History YMMV / BeforeIFall

* {{Narm}}: Sure, someone might think about Valentine's Day being like heteronormative hell, but how many would actually say it out loud? Although in later cycles it might become...
* NarmCharm: Once the audience becomes aware that Anna is paranoid that people make fun of her for her sexuality behind her back (and it's implied that she's justified in thinking that), it might feel like she's trying to bait someone into proving her right. Or like she's just refusing to be cowed by her fellow students.

* WTHCastingAgency:
** While it isn't a bad performance, Zoey Deutch is much more Adorkable than the [[HiddenDepths Sam]] from the book. She also comes across as more put-together than an actual teenager, probably the result of the film's DawsonCasting (Deutch was 21 when she made the movie).
** The entire main group, in general, come off as more clean-cut than their book counterparts.

** Okay, so Lindsay, Elody, Ally and Juliet are going to be walking around with massive amounts of guilt. Also, her family and little sister will be heartbroken. And Kent is going to be left with a [[ShipTease few hints]] from Sam, and not just much else. Let's just stick with the noble sacrifice angle, okay?

* WTHCastingAgency: While it isn't a bad performance, Zoey Deutch is much more Adorkable than the [[HiddenDepths Sam]] from the book. She also comes across as more put-together than an actual teenager, probably the result of the film's DawsonCasting (Deutch was 21 when she made the movie).

* Is Lindsay a JerkassWoobie, or just a complete {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch with a total LackOfEmpathy?

* FridgeHorror: Okay, so Lindsay, Elody, Ally and Juliet are going to be walking around with massive amounts of guilt. Also, her family and little sister will be heartbroken. And Kent is going to be left with a [[ShipTease few hints]] from Sam, and not just much else. Let's just stick with the noble sacrifice angle, okay?

* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: In the movie, the four girls are all very touchy, especially Lindsay/Sam. They call each other bae and say they belong together. Lindsay even kisses Sam multiple times. One time, this leaves a lipstick mark, and Sam sits there smiling.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Lindsay a JerkassWoobie, or just a complete {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch with a total LackOfEmpathy?

* {{Squick}}: Mr. Daimler actually kissing and groping one of his students can set this off for some readers for quite understandable reasons.

* ValuesDissonance: There are multiple references to "lezzing out" or "lesbos", as well as the girls cheerfully speculating about a minor character being foribly closeted, and their interactions with each other can come across as GayBravado (with all of its Unfortunate Implications). This can make the book feel uncomfortable in the later half of the 2010s and beyond, due to the growing awareness that even if it isn't active hate or condemnation, having their sexuality "othered" can still have negative mental health effects on LGBT teens and contribute to overall stigma and fear of coming out.
** Mental illness is explicitly a widespread problem in the town where the novel is set (the main characters' high school was at one point dubbed by the media as "Suicide High"). Today there would be likely be a strong student-led movement to improve mental health resources.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Lindsay a JerkassWoobie, or just a complete [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]] with a total LackOfEmpathy?

*** Even if she doesn't [[spoiler: save Juliet, she still becomes a better person and her death may cause a change in the school's dog-eat-dog social dynamic.]]

* LesYay: Oh girl, where do we start? As mentioned on the main page the PseudoRomanticFriendship is really high in this book. The girls are rather close and don't have boundaries some friends would have. We can stress "Woah Lesboing out much"..."Maybe". Are actual quotes out of this book.

* ValuesDissonance: There are multiple references to "lezzing out" or "lesbos", as well as the girls cheerfully speculating about a minor character being foribly closeted, and their interactions with each other can come across as GayBravado (with all of its UnfortunateImplications). This can make the book feel uncomfortable in the later half of the 2010s and beyond, due to the growing awareness that even if it isn't active hate or condemnation, having their sexuality "othered" can still have negative mental health effects on LGBT teens and contribute to overall stigma and fear of coming out.

* LesYay: In the movie, the four girls are all very touchy, especially Lindsay/Sam. They call each other bae and say they belong together. Lindsay even kisses Sam multiple times. One time, this leaves a lipstick mark, and Sam sits there smiling.

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: While it isn't a bad performance, Zoey Deutch is much more Adorkable than the [[HiddenDepths Sam]] from the book. She also comes across as more put-together than an actual teenager, probably the result of the film's DawsonCasting (Deutch was 21 when she made the movie).

* Narm: Sure, someone might think about Valentine's Day being like heteronormative hell, but how many would actually say it out loud? Although in later cycles it might become...

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: While it isn't a bad performance, Zoey Deutch is much more Adorkable than the [[HiddenDepths Sam]] from the book. She also comes across as more put-together than an actual teenager, probably the result of the film's DawsonCasting (Deutch was 23 when she made the movie).

* LesYay: Oh girl, where do we start? As mentioned on the main page the RomanticTwoGirlFriendship is really high in this book. The girls are rather close and don't have boundaries some friends would have. We can stress "Woah Lesboing out much"..."Maybe". Are actual quotes out of this book.

%%Author's note: If this example also applies to the book, then move it up to the above section.
* Narm: Sure, someone might think about Valentine's Day being like heteronormative hell, but how many would actually say it out loud? Made worse because the audience hears it on every single cycle.

* FridgeHorror: Because the audience does not learn the aftermath of [[spoiler:Sam's HeroicSacrifice]], it is easy to interpret it as an EsotericHappyEnding. [[spoiler:Juliet, who is frequently accused of being a psychopath, will be found with the dead body of Sam, who was known for bullying Juliet. As far as we can tell, there weren't any witnesses, and it's possible that the truck driver did not see what happened. How many people are going to believe Juliet when she says that Sam pushed her out of the way of an incoming vehicle? If anything, the bullying is only going to get even worse for Juliet, especially now that the one person who ultimately cared about her is dead.]] %%Author's note: If this example also applies to the book, then move it up to the above section.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Aside from her treatment of Juliet, Lindsey bad behaviour towards her friends is massively downplayed. The flashbacks to her worst moments towards other students in the past also don't make an appearance.

** There's also Sam and Anna having a moment getting high in the bathroom and Anna putting her head on Sam's shoulder. A scene that along with the fact Anna has a lighter shaped like a naked female torso that she is BiTheWay.

* FridgeHeartwarming: The seven day cycle not only allowed Sam to make amends, [[spoiler: it may have also allowed her moments of closure with her friends, particularly Izzy, Lindsay, and Kent.]]

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Sam is a green-eyed blonde on the cover of the novel, but she's not in the movie.

** There's some of this between Sam and Anna (who is a lesbian in the movie.) At one point, it looks like they're about to kiss, but then Sam just bursts out a question about whether Anna ever feels like her days are repeating.

*** Even if she doesn't [[spoiler: save Juliet, she still becomes a better person and her death will likely cause a change in the school's dog-eat-dog social dynamic.]]

** If you thought we were down here, nope. Let's also mention the Pugs, a completely different girl posse with similar levels. Tara Flute even crawls under and into a changing room to help Sam zip up a dress she can't fit into without help.

*** Even if she doesn't [[spoiler: save Juliet, she still becomes a better person and her death will likely cause a change in the school's dog-eat-dog social dynamic.]]

** It's also possible to interpret that [[spoiler:Juliet died as well, meaning that Sam's sacrifice wasn't as meaningful as it should have been.]]

* FridgeHorror: Okay, so Lindsay, Elody, Ally and Juliet are going to be walking around with massive amounts of guilt. Also, her family and little sister will be heartbroken. And Kent is going to be left with a [[ShipTease few hints]] from Sam, and not just much else. Let's just stick with the noble sacrifice angle, okay?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Lindsay a JerkassWoobie, or a [[ManipulativeBastard ManipulativeBastard]] with a total LackOfEmpathy?