User blog:AustinDR/Review: 11 Louds a Leapin'

So, I had watched the Christmas special for The Loud House, and I can definitively say that I enjoyed it. The episode's called "11 Louds a Leapin'", and the main conflict is that Lincoln's prized sled ends up landing in Mr. Grouse's backyard, and he has to figure out a way to retrieve it without his neighbor being the wiser. The episode was really sweet as it reveals a side to Mr. Grouse that you don't normally see. Turns out that the neighborhood grump also came from a huge family, but he is unable to spend Christmas with them. So, putting all differences aside, Lincoln and the others pitch in to give Grouse a Merry Christmas. There are also several humorous moments in the episode. Barring Luan's Christmas-related puns, Lola tries to act nice, so that she could receive several gifts from Santa, while Lisa, being the killjoy that she is, doesn't hesitate in pointing out the implausibilities of Santa existing. There's also Lana, who had crafted several traps, hoping to catch one of Santa's reindeer. Let's say that she does get a reindeer, but not in the way that she expected. Lori's trying to keep herself from opening the presents, Luna's trying to figure out a song for the holidays, etc. To sum it up, there were several laughable moments in the episode.

The most anticipated part for me, however, was the revelation of what their parents looked like. Their parents' faces were practically hidden throughout the series, so when the announcement for the Christmas special claimed that their faces would be revealed, I was of course, skeptical at first. To be entirely honest, I thought that this was a publicity stunt, much like how Danny Antonucci, the creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy claimed that the mystery behind what's under Double D's hat would be revealed in the film. Come Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, and...nothing. So as you can see, I was concluding that this would also be the case here. But I was pleasantly surprised that they kept their word. Now, for what they looked like...meh. To be honest, I kind of figured that they would look like that. I guess you could say that I had high expectations. I mean, the show puts a lot of effort into ensuring that their faces be hidden (though, there are a few glimpses here and there of their noses and mouths), so I just thought their appearances would be unique. However, the more that I see of this the more I'm convinced that SB99Stuff is a time traveler, as I remember that he made a drawing of his interpretation of Mr. and Mrs. Loud, and they look eerily similar to the actual episode. I mean, geez, there was that one time that he drew genderbent takes on the Loud sisters, and now this. I am onto you, bucko.

In all seriousness, I did love this episode. It was funny, emotional, just a real feel good episode.

Final score: 5 out of 5 stars