User blog comment:AustinDR/The WORST Loud House Character?/@comment-31022739-20170801012343

I think another point to add about Clyde is that...well, he honestly feels a little too much like Lincoln. Yeah, they're not exactly the same but their worldviews don't really seem to to be all that different. He's more highstrung and passive than he is but otherwise, there's really no chance for him to truly be a foil to Lincoln, the person he constantly orbits around. Thus, he doesn't really feel like his own character. His quirks don't really help as they look more like window dressing than anything substantial.

Perhaps the biggest example of that was his role in "Patching Things Up". While he didn't annoy me, he served no purpose other than giving Lincoln someone to talk to and that's really not saying much. He could've been cut out from the episode and nothing of value would've be lost. That's a serious problem for a main character; their presence should never feel like a waste of time.

Some of my favorite moments from him are when he comes into conflict with Lincoln because it gives us the chances to see what Clyde values beyond everything that Lincoln does. We don't get enough of that from him and nearly two seasons in, that's something that really can't be ignored. What he needs is his own solo episode, no Lincoln anywhere in sight. There should be a chance for him to stand on his own and not as Lincoln's prop.