User blog:AustinDR/Main Problems With L is for Love


 * 1) The Pairings: I honestly did not like any of the crushes that were paired up with the Loud kids. It's not because I believe that they're "too young" or any of that nonsense. I mean, when I was younger, I had several different crushes on girls that I was friends with, but it was nothing but an infatuation. Except for that one time where one girl seemed to like me back, and I was really thinking that she was the one....until she found some other boy. Anyway back on topic; part of the reason as to why I didn't like the pairings was because we know next to nothing about any of them. Take Paige; the main reason as to why I don't ship her with Lincoln is because of the fact that there's hardly anything to know about her. All she did was give him a wink and a thumbs up; that's it. Never mind how she hardly acknowledges Lincoln when she was busy playing on one of the arcade games. Additionally, I felt that it was way too easy to pair the kids up with children that have similar traits to them. It's not to say that it's impossible for two to bond because of similar interests, but I would honestly like more than that to seriously think about pairing two characters up.
 * 2) While I loved the twist, I can see how some people, namely Veen, could have problems with it. I didn't have any issue with it because I thought it was obvious from the moment that she wa introduced in the show, but apparently, some people didn't pick up on any of the traits or comments that she would make (like the one in "Study Muffin" about Lincoln's substitute teacher). What makes it easier to swallow when you learn that Clyde has two dads is that they're supporting characters who don't usually appear much. With Luna, however, she is one of the main protagonists on the show, thus meaning we get more exposure from her. Of course, I don't feel conflicted about it myself, mostly because I saw it coming, and I felt that she could be a positive role model for any fans of the show who are scared about expressing their feelings to someone that they liked. However, on the opposite side of the spectrum, I kind of don't like the twist because now I feel that some fans of the show like Luna for the wrong reason. While it's great that she's bisexual, Luna had other traits that made me like her even before she was outed. I guess what I'm saying is I'm afraid of flanderization, you know the trope named after Ned Flanders when him being a fanatical Christian became his only character trait? Basically, I don't really care if Luna ends up with Sam or not (but it will be great if that does actually happen); I just don't think that you should love a charcter solely because they are gay, lesbian or whatever.
 * 3) While this isn't the episode's fault, I am simply getting annoyed by how much some fans complain about Luna being a bisexual. I mean, so Luna's bi, who cares? After all, it's a cartoon. And yet some "fans" simply refuse to leave the show even though they have made it apparent several times that they don't like the revelation. Thats' something that I can't fathom; if I really had a problem with it (which I don't), I would've dropped the show a few months ago. I ultimately find leaving the show because of the twist simply stupid at most. Of all the reasons to drop a show, you drop it just because one of the main characters doesn't have the traditional sexual orientation that you're suited to? Take me: one show that I dropped without ever looking back was SuperMarioLogan's videos. I didn't watch the early videos back in the day, but I did grow to like them....until Jeffy was introduced. I'm getting this off my chest right now: I absolutely despise Jeffy. He is simply the worst character that Logan had ever conceived. He's stupid in a completely unfunny way, he's obnoxious, he's even more of a brat than Bowser Jr. was....and yet, his fans would call anyone who hates this low waste of life a "hater." While there was a video that revealed Jeffy's backstory, I still ended up hating him, because he promised Mario that he would be a good boy, but he has yet to make good of his promise. "Jeffy's Parents" is Jeffy's best episode much like how "Lynner Takes All" is the best episode for Lynn, but I still despise both with a passion. Or take Adventure Time: I used to watch the show all the time, mostly for its wacky sense of humor. But after the Lich showed up, the show slowly became more serious to the point that it no longer resembled what I liked out of the show in the first place. I didn't drop these shows because one of the main characters turned out to be gay or anything like that: I dropped them because they became unfunny, or in the case of Jeffy, recycled jokes are used.
 * 4) I also absolutely despise fanfics that former fans of the show make in a bid to "fix" Luna. I mean one is where she gets into drugs, gets run over, and a lot of other terrible stuff. Look, I understand why some fans left the show even though I think it's idiotic to drop a perfectly good show for that one twist, but isn't it counterproductive to make a story to cure Luna of her "illness?" What's worse about these stories is the blatant attempt at pushing their religious agenda. As I have said before; I don't hate anyone who is religious even though I feel that Christianity is a barbaric religion because it centers around the gruesome execution of a Jewish rabbi, but I never go out of my way to attack anyone who is religious. This goes back to the third point in that for whatever reason, these type of people can't let the show go even though it's apparent that they are disgusted by this turn of events. Never force yourself to continue to watch something if it truly bothers your conscience. If I was in that situation, I would drop the show, and never make it publicly known that I did. Even if I did, no one would really care or notice that I left. So, all I'm saying is that if the twist of Luna being bi (or a blank slate as Savino himself describes), please don't push yourself to like something that goes against your teachings or conscience.