History Fridge / CorpseBride

* GeniusBonus: The bar in the underworld is called "The Ball & Socket". It's a great place, in fact one could call it a [[IncrediblyLamePun "hip joint"]]!

* Lord Barkis appears on screen by walking from a fishmonger's. Given the way he acts even before the reveal that he's a money-hungry wife-murderer, it's easy to say that there is certainly something... [[IncrediblyLamePun fishy]] about him.

*** Most likely. Though they will likely still shun and [[KickTheSonOfABitch kick Barkis around]] at every opportunity. Meaning that Barkis is not only dead, but the afterlife is full of people who rightly hate him for everything he's done. Talk about a SelfInflictedHell! Speaking of which, to top it all off, if Barkis ever does move on from purgatory, considering his crimes, [[{{Hell}} he's probably not going to be turning into butterflies and ascending to Heaven the way Emily did...]]

** It actually subtly dips back into fridge brilliance again: almost all of the dead are either clerks of that world (the Elder), have some sort of injury (the Napolean expy, his general, and the chefs) or recognizes someone from the world of the living. They all have their own unfulfilled regrets and are likely [[HeroOfAnotherStory heroes of other stories]].

* The contrast between the World of the Living and the World of the Dead is a rather clever play on class distinctions in the Victorian era. On at least one occasion, the two realms are ''literally'' identified as [[Series/UpstairsDownstairs "upstairs" and "downstairs"]]. The World of the Dead, as a reflection of working class culture, is colorful, lively, and unreserved; even Emily, who was wealthy in life, behaves more like a working class girl, being free-spirited and less concerned with social etiquette (in contrast to Victoria, who is proper and demure). By contrast, the World of the Living is drab, stuffy and restrained -- very much like the upper class itself.
** To take the class analogy a bit further, consider that Victor, as one of the nouveau riche, would ''literally'' be caught between the two worlds: the Van Dorts have risen above their working class roots, but are not yet recognized or respected as members of upper crust society (as indicated in the first half of "According To Plan").
** Most of the folks we meet in the Land of the Dead appear to have been either servants (cab drivers, maids, cooks, waiters, shop clerks) or artisans (musicians) in life.

* So.. in the end they got what the wanted, Victor and Victoria got married, both families are now rich and noble, despite being egotistical petty people and using their children as tools.