User blog:AustinDR/Favorite Moments from the Loud House

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 * 1) The Loud Kids Huddling Together in Homespun: While "Homespun" isn't my favorite episode, this episode struck a nerve with me than any other show could ever do; actually make me feel worried for the characters. I have shared once how when I was to go on vacation to Disney World once, my kitchen caught on fire. While I didn't lose my home, it was hard to recover from the shock. And then "Homespun" came around where it actually delved into the same fears that I had when my kitchen caught on fire. Watching "Homespun" caused me to relive the fears that I had years ago as I was genuinely worried for the Loud family and that they may lose their home - a home that while not great held so much sentimental value. At that point, the show went from just a cartoon that I watched to something more. This was the episode that ultimately made me fall in love with the show.
 * 2) The Reveal at the end of L is for Love: Yeah, you saw that coming. While I dislike the fact that many fans love Luna just because she's bisexual, let me set up the mood for my reaction to the episode: I was there, sitting on my couch watching the episode as any normal person would. While I correctly guessed the letter was for Lynn Sr., I was certain that there would be no surprises. I saw the kids give their crushes their love letters, and I thought yeah, whatever. I don't care about their crushes. I was just sitting there getting ready to practice piano while I watched the episode ended....until I saw Luna leave her note. So then that trio of friends from before walk by the lockers and I thought to myself "Oh no, Luna left her letter in the wrong locker." But what was said next made my jaw drop to the floor. That blonde girl from earlier was named Sam. I was seriously thinking Sam was the boy all this time....and that's not even the half of it. Sam opens up the letter, smiles, and then the camera pans out to Luna smiling back. Just....oh my gawd. I slapped myself several times because I thought I was mistaken. I rewound the episode back to those last seconds just to be sure that my eyes didn't deceive me. My heart was skipping a beat every time I watched the last few minutes carefully. Several different emotions spun around in my mind; I couldn't believe what I had just seen. I mean I figured that Luna was bi, but I thought that Savino would reveal it when the show ended. I tried to stifle my fangasm from this twist, but it was really hard to put into words how happy I felt about this revelation. While I do see why this whole twist is polarizing to some fans, I still unapologetically believe that this is the next step in the right direction for Nickelodeon. My love for Nickelodeon only skyrocketed because of it.
 * 3) Lincoln Kicked Out of the House: While NSL has gone down in history as the worst episode of the show by far, it's amazing how this one mediocre episode inspired such hatred from the fandom. Nearly hundreds of thousands of fan stories were created to either fix the episode or shame the family for their treatment of Lincoln....I can't even say that "Brawl" could've inspired such revulsion. Well I shouldn't call this a "favorite" moment, but one that I am pretty sure that no one will forget when the show inevitably ends.
 * 4) The Kiss: While I don't ship Ronnie Anne and Lincoln, you simply can't forget about that scene. Funnily enough, come to think of it: had Lori ever kissed Bobby? We've seen them together several times in numerous episodes, and yet for whatever reason, they have yet to kiss each other. That's just a thought.
 * 5) Lana's Dance: Yes..."Toads and Tiaras." My favorite episode. While the episode ended up inspiring several instances where the "be yourself" moral is as subtle as a bullet to the head, I loved this episode because of how Lincoln realized it was wrong to change Lana for his own selfish reasons, and he encourages her to be herself. Thus leading to her asking for Hops to give her a beat, and she starts to express herself the way she should. For her efforts, she ends up winning...even though it seems like she should've been disqualified because of false identity.