Nutsa

**Nutsa** (pronounced /nʊtsə/, but you can pronounce it /nʌtzə/ if you want) is a YouTuber who makes video essays.

## History

### vs Spundo-Man

> "We gotta play gradeschool teacher here and go, 'Well, you know, your conclusion is correct but all your workings are um, mm, I still gotta give you an F on this one"
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MauLer, Rags, Fringy, Metal, and The Meme Repository first encountered Nutsa on EFAP 189, where they took a look at her videoNah, "**No Way Home Wasn't That Great**.", a statement with which they wholeheartedly agreed despite having enjoyed the movie. The video started off strong, with Nutsa saying that the term "masterpiece" has become overused by people applying it to every movie they see, that while *No Way Home* may have some masterful moments it was far from a masterpiece like some have claimed, that she felt similar about *Endgame*, and that she appreciated *No Way Home* trying to put in the work to justify the other Spider-Men meeting each other rather than just throwing them in like Lando in *Rise of Skywalker*, all of which they were entirely on board with. The editing of the video was also a cut above what they were used to, with them only having the complaint that the footage she was using wobbled too much to the point of being distracting, though that may have been an attempt to avoid copyright issues.

The first issue Nutsa had with the film was Peter, whom she consistently described as "naive," for spending the time to try to help the villains at the risk of them escaping all because Aunt May said so, and arguing that the audience was only on board with saving them due to having the meta knowledge of having seen them in previous films, to which EFAP argued that Peter helped them because they were people who needed help and would die without it, and that is what Peter does, as said by MJ and as evidenced by him having saved Vulture and not killed Mysterio - May only reminded him that they were in need of help when he was focusing on the logistics of sending them back to their universes. On top of that, Peter did take steps to mitigate that risk by threatening to send them back if they act out, which he almost did end up doing until the other Peters talked him out of it. She argued that Peter should have learned to be more responsible from his mistakes in *Homecoming* and *Far From Home*, to which they countered that lesson is an ongoing one that is continually being reinforced and tested.

Nutsa's next big qualm was with Aunt May, who she felt had suddenly become far more of an influence on Peter's decisions as Spider-Man, to which MauLer and co argued that this was the first time that the circumstances have allowed her to be that involved, though MauLer agreed that there was a gap between May wanting Peter to stay out of Danger in *Homecoming* to fully supporting his being Spider-Man in *Far From Home* that can technically be inferred but that he would have liked to have seen. They added that May's values were also shown through her charity work in *Far From Home*, and were simply being given greater focus now. Most notably Nutsa argued that Peter's attempt to take responsibility led to May's death, and therefore inadvertently sent the message that taking responsibility is the wrong thing to do. The roster could not disagree more, countering that the point of the film was to further test the idea of taking responsibility, demonstrating that it is the right thing to do even if it leads to a great loss.

Nutsa closed off by dismissing the argument of "who cares about the writing? It's fun," stating that while she enjoyed the film in the theater, and anybody else is welcome to love it, that that should not be mistaken for quality writing, and we should strive to set the bar higher for story writing going forward, and MauLer and co once again found themselves agreeing completely. MauLer figured that the main issues of the meat of her video stemmed from her simply having not considered that one foundational element, and wondered aloud what her response would be to having it brought up. The lot of them found it refreshing to see someone at least pass that first bar and putting in the work to analyze the movie beyond just enjoying it, since a lot of people don't even manage that.

### Joining Forces Against *She-Hulk*

Nutsa joined the roster from EFAP 189 (sans Rags, who was on holiday) on EFAP 199, having previously had a chat with MauLer and Fringy in between EFAPs. She recounted seeing comments saying her video had been covered, and her first instinct being to get wine and drink her way through the coverage, which she enjoyed. She touched on having put in the extra work to have her editing style stand out, then talked with the gang a bit about the state of the MCU. On the topic of *No Way Home*, Nutsa said that she hadn't considered the alternative perspective on May while making her video and she found it agreeable, but found the film itself hard to read since the writing was so muddled and felt it could have used some more time to bake in the oven to make its strengths stand out. After some talk about the state of the MCU as a whole, Nutsa joined them in breaking down the recently-released first episode of *She-Hulk*.

## Trivia

* Nutsa was voted the second favorite new EFAP guest of Year 4 in an audience survey for EFAP 200, beaten only by Doomer Media, but that was because Doomer hacked the results so he would win.
* English is her third language

## Quotes

* "If people really hate what I say, and if they hate my opinions, and like hate whatever I have to say in the video itself, they cannot fully say that it's complete trash" - on having good editing, EFAP 199