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** An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of this parody happens when he found out about the development of ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'': He {{Squee}}s so hard at the joy of two of his favorite series crossing over, but then calmly says in the end "It's going to suck because it's not a true ''[[Franchise/LegendOfZelda Zelda]]'' game." He had to put a disclaimer that the last part is a joke.

** An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of this parody happens when he found out about the development of ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'': He {{Squee}}s so hard at the joy of two of his favorite series crossing over, but then calmly says in the end "It's going to suck because it's not a true Zelda game." He had to put a disclaimer that the last part is a joke.

* Parodied by Creator/JoshScorcher when reviewing ''Franchise/MyLittlePony Friendship Is Magic: Magical Mystery Cure''. After witnessing Alicorn Twilight, he went utterly apeshit, screaming, banging his locker, sobbing under a ShowerOfAngst, but in the end of it, he suddenly calms down and declares, "I'm OK with this."

* Parodied by Creator/JoshScorcher when reviewing ''Franchise/MyLittlePony Friendship Is Magic: Magical Mystery Cure''. After witnessing Alicorn Twilight, he went utterly apeshit, screaming, banging his locker, sobbing under a ShowerOfAngst, but in the end of it, he suddenly calms down and deduces "I'm OK with this."

** He gets so depressed during his review of ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' that he literally ''begs'' ''TheDevil'' ''himself'' ''[[DrivenToSuicide to kill him]]''. The Devil refuses, because he just loves idea the Critic is undergoing a FateWorseThanDeath.

* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': their review of ''Franchise/{{Ultima}} IX'' has Spoony comically perched on the armrest of his chair in a fetal position and swallowing pills pretty early on, but eventually culminates in a severe MoodWhiplash, when he suddenly breaks character and relates a very personal story of his childhood and how much the ''Ultima'' series meant to him growing up, concluding on a very serious reflection on the trauma its bungled finale had inflicted upon him.

** ''Film/TheNeverEndingStory 3'' causes the Nostalgia Critic to go LaughingMad, go to the hardware store and buy a hammer, and smash the DVD in a fit of rage.

** ''Film/InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen'' leaves the cast sobbing and wondering what's the point of living anymore. A surprise visit from Phantom of Krankor pulls them back from a complete breakdown.

* ''Creator/TheQuarterGuy'' had this kind of breakdown during his 'Top 10 Worst [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mavericks]]' when describing Tornado Tonion, screaming ''"He's just an onion!!"'' every time until he's left in a whimpering mess reciting that in a MadnessMantra. The funny thing is that [[spoiler:Tornado Tonion is just #2 in the countdown]].

While these sorts of theatrics are not limited to [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]], they are a favored tactic of several of them when confronted with something that is [{TakeThat actually as bad as they usually make everything else out to be]].

While these sorts of theatrics are not limited to [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]], they are a favored tactic of several of them when confronted with something that is actually as bad as they usually make everything else out to be.

* WebVideo/{{ProJared}}.

* Parodied by Creator/JoshScorcher when reviewing ''Franchise/MyLittlePony Friendship Is Magic: Magical Mystery Cure''. After witnessing Alicorn Twilight, he went utterly apeshit, screaming, banging his locker, sobbing under a ShowerOfAngst, but in the end of it, he suddenly calms down and deduces "I'm OK with this."
** An inversion of this parody happens when he found out about the development of ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'': He {{Squee}}s so hard at the joy of two of his favorite series crossing over, but then calmly says in the end "It's going to suck because it's not a true Zelda game." He had to put a disclaimer that the last part is a joke.

Don't just pan the film; walk out of the theater in disgust, in as dramatic a fashion as possible. Don't just give the game a low score, or even a zero score - pretend you couldn't bring yourself to finish the review at all. Act out as if you are ''terrified'' of the show/game/book/whatever. Scream in outrage at the very '''existence''' of the thing. Make it clear that, yes, it really is SoBadItsHorrible, to AndIMustScream levels for anyone experiencing it, and no amount of BileFascination can make up for the awfulness.

* Creator/JimSterling, especially in the ''Best Of Steam Greenlight Trailers'' series:
** Had a screaming fit over ''[[https://youtu.be/MoNj7Or7SOU Pixel Rising]]'' on finding that it is ''yet one more [=UnitZ=] asset flip''; he had reviewed '''seven''' versions of the same game with different names uploaded by different 'developers' by this time, so a degree of outrage was called for.
** Was sent into a state of [[HeroicBSOD existential despair]] by [[SmallNameBigEgo Digital Homicide]]'s ''[[https://youtu.be/LV2krWfHC6E E.L.T.: The Extra-Large Testicle]]''.
* WebVideo/AngryJoe: Joe is simply in love with this trope.

* WebVideo/{{ProJared}}.
** Playing ''VideoGame/{{Oscar}}'' was such an awful experience that he [[https://youtu.be/vgSJjp9sGF8 spends the entire review]] [[HeroicBSOD lying on the floor and questioning his life]] when not despairing about the game.
** The opening of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLHt1ajC5w review]] of ''VideoGame/VirtualHydlide'' replaces his usual "I'm playing..." line with a shot of him screaming wordlessly.
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' has built his entire career on this trope, particularly after his review of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' had him undergo such a breakdown that he had to be restrained by orderlies in three [[TimeSkip Time Skips]], and even after calming down, could not say or hear the words "Bat Credit Card" for years afterwards without leaping into another homicidal rage. Creator/DougWalker, the real person behind the persona, has stated more than once that his fans watch his show for the freak-outs and will constantly bring up a trigger phrase (like Bat Credit Card above) to see what reaction he'll give in person.
** His review of ''Film/FoodFight'' opens with him wandering into his home in a daze. He then snaps, destroying the DVD with the garbage disposal followed by frantically smashing every product in the kitchen which was featured in the film (or on the DVD jewel case).
** ''Film/TheNeverEndingStory 3'' causes the Nostalgia Critic to go LaughingMad, go to the hardware store and buy a hammer, and smash the [=DVD=] in a fit of rage.
** He gets so depressed during his review of ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' that he literally ''begs'' ''TheDevil'' ''himself'' ''[[DrivenToSuicide to kill him]]''. The Devil refuses, because he just loves idea the Critic is undergoing a FateWorseThanDeath.

* Creator/TheQuarterGuy had this kind of breakdown during his 'Top 10 Worst [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mavericks]]' when describing Tornado Tonion, screaming ''"He's just an onion!!"'' every time until he's left in a whimpering mess reciting that in a MadnessMantra. The funny thing is that [[spoiler:Tornado Tonion is just #2 in the countdown]].

* WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter nearly gives up during his review of ''WesternAnimation/MegaBabies'', and needs a pep talk from his mentor in order to finish it up.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' has built his entire career on this trope, particularly after his review of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' had him undergo such a breakdown that he had to be restrained by orderlies in three Time Skips, and even after calming down, could not say or hear the words "Bat Credit Card" for years afterwards without leaping into another homicidal rage. Creator/DougWalker, the real person behind the persona, has stated more than once that his fans watch his show for the freak-outs and will constantly bring up a trigger phrase (like Bat Credit Card above) to see what reaction he'll give in person.

* ''WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic'' has built his entire career on this trope, particularly after his review of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' had him undergo such a breakdown that he had to be restrained by orderlies in three Time Skips, and even after calming down, could not say or hear the words "Bat Credit Card" for years afterwards without leaping into another homicidal rage. Creator/DougWalker, the real person behind the persona, has stated more than once that his fans watch his show for the freak-outs and will constantly bring up a trigger phrase (like Bat Credit Card above) to see what reaction he'll give in person.

* The Creator/NostalgiaCritic has built his entire career on this trope, particularly after his review of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' had him undergo such a breakdown that he had to be restrained by orderlies in three Time Skips, and even after calming down, could not say or hear the words "Bat Credit Card" for years afterwards without leaping into another homicidal rage. Creator/DougWalker, the real person behind the persona, has stated more than once that his fans watch his show for the freak-outs and will constantly bring up a trigger phrase (like Bat Credit Card above) to see what reaction he'll give in person.

* Creator/TheQuarterGuy had this kind of breakdown during his 'Top 10 Worst [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mavericks]]' when describing Tornado Tonion, screaming ''"He's just an onion!!"'' every time until he's left in a whimpering mess reciting that in a MadnessMantra. The funny thing is that Tornado Tonion is just #2

** ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'', perhaps the most notorious of the Joel-era episodes, sent both Tom and Crow into a panic ''during the opening credits'', because they were convinced that they were going to be forced to SnuffFilm. Later, both TV's Frank and Dr. Forrester approached the communicator when the other was away, to privately apologize to Joel and the bots for foisting something so awful on them.

* Terrible films are the bread and butter of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', so this is a natural thing for the series. The protagonists aren't professional critics, but they are trapped in space and forced to watch bad movies. The worst of the worst movies actually do drive the cast to the edge of breakdowns, or completely over.

* Creator/TheQuarterGuy had this kind of breakdown during his 'Top 10 Worst [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mavericks]]' when describing Tornado Tonion, screaming "He's just an onion!!" every time until he's left in a whimpering mess reciting that in a MadnessMantra. The funny thing is that Tornado Tonion is just #2

** Had a screaming fit over ''[[https://youtu.be/MoNj7Or7SOU Pixel Rising]]'' on finding that it is ''yet one more'' ''VideoGames/UnitZ'' "Asset Flip"; he had reviewed '''seven''' versions of the same game with different names uploaded by different 'developers' by this time, so a degree of outrage was called for.

** ''Film/TheNeverEndingStory 3'' causes the Nostalgia Critic to go LaughingMad, go to the hardware store and buy a hammer, and smash the DVD in a fit of rage.
** He gets so depressed during his review of ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' that he literally begs TheDevil himself to kill him (and it's the origin of that "heart attack" picture that was linked above, I think). The Devil refuses, by the way, because he just loves the Critic is undergoing a FateWorseThanDeath.

[[caption-width-right:350:HEART ATTACK TAKE MEDICATION!]]

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** ''Film/RedZoneCuba'' makes Mike think he's Creator/CarolChanning. Tom Servo and Crow have to sing a manic "Bouncy Upbeat Song" to keep themselves from complete despair.

** ''Film/{{Eegah}}'' was so bad that Crow and Tom Servo had to take showers afterwards to wash the filth away.