Line #44 YMMV/TheMysteriousMrEnter


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5	To put it simply, WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter is more polarizing than a magnet, holding the distinction of being both a very well-liked animation reviewer among many ''and'' one of the most hated among many. As he shares his opinion on various AnimatedShows, we shall share our opinions on his work as well.
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8	!! Subpages
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10	[[index]]
11	* [[BrokenBase/TheMysteriousMrEnter Broken Base]]
12	* [[HarsherInHindsight/TheMysteriousMrEnter Harsher in Hindsight]]
13	* [[HilariousInHindsight/TheMysteriousMrEnter Hilarious in Hindsight]]
14	* [[HePannedItNowHeSucks/TheMysteriousMrEnter He Panned It, Now He Sucks!]]
15	* [[MemeticMutation/TheMysteriousMrEnter Memetic Mutation]]
16	[[/index]]
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18	!! Other examples
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20	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: A frequent staple of Mr. Enter's reviews, particularly his more negative ones, is analysing a character's actions to have radically different meanings than the creators themselves had intended.
21	** In his reviews of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', usually consisting of episodes where Peter or Brian are UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, he often reads between the lines of the episode's other details to conclude that they are even worse than they seem. Most notably, when reviewing "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E16HerpeTheLoveSore Herpe The Love Sore]]", with the unexplained revelation that Brian previously gave Chris herpes just as he did Stewie, Mr. Enter concludes that Brian is going out of his way to trick them and others into sharing blood with him in order to intentionally infect them.
22	** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'', Mr. Enter theorizes that Sykes [[ObfuscatingStupidity is secretly fully aware of Oscar's deception]], and only becomes his manager - and uses this position to threaten the shark mob in Oscar's name, prompting them to target him - as part of an elaborate revenge plot.
23	* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: During his remastered Top 20 Cartoon Theme Songs, after talking about ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', he mentions how he would love for a reboot of the show like ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', only to bemoan how one doesn't exist while playing a trailer for the [[Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers film]]. Was he going full FanonDiscontinuity on the movie? Or, going off his wording, was he specifically bemoaning how a ''good'' reboot doesn't exist?
24	* AudienceAlienatingEra: Mr. Enter himself entered a period during mid-late 2015. Between reviewing Animated Atrocities that [[HePannedItNowHeSucks many of his viewers actually liked]] (such as ''WesternAnimation/TwelveOunceMouse'') and making an entire episode (his review of [[WesternAnimation/RocketMonkeys "There is No Business Like Monkey Business"]]) which was nothing more than a TakeThat towards fans who sent in requests, and therefore didn't even talk about the episode until more than halfway through while being less than five minutes long, many viewers did not find these very funny or interesting which didn't help with the fact that his video schedule was pretty irregular and infrequent, with him usually posting a video once every two weeks. Fortunately, after his 100th Animated Atrocity special (''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether The Movie'') his later episodes returned to the quality of earlier seasons, and he started posting videos on a weekly, semi-consistent basis. He acknowledges this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwRmJNfR6i4&t=6s Top 10 Worst Mr. Enter Videos]], even screenshotting this example, though for some reason he refers to it by its old name, Dork Age.
25	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Al the robot, who first appeared in the hugely divisive (and now erased) "Wild World of [=PSAs=]" video. Some people like his friendly-looking design and occasional snarky moments, while others think that putting him in some videos feel shoehorned.
26	* BizarroEpisode:
27	** Enter's video of the Top 10 Worst Episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' uses more comedy than regularly employed in his videos, to an absurdist amount. Considering that he’s well-known for being, in his own words, "the guy who yells at [=SpongeBob=]", this was likely intentional.
28	** His review of the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Honest Apple" has the comedic jokes cranked up significantly as well. He even does live-action skits in a few parts, something he isn’t known for doing at all in most of his other videos.
29	* CreepyCute: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/the-mysterious-mr-enter/images/e/e6/Mr._Enter.png Mr. Enter's detective avatar]], a noir-style silhouette of a man with large expressive eyes.
30	* DontShootTheMessage: A lot of animation enthusiasts feel this way about his takes on animation; with the consensus among them being that while he does come off as hyperbolic and confrontational a lot of the time, he does bring up some very valid points about the stuff he reviews.
31	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
32	** The Old Man is well-liked for being the MentorArchetype. He also has some funny moments in the review of [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Totally Busted]].
33	** [[UsedToBeASweetKid Johnathan]] from "Animated Atrocities - ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019''" has been very well received, with his status as ThePollyanna helping counteract Enter's status as TheCynic and allowing for a more varied view on whatever he's reviewing. Plus, he's just [[TheCutie adorable]].
34	* FandomRivalry: With WebVideo/RebelTaxi, sparked by Pan mentioning his dislike for Mr. Enter. But while there are people on both sides who dislike Taxi or Enter for their differing styles, there are people that simply like both just fine. However, with the release of his video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xctEF8BE61M calling out people such as RebelTaxi]] (which Pan and Izzy have commented on), it's likely that the two channels [[FriendlyFandoms have since reconciled]].
35	* FriendlyFandoms:
36	** With WebVideo/PhantomStrider, due to their (former) mutual respect for one another and Enter's desire to do a crossover.
37	** Enter and WebVideo/{{PieGuyRulz}} fans tend to overlap with each other, due to their collab on the "Truth or Square" review giving the latter's channel a [[ColbertBump significant boost in popularity]].
38	* HeartwarmingInHindsight:
39	** In his review to [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy "Fresh Heir"]], after Chris asked Peter if a father can actually marry his own son (it's a long story), Peter quips about gay people marrying, with Mr. Enter's response being: "And these stupid jokes might be why it's taking so long to legalize gay marriage". Several months later, same-sex marriage was deemed legal in the ''entire'' United States.
40	** While his "Ink Lemonade" review was made very shortly (as in ''one day'') before Stephen Hillenburg's death, he did praise Hillenburg's efforts by reminding the viewers that Season 10 to 11 are an improvement over previous seasons and almost on the same level as the original 3. It's almost like he is giving a proper sendoff to Hillenburg.
41	* {{Moe}}: Mr. Enter's animated avatar, introduced in his reviews of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales "Shop Talk"]], is nothing short of CreepyCute.
42	** Al the robot has an adorable design, complimented with a star antenna.
43	* MorePopularSpinoff: ''Animated Atrocities'' was meant to be a placeholder between seasons of ''MLP Reviews''. It quickly became the favorite series of both him and his fans, to the point where he eventually canceled ''MLP Reviews'' and made ''Animated Atrocities'' becoming more or less his staple show. Ironically enough, the MLP episode "Fame and Misfortune" became the subject of an Atrocity review.
44	* NeverLiveItDown: While Mr. Enter has been no stranger to controversy, he earned particular notoriety for his review of ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' in April 2022. During his review, Mr. Enter criticized the film for the citizens of Toronto not being more alarmed by a giant red panda because [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the film was set in 2002, and he argued that there should have been more post-9/11 paranoia]]. The criticism became a widespread subject of online mockery, noting how inappropriate such a subject would be in the context of the film's plot and tone, along with the FridgeLogic of why a movie set in a different country would reference the terrorist attacks. Even though Mr. Enter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsXHcyddOPk admitted he made a mistake and that he deserved the backlash he got for the review]], the damage was done for some people. As a result, Mr. Enter became known outside the animation community as "the ''Turning Red'' 9/11 guy." Over time, he seems to be steadily moving on from this.
45	* NightmareFuel:
46	** The entire Technocracy series in general. It is a documentary all about how social media companies are able to get away with practices ranging from shady to downright criminal. A common theme in the series is just how little power the consumer truly has, and how technology is being abused for the purposes of subverting human rights. The last two episodes, in particular, exemplify this:
47	*** The Google episode of Technocracy. Enter goes into detail about just how powerful Google is and how they know ''everything'' about you. To make things worse, he briefly talks about the Momo challenge hoax (a hoax involving an extremely creepy Japanese statue) and disturbing kids' apps on the Google Play Store such as "Call [[WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines Blaze]]".
48	*** The Social Credits System episode of Technocracy. The entire concept of the Social Credits System- a system that basically rates you on how obedient a citizen you are, and punishes you for low scores by barring you from certain jobs and even social circles- is one of the most insidious dictatorial systems ever made. While worrying in and of itself, it exists not just in China, but also on various social media networks, and Enter talks about why the concept is a bad idea in principle. Commenters have even brought up the Series/BlackMirror episode, [[Recap/BlackMirrorNosedive Nosedive]], saying that the episode also does a good job detailing why the Social Credits system is a terrifying idea.
49	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR4Tdy_c-q4 Technocracy theme song]], which is appropriate given the mini-series' subject matter.
50	** Mr. Enter LaughingMad at the end of the ColdOpen for his ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'' review.
51	* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Whether it's an ''Admirable Animation'' or an ''Animated Atrocity'', if Mr. Enter reviews an obscure show like ''WesternAnimation/LittleClownsOfHappytown'', it'll become much more well known to people that have never heard of it.
52	* ReviewsAreTheGospel: He has a tendency to cause this with his reviews, which a few other reviewers (such as [[Creator/MoBrosStudios Anim8ball]], [[WebVideo/ReviewingAReviewer Asalieri2]], [[Webvideo/ReactionAndReview Emer Prevost]] and [[WebVideo/RebelTaxi Pan Pizza]]) have criticized him for.
53	** Almost nobody outright hated ''Putting Your Hoof Down'' before he reviewed it. Before his review, most agreed that it was not one of the better ones, but still relatively harmless. Afterward, it became one of, if not ''the'' most hated episode of the show, even more so with "''The Mysterious Mare Do-Well''".
54	** His atrocities on the ''[=SpongeBob=]'' episode "Pet Sitter Pat" and the ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon'' episode "Ren Seeks Help". Before the reviews, some people thought Ren Seeks Help was one of the ''better'' episodes of the reboot and no one talked about Pet Sitter Pat until Enter brought it up.
55	** The same thing happens with many of the more obscure titles he's reviewed. The two most prominent examples would have to be ''WesternAnimation/StressedEric'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCrampTwins'', both of which had a small fanbase before but have since garnered many detractors since he reviewed them.
56	* WinBackTheCrowd:
57	** After the "Pet Sitter Pat" controversy and the 2015 AudienceAlienatingEra, respectively, his reviews of WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz and ''Drawn Together: The Movie'' were considered by many to be a return to form.
58	** His ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' review was seen as this by many, as it came right after he got into some hot water with his more political views, and the review itself ended on a more optimistic note than his other reviews at the time.
59	** His ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' video was a long-needed display of positive passion after his highly controversial COVID-19 political rants and abandoning of Admirable Animation. Then, his Top 10 Worst ''[=SpongeBob=]'' Episodes debuts a highly expressive avatar and has Enter shows a much more cheerful disposition than many recent videos, particularly with SelfDeprecation for taking some things too seriously in his earlier reviews.
60	* TheWoobie: Teenage John, or Johnny, from ''The Lion King (2019)'' review. In contrast to his more upbeat 8-year-old self, the 18-year-old John suffers from anxiety and depression due to [[AbusiveParents his upbringing]]. It would be hard to resist the urge to hug the poor guy.

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