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* TheWoobie: UnintentionallySympathetic: Perhaps more of an InformedFlaw, but in the extended book version of Sam's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Charlie, she tells him he was a bad friend for simply going along with Patrick's self-destructive nights of cruising and drinking while mourning his breakup with Brad. While Sam is correct that Charlie didn't do anything to stop Patrick and that he inadvertently enabled him, she is also ignoring that Charlie is younger and more naive than Patrick – a fact they've known since they met him, since they made a point of showing him the high school ropes – and she's somehow expecting him to know better than Patrick and be able to pull him out of a depressive spiral. Charlie's inaction isn't a shining moment, but he also didn't force Patrick to do the things he was doing. Considering her friend group introduced Charlie to drinking and recreational drug use, expecting him to then recognize and stop Patrick's self-destruction – when none of his older or more experienced friends did either – is unfair.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Sam, again with regards to her ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Charlie. In both the book and the movie, the fact that it turns into a ReasonYouSuckSpeech feels like it goes way too far. Yes, Charlie should be called out on being too passive. But the fact that it starts because Sam is offended because he didn't ask her out immediately after Craig broke her heart is a silly reason. It's not exactly strange to wait a while until your friend is over being cheated on and humiliated to want to ask them out, and Sam sort of tears into Charlie for listening to her exact advice (asking lots of questions and letting others do the talking) ''too well,'' which comes across like Sam wanted Charlie to be able to read people's minds.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Sam, again with regards to her ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Charlie. In both the book and the movie, the fact that it turns into a ReasonYouSuckSpeech feels like it goes way too far. Yes, Charlie should be called out on being too passive. But the fact that it starts because Sam is offended because he didn't ask her out immediately after Craig broke her heart is a silly reason. It's not exactly strange to wait a while until your friend is over being cheated on and humiliated to want to ask them out, and Sam sort of tears into Charlie for listening to her exact advice (asking lots of questions and letting others do the talking) ''too well,'' which comes across like Sam wanted Charlie to be able to read people's minds.
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* HilariousInHindsight: After working with Emma Watson, aka [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger]], Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: After working with Emma Watson, aka [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger]], Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse Wizarding World in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: After working with Emma Watson, aka [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger ]], Granger]], Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: After working with Emma Watson Watson, aka [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger ]] from in this film, ]], Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Mary Elizabeth trying to hook up with Charlie becomes this after we find out what happened to him as a kid, [[{{Squick}} considering the power imbalance between the two]] (as Mary Elizabeth is presumably 18 and a senior, and Charlie is ''15'', and a freshman).
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** After working with Emma Watson in this film, Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''. What's more is that Emma Watson and Logan Lerman would star together again in ''{{Film/Noah}}'' - as adopted siblings. And Emma uses a FakeAmerican accent in this, while Logan uses a FakeBrit voice in ''Noah'' (and this time Emma gets to keep her own accent).
** Patrick celebrates getting a C- to pass shop class. And Sam applauds him for doing this. ''Film/HarryPotter'' fans will love the sight of Hermione Granger applauding an average grade.
** Two of the 2000s most famous female companions to male heroes, [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]] and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Katara]], team up to help Charlie.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** After working with Emma Watson in this film, Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''. What's more is that Emma Watson and Logan Lerman would star together again in ''{{Film/Noah}}'' - as adopted siblings. And Emma uses a FakeAmerican accent in this, while Logan uses a FakeBrit voice in ''Noah'' (and this time Emma gets to keep her own accent).
** Patrick celebrates getting a C- to pass shop class. And Sam applauds him for doing this. ''Film/HarryPotter'' fans will love the sight of Hermione Granger applauding an average grade.
** Two of the 2000s most famous female companions to male heroes, [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]] and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Katara]], team up to help Charlie.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Mary Elizabeth trying to hook up with Charlie becomes this after we find out what happened to him as a kid, [[{{Squick}} considering the power imbalance between the two]] (as Mary Elizabeth is presumably 18 and a senior, and Charlie is ''15'', and a freshman).
* HilariousInHindsight:
**HilariousInHindsight: After working with Emma Watson aka [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger ]] from in this film, Ezra Miller entered the Harry Potter 'verse in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''. What's more is that Emma Watson and Logan Lerman would star together again in ''{{Film/Noah}}'' - as adopted siblings. And Emma uses a FakeAmerican accent in this, while Logan uses a FakeBrit voice in ''Noah'' (and this time Emma gets to keep her own accent).
** Patrick celebrates getting a C- to pass shop class. And Sam applauds him for doing this. ''Film/HarryPotter'' fans will love the sight of Hermione Granger applauding an average grade.
** Two of the 2000s most famous female companions to male heroes, [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]] and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Katara]], team up to help Charlie.''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.
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** Patrick celebrates getting a C- to pass shop class. And Sam applauds him for doing this. ''Film/HarryPotter'' fans will love the sight of Hermione Granger applauding an average grade.
** Two of the 2000s most famous female companions to male heroes, [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]] and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Katara]], team up to help Charlie.
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* OneTruePairing: Although Charlie/Sam is MaybeEverAfter in the book, a lot of fans like to think TheyDo. [[spoiler: Enough for it to be made canon in the film, which was directed [[WordOfGod by the original author]].]]
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* OneTruePairing: Although Charlie/Sam is MaybeEverAfter in the book, a lot of fans like to think TheyDo.[[RelationshipUpgrade they got together]]. [[spoiler: Enough for it to be made canon in the film, which was directed [[WordOfGod by the original author]].]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: When Mary Elizabeth tries to hook up with Charlie becomes this after we find out what happened to him as a kid, [[{{Squick}} considering the power imbalance between the two]] (as Mary Elizabeth is presumably 18 and a senior, and Charlie is ''15'', and a freshman).
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* HarsherInHindsight: When Mary Elizabeth tries trying to hook up with Charlie becomes this after we find out what happened to him as a kid, [[{{Squick}} considering the power imbalance between the two]] (as Mary Elizabeth is presumably 18 and a senior, and Charlie is ''15'', and a freshman).
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: When Mary Elizabeth tries to hook up with Charlie becomes this after we find out what happened to him as a kid, [[{{Squick}} considering the power imbalance between the two]] (as Mary Elizabeth is presumably 18 and a senior, and Charlie is ''15'', and a freshman).
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: When Mary Elizabeth tries to hook up with Charlie becomes this after we find out what happened to him as a kid, [[{{Squick}} considering the power imbalance between the two]] (as Mary Elizabeth is presumably 18 and a senior, and Charlie is ''15'', and a freshman).
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* MisaimedFandom: As the book and film were reduced to "quirky (pretentious) introvert" stuff, the massive back tends to ignore that ''Perks'' is a pop culture rarity that '''explicitly''' acknowledges abuse for what it is. Aunt Helen is acknowledged as a rapist whose sexual abuse of her nephew is not PlayedForLaughs at all just because the victim is male, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse nor is her own sad past used to exonerate her]]. In the novel especially, there are also various normalized forms of abuse described and condemned by Charlie, and much of it revolves around violence against girls and women.
