History YMMV / OverTheGardenWall

* EvilIsCool: The Beast is a menacing EldritchAbomination with an [[BassoProfundo awesome deep voice]], a terrifying appearance and a haunting VillainSong - in short, ''everything'' you could want out of a great cartoon villain.

* RewatchBonus:
** After TheReveal of Chapter 9, where the audience finds out about the true nature of the Unknown, watching the first Chapter again has some things that may have gone unnoticed before, such as [[spoiler:the brief silhouettes of Wirt and Greg drowning, knowing where Greg's candy came from, why they're both dressed the way they are, and Wirt talking about his wounded heart and a graveyard (referring to Sara)]].
** To a lesser extent in chapter two, when Wirt tries to dismiss Beatrice only for her to say she's obligated to stay by them until she can pay them back for helping her do to the "Bluebird Code", if you listen closely, you'll note she hesitates before mentioning this code. [[spoiler: As we find out about half way through the story, she was (reluctantly) leading them on for her own ends and this code was likely something she made up on the fly.]]
*** The HarsherInHindsight section above has a dose of this too considering that Pottsfield is [[spoiler:a city for skeletons and Wirt and Greg were close to dying...]]
*** Some of the things Beatrice says and does make more sense after finding out she [[spoiler: used to be human.]]
*** Also, [[spoiler: human! Beatrice's]] EarlyBirdCameo in the series opening.

** An increasingly popular theory is that Greg is actually none other than Greg Universe as a child, the father of the eponymous protagonist in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Evidence includes [[spoiler:several tidbits in the real world scenes indicate it's set in the late '70s/early '80s which would make him the appropriate age in the present day, he has a similarly shaped face, he'd clearly want a life of adventure, and we never learn the siblings' last name so it may well be De Mayo.]] However, this was later jossed in the episode ''Mr. Universe'' when it's revealed that Greg is an only child.

** With ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. Helps that both shows focus on two siblings who are polar opposites in personality, as well as similar levels of weirdness and elements of horror in them. Steven Falls Over is a crossover fandom between Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, and Over the Garden wall. SU doesn't have as much in common with Gravity Falls and [=OtGW=], but the fandom doesn't need any more than the fact that they are fan of all of these shows.

** [[spoiler:The Woodsman's daughter]]. Despite [[OneSceneWonder only appearing twice]] in the show in-person (the first time being [[EarlyBirdCameo the intro animation]]), the fanbases love for this character is so huge, it could be seen from space.

*** The HarsherInHindsight section above has a dose of this too considering that Pottsville is [[spoiler:a city for skeletons and Wirt and Greg were close to dying...]]

* SpiritualAdaptation: As mentioned in the main page, the miniseries is a dark kid-friendly adaptation of Creator/DanteAlighieri's ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' based on its characters, plot, and themes. Even 9 of the 10 episodes and locations correspond with the Circles of Hell in the story not to mention that both works have a woman named Beatrice as one of the main protagonists.

* UncannyValley: Auntie Whispers. Everything about her just looks ''wrong'', and Tim Curry's [[CreepyMonotone creepy voice acting]] doesn't help at all.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Yes, there is [[RuleThirtyFour sexy]] [[SelfFanService fanart]] of The Beast. 'Nuff said.

* LoveToHate: [[BigBad The Beast]] is loved and loathed for similar reasons to [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime The Lich]]. Though not as powerful, The Beast is plenty CreepyAwesome, a HumanoidAbomination constantly [[EvilIsNotWellLit shrouded in shadows]] with particularly eerie GlowingEyesOfDoom. The one fully illuminated shot of him we get is [[BodyHorror suitably nightmarish]]. He has a [[TheDreaded powerful evil presence]], as well as a ManipulativeBastard streak. [[VillainSong He sings too,]] '''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and how]]'''! In addition, the fact that he seems to [[AllegoricalCharacter embody the concept]] of giving up on life and being DrivenToSuicide makes him a surprisingly [[AdultFear "adult" source of terror]] likely to get a reaction out of anyone who has struggled or seen a friend/relative struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Highwayman's dance and Greg's dream stand out as big-lipped alligator moments in a series full of big-lipped alligator moments. Given that both are homages to 20s and 30s cartoons and the former is fifteen seconds of pure animation porn, no one seems to be complaining.

** ''Circus Friends'' comic: has [[RepulsiveRingmaster Mr.H]], who kidnaps Beatrice to force her to perform in his circus and threatens to EAT her if she doesn't(stating that a parrot performer they once had suffered the same fate), wearing a set of false teeth in the shape of FANGS to devour a chicken before her to emphasize the point. He had the circus's lion stuffed, has the kangaroo's whipped to make them able to track like bloodhounds, repeatedly verbally abuses the clown [[SadClown Bongos]].Greg smuggles himself into the circus as a clown performer, but when he and Wirt rescue Beatrice and escape, Mr.H sends the kangaroos out to attempt to brutalize and capture the boys(they are said to attack anyone by scent and attack without fail) and tracks the boys with his performers into a cornfield, with one of the performers setting the fields alight. When Beatrice tricks the kangaroo's into attacking their trackers using one of Wirts gloves, Mr.H appears in the midst of the burning fields, striking Beatrice(a tiny bluebird) with his whip and saying he and the boys will devour her with the burning corn, planning on forcing Greg back into the circus. Thankfully, Bongos pulls a HeelFaceTurn before anything worse happens.

** ''Circus Friends'' comic: has [[RepulsiveRingmaster Mr.H]], who kidnaps Beatrice to force her to perform in his circus and threatens to EAT her if she doesn't(stating that a parrot performer they once had suffered the same fate), wearing a set of false teeth in the shape of FANGS to devour a chicken before her to emphasize the point. He had the circus's lion stuffed, has the kangaroo's whipped to make them able to track like bloodhounds, repeatedly verbally abuses the clown [[SadClown Bongos]].
Greg smuggles himself into the circus as a performer, but when they come to rescue Beatrice, Mr.H sends the kangaroos out to attempt to brutalize and capture the boys and tracks them with his performers into a cornfield, with one of the performers setting the fields alight. When Beatrice tricks the kangaroo's into attacking their trackers, Mr.H appears, striking Beatrice with his whip and saying he and the boys will eat her with the corn, planning on forcing Greg back into the circus. Thankfully, Bongos pulls a HeelFaceTurn before anything worse happens.

** ''Circus Friends'' comic: has [[RepulsiveRingmaster Mr.H]], who kidnaps Beatrice to force her to perform in his circus and threatens to EAT her if she doesn't(stating that a parrot performer they once had suffered the same fate), wearing a set of false teeth in the shape of FANGS to devour a chicken before her to emphasize the point. He had the circus's lion stuffed, has the kangaroo's whipped to make them able to track like bloodhounds, repeatedly verbally abuses the clown Bongos. Greg smuggles himself into the circus as a performer, but when they come to rescue Beatrice, Mr.H sends the kangaroos out to attempt to brutalize and capture the boys and tracks them with his performers into a cornfield, with one of the performers setting the fields alight. When Beatrice tricks the kangaroo's into attacking their trackers, Mr.H appears, striking Beatrice with his whip and saying he and the boys will eat her with the corn, planning on forcing Greg back into the circus. Thankfully, Bongos pulls a HeelFaceTurn before anything worse happens.

** ''Circus Friends''comic: has [[RepulsiveRingmaster Mr.H]], who kidnaps Beatrice to force her to perform in his circus and threatens to EAT her if she doesn't(stating that a parrot performer they once had suffered the same fate), wearing a set of false teeth in the shape of FANGS to devour a chicken before her to emphasize the point. He had the circus's lion stuffed, has the kangaroo's whipped to make them able to track like bloodhounds, repeatedly verbally abuses the clown Bongos. Greg smuggles himself into the circus as a performer, but when they come to rescue Beatrice, Mr.H sends the kangaroos out to attempt to brutalize and capture the boys and tracks them with his performers into a cornfield, with one of the performers setting the fields alight. When Beatrice tricks the kangaroo's into attacking their trackers, Mr.H appears, striking Beatrice with his whip and saying he and the boys will eat her with the corn, planning on forcing Greg back into the circus. Thankfully, Bongos pulls a HeelFaceTurn before anything worse happens.

** "Circus Friends"has [[RepulsiveRingmaster Mr.H]], who kidnaps Beatrice to force her to perform in his circus and threatens to EAT her if she doesn't(stating that a parrot performer they once had suffered the same fate), wearing a set of false teeth in the shape of FANGS to devour a chicken before her to emphasize the point. He had the circus's lion stuffed, has the kangaroo's whipped to make them able to track like bloodhounds, repeatedly verbally abuses the clown Bongos. Greg smuggles himself into the circus as a performer, but when they come to rescue Beatrice, Mr.H sends the kangaroos out to attempt to brutalize and capture the boys and tracks them with his performers into a cornfield, with one of the performers setting the fields alight. When Beatrice tricks the kangaroo's into attacking their trackers, Mr.H appears, striking Beatrice with his whip and saying he and the boys will eat her with the corn, planning on forcing Greg back into the circus. Thankfully, Bongos pulls a HeelFaceTurn before anything worse happens.

* LoveToHate: * [[BigBad The Beast]] from is loved and loathed for similar reasons to [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime The Lich]]. Though not as powerful, The Beast is plenty CreepyAwesome, a HumanoidAbomination constantly [[EvilIsNotWellLit shrouded in shadows]] with particularly eerie GlowingEyesOfDoom. The one fully illuminated shot of him we get is [[BodyHorror suitably nightmarish]]. He has a [[TheDreaded powerful evil presence]], as well as a ManipulativeBastard streak. [[VillainSong He sings too,]] '''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and how]]'''! In addition, the fact that he seems to [[AllegoricalCharacter embody the concept]] of giving up on life and being DrivenToSuicide makes him a surprisingly [[AdultFear "adult" source of terror]] likely to get a reaction out of anyone who has struggled or seen a friend/relative struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts.

* FanonWelding: An increasingly popular theory is that Greg is actually none other than Greg Universe as a child, the father of the eponymous protagonist in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Evidence includes [[spoiler:several tidbits in the real world scenes indicate it's set in the late '70s/early '80s which would make him the appropriate age in the present day, he has a similarly shaped face, he'd clearly want a life of adventure, and we never learn the siblings' last name so it may well be De Mayo.]] However, this was later jossed in the episode ''Mr. Universe'' when it's revealed that Greg is an only child.

* EpilepticTrees: An increasingly popular theory is that Greg is actually the character of that same name on ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Evidence includes [[spoiler:several tidbits in the real world scenes indicate it's set in the late '70s/early '80s which would make him the appropriate age in the present day, he has a similarly shaped face, he'd clearly want a life of adventure, and we never learn the siblings' last name so it may well be De Mayo.]] However, this was later jossed in the episode ''Mr. Universe'' when it's revealed that Greg is an only child.