Coming off a cartoon where Lincoln got his own figurative big
brother, here’s a cartoon that further explores how hard it is to live with so
many sisters. It follows him being put down by the cons of the lifestyle, even if one of them contradicts the continuity of "In Tents Debate" with all the sisters turning down an offer to go to Dairyland even though 5 of the sisters, especially Lana like it. Anyway, Lincoln is led to wonder what life would be like if he had 10 brothers. The bulk of the cartoon gives a Lincoln a
chance to see that life with the aid of a watch that can allow him to travel to
different dimensions and at first, life there seems great for him. The brothers themselves are basically male
versions of the sisters, except they all share the same interests and gross
habits as Lincoln just turned up to 11.
This makes the brothers stereotypical making it seem like all boys like being gross. Well, for one thing, I'm a boy and I don't enjoy the gross habits these brothers partake in, and for another, we already have male characters like Clyde and Bobby who aren't gross, brutish figures, so why enforce stereotypes like these. Well, I suppose stories could make a lot of worse decisions
than this. However, the
stereotypical portrayals get worse when shortly after Lincoln decides to stay in this
dimension, the cartoon’s entertainment goes down as the brothers start
bullying Lincoln, not caring that they’re causing him actual pain. These scenes are very hard and uncomfortable to watch after the legitimately nice moments Lincoln got up to with the brothers. Worse than that, they further enhance the stereotypes that all boys are like this when that's completely untrue, even in the context of this very show.
Still, there is a somewhat positive to all this when Lincoln realizes how good he has it in
his real life. After all, from what we’ve seen this
season, his sisters may have their moments, but he still has a good
relationship with all of them, so Lincoln really shouldn’t have even thought to give his old life
up. Eventually, Lincoln does
successfully get back to where he belongs, first by arriving in a dimension which
shows that the brothers would be a lot nicer and respectful to him if he was a girl
which admittedly is a pretty nice scene, and him realizing that the whole
experience was just a dream. Yes, it’s a
cheap decision to explain what we saw, but it still makes for a nice satisfying
end where the sisters, despite later calling out Lincoln for acting weird, show
how much they care for their brother by comforting him from his nightmare, and
Lincoln showing that he’s learned his lesson.
The decisions made with the story and characters may hurt the entertainment factor and contradict a lot of what the show has established, but thanks to its good display of the show’s theme of
appreciating what you have in life, in my eyes, it narrowly avoids turning out bad. 6.5/10
A
Tattler’s Tale
We’ve already seen how Lola can be entertaining despite
falling into a character archetype that usually isn’t enjoyable. While being entertaining is all fine and
good, it’s great that we have this cartoon to let us know that Lola is capable
of being a strong character in her own right, making this one of the best
cartoons of this show to date. We start
off with a set of scenes that demonstrate her entertaining qualities as a
bratty character when she picks up secrets her siblings tell each other in
their own club which they won’t allow her to join due to her status as a
tattletale. By the way, the scenes of the
secret club show some nice sibling love with everyone knowing they can trust
each other with holding secrets they don’t want to tell their parents really
adding to this cartoon’s appeal. Back
onto Lola, her entertaining qualities come through where she gets her siblings
to do things for her by silently and ominously reminding them of their secrets,
subtly threatening to expose them if they don’t do as she says. It’s a great contrast from what we usually
see from brats who often act the opposite way to get what they want, and it’s
also funny to see such a creepiness factor come from a girly and pink character. Plus, a lot of humor comes from the siblings
doing Lola’s bidding. All these moments
lead up to the ending where Lola surprises her siblings and all in the audience
with how great and mature she’s capable of being. It happens when she realizes that her
blackmailing has turned her brother and sisters against her when they manage to
dig up major dirt on her and threaten to tell on her. You might think, given her nature, that Lola
would just go ahead and rat them all out to end it all. Instead, she actually gets herself
grounded on behalf of her siblings’ wrongdoings. If that’s not enough, she goes onto say that
she blackmailed everyone so they could hang out together regretting that she
went about it the wrong way, showing off a vulnerable and lonely side to her
character. It’s just amazing that a
character of Lola's kind has all these endearing layers to her. It helps make you view her differently in the
future, and also show genuine sorrow for her getting grounded, not to mention
happiness when her actions appropriately reward her with her siblings’ trust. The way this cartoon plays with your emotion
delivering laughs, tears, and great character moments make the whole viewing
experience insightful and heartwarming.
It does so much so well, I gladly rank it near the top. 10/10
The Ranking
1. For Bros
About to Rock
2. A Tattler’s
Tale
3. Undie
Pressure
4. Project
Loud House
5. Space
Invader
6. A Fair to
Remember
7. Driving
Miss Hazy
8. Left in the
Dark
9. Toads and
Tiaras
10. Picture
Perfect
11. Dance,
Dance Resolution
12. House Music
13. Save the
Date
14. Sleuth or
Consequences
15. Hand-Me-Downer
16. No Guts No
Glori
17. Roughin’ It
18. Attention
Deficit
19. Changing
the Baby
20. Along Came
A Sister
21. April Fools
Rules
22. A Novel
Idea
23. Sound of
Silence
24. Butterfly
Effect
25. A Tale of
Two Tables
26. Cereal
Offender
27. Cover Girls
28. It’s A
Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House
29. The Waiting
Game
30. Overnight
Success
31. Raw Deal
32. In Tents
Debate
33. Lincoln
Loud: Girl Guru
34. Out on a Limo
35. Linc or
Swim
36. The Sweet
Spot
37. Heavy
Meddle
38. Get the
Message
39. Come Sale
Away
40. Ties that
Bind
41. One of the
Boys
42. Making the
Case
43. Chore and
Peace
44. The Loudest
Yard
45. Two Boys
and a Baby
46. The Green
House
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where Luan proves to be more than just a pun machine in "Funny Business," and the Louds have fun with snow days, snowballs, and Peanuts references in "Snow Bored."
