YMMV / Blasted

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Is the Soldier a broken man driven to terrible things by the murder of his girlfriend? Or is he just a sadist using it as an excuse?
• Nightmare Fuel: Even putting aside the most obviously frightening elements, such as the Eye Scream or Ian's terrible fate, Blasted is also a chilling look at the way war can immediately disrupt and forever change a normal, functional society.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: This was the initial reaction to Blasted, considered to be a puerile exercise in shock value before being...
• Vindicated by History: Critically savaged when it was first released, the play is now considered a modern theater classic.
• The Woobie: Poor Cate goes through the wringer, exploited and abused by Ian and then having to deal with the war.