User blog:AustinDR/Further Discussion on Brawl in the Family

(sigh) Okay, okay...I cooled down. I took a deep breath after letting all my rage out. I'm sorry for sounding so outraged by this...less than subpar episode. After browsing through a couple of comments on this episode, I had neglected to mention one factor of the episode taht truly angered me. That factor is the whole idea behind the "sister protocol." Why was Lincoln never informed about this? Okay, besides that obvious issue, my main gripe with this episode, it goes out of its way to depict Lincoln as the villain for wanting his sisters to stop fighting. Here's yet another episode that portrays Lincoln as being in the wrong. I mean, I understand that Lincoln has no clue about how his sisters' minds work, but I was just disgusted by how they treated Lincoln. They don't allow him to watch television, they don't let him go to the kitchen, heck, even the bathroom is off limits. And yet he is in the wrong because he was wanting to do something about Leni and Lori? At this point, even I would march to their room and demand that they make up.

My other issue is the fact that the writers made Lincoln incapable of solving this crisis when in countless other episodes, he's usually the one to offer an idea. Remember in "Space Invader" how Lincoln arranges a spaghetti dinner for Lynn and Lucy, and goads them into admitting that they missed each other? Or how about in "In Tents Debate" Lincoln suggests that he and his sisters spend their vacation in the woods as to stop them from fighting with each over on where to go? Even in the recent episode, "Baby Steps," Lincoln breaks up Lola and Lana's quarrel to propose a solution. I know, you could chalk this up to negative continuity, but all those examples show that Lincoln is capable of solving this type of dilemma. And yet, this episode depicts Lincoln as an idiot who accidentally incites rage in his sisters twice: once in the beginning of the episode, and again towards the end. I also found the ending extremely hateful. Basically, they solve their problems once Lincoln left. They even tell that to his face. I really, really lost respect for all of the sisters. Well, except for Lily, I guess.

Before you say anything, yes, I am aware that the sisters fight often. My problem is that it was poorly executed in this episode. In fact, the episode was hardly funny. I guess you could argue that it is realistic to an extent, because siblings tend to fight in real life, but I just felt myself cringing at this episode. My blood was boiling at how out-of-character they were all acting. If it was to show that there are some things that Lincoln can't solve, they did a poor job at it. I mean, fighting over a dress, that is just.......

Okay, okay, I'm cool. Here's hoping that "Back in Black" is better.