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[[folder: Loose Canon: Phantom Of The Opera]]
* Lindsay describes Creator/LonChaney's Phantom from ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925'' as both horrifying yet expressive, "except for [[ChaseScene the stupid ending."]]
--> '''Lindsay!Phantom''': ''(raises his hand against an angry mob who reel in fear)'' "Hey guys, I've got a grenade! It's..." ''[[{{Troll}} (cheerfully shows his hand is empty while laughing)]]'' "...ah, I'm just kidding, haha, hey we have fun here-" ''(gets swarmed by the mob)'' "aahhhhhhh..."
* During the section about the 1937 Chinese adaptation ''Song at Midnight,'' she explains that the Phantom's counterpart is named Song Danping, and Christine's counterpart [[GenderFlip is a guy]] named Sung who Song wants to sing for his lover.
--> '''Lindsay''': So Song teaches Sung to sing. [beat] I swear, I'm not making this up.
** She also notes Song's [[LargeHam hilariously hammy acting]], which is par for the course for Chinese cinema during the time, and also [[DramaQueen still works for the character.]]
* In the intro to part 2, Lindsay describes the events of a brilliant, not-so-good-looking composer who finds a beautiful singing ingenue and falls in love with her, deciding to teach her and write a masterpiece for her to star in that enthralled her at first but ultimately didn't work out.
--> '''Lindsay''': I am talking of course about the tragic, torrid tale... [[BaitAndSwitch of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Brightman.]]
* Lindsay explains how each [[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera stage interpretation of the Phantom]] varies between performer, describing Hugh Panaro as [[CardCarryingVillain "Meeheeheeheeheeee I'm evil!"]], John Owen-Jones as more like [[TheWoobie a sad puppy]], Norm Lewis as a more "dad" affect, and Ramin Karimloo as [[DramaQueen "He just has a lot of feelings, okay!?"]]
--> '''Karimloo!Phantom''': ''[[ChewingTheScenery GO NOW AND LEAVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!]]''
** This is made all the more amusing by the end of the video when she states that Karimloo is her favorite Phantom.
* Lindsay's gleeful description of the ridiculousness of ''Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge'', culminating in describing how Eri[[SpellMyNameWithAnS c]] doesn't compose (he works out), he doesn't use a Punjab lasso (he [[RoundhouseKick roundhouse kicks]] his enemies), and when Christine wakes up in his lair, he's not playing the organ (he's lifting). She gives the film a modest SlowClap.
** Made even better by the fact that she doesn't really get into how Eric/Erik's personality and motivations are different in this version -- one gets the distinct sense that she only bothered to include it in her discussion for the ''sole'' purpose of sharing the sheer 80s stupidity of the plot with the world.
* To describe [[WTHCastingAgency the sheer failure in casting]] Creator/GerardButler [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004 as the Phantom,]] she plays back-to-back audio of specific portions as done by Creator/MichaelCrawford, Ramin Karimloo, then back to Butler. To quote one of the comments, it makes him sound like "he just suddenly realized he should be playing [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku doing his best powerup scream."]]
* Lindsay introduces ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'' as such:
--> '''Lindsay''': Want to dissuade your kids from majoring in musical theater? Murder that dream in its crib? Theatre/LoveNeverDies. ''The'' worst musical I've ever seen. And I've seen ''[[Theatre/{{Lestat}} Lestat the Musical]]''. Twice.
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[[folder: Joel Schumacher's Phantom of the Opera: A Video Essay]]
* When Lindsay goes through all the typical matters she will/will not discuss in the video essay:
--> '''Lindsay''': We know [[Creator/GerardButler Butler]] can't sing, we know [[Creator/EmmyRossum Rossum]] sounds like 80% of the girls in your high school chamber choir, we know that rad electric guitar riff [[NarmCharm is so lame it actually shoots the moon and goes back to rad...]]
* When briefly discussing post-''Film/HelloDolly'' musicals and mentioning ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', she brings a brief snippet of Frank N. Furter saying "I see you shiver, in aaaan-ticip..." then goes on for a minute and a half before ''finally'' [[BrickJoke finishing it with ''...pation."]]
* Lindsay, [[RunningGag once again]] trashing Theatre/{{Rent}}, but mentions that it's better than Phantom's film adaptation because at least it's consistent, [[DamnedByFaintPraise then lament the fact that she just compared it positively to something.]]
* Her FridgeLogic-laden exploration of the film's indecisiveness on what is diegetic and what isn't, specifically the mention of how the many candles rising from the lake within the Phantom's lair makes sense in the stage musical ("You go oh, this is like a scene transition, I've heard of those.") but it makes zero sense in the film because they actually appear to be all literal.
--> '''Lindsay''': The Phantom is not only a genius mechanical engineer, but has a lot of spare time.
* Sections of the video essay are sectioned into indicative names such as "Diegesis" and "The Framing Device", but then suddenly "Seriously What Aesthetic Are They Even Going For I can't even tell."
* When briefly discussing Director of Photography John Mathieson's work in cinematography, she briefly mentions how he got an Oscar nomination for this film, which "ranks up there with ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' on the [[TakeThat 'Are you kidding me?' scale.]]"
* She cites one shot as the laziest in the film, where the Phantom has tied up Raoul to a grate and it's unclear what exactly we're supposed to be threatened by (He has a noose around his neck, [[FridgeLogic but he clearly can't be hanged because his whole body is tied to the grate bigger than him)]]. Lindsay's amused confusion is topped off by saying [[NoodleIncident "I have deliberately been tied up in more compromising positions than this."]]
* As Lindsay gets more sloshed on wine during the video, at one point she says this:
--> '''Lindsay''': And if you feel like I'm nitpicking... [[BluntYes You're right... I am.]]
* When Lindsay points out how [[MoodWhiplash you can't have a romantic ballad juxtaposed to some other character's opposing emotion such as sadness]], she compares it to having a love song in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' being repeatedly intercut with The Duke being sad, and then visually illustrates it for us.
* By the end of the video, 40 minutes in and after apparently a bottle or two of wine:
--> '''Lindsay''': So, in conclusion... I forgot what we were talking about. ''[[[NoEnding cut to black]]]''
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[[folder: Loose Canon: Queen Elizabeth]]
* In a meta-note, the entire review is structured on a scale of "Most Realistic" -> "Least Realistic" portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I. ''Film/{{Anonymous}}'' comes in last. Yes, even behind her appearances on ''Series/DoctorWho''.
* In the explanation of the long list of people Elizabeth I had to go through before she became queen, she quickly mentions the brief reign of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed after nine days, along with "Hey, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' was inspired by something.[[labelnote:*]][[FreezeFrameBonus and if you pedants start going on about how it's aaaaaaaactually based on]] [[UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses the war of the roses]] [[FreezeFrameBonus I swear to christ I will find you in the night I will find you like stannis baratheon's evil bastard demon skeleton baby]][[/labelnote]]"
** Shortly after, she lists her commonly-speculated secret partners, one of which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Heneage Sir Thomas Heneage]], represented with a photo of [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film.]]
* Her {{Corpsing}} at the scene in ''Film/ElizabethTheGoldenAge'' where Elizabeth gives her "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Aragorn]] [[RousingSpeech speech]]" at Tilbury ''on horseback and in a full set of armor.''
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[[folder: Loose Canon: Aphrodite]]
* Lindsay absolutely losing it when she realizes Eros on ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' is played by ''Creator/KarlUrban''. "See, young aspiring actors? Never lose hope."
* Describing Venus's role in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen'': "And she... um... I believe 'cuck's is the word?"
* A subtle example, when Lindsay reads off UsefulNotes/{{Aristotle}}'s rather sexist opinion on women, his name is given as "Aristotle - smooth operator"
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[[folder: Loose Canon: 9/11]]
* The running gag of 9/11 interrupting the good times, with Lindsey going "-but then 9/11."
* Lindsay describes the absurd amount of tribute CountryMusic (especially [[{{Eagleland}} jingoistic bro-country]]) songs following the 9/11 attacks as such:
-->'''Lindsay:''' Yes, before the days of Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine where we sang about trucks and girls in America, it was a different, more sincere time where we sang about [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment trucks and girls in America.]] But, you know, more angry.\\
'''Music/TobyKeith:''' ♫ We'll put a boot in your ass, it's an American way. ♫
* While discussing the strange weirdness of the 2003 made-for-TV Creator/{{Showtime}} film ''DC 9/11: Time of Crisis'', she undercuts a... [[HoYay sensual scene between Bush and Cheney]] with [[Music/KennyG "Songbird."]]
* On the topic of Uwe Boll's ''Film/{{Postal}}'' during its opening "comedy" scene about the two hijackers, she's constantly distracted by the film's awful [[LoopingLines ADR]] to the point where she can't focus on or tell what the two are even talking about.
* Lindsay describes how ''Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay'' isn't as clever as the original, specifically citing the scene when in Guantanamo Bay where [[DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale a marine attempts to]] [[BlackComedyRape rape the duo.]]
-->'''Lindsay:''' [[SarcasmMode You know what's funny?]] ...PrisonRape. [[SarcasmMode Man... it's hilarious. I hope this scene never ends...]]
* Bringing up the [[{{Narm}} unintentionally-hilarious American accent]] in ''Tere Bin Laden'':
-->'''Lindsay:''' ''[with a smirk]'' So that's what other countries must feel when we do it to ''them!''
* Lindsay's [[CrossesTheLineTwice cringing dread, followed by dreadful laughter,]] [[RefugeInAudacity at the horribly over-the-top 9/11 attack shot]] in the Bollywood movie ''Madhoshi''. [[CrossesTheLineTwice By the end of it she's clearly trying hard not to laugh.]]
-->'''Lindsay:''' ''What the fuck, India!?''
** Followed by the family's repeated, overdramatic zoom-in reaction shots, which gets compared to the Franklin reaction shot from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
** As she's trying to recompose herself, she offhandedly notes [[SpecialEffectsFailure the poor CG,]] saying "[[TakeThat I mean,]] [[CallBack it looks like]] ''Film/{{Postal}}''!"
* While discussing ''Film/MyNameIsKhan:''
-->'''Lindsay''': When Americans hear the word "Khan," the connotations--in order--go:
-->'''[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathofKhan Captain Kirk]]:''' ''[[MemeticMutation KHAAAAAAAANNN!!]]''
-->'''Lindsay:''' And [[UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan Genghis]] and--
-->'''Grandmaster Melle Mel:''' ♪ Ch-ch-Chaka Khan / Chaka Khan ♪
* Lindsay's referral to the TwistEnding of ''Film/RememberMe'' to "getting {{Rickroll}}ed by 9/11."
* Lindsay's reaction to Jonathan Safran Foer, author of ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'', calling post-9/11 America "a nation of children". She tells us it wouldn't be like Oscar's wonder and naïvité, instead comparing the people to a child throwing a tantrum in a car.
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[[folder: Loose Canon: Mystique]]
* Discussing her dialogue on ''WesternAnimation/XMen'': "What an... ''interesting'' line read. 'Okay, now say it like you don't know what words mean.'"
* In describing the relationship between Mystique and Magneto in the Film/XMenFilmSeries, she notes how surprisingly non-sexual and platonic it is for her character, which she theorizes is "probably because [[HoYay Magneto is gay. And Charles is gay.]]"
-->'''Charles''': What are you doing here?\\
'''Erik''': What do you ask questions when you know the answers?\\
'''Lindsay''': And they are bitter exes. And Mystique is over here like "My name's Paul, this is between y'all..."
* Driving home how few shits Creator/JenniferLawrence seems to be giving in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' by showing an iPhone with "J-Law" calling to recite her lines on the other end.
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[[folder: Loose Canon: Hillary Clinton]]
* Comparing Creator/KateMcKinnon's impersonation of UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton on Series/SaturdayNightLive to WesternAnimation/InvaderZim.
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[[folder: Hercules, Disney's Beautiful Hot Mess]]
* The prologue of the video retells John Musker and Ron Clements' 'quest' to make their passion project ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' through replacing lines of Disney/{{Hercules}} opening narration and a cute little cartoon.
** With most of it having Music/GeorgeMichael's Careless Whisper playing in the background.
* In outlining the difference between the movie's take on a hero and the actual Greek mythological concept of a hero, Lindsay decides that the heroic flaw of all Nineties Disney heroes was... clumsiness. "An entire canon of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella Swans]]."
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[[folder: How Three-Act Screenplays Work (and why it matters)]]
* While explaining how analytical theory works in the case of film theory, as well as how it's distinct but can be overlapped to film criticism or history, Lindsay mentions this:
--> "For instance, applying feminist film theory to psychoanalytical film theory to say, [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock's]] ''Film/NorthByNorthwest...''"\\
''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything *cuts to Roger and Eve kissing as their train goes through a tunnel*]]''\\
"...Vaaaaaa...gina."
* Lindsay's examples of establishing the {{Backstory}}: "[[Film/ANewHope Luke wants to go to Imperial Academy,]] [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Eddie is an alcoholic racist who hasn't mourned the loss of his brother,]] and [[Film/{{Transformers}} Shia Labeouf]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking is a shitty human being.]]"
** Later on, she also delves specifically into [[MotivationIndex character motivation]] and [[{{Conflict}} central conflict]], and provides examples such as [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} "the desire to win over the princess,"]] [[Film/ANewHope "the desire to win over the princess,"]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment or]] [[WesternAnimation/WallE "the desire to win over the...]] [[RuleOfThree robo... princess..."]]
** [[RuleOfThree Finally,]] when discussing how the resolution of the story results in final CharacterDevelopment her examples include, usually coming full-circle from something established in the beginning: [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit "Eddie]] [[spoiler:gets over his brother's death and no longer blames all of toon-dom for it,]] [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin realizes]] [[spoiler:pretending to be someone he's not won't win him love,]] [[Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind Joel]] [[spoiler:accepts how memories, even painful ones make us who we are and must be lived with,]] and [[Film/{{Transformers}} Shia Labeouf...]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking well... he's still a shit,]] but now he's a shit who [[spoiler:stuck a cube in Megatron's chest,]] I guess."
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[[folder: Loose Canon: Jack the Ripper]]
* While summarizing the real-life UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper murders, she repeatedly mentions [[AncientConspiracy the Freemasons]] as suspected targets of involvement, who were "the precursors to the modern [[TheIlluminati Illuminati.]] Except for the part that they actually exist. Because say it with me... 'TheIlluminati isn't real.'" ...before [[FreezeFrameBonus flashing the Eye of the Pyramid for a few frames.]]
* Lindsay's amused befuddlement at how Franchise/SherlockHolmes in the 1965 film ''A Study in Terror'' appears to be [[NighInvulnerability invulnerable,]] [[MadeOfIron having survived a fire all on his own.]]
--> '''Watson:''' But how on earth did you get out of it, Holmes!?\\
'''Holmes:''' You know my methods, Watson, I'm well known to be indestructible.\\
'''Lindsay:''' Are they really going to just [[HandWave wave that off?]] Does Sherlock have [[Series/LukeCage2016 Luke Cage powers?]]
* She expresses confusion again while discussing the 1988 2-part TV series ''Jack the Ripper'', opening with a long disclaimer about how [[DanBrowned "Our story is based on extensive research,"]] then giving the titular killer VaderBreath.
* When Lindsay delves into the ''many'' [[ExploitationFilm exploitation films featuring young women being sexually brutalized]], she decides to start a new segment called "Hey... 1970's... Are You... Okay? No, Really... Are You Okay?"
* She continues to be amused while going through 1972's ''Seven Murders for Scotland Yard'', due to [[{{Narm}} it playing a jazzy bassline]] [[SoundtrackDissonance after the first girl is murdered onscreen.]] She decides to play it after every other murder, complete with freeze frame.
* It keeps getting more ridiculous for her as she goes through the more fantastical depictions of Jack the Ripper, [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 including as a]] [[Series/{{Grimm}} supernatural being,]] [[Series/TheOuterLimits1995 a literal]] [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries alien]], [[Series/SleepyHollow and]] [[Film/TimeAfterTime a]] [[Series/{{Timecop}} time]] [[Series/FantasyIsland traveler.]]
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[[folder: Designing the Other: Aliens on Film]]
* In describing how Christopher Johnson of ''Film/District9'' is easy to relate to the audience, she cites clear and sympathetic motivations, human-like reasoning and honor, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and also the fact he has a baby.]]
-->'''Lindsay''': And not just any baby, a [[UglyCute cute baby.]] [[KidSidekick A helpful]] [[GadgeteerGenius baby!]] When I first saw this, I genuinely wondered how they were going to humanize any of the alien characters enough to make a mainstream audience sympathize quickly and efficiently, and in hindsight, the answer was all too obvious! [[PapaWolf Give him a baby.]]
* Near the end of the video while describing how certain character designs need to convey information that's appropriate for the story, describing how problematic ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' would be if E.T. was a giant antenna slug, or ''Film/District9'' if Christopher Johnson looked like Film/{{Thor}}.
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[[folder: Loose Canon: Santa Claus]]
* Lindsey has no shits to give for [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], "cultural fucking imperialist."
** "Come on, Sally. You can do better. Move out of there, get an Associate's Degree."
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[[folder: RENT - Look Pretty and Do As Little as Possible]]
* After a very sober and serious three-minute outline of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and the numerous government failings, obstructions and outright callous indifference that allowed the disease to unnecessarily blow up into a pandemic that needlessly ended and destroyed countless lives, there is a certain BlackComedy value in the [[MoodWhiplash sudden cut to a shot]] of Lindsey looking straight into a camera in a rather stunned, pissed, overwhelmed and slightly sheepish fashion that seems to suggest "Welp, this is certainly fine deep hole I've dug for myself here," leading to this line:
-->'''Lindsey:''' ... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking So, yeah, anyway, today we're gonna talk about]] ''Theatre/{{RENT}}''. ''[Slugs vodka straight from the bottle]''
* Like with every other of her video essays, Lindsay organizes certain topics into individual sections marked off with a title card. Usually they're accompanied with pretty backgrounds and fitting music, but here, [[StylisticSuck we get white text on black backgrounds and crummy kazoo music.]]
** Some of the titles are innately hilarious as well, with Lindsay introducing one of her biggest gripes with the show as [[EightDeadlyWords "Everyone in RENT is]] [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy a terrible person."]]
* [[RunningGag Her constant mention]] of a weird, poorly composed and out-of-nowhere shot of Roger in a canyon.
--> '''Lindsay''': Is he about to try and sell me a really manly truck?
* Lindsey's timeline to sell the time that passed between ''RENT's'' heyday on Broadway and its film adaptation, with such landmarks as Bush getting elected, 9/11, [[Film/X2XMenUnited X-2: X-Men United]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking that time Madonna made out with Britney Spears at the [=VMAs=].]]
* Near the end of the essay, she introduces the section titled [[CluelessAesop "What Machine Are We Raging Against Again?"]] by drawing comparisons between ''RENT'' and [[Music/TheLonelyIsland "Threw it On the Ground."]]
* At one point, Lindsay discusses the recurring theme of stage musicals being "We Have Been Left Behind By The System" and lists off examples by decade. It raises a good point but ends humorously:
-->'''Lindsay:''' The 1960s had ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'', the 70s ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar'', the 80s had ''Theatre/{{Les Mis|erables}}'', the 90s had ''Theatre/{{RENT}}'', the 2000s...''wanted'' to have ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'' but really they had ''Theatre/AvenueQ''...
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* While discussing the strange weirdness of the 2003 made-for-TV Creator/{{Showtime}} film ''DC 9/11: Time of Crisis'', she undercuts a... [[HoYay sensual scene between Bush and Cheney]] with [[Music/GeorgeMichael "Careless Whisper."]]

* Driving home how few shits Creator/JenniferLawrence seems to be giving in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' by showing an iPhone with "J-Law" calling to recite her lines on the other end.

* In the explanation of the long list of people Elizabeth I had to go through before she became queen, she quickly mentions the brief reign of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed after nine days, along with "Hey, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' was inspired by something.[[labelnote:*]][[FreezeFrameBonus and if you pedants start going on about how it's aaaaaaaactually based on]] [[UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses the war of the roses]] [[I swear to christ I will find you in the night I will find you like stannis baratheon's evil bastard demon skeleton baby]][[/labelnote]]"

* In the explanation of the long list of people Elizabeth I had to go through before she became queen, she quickly mentions the brief reign of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed after nine days, along with "Hey, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' was inspired by something.[[labelnote:*]][[FreezeFrameBonus and if you pedants start going on about how it's aaaaaaaactually based on [[UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses the war of the roses]] I swear to christ I will find you in the night I will find you like stannis baratheon's evil bastard demon skeleton baby]][[/labelnote]]"

* During the section about the 1937 Chinese adaptation ''"Song at Midnight,"'' she explains that the Phantom's counterpart is named Song Danping, and Christine's counterpart [[GenderFlip is a guy]] named Sung who Song wants to sing.

--> '''Lindsay''': Want to dissuade your kids from majoring in musical theater? Murder that dream in its crib? Theatre/LoveNeverDies. ''The'' worst musical I've ever seen. And I've seen [[Theatre/{{Lestat}} Lestat the Musical.]] Twice.

* Sections of the video essay are sectioned into indicative names such as ''"Diegesis"'' and ''"The Framing Device"'', but then suddenly ''"Seriously What Aesthetic Are They Even Going For I can't even tell."''

* After a very sober and serious three-minute outline of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and the numerous government failings, obstructions and outright callous indifference that allowed the disease to unnecessarily blow up into a pandemic that needlessly ended and destroyed countless lives, there is a certain BlackComedy value in the sudden cut to a shot of Lindsey looking straight into a camera in a rather stunned, pissed, overwhelmed and slightly sheepish fashion that seems to suggest "Welp, this is certainly fine deep hole I've dug for myself here," leading to this line:

** Some of the titles are innately hilarious as well, with Lindsay introducing her biggest gripe with the film as [[EightDeadlyWords "Everyone in RENT is]] [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy a terrible person."]]

* Near the end of the essay, she introduces the section titled [[CluelessAesop "What Machine Are We Raging Against Again?"]] by drawing comparisons between RENT and [[Music/TheLonelyIsland "Threw it On the Ground."]]
* Lindsey's timeline to sell the time that passed between RENT's heyday on Broadway and its film adaptation, with such landmarks as Bush getting elected, 9/11, [[Film/X2XMenUnited X-2: X-Men United]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking that time Madonna made out with Britney Spears at the [=VMAs=].]]

* The prologue of the video retells John Musker and Ron Clements' 'quest' to make their passion project ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' through replacing lines of ''Disney/{{Hercules/}}' opening narration and a cute little cartoon.

* After a very sober and serious three-minute outline of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and the numerous government failings, obstructions and outright callous indifference that allowed the disease to unnecessarily blow up into a pandemic that needlessly ended and destroyed countless lives, there is a certain BlackComedy value in the sudden cut to a shot of Lindsey looking straight into a camera in a rather stunned, overwhelmed and slightly sheepish fashion that seems to suggest "Welp, this is certainly fine deep hole I've dug for myself here," leading to this line:

-->'''Lindsey:''' ... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking So, yeah, anyway, today we're gonna talk about]] ''[[Theatre/{{RENT}}]]''. ''[Slugs vodka straight from the bottle]''

* Lindsay absolutely losing it when she realizes Eros on ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' is played by ''Karl Urban''. "See, young aspiring actors? Never lose hope."

* On the topic of Uwe Boll's Film/{{Postal}} during its opening "comedy" scene about the two hijackers, she's constantly distracted by the film's awful [[LoopingLines ADR]] to the point where she can't focus on or tell what the two are even talking about.

** As she's trying to recompose herself, she offhandedly notes [[SpecialEffectsFailure the poor CG,]] saying "[[TakeThat I mean,]] [[CallBack it looks like]] Film/{{Postal}}!"

* Driving home how few shits Jennifer Lawrence seems to be giving in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' by showing an iPhone with "J-Law" calling to recite her lines on the other end.

* Comparing Kate [=McKinnon's=] impersonation of Hillary Clinton on Series/SaturdayNightLive to WesternAnimation/InvaderZim.

* The prologue of the video retells John Musker and Ron Clements' 'quest' to make their passion project Disney/TreasurePlanet through replacing lines of Hercules' opening narration and a cute little cartoon.
** With most of it having George Michael's Careless Whisper playing in the background.

* On the topic of Uwe Boll's Film/{{Postal}} while discussing its opening [[DudeNotFunny "comedy" scene about the two hijackers,]] she's constantly distracted about the film's awful [[LoopingLines ADR]] to the point that she can't focus on or tell what the two are even talking about.
* Lindsay describes how ''Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay'' isn't as clever as the original, specifically citing the scene when in Guantanamo Bay where [[DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale a marine attempts to rape the duo.]]

--> '''Lindsay!Phantom''': ''*raises his hand against an angry mob who reel in fear*'' "Hey guys, I've got a grenade! It's..." ''[[{{Troll}} *cheerfully shows his hand is empty while laughing*]]'' "...ah, I'm just kidding, haha, hey we have fun here-" ''*gets swarmed by the mob*'' "aahhhhhhh..."

* Lindsay explains how each [[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera stage interpretation of the Phantom]] varies between performer, describing Hugh Panaro as [[CardCarryingVillain "Meeheeheeheeheeee I'm evil!"]], John Owen-Jones as more like [[TheWoobie a sad puppy]], Norm Lewis as a more "dad" effect, and Ramin Karimloo as [[DramaQueen "He just has a lot of feelings, okay!?"]]

* Lindsay's gleeful description of the ridiculousness of ''Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge'', culminating in describing how Eri[[SpellMyNameWithAnS c]] doesn't compose (he works out), he doesn't use a Punjab lasso (he [[RoundhouseKick roundhouse kicks]] his enemies), and when Christine wakes up in his lair, he's not playing the organ (he's lifting). She gives the film a modest SlowClap. Made even better by the fact that she doesn't really get into how Eric/Erik's personality and motivations are different in this version -- one gets the distinct sense that she only bothered to include it in her discussion for the ''sole'' purpose of sharing the sheer 80s stupidity of the plot with the world.
* To describe the sheer failure in casting Creator/GerardButler [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004 as the Phantom,]] she plays back-to-back audio of specific portions as done by Creator/MichaelCrawford, Ramin Karimloo, then back to Butler. To quote one of the comments, it makes him sound like "he just suddenly realized he should be playing [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku doing his best powerup scream."]]

* When briefly discussing post-''Film/HelloDolly'' musicals and mentioning ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', she brings a brief snippet of Frank N. Furter saying "I see you shiver, in antici..." then goes on for a minute and a half before ''finally'' [[BrickJoke finishing it with ''...pation."]]

* Lindsay describes [[Creator/LonChaney Lon Chaney's]] Phantom from Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925 as both horrifying yet expressive, "except for [[ChaseScene the stupid ending."]]

* Lindsey has no shits to give for [[Film/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], "cultural fucking imperialist."

** Also, Lindsay being obvious conflicted over UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush's positive view of Muslims in 2001 vs. the views of [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump "the Republican nominee today."]]

* Lindsay's gleeful description of the ridiculousness of ''Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge'', culminating in describing how Eri[[SpellMyNameWithAnS c]] doesn't compose (he works out), he doesn't use a Punjab lasso (he [[RoundhouseKick roundhouse kicks]] his enemies), and when Christine wakes up in his lair, he's not playing the organ (he's lifting). She gives the film a modest SlowClap.

[[FreudWasRight "...Vaaaaaa...gina."]]