User blog:Weavillain/POLL: What's Your Opinion on Clyde's Crush on Lori?

With the episode "Change of Heart" coming up pretty soon, like any upcoming unaired episode, there's peculation about how the episode's events are going to play out. Of course, the main talking point is centered aroud Clyde and his crush on Lori, a quirk that's been established since the series' very first episode. From what I've seen, that facet of Clyde's character has been...somewhere in the middle, though leaning mostly towards the negative; some people hate it, others are indifferent, and fewer still actually herald it in a positive light. Overall, it's had a mixed bad reception.

As for me, I'm someone who, at first, leaned towards indifference and nothing more. First of all, Clyde McBride is far from one of my favorite characters, so I'm not very interested in him. Second of all, yes, while I do find the nose bleed gag gross and the robotic stuttering a tad annoying, it's really nothing that gets under my skin. And third of all, if you paid attention to my first sentence carefully, you'll know that my opinion has changed.

About a month ago, I wrote a fanfiction where Lola got a major crush on Clyde. Lori, of course, plays a part in the story. The reason I saw all of this is because one of the reviews talked about how Clyde's crush on Lori was something that he wished that Clyde wouldn't get over for a while. Why? Well, it's because he thinks that it could lead to some character development for him; we can see why Clyde is so obsessed with Lori to begin with, hopefully with a reason beyond "cuz she's hawt". Maybe there's something about Lori's character that Clyde finds really attractive. Perhaps she did something kind for him in the past and he's had a deep-rooted fixation on her ever since. The point is, I never considered those possibilities before but I do now.

So, in case you haven't understood yet (which I don't blame you if you haven't), the poll options will have two parts to it. One part will be about your feelings towards Clyde's Lori crush in general and the other will be about whether you think it has the potential for character development or not.

What's your opinion on Clyde's crush on Lori?

Absolute Joy; I really can't get enough of Clyde's crush on Lori and I sorely miss it whenever we don't have any moments of it played out when he appears. It has character development potential.

Absolute Joy; I really can't get enough of Clyde's crush on Lori and I sorely miss it whenever we don't have any moments of it played out when he appears. It has no character development potential.

Happiness; I really enjoy this aspect of Clyde's character. It has character development potential.

Happiness; I really enjoy this aspect of Clyde's character. It has no character development potential.

Mild Amusement; It's something that I can either get a few laughs at or something that I find kinda cute. It has character development potential.

Mild Amusement; It's something that I can either get a few laughs at or something that I find kinda cute. It has no character development potential.

Indifference; I don't have any strong feelings about it at all. It has character development potential.

Indifference; I don't have any strong feelings about it at all. It has no character development potential.

Mild Annoyance; It gets on my nerves from time to time but I don't loathe it. It has character development potential.

Mild Annoyance; It gets on my nerves from time to time but I don't loathe it. It has no character development potential.

Anger; It's really frustrating to watch and ruins my viewing experience. It has character development potential.

Anger; It's really frustrating to watch and ruins my viewing experience. It has no character development potential.

Hatred; I absolutely, positively can't stand Clyde's crush on Lori. Just thinking about it gives me a migraine. It has character development potential.

Hatred; I absolutely, positively can't stand Clyde's crush on Lori. Just thinking about it gives me a migraine. It has no character development potential.