History YMMV / Hilda

* BaseBreakingCharacter:
** Frida. Some see her arc towards the end of Season 1 as a welcome change of pace, giving attention to make her more than just "Hilda's friend", but many found it to be unnecessary and flimsily-written while also making her out to be nothing more than a petty, selfish brat with an inability to get over herself, up to the point where she pushes away her own friends. Others could see what they were trying to do, but felt her callous treatment of Hilda and David, coupled with her brief FaceHeelTurn, warranted a more layered apology than "I was acting like an idiot". A fourth party argues that her parents are the cause of her attitude due to their constant demands of perfection from their daughter.

** [[spoiler:Anders, Hilda's DisappearedDad, immediately became even more controversial character than Frida. Some like him for being a a decent NiceGuy and a pretty funny BumblingDad. Other fans hate him for not being present for Hilda for nearly her entire life, seemingly choosing adventures over her, as well as his tendency to get into trouble like Hilda. There's also a third party that doesn't hate Anders, but feel that [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter he has not fleshed out enough as a character]] because of the final season's [[ItsShortSoItSucks short length]].]]

*** Learn to do your own chores instead of relying on others to do them for you. As David says to Frida, everything could've been avoided if Frida had just learned to tidy up her room instead of relying on a ghost to do it for her.

*** Learn to do your own chores instead of relying on others to do them for you. As David says to Frida, [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot everything could've been avoided]] if Frida had just learned to tidy up her room instead of relying on a ghost to do it for her.

* TheScrappy: Erik Ahlberg is very unpopular with fans due to his GloryHound tendencies, lack of [[PoliceAreUseless competency]], and being a massive {{Jerkass}} to everyone, including his partners. While he's intended to be a HateSink, what pushes him into this territory for many is that he almost never faces any consequences for his actions or behavior (outside of "The Old Bells of Trolberg", in which a bell falls on him), with the end of ''The Mountain King'' having him be rewarded with a medal of honor for his actions, much to the irritation of fans, who felt he should've been punished instead. Needless to say, fans are glad he resigned at the end of the movie, expressing hope that he never appears again.

* NeverLiveItDown: While Frida has since apologized and restored her friendship with Hilda and David, many fans haven't truly forgiven her for her actions near the end of S1, where she [[spoiler:torpedoes her friendship with both of them, tells Hilda she [[KickTheDog should've never moved to Trolberg]], and temporarily [[FaceHeelTurn joins the Merra]], despite them having tormented David in the past (something that he [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out on]])]]. It remains one of the main reasons why she continues to be a BaseBreakingCharacter to this day.

** [[spoiler:Anders, Hilda's DisappearedDad, immediately became even more controversial character than Frida. Some like him for being a a decent NiceGuy and a pretty funny BumblingDad. Other fans hate him for not being present for Hilda for nearly her entire life, seemingly choosing adventures over her, as well as his tendency to get into trouble like Hilda. There's also a third party that doesn't hate Anders, but feel that [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter he has not fleshed out enough as character]] because of the final season's [[ItsShortSoItsSucks short length]].]]

* FanonDiscontinuity: Not that Season 3 is unpopular, but some diehard fans of the original graphic novels have opted to ignore it, mainly because of a more serialized narrative, the TimeSkip, and a huge focus on Hilda's family. The fact that season 3 is all original material doesn't help (even if series creator Luke Pearson was still involved).

* GrowingTheBeard: Season 1 is already considered to be great by fans, but season 2 is widely regarded as being superior due to the improved pacing and writing, greater world-building, a slightly darker tone, and the bouts of CharacterDevelopment for almost all of the main characters (and even supporting characters like Kaisa).

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Frida. Some see her arc towards the end of Season 1 as a welcome change of pace, giving attention to make her more than just "Hilda's friend", but many found it to be unnecessary and flimsily-written while also making her out to be nothing more than a petty, selfish brat with an inability to get over herself, up to the point where she pushes away her own friends. Others could see what they were trying to do, but felt her callous treatment of Hilda and David, coupled with her brief FaceHeelTurn, warranted a more layered apology than "I was acting like an idiot". A fourth party argues that her parents are the cause of her attitude due to their constant demands of perfection from their daughter.

** [[spoiler:Hilda's father Anders was one of the biggest mysteries in the series, and when he finally makes an appearance, many fans were disappointed that he appeared in only two episodes and lacked sufficient impact on the story, especially because he was absent for most of Hilda's life. Given the short length of the season, fans wished he could've been elaborated more and taken on a more active role in the story]].

** Although Frida giving her Nisse a new timer and Hilda, Frida, and David creating a lending library for Nisse to share seems to imply that Frida is now on good terms with her Nisse, it would've paid to see a scene that confirms Frida and her Nisse are actually on good terms now, either with Frida teaching her Nisse how to share or that Nisse apologizing for stealing her book ''twice''.

** Although Frida giving her Nisse a new timer and Hilda, Frida, and David creating a lending library for Nisse to share seems to imply that Frida is now on good terms with her Nisse, it would've been more to see a scene that confirms Frida and her Nisse are actually on good terms now, either with Frida teaching her Nisse how to share or that Nisse apologizing for stealing her book ''twice''.

** While Johanna (Hilda's mother), [[spoiler: Anders (Hilda's father)]], and David's parents had some involvement in the Black Hound, Marra, Stone Forest, and Mountain King adventures, Frida's parents are the only ones who haven't had a helping hand nor had any involvement in Hilda's adventures.

** Hilda's great-aunt Astrid. Many fans enjoyed her for basically being the {{Expy}} of [[GravityFalls Grunkle Stan]].