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* At the end of ''Film/GhostRider'', ''Film/GhostRider2007'', he sets up psychotic stalkers, his own SanitySlippage and a [[WorldGoneMad World Gone So Mad]] that even reality blows up with a happy “a "a new year of madness is on the way”.way".
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* "The Review Must Go On" from ''Film/MoulinRouge'' was written by Doug when he decided that he needed to wrap things up, and it really shows. As well as multiple references to being "done" and Chick musing that she needs to watch ''ScoobyDoo'' (the prequel to WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee), the whole song is about hating your job but doing it anyway, and the message gets cut off by Music/BrentalFloss shooting him dead.
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* "The Review Must Go On" from ''Film/MoulinRouge'' was written by Doug when he decided that he needed to wrap things up, and it really shows. As well as multiple references to being "done" and Chick musing that she needs to watch ''ScoobyDoo'' ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' (the prequel to WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee), the whole song is about hating your job but doing it anyway, and the message gets cut off by Music/BrentalFloss shooting him dead.
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* In ''Junior'', even before WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} aired [[note]]where Doug had already planned for Ma-Ti to die[[/note]], Ma-Ti's the one who sentences Critic for crimes against humanity. In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, Critic gives a helpful reminder of this by telling the Chick he always knew he'd pay for his crimes against humanity.
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* In ''Junior'', even before WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} aired [[note]]where aired,[[note]]Where Doug had already planned for Ma-Ti to die[[/note]], die.[[/note]] Ma-Ti's the one who sentences Critic for crimes against humanity. In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, Critic gives a helpful reminder of this by telling the Chick he always knew he'd pay for his crimes against humanity.
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* One can't help but notice the huge amount of accidental foreshadowing in his review of ''Film/LastActionHero''. When does all this accidental foreshadowing becomes reality? In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee! Go watch the review, because many of the Critic's lines in relation to the film's plot are either {{Foreshadowing}}, a Funny Aneurysm Moment, a Hilarious (or Harsher) in Hindsight moment when you compare them to To Boldly Flee. And since those were accidental, he had no idea it would become such!
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* One can't help but notice the huge amount of accidental foreshadowing in his review of ''Film/LastActionHero''. When does all this accidental foreshadowing becomes reality? In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee! ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''! Go watch the review, because many of the Critic's lines in relation to the film's plot are either {{Foreshadowing}}, a Funny Aneurysm Moment, a Hilarious (or Harsher) in Hindsight moment when you compare them to To Boldly Flee. And since those were accidental, he had no idea it would become such!
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* In the ''Film/HeavyMetal'' review he's boy-excited over a scene of driving a car in space. Naturally he drives a car in space in WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, but in a self-destructive if still awesome context.
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* In the ''Film/HeavyMetal'' ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'' review he's boy-excited over a scene of driving a car in space. Naturally he drives a car in space in WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, but in a self-destructive if still awesome context.
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* Malcolm hitting on Critic in ''Film/EightCrazyNights''. It seems like a throwaway joke at first, but then it's revealed in Hyper's first vlog several months later that he's had a huge crush on his boss for a while.
* Lowkey foreshadowing in ''Film/TheChristmasTree'' review, as when Critic is hallucinating there's an empty bottle on top of the fridge, and it turns out later that Malcolm and Rachel don't want him to know that they get drunk when he doesn't need them.
* Lowkey foreshadowing in ''Film/TheChristmasTree'' review, as when Critic is hallucinating there's an empty bottle on top of the fridge, and it turns out later that Malcolm and Rachel don't want him to know that they get drunk when he doesn't need them.
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* Malcolm hitting on Critic in ''Film/EightCrazyNights''.''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights''. It seems like a throwaway joke at first, but then it's revealed in Hyper's first vlog several months later that he's had a huge crush on his boss for a while.
* Lowkey foreshadowing in''Film/TheChristmasTree'' ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree'' review, as when Critic is hallucinating there's an empty bottle on top of the fridge, and it turns out later that Malcolm and Rachel don't want him to know that they get drunk when he doesn't need them.
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* Blink and you'll miss it, but Hyper tells Critic in ''Old vs New: Spider-Man'' that he has the jacket so he should start bashing Mary-Jane. Turns out to be SuspiciouslySuspiciousDenial SuspiciouslySpecificDenial on her part, as at the end it's revealed she has both a replica of his hat, tie and jacket.
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* In the Chick's ''{{Bratz}}'' review, his reason for forcing her to watch it was because he wanted her to be proud of being able to sit through the worst girly movie of all time. His conclusion at the end of his first commercials special is that he's "pathetic but proud".
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* In the Chick's ''{{Bratz}}'' ''Film/{{Bratz}}'' review, his reason for forcing her to watch it was because he wanted her to be proud of being able to sit through the worst girly movie of all time. His conclusion at the end of his first commercials special is that he's "pathetic but proud".
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* Of all things, his ''Film/TheWickerMan'' wish to be kept inside, not have to talk to anyone, and be used for sex constantly. That almost happens to him when he's ''this'' close to falling into StockholmSyndrome induced by Hyper Fangirl, Malice assumes he's gone through [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns abuse]], he wants his clone self as a SexSlave in the “Sixth Day” review and he bemoans not being allowed to do anything else but pleasure Snob sexually in the BadFuture.
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* Of all things, his ''Film/TheWickerMan'' ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' wish to be kept inside, not have to talk to anyone, and be used for sex constantly. That almost happens to him when he's ''this'' close to falling into StockholmSyndrome induced by Hyper Fangirl, Malice assumes he's gone through [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns abuse]], he wants his clone self as a SexSlave in the “Sixth Day” review and he bemoans not being allowed to do anything else but pleasure Snob sexually in the BadFuture.
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* Both used and lampshaded in the Maximum Overdrive review, as when Cenobite!Malcolm starts revealing himself to Critic, Critic whines about the heavy foreshadowing and has a number four prop as his favorite prop.
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* ''The [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man]] & [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower She-Ra]] Christmas Special'' contained some ominous signs for the upcoming ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' review. The month-long buildup to that review culminated in his ''Top 11 Christmas Specials'' review, which ends with a SequelHook.
* In ''Junior'', even before WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} aired [[note]]where Doug had already planned for Ma-Ti to die[[/note]], Ma-Ti's the one who sentences Critic for crimes against humanity. In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, Critic gives a helpful reminder of this by telling the Chick he always knew he'd pay for his crimes against humanity.
* Early on in the review of "My Pet Monster", he said that he was pitied by his high school classmates for not acting his age. Cut to the end, and he gets pitied again by the director of the movie for the same reason.
** In the same episode, he acts like an entitled whiner about being "unfortunate enough to rent" the movie. The phone call actually serves as CharacterDevelopment, as it makes him realize just how stupid that sounds and never does it again.
* In his "Top Twelve Greatest Christmas Specials", he said he thought he was the only one to hide in the cupboard when he got scared. About a year later, in "Old vs. New: Willy Wonka vs. Charlie", we got what he was scared of.
* The ''Franchise/CareBears'' review has another rant about how his job makes him lose any pride and the evil book tells him she can give him a happy ending. The very next week, he's [[WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} obsessively trying to keep control of a country]].
* One can't help but notice the huge amount of accidental foreshadowing in his review of ''Film/LastActionHero''. When does all this accidental foreshadowing becomes reality? In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee! Go watch the review, because many of the Critic's lines in relation to the film's plot are either {{Foreshadowing}}, a Funny Aneurysm Moment, a Hilarious (or Harsher) in Hindsight moment when you compare them to To Boldly Flee. And since those were accidental, he had no idea it would become such!
--> "Kid, [[spoiler: leave the plot holes to me.]] That's my job."
* His breakdown to LordKat about the damage done to his ego with LK beating ''WesternAnimation/BebesKids'' is lead-up to his admitting to CR that he can't cope with people going into his territory a few months later.
* During an argument with the Nerd before they switch jobs for an episode, he asks mockingly if the Nerd thinks his gig is easy. [[SarcasmMode That never came up again.]]
* In the Chick's ''{{Bratz}}'' review, his reason for forcing her to watch it was because he wanted her to be proud of being able to sit through the worst girly movie of all time. His conclusion at the end of his first commercials special is that he's "pathetic but proud".
* By how often Critic expressed his desire to not have Linkara around in Star Trek month, it would have been more of a surprise if Linkara ''hadn't'' shown up.
* He set up the ParentalNeglect angle early when he mentioned off-hand in the "Top 11 Scariest Moments" that he was allowed to have a gun as a kid.
* The choice of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' month and the new vast abundance of ''Series/DoctorWho'' jokes weren't just AuthorAppeal, it was setting viewers up for the fourth anniversary, which was announced as a sci-fi story.
* At the start of his "Top 11 Simpsons Episodes" episode, the background music used when he discussed the impact The Simpsons had is the same he uses when discussing his pick for the #1 episode: [[spoiler: "Bart Gets an F"]].
* During the meat session scene in ''Film/PatchAdams'', he sarcastically states that he can clearly see the film is going to represent people accurately and with no forced manipulation. Wait fifteen minutes.
* In the ''Film/HeavyMetal'' review he's boy-excited over a scene of driving a car in space. Naturally he drives a car in space in WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, but in a self-destructive if still awesome context.
* Cross-show example, but Chick's glee over Critic's reaction to the ChildByRape bit in the ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'' review sets up her willingness to guiltlessly take what she (physically) wants from Todd and exact her revenge on Spoony.
* In his ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' review, Critic makes a brief reference to ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' and how he accidentally was involved in blowing up the Psychlo home planet. The following week, ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'' is released and it's revealed that Terl survived and wants revenge on the Critic.
* Speaking of ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', Some of the Critic's dialogue in the ''Film/RichieRich'' Review foreshadows the plot of the film.
--->'''Critic:''' Oh, I just want to buy a spaceship, go to the edge of the universe, travel through the outer rim, have an existential journey of self, and become the next evolution of mankind, thereby being in control of all the universe!
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', he's terrified that he and his world are just delusions of some [[Creator/DougWalker mentally ill guy]].
* There's no real reason for Zod to show up in the post-''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'' ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' courtroom setting Bum/Critic review other than to remind us that he exists for the following year's movie.
* In the ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' review, Satan says "God help the poor soul who comes across that nightmare of sadism.". Who, after starting to review the film, does The Nostalgia Critic call for help? [[spoiler: Santa Christ]].
* The new opening theme has a very grouchy looking Critic shoot at the audience with a blaze of fire right behind him. It can't be coincidence that he's hell-bound at his own hand by ''Film/TheCatInTheHat''.
* In ''Star Trek V'', his painfully awkward attempt at telling an actual joke instead of relying on a pop culture reference (and even then he doesn't manage it), gives more credence to his WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee assertions that he's actually a pretty awful critic.
* "The Review Must Go On" from ''Film/MoulinRouge'' was written by Doug when he decided that he needed to wrap things up, and it really shows. As well as multiple references to being "done" and Chick musing that she needs to watch ''ScoobyDoo'' (the prequel to WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee), the whole song is about hating your job but doing it anyway, and the message gets cut off by Music/BrentalFloss shooting him dead.
* The Devil defending ''Film/{{Devil}}'' and his own stupidity plenty of times is the big clue that he's [[spoiler: actually Shyama-Amon in disguise]].
* In "Top 11 South Park Episodes", he says "it's another great reminder to artists that if you're doing it for the money, you're doing it for the wrong reasons". The end of the list has another plug for the DVD (with SoundtrackDissonance over the usual fire) and by ''Anime/SailorMoon'' he's shameless about doing what he does for the money.
* "Are Superheroes Whiny Little Bitches?" has Critic relating to ''Film/SupermanReturns'', specifically the scene where Superman is in space and listening to everyone, setting up ''Film/ManOfSteel'' where Jor-El's "they only lack the light to show the way" speech is used twice to show how Critic [[DarkMessiah has no light in him at all]].
* In “Top 11 Adult Jokes We Never Got As Kids”, Critic is whiny about saving “some franchise”, and blows up a poor trainer before running away, so despite all the Trolling Creator about him being the hero, it was pretty obvious that he wasn't going to be and instead act like the DirtyCoward.
* It's not clear whether the harassment thread in ''Dawn Of The Commercials'' was supposed to set up the Hyper storyline (in a bite him in the ass sort of way), but his stalking of Emilia Clarke and belief that if women say no then men just want them more pays off in ''The Uncanny Valley'' review where he admits to sneaking into a bedroom and it going very wrong.
* In ''Film/ManOfSteel'' when Zod stops Critic enjoying a scene and Critic immediately cowers, Joe calls him a pussy and Critic defends his subservience by saying Zod is going to castrate him if he pisses him off. Critic ''does'' end up pissing Zod off, but Zod is the one castrated.
* Malcolm hitting on Critic in ''Film/EightCrazyNights''. It seems like a throwaway joke at first, but then it's revealed in Hyper's first vlog several months later that he's had a huge crush on his boss for a while.
* Lowkey foreshadowing in ''Film/TheChristmasTree'' review, as when Critic is hallucinating there's an empty bottle on top of the fridge, and it turns out later that Malcolm and Rachel don't want him to know that they get drunk when he doesn't need them.
* Of all things, his ''Film/TheWickerMan'' wish to be kept inside, not have to talk to anyone, and be used for sex constantly. That almost happens to him when he's ''this'' close to falling into StockholmSyndrome induced by Hyper Fangirl, Malice assumes he's gone through [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns abuse]], he wants his clone self as a SexSlave in the “Sixth Day” review and he bemoans not being allowed to do anything else but pleasure Snob sexually in the BadFuture.
* At the end of ''Film/GhostRider'', he sets up psychotic stalkers, his own SanitySlippage and a [[WorldGoneMad World Gone So Mad]] that even reality blows up with a happy “a new year of madness is on the way”.
* In ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', while spring cleaning he finds a memory stick of his home movies and Carrot Juice steals it from him before he can destroy it. At the end of the episode, everyone watches them while Critic sulks.
* While accidental as it's mostly Lupa's writing, “A Talking Cat?!” review has Critic ask Lupa if she'll leave him alone, she says no (but not about that) and he casually reaches for mace in his pocket, showing that even before Hyper, he's used to people not leaving him alone even when he asks them to.
* Blink and you'll miss it, but Hyper tells Critic in ''Old vs New: Spider-Man'' that he has the jacket so he should start bashing Mary-Jane. Turns out to be SuspiciouslySuspiciousDenial on her part, as at the end it's revealed she has both a replica of his hat, tie and jacket.
* In Hyper's second vlog, she begins by answering how she keeps getting in the studio with she just walked through the front door because CA doesn't lock anything up. At the end of ''Film/SmallSoldiers'', we'll see that also applies to Critic's house.
* In her fourth vlog, Hyper Fangirl was giggling about being willing to MindRape Critic into loving her. In ''Princess Diaries 2'', she manipulates his shallow manchild side by pretending to have all the things he likes so he thinks she's at least worthy of kissing. [[spoiler: it all blows up in her face however]]
* Shortly after the ''Amazing Spider-Man Old vs New'' review started the Hyper Stalker storyline, Doug/Jason's vlog of the “Suitor” episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' had an incredibly long rant from Doug about how {{Dogged Nice Guy}}s don't want a relationship, they want a prize that they feel like they're entitled to, which should have told everyone how ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries 2'' review was going to end. There's also the ''Breezy'' vlog where they specifically talk about girls who want Doug are just LovingAShadow (and Doug mentioning being creeped out by a woman who wanted to grab first his ass and then his wife's), and the earlier ''Storytelling'' episode where Doug takes a break to say that both boys and girls need to learn that if someone they like says no, that should be it.
* Even with the [[Film/SmallSoldiers film]] in question, in that review there's a ton of references to bondage in the sexual way, which sets up the ending of [[spoiler: Hyper kidnapping Critic to be her CaptiveDate]]. He also {{sarcasm mode}}s that “pity dating always wins”, and in the next episode, he's forced at gunpoint to 'date' Hyper and was very close to letting her win him by falling into StockholmSyndrome.
* Both used and lampshaded in the Maximum Overdrive review, as when Cenobite!Malcolm starts revealing himself to Critic, Critic whines about the heavy foreshadowing and has a number four prop as his favorite prop.
* Tamara telling Critic in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' that he and other tokens aren't boys any more, but sad pathetic men trying to recapture better days, sets up the monster of the episode: [[spoiler: reality]].
* In ''Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'', Critic takes special umbrage to Grandma just accepting being kidnapped. Next review, Hyper comes back, and he brings his own kidnapping up but is MadeOutToBeAJerkass. It also tends to be a trend that if he's making a big deal about someone being too relaxed while kidnapped, she'll show up very soon.
* In ''Film/TheMatrix'', “Malcomus” and “Tammity”, with Critic going “...really?” and Tammity reminding him that he wrote it, is the first major clue that it's just Malcolm and Tamara being brainwashed.
** Blink and you'll miss it, but in Critic's rant to Schmuck, he tells him he can play the review back for him to prove his point, indicating that he knows he's in control of this reality before ''Revolutions'' confirms it.
** In ''Reloaded'', Malcolm's TalkingTheMonsterToDeath moment is about how HistoryRepeats and people lying to themselves is part of life. For the rest of the month, there's a lot of WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee references which Critic doesn't want to acknowledge.
* In the TMNT movie review, the WebVideo/PopQuizHotshot wall is shown for the first time (Critic calls it an “incredibly flamboyant dance club”), the actual pilot finally being released later that day.
* In ''Conquest Of The Commercials'', the son in the abuse family cuddles the meninist car from ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', setting up him being even further into right wing ideals by ''Cats And Dogs''.
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPlutoNash'' has him taking out Batman and Superman costumes, and going “[[BlatantLies I swear this isn't a clue]]”.
* In more cute usage, not long before she actually came out as bi/pansexual, Tamara revealed she had a book of bisexual erotica and got embarassed about it in ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''.
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* ''The [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man]] & [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower She-Ra]] Christmas Special'' contained some ominous signs for the upcoming ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' review. The month-long buildup to that review culminated in his ''Top 11 Christmas Specials'' review, which ends with a SequelHook.
* In ''Junior'', even before WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} aired [[note]]where Doug had already planned for Ma-Ti to die[[/note]], Ma-Ti's the one who sentences Critic for crimes against humanity. In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, Critic gives a helpful reminder of this by telling the Chick he always knew he'd pay for his crimes against humanity.
* Early on in the review of "My Pet Monster", he said that he was pitied by his high school classmates for not acting his age. Cut to the end, and he gets pitied again by the director of the movie for the same reason.
** In the same episode, he acts like an entitled whiner about being "unfortunate enough to rent" the movie. The phone call actually serves as CharacterDevelopment, as it makes him realize just how stupid that sounds and never does it again.
* In his "Top Twelve Greatest Christmas Specials", he said he thought he was the only one to hide in the cupboard when he got scared. About a year later, in "Old vs. New: Willy Wonka vs. Charlie", we got what he was scared of.
* The ''Franchise/CareBears'' review has another rant about how his job makes him lose any pride and the evil book tells him she can give him a happy ending. The very next week, he's [[WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} obsessively trying to keep control of a country]].
* One can't help but notice the huge amount of accidental foreshadowing in his review of ''Film/LastActionHero''. When does all this accidental foreshadowing becomes reality? In WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee! Go watch the review, because many of the Critic's lines in relation to the film's plot are either {{Foreshadowing}}, a Funny Aneurysm Moment, a Hilarious (or Harsher) in Hindsight moment when you compare them to To Boldly Flee. And since those were accidental, he had no idea it would become such!
--> "Kid, [[spoiler: leave the plot holes to me.]] That's my job."
* His breakdown to LordKat about the damage done to his ego with LK beating ''WesternAnimation/BebesKids'' is lead-up to his admitting to CR that he can't cope with people going into his territory a few months later.
* During an argument with the Nerd before they switch jobs for an episode, he asks mockingly if the Nerd thinks his gig is easy. [[SarcasmMode That never came up again.]]
* In the Chick's ''{{Bratz}}'' review, his reason for forcing her to watch it was because he wanted her to be proud of being able to sit through the worst girly movie of all time. His conclusion at the end of his first commercials special is that he's "pathetic but proud".
* By how often Critic expressed his desire to not have Linkara around in Star Trek month, it would have been more of a surprise if Linkara ''hadn't'' shown up.
* He set up the ParentalNeglect angle early when he mentioned off-hand in the "Top 11 Scariest Moments" that he was allowed to have a gun as a kid.
* The choice of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' month and the new vast abundance of ''Series/DoctorWho'' jokes weren't just AuthorAppeal, it was setting viewers up for the fourth anniversary, which was announced as a sci-fi story.
* At the start of his "Top 11 Simpsons Episodes" episode, the background music used when he discussed the impact The Simpsons had is the same he uses when discussing his pick for the #1 episode: [[spoiler: "Bart Gets an F"]].
* During the meat session scene in ''Film/PatchAdams'', he sarcastically states that he can clearly see the film is going to represent people accurately and with no forced manipulation. Wait fifteen minutes.
* In the ''Film/HeavyMetal'' review he's boy-excited over a scene of driving a car in space. Naturally he drives a car in space in WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, but in a self-destructive if still awesome context.
* Cross-show example, but Chick's glee over Critic's reaction to the ChildByRape bit in the ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'' review sets up her willingness to guiltlessly take what she (physically) wants from Todd and exact her revenge on Spoony.
* In his ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' review, Critic makes a brief reference to ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' and how he accidentally was involved in blowing up the Psychlo home planet. The following week, ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'' is released and it's revealed that Terl survived and wants revenge on the Critic.
* Speaking of ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', Some of the Critic's dialogue in the ''Film/RichieRich'' Review foreshadows the plot of the film.
--->'''Critic:''' Oh, I just want to buy a spaceship, go to the edge of the universe, travel through the outer rim, have an existential journey of self, and become the next evolution of mankind, thereby being in control of all the universe!
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', he's terrified that he and his world are just delusions of some [[Creator/DougWalker mentally ill guy]].
* There's no real reason for Zod to show up in the post-''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'' ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' courtroom setting Bum/Critic review other than to remind us that he exists for the following year's movie.
* In the ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' review, Satan says "God help the poor soul who comes across that nightmare of sadism.". Who, after starting to review the film, does The Nostalgia Critic call for help? [[spoiler: Santa Christ]].
* The new opening theme has a very grouchy looking Critic shoot at the audience with a blaze of fire right behind him. It can't be coincidence that he's hell-bound at his own hand by ''Film/TheCatInTheHat''.
* In ''Star Trek V'', his painfully awkward attempt at telling an actual joke instead of relying on a pop culture reference (and even then he doesn't manage it), gives more credence to his WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee assertions that he's actually a pretty awful critic.
* "The Review Must Go On" from ''Film/MoulinRouge'' was written by Doug when he decided that he needed to wrap things up, and it really shows. As well as multiple references to being "done" and Chick musing that she needs to watch ''ScoobyDoo'' (the prequel to WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee), the whole song is about hating your job but doing it anyway, and the message gets cut off by Music/BrentalFloss shooting him dead.
* The Devil defending ''Film/{{Devil}}'' and his own stupidity plenty of times is the big clue that he's [[spoiler: actually Shyama-Amon in disguise]].
* In "Top 11 South Park Episodes", he says "it's another great reminder to artists that if you're doing it for the money, you're doing it for the wrong reasons". The end of the list has another plug for the DVD (with SoundtrackDissonance over the usual fire) and by ''Anime/SailorMoon'' he's shameless about doing what he does for the money.
* "Are Superheroes Whiny Little Bitches?" has Critic relating to ''Film/SupermanReturns'', specifically the scene where Superman is in space and listening to everyone, setting up ''Film/ManOfSteel'' where Jor-El's "they only lack the light to show the way" speech is used twice to show how Critic [[DarkMessiah has no light in him at all]].
* In “Top 11 Adult Jokes We Never Got As Kids”, Critic is whiny about saving “some franchise”, and blows up a poor trainer before running away, so despite all the Trolling Creator about him being the hero, it was pretty obvious that he wasn't going to be and instead act like the DirtyCoward.
* It's not clear whether the harassment thread in ''Dawn Of The Commercials'' was supposed to set up the Hyper storyline (in a bite him in the ass sort of way), but his stalking of Emilia Clarke and belief that if women say no then men just want them more pays off in ''The Uncanny Valley'' review where he admits to sneaking into a bedroom and it going very wrong.
* In ''Film/ManOfSteel'' when Zod stops Critic enjoying a scene and Critic immediately cowers, Joe calls him a pussy and Critic defends his subservience by saying Zod is going to castrate him if he pisses him off. Critic ''does'' end up pissing Zod off, but Zod is the one castrated.
* Malcolm hitting on Critic in ''Film/EightCrazyNights''. It seems like a throwaway joke at first, but then it's revealed in Hyper's first vlog several months later that he's had a huge crush on his boss for a while.
* Lowkey foreshadowing in ''Film/TheChristmasTree'' review, as when Critic is hallucinating there's an empty bottle on top of the fridge, and it turns out later that Malcolm and Rachel don't want him to know that they get drunk when he doesn't need them.
* Of all things, his ''Film/TheWickerMan'' wish to be kept inside, not have to talk to anyone, and be used for sex constantly. That almost happens to him when he's ''this'' close to falling into StockholmSyndrome induced by Hyper Fangirl, Malice assumes he's gone through [[VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns abuse]], he wants his clone self as a SexSlave in the “Sixth Day” review and he bemoans not being allowed to do anything else but pleasure Snob sexually in the BadFuture.
* At the end of ''Film/GhostRider'', he sets up psychotic stalkers, his own SanitySlippage and a [[WorldGoneMad World Gone So Mad]] that even reality blows up with a happy “a new year of madness is on the way”.
* In ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', while spring cleaning he finds a memory stick of his home movies and Carrot Juice steals it from him before he can destroy it. At the end of the episode, everyone watches them while Critic sulks.
* While accidental as it's mostly Lupa's writing, “A Talking Cat?!” review has Critic ask Lupa if she'll leave him alone, she says no (but not about that) and he casually reaches for mace in his pocket, showing that even before Hyper, he's used to people not leaving him alone even when he asks them to.
* Blink and you'll miss it, but Hyper tells Critic in ''Old vs New: Spider-Man'' that he has the jacket so he should start bashing Mary-Jane. Turns out to be SuspiciouslySuspiciousDenial on her part, as at the end it's revealed she has both a replica of his hat, tie and jacket.
* In Hyper's second vlog, she begins by answering how she keeps getting in the studio with she just walked through the front door because CA doesn't lock anything up. At the end of ''Film/SmallSoldiers'', we'll see that also applies to Critic's house.
* In her fourth vlog, Hyper Fangirl was giggling about being willing to MindRape Critic into loving her. In ''Princess Diaries 2'', she manipulates his shallow manchild side by pretending to have all the things he likes so he thinks she's at least worthy of kissing. [[spoiler: it all blows up in her face however]]
* Shortly after the ''Amazing Spider-Man Old vs New'' review started the Hyper Stalker storyline, Doug/Jason's vlog of the “Suitor” episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' had an incredibly long rant from Doug about how {{Dogged Nice Guy}}s don't want a relationship, they want a prize that they feel like they're entitled to, which should have told everyone how ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries 2'' review was going to end. There's also the ''Breezy'' vlog where they specifically talk about girls who want Doug are just LovingAShadow (and Doug mentioning being creeped out by a woman who wanted to grab first his ass and then his wife's), and the earlier ''Storytelling'' episode where Doug takes a break to say that both boys and girls need to learn that if someone they like says no, that should be it.
* Even with the [[Film/SmallSoldiers film]] in question, in that review there's a ton of references to bondage in the sexual way, which sets up the ending of [[spoiler: Hyper kidnapping Critic to be her CaptiveDate]]. He also {{sarcasm mode}}s that “pity dating always wins”, and in the next episode, he's forced at gunpoint to 'date' Hyper and was very close to letting her win him by falling into StockholmSyndrome.
* Both used and lampshaded in the Maximum Overdrive review, as when Cenobite!Malcolm starts revealing himself to Critic, Critic whines about the heavy foreshadowing and has a number four prop as his favorite prop.
* Tamara telling Critic in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' that he and other tokens aren't boys any more, but sad pathetic men trying to recapture better days, sets up the monster of the episode: [[spoiler: reality]].
* In ''Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'', Critic takes special umbrage to Grandma just accepting being kidnapped. Next review, Hyper comes back, and he brings his own kidnapping up but is MadeOutToBeAJerkass. It also tends to be a trend that if he's making a big deal about someone being too relaxed while kidnapped, she'll show up very soon.
* In ''Film/TheMatrix'', “Malcomus” and “Tammity”, with Critic going “...really?” and Tammity reminding him that he wrote it, is the first major clue that it's just Malcolm and Tamara being brainwashed.
** Blink and you'll miss it, but in Critic's rant to Schmuck, he tells him he can play the review back for him to prove his point, indicating that he knows he's in control of this reality before ''Revolutions'' confirms it.
** In ''Reloaded'', Malcolm's TalkingTheMonsterToDeath moment is about how HistoryRepeats and people lying to themselves is part of life. For the rest of the month, there's a lot of WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee references which Critic doesn't want to acknowledge.
* In the TMNT movie review, the WebVideo/PopQuizHotshot wall is shown for the first time (Critic calls it an “incredibly flamboyant dance club”), the actual pilot finally being released later that day.
* In ''Conquest Of The Commercials'', the son in the abuse family cuddles the meninist car from ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', setting up him being even further into right wing ideals by ''Cats And Dogs''.
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPlutoNash'' has him taking out Batman and Superman costumes, and going “[[BlatantLies I swear this isn't a clue]]”.
* In more cute usage, not long before she actually came out as bi/pansexual, Tamara revealed she had a book of bisexual erotica and got embarassed about it in ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''.
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