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* StrawmanHasAPoint: In-universe. Occasionally the riffers will mention when the author of a badfic actually makes a good point.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Name-dropped by Sashi in episode 7.

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* NoodleIncident: When asked [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown what she did]] to [[spoiler:David]], Sashi's response is "[[StockLegalPhrases I plead the fifth.]]"

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sashi delivers one to [[spoiler:David, for what he did to Harry]].
* NoodleIncident: When asked what she did to [[spoiler:David]], Sashi's response is "[[StockLegalPhrases I plead the fifth.]]"

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* %%* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sashi delivers one to [[spoiler:David, for what he did to Harry]].
* NoodleIncident: When asked [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown what she did did]] to [[spoiler:David]], Sashi's response is "[[StockLegalPhrases I plead the fifth.]]"

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* [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]]: Referenced by Dib at one point.

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* %%* [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]]: Referenced by Dib at one point.



* TheInternetIsForPorn: Well, half of it. The other half is apparently flame wars.

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* %%* TheInternetIsForPorn: Well, half of it. The other half is apparently flame wars.



* RunningGag: "How does one (action) (adverb)?" "The same way you/one (different action) (different adverb)!", which usually comes up in response to SaidBookism.

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* RunningGag: RunningGag:
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"How does one (action) (adverb)?" "The same way you/one (different action) (different adverb)!", which usually comes up in response to SaidBookism.

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* AnachronismStew: Name-dropped in episode 8.
* AndThatsTerrible: Spoken word-for-word by Ben at one point.
* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor." Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!"

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* %%* AnachronismStew: Name-dropped in episode Episode 8.
* %%* AndThatsTerrible: Spoken word-for-word by Ben at one point.
* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor." Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!"
point.



--> "That'll up your chances of getting done in by a serial killer, you realize. ''({{beat}})'' [[BaitAndSwitch Go ahead!]]"

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--> "That'll -->"That'll up your chances of getting done in by a serial killer, you realize. ''({{beat}})'' [[BaitAndSwitch Go ahead!]]"



* ChekhovsGun: Pinkie's exorcism skills come in handy when [[spoiler: dealing with Grace Ann.]]

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* %%* ChekhovsGun: Pinkie's exorcism skills come in handy when [[spoiler: dealing [[spoiler:dealing with Grace Ann.]]Ann]].



* DeadpanSnarker: Almost every riffer is one of these at some point.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: What Grace Ann does to all the riffers except for Pinkie.]]

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* DeadpanSnarker: Almost every riffer is one of these at some point.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: What [[spoiler:What Grace Ann does to all the riffers except for Pinkie.]]



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Fanatical Christian Grace Ann is defeated by the only practicing Christian of the main cast.]]

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Fanatical [[spoiler:Fanatical Christian Grace Ann is defeated by the only practicing Christian of the main cast.]]



--> She's ''very'' sensitive about that!

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--> She's -->She's ''very'' sensitive about that!



* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sashi delivers one to [[spoiler: David, for what he did to Harry.]]
* NoodleIncident: When asked what she did to [[spoiler: David]], Sashi's response is "[[StockLegalPhrases I plead the fifth.]]"

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sashi delivers one to [[spoiler: David, [[spoiler:David, for what he did to Harry.]]
Harry]].
* NoodleIncident: When asked what she did to [[spoiler: David]], [[spoiler:David]], Sashi's response is "[[StockLegalPhrases I plead the fifth.]]"



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Dib [[spoiler: (possessed by Grace Ann)]] shows up to a riff smiling and praising the Lord, the rest of the riffers lock him up.
* RedheadInGreen: Ben's response to the fact that every member of the Weasley family is in Slytherin.
* RootingForTheEmpire: InUniverse; ''everyone[='=]s'' rooting for the Dursleys [[spoiler: and Voldemort]] in ''Prayer and Miracles''.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Dib [[spoiler: (possessed [[spoiler:(possessed by Grace Ann)]] shows up to a riff smiling and praising the Lord, the rest of the riffers lock him up.
* ARareSentence:
** Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say, "For once, sexism works in our favor."
** Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!"
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RedheadInGreen: Ben's response to the fact that every member of the Weasley family is in Slytherin.
Slytherin in ''Prayers and Miracles''.
* RootingForTheEmpire: InUniverse; ''everyone[='=]s'' rooting for the Dursleys [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and Voldemort]] in ''Prayer and Miracles''.



* SchmuckBait: Sure, Story, [[spoiler: let Ben into the safe room without making sure he's not possessed first. [[SarcasmMode That won't backfire in any way!]]]]
* ScriptFic

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* SchmuckBait: Sure, Story, [[spoiler: let [[spoiler:let Ben into the safe room without making sure he's not possessed first. [[SarcasmMode That won't backfire in any way!]]]]
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way]]!]]
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* WhamLine: At the end of episode 3:
--> "Well, well...what do we have here? Some wayward children that need a mommy? (chuckles) [[OhCrap I suppose I can provide for them...]]"
** A minor one at the end of episode 11:
--> '''Story:''' I was hoping I could bring in another reviewer.
* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: In response to Danisha's [[TimeMachine time-travelling car]], Dib says "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] called. He wants his life's greatest achievement back."
** When they find out said car is a black 1959 Chevy Impala, Story says "Fern, [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Dean Winchester]] just called. He wants his car back."

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* WhamLine: WhamLine:
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At the end of episode Episode 3:
--> "Well, --->"Well, well...what do we have here? Some wayward children that need a mommy? (chuckles) [[OhCrap I suppose I can provide for them...]]"
** A minor one at the end of episode Episode 11:
--> '''Story:''' --->'''Story:''' I was hoping I could bring in another reviewer.
* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack:
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In response to Danisha's [[TimeMachine time-travelling car]], Dib says "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture car]]:
--->'''Dib:''' [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture
Doc Brown]] called. He wants his life's greatest achievement back."
back.
** When they find out said car is a black 1959 Chevy Impala, Story says "Fern, Impala:
--->'''Story:''' Fern,
[[Series/{{Supernatural}} Dean Winchester]] just called. He wants his car back."back.
* WorldOfSnark: Almost every riffer [[DeadpanSnarker makes a snarky comment]] at some point.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Yes, Story did actually write a story featuring an attractive female version of Krampus. LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.
** And yes, plastic easter eggs based on Jesus Christ exist.

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* AdaptationalSexuality: Pointed out InUniverse when the riffers find out that, in her fanfic, Grace Ann gave the [[WordOfGay canonically gay]] Dumbledore a wife.



* UnfortunateImplications: Pointed out InUniverse when the riffers find out that, in her fanfic, Grace Ann gave the [[WordOfGay canonically gay]] Dumbledore a wife.
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: [[https://www.deviantart.com/storygirl000/art/UTR-Short-Circus-757545947 This]], which was written to acknowledge the long gap between episodes 10 and 11. It's the first work in the series not to be a riff of some kind.
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* {{GIFT}}: Referenced by Dib at one point.

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* {{GIFT}}: [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]]: Referenced by Dib at one point.
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* DeadFic: Hasn't been updated since December 2018.
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''Utter Tripe Reviews'' is an {{MST}} series written by Tropers/Storygirl000 and posted on her Deviantart page. The premise is that she and her fellow riffers ([[Franchise/Ben10 Ben]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Pinkie Pie]], [[WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero Sashi]], and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]) read terrible fanfics, all while dealing with the fact that the author/main OC of each fic seems to pop up and attack them while they do so. It can be found [[https://storygirl000.deviantart.com/gallery/65459979/Utter-Tripe-Reviews here]].

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''Utter Tripe Reviews'' is an {{MST}} series written by Tropers/Storygirl000 and posted on her Deviantart page. The premise is that she and her fellow riffers ([[Franchise/Ben10 Ben]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Pinkie Pie]], [[WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero Sashi]], and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]) Dib]], and later [[WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated Lewis]]) read terrible fanfics, all while dealing with the fact that the author/main OC of each fic seems to pop up and attack them while they do so. It can be found [[https://storygirl000.deviantart.com/gallery/65459979/Utter-Tripe-Reviews here]].
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: InUniverse, the differs have decided that Danisha has brainwashed Frollo, and any moments where he acts in-character are him [[AndIMustScream being aware of it and trying to break free.]]

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: InUniverse, InUniverse, the differs riffers have decided that Danisha has brainwashed Frollo, and any moments where he acts in-character are him [[AndIMustScream being aware of it and trying to break free.]]
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Brought up repeatedly in response to how Danisha's antics might affect the timeline.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: The riffers decide that Fern is the real villain of ''Back to the Frollo'', as she was the one who brought Danisha to medieval Paris in the first place.

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* BrainBleach: It tends to be called for during the ''Back To The Frollo'' riff, due to the copious amount of [[{{Squick}} squicky]] mental imagery.

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* BrainBleach: It tends to be called for during the ''Back To The Frollo'' riff, due to the copious amount repeated instances of [[{{Squick}} squicky]] horrible mental imagery.images.



* ShoutOut:
** [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo “I'm your conscience, Harry. We don't speak much.”]]
** In the first riff, when Harry claims that a wizard is “nothing without his tools”, Pinkie starts singing Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Hardware Store".
** When Sashi [[spoiler: delivers a brutal beatdown to David after he appears preaching his religion]], Story yells at her to "kill him for [[Film/{{Airplane}} Rex Kramer]]!"
** [[Literature/DorkDiaries "But I just said it inside my head, so nobody heard it but me."]]
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb "PAAAAUL BUNYAN’S! Where the food is good! But not too good, eh?"]]
** In response to a line about how Harry in ''Prayer and Miracles'' is stuck with a babysitter all day long, Sashi sings a snippet of the theme song for ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', replacing Timmy's name with Harry's.
** [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory "THERE’S A SNAKE IN MAH BOOT!"]]
** Dib wonders what manna is:
--> '''Dib:''' Manna?
--> '''Story:''' Manna manna.
--> '''Pinkie Pie:''' [[Series/TheMuppetShow Doo doo doo doo doo!]]
** Pinkie sings Music/TaylorSwift's "Gorgeous" in response to Prayer and Miracles!Harry's struggle to talk to Hermione.
** Whenever someone says "Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles" in the fic of the same name, one of the riffers will respond with "[[WebVideo/CinemaSins Roll credits!]]" An "Irrelevant!" and a "That’s racist" also make it in.
** When discussing the laziness of the Christians at Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles, Sashi decides that [[Series/LazyTown Robbie Rotten]] would love it there.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers "BUMM BUMM BUMMMMM DRAMATIC REVERB!"]]
** Pinkie was apparently tutored in her exorcism skills by one [[Film/TheExorcist Father Merrin]].
* {{Squick}}: InUniverse, this is ''everyone[='=]s'' reaction to the mental image of a skinny-dipping Judge Frollo.

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* ShoutOut:
** [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo “I'm your conscience, Harry. We don't speak much.”]]
** In the first riff, when Harry claims that a wizard is “nothing without his tools”, Pinkie starts singing Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Hardware Store".
** When Sashi [[spoiler: delivers a brutal beatdown to David after he appears preaching his religion]], Story yells at her to "kill him for [[Film/{{Airplane}} Rex Kramer]]!"
** [[Literature/DorkDiaries "But I just said it inside my head, so nobody heard it but me."]]
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb "PAAAAUL BUNYAN’S! Where the food is good! But not too good, eh?"]]
** In response to a line about how Harry in ''Prayer and Miracles'' is stuck with a babysitter all day long, Sashi sings a snippet of the theme song for ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', replacing Timmy's name with Harry's.
** [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory "THERE’S A SNAKE IN MAH BOOT!"]]
** Dib wonders what manna is:
--> '''Dib:''' Manna?
--> '''Story:''' Manna manna.
--> '''Pinkie Pie:''' [[Series/TheMuppetShow Doo doo doo doo doo!]]
** Pinkie sings Music/TaylorSwift's "Gorgeous" in response to Prayer and Miracles!Harry's struggle to talk to Hermione.
** Whenever someone says "Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles" in the fic of the same name, one of the riffers will respond with "[[WebVideo/CinemaSins Roll credits!]]" An "Irrelevant!" and a "That’s racist" also make it in.
** When discussing the laziness of the Christians at Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles, Sashi decides that [[Series/LazyTown Robbie Rotten]] would love it there.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers "BUMM BUMM BUMMMMM DRAMATIC REVERB!"]]
** Pinkie was apparently tutored in her exorcism skills by one [[Film/TheExorcist Father Merrin]].
* {{Squick}}: InUniverse, this is ''everyone[='=]s'' reaction to any mention of how sexy Frollo is or the mental image imagery of a skinny-dipping Judge Frollo.him having sex with Danisha.



* WhamLine: At the end of Episode 3:

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** A minor one at the end of episode 11:
--> '''Story:''' I was hoping I could bring in another reviewer.


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** When they find out said car is a black 1959 Chevy Impala, Story says "Fern, [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Dean Winchester]] just called. He wants his car back."

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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: [[https://www.deviantart.com/storygirl000/art/UTR-Short-Circus-757545947 This]], which was written to acknowledge the long gap between episodes 10 and 11. It's the first work in the series not to be a riff of some kind.



* BrainBleach: Dib yells for this when Back To The!Frollo decides to get a little…suggestive.

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* BrainBleach: Dib yells It tends to be called for this when Back during the ''Back To The!Frollo decides The Frollo'' riff, due to get a little…suggestive.the copious amount of [[{{Squick}} squicky]] mental imagery.

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* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor." Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I’M ROOTING FOR YOU!"



* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor." Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I’M ROOTING FOR YOU!"
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''Utter Tripe Reviews'' is an {{MST}} series written by Tropers/Storygirl000 and posted on her Deviantart page. The premise is that she and her fellow riffers ([[Franchise/Ben10 Ben]], [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Pinkie Pie]], [[WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero Sashi]], and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]) read terrible fanfics, all while dealing with the fact that the author/main OC of each fic seems to pop up and attack them while they do so. It can be found [[https://storygirl000.deviantart.com/gallery/65459979/Utter-Tripe-Reviews here]].

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''Utter Tripe Reviews'' is an {{MST}} series written by Tropers/Storygirl000 and posted on her Deviantart page. The premise is that she and her fellow riffers ([[Franchise/Ben10 Ben]], [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Pinkie Pie]], [[WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero Sashi]], and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]) read terrible fanfics, all while dealing with the fact that the author/main OC of each fic seems to pop up and attack them while they do so. It can be found [[https://storygirl000.deviantart.com/gallery/65459979/Utter-Tripe-Reviews here]].
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* SelfFanservice: Mocked in regards to Hermione, who the riffers imitate at various points complaining about how her fans prettify her frizzy brown hair. Later, Pinkie calls Snape the poster boy for this trope.

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* SelfFanservice: Mocked InUniverse in regards to Hermione, who the riffers imitate at various points complaining about how her fans prettify her frizzy brown hair. Later, Pinkie calls Snape the poster boy for this trope.

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* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor."
** Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I’M ROOTING FOR YOU!"



* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor." Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I’M ROOTING FOR YOU!"



* ShoutOut: [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo “I'm your consciense, Harry. We don't speak much.”]]

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
**
[[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo “I'm your consciense, conscience, Harry. We don't speak much.”]]



* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: In response to Danisha’s time-travelling car, Dib says "[[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] called. He wants his life’s greatest achievement back."

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* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: In response to Danisha’s [[TimeMachine time-travelling car, car]], Dib says "[[Film/BackToTheFuture "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] called. He wants his life’s greatest achievement back."
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''Utter Tripe Reviews'' is an {{MST}} series written by Tropers/Storygirl000 and posted on her Deviantart page. The premise is that she and her fellow riffers ([[Franchise/Ben10 Ben]], [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Pinkie Pie]], [[WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero Sashi]], and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]) read terrible fanfics, all while dealing with the fact that the author/main OC of each fic seems to pop up and attack them while they do so. It can be found [[https://storygirl000.deviantart.com/gallery/65459979/Utter-Tripe-Reviews here]].

[[folder:Fics tackled so far include:]]
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5102928/1/Harry-Potter-turns-to-the-Lord Harry Potter turns to the Lord]]''
* ''Fanfic/HogwartsSchoolOfPrayerAndMiracles''
* ''Fanfic/BackToTheFrollo'' (in progress)
[[/folder]]

!!Let's trope! ''(presses the button)''
* AluminumChristmasTrees: Yes, Story did actually write a story featuring an attractive female version of Krampus. LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.
** And yes, plastic easter eggs based on Jesus Christ exist.
* AnachronismStew: Name-dropped in episode 8.
* AndThatsTerrible: Spoken word-for-word by Ben at one point.
* ARareSentence: Story can't believe she's reached a point in her life where she has to say "For once, sexism works in our favor."
** Same with Pinkie and "AVERT YOUR EARS, VOLDEMORT! I’M ROOTING FOR YOU!"
* ArcVillain: Each fanfic riffed brings a villain based upon that fanfic that the riffers must face.
* AutoErotica: Ben, at one point, thinks Frollo and Danisha want to have sex in Danisha's time-traveling Camry.
--> "That'll up your chances of getting done in by a serial killer, you realize. ''({{beat}})'' [[BaitAndSwitch Go ahead!]]"
* BrainBleach: Dib yells for this when Back To The!Frollo decides to get a little…suggestive.
* CallBack: Pinkie makes several references to David (an OC from the previous riff) during the ''Prayer and Miracles'' riff.
* ChekhovsGun: Pinkie's exorcism skills come in handy when [[spoiler: dealing with Grace Ann.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Almost every riffer is one of these at some point.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: What Grace Ann does to all the riffers except for Pinkie.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Name-dropped by Sashi in episode 7.
* {{GIFT}}: Referenced by Dib at one point.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Fanatical Christian Grace Ann is defeated by the only practicing Christian of the main cast.]]
* HypocriticalHumor: A number of the jokes in the ''Prayer and Miracles'' riff come from the hypocrisy of several characters, mostly their views on women.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Story shows off the Mimikyu, Ragdoll, she got for Christmas to the rest of the cast and Dib tries to get clarification that it's a Pokemon who could insta-kill a person. Cue a whimpering Ragdoll and an angry Story.
--> She's ''very'' sensitive about that!
* TheInternetIsForPorn: Well, half of it. The other half is apparently flame wars.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sashi delivers one to [[spoiler: David, for what he did to Harry.]]
* NoodleIncident: When asked what she did to [[spoiler: David]], Sashi's response is "[[StockLegalPhrases I plead the fifth.]]"
** Story's seventh grade waterpark field trip.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Dib [[spoiler: (possessed by Grace Ann)]] shows up to a riff smiling and praising the Lord, the rest of the riffers lock him up.
* RedheadInGreen: Ben's response to the fact that every member of the Weasley family is in Slytherin.
* RootingForTheEmpire: InUniverse; ''everyone[='=]s'' rooting for the Dursleys [[spoiler: and Voldemort]] in ''Prayer and Miracles''.
* RunningGag: "How does one (action) (adverb)?" "The same way you/one (different action) (different adverb)!", which usually comes up in response to SaidBookism.
** For more religious fics, the riffers will occasionally say "Jesus Christ, joke intended" in some form.
** Exclusive to the ''Prayer and Miracles'' riff, Pinkie responding to someone asking the Lord for help with "And the Lord said, '(insert complaint here)'"
* SchmuckBait: Sure, Story, [[spoiler: let Ben into the safe room without making sure he's not possessed first. [[SarcasmMode That won't backfire in any way!]]]]
* ScriptFic
* SelfFanservice: Mocked in regards to Hermione, who the riffers imitate at various points complaining about how her fans prettify her frizzy brown hair. Later, Pinkie calls Snape the poster boy for this trope.
* ShoutOut: [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo “I'm your consciense, Harry. We don't speak much.”]]
** In the first riff, when Harry claims that a wizard is “nothing without his tools”, Pinkie starts singing Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Hardware Store".
** When Sashi [[spoiler: delivers a brutal beatdown to David after he appears preaching his religion]], Story yells at her to "kill him for [[Film/{{Airplane}} Rex Kramer]]!"
** [[Literature/DorkDiaries "But I just said it inside my head, so nobody heard it but me."]]
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb "PAAAAUL BUNYAN’S! Where the food is good! But not too good, eh?"]]
** In response to a line about how Harry in ''Prayer and Miracles'' is stuck with a babysitter all day long, Sashi sings a snippet of the theme song for ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', replacing Timmy's name with Harry's.
** [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory "THERE’S A SNAKE IN MAH BOOT!"]]
** Dib wonders what manna is:
--> '''Dib:''' Manna?
--> '''Story:''' Manna manna.
--> '''Pinkie Pie:''' [[Series/TheMuppetShow Doo doo doo doo doo!]]
** Pinkie sings Music/TaylorSwift's "Gorgeous" in response to Prayer and Miracles!Harry's struggle to talk to Hermione.
** Whenever someone says "Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles" in the fic of the same name, one of the riffers will respond with "[[WebVideo/CinemaSins Roll credits!]]" An "Irrelevant!" and a "That’s racist" also make it in.
** When discussing the laziness of the Christians at Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles, Sashi decides that [[Series/LazyTown Robbie Rotten]] would love it there.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers "BUMM BUMM BUMMMMM DRAMATIC REVERB!"]]
** Pinkie was apparently tutored in her exorcism skills by one [[Film/TheExorcist Father Merrin]].
* {{Squick}}: InUniverse, this is ''everyone[='=]s'' reaction to the mental image of a skinny-dipping Judge Frollo.
* TheStoner: Dib suggests that Prayer and Miracles!Luna Lovegood is this, considering that she has every other [[GranolaGirl hippie stereotype]] down pat.
* TakeThat: Sashi suggests that the routine for Music/EdSheeran's "Shape Of You" in ''VideoGame/JustDance 2018'' was made specifically for people with no dance skills. Also counts as SelfDeprecation, since she was directing this comment at Story, who’d just beaten her at said routine.
* UnfortunateImplications: Pointed out InUniverse when the riffers find out that, in her fanfic, Grace Ann gave the [[WordOfGay canonically gay]] Dumbledore a wife.
* VaguenessIsComing: Outright mocked. "Vague doom of vagueness!"
* WhamLine: At the end of Episode 3:
--> "Well, well...what do we have here? Some wayward children that need a mommy? (chuckles) [[OhCrap I suppose I can provide for them…]]"
* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: In response to Danisha’s time-travelling car, Dib says "[[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] called. He wants his life’s greatest achievement back."
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