'Toon Reviews 13: The Loud House Season 2 Episode 21: No Laughing Matter/No Spoilers

No Laughing Matter

When it comes to Luan, how you feel about her depends on how much you can tolerate her constant need to work in a joke to almost everything she says.  I’m sorry to say that her puns have become so frequent that I can’t tolerate them as much as I used to and wish she’d just talk like a normal person more.  That said, I do admire that Luan comes off as one of the more relatable Louds since, however you feel about her jokes, she’s really passionate about what she loves, and it’s especially shown in cartoons with her as the star.  They feature her never ceasing to pull off elaborate pranks on April Fool’s Day, and also explore how seriously she takes comedy such as Season 1’s “Funny Business.”  This cartoon does fit into the latter type of Luan cartoon, but it’s lacking in the character-developing power.  What happens is that when Luan goes on a huge pranking spree to work up to an upcoming comedy competition, her siblings start getting fed up with her jokes.  She hears them venting and proceeds to give up comedy.  This means, in an interesting change of pace, Luan talks completely normally which is weird to all the siblings who expect her to pull some sort of prank or work in a joke or pun.  One admirable thing about this though is that despite being clearly and understandably annoyed by Luan’s constant joking, the other siblings feel the need to help her out of her funk and get her back into comedy, particularly when they also learn she’s dropping out of the comedy competition.  They understand that no matter how they feel about Luan constantly doing what she does, it’s wrong for her to be stripped of her passion, which is what makes her who she is. They spend the entire cartoon attempting to get Luan back in the comedy game.  In a way, this can be seen as a message to Luan’s detractors, as well as offer a new perspective on anyone who’s passionate about something.  That said, in all the moments of Luan turning herself against jokes and pranks by acting normal, there are a lot of missed opportunities for explorations of her character.  When she throws away everything associated with her comedic passions, we never find out the depths of how she feels about doing this.  Her role in the cartoon would’ve been more powerful if she explained how she got into comedy in the first place.  That reveal also would’ve helped make her siblings’ attempts to get her joking again more engaging.  I guess all we can do is see if a future cartoon will explain this.  Even if we don’t learn much about Luan’s history with comedy though, we do get one significant piece of development at the end when Lincoln unintentionally flubbing jokes at the competition goad her to go on stage, tell them the right way, and become the winner.  While this means she’s back to her jokes, Luan makes it clear that she understands how overbearing she can be with them to her siblings, and vows to hold back on the jokes a little, only ending the cartoon with a bunch of them at everyone’s approval.  Basically, this conclusion is a satisfying one for being considerate of both sides of the issue.  We’re left with a cartoon with a good message on respecting passionate people and Luan getting some handle on her jokes.  It may not be as in-depth as it could be, but it’s still impactful in its own right. 9/10

No Spoilers

If a cartoon character is dumb, said character is either a completely useless and unentertaining menace to society or highly endearing and innocent who can sometimes provide some good to a situation.  Leni is a dumb character who fits the second category.  With this cartoon, Leni’s appeal really increases with the establishment of a significant talent of hers amidst her lack of intelligence.  A specific part of Leni’s ditzy nature shown here is her inability to keep things as a surprise, especially when it comes to birthday parties.  As a montage shows, whenever the Louds try to throw a surprise party, Leni always finds a way to spoil the surprise to the family member receiving it whether she’s hiding right in front of the guest of honor, sending an invitation to the party’s recipient, or asking the birthday sibling what dress she should wear.  Each of these moments help make the family’s frustration with Leni’s issue understandable, as well as evoke some laughs out of the different creative ways Leni blows the elements of surprise.  Regarding the family, they’re planning a surprise birthday party for Mom and agree that under no circumstances should Leni be informed about what they’re doing.  As a result, much of the cartoon is just Lincoln doing what he can to prevent Leni from seeing anyone’s preparations for Mom’s party while all the other Louds put everything together.  It features some nice displays of Leni’s character in which her interests in fashion Lincoln exposes himself to for surprise’s sake demonstrate one of her rare moments of intelligence, which in a way, foreshadow what’s to come.  Still, her persistent dumb moments are plentiful through her clever interpretations of her siblings’ party preparations that don’t get her to realize what’s really going on which also have their own distinct cuteness.  They also, foreshadow what’s to come when Leni gets ideas for Mom’s party under the guise that everyone wants to keep it low-key.  What I mean by foreshadowing is how all that goes on leads to how much the kids realize they need Leni for what they’re doing.  Without her, their party is a complete mess with unappealing balloons and streamers, overly sugary cake, overly spicy sandwiches, problematic entertainment, and a guest list of people Mom sees but doesn’t necessarily like.  The only way the party comes together as something nice is when Leni gets involved.  She takes the time to consider what Mom likes and puts it all together for the party.  It does beg the question why nobody else considered to include what Mom likes in the original preparations.  Well, technically Lisa’s guests and Luan’s jokes tried but were just misguided, but everything else should’ve attempted to show some consideration for the guest of honor.  Regardless of this, the party Leni plans truly is impressive, and Mom’s reaction to the party feels completely earned.  It really shows that even if people lack intelligence, that doesn’t mean they’re incapable of everything, as Leni had previously shown with her hobbies and party ideas from her siblings hiding their work from her.  To cap off Leni’s newly established talent, she’s named the official Loud family party planner leaving the promise for many great parties to come…just not surprise parties.  Basic as the overall story may be, it’s executed in a charming manner that develops and does justice for Leni and proving that she is one of the best dumb characters in media. 9/10

The Ranking

1. 11 Louds a Leapin’
2. L is for Love
3. Pulp Friction
4. Frog Wild
5. Yes-Man
6. Party Down
7. Friend or Faux
8. Room with a Feud
9. Lock n Loud
10. Fool’s Paradise
11. Fed Up
12. Out of the Picture
13. Job Insecurity
14. Potty Mouth
15. The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos
16. Spell it Out
17. Baby Steps
18. Shell Shock
19. Suite and Sour
20. Back in Black
21. Future Tense
22. Patching Things Up
23. No Spoilers
24. The Whole Picture
25. No Laughing Matter
26. Health Kicked
27. Garage Banned
28. Back Out There
29. The Old and the Restless
30. Kick the Bucket List
31. Intern for the Worse
32. Lynner Takes All
33. Cheater by the Dozen
34. Pets Peeved
35. Making the Grade
36. Vantastic Voyage
37. Change of Heart
38. ARGGH! You for Real?
39. No Such Luck
40. Brawl in the Family

Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where Lincoln and Dad bond over competing in a modern spin on a classic Nickelodeon game show in "Legends," and Lincoln exercises his big brother skills as well as his Rip Hardcore skills in "Mall of Duty."

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'Toon Reviews 13: The Loud House Season 2 Episode 19: Future Tense/Lynner Takes All

Future Tense

Ever since their faces were finally shown, Mom and Dad have gotten more significance and development than before, which is fitting for a season that starts developing characters beyond Lincoln and the sisters.  Now we have a cartoon that’s all about them and how they serve as parents to the kids.  The story is that the Yates family moves in, and Mom and Dad see how accomplished the kids of that family are, with their parents stressing the importance of being well-rounded in such a competitive world.  Through it all, there’s something very unsettling about the Yates family.  They always have these big toothy smiles all over their faces and find enjoyment out of everything especially activities that are highly intellectual and require class and serious mindsets.  It’s practically inhumane for people to be THIS happy about life.  Creepiness factor aside, the Yates family gets Mom and Dad to be considerate of their influence on their kids.  Given how the season has already had a lot of influence on how well the Loud kids are to their parents, it’s only fitting that Mom and Dad take the time to try and figure out what’s best for them.  While what they later do certainly has good intentions, it’s easy to see that it takes certain things the wrong way, not unlike how things went down in the previous cartoon.  Mom and Dad rope their kids into doing activities that are out of their league, mostly the complete opposite of what they normally like doing from after school activities to community-serving and artsy outings, stressing them to be good at everything so to get by in such a competitive world.  The kids’ reactions to being roped into things that they don’t want to do are pretty funny in how they protest, yet it’s still easy to feel sorry for them since who would want to be forced to do things against their will, especially when they’re just sprung on you?  At least we get some amusing outcomes out of the sufferings, namely Lana being socially graceful and wearing dresses, Luan being serious as the mayor’s assistant, and especially Luna being taught proper English in favor of her entertaining rock slang.  While Mom and Dad are way out of line for forcing their kids into what they don’t want to do without warning, through their actions, it’s clear that they really want to help them, and they’re not even getting competitive with the Yates since there’s never a moment where they want them to be MORE accomplished than them.  Even more admirable is that when the kids achieve success in their forced activities, Mom and Dad want to celebrate with fun stuff, but the kids have changed so much that they’re unwilling to take part in fun  because they’re not healthy or productive, which is very sad since it confirms that they’ve lost their true selves.  Thankfully, Mom and Dad finally see sense and allow the kids to have fun, admitting that it was wrong to force the activities on them and that being productive should never outshine enjoying life.  In other words, this whole story ends up teaching the importance of keeping life in balance and not being too relaxed or too overrun with work.  That’s always been a personal message to me, and I’m glad to see this show teaching it.  It’s also great that even the Yates want in on some of the fun at the end…even if their approach to it is still creepy.  If you can get past them and the kids being put through things they don’t want to do against their will, this is a nicely constructed cartoon serving as a reminder of the importance of living your life in balance starring Mom and Dad. 9/10

Lynner Takes All

Personally, I find Lynn to be one of the most enjoyable Louds.  She’s always up for a game or challenge and approaches life with a lot of energy and sense of fun, making her a very lively character and I’m generally the most entertained by characters like that.  I also understand why some might not like her, and this cartoon helps with that.  She plays roughly, brags about how great she is, and barely notices how problematic her behavior is. In this case, whenever she wins at game night, she’s constantly gloating.  Because she’s so in everyone’s face when she celebrates her victories and never lets them live it down, especially when she reaches her 300^th win, I can see how this can be a problem for some people.  Of course it can get annoying and make her look like a jerk for making her siblings feel bad about their losses.  For me though, I don’t see it being that different from other times she enthusiastically plays a game or acts sporty.  Yes, she’s still being a jerk to her family here, but like with most cases where Lynn plays rough, it hardly feels like she’s INTENDING to make anyone feel bad.  Nevertheless, given the sympathy being directed at the rest of the Loud siblings, it’s appropriate that the plot focuses on them attempting to stop Lynn’s gloating once and for all.  Their first attempt has them challenge Lynn at games whose subjects fit a specific sibling apart from her.  While the ways their attempts at beating her backfiring still makes it easy to feel for the other siblings, how Lynn finds a way to win from specially skilled dice rolls, to exercising enough to make a perfect grab, to making a huge Ace Savvy fan like Lincoln feel nervous, show how on the ball she is at winning to entertaining effect.  When everyone finally does beat Lynn at a game through teamwork, it seems like Lynn is too ashamed of herself to gloat.  As it turns out, Lynn turns out even more competitive and constantly pops out of nowhere to challenge everyone to everything.  As someone who likes Lynn, I can get a good laugh out of her overly-competitive actions, her never-ceasing energy, and lively sporty nature here.  Though since they show her siblings’ plans to teach her a lesson failed, some people can easily get annoyed and frustrated that she still won’t stop rubbing victories in other people’s faces.  Anyway, after the siblings’ attempts to throw the next board game, Lynn finally realizes how much of a pain she’s been to everyone.  She reveals that she never intended to hurt them and just loves having playing games with her family proving that despite what she does, she has a good heart indeed.  True, she still gloats at the end, but the fact that it’s now away from everyone shows that she’s grown more considerate of their feelings.  The fact that she gloats at all, however, leads to a glaring issue with Lynn’s character that even people who like her shouldn’t ignore.  Lynn treats winning games like a big deal and is more competitive when she loses one.  What we don’t know is WHY she feels the need to win, thus making her under-developed.  This cartoon had the perfect opportunity to reveal this and potentially make Lynn endearing in spite of her gloating, but it never does.  I hope we get an answer to this in the future, because if this behavior continues, Lynn might not turn out to be a very good character.  Since I still find her entertaining enough here, I can call this cartoon a good and fun one that stresses why there should be limits on showboating.  However, if you find Lynn’s behavior overbearing and annoying, I totally get it.  Here’s hoping she gets more developed with her next starring role. 8/10

The Ranking

1. 11 Louds a Leapin’
2. L is for Love
3. Pulp Friction
4. Frog Wild
5. Party Down
6. Room with a Feud
7. Lock n Loud
8. Fool’s Paradise
9. Fed Up
10. Out of the Picture
11. Job Insecurity
12. Potty Mouth
13. The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos
14. Spell it Out
15. Baby Steps
16. Shell Shock
17. Suite and Sour
18. Back in Black
19. Future Tense
20. Patching Things Up
21. The Whole Picture
22. Health Kicked
23. Garage Banned
24. Back Out There
25. The Old and the Restless
26. Kick the Bucket List
27. Intern for the Worse
28. Lynner Takes All
29. Cheater by the Dozen
30. Pets Peeved
31. Making the Grade
32. Vantastic Voyage
33. Change of Heart
34. ARGGH! You for Real?
35. No Such Luck
36. Brawl in the Family

Be sure to stay tuned for the next episode featuring Lincoln as a "Yes Man" in a rocking cartoon big on sibling love, and we see Lisa at her most endearing in "Friend or Faux?".

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'Toon Reviews 13: The Loud House Season 2 Episode 4: Suite and Sour/Back in Black

Suite and Sour

It’s been established a lot that the Louds are chaotic by nature, meaning that it’s not uncommon to see them get up to mischief outside their house.  However, this cartoon is also strong proof that their hearts really are in the right place.  One point of interest is that this is the first cartoon to feature the parents in the spotlight, which is fitting since the show is now allowing their faces to be shown.  Mom and Dad are excited because they finally raised enough money to book a weekend at a luxury spa hotel, and thanks to their newly revealed features, it’s easier than ever to feel their satisfaction.  As for the kids, their role here starts another welcome trend for the series.  In most cartoons prior, the girls appeared to all have a common mindset while Lincoln led his own life separate from them, leaving little sense of a team, let alone a family.  At times, they were shown as one whole team, but what we mostly got was Lincoln against the girls or a sister against the rest of the family as opposed to one whole unit.  Here, all 11 kids are on the same page through wanting to go to the hotel too, and show the start of a consistent sense of teamwork.  It’s shown when they put on a play to convince Mom and Dad to take them which is big on humor and entertaining moments from every kid.  The unity continues when we get to the hotel.  Usually, it would be just the sisters going nuts, becoming the true detriment to everything else.  Here, all the kids, including Lincoln, equally take advantage of the fun and excitement of the hotel through moments like Lynn and Lana racing in the elevators and breaking them, Leni being mistaken for a concierge and going along with the misunderstanding, and Lincoln and Lucy going ghost-hunting.  As fun as the kids’ antics are, you’re still able to feel sympathy for Mom and Dad as what their children do gets in the way of the relaxation they wanted.  However, the kids aren’t just oblivious thrill seekers.  When their parents find them out and ground them for disrupting their relaxing time, they feel bad and strive to do better.  This is further shown when another set of hilarious antics occurs in their hotel room which they try to prevent.  Even when the whole Loud family ends up kicked out of the hotel, the kids still strive to appease the parents whose fun times they interfered with.  They set up their own hotel at home with their own custom-made amenities just for Mom and Dad, including the entire space of the house.  The parents’ satisfaction with their kids’ thoughtfulness is highly rewarding after what they’ve been through as well as a solid display of heart amidst the kids’ desire for fun.  There’s even a scene to balance this out when we end with a reveal that amidst following the rules, Mom and Dad have a mind for fun like the kids since they got them kicked out of the hotel for something…suggestive to say the least.  It could turn some people of that the kids don’t find out about this, but the strong levels of heart from the story and characters make this cartoon a pleasing entry for the season. 9.5/10

Back in Black

Each of the Louds have their interesting personality traits which make them such dynamic characters to spend a series with.  One sister who really stands out regarding personality is Lucy for how much of a different approach to life she has.  While the other Louds are highly energetic and sociable, Lucy is more prone to silence and, through her love of darkness, tends to scare people away.  As this cartoon shows, even with estranged personalities, these characters are still only human as they simply try to get by in life.  It has Lucy go through the common occurrence of coming across a cute person and crushing on him/her.  Her crush in this case is a small boy named Rocky, the little brother of one of Lincoln’s friends Rusty, who’s brought over when Rusty has to complete a solar system project with Lincoln.  Even as Lucy watches Rocky go about his business in her usual way of spying on him in the darkness and popping out of nowhere when trying to talk to him, she still gets some strong sympathy as Rocky either doesn’t notice her or runs away.  Lucy expresses genuine sadness of not getting Rocky’s attention and as she delivers her sadness, it’s done in a unique way through working in her dark and foreboding nature.  Speaking of that, Lucy feels that the only way to get acquainted with Rocky is to change herself internally and externally.  The other sisters (and I do mean all of them) give her a complete makeover, leading to a lot of interesting new looks for someone like Lucy, and coach her on how to act.  When they test Lucy’s final result on a little date with Rocky at a mini golf course, while it’s humorous to watch Lucy attempt to act like an average girlfriend, it goes wrong and Rocky doesn’t seem impressed by her new appearance and mannerisms.  Although out of this failed date, we get a nice moment of the sisters letting Lucy know that in spite of what happened, she’s great the way she is without blaming her for the failure.  Also, the drama Lucy went through reaches an appropriately nice end point when she finally befriends Rocky and the two of them are on good terms.  This is certainly a great starring role for Lucy for showing how endearing she is despite her unusual ways.  It’s not perfect though since it has all the sisters act as the same judgmental and opinionated character.  It’s hard to picture messy sisters like Lana and Lynn to be up for makeovers or passionate and expressive sisters like Luna and Luan to drive how one should act when winning over a crush.  It would’ve been better if sisters who do have a mind for romance and makeovers, the first ones in on the main conflict Lori, Leni, and Lola, were the only ones helping.  Not to mention they stick to unfortunate stereotypes of not letting Lincoln help because he’s a boy which is a poor excuse to not include him, especially since he ultimately brings Lucy and Rocky together.  Speaking of Lincoln, the subplot of him and Rusty constantly needing to rebuild their solar system is a mixed bag.  Sometimes it getting destroyed is funny, sometimes it’s watchable when it’s their own fault it breaks, and other times it’s hard to watch like when the sisters deliberately break it to get Rocky back for Lucy and when it breaks at the very end.  I might not like that ending for Lincoln, but I can tolerate it since the more important plot ends well.  Even with these weak points, this is still a nice cartoon that does justice for a dark, spooky character like Lucy, proving that “you can take the girl out of the coffin, but you can’t take the coffin out of the girl.” 9.5/10

The Ranking

1. 11 Louds a Leapin’
2. Baby Steps
3. Suite and Sour
4. Back in Black
5. The Old and the Restless
6. Intern for the Worse
7. Brawl in the Family

Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where Lisa attempts to fit in with Lincoln's gang in "Making the Grade" and the family tries to break up Dad and a new family car by trying to get back their old broken down car in a "Vantastic Voyage."

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'Toon Reviews 4: The Loud House Season 1 Episode 17

House Music
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s one element that makes this cartoon stand out from the ones we’ve covered so far.  Lincoln isn’t the major focus of this one.  That’s right, we’re actually having one of the sisters take the spotlight here, and I’m pleased to say that it’s no one other than Luna, and this cartoon does a great job at further expanding her character.  At the start, Luna shows off how awesome she is by offering her family meaningful music advice as they form a band set to perform at the upcoming fair.  They may not have the same musical skills, but Luna reminds them that all you need to do with music is have fun, and never worry about sounding good and those are true words to live by.  The cartoon also shows off how relatable Luna is at the moment when she learns that her idol, Mick Swagger, is coming to the fair, and she obsesses over impressing him so much that she forgets her own advice resulting in her becoming a jerk to her family which includes firing her own dad.  Regarding Dad, this cartoon is another example of getting a lot of character out of him without showing his face from presenting his history of getting fired from bands, and his immense distraught when his own daughter does that to him.  As for Luna’s portrayal, some might not be keen on it, but to me it seems very believable to anyone trying to impress their idols.  Plus, this moment goes on to further showcase Luna’s great trait of realizing when she messes up and strives to fix things and does so in an interesting way.  When going solo from her family to work on a song to impress Mick, Luna finds herself unable to write a good one and grows miserable in the process.  Then after a talk with a seemingly random old man at a diner, Luna is then reminded of what she herself said about having fun with music which gets her to realize that she does have fun with music when she’s with her family.  Sure enough, once Luna makes up with her family and makes Dad feel better by getting him back in the band, she and the family put on a good show by having fun and not feeling the pressure of impressing anyone.  What we see throughout the second half of the cartoon nicely demonstrates how the entire Loud family is a big influence on Luna’s talents so much so that the reveal is just as big of an impact on the audience as it is to Luna herself.  Now, while this cartoon might not have the same amazing status as “For Bros About to Rock,” it still does a lot of good with its humor, message, and the many ways it proves that Luna is the most interesting of the Loud siblings. 9.5/10

A Novel Idea

 

 

 

 

 

At times, I feel that it must be hard for Lincoln to cope with being the only boy in a big family with a bunch of sisters.  This is one of the cartoons that emphasizes this, specifically with him not being allowed to join them for Take Your Daughter to Work Day at Dad’s office where they all have such a fun time.  He does get something to make up for being left out of the day when Mom decides to make today Take Your Son to Work Day at the dentist’s office she works at.  Much of the first cartoon goes on to really capture the feeling of waiting around in a boring environment for a long time and struggling to keep yourself entertained which is something everyone young or old can relate to.  As a result, when you see Lincoln get up to many creative moments of using his imagination, only to realize that he just can’t make Mom’s workplace as fun as Dad’s, I bet you can probably see yourself in him.  Things get a lot more interesting when you consider Mom’s side of the story.  If you like the show’s decision to never show the faces of the Loud parents this season, you’ll really appreciate this cartoon for giving us a lot of moments where Mom shows off a lot of character solely from body language, most notably through hand movements.  Her character is really felt when she invites Lincoln to her office, suggests things to do to keep himself entertained, and when she talks about a personal desire to Lincoln.  She has a notebook where she writes down ideas of a potential novel that she hopes to get published someday, and you can really sense how excited she is about it, not to mention that this aspiration adds a bit to her character.  Because you end up getting how Mom feels about her novel, it’s easy to sense Lincoln’s urgency when he ends up losing Mom’s notebook.  For much of the second half, we’re treated to an awesome sequence of Lincoln encountering a lot of crazy obstacles as he tries to get the notebook back which is easily the most entertaining part of the cartoon.  Even though the notebook ultimately gets destroyed right when Lincoln is about to return it to Mom, we do get a nice moment between mother and son to wrap everything up.  After Lincoln explains what happened, instead of getting mad at him, Mom sees the positive side of what Lincoln did and comes up with a better idea for a novel inspired by him.  This ending is strong proof that the show can bring out heart in any family member and not just Lincoln and the sisters which really attributes to how good its craftsmanship is.  Thanks to the fun sequences including the climax, the relatable premise, development for one of the parents, and a nice family bond at its center, this is a good cartoon to watch when you want to prevent boredom. 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.      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.  A Novel Idea

18.  Sound of Silence

19.  Butterfly Effect

20.  A Tale of Two Tables

21.  Cover Girls

22.  It’s A Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House

23.  Overnight Success

24.  In Tents Debate

25.  Out on a Limo

26.  Linc or Swim

27.  The Sweet Spot

28.  Heavy Meddle

29.  Get the Message

30.  Ties that Bind

31.  Making the Case

32.  Chore and Peace

33.  Two Boys and a Baby

34.  The Green House

 

Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where the Louds enter a minefield of pranks as Luan proves that "April Fools Rules," and Lincoln goes on a shopping spree to get a special cereal while his sisters become "Cereal Offenders."