Friday, August 11, 2017

'Toon Reviews 4: The Loud House Season 1 Episode 22

Dance, Dance Resolution
 

 
 
 
 
 
This is a really fun cartoon that delivers splendidly with the storytelling, characterization, humor, and relationship development.  The fun really starts when Lincoln, after ducking Ronnie Anne so to avoid going to the Sadie Hawkins Dance as opposed to a night at the arcade, gets roped into going to the dance with four girls who just happen to be generously chosen for him by my top four Loud sisters, Luna, Lucy, Lynn, and Luan.  From the rocking and cute sounding Tabby, to the silent and poetic Haiku, to the constantly roller blading Polly, to the comedian straight out of clown school Giggles, each of the girls Lincoln ends up dating all prove to be an entertaining bunch of characters who really bring about a certain charm to the scenes they’re in.  It’s also really cool to see how Lincoln manages to juggle all four of the dates without anyone noticing what he’s up to.  However, this cartoon proves that none of those girls will replace Ronnie Anne in his eyes, so much of the cartoon ends up being a challenge for him to keep her from finding out what's going on as well as continuing to keep his dates happy.  Once again, it’s really clever and amusing as to how he gets around the challenge by having Clyde and three random boys he knows spend time with the four dates, and the dates actually end up enjoying their company more than Lincoln’s.  The four pairings we get are easily some very good fits, including Clyde and Haiku who bond over the shared experience of love with an older person.  I’d really like to see more of this couple than Clyde constantly flirting over Lori.  As for Lincoln, it’s especially great that he ends up happy in the end as well.  At first, Ronnie Anne catches him at the dance and it looks like their relationship will be soured.  Then, we go on to further see how alike they really are when Lincoln tells her the whole truth, and she reveals that she’s not really into the Sadie Hawkins Dance either.  This honesty and understanding is a great way to show that Lincoln and Ronnie Anne are a nice couple to get behind and all the reason to be happy for them when they both have a fun time at the arcade as the cartoon comes to an end.  This is a start to finish delight with a lot of fun and nice moments from characters old and new. 9.5/10

A Fair to Remember
 

 
 
 
 
 
So many great moments from the characters involved are packed into this cartoon, and it all comes together very nicely.  One of them involves Lincoln finding a big brother figure in Lori’s boyfriend, Bobby.  Seeing the two of them enjoy themselves in so many ways as bros feels so nice and pleasing, mostly for how much it must mean for Lincoln since he lives with so many sisters.  It also does a good job of fleshing out Bobby’s character beyond just being Lori’s boyfriend.  “Save the Date” showed just how great of a big brother he is to Ronnie Anne, allowing her feelings to decide the decisions he makes, but here we learn that underneath that, he wishes he had a brother to feel complete.  That’s more than enough proof that he and Lincoln make a great pair.  As fun as it is to watch Lincoln and Bobby enjoy themselves, it doesn’t prevent you from feeling for Lori.  As the one who convinced Bobby to hang out with Lincoln, the fact that she gets sidelined as they grow closer as friends greatly shows off how much she did not expect what would become of this idea.  This makes it all appropriate to care about the fact that Lori is basically a lost cause without Bobby which is especially felt as Lori spends most of the cartoon trying to make Bobby jealous by having an unconscious Clyde accompany her to the county fair.  Throughout the fair scenes, the cartoon excels at playing with your emotions making you enjoy watching Lincoln and Bobby have a fun time while also feel sorry for Lori as she tries to get her boyfriend back in addition to Clyde not being conscious to know that he’s spending time with his crush.  What’s more, things actually conclude in a way that’s satisfying for everyone.  Lincoln and Bobby decide that most of Bobby’s attention should go towards Lori but agree to hang out once in a while, Lori gets her boyfriend back, and Clyde gets a reminder of his time with Lori at the fair and it’s actually a nice moment unlike other times he expresses his love for her.  It’s refreshing that after all we’ve seen, all the characters involved end up happy, with many relationships re-established, and others giving the impression that this is not the last we’ll see of them.  Everything in this cartoon puts together one of the best displays of character moments on the show, which is all you need to convince yourself to come back to it. 9.5/10
The Ranking
1.      For Bros About to Rock
2.      Undie Pressure
3.      Project Loud House
4.      Space Invader
5.      A Fair to Remember
6.      Driving Miss Hazy
7.      Left in the Dark
8.      Toads and Tiaras
9.      Picture Perfect
10.  Dance, Dance Resolution
11.  House Music
12.  Save the Date
13.  Sleuth or Consequences
14.  Hand-Me-Downer
15.  No Guts No Glori
16.  Roughin’ It
17.  Attention Deficit
18.  Changing the Baby
19.  Along Came A Sister
20.  April Fools Rules
21.  A Novel Idea
22.  Sound of Silence
23.  Butterfly Effect
24.  A Tale of Two Tables
25.  Cereal Offender
26.  Cover Girls
27.  It’s A Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House
28.  The Waiting Game
29.  Overnight Success
30.  Raw Deal
31.  In Tents Debate
32.  Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru
33.  Out on a Limo
34.  Linc or Swim
35.  The Sweet Spot
36.  Heavy Meddle
37.  Get the Message
38.  Come Sale Away
39.  Ties that Bind
40.  Making the Case
41.  Chore and Peace
42.  The Loudest Yard
43.  Two Boys and a Baby
44.  The Green House
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode with male stereotypes galore when Lincoln sees what it would be like to have 10 brothers in "One of the Boys," and Lola proves that even brats can perform noble deeds in "A Tattler's Tale."

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