Considering that he has to grow up in a family with 10
sisters, I’d say it’s easy to understand why Lincoln would want some peace and
quiet every once in a while. That’s what
the beginning of this cartoon sets up as he tries to read comics in his
underwear amidst the noise of his siblings, ultimately buying ear buds that
block them all out. That means that
problem is solved almost instantly, but neither Lincoln or the plot stop there
as Lincoln goes on to use his ear buds to block out his sisters when he sets
out to do just about everything. The
cartoon then goes on to showcase the consequences of Lincoln ignoring his sisters
when he finds himself roped into doing favors for some of them the next day
which he has no idea that he promised to do . What makes this part of the cartoon
interesting and enjoyable is the constant point that Lincoln promised to do
something for Lola at 3:00, and is in big trouble for that because he forgot,
meaning Lola will be mad, and everyone tells him that bad things will happen if
Lola’s mad. That right there is a true highlight for the cartoon. As a character, Lola is mostly just what
you’d expect from a vain beauty queen and spoiled brat. Here,
it’s revealed that there’s a catch to her bratty nature. While most characters like this would just
yell and complain when things don’t go their way, Lola is revealed to work a
lot more silently and dementedly which allows her to ruin things for anyone who
ruined things for her. Flashbacks of her
popping Lynn’s soccer ball for eating the last pudding, selling Leni’s stuff
for breaking her tiara, destroying Lori’s phone for not acknowledging her
sneeze, and God knows what she did to one of Lana’s pets for messing up her
makeup greatly emphasize what destruction Lola is capable of when she’s
mad. They also convince the audience of
how bad Lincoln messed up and fear for his safety. Eventually though, it’s revealed that
everything Lincoln went through that day was a trick to teach him a lesson to
not ignore his family that was planned after Lola found out about the
earplugs. This means that the sisters
may have gone too far with their treatment of Lincoln considering what he
feared from Lola and what he did for his sisters, but I can still understand
their intentions since Lincoln shouldn’t have shut them out of everything he
did, and to me, what was said about Lola and her threatening layer is still relevant. They may have been joking about Lola wanting Lincoln to do something for her, but that doesn't mean the Lola incidents they claimed didn't happen. Plus, the sisters deliver a nice
message that while growing up in a big family is hard for Lincoln, the same
holds true for them, which is a theme we’ll see more of as we cover more
cartoons of this season. As for this
cartoon, it’s pretty impactful for its relatability, humor, message, and the
reveal that you really do not want to mess with Lola Loud. 9/10
Space
Invader
One of the things I’m thankful for in the life I’m living now
is that I have my own room to hang out in which helps me relate a lot to
Lincoln in this cartoon. As the only boy
in the family, he doesn’t have to share a room like his sisters do. This makes it hard for him to understand how
hard it is for them to share a space, and that difficulty leads to frustration for him when an argument
between Lynn and Lucy causes Lynn to want to move out and bunk in with
Lincoln, thus invading his personal space.
The scenes of Lincoln and Lynn sharing the room demonstrate a lot to
love about Lynn’s character. Her
athletic nature and love for sports fill her with so much energy that really
livens up any scene she’s in. While some
of what she does is a little too rough and sometimes painful for others, it’s
made clear that she has no malicious intent and just does what she does in the
name of fun. It’s these reasons why Lynn
ranks near the top of my favorite Loud siblings. However, as fun and enjoyable as Lynn is,
it’s too much for Lincoln who slowly grows to realize how hard it can be for
his sisters to share a space. Then in
this show’s manner of displaying heartfelt moments, we see that anyone who
shares a space can still have a lot of love for those they bunk with when
Lincoln notices that both Lynn and Lucy have held onto some keepsakes of their
old roommates despite the tensions between them like Lynn having a book of
Lucy’s poems and Lucy having a ball she bounces against the wall. This point is made even stronger when after
an awkward dinner and food fight, Lincoln gets Lynn and Lucy to make
up and now has a good understanding of what his sisters have to put up with every
night, and it’s just the perfect heartwarming way to wrap everything up. With its heart, along with a lot of laughs, a
relatable premise, and the characters involved showing off what makes them so
lovable, this is one of the season’s most quintessential, and thought-provoking
cartoons. 9.5/10
The Ranking
1. Project Loud House
2. Space Invader
3. Driving Miss Hazy
4. Left in the Dark
5. No Guts No Glori
6. Sound of Silence
7. A Tale of Two Tables
8. In Tents Debate
9. The Sweet Spot
10. Heavy Meddle
11. Get the Message
12. Making the Case
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode of this season where we come across a great display of the show's theme of appreciating what you have in "Picture Perfect," as well as one of the Louds' great appeal as characters as they bet to see who can go the longest without doing their annoying habits in "Undie Pressure."
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