History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS6E15

ShowDontTell: The Critic rages over the fact that the movie skips several important scenes and just relegates them to narration from Katara.

* n ToughActToFollow: InUniverse, Doug tells the Critic that ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is "OK, but it's no Avatar".

-->I'm Angry! Cutting Edge. [[Film/{{Signs}} Water! Really!]] [[Film/TheHappening It's the Trees.]] [[Film/{{Unbreakable}} He's the Supervillain.]] [[Film/TheLastAirbender The Blue Spirit is Zuko.]] [[Film/TheSixthSense He's Really Dead.]] [[Film/TheVillage It's Modern Time.]] Do you like twists? I'm out of ideas. OSCAR NOMINATED WRITER.

-->'''Critic:''' Yes, I'm sure she'll join the Film/SuperMarioBros, [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]], [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Buckaroo Banzai]], Film/TheGoldenCompass and [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison's hand]] in that [[SarcasmMode incredible, sure-to-happen sequel]]!

* AsYouKnow[=/=]ShowDontTell: The Critic rages against the movie's overuse of the former and lack of the latter.
* BerserkButton: Critic loses it at the sight of the infamous Pebble Dance, going so far as to angrily display a montage of what just ''one'' earthbender is capable of in the show.
* BilingualBonus: The Japanese text on the title card says "This movie sucks". However...
** BlindIdiotTranslation: Since Japanese doesn't have the same idiom of "sucks = bad", it reads more like "This movie inhales."

* CallBack: The Critic can still contact Creator/DougWalker, and Doug is still bitter.
-->'''Doug''': Why did I write you so stupid?

--->'''Critic''': Hi, guys. I just want to stand directly in the middle of the shot and stare blankly into the camera.
* FirstInstallmentWins[=/=]ToughActToFollow: InUniverse, Doug tells the Critic that ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is "OK, but it's no Avatar".
* HypocriticalHumor:
** The Critic lambasts the [[RaceLift ethnicity issues]] in the film, while having Sokka and Katara being played by Malcolm Ray (African-American) and Rachel Tietz (Caucasian), respectively.
** HypocrisyNod: Noting the film pronounces the names of the characters differently, followed by the Critic immediately lampshading that making fun of this would be hypocritical after Doug has mispronounced them throughout his vlogs.

-->[[AC:My cabbages!]]

* SpecialEditionTitle: Done in the style of the original ''ATLA'' series.
** EndingTheme: Also done in the style of the original show.

** Creator/MNightShyamalan becomes Amon from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.

* UnreadablyFastText[=/=]FreezeFrameBonus: All the potential [[UnfortunateCharacterDesign penis hair]] jokes when we see Yue's hair:
--> Does that require a Blowdry or a Blowjob? Are haircuts known as circumcisions? I said 'Public Hair' not 'Pubic Hair'! Does this make Queen Amidala's hair look less vaginal or more vaginal? When you said your hair is a dick to comb, I didn't know you meant a DICK to comb. Does the rug match the prick shaped drapes? You might be the only female I can get away with calling dick head. So, when you say you're washing your hair tonight, does that technically count as masturbating? This is great, I can technically reach first AND second base both at the same time. You're making the Coneheads look modest. Is that a cock on your block or are you just happy to see me? Now I know why they call you 'Hard Head'. '''What does she use for a headband, a censor bar?''' Was your hooker name 'Tip of the Iceberg'? Well, two heads are better than one. Seeing how you're royalty, do they crown you with a cock ring? I'm gonna guess and say night caps and condoms are pretty much the same for you. Pardon me your highness, but your hair looks like a giant penis.
** The writing on Shyamal-Amon's mask.
-->I'm Angry! Cutting Edge. [[Film/{{Signs}} Water! Really!]] [[Film/TheHappening It's the Trees.]] [[Film/{{Unbreakable}} He's the Supervillain.]] [[Film/TheLastAirbender The Blue Spirit is Zuko.]] [[Film/TheSixthSense He's Really Dead.]] [[Film/TheVillage It's Modern Time.]] Do you like twists? I'm out of ideas. OSCAR NOMINATED WRITER.
** A picture of Ma-ti captioned 'heart' at the beginning of the song.

* RantInducingSlight: The scene where seven Earthbenders had to do a lengthy bending sequence just to lift a chunk of rock and hurl it to a Firebender produces an equally lengthy roasting from the Critic.

--->'''Aasif!Critic:''' I can hardly explain what I'm seeing Jon [Stewart], but the Moon just came back!
* AdaptationalJerkass: Show!Katara hated bloodbending and had outlawed it by the time ''Korra'' came around. Rachel!Katara is only too happy to use it casually on the Critic, even when he calls her out on it.

'''Tagline:''' "Only one can bring balance to [[Franchise/{{Avatar}} the franchise]]!"

** The chant of "Oh, we blow, we bloooow. Oh,we blow, we bloooow." from the Fire Nation's soldiers is a reference to a similar chant done by the soldiers of the Wicked Witch of the West in Film/TheWizardOfOz.

* ActorAllusion: {{Invoked|Trope}} twice.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Show!Katara hated bloodbending and had outlawed it by the time ''Korra'' came around. Rachel!Katara is only too happy to use it casually on the Critic, even when he calls her out on it.

-->I'm Angry! Cutting Edge. [[Film/{{Signs}} Water! Really!]] [[Film/TheHappening It's the Trees.]] [[Film/{{Unbreakable}} He's the Supervillain.]] [[Film/TheLastAirbender The Blue Spirit is Zuko.]] [[Film/TheSixthSense He's Really Dead.]] [[Film/The Village It's Modern Time.]] Do you like twists? I'm out of ideas. OSCAR NOMINATED WRITER.

-->I'm Angry! Cutting Edge. Water! Really! It's the Trees. He's the Supervillain. The Blue Spirit is Zuko. He's Really Dead. It's Modern Time. Do you like twists? I'm out of ideas. OSCAR NOMINATED WRITER.

*** The chant of "Oh, we blow, we bloooow. Oh,we blow, we bloooow." from the Fire Nation's soldiers is a reference to a similar chant done by the soldiers of the Wicked Witch of the West in Film/TheWizardOfOz.

** BlindIdiotTranslation: Since Japanese doesn't have the same idiom of sucks = bad, it reads more like "This movie inhales."

* RageAgainstTheAuthor: Inverted. Because of the power dynamic [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/the-review-must-go-on-6510378 change]], all Doug can do is passively-aggressively bitch against Critic while Critic continuously gets his name wrong.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Shyamal-Amon, the Critic tries to run but Katara bloodbends him into a dumpster.

--->'''Critic:''' "Oh no. They've [Katara and Sokka] both succumbed to the dreaded [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Hayden Christiansen]] syndrome!"

-->'''Shyamal-Amon:''' And for those of you who don't think I'm that bad or powerful, just look at what I did to MarkWahlberg in ''Film/TheHappening''.

** Noting the film pronounces the names of the characters differently, followed by the Critic immediately lampshading that making fun of this would be hypocritical after Doug has mispronounced them throughout his vlogs.

* HilariousInHindsight: At one point, the Critic says, "Show, do your thing!" -- aired over a week (and filmed several weeks) ''before'' the character Varrick appeared in SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' with this CatchPhrase.

* HilariousInHindsight: At one point, the Critic says, "Show, do your thing!" -- aired over a week and filmed several weeks before the character Varrick appeared in SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' with this CatchPhrase.

* DullSurprise: Shyamal-Amon's power is talent-bending, the ability to remove the acting ability from good actors. After the Critic is Shyamalized:

* FirstInstallmentWins: InUniverse, Doug tells the Critic that Korra is "Okay but it's no Avatar".

** Noting the [[RaceLift ethnicity issues]] in the film, while having Sokka and Kata being played by Malcolm Ray (African-American) and Rachel Tietz (Caucasian), respectively.

* RaceLift: One of the Critic's InUniverse gripes about the film is the ethnic miscasting of several characters, most prominently Katara and Sokka, who looks definitely Caucasian (despite the Water Tribe's established Inuit inspiration, which is actually played straighter by the extras), and the Fire Nation seemingly becoming Indians (in the originals, they're more imperial Chinese/Japanese). The Critic lampshades that he doesn't want to make an unintentional racist comment, considering the film was made by [[Creator/MNightShyamalan an Indian-American]], but the miscasting is still cause for concern.

* RantInducingSlight: The scene where seven Earthbenders had to do a complicated ritual just to lift a chunk of rock and hurl it to a Firebender produces a lengthy roasting from the Critic.

* ShoutOut: During the Critic's rant on the poor depiction of the imprisoned Earth Benders, he asks Shyamalan, "[[Film/FullMetalJacket What is your major malfunction?]]"

* TakeThat: MNightShyamalan becomes Amon from "The Legend of Korra".
** "The best Avatar ain't that [[Film/{{Avatar}} blue pussy turd]]."
** "Oh no, they've both succumbed to the dreaded [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Hayden Christiansen]] syndrome!"
** "Give [M. Night] a "Tediously Obnoxious Directing Award". I think that's the same one that went to [[Creator/SpikeLee this person]] just a few years earlier."

* ToughActToFollow: InUniverse -- one exchange says ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' "is okay, but it's no ''Avatar''."

* ToughActToFollow: One exchange says ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' "is okay, but it's no ''Avatar''."