User blog comment:AndrewBrauer/Re-Written Episode: Making the Case/@comment-31789809-20170718142925/@comment-32202721-20170718152429

I'm... a little split. I do agree that Lincoln's feelings of inadequacy in no way excused him uploading those embarrassing videos of his sisters (without their permission, no less), and his sisters' anger at him for that was deserved.

But I think the issue a lot of people have with Making the Case is that by the end, Lincoln was back where he started. He started the episode feeling inferior to the rest of his family, and he likely felt the same way by the end. Possibly even worse.

For that reason, I'm curious what both of you think of Inadequate (which AndrewBrauer cited as an inspiration). Personally, I think it's great. Yes, it expects us to pity Lincoln, but it starts at a point when he had already been sufficiently punished for his bad actions in MTC. It also does a good job not demonizing anyone in the Loud family; the only "villains" in the story are Lincoln's depression and self-destructive thoughts. It's a heartbreakingly accurate portrayal of how depression affects both its victim and their loved ones.