History YMMV / AfterHours

** Saying [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Edward Cullen]] would be a better Franchise/SpiderMan than Peter Parker.

---> '''Katie (to Soren)''': ''Why don't you just admit that Franchise/{{Batman}} is a violent, malajusted sociopath who's using his parents' death as an excuse to work out his aggression!?''

** Declaring [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty McFly's]] mother Lorraine to be a hardcore sadist who can only orgasm when danger is involved.

** Saying [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] would be a better Franchise/SpiderMan than Peter Parker.

** Subverted [[http://www.cracked.com/video_18619_4-disney-movie-villains-who-were-right-all-along.html here]]. After Katie makes a seemingly convincing case that Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' is only looking out for Ariel by trying to teach her that life is hard and that you need to sacrifice to gain what you want and succeed (in comparison with King Triton's bullying [[OverprotectiveDad overprotective]] authoritarianism), Soren completely undercuts this by pointing out that even if this is true Ursula cheated by hypnotising Eric with her magic. This ensured Ariel could never succeed no matter how hard she tried or what she sacrificed, completely [[BrokenAesop undermined her own supposed lesson]] and still meant that she was the villain.

** At the beginning of the cop episode, Katie vehemently hates cops, a view that has become rather common come 2020.

* CreatorBacklash: It's implied in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u0J0aQJyAys 23 Jokes That Never Made It Into Our Best Videos]]" video that the creators of After Hours are getting sick of making it.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Katie-Michael romance/sex references. They disappear midway through the 1st season and their characters move in a more balanced direction as opposed to the 1-dimensional SlapSlapKiss dynamic the characters had with one another early on.

** Leia as a terrorist.

** Subverted [[http://www.cracked.com/video_18619_4-disney-movie-villains-who-were-right-all-along.html here]]. After Katie makes a seemingly convincing case that Ursula from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' is only looking out for Ariel by trying to teach her that life is hard and that you need to sacrifice to gain what you want and succeed (in comparison with King Triton's bullying [[OverprotectiveDad overprotective]] authoritarianism), Soren completely undercuts this by pointing out that even if this is true Ursula cheated by hypnotising Eric with her magic. This ensured Ariel could never succeed no matter how hard she tried or what she sacrificed, completely [[BrokenAesop undermined her own supposed lesson]] and still meant that she was the villain.
*** In the same episode, Michael points out that in any other story, [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] would be the hero: he's rescuing a girl suffering from StockholmSyndrome from an abusive Beast. Sure, he locks up her father in an insane asylum...but, well, he ''is'' crazy.

** In the James Bond episode Soren and Katie are starring deeply into each other's eyes, clearly about to kiss, when Michael ruins it by trying to make out with Soren. It's Katie who pushes him away.

--> '''Dan''': It's a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.
--> '''Micheal''': It's Franchise/{{Gamera}}. ''({{beat}})'' And I actually haven't seen Franchise/{{Godzilla}} vs. Sodomy. But that sounds awesome!

** When debating which alien invasion would be the most terrifying, Dan admits to having gone to therapy as a child... after watching ''Film/ETTheExtraterrestrial''. His points are that E.T. [[CantLiveWithoutYou shares a psychic bond with Elliot]], and has effectively been brainwashing him throughout the movie. And his species, outside of this, are dwelling on a dying planet (hence the expedition to bring back plant life), and have telekinetic abilities that could potentially neutralize an army.

** In the same episode, Michael points out that in any other story, [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] would be the hero: he's rescuing a girl suffering from StockholmSyndrome from an abusive Beast. Sure, he locks up her father in an insane asylum...but, well, he ''is'' crazy.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the ''Franchose/SuperMarioBros'' episode, Michael thinks that Bowser wants to eat Peach "to get...princess powers, or something." A few years after the series ended, and the idea of Bowser getting Peach powers has gone viral with the Bowsette meme.

** [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo]] = [[SexAndTheCity Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, Samantha]] = [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Dan, Soren, Katie, Michael, respectively.]]

** {{Mario}} is a dick with a moustache, and Princess Peach would be better off with Bowser.

** According to the real Daniel O'Brien the characters of Soren and Dan are "accidently falling in love".

* JerkassWoobie: Paul. While he goes off a couple of times during the movie, he is just desiring to go home or at least spend the night someplace safe, which is ''exactly'' what TheBigRottenApple and its midnight KafkaKomedy showcase is denying him. By the end of the film, he is even ''fearing he will be lynched by angry [[=SoHo=]] natives'' for reasons he can barely understand.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Pretty much the premise behind all of the segments, and lampshaded in the Aladdin one. Examples are listed below.
-->'''Michael''': Do you guys ever think that maybe we think about movies more than the people who ''made'' the movies?

** In the Pixar episode Dan gets lost in his thoughts, which gets Michael exited.

** In "The Horrifying Truth About Living Inside a TV Show", Soren tells Dan that his SafeWord is StarWars - in a tone of voice that suggests he should have known this already.

** Saying [[{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] would be a better {{Spider-Man}} than Peter Parker.

** In "Why every 80's sitcom killed off the mom" Daniel talks about how 60% of Americans thinks about "the big D" (divorce) all the time. The others think he's talking about his own penis and Soren suddenly gets very stiff and warns Daniel to be careful with what he says next. It would seem Soren was worried Daniel was about to talk about their relationship.