History YMMV / TheIdiot

* TheWoobie: Prince Myshkin.

* TearJerker: A meta one. This was the last album that Ian Curtis of Music/JoyDivision fame listened to before committing suicide.

* {{Moe}}: Prince Myshkin has a ''lot'' of these traits, being a virginal [[IllGirl ill guy]] who gives off an air of child-like innocence and trust. Needless to say, this being Dostoevsky, things do not go well. Could possibly count as a deconstruction for this reason.

* OvershadowedByControversy: The album is best remembered for being on [[Music/JoyDivision Ian Curtis']] turntable when he hanged himself.

* MemeticMutation: In some circles, sarcastically addressing someone as "Prince Myshkin" (thereby implying that the person is an idiot) has become a SteathInsult. This largely grew out of a [[GeniusBonus rather clever]] joke in ''Film/TheProducers'' in which Max says to Leo "Yes, Prince Myshkin! What can we do for you?"

* TearJerker: A meta one. This was the last album that Ian Curtis of Music/JoyDivision fame listened to before committing suicide.

* {{Moe}}: Prince Myshkin has a ''lot'' of these traits, being a virginal [[IllGirl ill guy]] who gives off an air of child-like innocence and trust. Needless to say, this being Dostoevsky, things do not go well (see the Purity Sue entry below). Could possibly count as a deconstruction for this reason.

* {{Asexuality}}: Myshkin never experiences sexual desire and keeps it absolutely clean when living with Nastasya, and it's conjectured once that he didn't actually feel romantic love for either Aglaia or Nastasya either, and was just confused by beauty, friendship, other people's assumptions, and compassionate platonic love.
* InformedAttribute / CharacterShilling: Aglaya Ivanovna is supposed to be a treasure to be cherished, with the Prince and a few other characters falling in love with her, and several praising her virtues, even though whenever on stage she does nothing but act like a SpoiledBrat.

* PuritySue: Deconstructed; Prince Myshkin is a model of Christ-like purity, which simply leads the rest of Russian society to take advantage of him.
* RayOfHopeEnding: It's a bit of a stretch, but in the end, Myshkin's doctor Schneider still "does not say yet positively that recovery is out of the question" so it's ''just'' possible he could get better.
* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Vera Lebedyev is heavily implied to have at least a crush on the prince, blushing when he kisses her hand, once complimenting his pretty eyes, and showing ''deep'' sympathy and concern for him when he's sick or unhappy, but he, while very fond of her, it too wrapped up in the rest of the drama to think of her romantically.
* TheUnfairSex: Oh sure, Aglaia can insult the prince, yell at him, insist he means nothing to her, refuse to commit herself, talk about Ganya to make him jealous, force his anguished proposal only to laugh at him, and deliberately hurt his feelings, and he is only-too-happy to forgive her and is never once angry. When Myshkin finally decides to marry Nastasya instead of her, however, she, the narrator, and most of society find it unforgivable, or possibly proof of insanity.

* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Vera Lebedyev is heavily implied to have at least a crush on the prince, blushing when he kisses her hand, once complimentin his pretty eyes and showing ''deep'' sympathy and concern for him when he's sick or unhappy, but he, while very fond of her, it too wrapped up in the rest of the drama to think of her romantically.
* TheUnfairSex: Oh sure, Aglaia can insult the prince, yell at him, insist he means nothing to her, refuse to commit herself, give hints about Ganya to make him jealous, force his anguished proposal only to laugh at him, and deliberately hurt his feelings, and he is only-too-happy to forgive her and is never once angry, but when Myshkin decides to marry Nastasya instead of her, Aglaia, the narrator, and most of society find it unforgivable, or possibly proof of insanity.

* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Vera Lebedyev is heavily implied to have at least a crush on the prince, but he, while very fond of her, it too wrappped up in the rest of the drama to think of her romantically.
* TheUnfairSex: Oh sure, Aglaia can insult the prince, yell at him, insist he means nothing to her, refuse to commit herself, give hints about Ganya to make him jealous, force his anguished proposal only to laugh at him and deliberately hurt his feelings with the only-too-happy to forgive her and never once angry, but when Myshkin decides to marry Nastasya instead of her, Aglaia and most of society find it unforgivable.

* HarsherInHindsight: The entire album, when you know that it was the last thing [[Music/JoyDivision Ian Curtis]] was listening to before he killed himself.

* Third-OptionLoveInterest: Vera Lebedyev is heavily implied to have at least a crush on the prince, but he, while very fond of her, it too wrappped up in the rest of the drama to think of her romantically.

* JerkassWoobie: Nastasya Filippovna, full stop.

* InformedAttribute / CharacterShilling: Aglaya Ivanovna is supposed to be a treasure to be cherished with the Prince and a few other characters falling in love with her, and several praising her virtues, even though whenever on stage she does nothing but act like a SpoiledBrat.