History Creator / DougWalker

* DidntThinkThisThrough: In the vlog "Still", Doug and Jason stay in the exact same position throughout. By the end they're clearly thinking this, as Jason's arms ache and Doug has a {{ditz}} moment of trying to get up (without moving his position) and ends up hurting himself by faceplanting on the floor.

** He yells at himself for being a "typical white American" with mocking/not remembering the ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode titles/characters and [[BrokenAesop breaking his own aesop]] with [[AnimationAgeGhetto always calling it a kids' show]], but carries on with both.

* AnAesop:
** Discussed in his review of ''Film/{{Unfriended}}'', because as much as he thinks sad "this cyberbullying really hurt and offended me" videos are important, he likes that this comes from a ScareEmStraight "there are consequences for being a trolling douchebag" angle.
** In his review of ''Zootopia'', he spends a lot of time saying that while he didn't connect to it quite as much, and he dislikes prejudice aesops that aren't done in new ways (like he loves ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''[='s=] version of it because they're done with characters he already relates to), he knows they're important and really relevant in 2016 with all the Trump support.
--->'''Doug:''' What the hell do I know? I'm a thirty four year old white suburbanite who makes his living off the internet. Clearly this movie wasn't made for me.
** In ''On The Run'', Doug talks about how even though he loves ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' more overall, ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' have better more relatable messages for kids and adults.
** In ''Mockingjay Part II'', he hopes it'll get young people thinking "the world isn't out to get me, but I shouldn't trust everything either" and that it's less good vs evil and more the best situation to the worst situation.
** Whenever there's an aesop about not being a DoggedNiceGuy, he'll be really happy about it.
** His response to ''WebVideo/OneyPlays'''s jokes about him made a good lesson on humility and how you shouldn't throw stones while living in a glass house. When Oney made jokes about both Doug and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], Linkara had a less graceful response that received flak for being unable to take criticism. Doug, on the other hand, was prudent and gained a lot of respect for how he handled the jokes.
---> "How hypocritical would it be if I'm like "Look at this person who doesn't appreciate my art" when I literally make a living mocking peoples' art"

* BrokenAesop:
** Even he pointed out that his constant mentioning of ''Avatar'' as a kid's show was going against his previous determination to have all children treated with utmost respect.
** They find it a little muting the message that "Too Short To Ride" has the others tell Peri that they like her for who she is, and then she gets metal powers, and Doug compares it to makeover shows that he hates (though he likes this episode).

* EvilIsSexy: [[invoked]] According to a Shadocon response, he has the hots for Ivy from VideoGame/SoulCalibur, the tentacled version of Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', and Elsa from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Plus likes [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] for the sexy voice and the badassness.

** Donnie ended "Blue Patches" learning that he couldn't obsess over his past and needed to look forward to the future, Critic ended his live ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' review telling everyone that he wasn't going to do this anymore and that he was going to stick to being happy in the PlotHole, and the Vampire Support Group Simon Belmont goes to in WebVideo/VideoGameConfessions tells him they've had a good run and it's time to try new things.

** In his [=Vlogs=]. Even with his agony over ''Literature/{{Twilight}}: Breaking Dawn: Part 1'', he still keeps to his firm belief that people who like it aren't idiots, and he just hopes the grisly stuff about abortion will fly over their heads.

** As for the guys he wants, he has a bit of a thing for Jacob from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.

* GuiltyPleasure: He has several, most notably being the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' movies, which he's admitted to ''loving'' for being so stupid. This is why the first part of ''Breaking Dawn'', with all of its gore and {{clueless aesop}}ing, [[BreakTheCutie Breaks The Cutie]].

* SickAndWrong: He was particularly disgusted and upset by ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn: Part 1]]'' trying to discuss the topic of abortion, stating that a subject like that requires you to, among other things be highly knowledgeable on the subject and know what you're talking about, neither of which fits the film's take on the subject.

** He used to think Jim Carrey's character in Batman Forever was not realistic until he met fanboys of his own like that.

** Rob points this out in regards to Doug's revised opinion on ''Film/{{Thor}}'', as he remembers Doug fangasming over that movie but Doug doesn't.

* ParanoiaFuel: In-universe he recommends watching new loved film ''Film/WatcherInTheWoods'' when it's a dark night, you're all alone and you already feel like someone's watching you.

* NoAntagonist: In ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'', he loves that it doesn't have a villain and he hates movies that do that "because life is challenging enough".

* FanDisillusionment: Invoked with Creator/ChristopherNolan. He loved ''Film/{{Memento}}'' and adored ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', but from ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' he's been really disappointed with the movies. Nolan's obsessively defensive fanbase doesn't help much.

** In his video [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/the-worst-movies-nostalgia-critic-s-reviewed-6391323 The WORST Movies Nostalgia Critic's Reviewed]], he spends most of the retrospective calmly explaining why he disliked the films he was bringing up, only occasionally getting angry when remembering something that he really disliked. Then he gets to [[Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie his number one pick]] and it's the near-crying and shaking of ''Breaking Dawn'' all over again.

** In his [=Vlogs=]. Even with his agony over ''Literature/{{Twilight}}: Breaking Dawn'', he still keeps to his firm belief that people who like it aren't idiots, and he just hopes the grisly stuff about abortion will fly over their heads.

* EveryoneHasStandards: He practically exhausts himself in trying, and even gets upset because he fails, but he just can't see the worth in ''Breaking Dawn'' and the movies on "The Top 11 Worst NC-Reviewed Films".

* IWasJustJoking: Rare example where the audience is worried, not offended. He once tried to pass off his brokenly crying, shaking rants on ''Garbage Pail Kids'' and ''[[Film/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]'' as them being played for laughs and him acting like Critic. Seeing as this was only one half-hearted attempt and he went right back to emotions over both in the next con, nobody bought it.

* SickAndWrong: He was particularly disgusted and upset by ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn, Part 1]]'' trying to discuss the topic of abortion, stating that a subject like that requires you to, among other things be highly knowledgeable on the subject and know what you're talking about, neither of which fits the film's take on the subject.

** They see it as a positive thing with Korra, as pre-amnesia she was called "thuggish", "psychotic", "obnoxious", and a "whiny bitch", but post "she's nice and reasonable" and can potentially "redeem herself".

** He used to love the ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' movies in a SoBadItsGood manner, but ''Breaking Dawn'' made him feel so dirty that he's very close to tears in his own review. [[invoked]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: In "Into The Bunker", Rob treads on Doug's foot and mocks him for being like a hobbit because he never wears shoes in his house.

** He's made it astoundingly clear he's not fond of extreme RatedMForManly at all. The only manly characters that have been written by him as sympathetic are [[WebVideo/DemoReel Karl and Quinn]], and he blames Bay for making him feel like being a man is boring.