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* BrokenSmile: The Critic does this as an OverlyLongGaglong after realizing that the hairy guy that can't act is gonna be the lead actor of the film.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The Critic discusses how Lisa's mom ignores the fact she admitted Johnny supposedly hit her.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: DramaticallyMissingThePoint: The Critic discusses how Lisa's mom ignores the fact she admitted Johnny supposedly hit her.
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* BadFuture: The future the Critic travels to is ruled by Sea Horses, who have forced humanity to hide from them to survive.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The Critic discusses how Lisa's mom ignores the fact she admitted Johnny supposedly hit her.
-->'''Lisa:''' He [Johnny] didn't get his promotion. And he got drunk last night. [[DomesticAbuse And he hit me.]]
-->'''Claudette:''' ''Johnny doesn't drink!''
-->'''Critic:''' ''She just admitted that he hits her and the mother's like "Johnny doesn't drink... I know he hits you like a football player’s wife but he doesn't drink!'''
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-->"For never has there been a tale of more blow than this dubmass bitch and her Tommy Wiseau."

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-->"For never has there been a tale of more blow than this dubmass dumbass bitch and her Tommy Wiseau."
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-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Run down the curtain and joined the friggin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]]''' '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''\\

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-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! twig!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Run down the curtain and joined the friggin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]]''' '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''\\
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* HomoeroticSubtext: The Critic plays up this trope with regards to Johnny and Denny's relationship by playing Music/WhitneyHouston's "And I Will Always Love You" over the scene where both walk with Johnny's arms around Denny's shoulders.

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* HomoeroticSubtext: The Critic plays up this trope with regards to Johnny and Denny's relationship by playing Music/WhitneyHouston's "And I Will Always Love You" over the scene where both walk with Johnny's arms wrapped around Denny's shoulders.



** The scene where Chris-R aggressively asks Denny for his drug money is also compared to that from ''[[Film/TheBigLebowski]]''.

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** The scene where Chris-R aggressively asks Denny for his drug money is also compared to that from ''[[Film/TheBigLebowski]]''.''Film/TheBigLebowski''.
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* HomeroticSubtext: The Critic plays up this trope with regards to Johnny and Denny's relationship by playing Music/WhitneyHouston's "And I Will Always Love You" over the scene where both walk with Johnny's arms around Denny's shoulders.

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* HomeroticSubtext: HomoeroticSubtext: The Critic plays up this trope with regards to Johnny and Denny's relationship by playing Music/WhitneyHouston's "And I Will Always Love You" over the scene where both walk with Johnny's arms around Denny's shoulders.

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* DudeNotFunny: The Critic's InUniverse opinion on Mark's story about a woman beaten up by one of her boyfriends upon finding out of her many lovers, more so after Johnny laughs over it.
-->'''Critic:''' (''fake laughter'') That's not funny, you sick fuck [i.e., Johnny].



* HomeroticSubtext: The Critic plays up this trope with regards to Johnny and Denny's relationship by playing Music/WhitneyHouston's "And I Will Always Love You" over the scene where both walk with Johnny's arms around Denny's shoulders.



* ShoutOut
** The scene where Lisa seduces Mark is compared to [[Film/TheGraduate Mrs. Robinson seducing Benjamin]].
** The scene where Chris-R aggressively asks Denny for his drug money is also compared to that from ''[[Film/TheBigLebowski]]''.



-->'''Critic:''' Looks like we have a personal story here. Be very afraid, people.

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-->'''Critic:''' Looks like we have a personal story here. here, people. Be very afraid, people.afraid.
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* RantInducingSlight: The Critic loses it after Lisa goes CaptainObvious and asks if Johnny is dead (which is incredibly obvious with blood all over the floor), taking cues from the infamous Dead Parrot sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Run down the curtain and joined the friggin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''\\

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* RantInducingSlight: The Critic loses it after Lisa goes CaptainObvious and asks if Johnny is dead (which is incredibly obvious with blood all over the floor), taking cues from in a ShoutOut to the infamous Dead Parrot sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Run down the curtain and joined the friggin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis EX!]]''' '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''\\

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* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic slams his head on the wall over the scene where Mark still expresses surprise over being invited by Lisa for a night out (for the ''fourth'' time).

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* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic slams his head on the wall over the scene where Mark is still expresses surprise over surprised at being invited by Lisa to cheat with her on Johnny for a night out (for the ''fourth'' time).time.



* RantInducingSlight: The Critic loses it after Lisa asks if Johnny is dead (which is incredibly obvious with all that conspicuous blood all over the floor).
-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, buried of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Ran down the curtain and joined the freakin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''
* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. While Spoony initially thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2'', he runs off screaming after the Critic tells him what he's actually reviewing.

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* RantInducingSlight: The Critic loses it after Lisa goes CaptainObvious and asks if Johnny is dead (which is incredibly obvious with all that conspicuous blood all over the floor).
floor), taking cues from the infamous Dead Parrot sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, buried bereft of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Ran Run down the curtain and joined the freakin' friggin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''
PERSON!!!]]'''''\\
'''Parrot owner''' (from original sketch): Well I'd better replace it, then.\\
'''Critic:''' '''''GOOOODDD!!!'''''
* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], Linkara]] and [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. While Spoony initially thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2'', he runs off screaming after the Critic tells him what he's actually reviewing.



-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''the Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it, movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder time watching his acting, and you gotta show his ass?! ''What the hell?!''

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-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''the Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it, movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder hard enough time watching his acting, and you gotta show me his ass?! ''What the hell?!''

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* FacePalm: The Critic's reaction to the revelation that the guy with the weird accent at the beginning is none other than the star, Tommy Wiseau. He repeats this following Johnny's infamous "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" line.



* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic does this after Mark still expresses surprise over being invited by Lisa for a night out (for the ''fourth'' time).

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* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic does this after slams his head on the wall over the scene where Mark still expresses surprise over being invited by Lisa for a night out (for the ''fourth'' time).



* ScreamingAtSquick: The Critic's reaction to the scene of Johnny's bare ass.
-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''the Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it, movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder time watching his acting, and you gotta show his ass?! ''What the hell?!''



* SoBadItsGood: Invoked as the Critic's final opinion on the film.

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* SoBadItsGood: Invoked as the Critic's final opinion on the film.film -- the movie is so wonderfully awful one has to see ''The Room'' to believe what the Critic has been saying about it.



* {{Squick}}: The Critic's InUniverse reaction to the scene of Johnny's bare ass.
-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it, movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder time watching his acting, and you gotta show his ass?! ''What the hell?!''
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* RantInducingSlight: The Critic loses it after Lisa asks if Johnny is dead (which is incredibly obvious with all that conspicuous blood all over the floor).
-->'''Critic:''' (Tries to hold back his rage) Well yes. Yes, he is, young lady. He has passed on. This person is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his Maker. He's a stiff, buried of life. He rests in peace! If he didn't shoot himself, he'd be pushing up daisies! His metabolic processes are now history!! He's off the train!! He's kicked the bucket!! He's shuffled off the mortal coil!! Ran down the curtain and joined the freakin' Choir Invisible!!! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS! IS AN EX!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PERSON!!!]]'''''


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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The Critic's reaction to Tommy Wiseau being both the star, writer, producer ''and'' director.
-->'''Critic:''' Looks like we have a personal story here. Be very afraid, people.
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* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic does this after Lisa and her mother talk for the third time regarding the same issues (i.e, Lisa's dissatisfaction with Johnny).

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* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic does this after Mark still expresses surprise over being invited by Lisa and her mother talk for a night out (for the third time regarding the same issues (i.e, Lisa's dissatisfaction with Johnny).''fourth'' time).



* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. Although Spoony thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2''. But after the Critic corrects him Spoony then flees the room in terror.

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* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. Although While Spoony initially thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2''. But 2'', he runs off screaming after the Critic corrects tells him Spoony then flees the room in terror.what he's actually reviewing.



(Repeat of Johnny's line, followed by a cut to a cut of a fetus -- alluding to the Star Child scene from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' -- with Wiseau's face on it, with the label "You have reached enlightenment!" below.)\\
'''Voice:''' By God was that bad.

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(Repeat of Johnny's line, followed by a cut to a cut of a fetus -- alluding to the Star Child scene from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' -- with Wiseau's face on it, with the label "You have reached enlightenment!" Have Reached Enlightenment!" below.)\\
'''Voice:''' By My God was that bad.

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* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic does this after Lisa and her mother talk for the third time regarding the same issues (i.e, Lisa's dissatisfaction with Johnny).



* WackySoundEffect: The Critic adds sounds of angry cats over the scenes of Johnny and Mark fighting.



(Repeat of Johnny's line, followed by a cut to the embryo scene from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' with Wiseau's face on it, with the label "You have reached enlightenment!" below.)\\

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(Repeat of Johnny's line, followed by a cut to a cut of a fetus -- alluding to the embryo Star Child scene from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' -- with Wiseau's face on it, with the label "You have reached enlightenment!" below.)\\

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-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder time watching his acting, and you gotta show his ass?! What the hell?!

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-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it it, movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder time watching his acting, and you gotta show his ass?! What ''What the hell?!hell?!''



'''Critic''': No no, don't play it again. I think the evidence is very clear. That is the worst piece of acting that has ever been put on film! I mean, my God! Not one inflection was right, not one word was said correctly, not one breath of air made me believe anything that he was saying! There are middle school plays that put on better performances than that couple of seconds. That was like the nirvana of bad acting. The Holy Grail! All hail to you, your lameness!

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'''Critic''': No no, don't play it again. I think the evidence is very clear. That is the worst piece of acting that has ever been put on film! I mean, my God! Not one inflection was right, not one word was said correctly, not one breath of air made me believe anything that he was saying! There are middle school plays that put on better performances than that couple of seconds. That was like the nirvana of bad acting. The Holy Grail! All hail to you, your lameness!
lameness!\\
(Repeat of Johnny's line, followed by a cut to the embryo scene from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' with Wiseau's face on it, with the label "You have reached enlightenment!" below.)\\
'''Voice:''' By God was that bad.
* YoureInsane: Linkara's reaction to the Critic remaining adamant in reviewing ''The Room''.
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* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. Although Spoony thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2''.

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* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. Although Spoony thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2''. But after the Critic corrects him Spoony then flees the room in terror.
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* {{Squick}}: The Critic's InUniverse reaction to the scene of Johnny's bare ass.
-->'''Critic:''' So Johnny gets up for a minute and-- (''Critic screams in horror'') ''Fuck it movie! Fuck it!'' I got a harder time watching his acting, and you gotta show his ass?! What the hell?!

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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Spoony
* SoBadItsGood: Invoked as his final opinion on the film.

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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Spoony
Spoony, upon hearing that the Critic is reviewing ''The Room''.
* ShoutOutToShakespeare: One to ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' at the film's closing scenes.
-->"For never has there been a tale of more blow than this dubmass bitch and her Tommy Wiseau."
* SoBadItsGood: Invoked as his the Critic's final opinion on the film.

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* MissingEpisode: It was pulled for a time when Tommy Wiseau claimed copyright infringement.
* NamesTheSame: The Critic begins the review by stating he's shocked that so many viewers requested he review ''The Room''. However, The Critic was actually referring to a film he made during college.

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* MissingEpisode: It was pulled for a time when Tommy Wiseau claimed copyright infringement.
* NamesTheSame: The Invoked -- the Critic begins the review by stating he's shocked that so many viewers requested he review ''The Room''. However, The Critic was actually referring to a film he made during college.


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* SoBadItsGood: Invoked as his final opinion on the film.
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* VisualPun: Used by the Critic to censor the shot of Johnny's ass.
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* GoodNightSweetPrince: When Johnny kills himself:
--> '''Critic''': Good night, sweet prick, and may flights of assholes sing thee to thy rest.
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* ScreamsLikeAlittleGirl: ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Spoony
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'''Release:''' July 13, 2010

'''Film:''' ''Film/TheRoom'' (2003)
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* RunningGag: Another reviewer (WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]) suddenly shows up to beg the Critic to not review this movie. Although Spoony thought he was reviewing ''Franchise/{{Highlander}} 2''.
* ScreamsLikeAlittleGirl: Spoony
* SpitTake: The Critic, on hearing the line "Anyway, how is your sex life?" out of nowhere.






[[TheStinger "You are tearing me APART, Lisa!"]]

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[[TheStinger "You are tearing me APART, Lisa!"]]Lisa!"]]
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* NamesTheSame: The Critic begins the review by stating he's shocked that so many viewers requested he review ''The Room''. However, The Critic was actually referring to a film he made during college.


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* WorstWhateverEver: The Critic's response to Tommy Wiseau's acting, but in particular this scene:
--> '''Johnny''': (flatly acting) I did not hit her, it's not true, it's bullshit. I did not hit her, I did ''naaaaaaaht''. Oh hi, Mark.\\
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'''Critic''': No no, don't play it again. I think the evidence is very clear. That is the worst piece of acting that has ever been put on film! I mean, my God! Not one inflection was right, not one word was said correctly, not one breath of air made me believe anything that he was saying! There are middle school plays that put on better performances than that couple of seconds. That was like the nirvana of bad acting. The Holy Grail! All hail to you, your lameness!
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* TemporalParadox: When the Critic returned to the present, he noticed his wall was a slightly different color. He worried that many other things have been changed due to messing with the time space continuum, [[SubvertedTrope but his future self assured him that the only thing that changed was his wall color.]] Oh, and a tail.

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* TemporalParadox: When the Critic returned to the present, he noticed his wall was a slightly different color. He worried that many other things have been changed due to messing with the time space continuum, [[SubvertedTrope but his future self assured him that the only thing that changed was his wall color.]] [[spoiler: [[ZigZaggingTrope Oh, and he has a tail.]]]]
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* TemporalParadox: When the Critic returned to the present, he noticed his wall was a slightly different color. He worried that many other things have been changed due to messing with the time space continuum, [[SubvertedTrope but his future self assured him that the only thing that changed was his wall color.]] Oh, and a tail.
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* MissingEpisode: It was pulled for a time when Tommy Wiseau claimed copyright infringement.
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[[TheStinger "You are tearing me APART, Lisa!"]]

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