History Fridge / TheNostalgiaCritic

* In hindsight, despite Doug calling TheReveal that the Devil is [[spoiler:secretly Creator/MNightShyamalan]] a "lame twist," the twist actually has better foreshadowing throughout the review than [[Film/{{Devil}} the actual film they're reviewing]]. While the rest of the review cast riff constantly on Shyamalan and the film, the Devil either stays quiet or defends the creative choices as accurate, even when he knows they're ridiculous and make him look bad. The one time he appears to agree with Doug, it isn't regarding a criticism of the movie, but with Doug's sarcastic criticism of the audience for needing M. Night Shyamalan to remind them that the Devil is bad--sarcasm that the Devil takes [[SarcasmBlind completely seriously]], making clear that he believes Shyamalan's reminder was necessary. [[spoiler:Of course M. Night Shyamalan would agree with M. Night Shyamalan.]]

* The 2019 review, named "''Planet'' of the Commercials," has an [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes ape-themed]] commercial as one of the main highlights.

* A possible explanation for how different a character he was at the beginning - he was trying to invoke TestosteronePoisoning: lower voice, not much respect for women, more VulgarHumor jokes, homophobic tendencies... his {{adorkable}} love for ''Series/SesameStreet'' is what pushed him on the way to act more like himself.

* The reloaded reviews were heavily criticized for focusing more on racist, sexist and homophobic jokes than actually analyzing the movies. But while it's no excuse, the racism starts (followed by everything else) after a MoodWhiplash from Malachite killing a guy. Maybe, as the angst in the films grew, reloaded!Critic started remembering the trauma he had gone through and, as his old way of dealing got smashed in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', got a new, worse JerkassFacade to combat it.

* In the review of its lesser sequel, Hyper and Benny sing a song to Critic about all the good things in ''Film/AChristmasStory'' including, "the lamp we know you jerked off to." Fairly funny throwaway line, possibly a TakeThat at some strange folks in the audience, then you remember how frequently Hyper stalks Critic, the aforementioned kidnapping, and the confirmation in later vlogs that she isn't opposed to breaking into his bedroom or watching him dance in the nude. If she and Benny Critic jerked off to something, it's very likely they've ''watched him'' do it. Note that that's the line that initially makes Critic hang up on her.

* In the Les Miserable review, the people reviewing it have their seating arranged similarly to an average voting screen on sites like Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, or even Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.Com to say what they thought of something, like a movie. Low scores to indicate that the person disliked or hated it are on the left (Oancitizen), high scores to indicate that the person enjoyed and loved it on the right (Paw), and the middle to indicate the person was indifferent or had mixed feelings (The Nostalgia Critic).

** Or! We know GodIsEvil in the Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses universe. What better way to fuck with an often suicidally lonely CosmicPlaything who's prone to blasphemy than to make him think everyone would be much better off without him? If another contributor did it, He'd probably do the same thing to them.

* His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbF_tlgZDc "review"]] of High School Musical. This is not his video, this is a fan-made video put together from clips of his different reviews and scenes from the abovementioned movie. There is something very unsettling about the fact that anybody can take your words and do everything they want with them.

* It's very likely unintentional, but there's something amusing about [[TheBusCameBack Rachel's]] role in ''Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D'' as a director remaking a popular movie with her own niche vision and having to come to terms with how many people hate it, considering that was what her [[WebVideo/DemoReel first project with Doug, Malcolm, and Rob]] [[ActorAllusion was all about.]]

* It's very likely unintentional, but there's something amusing about [[TheBusCameBack Rachel's]] role in ''Film/TheNutcracker3D'' as a director remaking a popular movie with her own niche vision and having to come to terms with how many people hate it, considering that was what her [[WebVideo/DemoReel first project with Doug, Malcolm, and Rob]] [[ActorAllusion was all about.]]

* In ''The Review Must Go on'', [[AdamWesting Lindsey Ellis]] was adamant about Doug not resurrecting The Nostalgic Critic to the point of sending Nella to deal with him. In her ''Matilda'' review, it was established that [[spoiler: Mara Wilson]] is seeking revenge against the Critic by destroying his ally. So, in addition to losing her "Nostalgic Monopoly", she has to deal with [[spoiler: Mara Wilson]] going after The Nostalgia Chick.

* The ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'' review ends with [[spoiler:Linkara]] defeating Moviebomb. Remember that the purpose of Moviebomb was to destory all possibilities for a rising franchise. With Moviebomb defeated, Power Rangers could bring In Space to it's fanbase, redeeming itself for Turbo's awfulness.

* What did Black Willy Wonka mean by "darker"? [[spoiler: ''Film/DarkCity'', of course.]] Normally this would just be ordinary foreshadowing, but the significance is never made clear in the review itself.
* In his review of ''Film/TheMatrix'', TheResistance is made up of people who don't like the movie. So why do they act and dress like a direct homage to the film? Because as the next two films show, [[spoiler: they're actually the Strangers from Dark City and made a dumbed down version with the Matrix]]. They're a pretty [[spoiler: unimaginative group who wouldn't think to do anything differently]].

* Critic and Ask That Guy being related is turning into AscendedFanon. What's bad about it is that their {{hilariously abusive childhood}}s match up surprisingly well. [[spoiler: Confirmed as of Ask That Guy's 68th episode]].

* Considering how important a character Ma-Ti is, the events of WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|and the Planeteers}} take place in the Website/ChannelAwesome universe. Now that [[spoiler:Ma-Ti is dead and his ring nowhere in sight]], there's no way to summon Captain Planet to fight off the eco-villains.

* Perhaps an [[JokeAndReceive unintentional]] example due to its tangential nature (with a side order of FridgeBrilliance to boot), but at the end of his ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' review, Aunt Despair tells her niece that [[spoiler: her parents died of "double-erotic asphyxiation"]]. Seems like just another round of typical NC BlackComedy, right? But consider the movie he reviewed. The sequel, ''Balto II: Wolf Quest'' featured a major character voiced by Creator/DavidCarradine. [[spoiler: Remember how ''he'' died?]]

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* How does the Critic remember Spider Smith every time he appears when [[spoiler:Smith killed the Critic in his first appearance?]]
** Erm, he's immortal in the "yes, you can die, but you'll always come back and probably remember how you died" sense[[note]]which sounds pretty horrific in itself.[[/note]]? I have no clue for why they're kinda friends, however.
*** That would also explain why he knows about ''Literature/{{It}}'' from his review of ''Literature/TheTommyknockers'', since he died at the end of that one too.
*** Outright confirmed in the WebVideo/{{Phelous}} crossover where he shoots Phelous because he's upset about dying three times in twenty minutes.
*** His review of "Surf Ninjas" shows him being resurrected by Optimus Prime. I guess that's how he keeps coming back.
* I know he has a bit of SelectiveObliviousness where the Chick is concerned, but did he ever find out about her constant attempts to off him in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''?
** He probably always knew deep down, he's just good at compartmentalizing. And it's not like he can get much moral high ground from that week either.
* Wouldn't Sci-Fi Guy bring up to Critic that he saw Ma-Ti in his "Anime/FinalFantasyTheSpiritsWithin'' video?
** Turned out to be [[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat a recording]], no need to get the guy's hopes up.
** Plus, the first time Critic wanted to kill him for going into his territory, and the second time he was being molestily paranoid about Linkara. Would you ''really'' want to agitate him even more by bringing up a death that was partly his fault?
* Wait, if at the end of WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, the Critic [[spoiler: [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence became the plot hole]] how does Future!Critic exist]]?
** Some point in the future, he descends? Some time before the Seahorses take over.
** More likely, he has either ceased to exist or it's a different timeline.
** Even more likely: It's a plot-hole, it very existence create the incongruence by its nature.
** Seeing as how he's mentioned the Critic will appear again, just not often and not weekly, maybe he gets out at some point in the future?
*** [[spoiler:Donnie is the Critic. The real question now is what's going to happen to WebVideo/DemoReel's world.]]
** It still raises further questions! Who knows how far in time from now Future!Critic is.
* The use of the word "pound" in War of the Commercials may confuse viewers given that the RSPCA PSA and the Pound Puppies commercial, both related to dogs, were shown back-to-back. In the former, "pound" refers to British money.
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** Erm, he's immortal in the "yes, you can die, but you'll always come back and probably remember how you died" sense [[note]] which sounds pretty horrific in itself[[/note]]? I have no clue for why they're kinda friends, however.

* In his review of Film/TheMatrix, TheResistance is made up of people who don't like the movie. So why do they act and dress like a direct homage to the film? Because as the next two films show, [[spoiler: they're actually the Strangers from Dark City and made a dumbed down version with the Matrix]]. They're a pretty [[spoiler: unimaginative group who wouldn't think to do anything differently]].

* The release date for the WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} review (March 21st) wasn't picked arbitrarily. The Great Serum run depicted in the movie is commemorated by The Iditarod Dogsled race, which traditionally starts on the first Saturday of March. Since the race lasts approximately 8 days, his review would come out shortly after the race's finish.

* Overlapping with Fridge Heartwarming. The Charity ShoutOut for the Film/It2017 review is a suicide prevention group. Rather fitting, considering that a cast member from [[Film/It1990 the previous film]], Jonathan Brandis (young Bill) lost his life to suicide.

* Douchey McNitpick is now the Plot Hole, a role that has in-universe been compared to God. [[GodIsEvil The problems with this should be obvious]].

** Confirmed when you watch the WebVideo/DemoReel ''{{Transformers}}'' episode. In that, Donnie wanted to pander to the Creator/MichaelBay crowd and tried to get Tacoma and Rebecca to join him. But they stood their ground, having obviously suffered racism and sexism and not wanting to be stereotypes, and he apologized for his ignorance. In ''PearlHarbor'' however, Bay is treated as an innocent and Dawg and Tina ''are'' the stereotypes.

* Yet more from ''Spooning With Spoony II''. Before going into "The Spocker", Spoony tells a basically catatonic Critic that he found the George Takei book and calls him a dirty, dirty man (i.e that he's a slut who wanted it). In a con, Doug-as-Critic was reminiscing about it dreamily, Critic ''drank with him again'' in the donation drive and was pretty much orgasming over the prospect of "The Spocker" in the Avatar group review. So... [[RapeIsLove Spoony was right]]?

* During the review of the [[WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd AVGN Movie]], the Nostalgia Critic demands an apology from Mc Creery in C minor. A music sheet plays with some orchestral music. There's just a problem: [[CriticalResearchFailure C minor has three flats. The sheet onscreen has four flats.]] This, however, could be why the Critic lampshades it: it's not a sincere apology because it's written on a different scale!
-->'''Critic''': [[ShownTheirWork I don't think you meant it.]]

* Overlapping with Fridge Heartwarming. The Charity ShoutOut for the Film/It2017 review is a suicide prevention group. Rather fitting, considering that a cast member from [[Film/It1990 the previous film]] lost his life to suicide.

* The use of the word "pound" in War of the Commercials may confuse viewers given that the RSPCA PSA and the Pound Puppies commercial, both related to dogs, were shown back-to-back. In the former, "pound" refers to British currency.