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** Season 1: [[BuriedAlive Justine]], [[ElectricTorture Lele]]
** Season 2: Lauren, Gabbie, Alison
** Season 3: Colleen

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** Season 1: [[BuriedAlive [[spoiler:[[BuriedAlive Justine]], [[ElectricTorture Lele]]
Lele]]]]
** Season 2: Lauren, [[spoiler:Lauren, Gabbie, Alison
Alison]]
** Season 3: Colleen[[spoiler:Colleen]]
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* [[spoiler: Rosanna]]'s death in [[spoiler:Season 3, Episode 8]], and the entire death challenge leading up to it. When it's too obviously clear that [[spoiler:Rosanna]] won't complete the challenge before the other three contestants do, [[spoiler:Matpat]] and [[spoiler:Rosanna]] exchange the following last words before [[spoiler:her]] death:
--> [[spoiler:'''[=Matpat=]''']]: [[spoiler: You're the best friend I could ever ask for, Ro.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''[=Rosanna=]''']]: [[spoiler: I love you.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''[=Matpat=]''']]: [[spoiler: I love you too.]]
It ends with [[spoiler: Matpat]] telling [[spoiler: Rosanna]] to be brave as [[spoiler: she]] is led to the witches' altar to be sacrificed.
** After [[spoiler: Rosanna]]'s death, [[spoiler: Matpat]] comments on how heartbreaking it is knowing that [[spoiler: Rosanna]] is dead. Even after the group cleanses the artifact, EVERYONE takes a moment to acknowledge [[spoiler: Rosanna]]'s death and that it sucks.
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* NightmareFuel: Several of the deaths.
** Season 1: [[BuriedAlive Justine]], [[ElectricTorture Lele]]
** Season 2: Lauren, Gabbie, Alison
** Season 3: Colleen
** The entire thing itself is NightmareFuel. I mean, you and several of your friends are locked in a certain territory until sunrise, and you will have to betray your own friends for your survival, and then everyone else is doing the same and you only have about 20%-30% chance of survival...and you may die a painful death yourself, and be traumatized from witnessing a death or more (or something along those lines), and will likely have PTSD if you survive this BS.
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** Not a death, but still just as saddening: In [[spoiler:Season 3, Episode 7,]] [[spoiler:Nikita and Manny's]] death challenge has both of them dreading either one of them dying, both of them vowing right before they go into the challenge that whoever comes out, they'll get vengeance on the ones who voted them in. [[spoiler:Nikita]] repeatedly apologizes to [[spoiler:Manny]] after she completes both the first room AND the final room in the challenge, with [[spoiler:Manny supporting her despite that meaning that he's more likely to lose the challenge]]. Once [[spoiler:Nikita]] does win, [[spoiler:Nikita]] is relieved that she'll stay alive, but is equally horrified because she and [[spoiler:Manny]] were under the impression at the time that [[spoiler:Manny]] would die due to his loss in the challenge. Both of them cry over this, joining each other in the elevator and hugging each other before heading out of the Funhouse together is what makes this even more saddening. [[spoiler:Due to the twist of this episode's death challenge, however, neither of them die—with is a relief for the both of them, but horrible for the person that voted Nikita into the challenge.]]
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*** Though it seems from the ending of the dolls episode [[spoiler: They are going to pull a BackFromTheDead style thing]].

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*** Though it seems from the ending of the dolls episode [[spoiler: They are going to pull a BackFromTheDead style thing]]. [[spoiler: They did.]]



** The "False" elimination tasks in seasons 1 and 2, in which those voted in for will decide which among the "safe" players will die, could be seen as an unfair AssPull to keep Joey in the game, seeing he was voted in those tasks both times. Plus, it gave no time for [[spoiler:Glozzel]] and [[spoiler:Tana]] to plead their case or say goodbye.

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** The "False" elimination tasks in seasons 1 and 2, in which those voted in for will decide which among the "safe" players will die, could be seen as an unfair AssPull to keep Joey in the game, seeing he was voted in those tasks both times. Plus, it gave no time for [[spoiler:Glozzel]] [[spoiler:Glozell]] and [[spoiler:Tana]] to plead their case or say goodbye.
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** [[spoiler:Safiya]]'s elimination in [[spoiler: Season 3,Episode 7]] was DEFINITELY this. [[spoiler: This is because the twist in this episode was that whoever won the challenge (in this case, Nikita) resulted in the death of the person who initially voted them in (Safiya).]]

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** More like "prop failure", but in season 2 episode 7, the guns used to shoot the targets for one puzzle are very clearly painted Nerf blasters with some steampunk additions. The main clue for this is that they're loaded with orange-tipped foam darts, something easily visible, though it's covered somewhat in editing by added muzzle flashes.



** the "False" elimination task's in season's 1 and 2 witch those voted in for will decide witch among the "safe" players will die, could be seen as a unfair AssPull to keep joey in the game seeing he was voted in those task's both times.... plus, it gave no time for [[spoiler:Glozzel]] and [[spoiler:Tana]] to plead their case or say goodbye.
** The final task in episode 2, season 2 where 2 voted in women will compete in a challenge in witch the winner will decide witch of 2 randomly "Captured" male guest's will be eliminated can be seen as unfair to [[spoiler: Jesse]] seeing how he was nominated and killed without a true vote.

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** the The "False" elimination task's tasks in season's seasons 1 and 2 witch 2, in which those voted in for will decide witch which among the "safe" players will die, could be seen as a an unfair AssPull to keep joey Joey in the game game, seeing he was voted in those task's tasks both times.... plus, times. Plus, it gave no time for [[spoiler:Glozzel]] and [[spoiler:Tana]] to plead their case or say goodbye.
** The final task in episode 2, season 2 where 2 voted in two voted-in women will compete in a challenge in witch which the winner will decide witch which of 2 two randomly "Captured" male guest's guests will be eliminated eliminated, can be seen as unfair to [[spoiler: Jesse]] seeing how he was nominated and killed without a true vote.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The gingerbread woman "chopping off the hand" of her assistant in Episode 5 of Season 2.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The gingerbread woman "chopping off the hand" of her assistant in Episode 5 of Season 2. They attempt to hide it with shaky camera movements and body blocking, but you can see on her first chop that she completely misses his hand, and after the fact his fingers are still intact, just reddened as though they had been squeezed too hard.
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** From the same episode as [[spoiler:Colleen's]] death in the beginning scene of [[spoiler:Season 3, Episode 6: The owner of the Dollmaker's Shoppe was trying to keep his business open and so made a deal with the Carnival Master to try to do so, giving him hope when the Carnival Master said that customers would be "knocking down his door" to buy his dolls...only for him to be stabbed to death in his sleep by the two twin dolls he addressed as his "children" that are revealed to be this episode's Artifact Guardians.]]


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** Season 3, Episode 6: "Twin Dolls" DEFINITELY counts as this. [[spoiler: Everyone ends up torturing dolls to get new clues in one scene, get chased by life-sized twin doll guardians wielding knives throughout the episode, AND end up having to vote one of their own to die in an Iron Maiden of all things. All of this arguably makes this episode the most disturbing in the series so far AND a TearJerker on top of that.]]
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* AngstWhatAngst: Contestants are typically more preoccupied with accusing one another of betrayal and saving their own skin than they are with even really caring that people are dying, besides acknowledging that it means the place is dangerous.
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*** Though it seems from the ending of the dolls episode [[spoiler: They are going to pull a BackFromTheDead style thing]].
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** [[spoiler:Colleen]]'s elimination in [[spoiler:Season 3, Episode 6]]can be considered this, especially when one watches the voting process leading up to it.
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* ShockingElimination: MANY.
** [[spoiler: Lele]]'s death in [[spoiler: Season 1, Episode 9]] is considered one, especially since she'd survived at least [[spoiler: two death challenges in the Season up until that point.]]
** [[spoiler: Jesse, Liza, Gabbie and Alex]]'s deaths in [[spoiler: Season 2, Episodes 3, 5, 7 and 9 respectively]] are also considered this, but ESPECIALLY [[spoiler: Liza and Alex]]'s deaths out of them all, given how [[spoiler: Liza had been doing particularly fine up until her death challenge and how Alex had survived THREE death challenges (going against DeStorm, Gabbie, and then being one of the fastest three people in the gauntlet) until finally dying in the fourth one against Andrea]].
** [[spoiler: JC]]'s death in [[spoiler: Season 3, Episode 2]] is considered this, given [[spoiler: how useful he'd been in helping solve a puzzle in Episode 2 that unlocked a box containing one of the parts needed to cleanse the first artifact, and was simply unlucky to be put into the challenge because MatPat voted for him]].
** [[spoiler:MatPat]]'s elimination in [[spoiler:Season 3, Episode 5]] was also this and a TearJerker.
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** The final task in episode 2, season 2 where 2 voted in women will compete in a challenge in witch the winner will decide witch of 2 randomly "Captured" male guest's will be eliminated can be seen as unfair to [[Spoiler:Jesse]] seeing how he was nominated and killed without a true vote.

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** The final task in episode 2, season 2 where 2 voted in women will compete in a challenge in witch the winner will decide witch of 2 randomly "Captured" male guest's will be eliminated can be seen as unfair to [[Spoiler:Jesse]] [[spoiler: Jesse]] seeing how he was nominated and killed without a true vote.
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* Scrappy Mechanic: Considering the elimination mechanics can be a BaseBreaker for some who wish the game is taken more seriously, One could say the voting system itself is a simple LuckBasedMission where even if you have at least one vote, you still could be voted into elimination challenge due to bad luck....

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* Scrappy Mechanic: ScrappyMechanic: Considering the elimination mechanics can be a BaseBreaker for some who wish the game is taken more seriously, One could say the voting system itself is a simple LuckBasedMission where even if you have at least one vote, you still could be voted into elimination challenge due to bad luck....
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* Scrappy Mechanic: Considering the elimination mechanics can be a BaseBreaker for some who wish the game is taken more seriously, One could say the voting system itself is a simple LuckBasedMission where even if you have at least one vote, you still could be voted into elimination challenge due to bad luck....
** the "False" elimination task's in season's 1 and 2 witch those voted in for will decide witch among the "safe" players will die, could be seen as a unfair AssPull to keep joey in the game seeing he was voted in those task's both times.... plus, it gave no time for [[spoiler:Glozzel]] and [[spoiler:Tana]] to plead their case or say goodbye.
** The final task in episode 2, season 2 where 2 voted in women will compete in a challenge in witch the winner will decide witch of 2 randomly "Captured" male guest's will be eliminated can be seen as unfair to [[Spoiler:Jesse]] seeing how he was nominated and killed without a true vote.
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** Is he the host? Is just another contestant? The show never really makes it clear what his actual role is, zig-zaging between both.

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** Is he the host? Is just another contestant? The show never really makes it clear what his actual role is, zig-zaging between both.both at different times.
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** Is he the host? Is just another contestant? The show never really makes it clear what his actual role is, zig-zaging between both. WordOfGod States he wanted to play the game along with the contestants....

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** Is he the host? Is just another contestant? The show never really makes it clear what his actual role is, zig-zaging between both. WordOfGod States he wanted to play the game along with the contestants....

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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Joey. He's the show's protagonist, thus giving him PlotArmour, but isn't an NPC, and the fact that he's an active participant but isn't in the danger that the other contestants are in is frustrating for some viewers. He's further divisive in Season 3 where [[spoiler: he is trying to come back to life by saving the town of Everlock, which requires his friends to die, essentially throwing them under the bus to save himself.]]

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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Joey. He's the show's protagonist, thus giving him PlotArmour, PlotArmour (perhaps....), but isn't an NPC, and the fact that he's an active participant but isn't the show does not clearly state whether he is in the danger that the other contestants are in is frustrating for some viewers. He's further divisive in Season 3 where [[spoiler: he is trying to come back to life by saving the town of Everlock, which requires his friends to die, essentially throwing them under the bus to save himself.]]]]
** Is he the host? Is just another contestant? The show never really makes it clear what his actual role is, zig-zaging between both. WordOfGod States he wanted to play the game along with the contestants....
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** [[spoiler:MatPat]]'s elimination in [[spoiler:Season 3, Episode 5]] was also incredibly heartbreaking to watch.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Joey. He's the show's protagonist, thus giving him PlotArmour, but isn't an NPC, and the fact that he's an active participant but isn't in the danger that the other contestants are in is frustrating for some viewers. He's further divisive in Season 3 where [[spoiler: he is trying to come back to life by saving the town of Everlock, which requires his friends to die, essentially throwing them under the bus to save himself.]]


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** Season 3: Due to the presence of something called the Lazarus Box and [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil yet to be seen scenes from the trailer]], not many people believe [[spoiler:MatPat]] is dead.
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* HesJustHiding: A weird one considering [[MSTMantra it's just a show]] and no one actually dies, but you can find a fair amount of people in denial about [[spoiler:Liza]]'s "death" in Season Two.


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** [[spoiler:Justine]]'s elimination was particularly brutal and is often considered to be the saddest of the show.

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* UncannyValley: Episode 4 is titled "Mannequins" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and oh boy, there are mannequins.]]
* TheWikiRule: [[http://escapethenight.wikia.com/wiki/Escape_the_Night_Wikia Need's more love, as its VERY amateurish.]]

** The room full of dolls in Episode 7.

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* UncannyValley: Episode 4 Of season 1 is titled "Mannequins" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and oh boy, there are mannequins.]]
** The room full of dolls in Episode 7.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://escapethenight.wikia.com/wiki/Escape_the_Night_Wikia Need's more love, as its VERY amateurish.]]

** The room full of dolls in Episode 7.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://escapethenight.wikia.com/wiki/Escape_the_Night_Wikia Need's more love, as its VERY amateurish.]]
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* TearJerker: Some of the eliminations. Particularly if you're a fan of the [=YouTuber=] being murdered.

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* TearJerker: Some of the eliminations. Particularly if you're a fan of the [=YouTuber=] being murdered."murdered".

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* TearJerker: Some of the deaths. Particularly if you're a fan of the [=YouTuber=] being murdered.

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* TearJerker: Some of the deaths.eliminations. Particularly if you're a fan of the [=YouTuber=] being murdered.
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* TearJerker: Some of the deaths. Particularly if you're a fan of the [=YouTuber=] being murdered.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The gingerbread woman "chopping off the hand" of her assistant in Episode 5.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The gingerbread woman "chopping off the hand" of her assistant in Episode 5.5 of Season 2.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The gingerbread woman "chopping off the hand" of her assistant in Episode 5.
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* UncannyValley: Episode 4 is titled "Mannequins" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and oh boy, there are mannequins.]]
** The room full of dolls in Episode 7.

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