User blog:AustinDR/Review: Dance, Dance Resolution

It's the Sadie Hawkins Dance, which is bad news for Linc as he wanted to go to the arcade that night for a 2-for-1 deal. After avoiding Ronnie Anne for the majority of the day, he heads home, only to be met by his sisters, ecstatically asking him if Ronnie Anne asked him to attend the dance with her. Lincoln - pressured by their inquiries - tells a white lie, stating that she declined. However, it seems that this lie worked too well as Luan, Luna, Lynn and Lucy all book Lincoln on a date to the Sadie Hawkins Dance. They also threaten bodily harm on Lincoln if he were to show their friends a bad time. Oh boy....

Now in all honesty, this episode was pretty forgettable, at least to me. Aside from a few moments like Rusty getting injured by Polly, but he likes how she plays rough, or Zach accidentally colliding with the punch bowl, but other than that, nothing really stood out to me as amazing. In fact, one issue that I had with this episode was the misunderstandings. Seriously, all of this could've been avoided had Ronnie either texted Lincoln about going to the arcade with her, or at least called him. That, and I couldn't really by Lincoln's reasons for avoiding Ronnie Anne. Given the type of girl she is, wouldn't the thought of her asking him to the dance seem odd to him? I mean, this episode could've ended in about 5 minutes to spare if Ronnie just told Lincoln in the first place. Though I will say that I did like Lincoln and Ronnie Anne dancing together at the arcade. While Ronnie Anne isn't my favorite character, I do like how the show doesn't shove their relationship down your throat. They're like "yeah, they're a couple; what of it."

I also found the Loud sisters' friends interesting in some way (though I couldn't stop looking at Polly's mouth; I don't know why, but it seems off to me). It was to the point that I wanted to see more episodes with these characters, but given how the show treats minor characters, they probably won't reappear in any later episodes. Here's to hoping.I also found them interacting with Lincoln's friends cute. Most specifically, I like how Haiku and Clyde were bonding over how they both have unattainable love interests (Lori for the latter, a vampire for the former). I just really find the idea of them being a couple amusing, and I wish that she would interact with Clyde more, because the fawning over Lori gag needs to be done away with. Either that, or have Clyde start dating Lynn. If I'm saying this correctly, they're roughly around the same age, and he has interacted with her a few times. I would say that the whole opposites attract thing would be in play here - one being a nerd and physically weak, and the other an athletic type - but I feel like it could work. It's not my absolute favorite pairing out there, but it shouldn't be ignored.

So overall, a pretty passable episode, but it's worth a watch or two.

Final score: 3 stars out of 5