Line #11 YMMV/BoardJames


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Every time Bootsy Spankins appears, he also comes with some awesome music for the board game of the episode.
2	* EnsembleDarkhorse: ''Deadly Danger Dungeon'' had gotten tons of popularity in its episode that not only did people make their own versions, but Board James even uploaded his own version for people to play.
3	* FridgeBrilliance: Why can't he stick broken game pieces together well? Because he's actually using masking blue tape, which has a weaker adhesive than regular tapes to A) be easily removable, and B) prevent further damage that a stronger tape could cause.
4	* FridgeHorror: In Episode 8, the revelation of anybody who owns a Mr Bucket that will behave the same as James' own one is much more horrifying when you realize that some who own it are likely young children.
5	* GirlShowGhetto: Despite ''Dream Phone'' having been made with little girls in mind, it seemed to break out of it when James, Mike, and Bootsy said in the review that they actually enjoyed playing the game themselves.
6	* HarsherInHindsight: Bootsy's in-series position as TheFriendNobodyLikes is harder to stomach after his departure from Cinemassacre, particularly on bad terms with Mike.
7	* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct:
8	** James' acting from the end of "Dream Phone" onwards is genuinely impressive in showcasing a man [[spoiler:that's gone batshit crazy]]. "13 Dead End Drive" takes the acting talent up to eleven.
9	** It's obvious in "13 Dead End Drive" that Mike and Bootsy have come a long way since "Dream Phone"- especially ''Bootsy'', of all people.
10	** Bootsy's outburst at the start of the "Wacky Blasters" episode is surprisingly genuinely acted.
11	* HilariousInHindsight:
12	** In "Deadly Danger Dungeon," James mentions making his own board game version of Street Fighter II as a kid. In "Video Games," he reviews an ''official'' board game version of it.
13	** At the end of Doggie Doo a special thanks is given to "[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Anna and Elsa]]".
14	* IKnewIt: Many people have speculated that Board James [[spoiler:is really WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, either as an alter ego of his or the person who would later become the Nerd. The "Video Games !!" episode reveals that Board James and the Nerd are the same person all along.]]
15	* MemeticMolester: Mr. Bucket. He just wants to suck on your balls.
16	* {{Narm}}: Despite the Dream Phone episode being a fairly effective horror movie pastiche otherwise, the revelation that [[spoiler:''the phone'' was the killer]] is rather silly -- particularly when it [[spoiler:starts going around the house ''holding a knife.'' Yes, a ''phone'' somehow holding a ''knife'' by its side. Later events suggest that James killed his friends this was all a hallucination to deny that, which may lessen the silliness.]]
17	* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/BoardJames Has its own page.]]
18	* SignatureScene: Everything about the second half of the "Dream Phone" episode, but especially the very end with James giving a [[DissonantSerenity genuinely creepy]] SlasherSmile at the camera.
19	* {{Squick}}: Bad Luck Bootsy [[ExtremeOmnivore eating the Play-Doh]] in the ''Splat!'' episode. Thankfully, they employed the VomitDiscretionShot.
20	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The combat theme from Weapons and Warriors sounds a lot like "[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean He's a Pirate]]".
21	* TearJerker:
22	** At the end of the ''Full House'' episode [[spoiler: where James finds out his friends don't exist, leaving him sitting there alone and sad]].
23	** In general, James' fears and reaction to losing Mike and Bootsy and towards the thought that he may have killed them. [[spoiler: Even if we later find out James is a murderer and has tortured his friends]], at least in this point in time he's genuinely sad that they are gone, even after he raged at them for their shitty behavior.
24	** Mike and Bootsy's [[spoiler: agony during the ''Hangman'' and ''Operation'' [[ColdBloodedTorture "games"]]. It hurts to see them suffer so much, even if sometimes their reactions can come off as {{Narm}}]].

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