User blog:AustinDR/Thoughts on This Week's Episodes

Dangit, Rusty1996, you and your Ian. Apparently, this particular user basically vandalized the episode list over at the Wikipedia page and adding obviously fake episodes. Anyway, I thought I should give my thoughts on some of the episodes that came out this week:
 * Back Out There: A bros episode that was pretty good. I liked how Lincoln's friends tried to help Lincoln forget about Ronnie Anne sometime after she left in "Relative Chaos." Even though they were sorely mistaken, the thought still counts.
 * Fools Paradise: I found it slightly a little worse than "April Fools' Rules!" because I was genuinely terrified of Luan in that episode. I mean while the first episode was bad, this one was an outright horror movie. I did like how Luan did get something of a comeuppance....but then she promised that next year's April Fools Day would be even worse....Revenge time!
 * Potty Mouth: Actually enjoyed that one. While I was skeptical of it because of its usage of the "kid learns a bad word" trope, I appreciated that the kids actually try to change their behavior for the better. but still Lisa soiling her diaper......no thank you.
 * L is for Love: My unrestricted squeeing aside, I also loved this episode because of how the Loud kids don't actually fight over the love letter. I mean after seeing them constantly fighting over minor issues like money or the seat in the van, it's refreshing how they not only do not fight over it, but they are encouraging of each other. I also loved the fact that we finally know that Rita and Lynn Sr. were married for 20 years. This inspires the kids to pass out their letters, and the ending.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDgOXVsosg. Just oh my gawd. I felt like I could've died at that moment. I mean, I had been speculating on that from the very beginning of the show, and I was proven to be right. Of course rewatching the episode makes it more obvious the direction they were going with Luna, but I loved every minute of it. My only real complaint is that I don't like the other pairings that the siblings had. I mean, it's not because I like Ronniecoln or whatever, but we don't know who these people are, and I felt that it was really one-sided on the Loud kids' parts. I mean, how do we know with certainty that the other kids will return their feelings? If anything, I'd like it that even if they don't reciprocate their affection, they at the very least tried. I mean, Paige....we barely know anything about her. Heck, she hardly even acknowledges Lincoln, and yet I saw Lincoln as being listed as her "ally" even though it's never shown that she even knows who Lincoln is. That, and I hate romantic moments in general, so I don't want the show to completely focus on them. Besides, I feel that all those characters that were introduced probably won't appear again, and everything will be forgotten. Like I had said numerous times, the show simply lacks a continuity. Sure, there are some moments that reference previous episodes, but I don't consider it enough of a guarantee that these moments will be expanded on. If they will, I really hope that there is more development with Sam. I mean, her smiling upon reading the letter doesn't really mean much if it isn't shown that she returns Luna's feelings. I mean, I would absolutely love it if that's the case, but I also feel that there could be some likely heartbreak down the line. But I still cannot praise this episode enough; it just goes to show how far Nickelodeon has come. Not only do we have a bi-racial same -sex couple who are treated as any other family would be, we now have a main character who is bisexual. I can see Luna being a role model for several young fans of the show who made be nervous about their orientation and rejection. This episode can give encouragement to any person who feels affectionate towards someone else, but I am very, very proud of Chris Savino, the writers, and Nickelodeon for having enough guts to deviate from the norm.