History YMMV / AtopTheFourthWall

** 90's Dude is frequently endearing with his obsession with UsefulNotes/TheNineties. Although he of course doesn't think of himself as a dork, he thinks he's AWESOME!

* WhatAnIdiot: Harvey shooting at [[spoiler: Holokara]] when he should know that he's ImmuneToBullets. It's lampshaded when Linksano chastises him, saying it was doomed to failure, and Harvey admits that he was angry and not thinking straight. [[spoiler: He suggests that he should have hit the Holo-Emitter which generates Holokara, but Linksano says that it would be heavily shielded, and would have ended just as badly.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** The ''Superman vs. Terminator'' review mocks his ScheduleSlip on ''Revolution of the Mask'', with Linkara decades in the future promising fans the third issue will be out soon. Issue two came out a couple months later, but a bit after that, the comic's artist seemingly vanished from the face of the Earth, not responding to any of Linkara's messages after they wished each other a happy Thanksgiving. Thankfully he soon found a new artist, but that was a scary period.
** In his Planet of the Symbiote Review, Linkara makes a joke about [[spoiler: a character who looks like an older '90s Kid. Said character is possessed by a Symbiote.]] Come the end of the episode, it turns out Linkara's joke wasn't far from the truth.
** Knowingly mocked in "Mr. T #1," when he says that only an idiot could ever think Mr. T could be guilty of any crime, then immediately prays that T is not involved in some horrible scandal in the near future.
** In the #200 ending song, there's this line "As allies and enemies both come and go" with Dr. Insano as the image for "enemies". While Spoony had left almost a month before this was released, the video was recorded before that.
** His early episodes "suicide gun" jokes now feel this way following the tragic death of his close friend [[WebVideo/YouCanPlayThis Jew Wario]].
** His review of ''Fame #1'' and the questionable comments about Jew Wario using a female avatar in the ''Film/{{Pokemon}}'' movies reviews are harder to sit through after Iron Liz came out as trans.
** His joke about taking over Website/ChannelAwesome after seemingly killing WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic isn't as funny now that he's left the site due to mismanagement and other issues. Even worse is that he tried to change it by getting to the higher ups, but had no success and realized it was just a fruitless goal.
*** That and other revelations that came out make all his guest reviews and cameos with Jew Wario a lot more awkward.
** In the ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo vs Beetleborgs'' comic review Lewis jokingly complains about a sponsorship for a convention instantly dating his video. Right after release it became dated for the more serious reason of having his now removed Jew Wario hat prominently displayed in the background.
** In the 500th episode, Lupa references attending a "beautiful" future wedding of WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob’s (with [[spoiler:Fat Grandma]]). By the time the episode aired, Creator/AllisonPregler and Creator/BradJones' real-life friendship had burned to the ground. And as of the 600th episode, Lewis has done the same for Brad.

** In panels, he's mentioned this is the reason he doesn't do reviews of work by Garth Ennis and Mark Millar, despite not liking their work. He eventually reviewed Millar's ''For The Animals'' (noting it's a very good comic that really gets Superman as an inspiring icon) and ''ComicBook/{{Trouble}}'' (which, although he did pan, no one complained, likely because Millar himself considers said book to be an OldShame).

* WeirdAlEffect:
** Linkara's CatchPhrase "I am a man" followed with a punch is actually a reference to infamous comic ''ComicBook/SupermanAtEarthsEnd''.
** Another phrase of his, "[[AWizardDidIt It's magic, I don't have to explain it.]]" is a reference to Creator/JoeQuesada[='=]s disliked explanation for ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''.
** In a way, the fact that Lewis still uses Dr Linksano years after Spoony effectively stopped doing reviews.

** His review of ''Fame #1'' and the questionable comments about Jew Wario using a female avatar in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' movies reviews are harder to sit through after Iron Liz came out as trans.

* CompleteMonster: [[KnightOfCerebus Mechakara]] is a robot from an AlternateUniverse where Linkara's RobotBuddy Pollo turned evil and killed him when the machines overthrew humanity. His first plan revolves around sending [[AntiHero Linkara]] into a mental breakdown; when that fails, he captures him and plans to kill him slowly, simply because his death went too fast the first time around. While that would normally make him just another killer robot, he stands out when, after getting the magic MacGuffin that he came for, he vows to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all organic life]] in the multiverse. During the ''Silent Hill Dead/Alive'' videos, Mechakara [[spoiler: slowly {{mind rape}}s Linkara into thinking he's the (actually long dead) man who tortured his daughter to create Linkara's Magic Gun and almost convinces him to kill himself]]. In ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', Mechakara passes himself off as Linkara and infiltrates the USS Exit Strategy, intending to kill the entire crew with the help of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation forcibly assimilated]] Todd and Nostalgia Chick. Later, Mechakara assimilates the crew of the Caelestis space station and drains the life force of one astronaut in an attempt to recharge the ship. Only working with others when his goals coincide with theirs and perfectly willing to kill them otherwise, Mechakara is fueled only by his hatred for Linkara and all organic life forms.

* CantUnHearIt: Linkara's mockingly [[{{Wangst}} Wangsty]] voice for Superboy-Prime works very well. However, due to its nature as a parody, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP3iY5bJ8ck&t=327s Lovhaug himself stated he wasn't sure how he felt about this status]] when inofrmed about it during a livestream of him playing ''VideoGame/Hitman2016''.

* FandomRivalry: An odd rivalry popped up between [=AT4W=] fans and fans of ''WebVideo/OneyPlays'', mostly related to a joke made about Linkara's old webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Lightbringer}}'', something he considers an OldShame. Oney's fans see Linkara as someone who can't take a joke made about him very well, while Linkara's fans say the problem is the fact the joke has either been run into the ground or is just getting used to try and decredit Linkara.

* FandomRivalry: An odd rivalry popped up between AT4W fans and fans of ''WebVideo/OneyPlays'', mostly related to a joke made about Linkara's old webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Lightbringer}}'', something he considers an OldShame. Oney's fans see Linkara as someone who can't take a joke made about him very well, while Linkara's fans say the problem is the fact the joke has either been run into the ground or is just getting used to try and decredit Linkara.

** His {{take that}}s towards Creator/BradJones and Website/RedLetterMedia in 2020 episodes. Well-deserved digs at the right targets, or petty, unprofessional and immature?

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Holokara threatening to kill 90's Kid was a ''severe'' overreaction but he did raise the point that 90's Kid is always interrupting reviews and Holokara did ask him to stop before resorting to threats.
** Linkara's getting angry with 90's Kid over draining the BFG is treated as unwarranted but it is understandable considering 90's Kid ruined one of the few weapons they had that was still capable of functioning for an idiotic reason.
** During the Sleepwalker arc Linkara's friends choose to walk out on him for starting to cross lines that they don't agree with, such as putting them under surveillance without telling them and trying to hack into government satellites instead of waiting for help from Alan. While they have valid concerns about him JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope it's ignored that Linkara has very good reason for acting like this as [[spoiler: 90s Kid is working with Vyce and the very real possibility of the Entity returning is looming over their heads.]] Linkara's friends come off as very unsympathetic towards him trying to be prepared for future threats, especially in light of how often they get caught off guard. Though this is undermined by the fact that he had been watching them without their knowledge or consent due to 90's Kid's apparent betrayal and that the last time something like this happened, Linkara was becoming evil. It's further undermined once it's revealed that [[spoiler:the Entity is possessing Linkara]].
* UncannyValley: The Entity is just unsettling to look at. [[spoiler: Nevermind that it's taking the form of comic relief '90s Kid with a distorted voice and unnatural, interference cascade eyes, but every shot focusing on it just glitches from time to time, like its voice scratching and repeating, or its body blinking in place or from one place to another]]. Just its presence is outright creepy, let alone all the rest.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Iron Liz, in her debut appearance, was wearing Linkara's jacket and hat and very little makeup, and was holding a comic book in front of her chest. Those fashion and blocking choices - coupled with an unusually deep voice, due to being a trans woman - had a lot of people confused. The name "Iron Liz" helped settle things, as did the introduction of her blog, where there is a much more [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8X1eccQl4fI/TAQMUCRDqJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jNnp-qafSYs/S220-h/Iron+Liz.jpg flattering photo]] of her on display.

*** By the same token, [[spoiler: Comicron 1 being rebuilt is ''mesmerizing''.]]

** The rhyming review of a Star Trek issue caused a minor controversy, with some liking it and others finding it annoying.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: From "Ultimate Power 5-6", insulting creators on the personal level simply because you don't like, regardless of its quality, is wrong. Linkara himself admits that it was wrong for him to do this in the past. He emphasizes this in his review that the comic's writer and artist Greg Land is a bad artist, but that doesn't make him a bad person.

* MST3KMantra: In the ''Marville #4'' review, telling the viewers not to take his hologram being the one who reviewed the third issue too seriously amounts to this.

** Linkara himself will ''never'' let ComicBook/{{Superman}} forget [[OutOfCharacterMoment his speech about letting "over there" take care of itself]]. Or let ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} forget how he once sat on a couch. Or let the Monitors forget their stupid bureaucracy, or Batman his hatred of rock and roll, or Spiderman his deal with Mephisto, etc.

* BrokenBase: The show has [[BrokenBase/AtopTheFourthWall its own page]].

* EvilIsSexy: Mechakara has quite a substantial amount of female fans. One of the cards illustrated by the title card artist, WebVideo/DrCrafty, lampshades this by showing a bunch of fangirls hugging an unamused Mechakara.

* SpaceWhaleAesop: The Holokara/Magic Gun arc has one of these because in the end, he learns that his magic stopped working because Margaret, aka the Magic Gun, let him find out that he was turning evil. At the same time, a hologram of Linkara made before he left fully turns into a KnightTemplar and acts out his darkest feelings. The arc ends with Margaret letting Linkara know that the warning about turning evil was her goal, and Linkara feeling confident that he won't turn evil after how fast his friends turned against the Hologram. The lesson learned is that anyone can be evil, regardless of how good they think themselves or the good they've done in the past. The problem is that Margaret is magic, which has inherent DetectEvil properties, something that most human beings don't have access to. Linkara had magical, objective proof that he was turning while no one in the real world would. Also, his assurances about his friends doesn't work as well because they believed it was an expendable hologram. Linkara himself had been using {{Kill Sat}}s and making other morally-questionable decisions for a long time without anyone calling him out for it.

* CantUnHearIt: Linkara's mockingly [[{{Wangst}} Wangsty]] voice for Superboy-Prime works very well. However, due to its nature as a parody, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP3iY5bJ8ck&t=2346s Lovhaug himself stated he wasn't sure how he felt about this status]] when inofrmed about it during a livestream of him playing ''VideoGame/Hitman2016''.

* FandomVIP: In comic book and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' fandom. He is a member of Power Force, an exclusive group created by Saban Brands, comprised of Power Rangers's biggest fans, and receive exclusive benefits and first looks.

* CantUnHearIt: Linkara's mockingly [[{{Wangst}} Wangsty]] voice for Superboy-Prime works very well.

%%* EvilIsSexy: Judas Liz.

''For WebVideo/HistoryOfPowerRangers'' examples, see [[YMMV/HistoryOfPowerRangers here]].

* AccidentalInnuendo: "This comic sucks... [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkaraaaa]]!"

* AccidentalInnuendo: "This comic sucks... Linkaraaaa!"