User blog:AustinDR/Thoughts on the September Episodes

Sorry if it seemed as though I vanished. To be honest, I was slightly annoyed by some of the stuff going on the wiki, from blatant trolling to people deliberately jumping ship by getting themselves banned. Now don't get me wrong; I do love myself a little bit of drama. It makes my time on the wiki pretty enjoyable, watching others act like idiots. But...this has really gotten out of hand. Really, it makes me feel that the fandom as a whole is toxic; definitely not as toxic as say Steven Universe, but it's getting there. Or then there's that whole issue where Thomperfan was getting criticized due to loving Leni. I have personally said that liking a fictional character - or having a crush on them. I have had many crushes on different fictional characters (of who I will not say), but it's only a problem when you become obsessive over that cover and frequently push them as the best character in the series in spite of their bad moments. Really, it's getting to the point that I'm considering just dropping the wiki as a whole. This wiki is as bad as that one Facebook group I joined based on the show.

But anyway, here are my thoughts. Now, since I had already seen "Future Tense" online, I won't speak on that on:


 * Yes-Man: Sounds very promising. The girls look for Lincoln's guidance in helping them convince their parents to give them money. I can expect a lot of hilarious hijinks to come from this episode. Maybe have the girls continually buttering up their parents' and then getting into a competition on who is the biggest kiss up.
 * Friend or Faux: Getting into this episode, one of the thoughts I had about Lisa was that she most likely had Asperger's. Really, without it not being said, Lisa exhibits some of the basic symptoms of Asperger's such as her high intelligence, monotonous tone, and her lack of social skills. So, this episode seems to be a big push towards this theory. Lisa going the extra length of trying to make a friend does sound interesting if it'll be executed well. Or, I can see her trying too hard to make friends and ultimately turning off people. That, and it'd be hilarious if Lisa would conclude that having a friend means that they are susceptible to be used as lab rats. Overall, while I don't really like Lisa (she's too creepy), the premise is intriguing enough to catch my interest. Maybe it'll be as great as "Lynner Takes All" in that it's one of the better Lisa episodes much like how "Lynner" is one of the better Lynn episodes.
 * No Laughing Matter: Finally. Luan gets it: her puns and jokes aren't funny. Though, of course, when she decides to give up the comedy shtick, I do kind of expect the kids to feel bad about what they said, and they try to make Luan her old self again. Maybe they could even deliberately set themselves up to get pranked by Luan, thus reigniting her love for comedy. That, or they learn that sometimes the truth needs to be hidden; while lying in and of itself is bad, in this case, sometimes a little white lie is appreciated. I could also see Luan trying to experiment with other forms of entertainment - though I can't think of any at the moment. If anything, this episode makes me wonder if Luan had always been happy and energetic. I personally believe that most of the happy tone that she gives out could be a facade. Though that's just a theory.

Episode you are excited for? Future Tense Yes-Man Friend or Faux? No Laughing Matter