Hello, I’m the FanFic Critic. I read it, you listen.
Megan Wessels is The FanFic Critic, a reviewer on YouTube who reviews fanfics, bad or good, with currently over 2,000 subscribers. She is known for being honest and harsh about the stories she reviews, and is often Driven to Suicide when the story is particularly awful.Her YouTube channel is here. She also was one of the hosts and creators for the now-former The Net Dwellers. Did we also mention that she contributes to Reviewers Unknown and Manic Expression?Not to be confused with The Fanfiction Critic.
Tropes featured in her show include:
Acting for Two: The two recurring characters, the FanFic Critic and her cousin Susan, are both played by the same person.
Driven to Madness: Episode 08 finally drove The FanFic Critic insane.
Driven to Suicide: First in Episode 03 where she reviewed a fanfic slashing the The Nostalgia Critic and The Angry Video Game Nerd, and again 100 episodes later where she reviewed the sequel to said slashfic. She has attempted other suicides but her cousin is always there to stop her.
Funny Background Event: In older episodes, sometimes Megan's sister would walk in and suddenly leave, or you can hear her mother telling her to keep it down. Justified, as she still lived with her parents at the time.
Still happens from time to time, especially if she has someone else in the room.
Every now and then, one of her cats comes in. In Episode 197, the two of them are sleeping on her bed, and sometimes react to her screaming. They then suddenly get up at once, and leave half-way through when she reaches the, er, climax.
Gilligan Cut: In Episode 129, this effect forces the FanFic Critic into reviewing the infamous Cupcakes.
Go Mad from the Revelation: As insane as she is, the FanFic Critic has had this happen a few times. One example is reading a bad, albeit well-written, story from an author she had encountered before. As her mind cracks, she sings a parody of"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
I Need a Freaking Drink: Has been becoming more prominent the worse the story is, especially if the fanfic involves homicidal ponies.
Episode 184 had her drinking by the, err, "climax" of the story.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Susan, after being killed and then brought back to life by the FanFic Critic, went nuts. The FanFic Critic, feeling guilty for her role in Susan's insanity, made sure her memories of the incident were erased. Susan got them back eventually in a much later season.
No Kill Like Overkill: In Episode 81, the FanFic Critic rips up printed papers of a bad Land Before Time fanfiction, proceeds to slice it up with her straight razor, and then eats it.
Old Shame: The first season (Episodes 01-20), which is lampshaded by both the FanFic Critic and Susan.
In one episode from Season 3, she does a long summary review on a Sweeney Todd story that she wrote.
Only Sane Woman: Susan, though she is slowly becoming like her cousin (see Episodes 140 onwards).
Playing Drunk: On the episodes where she was drinking, but she was actually drunk during Episode 191.
Reason You Suck Speech: She has her rants, most notably if the fanfic has atrocious grammar and/or awful content.
Susan of all people got chewed out in Episode 192.
Running Gag: Susan preventing the FanFic Critic from killing herself.
The FanFic Critic trying to find a third thing to say at the end of her videos.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: The Critic tried reviewing the first issue of the infamous Sonichu webcomic, but she finally became so disgusted that she quit three-quarters of the way in it.
Happened again in Episode 189 with a My Immortal-esque Justin Bieber story. She only got through an eighth or less of the story.
Once more in Episode 194.
The cats in Episode 197.
Talking To Herself: Currently, Megan plays three characters: the titular character, Susan, and Lesbian Jesus (who was created by another fanfic reviewer on YouTube named Aliento). She did play another character called "the Crappy Arthor" back in her first few seasons but that character was written off.
Throw It In: The entirety of Episode 106 was done impromptu and in one take, because it angered her so much. In fact, most of her show is impromptu with the exception of a few episodes.
She also was one of the hosts and creators for the now-former The Net Dwellers. Did we also mention that she contributes to Reviewers Unknown
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