Miss Saigon/YMMV


 * Alternate Aesop Interpretation: The entire musical can be seen as a metaphor for the relations between the West and developing countries. The West (Chris) promises a better life to the developing countries (Kim and the Engineer) only to end up abandoning them (either willfully or after being forced to do so).
 * Designated Villain: It's hard to find a fan of the show who doesn't hate Ellen, seeing her as the reason
 * There's also the timing problem with her marriage to Chris - he's been back Stateside 3 years, one of which was taken up by his Heroic BSOD ("spoke to no one for a year",) and they've been married 2 years. When exactly did they date?
 * Your Mileage May Vary. There are many who view Ellen as their favorite character and others who see her as being as much of a victim of circumstance as Kim and Chris.
 * Fridge Horror: If you think Chris was going through hell before--having nightmares/grappling with his troubled marriage/struggling with guilt over inadvertently abandoning Kim--what's he going to be like now? Especially bad considering that he was making strides towards putting his life together.
 * Hilarious in Hindsight: Jonathan Pryce originated the role of the Engineer, whose most memorable moment is probably the song "The American Dream". Twenty years later in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Pryce played the American President, which is probably the ultimate American dream, fulfilled.
 * Just Here for Godzilla: The makers of the musical realised early on that the helicopter sequence was a huge selling point, so much so that the helicopter is the musical's logo on posters and promotional material.
 * Misaimed Marketing: This can probably be said about the decision to allow amateur theatre groups and high schools to stage their own versions of the musical.
 * Narm: The character of Chris. A good actor will usually be able to avert this but with a bad actor this will almost certainly happen.
 * Narm Charm: The musical can fall prey to this trope yet it's still utterly fantastic, watchable and will probably have you sobbing at the end. Chris is sometimes the most/only narmy one, especially during the song "Why God, Why?"; even its title sounds narmy.