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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350: Here we go again.[[note]]Clockwise from the center: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Joey Graceffa]], [[TheFightingNarcissist Manny]] [[MotorMouth Gutierrez]], [[DramaQueen Colleen]] [[TeamMom Ballinger]], [[TheFriendNoOneLikes Teala]] [[TheLoad Dunn]], [[HiddenDepths Jc]] [[TheStoner Caylen]], [[AlphaBitch Nikita]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Dragun]], [[TheSmartGuy Safiya]] [[TheQuietOne Nygaard]], [[LeeroyJenkins Roi]] [[GenkiGuy Fabito]], [[TheCutie Rosanna]] [[FunSize Pansino]], [[BrokenAce Matthew]] [[DeadpanSnarker Patrick]].[[/note]]]] |
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| 5 | ''Escape the Night'' is a RealityShow on Website/YouTube Premium by Creator/JoeyGraceffa, who also stars as the host, an unfortunate Savant who invites a number of guests to an estate trapped in the past, with the guests having to play specific characters related to that era. The estate is home to an evil entity that challenges the guests to survive its DeadlyGame. |
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| 7 | The show uses escape room puzzles for most of its challenges, and is unique in that Joey, the host, also solves the puzzles along with the guests. At the end of each episode, the guests vote for two of their own to go into "death challenges," in which the loser dies. This repeats until one or more guests survive at the end of the season, along with Joey... [[AmbiguouslyEvil maybe]]. |
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| 9 | The show first premiered on June 22, 2016, and currently has four seasons. Each season premieres in late June or early July, depending on when [=VidCon=] is held each year, before continuing throughout the summer, ending around mid-August. With each season, the first episode is made available for free on [=YouTube=] proper; however, the remaining episodes are restricted to Premium. As of 2020, all the episodes were made free due to the pandemic. |
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| 11 | A Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playescapethenight/escape-the-night-board-game to fund]] ''Escape The Night Board Game'' was held in 2020 and raised $573,408. |
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| 13 | Funding for ''Escape The Night: TheMovie'' began in 2023 at [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/escape-the-night-the-movie#/ Indiegogo]], with plans for the film to hopefully be finished by December 2024. |
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| 15 | !!''Escape the Night'' provides examples of: |
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| 19 | [[folder:The series as a whole]] |
| 20 | * AerithAndBob: |
| 21 | ** Season 2: Compare the Dark Army general Arlyn and the Confederate general Cash to the Vampire Princess Alison. |
| 22 | ** Season 3: Contrast SAE members Jael and Ryu to villains like [[IronicNickname The-Man-With-No-Name]] [[spoiler:Benjamin]] and Carnival Master [[spoiler:Nicholas]]. |
| 23 | * AnachronismStew: Zigzagged. |
| 24 | ** Most non-Website/{{YouTube}}rs have names fitting to their era, only that there's a few... ''odd''... ones that stand out for their time period. For example, in Season 2, [[RebelliousPrincess Alison]] was a popular name in the Middle Ages and the late 20th century, not the ''Victorian Era'', whereas 'Alice' would be more appropriate for the era. Meanwhile, in the same season, [[spoiler:[[SealedGoodInACan Riley]]]] was a [[GenderBlenderName ''masculine'']] name in the 19th century, but then [[spoiler:she was born in at least the ''18th'' century]]... |
| 25 | ** Season 4 Episode 4 is set in ImperialChina, but there are several glaring historical inaccuracies in the episode in relation to Chinese history. Most notably, the male rebel wears a Manchu plait, which would not be a commonplace hairstyle until the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty. |
| 26 | * AntagonistTitle: Some of the episodes, mainly across Seasons 2 and 3 thus far. |
| 27 | * AnyoneCanDie: It's a elimination-based reality competition, so yes, almost everyone is up for grabs... |
| 28 | * AncientEvil: The settings are always home to a malevolent entity that kills its guests. |
| 29 | * BackFromTheDead: |
| 30 | ** Happens a few times throughout Seasons 2 and 3: [[spoiler:[[ActionSurvivor Joey]] in Season 2 Episode 10, [[TheSmartGuy [=MatPat=]]] in Season 3 Episode 7, [[BigDamnHeroes Jael and Ryu]] in Season 3 Episode 10]]. |
| 31 | ** [[spoiler:The Automaton Bride]] in Season 2 Episode 7 may also count. |
| 32 | ** Taken to [[ExaggeratedTrope a whole other level]] when Season 4 was announced to be an All-Stars Season, and eight of the fallen returned to battle for a second chance at life... [[spoiler:though most turn out to be a case of BackForTheDead.]] |
| 33 | %%* TheBigGuy: Oli, [=DeStorm=] Jesse, Alex, [=MatPat=] and Manny are the most notable ones. |
| 34 | * BlackAndGreyMorality: The Evil is, as stated, [[ShapedLikeItself evil]], but the so-called good are a WellIntentionedExtremist faction at best and does not hesitate to sacrifice people who were involuntarily involved in the war. |
| 35 | * BlackGuyDiesFirst: |
| 36 | ** Averted, because the token Black characters [[spoiler:die in Episode 4]] in their respective seasons -- [[spoiler:[=GloZell=], Season 1; [=DeStorm=], Seasons 2 and 4; Teala, Season 3]], as opposed to the first or second episode, when the first Website/{{YouTube}}r death occurs. |
| 37 | ** Also {{discussed|Trope}} briefly twice: Jesse makes a joke in Season 2 Episode 1 that [=DeStorm=] was probably dying first, and Teala makes a comment about Black characters dying first behind the scenes in Season 3. |
| 38 | * BuryYourGays: [[ZigZaggingTrope Played with... a lot]], but mostly averted because none of the Website/{{YouTube}}rs are killed off because of their sexuality, as far as we know. |
| 39 | ** Justified for [[spoiler:Shane]], because he's a member of the [[WellIntentionedExtremist Society Against Evil]], and HeKnowsTooMuch. |
| 40 | ** Downplayed for the LGBT guest survivors, because their friends are dead and they are likely traumatized for life... but they're still alive. This category includes [[spoiler:Eva, Tyler, Andrea R, Nikita, and Bretman]]. |
| 41 | ** Subverted for Joey. [[spoiler:He came BackFromTheDead.]] |
| 42 | * ChekhovsGun: The Crown of Oblivion from Season 2 was used to power the portal to Purgatory in Season 4. |
| 43 | * ConfessionCam: As traditional for reality/scripted TV hybrids (see; ''Series/MurderInSmallTownX'', ''Series/TheMurderGame'', ''Series/Whodunnit2013'') it makes sense. On the other hand, one has to wonder when the guests had the chance to sit down... |
| 44 | ** It's later confirmed that those scenes represent the [=YouTubers'=] in-universe thought processes as it [[https://youtu.be/QVd8JbpZcKo?t=684s actually happens in that moment]], and as such, are not really to be considered as a actual thing in "canon". |
| 45 | %%* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Several [=YouTubers=] died in ways which can be classified as such. |
| 46 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: The whole invitation segment serves as this for a few of the guests. |
| 47 | ** Season 1: |
| 48 | *** [[TokenEvilTeammate Timothy]] immediately assumes he's getting sued for something. |
| 49 | *** [[SassyBlackWoman GloZell]] is chewing down a bowl of nachos while commenting on the weirdness of the situation. |
| 50 | *** [[{{Workaholic}} Matt]] was still working on a video, implying he has NoSocialSkills. |
| 51 | ** Season 2: |
| 52 | *** [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl Tana]] is reading her invitation letter [[MsFanservice in a bikini]]. |
| 53 | *** [[GenkiGirl Liza]] aggressively tears open her box. |
| 54 | *** [[NiceGuy Tyler]] seems to be the only one aware of Joey's disappearance. |
| 55 | ** Season 3: |
| 56 | *** [[AlphaBitch Nikita]] demands to know [[SkewedPriorities where her burger is]] upon receiving her invitation. |
| 57 | *** [[TheFightingNarcissist Manny]] wonders if he can take his makeup with him. |
| 58 | *** [[TheSlacker Jc]] is shown to be playing video games on the couch as the letter arrives. |
| 59 | *** [[TheDitz Roi is shown brushing his forehead instead of his teeth]], while exclaiming that he's [[ThrillSeeker coming for the action]]. |
| 60 | *** Rosanna is the only one who immediately JumpedAtTheCall, showing her UndyingLoyalty to her friends. |
| 61 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Sometimes applies to the episode titles. |
| 62 | ** In Season 1 Episode 10, there was, indeed, a "Betrayal at the House on the Hill". |
| 63 | ** Season 1 Episodes 4, 7 and 9 each feature "Mannequins", "Mermaid" ("Tails"), and "Wicked Hallucinations", respectively. |
| 64 | *** In the same way, Season 2 Episode 7 features an "Automaton Love Story", the following episode has the "Slaughter" under the "Full Moon"; "the Clowns Here" [in Everlock] indeed "Kill" in Episodes 1 and 2 of Season 3, while Season 3 Episode 7 mainly takes place within the grounds of a "Funhouse", etc. |
| 65 | ** [=S1E02=], [=S1E06=], [=S2E03=], [=S2E09=], [=S3E07=] all have titles featuring the premise and/or setting of the death challenge of the episode. |
| 66 | *** Season 1 Episode 3 has a title [[SpoilerTitle stating the causes of death of the episode]]. |
| 67 | *** The titles of [=S2E05=], [=S2E10=], [=S3E04=], [=S3E06=], [=S3E08=] and [=S3E10=] state the [[{{Mooks}} main]] [[BigBad villain(s)]] of the episode. |
| 68 | ** After the original Season 4 titles were leaked, the new titles made for the episodes were quite straightforward about what happens in the episode, e.g. Episode 5, "Dark Magic and a Twisted Fate", in which curses and a cruel PlotTwist are involved in the episode. |
| 69 | %%* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:[=DeStorm=] in Season 2 Episode 4, then eventually his ex-ArchEnemy Alex in Season 4 Episode 8.]] |
| 70 | * FantasyKitchenSink: Especially in Season 2. Spread across the first three seasons are: demons, vampires, werewolves, gods and goddesses, steampunk, evil alternate dimensions, clowns, mermaids, witches, etc. |
| 71 | * FindTheCure: |
| 72 | ** The first challenge of the entire show is to find the antidote to save Shane's life after he is poisoned. [[spoiler:They don't make it in time.]] |
| 73 | ** Season 1 Episode 7's death challenge goes similarly, as the two participants are poisoned and have to race to solve a series of puzzles to retrieve the antidote, but will down more poison if their puzzle's answer is incorrect. |
| 74 | ** A similar premise returns in Season 3 when one of the group was bitten by the Snake Woman and a part of the group had to make the antidote to the venom. |
| 75 | * ForeverWar: It was first revealed in Season 1 Episode 1 that the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Society Against Evil]] had been fighting against the Evil for centuries. Season 3 Episode 9 officially states that it's an ''ongoing war''. |
| 76 | * GratuitousJapanese: Not the language, no, but there are plenty of Japanese-based characters -- [[SpiderPeople Jorogumo, Kira and Haruko]]; [[WellIntentionedExtremist Katsumi]]; [[spoiler:[[BigDamnHeroes Ryu]]]]; etc. |
| 77 | * GroupHug: Happens to the winning group in group challenges (the losing one goes up on the chopping block), then in the Season 3 finale too. |
| 78 | ** Season 2 Episode 4: After the CaptureTheFlag game between the Dark Army and the Confederates. |
| 79 | ** Season 3 Episode 4: Once Team Badass Bitch completes their set of challenges. |
| 80 | * HistoryRepeats: |
| 81 | ** In Episode 9 of both Seasons 1 and 2, [[spoiler:Joey fails to save the Website/{{YouTube}}r he was partnered with, resulting in their death]]. |
| 82 | ** In Season 1 Episode 6, [[spoiler:Matt had the [[SuicidalSadisticChoice choice between committing suicide or killing Sierra]] in the exorcism death challenge]]. In Season 3 Episode 9, [[spoiler:Nikita had to make the same choice in another death challenge, between herself and Manny]]. Both times, [[spoiler:both chose to save themselves]], although the former did not do it on purpose. |
| 83 | ** In Season 1 Episode 4, [=GloZell=] antagonizes Joey. In Season 3 Episodes 5 and 6, Colleen does the same, even though she showed remorse in the end. [[spoiler:Guess who Joey decides to betray both times?]] |
| 84 | ** In Season 1 Episode 4 and Season 2 Episode 6, [[spoiler:Joey is voted into betrayal challenges]]. |
| 85 | ** Season 2 Episode 4 and Season 3 Episode 9 mirror each other when a member of the group volunteers to become temporarily BrainwashedAndCrazy to further the group's goals to reach the artifacts. |
| 86 | ** In Episode 8 of all four seasons so far, the one dying ([[spoiler:Tim, Alison, Rosanna and Alex]]) [[FaceDeathWithDignity accepted their death prior to it occurring]]. |
| 87 | ** Episode 9 of both Seasons 2 and 3 involve a demonic creature: the Devourer for the former, the demon dog for the latter. |
| 88 | ** In Episode 10 of both Seasons 2 and 3, the final three face off against the {{Mooks}}, while trying to complete their mission. If one of them gets captured, they have five minutes to save them. Season 4 continues this, but the time limit dropped to two minutes only. |
| 89 | ** In Episode 4 of both Seasons 2 and 4, [[spoiler:Alex and [=DeStorm=]]] face off against each other, and [[spoiler:[=DeStorm=]]] dies. The latter part is lampshaded by Tana. |
| 90 | --->'''Tana:''' History's repeating itself. |
| 91 | ** Season 4 in a nutshell. The returning guests are not thrilled at the idea of having to go through this thing again, while Joey is exasperated and resigned at having to go through this a ''fourth'' time. |
| 92 | ** On a lighter note, both Seasons 3 and 4 feature a CampGay guy (Joey and Bretman, respectively) having to play straight. |
| 93 | ** Also, in Seasons 2 and 4, respectively, Tyler and Ro [[spoiler:get stuck in a booby trap and must be saved in a limited time frame before everyone dies. Both times, they manage not to let the countdown run out just in time.]] |
| 94 | ** Oddly enough, Episode 8 of Seasons 2, 3 and 4 all feature a death challenge with a racing-based premise. |
| 95 | ** Furthermore, Seasons 2 and 4 both involve [[spoiler:the final three luring the {{Mooks}} into a trap to be rid of them]]. |
| 96 | %%* AHouseDivided: Happens every season. |
| 97 | * KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Rosanna]] is all but LovedByAll and there have been canonical nods to her being a "cinnamon roll". Naturally, she dies [[spoiler:in both her debut season and the All-Stars season.]] |
| 98 | * LastEpisodeNewCharacter: [[spoiler:Arthur's brother]] in Season 1, [[spoiler:Riley]] in Season 2. |
| 99 | * OneSteveLimit: Defied. As of Season 3, there have been three characters named Caroline… and three Website/{{YouTube}}rs whose first names are Matthew. Even before then, there are two [=YouTubers=] named Andrea? |
| 100 | * PaintingTheMedium: Each season of the show has a different typeface pertaining to their settings. |
| 101 | * PreviouslyOn: Many episodes begin with a recap describing the previous episode, then leading to a scripted scene introducing the MonsterOfTheWeek the guests face in the current episode. Joey narrates in Season 1, Creator/LauraBailey narrates in Season 2, and Creator/MatthewMercer narrates for Season 3. |
| 102 | * PurgatoryAndLimbo: The World Between Worlds, as shown in Season 3; and in Season 4, Joey actively ventures into Purgatory to save a handful of his deceased friends. |
| 103 | * RiddleMeThis: Several challenges, death-related or not, take the form of riddles, most notably [[RuleOfThree three]] [[TheseQuestionsThree of them]] in the beginning of Season 1 Episode 8. Five also appear in Season 4 Episode 2, plus hieroglyphs. Then once again, three are in the Minotaur's Maze. |
| 104 | * RuleOfThree: |
| 105 | ** 3 Website/{{YouTube}}rs survive every season. |
| 106 | ** In Season 1, the antidote separated into 3 parts in Episode 1, 3 items are needed to perform the seance in Episode 3, there are 3 steps in the Perverse Games in Episode 4 and 3 [[RiddleMeThis riddles]] [[TheseQuestionsThree to solve]] in the beginning of Episode 8, 3 keys are needed to free Vincent in Episode 9, and there are 3 [[spoiler:evil staff members]] in Episode 10. |
| 107 | ** In Season 2, 3 Website/{{YouTube}}rs are captured by Jorogumo and her minions in Episode 3, 3 Leviathan Seals have to be destroyed in Episode 10, and 3 [[MonsterOfTheWeek Lieutenants]] are killed while destroying the Leviathan Seals, also in Episode 10. |
| 108 | ** In Season 3, 3 Website/{{YouTube}}rs are initially captured by the clowns in Episode 1, there are 3 rooms in the Funhouse in Episode 7 and 3 stages in the challenge of that episode, there are 3 witches and 3 curses to undo in Episode 8, [[spoiler:3 [[WellIntentionedExtremist Society Against Evil]] members were sent to defeat the Carnival Master initially in 1978]], 3 Life Stones must be recoveed in Episode 10, and [[spoiler:3 people are revived using the Lazarus Harp.]] |
| 109 | ** In Season 4 (All Stars), 9 (3×3) jeweled keys must be recovered, the medallion used to control the Minotaur was separated into three pieces, and there are 3 riddles to solve in the Minotaur's Maze. |
| 110 | * ShoutOut: |
| 111 | ** The death method of Season 1 Episode 4 is pretty much ''Manga/DeathNote''. |
| 112 | ** The title of Season 1 Episode 10 is an near-outright nod to TabletopGame/BetrayalAtHouseOnTheHill. |
| 113 | ** [[EvilSorceress The Sorceress]], the BigBad of Season 2 was inspired by [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], according to the creators. |
| 114 | ** There's a more definite one to ''Film/TheMatrix'' in Season 3 Episode 6, where the {{Website/YouTube}}rs could swallow a red pill to [[spoiler:continue on and gain a Lazarus Coin]]. This is even lampshaded by [[TheSmartGirl Safiya]]. |
| 115 | ** A MonsterClown nicknamed Rosanna "ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie". |
| 116 | %%* TheSmartGuy[=/=]TheSmartGirl: Eva, Matt Haag, Alex, Liza, Matthew Patrick and Safiya are the most notable ones. |
| 117 | * TimeTravel: So far, the first 3 seasons all involve having to travel back to a specific time period in the past. |
| 118 | * TitleDrop: |
| 119 | ** By Joey in the Season 2 trailer. |
| 120 | --->'''Joey:''' Everyone runs, but who will Escape the Night? |
| 121 | ** Downplayed in Season 3 Episode 7 by [[TheBigGuy Manny]]. |
| 122 | --->'''Manny:''' ''(on ConfessionCam)'' I wish I could just be there with 'em to... escape this freakin' night. |
| 123 | ** Nikita says the title of the show in general on ConfessionCam in Season 4 Episode 7... in present continuous tense form, but it still counts… |
| 124 | ** Also downplayed by Colleen in Season 4 [[spoiler:Episode 10]]. |
| 125 | --->'''Colleen:''' ''(on ConfessionCam'') The only way to escape tonight... |
| 126 | %%** But played fully straight by Joey in Season 4 Episode 10. |
| 127 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Timothy, [=DeStorm=], Jesse and Nikita all have roles that seem to invoke this. |
| 128 | * VotedOffTheIsland: Everyone votes on who competes in the death challenge in each episode, or in some cases [[spoiler:(Season 1, Episode 3; and Season 3, Episode 6)]], who needs to die. They write names down on a strip of paper in season one, while picking specially made TarotCards for each contestant starting in season 2 onward. |
| 129 | * YouMonster: People call each other "sick" a lot on this show, especially in Season 1, which can be this trope or YoureInsane depending on the context. |
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| 133 | %%* AffablyEvil: Marvin, the groundskeeper, is this to an extent due to being a CaringGardener ''and'' remorselessly working with the Evil. |
| 134 | * AllMenArePerverts: |
| 135 | ** Inverted in Episode 8, when the remaining girls keep commenting on Colin's physique with little regard for anything else (such as ''the gun he is pointing at them''), to the irritation of everyone else. |
| 136 | ** Downplayed an episode earlier; when Lele strips her clothes off to enter the pool to fetch things they need, Matt makes a couple perverted remarks in her direction. |
| 137 | * BenevolentBoss: Zigzagged with Arthur in the finale. While he verbally abuses Sarah and Marvin in that episode, he also compliments Marvin's gardening abilities. |
| 138 | * TheBigGuy: Oli tends to literal heavy lifting and smashing when it's needed. |
| 139 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Justine was seen as this after [[spoiler:she allegedly sabotaged Andrea's rescue]]; whether or not she actually is, the jury is still out on that one. |
| 140 | * BloodFromTheMouth: Happens to [[spoiler:Shane]] in the first episode[[spoiler:, and [=GloZell=] in the fourth]] when they die. |
| 141 | * BrokenTears: [[spoiler:Eva]] cries after the events of Episode 8 due to entering a death challenge and [[spoiler:watching Tim shoot himself]]. |
| 142 | * BuriedAlive: What happened to Caroline Eastwick in the backstory. [[spoiler:It's also Justine's eventual fate in the season.]] |
| 143 | %%* DieselPunk: Has shades of this; it takes place in the RoaringTwenties and all. |
| 144 | * ChekhovsGun: The note that Oli finds at the end of Episode 2 [[spoiler:was written by Vincent Wells from Episode 9, who left the note there to warn the guests that Arthur was working with the evil. If you look at the back of the note carefully, you'll see that it's just written on an ink blot card.]] |
| 145 | * ChristianityIsCatholic: Episode 6 involves a lot of things in relation to demons, angels and the Bible. Thank goodness Lele went to Catholic school. |
| 146 | * CircusOfFear: The setting for the climax of Episode 5. |
| 147 | %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Lele. |
| 148 | * CreepyBasement: Three people were killed in the basement. |
| 149 | * CreepyHousekeeper: Sarah, the maid, is seen as creepy by a majority of the cast. [[spoiler:Arthur, the butler, also applies once it's revealed he's working with the Evil.]] |
| 150 | * DeadlyBook: The death method of Episode 4, a la ''Anime/DeathNote''. This is how [[spoiler:[=GloZell=]]] is killed. |
| 151 | * DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Matt]] reaches one at the end of Episode 6 after he [[spoiler:accidentally kills Sierra in a SuicidalSadisticChoice which he didn't realize was one.]] |
| 152 | * DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Matt]] is considered one due to stepping up to enter the death challenge in Episode 6, but after further contemplation, [[MortalityPhobia decides to take it back]]. His descent into a DespairEventHorizon and [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]] after the episode causes most of the cast to be sick of him that [[spoiler:they unanimously rejoice when he dies]]. |
| 153 | * TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:Arthur the butler]] was working for the AncientEvil. |
| 154 | * DontTryThisAtHome: One such warning is present at the beginning of Episode 8 due to the Russian Roulette death challenge. |
| 155 | * DramaticIrony: Justine confesses to the audience in Episode 3 that she has intense claustrophobia, but never confesses this to any of the other contestants. When faced with the prospect of [[spoiler:being buried alive]], she starts [[TearsOfFear crying hysterically]], which results in [[spoiler:[[PoorCommunicationKills the rest of the cast suspecting her, and ultimately putting her to death]] (except for Joey).]] |
| 156 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As the first season of the show, there are a few noticeable differences from future installments. |
| 157 | ** This is the first and so far only season to have 11 guests at the start instead of 10, and to have one guest die during the first episode. Also, the first two episodes have different titles instead of sharing the same title with "Part 1" and "Part 2". |
| 158 | ** The tarot cards are not featured and the guests vote by writing each others names down on blank scraps of paper. |
| 159 | ** This is the only season where none of the guests get immunity from being voted into a challenge. |
| 160 | ** During the final challenge in the finale, the rules state that if a guest is captured, they are instantly killed, while future seasons have it so they are given a few minutes to be rescued before being killed. |
| 161 | * ElectricTorture: Episode 9 has this in two forms. The first is the psychiatrist's chair for his patient, the fourth owner of the house. The second is [[spoiler:in a variant of the ring toss game, where each miss shocks the person seated above the pegs, and the loser (Lele) gets electrocuted to death.]] |
| 162 | * EliminationStatement: Not in the show itself, but an epilogue[=/=]ClipShow episode presented by Joey showcases this, along with their "graves". |
| 163 | %%%%* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Colin. |
| 164 | * ExactWords: At the end of Episode 2, the remaining guests find a note that warns them that "one among them is in league with The Evil". [[spoiler:This naturally worries everyone over which member of their group is TheMole, but the note didn't say one of the guests themselves was in league with The Evil, just that someone among them was. This is revealed at the end of the penultimate episode of the season when Vincent Wells, the one who wrote the note, confirms the one in league with The Evil is the butler, Arthur]]. |
| 165 | %%* FailureToSaveMurder: [[spoiler:Alice=Justine, Bob=Tim, Charlie=Creator/AndreaBrooks.]] |
| 166 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: ''Not even fifteen seconds into the first episode'', [[FreezeFrameBonus the screen briefly shows a gravestone]]. If one can read with only the top half of the letters, it spells [[spoiler:Justine]]. |
| 167 | * TheGadfly: [[spoiler:The Ringmaster who makes them believe he let Oli and Timothy get eaten by piranhas, when in actuality he never put any in the tank.]] |
| 168 | * TheGambler: Justine takes on this role in-universe, and makes allusions to gambling in the first episode. [[spoiler:Too bad she dies three episodes in.]] |
| 169 | * HeroicSacrifice: |
| 170 | ** Averted. [[spoiler:Matt]] steps up to make one in Episode 6, but after further contemplation, [[MortalityPhobia decides to take it back]]. The group decides to [[spoiler:vote him up for backing out]], and Lele is quick to [[DirtyCoward criticize the flip-flop]]. |
| 171 | ** Averted a SECOND time in the same episode, and by the same person. [[spoiler:Matt winds up [[NiceJobBreakingItHero killing Sierra]] because he put a rosary on her neck in an effort to save her, before reading a clue that [[PoorCommunicationKills told him]] that putting the rosary around someone's neck kills them, [[SuicidalSadisticChoice and the other one lives]]. After he reads the clue, he handles it [[DespairEventHorizon poorly]].]] |
| 172 | ** [[spoiler:Tim fakes a hit]] in the death challenge of Episode 8, which leads to the character [[spoiler:shooting himself in the head via RussianRoulette.]] |
| 173 | * HollywoodBoardGames: Since the premise of this RealityShow runs on solving sometimes deadly puzzles, it's not surprising that some of them are based on board games. One of the rooms has The Journalist and The Mobster play ''TabletopGame/{{Battleship}}''. The twist is that, instead of guessing where a ship is located, you guess where your opponent is. Kind of a RussianRoulette. As for characterization, well, The Journalist is TheSmartGal, so her approach is more strategic. The Mobster, on the other hand, is TheLoad, so he ends up losing. %%In the [[Fanfic/EscapeTheNightNovelization fanmade novelization]], it's even worse because Tim [[spoiler:accidentally shoots himself in the head]]. |
| 174 | %%%%* Hollywood Exorcism : Two happen in Episode 6. [[spoiler:[[GoneHorriblyWrong Both of them end with someone dying tragically]].]] |
| 175 | * HumanResources: Two college students (one male, one female), electricity, and an ArtifactOfDoom were all that were needed for the machine in Episode Two. |
| 176 | %%%* I Cant Look Gesture: Eva when [[spoiler:Tim shoots himself.]] |
| 177 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:Joey had to take the lease so that someone with less moral scruples than he didn't.]] |
| 178 | * LackOfEmpathy: [=GloZell=]'s response to Joey falling into a HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:everyone bands together against his wishes to kill Justine]] is to claim he's faking it, verbally assault him without provocation, and ultimately vote him into another "two enter, one leaves" life-or-death competition ''[[KickTheDog and laugh about it.]]'' [[spoiler:This heavily contributes to Joey deciding to kill her when he gets the opportunity.]] |
| 179 | %%%%* LargeHam: [=GloZell=]. [[spoiler:Even as she died.]] |
| 180 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Played with in the cases of Justine and Matt. They deserved to die, according to the rest of the group, since they aroused their suspicions. Turns out, though, it was all for naught. |
| 181 | * TheMole: Early on in the episode, the team is told that one of them is in league with the evil spirit of the house and they spend several episodes wondering who it is. [[spoiler:It's Arthur, Head of Staff.]] |
| 182 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: |
| 183 | ** Everyone realises that [[spoiler:burying Justine]] was a bad idea, even if it had to be done to retrieve an ArtifactOfDoom required to escape back to the present. |
| 184 | ** [[spoiler:Matt didn't feel too great after [[PoorCommunicationKills he fails to read the instructions fully and killed Sierra]], so much so that he backed away a lot from the challenges the next episode.]] |
| 185 | * NatureLover: No one can grow pansies quite like Marvin. |
| 186 | * OuijaBoard: One shows up in Episode 2, then [[ChekhovsBoomerang used again]] in Episode 7. |
| 187 | %%* PluckyComicRelief: GloZell and Timothy. |
| 188 | %%%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Beast. |
| 189 | * RoaringTwenties: The time period this is supposed to be set in. Especially the costumes. |
| 190 | * RussianRoulette: Tim and Eva play the unholy lovechild between this and TabletopGame/{{Battleship}}. |
| 191 | * SadisticChoice: From the second episode onwards, the group regularly has to choose someone to be the next to die. |
| 192 | * TheScrooge: Colin. He guards his pile of German gold like a pitbull, and [[spoiler:even killed his mates because he believed one of them had taken it]]. |
| 193 | %%%* SitcomArchnemesis: Matt and Lele to each other. |
| 194 | * SpookySeance: In Episode 3, where they communicate with a deceased woman to locate the second ArtifactOfDoom. |
| 195 | %%* StraightMan: Oli. |
| 196 | * StuffBlowingUp: [[spoiler:The car that brought the [=YouTubers=] to the estate, in Episode 1.]] |
| 197 | * TheQuietOne: Sierra doesn't speak up much. |
| 198 | %%%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Eva gives one to Matt in Episode 7. |
| 199 | %%* Ten Little Murder Victims: Type K. |
| 200 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Vincent Wells tries to warn the guests about Arthur by leaving them a note, warning them that "one among them is in league with The Evil". Unfortunately, because of the vagueness of this note, everyone assumes the note is referring to one of them, which fuels everyone's paranoia and as a result leads to several deaths due to everyone feeling someone else can't be trusted.]] |
| 201 | %%* WhamEpisode: Episode 6 introduces a drastic change of plans. |
| 202 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: After hearing Christine's story, Justine talks in testimonial about how incredibly claustrophobic she is, and the tone in her voice is enough to make it clear how drastic it is. Naturally, they have to [[spoiler:bury someone alive later that episode. Guess who?]] |
| 203 | * WorldOfJerkass: Most of the guests are either playing morally ambiguous roles ‘fixer, hustler, monster, etc.’ or are much less upbeat and more prone to inner conflict. The groups moral compass is also a lot more pessimistic than in later seasons. The ‘npc’ characters are nearly all hiding dark secrets or are plain evil with no good ‘npc’ characters to assist the guests (Madison is a cannibalistic mermaid, Colin a greedy {{Jerkass}} and Arthur’s brother casually murders his own sibling). Finally, this is the only season where all the helpers turn out to be EvilAllAlong rather than die via HeroicSacrifice. |
| 204 | * YankTheDogsChain: Episode 6 early on reveals that even though the guests have successfully managed to collect all four [[PlotCoupon artifacts]], [[spoiler:they still have to free the five former owners of the house]]. |
| 205 | * YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler:After the [=YouTubers=] (or at least, the ones still alive) gathered all the artifacts, they perform the ritual, only to find that they had to free the former owners of the Mansion before being able to [[TitleDrop Escape the Night]].]] |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Season 2]] |
| 209 | %%* AllWebbedUp: Happens to Alex in Episode 3, as well as the corpses found in the same episode. |
| 210 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Jesse is an outlaw who seems more amused by the situation than scared. He unsubtly tries to milk [=DeStorm=] the Railroad Tycoon for information about his trains early on. |
| 211 | * BigEater: Most of the guests are constantly eating [[SweetTooth candy]] throughout Episode 5, but Alex especially. He doesn't hesitate when offered hot cocoa by the episode's antagonist and even doubles back into a room to retrieve a candy bowl. |
| 212 | * BlackAndGrayMorality: The guests need to temporarily join either the Confederate Army or "the Dark Army" in Episode 4. For a diverse group of liberal-minded, mostly California-based [=YouTubers=], neither is particularly appealing. |
| 213 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: Jesse discusses this in episode one to [=DeStorm=]. Funny enough, [[AvertedTrope it's Jesse who dies instead of [=DeStorm=]]]. |
| 214 | * CaptureTheFlag: The Website/{{YouTube}}rs play a variant of this in Episode 4. |
| 215 | * CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Implied in Episodes 6 and 9. [[spoiler:The Ice Gem was in the ''compass''.]] When the [=YouTubers=] discover this, they are ''not'' happy. |
| 216 | * DamselInDistress: |
| 217 | ** Liza is kidnapped in the first episode, and basically becomes this for the episode. |
| 218 | ** Lauren and Andrea are also captured. They're rescued in the next episode. |
| 219 | * DarkFantasy: The main setting for this season is a masked ball with an evil sorceress pulling the strings. In it, the guests encounter many supernatural foes that use magic. |
| 220 | * EvilSorceress: The main antagonist for Season 2, and owner of the estate. She made a deal with an EldritchAbomination to give her powers, and trapped the season 2 house in the Victorian era so she could live forever. She lured Joey to the house and brainwashed him into inviting the guests so she can uphold her end of the bargain by bringing the abomination into this world. |
| 221 | * FurAgainstFang: Alison versus the werewolves in Episode 8. [[spoiler:The werewolves win this round.]] |
| 222 | * GaslampFantasy: Set in the 19th century and draws on many fantastical elements and creatures as the MonsterOfTheWeek. |
| 223 | * GenreSavvy: From the survivors of Season One. They both were given invites to the new party. Oli tore his apart and Eva set hers on fire! |
| 224 | %%* HarpingOnAboutHarpies: Two harpies appear in Episode 6. |
| 225 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Alison]] in Episode 8, who takes [[spoiler:Andrea R.]]'s place in being [[spoiler:mauled by werewolves]]. |
| 226 | * HopeSpot: [[spoiler:It seems like Episode 5 will end with none of the guests dying, but then the Sorceress gets pissed...]] |
| 227 | * ImAHumanitarian: In Episode 5, the main antagonist bakes pies out of children. |
| 228 | * ImprobableInfantSurvival: The guests save two children from their demise in Episode 5. |
| 229 | * InvitedAsDinner: The [=YouTubers=] are invited to a MasqueradeBall held by vampires... who just want their blood. This is even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Gabbie, "We are dinner." |
| 230 | * {{Irony}}: In Episode 4, [=DeStorm=] {{lampshade|Hanging}}s how he, a Black man, is the captain of the team aligned with the Confederate Army. |
| 231 | * KillItWithFire: Eva takes out a lighter to burn her invitation, defying SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome. |
| 232 | --> '''Eva:''' ''(taking out lighter)'' Not today, Satan! |
| 233 | %%* LevelAte: Episode 5, full stop. |
| 234 | * LighterAndSofter: Somewhat, compared to the first season. While guests still to die, the season's tone is more leaning towards comedy, with more comedy-focus [=YouTubers=] in the cast. The scenarios themselves are more outright Fantasy. The tone only leans more to the first at "Midnight" [[spoiler:Episode 8 and beyond, where the guest's are constantly chased down by monsters and features a more tense tone compared to the prior episodes.]] |
| 235 | * MasqueradeBall: What the guests are invited to. |
| 236 | %%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The ''Leviathan'' Seals. |
| 237 | * NeckSnap: Torhild the Undying does this to a harpy in Episode 6. |
| 238 | %%* PinkySwear: The "Pinky Alliance" between Tyler and Joey in Episode 8. |
| 239 | * RightUnderTheirNoses: [[spoiler:The Ice Gem was in the compass.]] |
| 240 | * SequelHook: [[spoiler:Joey's revival]] at the ending of Episode 10. |
| 241 | * ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Tana the Saloon Girl has no qualms showing off her body. |
| 242 | %%* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler:Tana's betrayal]] in Episode 6. |
| 243 | * {{Steampunk}}: The theme of Episode 7. |
| 244 | * StuffBlowingUp: The Website/{{YouTube}}rs [[spoiler:destroy the [[RuleOfThree 3rd (and last)]] Leviathan Seal by blowing it up, along with Cash and Atticus.]] |
| 245 | * TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Subverted. Most of the fans thought that Tyler's death is implied in the trailer, but it turns out that [[spoiler:he survives and escapes the night]]. |
| 246 | * VampireEpisode: Episodes 1 and 2 feature a coven of vampires as the main antagonists. |
| 247 | * WoodenStake: The Wooden Stake of [[ShoutOut Van Helsing]] is used to kill [[spoiler:Morgan and Dorian]] in Episode 2. |
| 248 | [[/folder]] |
| 249 | |
| 250 | [[folder:Season 3]] |
| 251 | * AmusementParkOfDoom: The setting of this season is a town with an evil carnival. |
| 252 | * BigNO: The Website/{{YouTube}}rs when [[spoiler:Mortimer frees the Carnival Master]]. |
| 253 | * BlackGirlDiesFirst: Averted and [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] by Teala behind the scenes: |
| 254 | --> Teala: "I know everybody voted me in, 'cause the blacks always die first." |
| 255 | * BookEnds: Season 3 Episode 5 begins and ends with an arm-wrestling match. |
| 256 | * BrickJoke: [=MatPat=] wins a pink horse/unicorn plushie called Blanche in Episode 1. Blanche disappears for the majority of the Season, reappearing in Episode 9 in the tent, and [=MatPat=] swears to keep the promise to get Blanche out of [here]. [[spoiler: He DOES do that.]] |
| 257 | ** Also with [=MatPat=] in Episode 10, about going back to Fat Man Slim's. |
| 258 | * CallBack: To the previous seasons. |
| 259 | ** In the invitation at the start of Episode 1, "This is not an invitation to a ball or a dinner party." |
| 260 | ** As Joey calls back to Season 2 in ConfessionCam in Episode 1, "I can deal with vampires, I can deal with werewolves, and… all sorts of other things." |
| 261 | %%** The 'insult' "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment stupid idiots]]" comes back for another finale (first appearance: Season 1 finale). |
| 262 | * CassandraTruth: Twice. |
| 263 | ** In Episode 1, Calliope speaks of the Cursed God and the Evil. The mayor and everyone else dismiss her... until it is revealed that TheCuckoolanderWasRight. |
| 264 | ** In Episode 5, Joey reveals the [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead]] and related stuff to plead his case. Zigzagged in this case because most of them appear to believe him... [[spoiler:except for Colleen, which sparks [[DoomedContrarian some conflict]] in the following episode]]. |
| 265 | * ChekhovsGift: Rosanna wins a dog plushie from a carnival game in Episode 1, which she names "Blueberry". Blueberry is later thrown from the Ferris Wheel to distract the horde of clowns. It kind of succeeded. |
| 266 | * CircusOfFear: The setting of this season is a town with an evil carnival. |
| 267 | * CuttingTheKnot: In Episode 6, [[spoiler:Joey, Rosanna, and Safiya]] have to measure out exactly four cups of blood with only a three cup and a five cup measure. Their solution? [[spoiler:Empty out another jar in the same room to store the two cups left over from pouring 5 into 3, then repeat]].[[labelnote:The normal solution]]Fill the five-cup measure, pour it into the three-cup measure, and empty the three-cup measure. Then pour the remaining two cups into the three-cup measure, refill the five-cup measure, and pour it into the three-cup measure again. This time, it only takes one more cup to fill it, so four cups will be left in the five-cup measure.[[/labelnote]] |
| 268 | * DamselInDistress: [[spoiler:Rosanna and Safiya]] are kidnapped by [[spoiler:the strongman and his girlfriend in the fifth episode and are locked up in the police station's jail cell]], but they work together with [[spoiler:Manny, Joey, and Mortimer]] to break out. |
| 269 | * DarkerAndEdgier: This Season involves torture methods. There's even an entire episode with that as a CO-THEME. And then there's Episode 9, which involves a sexual assault scene. |
| 270 | * DeadlyClosingCredits: Episode 9 ends with [[spoiler:the [[BigBad Carnival Master]] summoning zombies to chase the [=YouTubers=]]]. |
| 271 | * DramaticIrony: In "The Clowns Here Kill Part 2", after voting [[spoiler:Jc]] into the death challenge, [[spoiler:[=MatPat=]]] is then chosen by [[spoiler:Jc]] to assist them in that challenge. |
| 272 | * EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Episode 10 features zombies as {{Mooks}}. |
| 273 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: During "Funhouse", Angry Face Willie threatens to kill the group with a fish hook. [[spoiler:This is what he uses to kill Safiya.]] |
| 274 | * GreatOffscreenWar: In Episode 9, [[spoiler:the Carnival Master]] tells the remaining Website/{{YouTube}}rs that they were called into "a war that's not yours". This implies that the Society Against Evil is at war with evil. More about this war, however, remains unknown. |
| 275 | * IronMaiden: The death method of Episode 6. Ouch. |
| 276 | * MagicallyBindingContract: Joey signs a one of these [[BloodOath with blood]], Binding his life to Everlock. |
| 277 | * MonsterClown: The theme of Episodes 1 and 2. |
| 278 | %%* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The final three, with [[spoiler:Matt]] as the nice one, [[spoiler:Nikita]] as the mean one, and [[spoiler:Joey]] as the in-between. |
| 279 | * PaperThinDisguise: Some of the [=YouTubers=] sneak into the clowns' disco party by putting on red noses and clown gloves. ''None'' of the clowns recognize them. |
| 280 | * PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: |
| 281 | ** Matthew and Rosanna share one, [[spoiler:right before she dies]]. |
| 282 | ** Also Nikita to Manny in Episode 9, [[spoiler:right before she kills him]]. |
| 283 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Implied with Nikita–Manny and Matt–Rosanna. Both pairs are extremely protective of each other and visible distraught at the possibility of losing the other in a challenge. The latter pair has even said they're LikeBrotherAndSister. Unfortunately in both cases, [[spoiler:as of Episode 9, both Manny and Ro are dead]]. |
| 284 | * PlotTwist: [[spoiler:In Episode 7, Manny and Nikita find that the one who voted the winner of the challenge in was the one to face death. Nikita won. Safiya was fishhooked.]] |
| 285 | * RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler:Liza sends a message to Joey stating he can help bring everyone back to life.]] |
| 286 | %%* ReactiveContinuousScream |
| 287 | * SequelHook: [[spoiler:The deceased Website/{{YouTube}}rs, using the Carnival Master's crystal, ask Joey to save them. This implies that Season 4 will be an All-Stars season.]] |
| 288 | * ThatLiarLies: How Colleen calls out [[CassandraTruth Joey]] in Episode 6. [[spoiler:[[DoomedContrarian It didn't end well for her]].]] |
| 289 | -->'''Colleen:''' Liar. You're a ''liar''. |
| 290 | * ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Team 'Badass Bitch'. Also the defining word for [[TheBigGuy Manny]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Nikita]]. |
| 291 | * TitleDrop: The headline of the newspaper found on the Ferris Wheel in Episode 1. "The Clowns Here Kill." %%Manny proceeds to Downplay this Trope with the series name, then the song at the finale ends up repeating the name of the series about a dozen times. |
| 292 | * TownWithADarkSecret: Ranks a 1 on the scale, because only Calliope knew of the secret, as far as the residents go. |
| 293 | * TragicMonster: With the exception of the killer clowns, the twin dolls, the witches, and Lucy and her demon dog, each of the Carnival Master's "guardians" have had a tragic backstory. |
| 294 | ** The Snake Woman was TheMistress of a married man until his wife found out and she and her friend beat her up. |
| 295 | ** The Man with No Name was hunted like a wild animal simply for having a disfigured face. |
| 296 | ** The Strong Man was a wimpy police officer for the town of Everlock and not taken seriously being regularly beaten in arm wrestling matches. |
| 297 | ** Willie the Funhouse man was an insurance salesman who was down on his luck and abused by his wife. |
| 298 | * TrailersAlwaysSpoil: |
| 299 | ** Given that the trailer footage contained [[spoiler:scenes of Matt that hadn't been shown by the time he died in Episode 5]], it was pretty clear that [[spoiler:his death wouldn't stick]]. |
| 300 | ** [[spoiler:Colleen]]'s death was all but shown in the trailers. |
| 301 | * WhamEpisode: In Episode 6, the Website/{{YouTube}}rs are given [[spoiler:the Harp of Lazarus]] and are allowed to [[spoiler:bring one of their deceased fellow Website/{{YouTube}}rs (of that season) back to life. They chose [[TheSmartGuy Matt]].]] |
| 302 | * WhamLine: In a flashback, by a SAE Member (Jael) in the In-Between Church to Joey -- [[spoiler:"The Carnival Master has a crystal that can bring those you've lost in the past back to life."]] |
| 303 | [[/folder]] |
| 304 | |
| 305 | [[folder:Season 4 (All Stars)]] |
| 306 | * AnachronismStew: |
| 307 | ** The male rebel from the ImperialChina episode wears a Manchu plait, which would not be in style for at least a century, and even then, the original Manchu plait did not look like that. |
| 308 | ** Typical for Myth/KingArthur settings, medieval armour… prior to even 600 AD. |
| 309 | * AncientEgypt: The theme of the first 2 episodes. |
| 310 | * ArcWords: Episode 7 has "story". |
| 311 | * BilingualBonus: The mercenaries that the boys encounter first in Episode 4 speak [[UsefulNotes/ChineseLanguage Mandarin Chinese]]. |
| 312 | * BigBadEnsemble: The Collector is the main villain throughout the episodes, but once [[spoiler:the Sorceress kills her and takes over the Museum of the Dead, she regains the role of the BigBad of the season]]. |
| 313 | * BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Bretman and Nikita have to consume some very hot substance during their part of the quest in Episode 7. |
| 314 | * BrickBreak: The boys have to break a board in Episode 4 to "show their worth". |
| 315 | %%* CallBack: A lot - [[SchmuckBait try having]] a DrinkingGame with that in mind. |
| 316 | * ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Excalibur]]. It first appeared in Episode 5 and was used to [[spoiler:slay the Black Knight]], then was brought back in Episode 10, [[spoiler:turned into the Sword of All Legends, then used to kill the Collector]]. |
| 317 | * Myth/ClassicalMythology: Episode 6 drags in AncientGrome from behind. |
| 318 | * DistractedByTheSexy: Discussed in Episode 7, where there are dancers in rather revealing outfits. |
| 319 | * DistressedDude: Alex being one seems to be a recurring event this season. |
| 320 | * EngagementChallenge: Invoked by the Emperor's mother to get his son a wife in the background of Episode 4. The girls compete in this, over [[MenAreStrongWomenArePretty beauty]], [[ProperLady etiquette]] and [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication communication]]. |
| 321 | * {{Fanservice}}: Most notably, the dancers of Episode 7 wear ''very'' revealing outfits. |
| 322 | * FlashbackCut: Much more prominent in this season than previous seasons, likely due to being an All Stars season. %%If you drink every time there is a flashback in Episode 1 alone, you might end up pretty tipsy. |
| 323 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Quite a bit. |
| 324 | ** The Gorgon receives an EarlyBirdCameo in Episode 1. |
| 325 | ** The Dinosaur exhibit shows up on the map in Episode 1, and becomes a focal point of Episode 9. |
| 326 | ** The Collector opens a portal to Everlock at the beginning of the season. It is later revealed that [[spoiler:The Man With No Name, the MonsterOfTheWeek of Season 3 Episode 4]] will make a triumphant return at the end of the season. |
| 327 | * FriendlyRivalry: It is implied that [=MatPat=] and Nikita share one. It is also likely that they have become FireForgedFriends. |
| 328 | * FreezeFrameBonus: Scheherazade writes from right to left in the very first scene of her episode, as Arabic is written that way. |
| 329 | * GoneHorriblyWrong: It has been constantly re-emphasized that Season 4 was supposed to be a rescue mission. Obviously, that didn't work out as intended -- the people you're supposed to be ''saving'' shouldn't be dying on a rescue mission of all things! |
| 330 | * HollywoodHistory: Raptors and a caveman appearing the same episode would definitely raise some eyebrows… |
| 331 | * ImperialChina: The setting of Episode 4. |
| 332 | * InsaneTrollLogic: Bretman, in Episode 6, gets three in a row. He is faced with the riddle "Feed me and I live, give me a drink and I'll die". First, he ignores the trapped Nikita's help (despite her getting the first riddle correct, and in this case she was also more or less on the mark) because "you got got for a reason", even though her getting caught had nothing to do with the riddles. Then, to answer the riddle, he chooses ''grapes'' -- because (paraphrased) "when I'm eating grapes, I'm living, and when you smash grapes, you get wine, and drinking too much wine can kill you". And finally, when that fails, he has to be directly told by ''everyone'' what to use -- and yet he has the gall to call ''them'' dumb, because the item they told him to use ("lighter") wasn't the ''exact'' thing he had to say out loud ("fire"). |
| 333 | * InterchangeableAsianCultures: Zigzagged. Episode 4 clearly identifies ImperialChina (the [[UsefulNotes/DynastiesFromShangToQing Ming Dynasty]], specifically), but the BrickBreak part is NOT a part of Chinese martial arts… |
| 334 | * KilledOffForReal: Anyone that dies in the dimension of Purgatory has no chance of ''ever'' coming back. |
| 335 | * Myth/KingArthur: The background of Episode 5. |
| 336 | * MassOhCrap: [[spoiler:When the Sorceress betrays the [=YouTubers=] at the end of Episodde 9 and reverts her villain status by taking over the Museum]]. |
| 337 | * MenAreStrongWomenArePretty: Invoked in Episode 4, where the boys and girls are separated. The former must prove themselves as worthy warriors or be sent to the final challenge, and the girls must compete in beauty, etiquette and communication to be married off to the Emperor (and not be possibly voted in, and to get the [[MacGuffin Key]] of the episode). |
| 338 | * Myth/{{Merlin}}: He shows up to aid the [=YouTubers=]! |
| 339 | * MuseumOfTheStrangeAndUnusual: Where the season takes place. |
| 340 | * {{Pirate}}: The theme of Episode 8. |
| 341 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: A dragon shows up at the end of Episode 3, and into Episode 4. A Chinese dragon, like a dragon dance form (even though dragon dances are somewhat different that depicted)… that breathes fire.[[note]]Chinese dragons are not allued to fire unless punished; they're water/sky entities.[[/note]] |
| 342 | * OurMinotaursAreDifferent: The Minotaur is an antagonist in Episode 6, complete with maze. |
| 343 | * PandorasBox: [[spoiler:The ArtifactOfDoom, in the very end.]] |
| 344 | * {{Pirate}}: The theme of Episode 8. However, their appearance has been leaked long before the release of the season. |
| 345 | * PlotTwist: |
| 346 | ** In-universe, Joey originally expected a simple rescue mission, but managed to drag in the fourth death games. Thank goodness he's GenreSavvy. |
| 347 | ** In Episode 2, the [=YouTubers=] had split up to recover the Twin Sphynxes, and find that [[spoiler:they must vote from their own group]]. Later in the challenge, [[spoiler:the winner had to ''command the Pharoah to kill the loser'']]. |
| 348 | ** Episode 5 ends with [[spoiler:a double death]]. |
| 349 | ** In Episode 7, it is revealed that [[spoiler:one person can be returned from the death "of which there is no return"]]. Earlier that episode, [[spoiler:Fatima chose to doom [[MonsterOfTheWeek Scheherazade]] instead of any of the participants of the challenge]]. |
| 350 | * SequelHook: In the end,[[spoiler: Joey end up being trapped inside a Pandora's Box after he opened it]]. |
| 351 | * SheIsTheKing: Played with. Several of the [=YouTubers=] voted [[spoiler:Joey]] into the challenge because they thought that the King of Camelot had to be male. [[spoiler:Colleen]] got the tears of the Lady of the Lake instead, drank them and pulled out Excalibur, then killed the BlackKnight. |
| 352 | * TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer implies [[spoiler:Colleen's return]]. |
| 353 | * WaxMuseumMorgue: The [=YouTuber=] exhibit in the museum looks suspiciously like one of these. |
| 354 | [[/folder]] |
| 355 | ---- |
| 356 | ->''I have so many, so many regrets\ |
| 357 | So many lies, so many broken ties\ |
| 358 | I wish for my old life\ |
| 359 | Wish I could fix my strife\ |
| 360 | Cause no one truly escapes the night\ |
| 361 | Oh, won't you help me escape the night\ |
| 362 | Oh, baby, help me escape the night\ |
| 363 | Escape the night...'' |
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