Of note too is that the "I'm not a Loser" part of Nerdy Prudes Must Die is very much set in a way to make it seem that Richie has FINALLY come to realize that he isn't one in that very moment.  He starts singing the part with Max, only to change to the ensemble, suggesting he learned in that moment he was not a loser.

the "im not a loser" motif is also in the bridge of just for once! it's so cool

THATS WHY EMMA SCREAMS WHEN PAULS GETTING ARRESTED. ITS LIKE HER SCREAM IN INEVITABLE OH MY GOD

i love LOVE when motifs are circulated throughout a show, it truly creates a character's theme and the beat of the story. its like when a motif is played "HEEY, PAY ATTENTION, this is important!". Our auditory senses are so important its insane  and this play did amazing!!!

i loveee love love grace's theme, i call it her 'plan theme' because every time she comes up with a frankly atrocious idea, it's right there alongside us as we talk about it

I just wanna mention that as Grace unravels mentally, her motif gets messier and faster. Listen to the last time it’s played in this video. It’s chaotic, it’s a mess because SHE’S a mess

The "Nerdy Produces Must Die / Hatchet Town" motif also plays when Pete tells Steph that he's having a hard time feeling bad about what they did to Max.

Also for callbacks, the the lords in black first enter we get the “we will build a portal just for-“ moment from black Friday

The "Dirty Girl" motif also plays when Grace and Max have sex at the end.

npmd is slowly becoming my favorite starkid musical because it is just so beautifully constructed, the way they have meticulously weaved together themes and motifs that have been developing since the beginning of the hatchetfield trilogy to all come together in this one big fantastic explosion of ideals and story and lore, the product of years of world building, character developments, and passion. its a masterpiece and i want to kiss it

1:35 will's singing here truly gives me chills

I was WONDERING why everyone cheered when Shapiro put out the APB on Grace. It wasn’t Grace or Shapiro, it was the return of Show Me Your Hands!

"axe man" was the debut of the "hatchet town" melody, especially on bryce's bridge

I got pointed out how ruth has the same "I'm not a loser" motif when she sings just for oOOOOOOnce"

The "I'm not a loser" motif also plays in the bridge of Ruth's song, Just For Once, when she hits the high note and it's just beautiful because, as someone who has anxiety and stage fright, her 'cool' moment is her belting that bridge, centre stage, and she's really fucking good. She overcame her fear and nailed it, which makes what happens to her straight after the song even more tragic.
In fact, the motif plays for each nerd as they have their 'cool moment', then Max comes in and robs them of it, showing his ability to dictate who is cool and who isn't, even in death.

just adding- when grace is talking about fleeing to canada, she calls the others "hosers" not "hoes" it's a canadian term that basically just means guys, like "you guys are comin' with me" is "you hosers are comin' with me"

love how grace's theme plays every time she's making her crazy plans, that get more and more unhiged as she gets more desperate

i read "grace's theme" more as the theme for making insane plans

There's also the "nightmare time" theme playing at least once when Richie gets killed! And that motif had its origin in "not your seed".

My favourite part of Grace's motif is that it plays every time she plans, or is enacting a plan! It's so cool