User blog comment:Thomperfan/Leave Clyde alone/@comment-32807753-20171116195251/@comment-31022739-20171116202321

I mostly agree with what you have to say, although I have two points of contention.

First of all, whether it's deserved or not, it's very clear why Lynn has been getting hate lately. The first has to do with "No Such Luck" and the role she had to play in how everything turned out for Lincoln. There's also how she's usually unabashedly unapolegtic with her brash and crass behavior, which some fans find off-putting at best and annoying at worst.

Second of all, if you're to say that Clyde's purpose is to be the outsider's perspective to the Loud family, then he hasn't fully recognized that purpose. He's mostly shown as Lincoln's satellite, and we're usually not allowed to see any unique introspection from his P.O.V. because he's normally written as Lincoln's less charismatic, less endearing, and less interesting extension. "Overnight Success" and "Baby Steps" were really the only two episodes that bucked that trend of writing, but it's not enough to expunge the majority of Clyde's less than admirable appearances. I agree with #StoptheClydeHate, but there should also be the need for #StoptheClydeMisuse. It's been a problem for nearly two seasons, and it's one of the the show's biggest, glaring flaws in what's otherwise a pleasant experience.