History YMMV / LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Give them some credit where it's due here; Disneytoon has maintained the original film's art style so faithfully that casual viewers could easily mistake this film's scenes as actually being from the first film itself!

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-X4WO5B0Bc This]] infamous scene of Stitch [[InelegantBlubbering breaking down hysterically]] (from shortly after the map of Elvis locations gets destroyed), used in a lot of image macros. In fact, most people don't even know that it's from this movie!
** [[https://31.media.tumblr.com/f734d7eec911eeb2607859b42fe302ec/tumblr_n6lbpfNME01ty5nxao1_r1_250.gif "My name is Inga, and I'm a foreign exchange student.]] [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/5b/6d/e5/5b6de5586c156cfca7cab47b680732cc.gif Are you jealous?"]] Like the above, most people aren't aware that this is not from the original movie either!

* MisaimedMerchandising: [[https://twitter.com/StitchOoC/status/1713634370521584085 This advertisement]] in ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' features a cutout door hanger featuring Stitch, with the "do not disturb" side having Stitch say, "Don't Bother Me! I'm '''GLITCHING!'''" Considering the tragic plot of the film, the door hanger might as well have him say, "Don't Bother Me! I'm '''[[spoiler:DYING]]!'''" Just as bad is the tagline on the top of the ad:

* NightmareFuel: Stitch's glitches are very unsettling to watch, with Stitch gaining green GlowingEyesOfDoom, uncontrollably spasming and seizing and sporadically reverting back to his original destructive programming. It gets even worse when it's revealed that Stitch [[spoiler:is slowly dying, and he actually ''does'' for a moment. He gets better, but still.]]

* TearDryer: At the climax of the movie, Stitch [[spoiler:[[DisneyDeath passes away]] in the fusion chamber when it fails to recharge his molecules. Lilo [[PietaPlagiarism holds him]] and tearfully apologizes for [[JerkassRealization having been too obsessed with the hula competition to realize that something was wrong with him]]. However, [[SwissArmyTears her tears awaken him]] and they share a big hug]].

* MisaimedMarketing: [[https://twitter.com/StitchOoC/status/1713634370521584085 This advertisement]] in ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' features a cutout door hanger featuring Stitch, with the "do not disturb" side having Stitch say, "Don't Bother Me! I'm '''GLITCHING!'''" Considering the tragic plot of the film, the door hanger might as well have him say, "Don't Bother Me! I'm '''[[spoiler:DYING]]!'''" Just as bad is the tagline on the top of the ad:

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The film's plot is about a cute little alien losing control of his body and [[spoiler:slowly ''dying'']]. Both he and his human best friend have no idea what's really going on until it's too late, and their friendship deteriorates as a result of his spasms.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Lilo fighting Mertle. Responding to an insult with physical violence is bad. But when the insulting person is [[{{Jerkass}} Mer]][[HateSink tle]] [[CurbStompBattle getting her patookie whooped]] by Lilo while Stitch takes photos of the action including a ''selfie''? Comedy gold.

* MisaimedMarketing: [[https://twitter.com/StitchOoC/status/1713634370521584085 This advertisement]] in ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' features a cutout door hanger featuring Stitch, with the "do not disturb" side having Stitch say, "Don't Bother Me! I'm '''GLITCHING!'''" Considering the tragic plot of the film, the door hanger might as well have him say, "Don't Bother Me! I'm '''[[spoiler:DYING]]!'''"

* {{Fanon}}: Even though Creator/{{Disney}} [[WordOfGod has established that]] this film [[https://dvdcover.com/lilo-and-stitch-2/ takes place before Lilo and Stitch]] [[WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie begin dealing with the other 625 experiments]] (and there are enough in-universe details supporting this; Nani's employment and the deal with Mertle's absent father, for starters), a small contingent of fans like to believe that this is the "true" GrandFinale of the franchise and it takes place after ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'', pointing out things such as [[spoiler:the destruction of Jumba's ship after Stitch crash-lands from his final glitch]].[[note]]Although some fans might counteract this by pointing out that Jumba could have rebuilt his ship sometime afterwards, especially since it was revealed in ''The Series'' episode "Bonnie & Clyde" that he reconstructed The Red One--itself having been totally destroyed by Stitch crash-landing in the original film--all by himself. That said, The Red One is a smaller spacecraft compared to Jumba's ship.[[/note]] There's at least one fan theory out there that argues for this.

* NightmareFuel: Stitch's glitches are very unsettling to watch, with Stitch gaining green GlowingEyesOfDoom, uncontrollably spasming, reverting back to his original destructive programming. It gets even worse when it's revealed that Stitch [[spoiler:is slowly dying, and he actually ''does'' for a moment. He gets better, but still.]]

Video games: [[YMMV/LiloAndStitchGameBoyAdvance First GBA game]] | ''YMMV/LiloAndStitchTroubleInParadise'' | ''YMMV/StitchExperiment626'' | ''YMMV/LiloAndStitch2HamstervielHavoc'' | ''YMMV/StitchJam'' [[YMMV/StitchJam games]]\\

* AssPull: [[spoiler:Stitch's DisneyDeath, seemingly coming back to life thanks to ThePowerOfLove]], undermines the tragic impact of the scene, [[DoingInTheScientist contradicts Jumba's genius]], and stands in stark contrast to the elements of realism seen throughout both the original film and this one. Jumba lampshades this:
-->'''Pleakley:''' ''(astonished)'' But how is it possible?\\
'''Jumba:''' ''(overjoyed)'' It's not!

* TearDryer: At the climax of the movie, Stitch [[spoiler:[[DisneyDeath passes away]] in the fusion chamber when it fails to recharge his molecules. Lilo [[PietaPlagiarism holds him]] and tearfully apologizes for [[JerkassRealization having been too obsessed with the hula competition to realize that something's wrong with him]]. However, [[SwissArmyTears her tears awaken him]] and they share a big hug]].

* ContestedSequel: While this film is still not considered as good as the original, it is often considered better than the rest of the franchise because it aesthetically looks more like the first film, keeps the focus on both Lilo ''and'' Stitch (instead of just giving Lilo ''or'' Stitch--especially the latter--the spotlight), and feels more like a direct continuation of the original film and its intimate comedic-dramatic themes instead of a heavily comedic kid-friendly spin-off with a GottaCatchEmAll theme to it, which has led to some purist fans calling it the only ''Lilo & Stitch'' sequel that "matters". Tellingly, ''Stitch Has a Glitch'' stands as the only ''Lilo & Stitch'' continuation that Disney has released on Blu-ray, bundling it together with the original movie, although all four movies are available for digital HD download and, along with ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'', Creator/DisneyPlus streaming, and the back of the DVD casing and some digital download listings for ''Stitch Has a Glitch'' clearly has Disney declaring its {{interquel}} status by stating, "Before the other 625 experiments land in Hawaii," in its synopsis. There's also ''WesternAnimation/TheOriginOfStitch'' short included in the DVD[[note]]which is bundled with the original Blu-ray release and is still being sold on [=shopDisney=]/Disney Store[[/note]] and the Disney+ extras, with the DVD also containing a bonus feature game directly relating to ''The Series'' that [[spoiler:{{foreshadow|ing}}s ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'' upon completing it]]. However, it does catch flack from fans who do like the direction ''The Series'' took, being unhappy (if not a bit insulted) that Disneytoon [[SeriesContinuityError disregarded much of the mythology established in a show that was already two years old by this film's release]]. Several viewers also have issues with certain aspects of the plot, primarily that the duo's main conflict (the deterioration of their friendship) was mainly because [[PoorCommunicationKills Jumba and Pleakley decide not to tell anyone else about what's actually happening with Stitch]], leading the duo to make some awful assumptions that [[spoiler:nearly results in Stitch's death]]. There's also the completely pointless side plot of Pleakley unnecessarily "helping" David hook up with Nani again that serves as no more than {{padding}} for what is a rather short feature film, and [[spoiler:Stitch's DisneyDeath being such a WriterCopOut that [[DoingInTheScientist does in Jumba and his machine]] that it unintentionally takes Lilo's message of "[[ThePowerOfLove love is more powerful than death]]" much too literally, which leads to some saying that if that's the case, then this implies Lilo and Nani's parents died because ''the sisters did not love their parents enough'']]. Some also say that the cast's characterizations were too simplified compared to how they were in the original film (an accusation also thrown at ''The Series'') and the film's pacing is all over the place.