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** And what's the ending that Spoony took? [[spoiler: The Extended Cut's alternate ending, which can be taken by [[ShutUpHannibal shooting the Catalyst in the face]], [[DownerEnding though this causes the cycle to continue and cause the apocalypse]].]] This actually becomes FridgeHorror.

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** And what's the ending that Spoony took? [[spoiler: The Extended Cut's alternate ending, which can be taken by [[ShutUpHannibal shooting the Catalyst in the face]], [[DownerEnding though this causes the cycle to continue and cause the apocalypse]].]] This actually becomes FridgeHorror.FridgeHorror when you realize that despite the warning, Spoony still rips into Final Fantasy XIII.

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* It can take a while to get why the Guardian's choices are similar to Mass Effect beyond the use of music and color lighting, but here's some help. Notice the similarities between the choices he brings up and the choices the Catalyst presents.
** The Blue Ending presents rather [[BittersweetEnding good options, albeit with heavy consequences]]. For Ultima, it's [[spoiler:destroying the Black Gate, but being rejected by everyone Spoony loves]]. For Mass Effect, it's [[spoiler:being able to control the Reapers, but ascending to a higher plane of existence in order to do so]].
** The Red Ending presents options involving mass destruction and is the most expected option out of the three, though how good or bad it is varies differently. The Guardian [[spoiler: pretty much states destroying the world is a ''bad'' thing, since both he and Sephiroth know that Spoony will wind up doing this when he reviews Final Fantasy XIII]]. Mass Effect, on the other hand, [[spoiler:presents the destroy option as a ''good'' thing. After all, destroying the Reapers was sort of what Shepard and the entire universe banded together to do]].
** The Green Ending involves fusion with the presenter [[spoiler:and is what the presenter of the choices sees as the best option on their end]], but like the Red Ending, how good or bad it is varies on the work. In Ultima, [[spoiler:The Guardian gives Spoony an EnemyMine option and their fusion will pretty much cause the creation of a new BigBad]]. In Mass Effect, [[spoiler:Shepard could fuse with the Crucible and be able to evolve all life in the universe to the point where the Reapers won't be needed, and is seen as the best and happiest ending of the three]].
** And what's the ending that Spoony took? [[spoiler: The Extended Cut's alternate ending, which can be taken by [[ShutUpHannibal shooting the Catalyst in the face]], [[DownerEnding though this causes the cycle to continue and cause the apocalypse]].]] This actually becomes FridgeHorror.
** As for ''why'' Mass Effect was chosen as a reference, it's pretty obvious when you think about it. Both games were the {{grand finale}} to their respective series, but got hit with a heavy dose of EndingAversion, and EA had their hands behind ''both'' games, whether [[ExecutiveMeddling it's true]] [[{{Misblamed}} or not]].

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* One helped along by his commentary on the ''Deadliest Character'' video: everyone was extremely pissed off at the Dragonzord stepping in at the last minute to help Megazord beat Mechagodzilla...which is exactly the kind of crap that occurs all the time on ''Deadliest Warrior'' and makes him hate it so much.
* Spoony loved ''Film/BlackSwan'' because it really showed the stress and pressure of a performer and how that can lead to a CreatorBreakdown. Nothing else needs to be said.

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* One helped along by his commentary on the ''Deadliest Character'' video: everyone was extremely pissed off at the Dragonzord stepping in at the last minute to help Megazord beat Mechagodzilla...which is exactly the kind of crap that occurs all the time on ''Deadliest Warrior'' and makes him hate it so much. \n* Spoony loved ''Film/BlackSwan'' because it really showed the stress and pressure of a performer and how that can lead to a CreatorBreakdown. Nothing else needs to be said.
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Firstly, people, grow up. People go through emotional breakups every day. That is not horrifying in the least. More importantly, though, Fridge Horror pertains to implications in the shows themselves; not about behind-the-scenes gossip. Purged.


* This is a real life version, but [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Lewis's]] tolerance of Noah's breakdown during the vlog of "Breaking Dawn Part One" makes even more horrible sense with the break up Lewis and IronLiz becoming public. Their relationship must have been ending around the time of the vlog; small wonder Lewis was so caring towards Noah--it was not just because they're friends but because he knew he'd be in shoes like Noah's soon....
** Wasn't Lewis' breakup relatively amicable whereas with Spoony it went much less smoothly?
** True, but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt... ending a three year relationship, no matter how affably, is going to leave emotional bruises. And Lewis is probably aware it could have ended a lot worse.
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* Some commenters have pointed out the irony that Spoony's complaint about ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''`s extreme {{Railroading}} (which he described as 'The Hallway') is very similar to the FateWorseThanDeath hundred million mile long straight-corridor 'maze' Spoony himself inflicted on a character in a ''CounterMonkey'' episode that went up shortly before the review.

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* Some commenters have pointed out the irony that Spoony's complaint about ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''`s ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'''s extreme {{Railroading}} (which he described as 'The Hallway') is very similar to the FateWorseThanDeath hundred million mile long straight-corridor 'maze' Spoony himself inflicted on a character in a ''CounterMonkey'' episode that went up shortly before the review.
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* Going on par with a ThemeSongReveal, [[spoiler:a very FinalFantasyVII savvy person, or one who just watched [[ItWasHisSled that infamous scene]] for a while, would note just who will arrive seconds before he shows up by listening to the "music" or rather, sound effects from said scene]].
* Why does Spoony use a Gunblade despite the fact he claims how nonsensical it is in his FinalFantasyVIII reviews? Because at the end, Squall finally showed him what the gun part was used for firsthand, so it does make sense to Spoony now.
* Some commenters have pointed out the irony that Spoony's complaint about ''FinalFantasyXIII''`s extreme {{Railroading}} (which he described as 'The Hallway') is very similar to the FateWorseThanDeath hundred million mile long straight-corridor 'maze' Spoony himself inflicted on a character in a ''CounterMonkey'' episode that went up shortly before the review.

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* Going on par with a ThemeSongReveal, [[spoiler:a very FinalFantasyVII VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII savvy person, or one who just watched [[ItWasHisSled that infamous scene]] for a while, would note just who will arrive seconds before he shows up by listening to the "music" or rather, sound effects from said scene]].
* Why does Spoony use a Gunblade despite the fact he claims how nonsensical it is in his FinalFantasyVIII VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII reviews? Because at the end, Squall finally showed him what the gun part was used for firsthand, so it does make sense to Spoony now.
* Some commenters have pointed out the irony that Spoony's complaint about ''FinalFantasyXIII''`s ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''`s extreme {{Railroading}} (which he described as 'The Hallway') is very similar to the FateWorseThanDeath hundred million mile long straight-corridor 'maze' Spoony himself inflicted on a character in a ''CounterMonkey'' episode that went up shortly before the review.



* The conclusion of his ''FinalFantasyX2'' video is largely one giant rambling about the nature of Tidus and Shuyin and how confusing it is that they're linked.

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* The conclusion of his ''FinalFantasyX2'' ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' video is largely one giant rambling about the nature of Tidus and Shuyin and how confusing it is that they're linked.
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** check out the end to The Ring; Terror's Realm part 2. It gets worse.
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* Some commenters have pointed out the irony that Spoony's complaint about ''FinalFantasyXIII''`s extreme {{Railroading}} (which he described as 'The Hallway') is very similar to the FateWorseThanDeath hundred million mile long straight-corridor 'maze' Spoony himself inflicted on a character in a ''CounterMonkey'' episode that went up shortly before the review.
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** In his "Death of a Soldier" review, Spoony admits to having strangled at least 7 prostitutes. At this point, ''he has officially beaten [[CompleteMonster Jack the Ripper's]] record.'' Screwed-up doesn't even '''''begin''''' to describe it.

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** In his "Death of a Soldier" review, Spoony admits to having strangled at least 7 prostitutes. At this point, ''he has officially beaten [[CompleteMonster Jack the Ripper's]] Ripper's record.'' Screwed-up doesn't even '''''begin''''' to describe it.
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* Why does Spoony use a Gunblade despite the fact he claims how nonsensical it is in his FinalFantasyVII reviews? Because at the end, Squall finally showed him what the gun part was used for firsthand, so it does make sense to Spoony now.

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* Why does Spoony use a Gunblade despite the fact he claims how nonsensical it is in his FinalFantasyVII FinalFantasyVIII reviews? Because at the end, Squall finally showed him what the gun part was used for firsthand, so it does make sense to Spoony now.
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* One helped along by his commentary on the ''Deadliest Character'' video: [[YourMileageMayVary everyone]] was extremely pissed off at the Dragonzord stepping in at the last minute to help Megazord beat Mechagodzilla...which is exactly the kind of crap that occurs all the time on ''Deadliest Warrior'' and makes him hate it so much.

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* One helped along by his commentary on the ''Deadliest Character'' video: [[YourMileageMayVary everyone]] everyone was extremely pissed off at the Dragonzord stepping in at the last minute to help Megazord beat Mechagodzilla...which is exactly the kind of crap that occurs all the time on ''Deadliest Warrior'' and makes him hate it so much.
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*** Definitely missing the point: it's a parody of the slipshod way "deadliest warrior" runs its program

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*** Definitely missing the point: it's a parody of the slipshod way "deadliest warrior" runs its programprogram. This should make it FridgeBrilliance
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*** Definitely missing the point: it's a parody of the slipshod way "deadliest warrior" runs its program


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* Why does Spoony use a Gunblade despite the fact he claims how nonsensical it is in his FinalFantasyVII reviews? Because at the end, Squall finally showed him what the gun part was used for firsthand, so it does make sense to Spoony now.
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* Going on par with a ThemeSongReveal, [[spoiler:a very FF7 Savvy person, or one who just watched [[ItWasHisSled that infamous scene]] for a while, would note just who will arrive seconds before he shows up by listening to the "music" or rather, sound effects from said scene]].

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* Going on par with a ThemeSongReveal, [[spoiler:a very FF7 Savvy FinalFantasyVII savvy person, or one who just watched [[ItWasHisSled that infamous scene]] for a while, would note just who will arrive seconds before he shows up by listening to the "music" or rather, sound effects from said scene]].
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* Going on par with a ThemeSongReveal, [[spoiler:a very FF7 Savvy person, or one who just watched [[ItWasHisSled that infamous scene]] for a while, would note just who will arrive seconds before he shows up by listening to the "music" or rather, sound effects from said scene]].
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* This is a real life version, but [[AtopTheFourthWall Lewis's]] tolerance of Noah's breakdown during the vlog of "Breaking Dawn Part One" makes even more horrible sense with the break up Lewis and IronLiz becoming public. Their relationship must have been ending around the time of the vlog; small wonder Lewis was so caring towards Noah--it was not just because they're friends but because he knew he'd be in shoes like Noah's soon....

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* This is a real life version, but [[AtopTheFourthWall [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Lewis's]] tolerance of Noah's breakdown during the vlog of "Breaking Dawn Part One" makes even more horrible sense with the break up Lewis and IronLiz becoming public. Their relationship must have been ending around the time of the vlog; small wonder Lewis was so caring towards Noah--it was not just because they're friends but because he knew he'd be in shoes like Noah's soon....
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* The ending to his review of Game Over. The horror sets in when you begin to wonder [[spoiler: how long has Spoony been trapped inside a computer simulation?]]
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** An early version of the 'About' page on his website explained that the Spoony Experiment was a dangerous experiment undertaken by the parents of America through the 1980s: to raise a generation on nothing but Nintendo, MTV and Saturday morning cartoons; and he is the result.

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* One wonders why in a world where WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic doesn't exist would Spoony [[spoiler: become the new Nostalgia Critic]]. Well, [[spoiler: he was a reviewer already before TGWTG came around, so naturally this would be a step up]].

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* One wonders why in a world where WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic doesn't exist would Spoony [[spoiler: become the new Nostalgia Critic]]. Well, [[spoiler: he was a reviewer already before TGWTG came around, so naturally this would be a step up]].



*** So far, the best explanation (aka the one on the Final Fantasy Wiki) is that Jecht was teasing Shuyin like that because Shuyin ''looked like'' Tidus. So, going by that, either A: Jecht was just confused when viewing Spira form the the Farplane and thought it was Tidus when it wasn't or B: Jecht decided "hey, he looks like my kid and seems prone to overreacting--the same insults should work". Neither makes much sense either, though.

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*** So far, the best explanation (aka the one on the Final Fantasy Wiki) is that Jecht was teasing Shuyin like that because Shuyin ''looked like'' Tidus. So, going by that, either A: Jecht was just confused when viewing Spira form the the Farplane and thought it was Tidus when it wasn't or B: Jecht decided "hey, he looks like my kid and seems prone to overreacting--the same insults should work". Neither makes much sense either, though.though.
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** Unfortunately I do think that this is part of the problem. To the casual viewer who isn't all that invested in Tidus, Yuna, Auron or Jecht and is just trying to see the story through to its end, it's far too easy to get confused on the whole affair. Some will just give up, nod along and just finish it but someone like Spoony basically has to ramble and complain when the storyline just doesn't make the most sense to him.

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** Unfortunately I do think that this is part of the problem. To the casual viewer who isn't all that invested in Tidus, Yuna, Auron or Jecht and is just trying to see the story through to its end, it's far too easy to get confused on the whole affair. Some will just give up, nod along and just finish it but someone like Spoony basically has to ramble and complain when the storyline just doesn't make the most sense to him.him.
*** So far, the best explanation (aka the one on the Final Fantasy Wiki) is that Jecht was teasing Shuyin like that because Shuyin ''looked like'' Tidus. So, going by that, either A: Jecht was just confused when viewing Spira form the the Farplane and thought it was Tidus when it wasn't or B: Jecht decided "hey, he looks like my kid and seems prone to overreacting--the same insults should work". Neither makes much sense either, though.
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** Sadly almost everything he said about Ject and Auron was wrong, so it makes sense he was confused.

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** Sadly almost everything he said about Ject and Auron was wrong, so it makes sense he was confused.confused.
** Unfortunately I do think that this is part of the problem. To the casual viewer who isn't all that invested in Tidus, Yuna, Auron or Jecht and is just trying to see the story through to its end, it's far too easy to get confused on the whole affair. Some will just give up, nod along and just finish it but someone like Spoony basically has to ramble and complain when the storyline just doesn't make the most sense to him.
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* One would assume that "The Game" that Chuckles makes Spoony play in the UltimaVI review is a reference to the internet meme, but if you watch the UltimaVII review, you realize that it's actually the game from Ultima VII. [[spoiler: Chuckles hits Spoony whenever he uses a multiple-syllable word, and only uses single syllables himself.]]
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* The conclusion of his ''FinalFantasyX2'' video is largely one giant rambling about the nature of Tidus and Shuyin and how confusing it is that they're linked.

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* The conclusion of his ''FinalFantasyX2'' video is largely one giant rambling about the nature of Tidus and Shuyin and how confusing it is that they're linked.linked.
**Sadly almost everything he said about Ject and Auron was wrong, so it makes sense he was confused.
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*** Missing the point. I'm not arguing that it wasn't an AssPull or the the complaints are unjustified, I'm pointing out Fanboix's argument of "Why can't the other Godzilla mechas join in?" as being something that would just lead to even ''more'' Megazords joining in, leading to him complaining "Well, that's not fair! There's 40 of them!".

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*** Missing the point. I'm not arguing that it wasn't an AssPull or the the complaints are unjustified, I'm pointing out Fanboix's argument of "Why can't the other Godzilla mechas join in?" as being something that would just lead to even ''more'' Megazords joining in, leading to him complaining "Well, that's not fair! There's 40 of them!".them!".
* The conclusion of his ''FinalFantasyX2'' video is largely one giant rambling about the nature of Tidus and Shuyin and how confusing it is that they're linked.
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* At the end of his Privateer 2 review he brings out The Wing Commander movie, and Ultima IX, implying they would be his next reviews. And while the review for the movie came shortly there after, instead of skipping straight to XI he started going through the entire Ultima series from beginning to end. Finally at the end of his Ultima VIII review he explained he couldn't have possibly talked about Ultima IX without first showing us how great the series was before the final betrayal. A plan two years in the making.

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* At the end of his Privateer 2 review he brings out The Wing Commander movie, and Ultima IX, implying they would be his next reviews. And while the review for the movie came shortly there after, instead of skipping straight to XI IX he started going through the entire Ultima series from beginning to end. Finally at the end of his Ultima VIII review he explained he couldn't have possibly talked about Ultima IX without first showing us how great the series was before the final betrayal. A plan two years in the making.
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* At the end of his Privateer 2 review he brings out The Wing Commander movie, and Ultima IX, implying they would be his next reviews. And while the review for the movie came shortly there after, instead of skipping straight to XI he started going through the entire Ultima series from beginning to end. Finally at the end of his Ultima VIII review he explained he couldn't have possibly talked about Ultima IX without first showing us how great the series was before the final betrayal. A plan two years in the making.
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** True, but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt... ending a three year relationship, no matter how affably, is going to leave emotional bruises. And Lewis is probably aware it could have ended a lot worse.
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* One wonders why in a world where TheNostalgiaCritic doesn't exist would Spoony [[spoiler: become the new Nostalgia Critic]]. Well, [[spoiler: he was a reviewer already before TGWTG came around, so naturally this would be a step up]].

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* One wonders why in a world where TheNostalgiaCritic WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic doesn't exist would Spoony [[spoiler: become the new Nostalgia Critic]]. Well, [[spoiler: he was a reviewer already before TGWTG came around, so naturally this would be a step up]].

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