YMMV / We Will Rock You

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Oh, so many
  • Proposed by his original actor: Khashoggi is a Bohemian sympathiser, and is working within the system to bring about its downfall. Given that he is essentially the person who puts events in motion, there is support for this one. The 2022 UK tour lends weight to this theory by showing Killer Queen wielding mind control powers; a few times she's seen using them to puppet Khashoggi around. Notably, she doesn't appear to have to do this to any of her other henchmen.
  • Is Killer Queen really a Corrupt Corporate Executive? Maybe she's just trying to run the planet the best she can, and stop people being hurt by the rebel uprising who are searching for something long lost?
  • Then we come to the theories on Galileo and Scaramouche, the most popular of which run along the lines of them being the reincarnations (or alternately in the latter case, the descendant) of Freddie Mercury and Brian May. Earlier runs of the show invoked this (with varying levels of emphasis) in the case of Scaramouche. The Bohemians make much of the hairy guitar god Bri-An, whose mighty axe will be instrumental in bringing on The Rhapsody. When Scaramouche plays the guitar, Pop realises "The Hairy God of Rock is back, and he's a ''girl''?!"
• Awesome Music: The whole musical.
  • Epic Rocking: Bohemian Rhapsody, played as an encore.
  Screen: Do you want Bohemian Rhapsody?
  *Audience cheers*
  Screen: ...Oh, alright then.
• Americans Hate Tingle: The first U.S. production lasted sixteen months at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. While not an instant flop, the one-act Compressed Adaptation rarely played to capacity audiences and critics, while not vicious, were underwhelmed. The North American tour (showing the full version) a decade later did better.
• Cliché Storm: Invoked. The Chosen One ends up going on a journey to find an ancient weapon to face down an evil MegaCorp, accompanied by a sharp-tongued love interest and a kooky mentor. Along the way, they meet La Résistance, and their leader is killed. Notably, this just adds to the sheer awesomeness vibe of the show.
• Draco in Leather Pants: Khashoggi to some fans. To be fair, it's never quite clear where his alignment lies. It is agreed amongst fans that he may be the only competent employee of Globalsoft as it all seems to go very badly after he is removed from his position.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: A surprising number of the background Bohemians are popular throughout the fandom.
• Evil Is Cool:
  • Khashoggi, first and foremost. Whereas most characters in the show are somewhat goofy, Khashoggi strikes up a morbidly funny combination of being a total villain and extremely competent. When Killer Queen kills him, it's clear she's screwed up badly.
  • Killer Queen wears flashy clothing, and is fun as all hell to watch. She is, of course, the Big Bad, but that doesn't take away from her absurd charm. If anything, it adds to it.
• Fridge Logic: Why did Khashoggi leave Galileo and Scaramouche in the same room, considering he knew the full prophecy?
  • Actually explained vocally in the Las Vegas production: He does it on purpose.
• Hollywood Homely: It's assumed Scaramouche is meant to be this.
• Moment of Awesome:
  • Khashoggi's plan coming together, culminating in him wiping out the Bohemians with Seven Seas of Rhye.
  • The last Bohemians rallying the people, culminating with an epic performance of Bohemian Rhapsody.
  • Killer Queen telling Khashoggi that she is going to fully sing "Don’t Stop Me Now" on the play’s sixth anniversary. When Khashoggi tells her that this isn’t part of the script, she responds "Screw the script!"
• So Bad, It's Good: The plot is something of a mess and the dialogue is incredibly cheesy. The entire premise is goofy as all hell. That said? The Awesome Music, combined with being completely insane, has led to many fans ironically enjoying the entire show.
• Vindicated by History: The show was absolutely savaged by the critics when it opened in 2002, where only the individual performances of a few of the cast were remarked upon positively, and faced cancellation twice, but still sold out many shows on a routine basis, and lasted them a good 12 years at the Dominion Theatre, as one of the longest-running shows in the West End. This is mostly because it underwent a drastic rewrite after the opening weeks. Ben Elton admits they didn't get the show right until the Australian version a year later (with many of the changes funnelled back to the West End version).