User blog:AustinDR/Response to: Sleuth or Consequences

To clarify, this isn't exactly a review per say; it's more a response to CartoonFan14's review of the episode (http://theloudhouse.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:CartoonFan14/Review:_Sleuth_or_Consequences). CartoonFan14 did a wonderful job reviewing the episode as I found myself agreeing with some of his points. However, there were a few points that I wanted to address with his review.

Basically, the episode begins with Lincoln about to attend a comic book convention dedicated to his hero, Ace Savvy, only to be met with his sisters laughing at him. Now, CartoonFan14 did say that he was fine with them laughing at him as they weren't mocking him. So far, I agree with him there. I mean, at least they're not like some ten brothers that I know who would do far worse to Lincoln. However, the toilet gets clogged, and Lynn Sr. immediately accuses Lincoln of doing it, despite the fact that he was just as shocked as them. Now, I personally felt a little troubled by his assumption as to me, this indicates that his sisters wouldn't be susceptible to doing such a thing. Granted, he wouldn't be entirely wrong in his conclusion, as Lincoln has clogged the toilet several times prior, but that's beside the point. With no one willing to fess up, Lynn Sr. places them all under punishment. Thus, Lincoln teams up with Lucy to figure out who was the flusher.

Nothing to really say on the interrogation scenes, other than the fact that I had no idea about the fecal matter that was shown on screen. Good god, this might actually make me like "Two Boys and a Baby" more (not). That, and one of my favorite scenes consists of Luna claiming to have been at a concert the night of the incident, which is immediately followed by her appearing on television, chasing Mick Swagger in the hopes of obtaining a lock of his hair. Oh, and finding out that Luan films herself as she sleeps was also pretty humorous.

I'll be completely honest: I hated the ending. Yeah, I know that Lincoln was covering for Lucy, knowing that he'd be grounded and all, but it just left a bitter taste in my mouth. On the one hand it's sweet, but on the other, it's just mean-spirited. Now, I had mentioned why I had thought "Lincoln Loud: Love Guru" and "The Loudest Yard" did mean-spirited humor better because in both occasions, Lincoln was in the wrong, thereby he gets punished. However, in this episode, we the audience know that Lincoln truly didn't do it, so the retribution comes off as being too cruel. It's somewhat cathartic that Lincoln receives a comic book that Lucy makes for him to make it up for him missing the convention, but at the same time, she gets off scot-free for what she did. I also felt that the episode just kind of gave up at the last moment, and stopped. I mean, when I was watching the episode, I didn't feel like it had an ending; all it was was Lynn having to go to the restroom, and Lana telling her dad that they needed to get the heavy utility. And that's it. It doesn't really seem to be a conclusion to an episode in my honest opinion. I would've liked the episode more if Lincoln covered for her sister, and just when he was going to receive his punishment, Lucy speaks up in his defense, but I digress.

Overall, the episode was "meh" to me. The only problem I had with the episode was the ending, but other than that, it was a passable episode. I'd like to take time to recommend you read CartoonFan14's reviews. They're pretty good.