User blog:AustinDR/Episode Ideas


 * 1) Flashback episodes: Basically what I mean by this is perhaps there could be a few episodes revolving around some of the Loud kids' early childhoods. One of the benefits that can come from this is it could give more insight into the characters' personalities. As I had mentioned in my "What I Would Like to See from The Loud House" list, one of my gripes with the series is that the characters - for the most part - are one dimensional. They have unique characteristics, yes, but a character shouldn't be defined by only that. How interesting would it be to have an episode that centers around their early beginnings? Admittedly, I would really like to see how they were as younger kids; sometimes I like to imagine a baby Lucy spooking her older siblings.
 * 2) A sequel to April Fools Rules: OK, so like I had said frequently, I don't hate this episode, but it certainly isn't only of my favorites. While I don't dislike Luan, I do admit that she was absolutely psychotic in this episode. The worst aspect of it is the ending; after a good helping of Lincoln torture, Luan reveals that she had called Ronnie Anne to the house that day so that she could lure Lincoln out of his room. Given how utterly despicable that she was in this episode, you'd think that she'd receive some repercussions for ruining the house and terrorizing her family. However, all she gets is a pie in the face. Granted, this may never happen, but in the off chance that a followup to the episode was made, I'd want the outcome to play either two ways. The first idea centers around Luan's pranks specifically. Luan is a mad genius when it comes to designing these pranks, but the issue is that she never tones down her pranks. Because she never considers this, she could end up seriously hurting one of her family members. This is where the first idea comes in. Perhaps there can be an episode in which Luan accidentally injures one of her siblings, thus forcing her to realize that she needs to dial back her pranks. In fact, a fanfic that I had finished reading actually kind of plays off as a continuation of the episode. In it, Lincoln's arm gets broken when one of Luan's pranks caused the refrigerator to topple onto his arm. Not only does Luan genuinely feel remorseful for what she had done, but she was also being made into an outcast by her sisters. As such, she promises Lincoln that she would dial back her pranks. That, or there's always the second option it being that Lincoln and the others beat Luan at her own game. Frankly, I hope that they don't actually make a continuation.
 * 3) More episodes from the Sisters' Perspectives: Now, Lincoln is the protagonist of the Loud House, so of course, the spotlight is on him for most of the time. While I am by no means accusing Lincoln of being an unreliable narrator, sometimes I wished that we had some episodes from his sisters' point of view. I know, there are some episodes that have one of the sisters in the lead role, but Lincoln still has some influence in the plot. For instance, take "Back in Black." The main premise of the episode is that Lucy develops a crush on Rusty's younger brother, Rocky, and her sisters pitch in to help her be a normal girl to win him over. Here's the thing though: Lucy only meets Rocky because Rusty brought him over whilst helping Lincoln with their shared science project. Ever since I started watching the series, I wanted to know more about the sisters. What do they do in their spare time? What is there social life like? What do they do whenever they're not in the spotlight? These answers spiraled in my head whenever I watch the show, and they're hardly ever answered. I guess this was one issue I had with "Making the Case" an episode that I found....okay. Basically, they find out that Lincoln had uploaded an embarrassing video of them onto the internet, and they naturally give Lincoln a few minutes to explain himself before they pummel him. My only question was how did they find out about the video? Did their friends inform them about the video? Were they confronted by what their brother had done, just how did they find out? It would've made their anger towards Lincoln more understandable if they were shown being publicly humiliated but I digress. Additionally, by having episodes revolving around a particular sibling, it could possibly give more depth to their character as well as make it interesting how they view each other.
 * 4) Operation: Get-Clyde-A-New-Love-Interest-Or-Have-Him-Be-Attracted-To-Someone-Else: There are a few recurring characters from the show that I do like, Clyde being no exception. However, much like with how I said in my "What I Would Like to See in the Loud House" list, I feel that the Clyde bleeding from his nose and passing out in Lori's presence running gag needs to end. That's not being nauseous around blood when saying this. Admittedly, the running gag was hilarious at first mostly because I wasn't expecting it when I was getting into the show, but now, it's really getting on my nerves. Clyde's infatuation with Lori tends to be his only character trait, other than sharing some of Lincoln's interests, which I feels needs to be done away with. With that, maybe there could be an episode where Lori, annoyed by Clyde constantly interfering in her relationship with Bobby, actually says something to snap him out of his obsession with her. Seeing how broken up he was of this, Lincoln could try to get Clyde interested in another girl so that he could take his mind off of Lori. Naturally, Clyde would be unwilling to at first, but maybe it'll work out. Or, you know, maybe have Haiku come back. OK, in all seriousness, I feel that Clyde needs to move on from his crush on Lori.