History YMMV / TheRoyalTenenbaums

* NoYay: While it's true that Richie and Margot are [[NotBloodSiblings not related by blood]], they are ''still'' step-siblings, which makes the idea of them having romantic feelings for each other, [[spoiler:and their RelationshipUpgrade at the end]] come off as {{squick}} for some viewers. Even if the film does acknowledge how screwed up the relationship is.

* NoYay: While it's true that Richie and Margot are [[NotBloodSiblings not related by blood]], they are ''still'' step-siblings, which makes the idea of [[BrotherSisterIncest them having romantic feelings for each other]], [[spoiler:and their RelationshipUpgrade at the end]] come off as {{squick}} for some viewers.

* MemeticMutation: "Everyone knows X happened, what this Y presupposes is...maybe it didn't?"

* MemeticMutation: "Everyone knows [X happpened], what my book presupposes is...maybe it didn't?"

* HilariousInHindsight: While it's undeniably a coincidence, the fact that Ritchie has a hawk named "Mordecai" can bring to mind a later, other bird that also happens to be named "[[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai]]"

*** Even Royal, as much of a {{jerkass}} he can be, [[JerkassWoobie qualifies to an extent]], as by the present day, he is a lonely, broke, heartbroken old man who is hated and rejected by the people he loves. For good reason mind you (as again, he's a massive prick), but still, it's hard not to feel a little bad for him in his current predicament.

*** Even Royal, as much of a {{Jerkass}} he can be, [[JerkassWoobie qualifies to an extent]], as by the present day, he is a lonely, broke, heartbroken old man who is hated and has been rejected by the people he loves. For good reason mind you (as again, he is a {{Jerkass}}), but still, it's hard not to feel a little bad for him in his current predicament.

* NoYay: While it's true that they're [[NotBloodSiblings not related by blood]], Margot and Ritchie are ''still'' step-siblings, which makes the idea of [[BrotherSisterIncest them having romantic feelings for each other]], [[spoiler:and their RelationshipUpgrade at the end]] come off as {{squick}} for many viewers.

*** Margot, besides being an orphan, is treated as TheUnfavorite of the family by Royal for being adopted and never gets invited to anything, she got her finger chopped off when she was a child, and by the present day, she is an emotionless, aimless, closed off, depressed individual who spends most of her days in the bathtub.

** Given that Raleigh has been nothing but loyal and loving to Margot, his reaction to the reveal that [[spoiler:Margot has been cheating on him for years]] is nothing short of heartbreaking, with him being cuddled up on the couch because of them.

*** Even Royal, as much of a {{Jerkass}} he can be, [[JerkassWoobie qualifies to an extent]], as by the present day, he is a lonely, broke, heartbroken old man who has been rejected by the people he loves and is borderline disowned by Chas and Margot. For good reason mind you, but still, it's hard not to feel a little bad for him in his current predicament.

*** Even Royal, as much of a {{Jerkass}} he can be, [[JerkassWoobie qualifies to an extent]], as by the present day, he is a lonely, heartbroken old man who has been rejected by the people he loves. For good reason mind you, but still, it's hard not to feel a little bad for him.

*** Chas is the biggest one. He got backstabbed by his own father, who not only shot him with a BB gun, but was embezzling money from him at the age of ''10'', on top of that, he had nearly lost his entire family in a plane crash (with his wife dying in the accident) and later nearly lost his kids again after a car accident by Eli. It's easy to see why he is the least welcoming towards Royal and why he's so overprotective of his two children.

** Music/VinceGuaraldi's "[[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas Christmas Time is Here]]" is used as a minor Main/{{leitmotif}} for Margot and it surprisingly works very well in selling her depressing and melancholy character.

** Music/VinceGuaraldi's "[[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas Christmas Time is Here]]" is used as a minor Main//{{leitmotif}} for Margot and it surprisingly works very well in selling her depressing and melancholy character.

** Music/VinceGuaraldi's "[[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas Christmas Time is Here]]" is used as a minor Music/{{Leitmotif}} for Margot and it surprisingly works very well in selling her depressing and melancholy character.

* NoYay: While it's true that they're [[NotBloodSiblings not related by blood]], Margot and Ritchie are ''still'' step-siblings, making the idea of [[BrotherSisterIncest them having feelings for each other]] and the subtext between them, [[spoiler:as well as their RelationshipUpgrade at the end]] come off as being rather {{squick}}-ish to many viewers.

* NoYay: While it's true that they're [[NotBloodSiblings not related by blood]], Margot and Ritchie are ''still'' step-siblings, making the subtext between them, [[spoiler:as well as their [[BrotherSisterIncest love confession]] and RelationshipUpgrade]] come off as being rather {{squick}}-ish to many viewers.

* NoYay: While it's true that they're [[NotBloodSiblings not related by blood]], Margot and Ritchie are ''still'' step-siblings, making their [[spoiler:[[BrotherSisterIncest love confession]] and RelationshipUpgrade come off as being rather {{squick}}-ish to many viewers]].