User blog comment:CartoonFan14/Making the Grade/@comment-26212090-20170226042220

I honestly feel like the middle ground man, and it's awkward. I feel like the person in the middle of both sides, with both of them trying to pull me into them. I will list my personal thoughts, but remember, I feel like I'm not really on any side of this episodes reception. I'm somewhere in the middle.

What I did like. The beginning was great, and it was cool to see Lisa standing out from her kindergarten class. Seeing her adapt to Lincoln's class had some laughs, and I liked the robot she made. I would have liked more of him to be honest. Seeing Lisa adapt to a new attitude was also interesting, and the ending was great.

What I didn't like. I will agree that the sisters ganging up on Lincoln thing felt toned down compared to past episodes, and that was a plus, as they never yelled at him. However, I feel torn on the whole "at least they were short" argument, as they occurred multiple times. I didn't like Lincoln being thrown out of the car, but it just felt unnecessary. All he did was ask Lisa to just act more like regular kid, he didn't tell her to completely change. It was really unsettling how he's put into a lose/lose situation. He was even weirded out by Lisa getting rid of her science equipment. I think another way to handle this story could have been this. Lisa is no longer doing her science things, and the family is mad at her, and because of Lisa's new attitude she doesn't care. Lincoln feels bad for her, and after learning of the sick kindergarten kids, he tells her she needs to go back to her genius self.

Those are my thoughts. I feel I'm stuck in the middle, and to all those who see this, please don't try to convince me to join your side if the argument. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I'm glad to share my thoughts.