History YMMV / DinosaurRevolution

%%*** When Broken Jaw finishes drinking from watering hole, he looks to his tree and sees that ''[[OhCrap Torvosaurus]]'' sits now under it. So what's BJ does? Run as far away from here as possible given what this monster did to ''Miragaia'' herd? No, [[WhatAnIdiot instead he tries to scare off the bigger predator]], and when that doesn't work Broken Jaw shoves him, and when the ''Torvosaurus'' stands, Broken Jaw suddenly realizes that [[OhCrap he is NOT the bigger of the two dinosaurs]]. What follows after is a CurbStompBattle in which ''Torvosaurus'' ''[[GroinAttack bites off]]'' [[GroinAttack Broken Jaw gonads]]. After that, ''Torvosaurus'' brutally ''slaps'' BJ with his clawed arm, and if not for ''Rhamphorynchus'' and ''Ornitholestes'' [[AccidentalHero distracting him]], the ''Torvosaurus'' could've killed Broken Jaw by [[NearVillainVictory biting him in the neck]].

** Does Broken Jaw mother abandoned him because she didn't wanted to take care of offspring with such a grotesque jaw, or because she did it due to the fact that she had other offsprings to protect and couldn't pay extra attention to her handicapped son, [[RuleOfThree or]] didn't know that her son will survive despite his fatal injury? The latter true could be confirmed due to narration leaning into them.

** Broken Jaw getting his [[GroinAttack gonads bitten off]] by the ''Torvosaurus''. Sheesh...

%%** Everything involving ''[[PrehistoricMonster Torvosaurus]]'':
%%*** It's introduction deserves a mention. When it looks like ''Ornitholestes'' will finally kill and eat ''Rhamphorynchus'', a big shadow looms over them with saliva dropping on the ground. Afterwards, both of them look at what's behind them and get ''[[OhCrap terrified]]'' when they see a giant mouth full of sharp-teeth roaring at them.
%%*** Shortly after its introduction, we see mother ''Miragaia'' with her three babies. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Sounds cute]], [[TemptingFate right]]? Mere seconds later ''Torvosaurus'' [[{{Jumpscare}} jumps out of the bushes]] and kills one of the babies, while the scared mother begins to rush her two surviving little ones to the safety.

%%** ''[[PrehistoricMonster Torvosaurus]]'' in general:

%%** ''Torvosaurus'' in general.

* BrokenBase: Despite ViewerGenderConfusion bellow, fans of the show still can't decide which gender Woodstock is. The fans who think of them as male think that duller ''Dinheirosaurus'' in their herd are [[PaleFemalesDarkMales females]], while those who think of them as a female give counterarguments by citing the theory that in this show ''Dinheirosaurus'' live in matriarchal herds like elephants.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Broken Jaw shaking off ''Rhamphorynchus'' and seconds later trying to eat him during the "farewell" scene where all the animals leave the watering hole, is because he's only prey animal left in the area now, or because BJ (due to his tragic past and everything that had happened to him when ''Torvosaurus'' showed up in the watering hole) is emotionally unstable and him chasing off ''Rhamphorynchus'' is him declaring "if they are leaving me alone, then i want to be alone!".
* BrokenBase: Despite ViewerGenderConfusion bellow, fans of the show still can't decide which gender Woodstock, giving arguments that she is a female by citing the theory that in this show ''Dinheirosaurus'' live in matriarchal herds like elephants.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: For a while it was thought Woodstock the ''Deinheirosaurus' was a female, but he's a male.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The utterly bizarre mating dance of the ''Gigantoraptor''? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l79rgG9bDk Many may not realize that it was based on that of a real bird!]]

* {{Narm}}: Jack (the antagonistic ''Tyrannosaurus'') has a MightyRoar that is so over the top, that [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop some people wonder why it's not all over YouTube]].

** The BadassGrandpa ''Protoceratops''. It helps that his segment is largely devoid of the controversial comedy and has a beautiful TearJerker ending.

* ViewerGenderConfusiion: For a while it was thought Woodstock the ''Deinheirosaurus' was a female, but he's a male.

** The rooster ''Eoraptor'' and ''Gigantoraptor'', also from the first episode.

* UncertainAudience: Definitely the main reason why the show was controversial with viewers. The often excessively goofy and/or whimsical tone would indicate that this series is aimed more at children than adults, but at the same time, the notable amount of {{Gorn}}, BlackComedy, [[DeathOfAChild killing of baby animals]], and outright NightmareFuel is bound to scar children. Likewise, the amount of ShownTheirWork certainly shows that the producers were trying to appease paleontologists and paleontology enthusiasts (while young children, even those invested in paleontology, are unlikely to care or pick up on it), and they certainly accomplished that on a conceptual level, but again, the aforementioned execution can severely undermine that effort. The fact that the show tends to take both the darker and lighter elements UpToEleven also creates a lot of MoodWhiplash.

* UncertainAudience: Definitely the main reason why the show was controversial with audiences. The often excessively goofy and/or whimsical tone would indicate that this series is aimed more at children than adults, but at the same time, the notable amount of {{Gorn}}, BlackComedy, and outright NightmareFuel is bound to scar children. Likewise, the amount of ShownTheirWork certainly shows that the producers were trying to appease paleontologists and paleontology enthusiasts (while young children, even those invested in paleontology, are unlikely to care or pick up on it), and they certainly accomplished that on a conceptual level, but again, the aforementioned execution can severely undermine that effort. The fact that the show tends to take both the darker and lighter elements UpToEleven also creates a lot of MoodWhiplash.

* UncertainAudience: Definitely the main reason why the show was controversial with audiences. The often excessively goofy and/or whimsical tone would indicate that this series is aimed more at children than adults, but at the same time, the notable amount of {{Gorn}}, BlackComedy, aversion of InfantImmortality, and outright NightmareFuel is bound to scar children. Likewise, the amount of ShownTheirWork certainly shows that the producers were trying to appease paleontologists and paleontology enthusiasts (while young children, even those invested in paleontology, are unlikely to care or pick up on it), and they certainly accomplished that on a conceptual level, but again, the aforementioned execution can severely undermine that effort. The fact that the show tends to take both the darker and lighter elements UpToEleven also creates a lot of MoodWhiplash.

** We see from the point of view of the young ''Protoceratops'' as one of the ''Velociraptor'' looms over its parents' bodies and starts ''feeding''. Then it looks up ''straight at the camera''. On its own, it's not ''that'' scary, but when you put yourself in the juvenile's shoes, it certainly is.

* UncertainAudience: Definitely the main reason why the show was controversial with audiences. The often excessively goofy and/or whimsical tone would indicate that this series is aimed more at children than adults, but at the same time, the notable amount of {{Gorn}}, BlackComedy, aversion of InfantImmortality, and outright NightmareFuel is bound to scar children. Likewise, the amount of ShownTheirWork certainly shows that the producers were trying to appease paleontologists and paleontology enthusiasts (while young children, even those invested in paleontology, are unlikely to care or pick up on it), and they certainly accomplished that on a conceptual level, but again, the aforementioned execution can severely undermine that effort.