User blog:AlexKawa/Episode Review: The Mad Scientist

You know what can sometimes get on my nerves? Technicalities. I promised to have this review up earlier this week. I planned on watching this episode Tuesday night a couple hours after it aired, and then I would review it Wednesday or Thursday. I had The Loud House set to be recorded on my DVR every time a new episode first airs, so I expected everything here to fall neatly into place. But, there was one small detail that threw it off a little. My TV had this episode's original release date as May 1, when it was initially supposed to air, before the entire episode schedule for that week was inexplicably pushed back 5 weeks (with the exception of Tripped!, which, of course, doesn't air until the end of the month). So, I eventually found it on my On Demand, and I finally watched it last night. Was it worth the wait? Yes, I'd say.

So, basically, Lisa is fed up with the distractions in the house when she's trying to work, and gets invited to work at an institute in her own lab. At this point, the episode felt like it was another show, and in the best way possible. Something about seeing Lisa in a lab on her own gave off a classic Nicktoon/Cartoon Network vibe for me (you know, shows such as Dexter's Lab), and I thought that song she sang was pretty nice. Already, I can tell where the episode is going. Lisa will eventually realize it's not a luxurious (if you will) as she thought initially, and she will try to go back home. But, getting back to the episode's premise...

So, Lisa basically tells her family she cares more about her scientific achievements than them, and Luna responds with, "Dang. You're as cold as ice, bruh." I mean, I love Foreigner, so that's pretty much the only reason I mention it. As she gets ready for bed, she realizes how much her siblings mean to her, and I find her not being able to make a PB&J pretty funny! In the end, she uses her time travel algorithm to go back in time to when she never goes to that institute. Wait, wait, wait. When she gets back in time to right before she accepts the offer, her future self is there in place of her past self. Was that an oversight? Or if it was intentional, let me try to explain it as best as I can. So, when you go back in time to a certain part of your life, you replace your past self? Is that what we're going for here? Oh well. So, Lisa's happy to be back home, and that's it.

Overall, I really like this episode. While the whole "be careful what you wish for" theme is kind of generic, it was conveyed much better here than in One of the Boys, so I guess I can't complain too much. Also, it kind of felt ironic how Leni was shown to actually help Lisa in, not one, but two instances here. I mean, she helped her into her footie pajamas, and suggested Lisa go back in time (even though she didn't realize what Lisa had discovered). Also, the scene at the end where Lisa time travels was very confusing, so that's a downside. Additionally, the story felt somewhat rushed, but they gotta fit the episode into 11 minutes, and it didn't feel like they were trying to do too many things all at the same time. In conclusion, though, I liked this one a lot.

Rating: A-