There are only three cartoons in this season that I consider
bad. We’ve already covered two, “The
Green House,” and “Two Boys and a Baby,” and this is the third one. It’s the least bad of the three, but there
are still a lot of factors that prevent it from being enjoyable. The main premise of the cartoon is that Lincoln
is signed up for football despite not being good at sports after not being
willing to do basic exercises. I’m not
fond of Lincoln being forced into something he’s not good at when Mom could’ve
just goaded him to try harder at basic exercises and use football as a threat
if he doesn’t, though you have to wonder why she only has him and no one else exercise. At the same time, Lincoln
doesn’t hold much sympathy because he really doesn’t try. As a result, I can’t go along with either
side of the situation. Now, we are
treated to a lot of Lincoln’s relationship with Lynn here which is nice. We’re used to seeing her roughhouse with
Lincoln a lot due to her love of sports, but as we watch her willingly coach
Lincoln at football, this cartoon proves that she really does care for him. The only problem is that, once again, Lincoln
isn’t really trying, resulting in a lack of sympathy. The lack of sympathy grows even more when
Lincoln decides that Lynn should disguise herself as him on the actual football
team, perhaps the most stupid idea he has ever come up with. The kicker is that it actually works for an
entire season with Lynn going in Lincoln’s place while he sits around and reads
comics literally everyday even if it should’ve been easy to figure out that the
player wasn’t Lincoln if someone just looked closely or took off the helmet. In
other words, this part of the cartoon is hard to suspend disbelief towards. What really makes the cartoon bad though is
the ending. The truth ends up exposed
during the final game when Lynn sprains her ankle and everyone sees who she
really is when her helmet comes off.
Lincoln admits his wrongdoing and fills in for her, the moment staged to
be one to redeem himself by winning the game.
Instead, Lincoln ends up scoring for the other team and everyone’s mad
at him. If he had actually won the game
and realize that he is capable of sports, everything in the cartoon would’ve
been worth it and this would be one of his best performances. However, we close things out with the
impression that Lincoln is a disgrace to everyone who can’t do anything right,
and, as is normal with most weak cartoons of this show, nothing is
accomplished. If it wasn’t for the great
portrayal of Lynn and Lincoln’s relationship, this cartoon would be a lot worse
than it is. Still, it suffers from
stupid plot decisions, unlikable characters, and an ending that really sours
everything. Because of this, it’s a good
one to skip. 4.5/10
Raw
Deal
People often tell me that I shouldn’t let fear rule my
life. This is what helps me relate to
this cartoon a lot. It starts out like
it’s going to be a great day out at a national park for the Loud family,
Lincoln especially. The theme of not
letting fear rule your life comes into play when Lucy brings out a set of cards
that predict everyone’s future, one of them saying that Lincoln’s day will end
in tragedy. It doesn’t seem like much to
believe in at first, but slowly, in a lot of clever and funny ways, the rest of
the sisters’ good predictions come true, making it likely that
Lincoln’s will come true too. The rest
of the cartoon follows Lincoln too paranoid to take part in all the fun things to
do at the park with his family. I can
identify with Lincoln a lot because there are times when I worry a lot about
certain bad things happening. However,
while I mostly put them aside and live my life hoping for the best, Lincoln
goes the extreme route by keeping himself from doing anything. The ideas he has for what bad things can
happen to him have a comedic charm to them and they’re easy to sit through
since he’s bringing his lack of enjoyment on himself. Even so, I can’t help but feel sorry for the
fact that he ends up missing out on a lot of great things to do so much so that
it overshadows the humor of his paranoia.
That, and Lucy, who’s normally on good terms with Lincoln, doesn’t seem
to show much sympathy for him considering that she made him feel the way he
does with her predictions unlike most of the rest of the family. These points are remedied somewhat by Lincoln
realizing he had nothing to worry about and learning something from it, him
being the only Loud to see a usually dormant geyser go off, and a hilarious
ending gag involving Lucy’s cards. This
cartoon’s heart is easy to sense even if you don’t relate to it on a personal
level. Even more importantly, while not
perfect regarding entertainment, there’s still plenty of elements to make it an
enjoyable experience. 8/10
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. House Music
10. Save the
Date
11. Sleuth or
Consequences
12. Hand-Me-Downer
13. No Guts No
Glori
14. Roughin’ It
15. Attention
Deficit
16. Changing
the Baby
17. Along Came
A Sister
18. April Fools
Rules
19. A Novel
Idea
20. Sound of
Silence
21. Butterfly
Effect
22. A Tale of
Two Tables
23. Cereal
Offender
24. Cover Girls
25. It’s A
Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House
26. The Waiting
Game
27. Overnight
Success
28. Raw Deal
29. In Tents
Debate
30. Lincoln
Loud: Girl Guru
31. Out on a
Limo
32. Linc or
Swim
33. The Sweet
Spot
34. Heavy
Meddle
35. Get the
Message
36. Come Sale
Away
37. Ties that
Bind
38. Making the
Case
39. Chore and
Peace
40. The Loudest
Yard
41. Two Boys
and a Baby
42. The Green
House
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where Lincoln has to juggle four dates at a Sadie Hawkins Dance and in turn come up with a "Dance, Dance Resolution" around it, and Lincoln hanging with Bobby and Lori hanging with Clyde at a fair turns out to be "A Fair to Remember."
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