User blog comment:MrAnimatedToon/Loud House Question 5/@comment-31022739-20171225052935

"April Fool's Rules".

And believe me, this selection was at the top of my list for my least favorite episodes; there was no need for the infamous two to be taken out of the equation in order for me to pick this episode. To further expound on my disdain before I get into the meat of my explanation, I'll just say that I haven't watched this episode once since I saw the episode's premiere. It resonates that horribly with me.

Now, why I consider it the worst? To put it simply, it's because out of any focus episode that any of Lincoln's sisters had, this one has done the absolute worst job out of making a sister endearing to me. Since it was Luan, my least favorite sibling of the Loud children, this only made my impression of her take a huger nosedive after watching her infuriatingly annoying, nasty, contemptous, and downright awful performance in the spotlight (thank goodnes for "Funny Business" turning things around).

You know how "Get the Message" is widely considered to be a mediocre episode because of Lori's character being unlikable for the sake of a plot? Yeah, that's basically how I feel about "April Fool's Rules". Practically every attempt at getting a laugh from me was just about as effective as banging my kneecaps with a sledgehammer.

Now ersonally, I am one of the last people you'll find mounted on a moral high horse, decrying antics as amoral atrocities, even when there is some value behind those "atrocities". I really don't like to get my knickers in a twist over mean-spirited moments, especially since that kind of humor usually gets a laugh out of me.

Oh, but not this time, though; I can't find any reason to view any of Luan's pranks, nor her callous mindset, as funny, cute, or charming in the slightest. Her motivations for screwing with Lincoln are downright awful and involve using his fears against him in order to watch, with glee and wicked abandon, as he runs about in a panic for her amusement.

That's...that's just not funny. The presentation of her actions is mad even worse when her scheme on Lincoln isn't even brought up by anything personal or vindictive; she just wants to target him for the sake of targeting him and hopes that his friend caps off his humliation congo line. Again, I'm usually not one to discount merit with something just because it's "mean" (Lori wouldn't be my favorite character, otherwise), but AFR's premise stretched my tolerance too far.