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5	[[quoteright:350:[[WebVideo/{{React}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kidsreact.png]]]]
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7	It's kind of like LetsPlay, but for videos.
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9	The host (usually called a "reactor") watches a video that they've never seen before, and we get to witness their first reactions to it. Some reactors also like doing predictions before they watch the video, or a quick analysis afterwards, but the main part is the reaction itself.
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11	There are several channels on [=YouTube=] dedicated mostly to reaction videos (called "reaction channels"). They gather small but dedicated fandoms who enjoy watching their favorite reactor's reaction to different videos. Some of these reactors craft a specific persona they play on-camera to make their reactions more interesting to watch. Their video choice usually involves a movie trailer, music video, viral video, rap battle, or Platform/{{Vine}} compilation.
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13	Other [=YouTubers=] sometimes also make reaction videos; "reacting to my old videos" is an especially popular theme. Another is having a professional (doctor, lawyer, priest, etc.) react to the ArtisticLicence with regard to their domain present in popular media.
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15	It has gained traction as a method of avoiding the website's infamous copyright strikes, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes allowing many of the original removed videos to remain on the site in some form]].
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18	!!Some reaction channels:
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20	* ''LetsPlay/BlastphamousHD''
21	* ''WebVideo/BSLReactionAsylum'': Hosted by [[LetsPlay Let's Player]], bloodspittinglizard. He is known for his Main/YouTubePoop reactions along with his calm and stoic personallity.
22	* ''WebVideo/TheCommonManShow'': Focuses on the reactions of Indian villagers; mainly Raeen, Sarru and Babu.
23	* ''WebVideo/{{Critikal}}'': Even though he voices disdain for the typical reaction content, he has admitted his channel has always been reaction-based even if he does many different kinds of content as well.
24	* ''WebVideo/{{Etika}}'': This individual was well-known for his [[ChewingTheScenery very hyped-up]] reactions to Creator/{{Nintendo}} game announcements.
25	* ''WebVideo/{{FandomReactions}}'': Known for their cheerful, [[WorldOfSnark snarky]], and HotBlooded personalities and analysis of episodes they watched, as well as for their occasional {{cosplay\| OtakuGirl}}ing. It had two SpinOff, ''WebVideo/BAndBVideos'' and ''WebVideo/{{AlectricBritSmash}}''.
26	* ''WebVideo/Formula1'': Is not primarily a reaction video channel, but does host several in which UsefulNotes/FormulaOne drivers and other professionals in the sport react to various kinds of videos about the sport.
27	* ''WebVideo/KyuujinReacts'': Hosted by a female cosplayer duo from UsefulNotes/{{Quebec}}, with in-depth discussion after screenings. Generally tend to react to anime, but have branched into live-action series like ''Series/BreakingBad''.
28	* ''WebVideo/LostPause'': Noble frequently reacts to compilations of anime-based Vines, "cracks", and memes.
29	* Half of ''WebAnimation/SMG4Crew'' is about Mario and friends reacting to weird stuff online, whether that be spooky memes, [=TikTok=] videos, or strange Nintendo commercials.
30	* ''WebVideo/TheNormies'': Hosted by a group of friends who frequently perform skits based on what shows they're reacting to.
31	* ''WebVideo/RarityDash'' is a prolific [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] reactor, who started with a reaction to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks second]] installment of the ''WesternAnimation/EquestriaGirls'' spin-off series before moving on to reactions to fan works, the show proper, other Western cartoons, and anime.
32	* ''WebVideo/{{React}}'': A series by Creator/TheFineBrothers that started back in 2010 and inspired most other [=YouTube=] reactors. Their videos feature several people reacting to one video, and then giving their opinions on it. The reactors are grouped together either by their age (kids, teens, adults, elders) or celebrity status ([=YouTubers=], celebrities). This series' popularity was most likely what inspired all other reaction channels on [=YouTube=], even though none of them follow their exact formula.
33	* ''WebVideo/ReactionAndReview''
34	* ''WebVideo/{{Reactistan}}'': A reaction series centered around Pakistani villagers.
35	* ''WebVideo/TheReelRejects'': Hosted by Greg Alba (formerly known as Ryan Right), each video features him pairing up with numerous guest stars. They mostly react to movie trailers or videos related to movies. Greg's jokes usually revolve around SelfDeprecation and CampStraight, and he provides commentary.
36	* ''WebVideo/{{Sesskasays}}'': Reactions and in-depth analysis of episodes she has watched. She hosts an annual event called ''Doctor Who December'', which features her reacting to episodes old and new, as well as showing viewers how to cook and decorate their house with ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed Christmas decor.
37	* ''WebVideo/{{Sidemen}}Reacts'': The British [=YouTube=] group started a channel dedicated to them reacting to [=YouTube=] videos in 2020.
38	* ''WebVideo/TorchwoodBoy'': A British reactor with a {{Camp}}y, pleasant, yet snarky personality who reacts and does in-depth analysis of episodes.
39	* ''WebVideo/{{Trybals}}'': Like the Common Man Show and its parent series, Reactistan, Trybals focuses on the reactions of Indo-Pakistani villagers but has a broader scope of topics.
40	* ''WebVideo/TyroneMagnus'': His persona is a boastful LargeHam with ironic undertones of ScaryBlackMan. He usually reacts to movie trailers, viral videos, or news articles, and provides advice to his viewers.
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43	!!Examples of this trope in media:
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45	[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
46	* The ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' films were famous for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgs0hiJ3E7A trailers]] showing AudienceReactions as they freaked out watching the film.
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48	[[AC:Fan Works]]
49	* A novelized version of a reaction video is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14147199/1/Meggy-Watches-The-Mario-Movie-Trailer-a-Mario-and-Splatoon-story "Meggy Watches The Mario Movie Trailer"]] by Creator/CVGWJames. It features Meggy reacting to the first trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''.
50	** James also made [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14244177/1/Meggy-Reacts-to-Splatoon-Memes-an-SMG4-story "Meggy Reacts to Splatoon Memes"]], a novelized take on [=SMG4=] characters reacting to Nintendo memes from the ''WebAnimation/SMG4Crew''[[note]]known as "Mario Does Things" then[[/note]] series. It's followed up by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14248557/1/Meggy-Reacts-to-Mario-Memes-an-SMG4-parody "Meggy Reacts to Mario Memes"]].
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52	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
53	* One episode of ''Series/TheTonightShow'' featured Jimmy Fallon having Music/TheRoots watch a trailer for ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', with the twist that he edited a ScreamerPrank into it.
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55	[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]]
56	* Wrestling/MickFoley shares an anecdote in his second book, ''Foley is Good'', where ABC News showed him a video of some backyard wrestlers and asked for his reaction. Having been tipped off beforehand that they were going to show him some pretty horrific stuff, he said, "That looked like a lot of fun...but I have a feeling there's another video you're going to show me." They showed him the second video, and his response was to say that the kids in the video were being very unsafe and he did not condone any of it. When they broadcast it on TV, [[ManipulativeEditing they showed the second video but his first reaction]], "That looked like a lot of fun!"
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58	[[AC:WebOriginal]]
59	* ''Website/ClickHole'' parodied this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwiYyzdbbh0 a video]] where people watch the opening sequence of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'', but instead of being affected by the tragedy depicted in the movie, the viewers make CaptainObvious comments.
60	* During [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3 2019]], ''Website/DKVine'' posted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IVh2tYDWhY a video]] showing their reaction to VideoGame/BanjoKazooie being announced for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' during ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. [[spoiler:The video continues further to show their reaction to the follow-up announcement for the then-untitled [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom sequel]] to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''... or lack thereof.]]
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62	[[AC:WebVideo]]
63	* Creator/JoelHaver has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PugcxQYJGjs a video where the plays the role of Lanky Kong]], hearing the [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 "DK Rap"]] for the first time. He's super hyped for the song, until he realizes [[ButtMonkey his verse is nothing but insults]]--he spends the rest of the video chewing out the other Kongs over the phone.
64	* The ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' episode "Ponyville Noire" has an ArsonMurderAndJaywalking gag where a character's petty crimes are listed: "street robbery, vandalism, react videos..."
65	* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVQ9r3Smooo JEM REACTS - to the new Jem And The Holograms Trailer]]''. In it, cosplayers roleplay as the ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' characters and react to the trailer of the InNameOnly LiveActionAdaptation ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms2015''.
66	* ''WebVideo/ScootertrixTheAbridged'' has a side series of ''Celestia and Luna React'' videos, where those versions of Celestia and Luna give in-character reactions to ''My Little Pony'' toy commercials and fan animations like "Lullaby for a Princess" and "Let It Go (a Nightmare Moon parody)". (The voice actors had seen the videos beforehand and broadly planned most of the jokes, but the actual dialogue was improvised.)
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68	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
69	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy:'' A cutaway from "Back to the Woods" has Brian showing Stewie the "2 Girls 1 Cup" video and filming his reaction. At first, Stewie is horrified, then decides to search for a "two dudes" version.
70	* ''[[WesternAnimation/RockPaperScissorsNickelodeon Rock, Paper, Scissors]]'': In the video short series Rock Paper Scissors Reacts, the titular trio reacts to various episodes or topics within the series ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants SpongeBob SquarePants]]''.
71	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:'' In "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy", Lisa records herself while she watches the premiere of the [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] version of ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'', while Bart and his friends are boycotting it with a "hate not-watch" party downstairs. While she records, Bart walks in to tell her to turn it down, but he catches a glimpse of the show and laughs at it; his reaction becomes part of the video, and is subsequently branded a hypocrite.
72	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': In the mini-short "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS0E9StevenReacts Steven Reacts]]", Steven reacts to the newest episode of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Crying Breakfast Friends]]'', parodying ''Steven Universe'' and its viewers.
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