This show may have its rules grounded in reality, but it’s
nice for it, and any other show for that matter, to step out of its comfort
zone every once in a while. That’s just
what this cartoon does as it follows what happens when Lincoln gets reckless
with his yo-yo, destroys Lisa’s experiment, and doesn’t tell her what he
did. What follows is a series of crazy
outcomes that cause the Loud family to fall apart. They mostly involve the Loud sisters getting
up to things most would never think possible like Lisa working at the local gas
station, Flip’s Food and Fuel, Leni getting hit on the head and becoming smart,
Lori ditching Bobby for Clyde as if moments of him constantly flirting for her
weren’t creepy enough, and Lucy becoming a vampire bat. There are also moments of the sisters getting
up to life changing moments almost as fast as lightening. They include Lynn getting kicked off the
sports team since Lisa can’t tutor her now, Luna getting invited to go on tour with
her idol Mick Swagger and then quickly getting kicked off for destroying a
hotel room, and Luan giving up comedy to become an environmental activist. The sheer ridiculousness of the consequences
to Lincoln not telling Lisa what he did is what elevates the cartoon to such
highly entertaining qualities. It’s a
different surreal experience that really shows off the imaginative side of the
crew behind this show. It’s also a good
demonstration of how strong the sibling bonds are since much of the reasons
that these ridiculous events occur stems from one sibling after another
dropping out as part of the side effects of what Lincoln did. Lincoln’s emotional reactions to the family
falling apart further sell the strength of the sibling bonds. However, the ridiculous nature also means
that it’s hard to take what’s going on seriously since some of what goes on is
really hard to believe and some happen much too fast than it would
naturally. I know it’s all later
revealed to be a dream, but I have to admit that the revelation had very little
prompting to it to make it believable.
Still this is a nice out-of-the-box cartoon whose appeal lies in how
much it sets itself apart from the rest of the series, and I really respect it
for that. 9/10
The Green House
I may really like this show, but as you have read, I’m not
afraid to point out its stumbling points.
They haven’t been big enough to make their respective cartoons bad…until
now, and this is perhaps the worst of all the bad cartoons of the season. It follows Lincoln trying to make the Loud
House more environmentally friendly, or green, so his class can be the most
green to save a baby polar bear as part of a challenge. How does this plot turn out so bad? First of all, it suggests that the only way
to go green is to live like cavemen without any electricity, water, gas etc.
even though some of those things are the only efficient way to do certain
things in this day and age. I find that to be pretty insulting
to all people going about their daily lives.
Really, the true way to go green is to moderate your use of those
nonrenewable resources not completely abandon them. This isn’t the worst part though. What’s really bad about this cartoon is that
pretty much every character involved is unlikable. Lincoln’s classmates and teacher are
inconsiderate of the fact that the reason his family uses so much energy is
because he has 10 sisters and threaten to make him a social outcast over this
little challenge. The sisters just seem
to inconsiderately waste energy in unnecessarily excessive amounts when we’ve
never seen them do anything like that before.
Even Lincoln, despite getting the sisters to change the way they do
things, proves to come off as a jerk here all because he just has to play a
silly computer game during the polar bear challenge. He slowly goes on to become the biggest jerk
of all by making downright unacceptable changes to the Loud House lifestyle causing
them to go through painful hard times and he uses the image of the suffering
polar bear as a means of manipulation.
It just gets crueler the more he does it. Here’s a thought; why can’t he go somewhere
else to play his game, or better yet, why can’t Clyde and the other kids go
somewhere besides Lincoln’s as well?
Yes, things later work out when the Loud House ends up in the green zone
and the class wins the challenge thanks to Lincoln using his own strength to power the house without stopping to clean himself (even though the sisters selfishly don't continue with their sacrifices),
but since he and everyone else were so unlikable, it’s hard to care about what
become sof them. Some small bits of humor
here and there help in easing the bad qualities of the cartoon, but it’s still
a very frustrating experience. It’s
ideals of how to go green are hard to get behind, it’s hard to care about what
goes on, and everyone, including the main protagonist, is too big of a jerk to
tolerate spending a cartoon with. I’d
advise you to spare yourself some pain by skipping this cartoon and checking
out better ones. Thankfully, the rest of
the season’s cartoons don’t get worse than this. 2/10
The Ranking
1. Undie
Pressure
2. Project
Loud House
3. Space
Invader
4. Driving
Miss Hazy
5. Left in the
Dark
6. Picture
Perfect
7. Sleuth or
Consequences
8. Hand-Me-Downer
9. No Guts No
Glori
10. Changing
the Baby
11. Sound of
Silence
12. Butterfly
Effect
13. A Tale of
Two Tables
14. Overnight
Success
15. In Tents
Debate
16. Linc or
Swim
17. The Sweet
Spot
18. Heavy
Meddle
19. Get the
Message
20. Ties that
Bind
21. Making the
Case
22. The Green
House
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where we witness Leni as one of animation's best dumb characters in "Along Came a Sister" and the Louds deal with a conflict in the most frustrating way possible in "Chore and Peace."
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