User blog:AustinDR/What "No Such Luck" Does Right

OK, so as I've said, I'm indifferent towards "No Such Luck." It's by no means a terrible episode, but it isn't good. For the most part, we can all definitively say tthat it's way better than "Brawl in the Family." Why is that? Now I hold "Brawl in the Family" as the worst episode of the Loud House so much so that I initially refused to call it an episode of the show. Everything about it was bad. The main conflict was terrible, Lincoln was made to suffer for no reason, the moral was screwed up (especially when you know that the sisters interfered with Lincoln's life several times), etc. It was just a terrible excuse for an episode. Well to me anyway. If you loved the episode, that's great. It's just a silly opinion of mine. I held that episode as an example of mean-spirited humor done wrong. I made a blog discussing mean-spiritred humor and how I personally believe that it's hard to master if executed poorly, and that was my main gripe with that episode. There is literally no reason as to why Lincoln is made to suffer.

I've spoken enough about this episode, so let's get into what "No Such Luck" does right. While Lynn being overly superstitious bothers me to an extent, Lincoln is ultimately to blame as he takes advantage of his sisters believing that he was cursed so that he could avoid having to attend their events. For instance, he deliberately breaks Lori's golf clubs so that he wouldn't have to go among other things. While I hate golf, I will agree that this was low even for Lincoln. So everything works in his favor at first, but then he's been made to sleep outside because even his parents bought into the bad luck crap, and he's left out of other events. That time, he truly wanted to go, but because of his little white lie, he's reaping what he had sown. Granted, the abuse does get a little absurd later on, but for the most part, it made it clear that Lincoln was at fault here. That's something that "Brawl in the Family" fails at conveying. That episode failed because Lincoln did nothing to warrant the punishment; in this episode, however, while it may have gotten out of proportion later, Lincoln is ultimately responsible for his own actions. So don't misinterpret what I'm saying. I have no problem with episodes having Lincoln suffer some punishment if there is a reason behind it. If there isn't, the episode is unberable.

I might also make a response to a recent blog that discusses Lincoln's character. I'm unsure. I have a lot to say, but I'd rather avoid hot water.