One of the most charming elements of the show introduced to
us in this season is Luan and the many ways she brings comedy into just about
any situation. You can easily tell how
passionate she is about making others laugh (or at least try to). She
always knows how to work in a pun or joke to what’s going on and it never feels
out of place. True, some of her jokes
don’t always work with some of them coming off as statements with certain words
replaced with others that rhyme that anyone can make, but most of the time,
they’re clever enough. Now, because Luan
has already shown to almost constantly be making jokes and puns in all the
cartoons she’s been in so far, it shouldn’t be a surprise that she wastes no
seconds when pulling pranks on the biggest day of all for them, April Fool’s
Day. On this day, she’s shown to pull
off some extreme pranks all over the Loud House some of which tend to be very
inconveniencing and painful, way beyond the boundaries of her typical
puns. They’re so extreme that the Loud
family, parents included, treat the whole house like a war zone that they have
to take shelter from that day which is another example of this show’s charming
quality of offering a unique perspective of simple situations of life. While Luan’s pranks really go too far since
they cause real legitimate pain and fear in everyone, what keeps them from
becoming mean-spirited is how hilarious each of the pranks turn out in
execution. Each prank suits the
animation medium for how big and over-the-top they are as well as how they can
really take you by surprise whether its raccoons hiding somewhere, exploding
sinks and flower sacks, and very springy sofa cushions, and the puns Luan says
in response to the pranks being set off only add to the hilarity. There’s also some heart to the pranks when
you consider that Lincoln purposely sets them off while his family stays safe
in the name of protecting Ronnie Anne from being pranked whom he hears is
coming to visit which also helps make the pranks we see work. I have to admit that it’s nice that they
managed to work in showing how much Lincoln and Ronnie Anne have grown as
friends amidst this huge laugh fest with Lincoln risking everything to protect
her from Luan’s pranks and Ronnie Anne rewarding Lincoln’s efforts with
kindness and a pie to Luan’s face. They
really make a charming couple. Not to
mention, this cartoon really makes you appreciate how Lincoln is wise to his
sisters’ antics since he can easily sense a prank to set off while the rest of
the family end up walking right into certain pranks without thinking at the end
of the cartoon. For anyone who’s a fan
of Luan’s love of comedy, this is a must-watch especially since it has certain
factors to make everything work. 9/10
Cereal Offender
As this cartoon proves, you can take the Louds out of
the house, but their spirit and chaotic nature will follow them wherever they
go. This can make for something highly
entertaining, but in Lincoln’s case, it’s very frustrating and challenging
since all he wants to do in this cartoon is complete the grocery shopping and
make sure there’s enough left over for a cereal he wants called Zombie Bran as
part of a deal he makes with Mom. While
his sisters make Lincoln’s mission more challenging than it already is, they
still really succeed in livening up the cartoon. Everything they do in the supermarket may not
be socially appropriate, but it’s fitting for their characters and it’s easy to
see that no one has any malicious intent.
Scenes like Lynn rushing around the aisles in a shopping cart, Luan
using the produce to make jokes to entertain the customers, and Leni’s naiveté
leading her to free lobsters and chickens (who are already cooked) demonstrate
how much mileage for entertainment the show can get out of simple story ideas. That’s one of this its biggest
strengths. Plus, despite his sisters’
antics, Lincoln does manage to fight through them all and get his cereal, and
even has a bratty kid who does have malicious intents get what he
deserves. It’s not until near the end of
the cartoon when the sisters do start acting jerky when they allow the younger
sisters to get the gimmies the moment they find out Lincoln’s trying to get
himself a treat despite the fact that the deal with Mom only concerns
Lincoln. There, they honestly do come
off as selfish and irrational, and their actions end up getting the Loud family
banned from the supermarket and Lincoln getting chastised. If you were to watch this cartoon for the
first time and this scene comes on, you might get the impression that it ruins
everything by making what could’ve been a fine and good cartoon a bad one. Instead, it goes in a much more acceptable
direction by having the sisters realize they did wrong, feel bad about it, and
make things up to Lincoln by buying him Zombie Bran themselves further showing
that despite their antics, the Loud siblings really do care for each other. It doesn’t excuse their behavior before, but
the fact that they regret what they did and that Lincoln got what he deserved
has a sense of accomplishment and shows that what we saw from this cartoon was
worth it. This is good because on the
whole, this cartoon shows just how entertaining and caring when the moment
calls for it the Loud siblings are. 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. Attention
Deficit
15. Changing
the Baby
16. Along Came
A Sister
17. April Fools
Rules
18. A Novel
Idea
19. Sound of
Silence
20. Butterfly
Effect
21. A Tale of
Two Tables
22. Cereal
Offender
23. Cover Girls
24. It’s A
Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House
25. Overnight
Success
26. In Tents
Debate
27. Out on a
Limo
28. Linc or
Swim
29. The Sweet
Spot
30. Heavy
Meddle
31. Get the
Message
32. Ties that
Bind
33. Making the
Case
34. Chore and
Peace
35. Two Boys
and a Baby
36. The Green
House
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode which honestly includes two problematic cartoons with the stupidity-fueled "Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru," and the constantly competitive and twerking "Come Sale Away."
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