User blog comment:Weavillain/Is Clyde Too Similar To Lincoln?/@comment-4618045-20170611163917

I do agree that Clyde is not all that compelling. I've never liked his crush with Lori, there isn't enough to distinguish him from Lincoln outside of his different living situation, and there are some episodes where I would have preferred he sat out of ("One Flu Over the Loud House"). The Clincoln McLoud episodes (which for season 2 are once every Loud Bomb) don't have too much to start off with because since the two are so similar, there's never any meaningful conflict between them. Friends have disagreements, they argue, and they can use that conflict to grow and develop as characters. But so far, all of their outings have involved the two working together to meet some goal (conflict only emerging from a source outside of them). That I will give you.

But I also think that Clyde is intended to play an important role within the show's canon. I can see his role as Lincoln's "brother", something he doesn't have within his biological family. Conversely, Clyde sees Lincoln as his "brother" when he doesn't even have siblings to speak of. I think if more episodes emphasized that aspect of their relationship, then more people (including myself) would come to appreciate Clyde.