History YMMV / Rent

** I hafta go... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LroABeeh99E Out Tonight]]!

** This troper has taken a poll on when it's acceptable to cry during ''Rent''. "One Song Glory", "Without You", "I'll Cover You (Reprise)", "Goodbye Love" and "Your Eyes" were all mentioned.

** "Halloween" is a quieter one.
** Who else cried TearsOfJoy during the ''first'' "I'll Cover You"?
*** *Troper raises hand* It's just so sweet!

* TheWoobie: Collins. Admit it, you wanted to give him a hug during the DarkReprise of "I'll Cover You".
** Hell, half the cast qualifies, but this troper'd like to add Mark--hiding behind a camera to avoid facing the inevitable fact that his friends will die, and faking smiles to attempt to seem the pillar of the group? Awwwwww.
** Tracie Thoms made Joanne especially Woobie-ish in the movie version as well. Even though she's supposed to be stronger and more uptight, Tracie is just so helpless-looking sometimes. ThisTroper wanted to hug her during "I'm Okay".
** Rosario Dawson's Mimi is so hopelessly in love with Roger, it makes you want to smack him for throwing her out.
*** She also seems to have trouble saving herself from self-destructive decisions, so add that to the woobie pile.

* EarWorm: [[YourMileageMayVary Every song in the show]]. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every]]. ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Freaking]].'' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SONG]].''' Particular offenders are "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czJHTEeEJmU La Vie Boheme A]]" (see the entry), "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlNzpl3vz5Y Take Me Or Leave Me]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urfB-_iX-gE Light My Candle]]" and you guessed it, "Seasons Of Love" (Five-hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes...).

* DesignatedVillain: Benny, to an extent. Although he keeps telling the main characters to pay the rent or be evicted, on closer scrutiny he doesn't really do anything that bad. And then there are those times when the [[DesignatedHero main characters annoy or freak him out for no apparent reason]] (i.e., the "La Vie Boheme" sequence).

** And if you give a damn, take me, baby, as I am!

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_oBwuttZxE Let's open up a restaurant]] in ''Sante Fe''!

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Some people who don't care for the protagonists view Benny as the OnlySaneMan.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: On opening night, the day after Larson's very sudden death, the entire cast paid tribute by performing the musical that night sitting down at a table on the stage. By the time they reached La Vie Boheme, they realized they couldn't do the song justice without getting up and acting crazy and that Jonathan would have wanted them to do it right. Cue Anthony Rapp (Mark) getting on the table and starting the song, with the rest of the cast following--not ''just'' because it was supposed to happen, but because they got genuinely caught up in the song.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Finale B. It incorporates several songs from before in an all-out, [[TearJerker heartwrenching]], and simply ''awesome'' finale, with the entire cast. Higher voices get one layer, lower ones get another, and the melodies simply interact with ''perfection''. Heck, [[spoiler:Angel even sings in it! This is evident in the Broadway version, as she runs out to join them in the end. Not so much in the movie, but if you listen closely you can hear her]].

* DethroningMomentOfSuck: Angel killing the dog, the protest and LA VIE BOHEME. Dear God, La Vie Boheme
* EarWorm: [[YourMileageMayVary Every song in the show]]. [[ThisIsSPARTA Every]]. ''[[ThisIsSPARTA Freaking]].'' '''[[ThisIsSPARTA SONG]].''' Particular offenders are "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czJHTEeEJmU La Vie Boheme A]]" (see the entry), "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlNzpl3vz5Y Take Me Or Leave Me]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urfB-_iX-gE Light My Candle]]" and you guessed it, "Seasons Of Love" (Five-hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes...).

** We're living in America [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW4qMXS7Skc so leave your conscience at the tone...]])

*** C'mon, [[{{Narm}} MOO WITH ME!]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgQq8TTty9A Will I]] lose my dignity? Will someone CAAAAAAAAARE? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightMAAAAAAAAAAARRRRREEE?

* FetishFuel: Mimi's blue leather pants and Maureen's [[CatGirl cat burglar]] outfit.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Woah! [[TheSarahSilvermanProgram Sarah Silverman]] is Alexi Darling!
* {{Narm}}: Maureen's performance-art piece... debate will forever rage whether it's intentional or not. (If the [[WordOfGod Director's Commentary is to be believed]], even the ''cast'' have no idea. And there will never be WordOfGod, due to Jonathan Larson's AuthorExistenceFailure.)
** Roger's BigNo in Finale A.

* DesignatedHero: How much you like the show may be limited to the amount of sympathy you're willing to feel for somewhat elitist and morally questionable (read: dog-killing) characters complaining about poverty they imposed on themselves.
* DesignatedVillain: Benny, to an extent. Although he keeps telling the main characters to pay the rent or be evicted, on closer scrutiny he doesn't really do anything that bad. And then there are those times when the [[DesignatedHero main characters annoy or freak him out for no apparent reason]] (i.e., the "La Vie Boheme" sequence).

* WhatTheHellHero: A homeless woman delivers a particularly scathing one to Mark, since filming her like an animal on the Discovery Channel solves none of her problems and serves only to alleviate his guilt. This actually makes him rethink his movie plans.

** This is of course, arguable and discussed in-depth [[Headscratchers/{{RENT}} here]].

** Who else cried happy tears during the ''first'' "I'll Cover You"?

** Angel also fits most of the criteria for being a CanonSue.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Santa Fe", to some extent.
** If it weren't for the fact that it's referred to throughout the rest of the show...

* UnfortunateImplications: Despite ''Rent'''s diverse cast, the two central characters whom we spend the most time with are the two straight, white guys.

** If it weren't for the fact that it's referred to throughout the rest of thr show.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Santa Fe", to some extent.

* ChaoticNeutral: Most of the cast are free spirits; but Mimi is probably the most obvious example.