Angst? What Angst?: Ted doesn't find the news of his dad's death to be alarming at first, deciding to carry on his life as if nothing happened. In spite of that, he proceeds to avert this trope as he gradually spends the rest of the episode going through the five stages of grief.
Thing do not go very well for the Law after his defeat at the hands of Brian, as well as being framed as using an aimbot. He basically goes from the most famous gamer in the world to a unmotivated loser.
Even when he's finally vindicated, he's essentially treated as a Butt-Monkey for the rest of the series. Even in the final battle to decide the school's fate, Law doesn't really get anything done other than bicker with the new Law.
At the beginning of the very first episode, Brian is attacked and mugged by a couple of RTS players, who jump on a tandem bicycle and fly away on magical rainbow sparkles.
In season 2 episode 5, there's a moment right before Shotbot's Heroic Sacrifice where he can be seen speaking something in Japanese to Law against a flowery background.
Brian's "nightmare" in episode 3 of season 1.
Bizarro Episode: Episode 8 of Season 1. A common complaint is the way-too-fast-pacing. To be fair, the extreme abruptness of that episode is very much Played for Laughs.
Broken Base: The show's fan base is fairly divided over season 3's style, heavily amplifying the drama. Some believe that the show works fine as a drama, but others are uncomfortable with the show being so far away from its roots.
Cliché Storm: It's the standard high school drama as it's existed since the eighties... but with games! However, since it's a parody and an over-the-top World of Ham, the clichés are also a crucial mechanism of the show's humor. Lampshaded in Season 2 Episode 2, where there is a segment where several characters dress in stereotypical '80s fashion.
Drift King is also very popular with fans for his Large Ham tendencies and the fact that he seemed like he was actually a kind person who only wants Ted to join drift racing. Later episodes showcased his manipulative behaviour and uncaring attitude a lot more.
Fight Scene Failure: The fake punch Jenny delivered to Ashley in season 3 episode 3.
Ho Yay: At the end of the finale, there's a particularly homoerotic scenario with Law and New Law. The Laws are planning to go somewhere on motorcycle, but it's only single-seated. New Law says he has a small butt, and Law adds to that by saying that he noticed it. New Law then wishes for the situation not to get awkward.
Moral Event Horizon: Freddie bequeathing all of his most valuable belongings to someone he hasn't even met while giving Ted a small, crappy gift in his last will video. If that wasn't enough, the will video continues to play, showing that Ted was the one filming it for him and Freddie proceeds to verbally and physically abuse him.
Nightmare Fuel: The scene in the finale where Law goes nigh-insane, taking a Nintendo 64 controller and swinging it around his head when a customer asks to buy a Napalm drink. Brian just so happens to be a bystander and looks on in horror. We don't see the scene's resolution, but it is grimly insinuated that the customer gets killed. Doesn't help that the scene immediately afterward has Law saying "NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!", and then having it cut to Brian with a scarred look on his face. Not scared, scarred.
Episode 9 has a moment too, due to the subtle implication that he didn't get the girl in the end, no matter how much they both like each other. However, that could go either way come Season 2.
Ted, somewhat. His father, Freddie Wong, seems to absolutely detest him, despite Ted having nothing but respect for the man. It gets shattered when Freddie dies in season 3, even though it took Ted the whole episode for the realization to dawn upon him.
Season 2 continues to pile misfortune onto Brian. Not only does he have to deal with The Law being his new roommate, but due to the The Law's aimbot scandal, the scholarship Brian used to enroll in VGHS has been discontinued. He now owes over $100k to the school, and is forced to work as a janitor in order to pay off his debt, despite running an entire arcade last season.
With the massive turn into Darker and Edgier territory in season 3, everybody becomes a woobie.
