Now here’s another cartoon that demonstrates how much the Loud siblings care for each other and are always willing to help. You can see it right at the beginning which is an awesome action-packed sequence of the girls distracting Mom and Dad as Lincoln rushes to get home so no one realizes he missed his curfew. Their care and love continues on well into the rest of the cartoon where Lincoln returns his sisters’ favor by covering for them on spring cleaning day while they go out to do other things. You may think that the cartoon will feature Lincoln unfairly suffering by being the only one to keep up the charade while everyone else takes advantage of him, but the cartoon wisely goes in the direction that requires all the siblings to play their part. Their grandpa, who they call Pop-Pop (just like what my family used to call our grandpa), calls them on video chat which prompts Lincoln to cover as his sisters as best he can so no one notices that they’re not home. As more of the sisters come home, they start posing as other siblings too, and the cartoon results in one hilarious collection of different Loud siblings posing as other siblings. There’s a lot of passion thrown into the acting that allows the characters to successfully emulate the different characters they’re imitating, but still remaining true to themselves. Some of my favorite interpretations include Lana as Leni, Lynn as Lisa, and Lori as Lincoln. Leni and Luan even put on a great homage to the Marx Brothers at one point. Then, we get an ending where the kids get caught deceiving everyone by their parents who then proceed to punish them by having them go out and do what they wanted to do while dressed in their disguises, resulting in all of them getting into embarrassing situations. This ending does have a bit of a downer tone that honestly unfairly sours things for the kids. I mean, was their act of deception really THAT bad? Honestly though, despite this being a bit of an issue with the cartoon, the ending is still tolerable since I’m still able to get a good laugh out of at least a few of the scenes of the kids being forced to do what they planned on doing in their disguises. Also, it doesn’t change the fact that we still see the great factors of the bonds of the Loud siblings. With that in place, I personally call this cartoon a good watch. 8/10
The end of the cartoon, “Heavy Meddle,” suggested that the girl bullying Lincoln, Ronnie Anne, actually really likes Lincoln signaling the start of them potentially growing as friends. This cartoon here shows that happening. Although to get there, we start off with Lincoln being bullied by her again, this time with the kids at school teasing him about how this may mean she likes him. Personally, I don't get why having a lover would be a reason for bullies to tease. Finding love is seen as a great thing. Why would bullies think otherwise? Anyway, when Lincoln tensely rejects that, he accidentally hurts her feelings. Following a hilarious over-the-top display of the trope of an average teenage girl reacting to a break-up from Lori whom Bobby broke up with on account that her brother, Lincoln, hurt his sister, Ronnie Anne, Lincoln finds himself roped into a double date with Lori, Bobby, and Ronnie Anne. This is part of an attempt for him to make things right with Ronnie Anne so Lori will get back with Bobby. This is where we start to see some natural progression of Lincoln and Ronnie Anne warming up to each other. At first, they’re not too pleased to see each other, but as Lori and Bobby start flirting with each other, clearly showing that they do not want to be broken up, the younger siblings find a common interest as they comment on the cheesy flirting. The more they talk about this, the more Lincoln and Ronnie Anne start to like being together, ultimately going on to apologize for being such pains to each other. This is a newly formed respect for each other that was a result of believable events, in this case, enjoying something similar, and is ultimately one worth getting behind especially since the other character pairing of Lori and Bobby, seems to be a very basic relationship established on flirting over each other, though its over-the-top tone and the clear care they have for each other make it enjoyable. Because Lincoln and Ronnie Anne’s relationship is so appealing, it’s a bit frustrating when Lincoln goes on to hide that he’s starting to like her as the kids from school arrive at the very restaurant he’s at. Is there seriously no reason why he can’t just tell Ronnie Anne that he doesn’t want them to tease him for liking her? Anyway, this whole shtick ends up causing Lincoln to hurt Ronnie Anne again which seems like a sad end for what could’ve been a great relationship. However, the cartoon remembers what greatness it set up by having Lincoln follow Lori’s earlier advice of how actions speak louder than words. Lincoln shows Ronnie Anne how he really feels about her by kissing her. I can certainly see them as a couple, but the show is obviously pushing for Lori and Bobby to get together, so if Lori and Bobby do become a couple, wouldn’t it be awkward for Lori’s brother to end up with Bobby’s sister? Well, I guess that’s a topic to be addressed in later seasons. For this cartoon, we get a satisfying end that has Lincoln and Ronnie Anne remain friends and Lincoln avoid being teased for it, which is good because this cartoon really succeeded in building them up as a charming pair. For that, I can proudly say that it left me wanting more. 9/10
The Ranking
1. For Bros
About to Rock
2. Undie
Pressure
3. Project
Loud House
4. Space
Invader
5. Driving
Miss Hazy
6. Left in the
Dark
7. Toads and
Tiaras
8. Picture
Perfect
9. Save the
Date
10. Sleuth or
Consequences
11. Hand-Me-Downer
12. No Guts No Glori
13. Changing
the Baby
14. Along Came
A Sister
15. Sound of
Silence
16. Butterfly
Effect
17. A Tale of
Two Tables
18. Cover Girls
19. It’s A
Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House
20. Overnight
Success
21. In Tents
Debate
22. Linc or
Swim
23. The Sweet
Spot
24. Heavy
Meddle
25. Get the
Message
26. Ties that
Bind
27. Making the
Case
28. Chore and
Peace
29. Two Boys
and a Baby
30. The Green
House
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where we really get to know Clyde's dads in "Attention Deficit" and witness one of Lincoln's worst displays of family love as he goes "Out on a Limo."
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