History YMMV / TheNostalgiaChick

** The appearances of Creator/MaraWilson, given that Mara has implied Lindsay played gatekeeper on her coming out as bi, and the two don't talk anymore because of that.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight:

* UnfortunateImplications: She got intense heat for for the cultural appropriation in the ''Film/CharliesAngels'' review, which she blamed on her being female [[http://www.themarysue.com/lindsay-ellis-interview/ here]].

* ActorShipping: Lindsay/Nella is quite popular, mostly for people who want unabashedly fluffy [[HoYay Les Yay]] instead of abuse and fucked-upness. And even though he's married and she's also engaged, Lindsay/Doug is also popular. The reason is basically the same - fluff and cuteness. And both of these are just for fun.

* HoYay: Actually a Les Yay with BFF Nella:

** Nearly all the "ChristmasSongs" video qualifies. She gets roofied by Brian the Sex Predator, makes her face look like a skeleton at one point and does a pretty good imitation of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker when she's mocking the "Christmas Shoes" {{glurge}}. The video that accompanies "Please, Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas" goes from disturbing to hilarious when [[spoiler:the realistic domestic abuse gives way to stop-hitting-yourself's and noogies]]. It was also her first BlackComedy video, which set the standard for the following episodes.

** The on-going backlash towards her review of ''Film/{{Dune}}''.

** She pissed off quite a few people with her negative review of ''Film/{{Dune}}''. She has since said that while she still doesn't think the film is good, a lot of the criticisms were spot-on and she made mistakes in her review, misunderstanding plot elements and the like.

** In her list on "Female Superheroes", she directly compares ''ComicBook/TankGirl'' to ''ComicBook/Deadpool'', "but not the Creator/RyanReynolds Deadpool." She was specifically referring to the infamous InNameOnly version from ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', but given how her video was made in 2012, [[Film/Deadpool2016 she had no idea of what was about to come a few years later.]]

** In her "Female Superheroes" video (originally released in 2012), she expressed a major desire that the Franchise/WonderWoman movie (which had been in DevelopmentHell for ages) would finally break the streak of bad superheroine movies. Based on the critical and commercial success of ''Film/WonderWoman2017'', it appears she got her wish.

--> And if any of you start calling me Mavie-Wavie, [[BewareTheSillyOnes I will find out where you sleep and make you regret it!]]"
-->''[{{Beat}}]''
-->''[cheerful]'' Bye!

** Elisa, WebVideo/PushingUpRoses, WebVideo/MarzGurl, Allison, and the Chick all show that they have lovely voices in their rendition of "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1 Part of Your World]]."

** Inevitably, fans of the ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' weren't too keen on her hate for it.

** Really, the Chick is subject to this far more often than the Critic, since she tends to review films that are usually rather well-liked, such as... Well, ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', while the Critic reviews, well... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxHNztg0X3s This]]. She explains this in the ''Worst Witch'' review, as people tend to be more forgiving towards the popular films rather than the obscure.

** In her ''Film/KateAndLeopold'' video, she says "Real men don't eat soy?", confused by a prominent moment where the main character is offered edamame. In the late 2010's, there are right wing circles who genuinely believe that soy is feminizing and have come up with the insult "soy boy."

** Elisa, WebVideo/PushingUpRoses, WebVideo/MarzGurl, Allison, and the Chick all show that they have lovely voices in their rendition of "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Part of Your World]]."

** [[BlackComedyRape Gleefully hip-thrusting]] when the ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' villain says they should get a missing doll back to a little girl. And playing the bouncy [[Music/OingoBoingo "I Love Little Girls"]] over his segment in the "Top Ten Nostalgic Villains" list.

** Her "Disney Needs More Gay" video about the relationship between Disney and the gay community came out in March of 2013. The Disney movie of the year ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' came out in November and rapidly gained a large LGBTFanbase.

** During her review of ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', Lindsey and Nella wonder about the Chinese practice of footbinding, then later show us some horrifying pictures of bound feet (*shudder*). "Say what you want about Communism, but at least they put a stop to that shit!"

** Inevitably, fans of the ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' weren't too keen on her hate for it.
** Apparently ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' fangirls can be just as savage as fanboys, because they got their claws out when she ''reviewed'' (not panned, we might add) ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' and slammed ''Disney/{{Hercules}}''. Notably, Lindsay's actual opinion of Hercules sums up to "It was flawed, but I DO enjoy it." She also said she "enjoyed the hell out of this movie" during her Mulan review.

** As you can tell from this page alone, she made her rage at ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas'' abundantly clear. The movie was actually received quite well, so at the very least people were confused by her calling it worse than "seven holocausts".

** Really, the Chick is subject to this far more often than the Critic, since she tends to review films that are usually rather well-liked, such as... Well, ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' and ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', while the Critic reviews, well... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxHNztg0X3s This]]. She explains this in the ''Worst Witch'' review, as people tend to be more forgiving towards the popular films rather than the obscure.

** Although she didn't actually REVIEW it, she put a small TakeThat to ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' as "Slapped together garbage" that "didn't have as much passion put into it" as ''Disney/TheLionKing'' in her review of ''The Lion King''.
** Lindsay outright said she hated ''Disney/WreckItRalph''. She was going to explain why in a "Worst Movies of 2012" review, but she never got around to making it. In her "Worst of 2013" review, she briefly mentioned that she would never do the "Worst of 2012" video while the onscreen text said, "And you will never know why I hate ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (STOP GUESSING YOU'RE ALL WRONG)", thereby confirming backlash from WIR fans is the biggest concern for her regarding the "Worst of 2012" list.

** Even though it was [[MissingEpisode taken off the site]] quickly, the "Rapping About Rape" video and all the drama surrounding it.

* BrokenBase: There are those who prefer her current stuff- that is, film analysis and history with a few pepper shakes of snark - and those who prefer her older stuff, which were less focused on the analysis itself and more about throwing in a few gags at the expense of old movies.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Not an example from within the same work, but The RunningGag of her ''Film/HocusPocus'' review centres on the film's hang-ups with virgins, leading her to say "I mean, why do virgins even exist? Why don't they just lose it straight out of the womb...screaming and bleeding?" What would've been a bit of BlackComedy / CrossesTheLineTwice moment becomes awful after the creation of ''Film/ASerbianFilm'', which several of the other TGWTG contributors have reviewed.

** In the performance of "One Day More" that ends her ''Film/{{Les Miserables|2012}}'' video, Javert's part is sung by Creator/JewWario, who four years after committing suicide, would posthumously be revealed as a sexual predator, which might make that whole "pursuit" aspect of Javert's character pretty uncomfortable to imagine[[/note]].

** In the ''MyLittlePony'' review, her main beef was that the characters were deathly boring and had no conflict. The new [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic show]] has had each of the mane cast break down at least once.

** She introduced a character named "Lord MacGuffin". In Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''...

** WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated: The Lovecraft {{Expy}} has to compete with Dusk a {{Literature/Twilight}} {{Expy}}. He does so by writing a Young Adult romance novel, with his EldritchAbomination characters. Now comes Fifty Shades of Green.

** The end of the ''Film/WhatWomenWant'' review has a GenderFlip on the movie's story where Chick starts hearing the (very repetitive) thoughts of her male colleagues. A gender-bent version of the movie, aptly called ''What Men Want,'' came out in 2019.

* DiscreditedMeme: In her Villainesses countdown, the Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians have to stare at her sadly before she gives in and yells her "PUPPIES!" catchphrase. The RunningGag was put to death after that.

--->'''Nella:''' [Suggesting the Chick dates the Critic] I think you should go out ... of this apartment ... Away from me ... People are starting to talk. The [[FunTShirt shirts]] don't help.\\

** Nella went right into this in the second part of the "Dreamworks Vs. Disney" episode, where she forgoes the DancePartyEnding to go into a ball and cry.
* YokoOhNo: While the majority of Critic fangirls love her, there are a crazy few with either a DoubleStandard regarding skits and humor or just like talking about how they'd enjoy beating the shit out of her while calling him adorable. The fact that Doug seems to love Lindsay like a little sister doesn't seem to enter into their heads.

[The shirts read [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzhB0gF5GTI&NR=1 "Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take?"]] on Nella and "I (heart) my ([[LampshadedDoubleEntendre "kitten"]]) on the Chick.]
** [[HoYay/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses There's far more instances of this at the TGTWTG Ho Yay page]]. Particularly worthy of mention is the Chick and Nella re-enacting the Benn Affleck/Liv Tyler "animal crackers" scene from ''Film/{{Armageddon}}''.

* FandomBerserkButton: Ignoring Lindsay's own talk of how she's meant to be educational ''but mostly funny'', and acting like she's just dry and boring, is a good way to get Chick fans hating you.

* FanHater: [[http://lindsayetumbls.tumblr.com/post/78678708070/why-are-the-people-on-dougs-facebook-such She's]] [[https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis/status/611217447891378177 open]] about considering Doug's fandom to be both awful to him and anyone they disagree with.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: She said she regretted the episode she did with the Critic about ''Film/MoulinRouge'', as she's actually a fan of the film. In her analysis of the 2004 film version of ''Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera'', she uses ''Moulin Rouge'' as a comparison.

** At the end of her "Top 10 Boy Bands of the '90s" episode, upon finding out about the existence of The Wanted, she immediately deems them as better than One Direction. [[{{Understatement}} Not exactly]] what the teenage girl demographic decided...

** Apparently ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' fangirls can be just as savage as fanboys, because they got their claws out when she ''reviewed'' ([[FanDumb not panned, we might add]]) ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' and slammed ''Disney/{{Hercules}}''. Notably, Lindsay's actual opinion of Hercules sums up to "It was flawed, but I DO enjoy it." She also said she "enjoyed the hell out of this movie" during her Mulan review.

** Any video where Chick fights Critic about her role in the site, knowing now that Lindsay really didn't like the DistaffCounterpart idea to begin with and hates how she went about it (see OldShame below). She contributed a lot to the "Not So Awesome" document that listed many grievances with Channel Awesome, including issues with Doug being ignorant and not speaking out against poor treatment by the higher-ups.

* OldShame: Lindsay has disowned the Nostalgia Chick persona and wants to distance herself from her old work, especially her 2009-2011 videos, as she claims she was fresh out of school and making videos of poorer quality without thinking critically enough.
** Many of her old Nostalgia Chick videos are still up on her channel, but the comments are disabled. Considering that Lindsay has now pretty firmly positioned herself as an intersectional feminist movie critic, it's not hard to see why, considering some of the things she says in her older videos are decidedly un-woke.

* HypeBacklash: How some would feel about [[OldShame Rape Rap]]. Those who managed to find it for the sake of BileFascination discovered that it wasn't ''near'' as offensive as it could have been, and felt it was either trying too hard, or not trying enough. That being said, it's still another reason to forget about it: it's just [[SoOkayItsAverage forgettable]].