User blog:Weavillain/What Are Some OOC Moments from Your Favorite Character?

It's no surprise that when it comes to something that we favor, we really tend to favor them. And a part of that dedication comes from how we defend their integrity. For instance, and this is from a personal standpoint, of someone talks smack about KFC, you know I'm going to defend all eleven herbs and spices to the death!

Okay, maybe not that far, but you get the idea. The point is, we hate it when our favorite things get dragged through the mud and it when it comes to our favorite fictional characters, a huge way of seeing them dragged through the mud is when they act contrary to their personalities or beliefs. Now, of course, OOC behavior can be justified with good writing, but in this case, I want everyone to think back on OOC moments that were especially jarring because of a blatant misfire rather than an intentional effect.

Seeing as how Lori's my favorite character, I have two of them I'd like to mention.

"Study Muffin" - We all know the score here: the Loud sisters (minus Lily) are lovestruck by Lincoln's handsome tutor, and most of them try to make advances towards him. I had no problem with most of them except for...you guessed it, Lori's. Despite how much the show spelt out how much she loved Bobby, she made no qualms about flirting with another man despite being in a relationship. One could argue that it was perfectly in-character since Lori's "supposed to be horrible", but I'd like to think she deserves much more credit than acting like an adulteress. Her actions even more jarring when you consider that this was one of the last episode of Season 1, meaning that we've had plenty of time to know just how much Lori not only loves Bobby but is devoted to him. Finding Hugh attractive was forgivable, but I'm sorry, her acting on that lust was both despicable and extremely OOC.

"Change of Heart - This one's a little less egregious, but I still think it's worth mentioning. I can accept the fact that Lori is an insecure person. In fact, I find it part of her charm. The thing is, though, for someone who's as insecure as she is, her actions make it hard for me to believe that I'm watching the same Lori Loud I've been seeing for such a long time. See, we've seen instances of Lori relishing in whatever it is that makes her feel on top of the world (see "No Guts, No Glori" and "Driving Miss Hazy"). But for some reason, she acts surprisingly careless with Clyde's affections at first. We find out that Lori truly does appreciate Clyde's advances, and has done so before in the past, but that only begs the question, "Why was there sudden realization to begin with?" You'd think that someone as fragile as Lori would know exactly who or what it is that makes her feel whole. I'd think that it'd take a lot more than some nosebleeding and robotic stuttering noises for Lori to forget what lifts up her spirits.

If you made it through my rambling with both patience and kindness, I applaud your resolve and thank you wholeheartedly. If my thanks means anything, I'd also appreciate it if you'd add to this discussion. I'm interested in seeing what makes users tick.