Recap / Atop the Fourth Wall

One thing that sets Atop the Fourth Wall apart from other review shows on the Internet is its ongoing storyline. Creator Lewis Lovhaug originally added one to try something different, and since the show's start the storyline has had various sagas over the past seven years, with certain episodes containing storyline segments inserted in the beginning, middle or end of the review proper. As of 2018, there have been 14 story arcs.

A full list of episodes that contribute to the storyline can be found at the Atop the Fourth Wall Plot Guide, though this Recap page will be an attempt to provide more summary and list the various tropes used in them.

1. His Heart Is Steel
2. The Other Insano
   * Kickassia takes place here.
3. Linkara Lost
4. A Story of Magic
5. All That He Sees He Conquers
   * Suburban Knights takes place here.
6. A Piece of the World Is Missing
7. His Blue Soul
   * To Boldly Flee takes place here.
8. Gun and Sorcery
9. Ghost of the Machine
10. The Machinations of Worms
11. Here and Back Again
    * Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie takes place here.
12. The Sleepwalker
13. The Contest of Champions ^note  Storyline interrupted due to him being unable to finish it in time before the 10th anniversary, which was time dependent. Was put on hiatus as of Summer 2018. The end of the Clone Saga revealed it will continue in 2019. This hiatus was extended indefinitely due to filming complications arising from COVID-19. Finally completed as of December 2023.
14. The Clone Saga ^note  Due to time constraints this is the first story arc that takes place in the middle of another one, aka The Contest of Champions arc.
    * A Voice from the Dark takes place here.
15. Ashock The Fourth Wall
16. Be All My Sins Remembered