Line #15 Recap/CrazyExGirlfriendS4E11ImAlmostOverYou


1	->''"Uh, [Rebecca] loves [romcoms]. Especially the ones with some kind of powerless, nerdy underdog with a wacky best friend who feels invisible but then comes up with a scheme. And then the underdog makes a big, grand gesture and wins the person of their dreams."''
2	-->-- '''Paula'''
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4	Rebecca tries to stick to her plan for happiness while Nathaniel and Maya bond over their feelings of unrequited love.
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7	!!"Gratuitous Karaoke Moment" (sung by Creator/ScottMichaelFoster and Esther Povitsky)
8	[[youtube:lQnkKxRfoWg]]
9	* HollywoodToneDeaf: Lampshaded.
10	-->''"Relatably, we're both off-key\
11	But it's the part of the film\
12	That everyone likes"''
13	* KaraokeBondingScene: This is parodied. The lyrics are all about how a karaoke scene is usually an out-of-place moment that serves for the leads to be cutesy, and the number includes things like Maya [[SheCleansUpNicely cleaning up nicely]] when she appears, the camera [[DizzyCam spinning around them]], and the love interests they're trying to make jealous frowning at their chemistry. The song is a MusicalPastiche of "The Start of Something New" from ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', itself a karaoke number.
14	* MusicalPastiche: Of "The Start Of Something New" from ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''.
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16	!!Tropes
17	* BromanticFoil: In the romcom fantasy, George is cast as the confident jock best friend to Nathaniel's homely dork.
18	-->'''George:''' Only things I care about in this world: sports, your love life.
19	* DisposableFiance: The romcom fantasy casts Greg as Rebecca's douchey, shallow boyfriend whom Nathaniel seeks to undermine. Marcy (Maya's ex's new girlfriend) is the personality-less one.
20	* FreezeFrameBonus: In the establishing shot of Home Base before building karaoke, the New York City skyline is superimposed in the background adding to the big city rom-com feel. It doesn’t last very long so it’s easy to miss.
21	* GenreDeconstruction: The entire episode is a DeconstructiveParody of [[RomanticComedy romantic comedies]], to the point of practically being a DeconstructorFleet. Nathaniel and Maya start out as "uggos," try to woo their exes back by pretending to go out, go through a magical makeover, ''actually'' start to have feelings for one another, have [[KaraokeBondingScene a gratuitous karaoke scene]], and then have a big moment where Nathaniel realizes that he's in love with Maya...except not really, because "Maya" is still just a stand-in for Rebecca and he learns that for her to be happy, he has to let her go.
22	* TheGlassesGottaGo: Maya has to lose her glasses as part of her makeover. In an [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated example]], Nathanial now ''has'' glasses just so he can lose them as part of ''his'' makeover.
23	* GrandRomanticGesture: Fantasy!Nathaniel plans to interrupt Greg's restaurant opening with a big speech telling Rebecca how much he loves her, but he backs out at the last second because he realizes Maya is the one for him.
24	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: What Nathaniel ultimately realizes he has to do.
25	* {{Makeover}}: Both Nathaniel and Maya have one in the ItWasAllADream rom com parody.
26	* MeanBoss: The normally amiable Bert is cast as a snobby AmoralAttorney and overall [[Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada Miranda Priestly-esque harsh boss]].
27	* MissingMom: Maya keeps bringing her up.
28	* OperationJealousy: In the parody, Maya and Nathaniel pretend to date to make Rebecca and Maya's ex Joanne both jealous.
29	* OppositesAttract: Parody!Nathaniel and Maya.
30	-->'''Nathaniel:''' We're that mismatched couple from different worlds that can make it.
31	* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Maya doesn't need glasses, she just wears them to honor Velma from ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''.
32	* RomanticFakeRealTurn: In the fantasy, Nathaniel and Maya start out fake dating but then Nathaniel catches feelings.
33	* SheCleansUpNicely: Maya, after her makeover. It's even lampshaded early into the fantasy that she could be a stunner if she tried harder.
34	* ShoutOut: To many classic rom coms, including Bert as the "evil demanding boss" from ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada''. He asks for a sixth book in the ''Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy'' series, similar to how Miranda asks for the as-yet-unpublished next installment in the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' series.
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