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1* BizarroEpisode: His Casting Couch of [[Website/ChannelAwesome That Guy With The Glasses]], though it was done as an AprilFoolsDay joke.
2* BrokenBase:
3** Even when going back to the reactions to his first video on Website/ChannelAwesome, some find him very entertaining while others find him unfunny and accuse him of ripping off other reviewers (mostly he's Linkara's WebVideo/TheIrateGamer).
4** The reviews where he's wearing a straitjacket and spouting non-sequiturs are either his funniest reviews or his dumbest reviews, depending on who you ask.
5** Many of his videos in general are treated like this. While he's generally well informed about subject matter that he likes and knows how to explain his issues with movies clearly and articulately, when he has to talk about things he knows little of, he comes off as very ignorant and biased (his comments about ''Film/IntoTheWoods'' "sucking" ''just'' because it's a musical, or that ''Beauty and the Beast'' should never be remade again...).
6* CargoShip: In his ''Film/JasonX'' review, [=ERod=] tries to deny being "Robo-sexual", only for him to grab his toaster and get defensive.
7-->'''[=ERod=]''': STOP JUDGING ME!! (kisses the toaster)
8* CrackPairing: Quite a popular pairing in the TGWTG fandom involves shipping [=ERod=] with [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Mechakara]].
9* DesignatedHero: E-Rod himself. As much as he tries playing himself off as a superhero, he acts a lot more like a bully to the movies he's reviewing. The reviews for ''Film/TheLittleVampire'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' come to mind, but honestly just watch the ''Robots'' one to see his running gag just for celebrity cameo-voices.
10** Even more hilarious when you realize that the supposed "Evil" version of him actually did less than he implies he does. What exactly did he do when he's first introduced? He admits he likes ''Film/SpiderMan3'' most of all out of the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy''. Apparently just doing that is punishable by being trapped in the Phantom Zone. The rest of his actions could easily be described as a revenge trip.
11** This is especially bad in the ReTool, where he goes into the movies he's reviewing to assault or even kill the characters, regardless of whether or not they deserve it.
12** He also berates and insults the characters when they do things he doesn't like. It's suppose to be played off for laughs, but it seems unsettling to have some random stranger yell at you when things don't happen the way he wants.
13* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nerdlinger is considered the best of all the side characters.
14* FandomRivalry:
15** With fellow Puerto Rican WebVideo/AngryJoe, due to their polar opposite views of the DCEU.
16** Much more severely, with ''Webvideo/CinematicVenom''.
17* GeniusBonus: While most people can tell that [=ERod=] is Latino just by his name (Eric Rodriguez), savvy viewers can tell he's specifically Puerto Rican from various hints in his videos.
18** In one video, he's wearing a shirt for El Conquistador, one of Puerto Rico's most luxurious hotels.
19** El Lover. His English is very Puerto Rican-accented (his talking speed and pronunciation of certain words are giveaways), his Spanish is completely Puerto Rican in accent and vocabulary, and he's shown from time to time reading ''Turey El Taino'', a popular 90s Puerto Rican comic book.
20** The [[http://Mochita-chan.deviantart.com/art/Three-of-Wands-The-Blockbuster-Buster-272287662 card]] that ''the Guardian Lorelei, Patron Saint of Fandom'' holds up is a version of the [[TarotMotifs three of wands from the Waite-Rider deck]]. It symbolizes progress and dream being made real. It also symbolizes that the querent is feeling proud and/or powerful and is a [[{{Foreshadowing}} warning that they should wait until victory is certain before celebrating or boasting]].
21* HarsherInHindsight:
22** At the end of his Honest Review of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' video, he comments on how ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' will be really good because "(Bryan Singer) hasn't let us down yet". With ''Apocalypse'' being considered a serious downgrade from ''Days of Future Past'' and Creator/BryanSinger being called out as a creeper, this hasn't aged well.
23** During his Honest Review for ''Film/IronMan,'' he praises JARVIS for snarking at Tony's expense and wishes that he could "bust his boss's balls like that." After the Change The Channel movement, he didn't hesitate to call his former boss, Doug Walker, out for his ineptitude and jerkassery.
24* HeartwarmingInHindsight:
25** In the ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' review, he needs to get a woman's perspective and becomes SHE-Rod [[spoiler: before we find out that SHE-Rod is actually a DistaffCounterpart]]. The first thing SHE-Rod notes is "I'm gorgeous!" and it seems like an AttractiveBentGender joke. Then you find out that SHE-Rod's actress and E-Rod are married in RealLife.
26** Not only Creator/DougJones doing a cameo for [=ERod=]'s review of ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' is awesome and adorable when Doug recognized [=ERod=]'s appreciation for his filmography, [=ERod=] also highlighted Jones' participation in ''Rock Jocks'', which was directed by Paul (Panda Bear/Dr. Nemesis), his best friend.
27* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Given that he's a critic, the comments section has this on regular basis.
28** The Honest Review video for ''Film/IronMan2''. Dear God...
29** There was also his saying he didn't like ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo''.
30** He'd gotten this this in droves after his downright venomous review of ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''.
31** He also got a bit of flak for Busting ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania''.
32** In his DC Animated Movies Of 2014 Honest Review, one of his rules he gave out at the beginning was not doing the animated LEGO DC Films, which he called "bullshit" and "an overly long toy commercial". You can imagine how fans of LEGO reacted...
33** While he technically didn't bust that many in this category, he has a bad habit to categorize ''all'' movies [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire depicting vampires in a more sympathetic light]] as ''Twilight''-like movies, with the implication he believes they should be AlwaysChaoticEvil in every media they appear in, [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Angel]] being apparently the sole exception to the rule (most notably, he accused ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'' of having turned them into "pussies", and his ''Literature/VampireAcademy'' referred to the good-aligned Moroi as "Lame-pires" while the evil Strigoi were called "Real vampires"). Those who actually enjoy stories about good (or at least morally grey) vampires weren't necessarily pleased.
34** His review of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' was very positive in itself, but the fact he panned ComicBook/AntMan for being useless to the team didn't go well with Ant-Man's fans. His ''Film/AntMan1'' movie review both improved and made things worse, as while he admitted to loving the movie despite his dislike of the comic book character, he also delivered the usual argument of [[NeverLiveItDown Hank Pym being a wife beater]], which is a FandomEnragingMisconception.
35** Not many people approved of his ''Film/IntoTheWoods'' review, finding his complaints shallow and nonsensical.
36** His pessimistic opinion on the then-upcoming DC Extended Universe when the movies haven't even come out yet grated the gears of many DC fans. Especially since he has developed a bad habit to repeatedly bash them (''Film/ManOfSteel'' in particular) by constantly comparing them defavorably to the MCU in his Honest Reviews, and the fact he refused to lift his boycott on the DCEU even after the movies actually started to be considered good.
37** Mixing with his hatred of the DC films is his bashing of Creator/RobertPattinson, vowing to never watch ''The Batman'' after he was cast in the title role, simply because he previously starred in the ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' movies. When others brought up other films Pattinson starred in such as ''Film/GoodTime'' or ''Film/TheLostCityOfZ'', where he gave some [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct critically lauded performances]], he responded by mocking the films and refusing to ever watch them either, which didn't net him any favors as people saw it as him coming off as closed-minded.
38** Likewise he didn't win over many gamers with his review of the ''WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank'' movie, as many found his claims of being a fan of the series hypocritical since he didn't seem to realize most of his complaints against the film (such as the guns and supposed personality changes) were ''true to the game''.
39* HilariousInHindsight:
40** During his ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' Casting Couch, he cast Creator/JosephGordonLevitt as ComicBook/{{Robin}}.
41*** [=ERod=] does address this, stating in his Honest Review of ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' that it wasn't ironic at all because Joseph wasn't playing Robin at all, his character just had the name "Robin".
42** In his "Top 10 Crossovers We Want To See" video, he gives M. Bison vs. Shao Khan as one of the examples for a ''Franchise/StreetFighter''/''Franchise/MortalKombat'' crossover. [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle About one and a half years later...]]
43** In his review on ''Film/TheSmurfs2'', he wishes that would make a movie set in the fantasy setting the Smurfs are known for rather than the New York setting. In 2017, a computer animated Smurfs movie that's closer to the source material was released.
44** In his Spider-Man Villains Casting Couch, he suggested Creator/WoodyHarrelson as ComicBook/{{Venom}}. 7 years later, Harrelson appeared in ''Film/Venom2018''... as ComicBook/{{Carnage}}.
45* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: According to the comments sections in both Youtube and TGWTG, El L0ver seems to be this among the viewers. There's a portion who don't like him, while most Hispanic-Latin viewers from the USA or from Latin America adore him. Having one of Wrestling/EddieGuerrero's themes might help.
46* NightmareFuel: A meta one: When he was a child, [=ERod=] was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between gangbangers and was [[BoomHeadshot shot in the head]].
47* StrawmanHasAPoint: In his review of ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', the commentary states that [=ERod=] was supposed to be in the wrong for his views of the film. However, he was correct when he criticized its EsotericHappyEnding.
48* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many dislike the reboot due to removing the original format and has now become a series of skit reviews much like some of the new Nostalgia Critic reviews (which also gets a fair share of dislikes).
49* TearJerker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIL-zNU6Z1o His review of]] ''Film/ManOfSteel''. He refuses to go by [=ERod=] or give it a score, just addressing with a sad and down voice the major failures of the movie and how every time he watched it, he liked it even less. By the end, he even states that he fears that the next DC film he reviews, he may be busting it.

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