please" is a line that appears on the song "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", from the musical ''{{Film/Hairspray}}''.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Logan is ignored by Thomas, mocked by Roman and shouted by Patton, he gets offended and storms out of the room leaving them on their own.

* EasterEgg: It is hard to notice just by watching the episode on a roll, but Virgil's answers to Roman's suggestions are, in order, "Stop!", "Don't!", "No!", and "Please!". "Stop... Don't... No... Please" is a line that appears on the song "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", from the musical ''Film/Hairspray''.

* YesNoAnswerInterpretation: This example at the end of "Moving On: Part 1".

* BreakTheCutie: There's a change in Patton's dynamic starting with this episode. From the carefree comic-relief he was in earlier episodes, in this episode and its follow-up he's given a sad background that fleshes him out as a character and gives him a whole new dimension. It is also established that Patton encompasses all of Thomas feelings, not just the happy ones.

* BreakTheCutie: There's a change in Patton's dynamic starting with this episode. From the carefree comic-relief he was in earlier episodes, in this episode and its follow-up he's given a sad background that fleshes him out as a character and gives him a whole new dimension. It is also established that Patton encompasses all of Thomas feelings, not just the good ones.

* BreakTheCutie: There's a change in Patton's dynamic starting with this episode. From the carefree comic-relief he was in earlier episodes, in this episode and its follow-up he's given a sad background that fleshes him out as a character and gives him a whole new dimension.

Thomas is feeling in a really sad mood because he's reminiscing of his first love, with whom he had a rough break-up that is still hurting him despite happening months ago. Looking for a way to cheer him up, Logan has the idea that indulging in nostalgia and in good memories of the past could inspire him hope for the future. In order to do that, Thomas and the Sides travel to Patton's room which is full of items of Thomas' past, like his old toys, his text books from college, old poems he wrote, trophies he won for his work in theater. When they have been them for some time, Virgil suddenly starts feeling bad, like on the verge of having a panic attack, and Logan realizes that it's been a mistake getting into Patton's room, but neither Thomas nor Patton and Roman want to listen to Logan when he tells them that they must get out of there quickly, so mesmerized they are by the memories of the past.

* JustJokingJustification: Roman keeps bringing out creepy ideas to bring Thomas' ex-boyfriend back, Virgil shuts him down and Roman's suggestion is always that he was joking.

* CliffHanger: Logan storms out of the room, Virgil is on the verge of having a panic attack, Roman asks if the others have seen the last season of lost... and [[ToBeContinued to be continued, guys, gals and non-binary pals]]. This time it is [[LampShadeHanging lampshaded]] for laughs by Patton, Roman and Virgil.