History YMMV / PhantomPlanet

* UnintentionallySympathetic: We're supposed to be upset with Danny for choosing to give up his powers. This ignores the fact that he had wanted his life normal again and did this to save his parents from getting arrested from unknowingly harboring a ghost. Add to the fact that his friends and sister were disappointed with him, and Sam in particular calls him selfish, even though he rightfully defends himself by admitting he cares more for his loved ones that his powers. Sam's answer to this, about how he's just a normal person and not someone amazing, doesn't make Danny less sympathetic, only '''more''' since it comes off as his loved ones only valuing his powers instead of him.

* HarsherInHindsight: The fact that Danny finally shed his HeroWithBadPublicity status, became a global hero, and finally revealed his secret to his parents all takes a brutal turn when [[spoiler:the events of ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' leads to Danny saving the world from the Disasteroid needing to be {{Cosmic Retcon}}ned and becoming TheGreatestStoryThereNeverWas]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The fact that Danny finally shed his HeroWithBadPublicity status, became a global hero, and finally revealed his secret to his parents all takes a brutal turn when [[spoiler:the events of ''DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' leads to Danny saving the world from the Disasteroid needing to be {{Cosmic Retcon}}ned and becoming TheGreatestStoryThereNeverWas]].

** While a portion of the fanbase is divided over the D/S pairing, Danny and Sam's BigDamnKiss is memorable with the shippers.

* HarsherInHindsight: The fact that Danny finally shed his HeroWithBadPublicityStatus, became a global hero, and finally revealed his secret to his parents all takes a brutal turn when [[spoiler:the events of ''DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' leads to Danny saving the world from the Disasteroid needing to be {{Cosmic Retcon}}ned and becoming TheGreatestStoryThereNeverWas]].
* SignatureScene: "An old friend? No. You? YES!" is the most quoted line of the movie and considered one of the most badass moments of the whole series -- ironic given the mixed to poor reception of the entire rest of the movie.

* HarsherInHindsight: The events of the special leading up to Danny getting an EarnYourHappyEnding, along with being a global hero, his parents learning his secret, and finally getting together with Sam, ends up being for naught when ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' results in the show's entire third season being {{Cosmic Retcon}}ned. Talk about a HappyEndingOverride.

* HarsherInHindsight: The events of the special leading up to Danny getting an EarnYourHappyEnding, along with being a global hero, his parents learning his secret, and finally getting together with Sam, ends up being for naught when ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' results in the show's entire third season to be {{Ret Gone}}d. Talk about a HappyEndingOverride.

* HarsherInHindsight: The events of the special leading up to Danny getting an EarnYourHappyEnding, along with being a global hero, his parents learning his secret, and finally getting together with Sam, ends up being for naught when ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' results in the show's entire third season to be {{Ret Gone}}ed. Talk about a HappyEndingOverride.

* HarsherInHindsight: The events of the special leading up to Danny getting an EarnYourHappyEnding, along with being a global hero, his parents learning his secret, and finally getting together with Sam, ends up being for naught when ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomACrackInTime'' results in the show's entire third season to be {{Ret Gon}}ned. Talk about a HappyEndingOverride.

* HarsherInHindsight: The events of the special leading up to Danny getting an EarnYourHappyEnding, along with being a global hero, his parents learning his secret, and finally getting together with Sam, ends up being for naught when ''ComicBook/ACrackInTime'' results in the show's the entire third season to be {{Ret-Gon}}ned. Talk about a HappyEndingOverride.

* DesignatedHero: Sam's outburst to Danny over giving up his powers feels less like calling him out on something he genuinely did wrong and more of a preference for Danny ''Phantom'' instead of Danny ''Fenton'', guilting him and making him think he's worthless without his powers. Yet, she ends up becoming his girlfriend.

* FanficFuel: Despite its BrokenBase status, the episode has given fans much room for speculation on many details: the aforementioned {{Aborted Arc}}s, Valerie's full reaction to learning Danny's secret, the concept if the whole world knows Danny's secret and how several people would react to it, and how things would move forward now that Jack and Maddie know Danny's secret and Danny and Sam have completed their RelationshipUpgrade.

** Danny regaining his powers. At the most, you could say it was foreshadowed by the white streak in his hair, but why being blasted by ghosts now serves to ''recharge'' his powers instead of hurting him goes contrary to everything we've seen ghosts do in the series. Particularly wonky since the episode ''already'' planted the idea that the portal could be rebuilt.

* FanficFuel: Despite its BrokenBase status, the episode has given fans much room for speculation on many details: the aforementioned {{Aborted Arc}}s, Valerie's full reaction to learning Danny's secret, the concept if the whole world knows Danny's secret and how many people would react to it, and how things would move forward now that Jack and Maddie know Danny's secret and Danny and Sam have completed their RelationshipUpgrade.

* EndingAversion: A sizable number of the fanbase prefer ending the series with the previous episode ''D-Stabilized'' rather than this episode, feeling that the former was a more satisfying story. Aided by the fact that, [[MortonsFork either way]], [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse the audience is left with]] [[AbortedArc a lot of unfinished plot threads]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: It's not uncommon for fanfiction to either ignore the finale's events or undo them.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: When Sam called Danny a "not-special-human", was she upset because she preferred him as a ghost, or was she upset because she felt Danny was a better person than how he was acting and that he pretty much threw in the towel when things got too tough for him? While it's understandable that Danny seemed to have all but given up, her use of words like "one of the crowd" hints more to the former.

** The very existence of "ectoranium." It was never mentioned in any prior episode and where it came from, how it works, why it harms ghosts, and what its origins are is completely unexplained.

* DesignatedHero: Sam's outburst to Danny over giving up his powers feels less like calling him out on something he genuinely did wrong and more of a preference to Danny ''Phantom'' over Danny ''Fenton'', guilting him and making him think he's worthless without his powers. And yet she ends up becoming his girlfriend.

* FanonDiscontinuity: It is not uncommon for fanfiction to either ignore the finale's events or undo them.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Exactly ''why'' was Danny in the wrong for giving up his powers? As he points out, he had to save his parents from being arrested, and even foregoing that, Vlad's team (despite taking payment for their work) was doing a much better job of protecting the city than him. He's wanted to be a normal human again for a good while, and everyone's attitude towards him (especially Sam's) come off as them caring far more about Danny ''Phantom'' then ''Fenton''.

** They never show how Dash and Paulina (both admirers of Danny Phantom) reacted upon Danny revealing his identity. Especially Paulina, who has a big crush on Danny Phantom, who's officially going out with the "goth geek".
* UnintentionallySympathetic: We're supposed to be upset with Danny for choosing to give up his powers. This ignores the fact that he had wanted his life normal again and did this to save his parents from getting arrested from unknowingly harboring a ghost. Add to the fact that his friends and sister were disappointed with him, and Sam in particular calls him selfish, even though he rightfully defends himself by admitting he cares more for his loved ones that his powers. Sam's answer to this, about how he's just a normal person and not someone amazing, doesn't make Danny less sympathetic, only '''more''' since it comes off as his loved ones only value his powers instead of him.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We're clearly meant to side with Danny's friends and sister over his decision over getting rid of his powers. However, they come off as rather uncaring to his feelings over it, showing boredom over doing ''normal'' things despite that they did the same things even with his powers, coupled with how they don't come across as grateful they aren't being attacked by evil ghosts anymore. Sam, in particular comes across as abusive and controlling. She calls him selfish, despite that ''she'' was the reason he got powers that he never asked for by suggesting he check out the ghost portal, as well as the reason he was so stressed out by stating he should work harder to fight ghosts, and expresses dislike of being on the sidelines, ignoring how happy he is that he doesn't have to worry about his life anymore.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: When Sam called Danny a "not-special-human", was she upset because she preferred him as a ghost, or was she upset because she felt Danny was a better person than how he was acting and that he pretty much threw in the towel when things got too tough for him?

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: When Sam called Danny a "not-special-human", was she upset because she preferred him as a ghost, or was she upset because she felt Danny was a better person than how he was acting and that he pretty much threw in towel when things got too tough for him?

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: When Sam called Danny a "not-special-human", was she upset because she preferred him as a ghost, or was she upset because she felt Danny was a better person than how he was acting and that pretty much threw in towel when things got too tough for him?

* AlternateCharacterInterpertation: When Sam called Danny a "not-special-human", was she upset because she preferred him as a ghost, or was she upset because she felt Danny was a better person than how he was acting and that pretty much threw in towel when things got too tough for him?

** The very existence of "ectoranium." It was never mentioned in any prior episode, it's not even mentioned until the start of the third act, and where it came from, how it works, why it harms ghosts, and what its origins are is completely unexplained.

** There our concepts that are Deathstroke, in virtue of being introduced in the last episode:

* EndingAversion: A sizable number of the fanbase prefer ending the series with the previous episode ''D-Stabilized'' rather than this episode, feeling that the former was a more satisfying story. Aided by the fact that, either way, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse the audience is left with]] [[AbortedArc a lot of unfinished plot threads]].

** A team of teenaged villains who hunt ghosts for money are ''introduced'' in the very last episode, when they would have made an excellent recurring {{foil}} or even EvilCounterpart (with BitingTheHandHumor, considering that a similar team served as inspiration for the series, and [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters were the good guys]]).
** The episode also introduces ectoranium, the ghost-equivalent of [[KryptoniteFactor kryptonite]]. Again, being the last episode, the endless possibilities this could be used for are left completely unexplored.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Giving up something about yourself that your loved ones care about to save them is a selfish thing to do.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Exactly why was Danny in the wrong for giving up his powers? As he points out, he had to save his parents from being arrested, and even foregoing that, Vlad's team (despite taking payment for their work) was doing a much better job of protecting the city than him. He's wanted to be a normal human again for a good while, and Sam's attitude with him and response as to why would his actions be selfish fail to provide a good counterpoint, coming off as more of a preference to Danny ''Phantom'' then ''Fenton''.