History TearJerker / NightmareTime

* We don't see much of Alice's relationship with Deb, only knowing from Bill that he doesn't approve of Deb because he thinks that Alice can do better. He wants the perfect girl for his daughter, and Deb...isn't that from what he told Paul. It turns out that Bill was right; Alice gets her phone back after Bill accidentally drops it from the rollercoaster, and finds out from Instagram that [[GutPunch Deb is hooking up with Zigs]], cheating on Alice. ''This'' doesn't seem to be a lie that Watcher World cooked up[[note]]Although the cast discussion afterwards suggested that it [[AmbiguousSituation might]] have been[[/note]]; the short ends with Alice only logging into Instagram to follow her father, before tossing her phone away and going to bed.

* We don't see much of Alice's relationship with Deb, only knowing from Bill that he doesn't approve of Deb because he thinks that Alice can do better. He wants the perfect girl for his daughter, and Deb...isn't that from what he told Paul. It turns out that Bill was right; Alice gets her phone back after Bill accidentally drops it from the rollercoaster, and finds out from Instagram that [[GutPunch Deb is hooking up with Zigs]], cheating on Alice. ''This'' doesn't seem to be a lie that Watcher World cooked up; the short ends with Alice only logging into Instagram to follow her father, before tossing her phone away and going to bed.

* We don't see much of Alice's relationship with Deb, only knowing from Bill that he doesn't approve of Deb because he thinks that Alice can do better. He wants the perfect girl for his daughter, and Deb...isn't that from what he told Paul. It turns out that Bill was right; Alice gets her phone back after Bill accidentally drops it from the rollercoaster, and finds out from Instagram that [[GutPunch Deb is hooking up with Zigs]], effectively cheating on Alice. ''This'' doesn't seem to be a lie that Watcher World cooked up; the short ends with Alice only logging into Instagram to follow her father, before tossing her phone away and going to bed.

* Trying to save Ethan and allow him to have a life of his own, Lex takes Hannah and escapes overnight at the end of the story, leaving Ethan a letter explaining her decision. Angela is clearly crying reading the letter, and it's
''heartbreaking.''

'heartbreaking.'

* Gerald is able to save his son from Sam Sweetly, but he dies in the process. Unaware of this, Linda calls him after killing Zoey and winning the contest, [[OutOfCharacterMoment saying that she loves him.]]

** Made even more emotional during the flash-forward that ends the episode, where she returns as "Miss Holiday" and knows Duke's nickname, even though he introduces himself as "Doug."

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!!The Hatchetfield Ape-Man

!!Watcher World

!!Time Bastard

!! Jane's a Car

!! The Witch in the Web
* The plot in this chapter moves too fast to really dwell on tragedy the way "Time Bastard" and "Jane's a Car" do, but the sheer shittiness of the life Lex and Hannah had to endure with Pamela -- and the way everyone, even Duke, whose job is to fight back against situations like this, accepts there's not much to be done -- hurts like hell. Especially TheReveal that Lex ''went to prison for four years'' willingly, because she truly believed the alternative was making Hannah's situation even worse than it was. Just looking at Kendall Nicole's acting through this story you can see a little girl who's been pushed to the brink of despair over and over again -- and yet somehow, at the end, [[EarnYourHappyEnding triumphs anyway against all odds]].

* This story is more PlayedForLaughs than PlayedForDrama, and yet it did catch many viewers off-guard when ''Ted'', of all people, ends up TakingTheBullet for Lucy and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying tragically in her arms]]. The fact that his last words ("[[DyingDeclarationOfLove Lucy... very... beautiful...]]") end up an SilentWhisper only adds to the effect.

* If "Time Bastard" was bad, "Jane's a Car" is worse. It is really, really hard to watch Tom Houston come so close to putting his life back together only to have it all ruined -- systematically and deliberately ruined -- by Jane's {{Gaslighting}} and manipulation. His struggle to do right by Jane while not hurting anyone else -- especially not his son, or Becky -- tears him to pieces, and his ultimate ''failure'' to save Becky completely destroys him. It's really saying something, but the final fall of Tom Houston to a depth so low he can never climb back up -- as alluded to in "If I Fail You" in ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' -- may be the most DownerEnding in a Hatchetfield show yet.

* Just...all of it. Ted singlehandedly ruins his own life via time travel and kills the only person he ever loved slowly and painfully. The more you think about the depth of his grief and how much more he had to endure in his fifteen years as the DrivenToMadness Homeless Man -- and how, despite [[NothingIsScarier how little we know about the details]], the Bastard's Box ensures his torment will ''[[AndIMustScream never end]]'' even in death -- the harder it is to laugh at any of his defeats and humiliations in past stories.

* Just...all of it. Ted singlehandedly ruins his own life via time travel and kills the only person he ever loved slowly and painfully.

'''Barker''': ...You've won, sir.

!!As a Moments subpage, all spoilers are unmarked. You have been warned.

-->'''Barker''': Ooh! He can't even do it for his daughter, ladies and gentlemen! No wonder she hates his guts!
-->'''Bill''': ''(swings mallet)'' ERH!
-->'''Barker''': He's a failure as a father!
-->'''Bill''': ''(swings again)'' ERH!
-->'''Barker''': He was a failure as a husband!
-->'''Bill''': ''(swings yet again)'' ERH!!!
-->'''Barker''': He's been a failure his whole ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking life]]''! We know! We've [[BeingWatched been watching]] with [[ArcWords a thousand eyes!]]
-->'''Bill''': [[BigShutUp SHUT UP]]!!!
-->''Bill swings the mallet, only this time he sees Alice’s head on the end of the lever. Before he can stop himself, [[NightmareFuel Bill smashes in his daughter’s face with a bloody SPLAT!!!]] The lever sends the puck flying up the tower. DONG! It hits the bell so hard, the thing breaks right off.''
-->'''Barker''': We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen! ''(crowd cheers)''
-->''As the crowd goes wild, Bill drops to his knees. He pushes the mallet from the lever where he could’ve sworn he saw Alice’s face. There’s nothing there. Bill breaks down.''
-->'''Bill''': Alice?! Oh my God. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What did I just do?]]
-->'''Barker''': ...You've won, sir.
* "The Hatchetfield Ape-Man" is more PlayedForLaughs than PlayedForDrama, and yet it did catch many viewers off-guard when ''Ted'', of all people, ends up TakingTheBullet for Lucy and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying tragically in her arms]]. The fact that his last words ("[[DyingDeclarationOfLove Lucy... very... beautiful...]]") end up an SilentWhisper only adds to the effect.

-->'''Barker''': ...You've won, sir.