History YMMV / Petscop

** Rainer's PrecisionFStrike in one episode.
** From Episode 11, Paul's deadpan reaction to suddenly getting locked in Care's closet, seemingly with no way out.

** There's evidence in the series that Paul is [[spoiler:a trans man. He and Care share a birthday; their rooms and facial features in the Child Library are almost identical; the Guardian avatar recoils when presented with the girl poster in the school; the counselor scene, etc. In this reading, the windmill incident and references to rebirthing imply a desire by Marvin to detransition Paul and "get his daughter back"; and the final scene of the series shows Paul being adopted by Tiara's family, which allows Paul the freedom to be the man he has always been.]]

** "That's a dead kid. Yup."
** But that one actually did solve Petscop.[[labelnote:explanation]]Someone said it as a joke (referring to a theory that was a huuuuge stretch) and accidentally posted it twice. Then a bunch of other people also said it.[[/labelnote]]

** BYE-BYE! BY-BY-BY-BYE-BY-BY-BYE-BY-BYE-BYE![[note]]Uh-oh![[/note]]

** In video 2, Paul finds Mike's tomb. Upon reading his epitaph and concluding he was a child born around the time that he was upon dying, Paul proclaims: [[DullSurprise "...That's a dead kid. Yep."]]

** Every single nook and cranny of the series has been mined for clues, given its seemingly non-linear/overlapping structure. This includes Redditors analyzing the sociopolitical nature of 1990s Connecticut to try and glean clues.

** An early popular fan theory is that the series is [[https://petscop.fandom.com/wiki/Candace_Newmaker_theory an allegory for the tragic fate of Candace Newmaker]], an adopted child who was suffocated to death in a controversial therapy practice known as "rebirthing"; the murderers, including her [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]], [[KarmaHoudini were never really punished for it]]. The theory kept popping up thanks to Game Theory, and while series creator Tony ''did'' intend the references early on, he regretted doing so and called using references to Newmaker an OldShame. Fans had distanced themselves from the theory after the tonal shift of Petscop 11.

** There is a lot of this in regards to who the characters are and what they represent. This is especially the case with Marvin, who, while clearly being [[spoiler: an AbusiveParent towards Care]], has multiple different interpretations for his motivations. Is he trying to hide a crime he committed? Is he trying to fix a mistake he made? Or is he trying to exact revenge for some unknown offense?

** Naul (short for "Newmaker Paul"), for the player character within the game, in order to differentiate them from Paul, the person playing the game. This was largely dropped when we later got an official name of "Guardian".

** The Proprietors, the nickname given to the people that run the youtube channel, who are unknown characters with an unknown title.

--->'''Paul:''' (''walking his character into the closet'') I don't know, [is] there something I missed in here? I don't think so...
--->(''closet door closes, trapping him in; {{beat}}'')
--->'''Paul:''' (''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny chuckling slightly]]'') That's a...[[SarcasmMode that's a fun thing]]. Fun thing that just happened.
** The revelation that Episode 21, whose description simply reads "The Sign," [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtubemultiplier.com/5cbce5a2ef662-petscop-21-vs-ace-of-base-the-sign.php syncs up perfectly with]] [[Music/AceOfBase Ace of Base's]] "The Sign."]] Doubly funny because [[spoiler:the last four episodes were all '''massive''' [[WhamEpisode game-changers]], and fans would no doubt be scouring this episode for lore reveals as well]].
** Paul's segment at the start of Episode 22 has a couple of funny moments, including his increasing frustration at [[spoiler:Belle/Tiara]] not giving him clear directions and his laid-back PrecisionFStrike in response to [[spoiler:the Guardian suddenly getting hit by a car]]. Then there's this unexpected FandomNod in response to a certain fan theory regarding Episode 13, asking his friend "Why would I be playing ''Petscop'' in a car?" as if it's the most ridiculous suggestion he's ever heard...which became [[HilariousInHindsight even funnier]] when the scene in question was retroactively subtitled with the sound effect "[car door opens]".

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The ending of the soundtrack, [[spoiler: after Tiara talks about after Paul was "born", she couldn't wait to be his friend. Paul's response? [[TrueCompanions "Family."]]]]

** Every single nook and cranny of the series has been mined for clues, given its seemingly non-linear/overlapping structure. This includes Redditors analyzing the sociopolitical nature of 1990s Connecticut to try and gleam clues.

** A debunked fan theory is that the series is [[https://petscop.fandom.com/wiki/Candace_Newmaker_theory an allegory for the tragic fate of Candace Newmaker]], an adopted child who was suffocated to death in a controversial therapy practice known as "rebirthing"; the murderers, including her [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]], [[KarmaHoudini were never really punished for it]]. The theory kept popping up thanks to Game Theory but was ultimately debunked by series creator Tony, who called using references to Newmaker an OldShame. Fans had distanced themselves from the theory after the tonal shift of Petscop 11.

** The utter chaos that was Easter 2019. After a 5 month wait, Petscop 17 was released! And 12 hours later, so was episode 18. Then an hour after ''that'', 19. A brief pause, before Episode '''20''' was released... before finally finishing off with Episode 21. In under 24 hours, the series released 5 episodes after what was basically 5 months of hiatus, leaving pretty much ''everybody'' in the dust to just ''try'' and catch up. HilarityEnsues as most people, understandably, were too caught up in the previous episode that had been released to even consider the new one that had been dropped on them.

** MATADOR/mystery solved by petscop[[labelnote:explanation]] on May 9, 2018, A youtuber named MATA VAMPIROS uploaded a Petscop gamejack called [[https://youtu.be/olVEZIOohmw misterio resuelto de petscop]] ("Petscop's mystery solved" in english, wrongfully translated to "mystery solved by petscop) A discord user found it and spread it through discord on 3/20/19. It quickly became an inside joke on Petscop discord for a scene introducing a made-to-be creepy character named “MATADOR” and a one in which multiple guardians walk together. The joke is mostly on discord and youtube, but sometimes on twitter or reddit.[[/labelnote]]

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: [[spoiler:The game has heavy undertones of child abuse, especially in adopted families, and the monstrosity of it. In particular, the game seems to target those who believe adopting children is the same thing as getting a pet that must obey your every command. Likewise, this sort of anvil could be applied to those with biological children as well.]]

** MATADOR/mystery solved by petscop[[labelnote:explanation]] on May 9, 2018, A youtuber named MATA VAMPIROS uploaded a Petscop gamejack called [[https://youtu.be/olVEZIOohmw misterio resuelto de petscop]] ("Petscop's mystery solved" in english, wrongfully translated to "mystery solved by petscop) A discord user found it and spread it through discord on 3/20/19. It quickly became an inside joke on Petscop discord for it’s scene with a made to-be creepy character named “MATADOR” and a scene with multiple guardians walking together. The joke is mostly on discord and youtube, but sometimes on twitter or reddit.[[/labelnote]]

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Rainer's PrecisionFStrike in one episode.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Despite likely creating the game himself, Paul does an excellent job of acting as just some average guy who found an unfinished game. He reacts with appropriate surprise and confusion at the game's oddities and performs some convincing trial and error for some of its more cryptic elements.

* HolyShitQuotient: Considering that the series typically updates only once every few months, the fact that no less than ''five episodes'' dropped within 24 hours between April 20th and 21st of 2019 was pretty shocking, especially considering that there were some ''major'' lore reveals contained within that update block.

** The pause screen's message of "Your butt leaves a cavity in the chair." at the end of Petscop 20
* ScrappyMechanic: The censor bars that censor objects and scenes that seem to be important to the plot for seemingly no reason.

** MATADOR/mystery solved by petscop[[labelnote:explanation]] on May 9, 2018, A youtuber named MATA VAMPIROS uploaded a Petscop gamejack called [[https://youtu.be/olVEZIOohmw misterio resuelto de petscop]] (mystery solved by petscop in english) A discord user found it and spread it through discord on 3/20/19. It quickly became an inside joke on Petscop discord for it’s scene with a made to-be creepy character named “MATADOR” and a scene with multiple guardians walking together. The joke is mostly on discord and youtube, but sometimes on twitter or reddit.[[/labelnote]]

** MATADOR/mystery solved by petscop[[labelnote:explanation]] on May 9, 2018, A youtuber named MATA VAMPIROS uploaded a Petscop gamejack called [[https://youtu.be/olVEZIOohmw misterio resuelto de petscop]] A discord user found it and spread it through discord on 3/20/19. It quickly became an inside joke on Petscop discord for it’s scene with a character named “MATADOR” and a scene with multiple Guardians. Many people have made memes of MATADOR and the joke has spread to other places.[[/labelnote]]

** There is a lot of this in regards to who the characters are and what they represent. This is especially the case with "Marvin," who, while clearly being [[spoiler: an AbusiveParent towards Care]], has multiple different interpretations for his motivations. Is he trying to hide a crime he committed? Is he trying to fix a mistake he made? Or is he trying to exact revenge for some unknown offense?

** Every single nook and cranny of the series has been mined for clues, given its seemingly non-linear/overlapping structure.
** A debunked yet still virulent fan theory is that the series is [[https://petscop.fandom.com/wiki/Candace_Newmaker_theory an allegory for the tragic fate of Candace Newmaker]], an adopted child who was suffocated to death in a controversial therapy practice known as "rebirthing"; the murderers, including her [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]], [[KarmaHoudini were never really punished for it]]. Though the references are now seen as allegorical stand-ins adding context to in-game people, places and items, that hasn't stopped this particular fan theory from resurfacing whenever a vlogger on Youtube (such as Game Theory) brings it back up again. Members of the Petscop subreddit tend to dismiss these people as "Game Theory kids" because of their insistence that [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer Newmaker's case is what the game is entirely about]], though this died down after [=MatPat=] came to the same allegorical conclusion in a sequel episode.
* FountainOfMemes:
** Hudson is probably the biggest one of the series. The main reason being his face.
** Pretty much anything said by Paul is a meme.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The ending of the soundtrack, [[spoiler: after Tiara talks about after Paul was born, she couldn't wait to be his friend. Paul's response? [[TrueCompanions "Family."]]]]

* MostAnnoyingSound: "BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE,BYE - BYE-BYE”[[note]]Uh-oh![[/note]]
* {{Retcon}}: The reveal of the PlayerCharacter's name as "Guardian" instead of "Newmaker" is most likely one, considering that [[https://twitter.com/pressedyes/status/1197191068502183936 Tony considers the references to the Candace Newmaker case]] an OldShame and considering that the term Newmaker ceased being used at all about one third into the series.

** Paul's segment at the start of Episode 22 has a couple of funny moments, including his increasing frustration at [[spoiler:Belle/Tiara]] not giving him clear directions and his laid-back PrecisionFStrike in response to [[spoiler:the Guardian suddenly getting hit by a car]]. Then there's this unexpected FandomNod in response to a certain fan theory regarding Episode 13, asking his friend "Why would I be playing ''Petscop'' in a car?" as if it's the most ridiculous suggestion he's ever heard.