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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires Can'tHaveSexEver, rather than denying that the subtext is there.

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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires Can'tHaveSexEver, CantHaveSexEver, rather than denying that the subtext is there.
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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires can'thavesexever, rather than denying that the subtext is there.

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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires can'thavesexever, Can'tHaveSexEver, rather than denying that the subtext is there.
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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires canthavesexever, rather than denying that the subtext is there.

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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires canthavesexever, can'thavesexever, rather than denying that the subtext is there.
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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires aren't capable of a sexual relationship, rather than denying that the subtext is there.

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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires aren't capable of a sexual relationship, canthavesexever, rather than denying that the subtext is there.
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** Though this was probably a reference to the fact that Anne Rice vampires aren't capable of a sexual relationship, rather than denying that the subtext is there.
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* WerewolfThemeNaming: Assumes this about ObscurusLupa.

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* {{Heroic BSOD}}: She suffers one when Linkara forces her to give ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' a positive review.
* {{Hipster}}: According to Elisa (the real one), Maven wears the clothes she does because she thinks they're cool, when really their OTT nature is supposed to be silly.



* {{Heroic BSOD}}: She suffers one when Linkara forces her to give ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' a positive review.
* {{Hipster}}: According to Elisa (the real one), Maven wears the clothes she does because she thinks they're cool, when really their OTT nature is supposed to be silly.



* UncannyValleyMakeUp: If her amount of eyeshadow gets any bigger it'll have it's own credit.

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* UncannyValleyMakeUp: If her amount of eyeshadow gets any bigger it'll have it's its own credit.



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic: [[invoked]]. Maven makes good on her promise that she'll make ''FromDuskTillDawn'' blow your mind.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic: [[invoked]].[[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. Maven makes good on her promise that she'll make ''FromDuskTillDawn'' blow your mind.
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* AcceptableTargets: In-universe. She's having a lot of fun bashing ''{{Twilight}}''.

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* AcceptableTargets: In-universe. She's having a lot of fun bashing ''{{Twilight}}''.''Twilight''.



* TopTenList: One of them of positive things about Twilight... [[spoiler:which is reduced to just 4 as Elisa isn't ''that'' generous.]]

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* TopTenList: One of them of positive things about Twilight...''Twilight''... [[spoiler:which is reduced to just 4 as Elisa isn't ''that'' generous.]]
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* MsFanservice: Albeit one who doesn't know that the clothes she wears are sexy.

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* MsFanservice: Albeit one who [[InnocentFanserviceGirl doesn't know know]] that the clothes she wears are sexy.
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* OrgasmicallyDelicious: Maven enjoys her Count Chocula cereal but doesn't go overboard. Critic, on the other hand, flutters his eyes and practically commits oral on his spoon. [[FemaleGaze As you might expect]], the camera focuses on him more.
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* MeaningfulName: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maven Maven]] means "a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others." In this case, that field is vampires.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic: [[invoked]]. Maven makes good on her promise that she'll make ''FromDuskTilDawn'' blow your mind.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic: [[invoked]]. Maven makes good on her promise that she'll make ''FromDuskTilDawn'' ''FromDuskTillDawn'' blow your mind.
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* FauxActionGirl: The complaint comes up in Maven's reviews of the original ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' movie and ''Film/{{Underworld}}''. In the former, she points how Buffy always has to get saved by guys. In the latter, she loses her temper over Selene ''fainting''.


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* ShowDontTell: Maven’s review of ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' praises the convoluted {{backstory}} of centuries of drama, passion, betrayal and murder, but notes it only comes up in exposition.


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* SomethingAboutARose: Maven holds a red rose in the ''Underworld'' review to make herself look all mysterious and cool.


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* VampiresAreSexGods: A running theme in Maven's vampire reviews.


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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic: [[invoked]]. Maven makes good on her promise that she'll make ''FromDuskTilDawn'' blow your mind.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A big running theme of discussion in Maven's reviews. Justifiable, seeing as how she's vampire obsessed.
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* HairOfGold: To show off her childishness.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: She might be a fangirl who loves a bit of FemaleGaze, but in ''DarkShadows'' she still complains about TimBurton trying too hard to make Barnabas a woobie, failing, and counting on him still being liked simply because JohnnyDepp is a hottie.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: She might be a fangirl who loves a bit of FemaleGaze, but in ''DarkShadows'' ''Film/DarkShadows'' she still complains about TimBurton trying too hard to make Barnabas a woobie, failing, and counting on him still being liked simply because JohnnyDepp is a hottie.



* {{Transhuman}}: ''DarkShadows'' gives her the power of hypnotism. It doesn't work on Chick the first time (for reasons you can guess), but it does the second until she gets hit on the head with a beer bottle.

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* {{Transhuman}}: ''DarkShadows'' ''Film/DarkShadows'' gives her the power of hypnotism. It doesn't work on Chick the first time (for reasons you can guess), but it does the second until she gets hit on the head with a beer bottle.
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* TheCameo: Not counting TheNostalgiaChick and her friends/[[ToddInTheShadows boyfriend]], ObscurusLupa (whom the Maven claims is a werewolf), [[AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] (both dressed as Franken Berry, and attracted by the fact that ''30 Days of Night'' was a comic), and [[spoiler: [[BrowsHeldHigh Oancitizen]] ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim to fawn over a]] WillSmith scrapbook).]]
** The Maven also appears in one of {{Welshy}}'s videos to ask for a CrossOver.



* CrossOver: Reviews the Count Chocula cereal with TheNostalgiaCritic.



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* TopTenList: One of them of positive things about Twilight... [[spoiler:which is reduced to just 4 as Elisa isn't ''that'' generous.]]



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* VampireVannabeVampireVannabe: Her entire schtick. Taken to the next level in the Vampire Wine review.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Not looked at in great detail, but one of her theories for Seth in ''FromDuskTilDawn'' being seen as likable despite all he's done is that, well, he looks like GeorgeClooney.

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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Not looked at in great detail, but one of her theories for Seth in ''FromDuskTilDawn'' ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' being seen as likable despite all he's done is that, well, he looks like GeorgeClooney.
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* CryForTheDevil: She feels sorry for Richard in ''FromDuskTilDawn'', thinking that hating him would be like hating a puppy because he was obviously ill and should have been institutionalized instead.

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* CryForTheDevil: She feels sorry for Richard in ''FromDuskTilDawn'', ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', thinking that hating him would be like hating a puppy because he was obviously ill and should have been institutionalized instead.



* GenreShift: She half-complains, half-praises ''FromDuskTilDawn'' for starting out as a tense thriller and then morphing into a campy vampire gorefest.

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* GenreShift: She half-complains, half-praises ''FromDuskTilDawn'' ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' for starting out as a tense thriller and then morphing into a campy vampire gorefest.

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-->''Good eeeevening! I am [[{{Vampire Vords}} ze Maven of ze Eventide, und velcome... to]] [[{{Title Drop}} Vampire Reviews!]]

Maven of the Eventide (Elisa Hansen of [[{{The Nostalgia Chick}} Team NChick]]) presents ''[[http://blip.tv/mavenoftheeventide/ Vampire Reviews]]'', a web series in which she [[{{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}} reviews things with vampires in them]], and occasionally vampire-themed miscellanies such as perfume and wine.

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Reviews!]]"''

Maven of the Eventide (Elisa Hansen of [[{{The Nostalgia Chick}} [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Team NChick]]) presents ''[[http://blip.tv/mavenoftheeventide/ Vampire Reviews]]'', a web series in which she [[{{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}} reviews things with vampires in them]], and occasionally vampire-themed miscellanies such as perfume and wine.



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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Still carrying a torch for {{Blacula}}.

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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Still carrying a torch for {{Blacula}}.{{Blacula}}.
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-->''Good evening! I'm [[{{Vampire Vords}} ze Maven of ze Eventide, und velcome... to]] [[{{Title Drop}} Vampire Reviews!]]

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-->''Good evening! I'm eeeevening! I am [[{{Vampire Vords}} ze Maven of ze Eventide, und velcome... to]] [[{{Title Drop}} Vampire Reviews!]]
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* MaleGaze: She's a little confused as to why Selma Hayek needed to do a sexy bikini dance when all the humans were trapped in the bar already.
* MenAreTheExpendableGender: In her Vampire [=Vlog=] of ''UnderworldAwakening'', she theorizes that the main character is ''supposed'' to be sympathetic and ass-kicking because she kills only men, and not other women.


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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: She doesn't particularly relish having to say she's serious when she notes that film!Buffy had period pains as a spidey sense.


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* RuleOfSymbolism: Maven admits that ''TheMothDiaries'' throws every bit of symbolism into scenes they can, but they enjoy themselves so much so she didn't get annoyed with it.

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* {[Fanservice}}: You'll be seeing a lot of cleavage.

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* GenreShift: She half-complains, half-praises ''FromDuskTilDawn'' for starting out as a tense thriller and then morphing into a campy vampire gorefest.
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't ''see'' Dan's face getting bashed in, we just see Maven and Chick beating him and the sounds of their punching.

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* AcceptableTargets: In-universe. She's having a lot of fun bashing ''{{Twilight}}''.


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* AntiGoggles: While she still coos over the HasTwoDaddies aspect of ''InterviewWithAVampire'', she firmly denies any HomoeroticSubtext other than that.
* AudibleSharpness: Noted and parodied in her review of ''Film/{{Underworld}}'', ending with a bunny mooing.
* TheBabyTrap: Referenced in her review of ''InterviewWithAVampire'', as she tells Lestat that vamping Claudia to keep Louie around was a naughty idea.


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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Not looked at in great detail, but one of her theories for Seth in ''FromDuskTilDawn'' being seen as likable despite all he's done is that, well, he looks like GeorgeClooney.
* BetterByADifferentName: According to her, ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' was more enjoyable when they took out the demons and called it ''{{Clueless}}''.
* BulletTime: Parodied in her review of ''{{Blade}}''. She brags that she just invented "garlic time".


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* CryForTheDevil: She feels sorry for Richard in ''FromDuskTilDawn'', thinking that hating him would be like hating a puppy because he was obviously ill and should have been institutionalized instead.


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* DesignatedHero: In-universe. She doesn't like Seline from ''{{Underworld}}'' that much because she kills nearly every guy in sight.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Averted. Chick and Maven beating on Dan (with his face offscreen) might be seen as funny when it would be horrible the other way round, but they've been established as terrible people with issues so they can get away with it.


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* EmpathicEnvironment: A wolf howls when she decides to call Lupa (who she thinks ''is'' a wolf) in the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' review.


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* FanonDiscontinuity [[invoked]]: She has firmly decided that ''{{Underworld}}: Rise of the Lycans'' never happened.
* {[Fanservice}}: You'll be seeing a lot of cleavage.


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* FurAgainstFang: Maven and ObscurusLupa have an argument like this in the former's review of ''Underworld'' (she's convinced that Lupa is actually a werewolf), with SlobsVersusSnobs thrown in there too.
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The analytical Chick stuff is a parody (see X Men), VR plays it more straight.


The series began when the popularity of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' prompted Elisa to take a deeper look at vampires in fiction. Like ''The Nostalgia Chick, Vampire Reviews'' takes a non-chronological, more analytical approach to reviewing, interspersed with sketches about Elisa forcing her vampire fetishism on everyone else and refusing to get a job or contribute to living expenses.

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The series began when the popularity of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' prompted Elisa to take a deeper look at vampires in fiction. Like ''The Nostalgia Chick, Vampire Reviews'' takes a non-chronological, more analytical non-chronological approach to reviewing, interspersed with sketches about Elisa forcing her vampire fetishism on everyone else and refusing to get a job or contribute to living expenses.
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-->''Good evening! I'm [[{{Vampire Vords ze Maven of ze Eventide, und velcome... to]] [[{{Title Drop}} Vampire Reviews!]]

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-->''Good evening! I'm [[{{Vampire Vords ze Maven of ze Eventide, und velcome... to]] [[{{Title Drop}} Vampire Reviews!]]

Maven of the Eventide (Elisa Hansen of [[{{The Nostalgia Chick}} Team NChick]]) presents ''[[http://blip.tv/mavenoftheeventide/ Vampire Reviews]]'', a web series in which she [[{{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}} reviews things with vampires in them]], and occasionally vampire-themed miscellanies such as perfume and wine.

The series began when the popularity of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' prompted Elisa to take a deeper look at vampires in fiction. Like ''The Nostalgia Chick, Vampire Reviews'' takes a non-chronological, more analytical approach to reviewing, interspersed with sketches about Elisa forcing her vampire fetishism on everyone else and refusing to get a job or contribute to living expenses.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Maven in her Elvira costume.
* AlterEgoActing: Even in-universe, Maven is really just Elisa's character indulging her pretentious vampire fangirl side.
** Welshy [[http://blip.tv/welshy/welshy-reviews-casino-royale-part-1-6012470 even asked]] "what facet of your character am I talking to?"
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She can be sweet and lovable when she wants to, but she selfishly ruined the Chick's computer with a virus, has admitted to doing horrible things and beats on Dan with Lindsay just because he drank some beer that didn't belong to him.
* [[GirlfriendInCanada Boyfriend In Canada]]: A ''vampire'' boyfriend in Canada, natch.
-->"Our love is pure!"
* BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: But it turns out that not even magic powers can get Chick to stop thinking about Todd.
* CompassionateCritic: She complains because she loves, and even that's sprinkled amidst the fangirling.
* DeadpanSnarker: Maven might be the hammiest of Elisa's characters, but still has her moments.
* DramaQueen: Goes into tears at the slightest provocation.
* EveryoneHasStandards: She might be a fangirl who loves a bit of FemaleGaze, but in ''DarkShadows'' she still complains about TimBurton trying too hard to make Barnabas a woobie, failing, and counting on him still being liked simply because JohnnyDepp is a hottie.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She has a girl-crush on Lily Cole.
* FunTShirt: Wore loads in the ''Film/{{Dracula 2000}}'' review.
* HairOfGold: To show off her childishness.
* {{Heroic BSOD}}: She suffers one when Linkara forces her to give ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' a positive review.
* {{Hipster}}: According to Elisa (the real one), Maven wears the clothes she does because she thinks they're cool, when really their OTT nature is supposed to be silly.
* GeniusDitz: Fairly gullible and flighty, she's still genuinely good at analyzing the crap out of something.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: She doesn't realize the appeal of {{spy catsuit}}s, OperaGloves, low cut dresses and corsets.
* LoserProtagonist
* MsFanservice: Albeit one who doesn't know that the clothes she wears are sexy.
* NightmareFetishist: Her obsession for vampires is why she's doing the show in the first place.
* NotAMorningPerson: Being a wannabe vampire and all, she's almost totally nocturnal.
* OfCorsetsSexy: She wears some [[{{Fanservice}} nice corsets]].
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Speaks in florid VampireVords when she remembers to, but she can never keep it up for long. Elisa says Maven wishes she had Bidialectical Disorder.
* PerkyGoth
* {{Pet Peeve Trope}}:[[invoked]] The trope she really seems to loathe is TheMessiah.
* RichBitch[=/=]TheScrooge: She's a snob who owns diamond necklaces, pretty dresses and OperaGloves, but complains when the Chick demands rent money.
* TheSlacker: She owes the Chick a lot of rent, but doesn't want to find a job because nothing hires at night.
* [[SpellMyNameWithAThe Spell My Name With a "Ze"]]: "Good eeeevening. I am ze Maven of ze Eventide, velcome."
* {{Transhuman}}: ''DarkShadows'' gives her the power of hypnotism. It doesn't work on Chick the first time (for reasons you can guess), but it does the second until she gets hit on the head with a beer bottle.
* UncannyValleyMakeUp: If her amount of eyeshadow gets any bigger it'll have it's own credit.
* UnfortunateName: Maven means "the belly" in Danish.
* VampireVannabe
* WeakWilled: She's incredibly gullible when it comes to what heroes (or anti-heroes) do in movies, always trying them in real life.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Still carrying a torch for {{Blacula}}.

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