User blog:AlexKawa/Net Gains/Road Tripped

So, this is kind of an unorthodox post for me, but it's something I want to talk about. So, Net Gains and Road Tripped. They're episodes coming up soon. I know they don't go together, but I wanted to talk about what I want to happen in them.

OK, so I'm gonna start with Road Tripped. There's really not much I have to say about it, but seeing as how it's a half-hour special, I expect it to be great, seeing as how the three we got during season 2 all blew it out of the water, especially Tricked!, which is my all-time favorite Loud House episode. But really the only thing I ask out of his episode. And it sounds really stupid and like I'm throwing away every argument I've made in defense of No Such Luck, but I want to see them go to the beach. I mean, while I do believe the show has gotten over that episode, and I have forgiven the sisters and (mostly) Lynn Sr. and Rita, I think that Lincoln getting to have a good day at the beach would be the final puzzle piece that 100% forgives the episode. Like I said, I defend that episode to the core, but I feel reality is THIS close to slapping me across the face and saying, "Wake up, Alex! The episode sucks!  Just admit it!" And if we do get to see Lincoln have a nice time at the beach, the reality loses against me. And I hope we get that sooner rather than later.

OK, now onto Net Gains. This is one I have a lot to say on, and only 10 minutes to write it down before I go off to bed. So, no time to waste. So, this is a Lynn episode. It's coming at the perfect time because, well, let me just say I've made some updates to my Loud sister rankings since I made my initial list in November:

1. Luna

2. Lynn

3. Leni

4. Lucy

5. Lori

6. Lana

7. Lisa

8. Lily

9. Lola

10. Luan

As for where I'd put Lincoln on a list of 11, either #4 or #5; I can't decide whether he's better or worse than Lucy, but, moving on.

So, Lynn moved up a spot. And she is on the edge of snagging the top spot for me. So far this season, I think she's had a lot more time in the spotlight than I remember, especially in Insta-gran, where her performance was great, especially her working with Lincoln. I hope Net Gains capitalizes on this. So, all we know so far is that she's on a horrendous basketball team, which hinders her ability to win a championship. OK, well, there's plenty they can do with this plot, and I have faith that they'll make a right call. The way I'd like to see it go down is this:

So, Lynn passes basketball tryouts, but she barely makes it because she hardly practiced, relying far too much on her "good luck" rituals and superstitious beliefs. As she barely made it, she is assigned to the worst team. Given her reputation throughout Royal Woods as such a fantastic athlete, this team is confident she'll push them to victory. But as the season progresses, they keep on barely getting by because she relies to heavily on superstitions. Lincoln notices her playing worse than usual, and asks her what's up and why she doesn't want to practice too much. She explains the situation and her reliance on superstitions, and Lincoln asks her why she keeps repeating these if it barely does her any favors in the first place. She admits that ever since Myrtle washed all the "luck" out of her "lucky" jerseys (continuity FTW, people), she's felt very unconfident and felt like practicing these rituals is the only way to compensate for this. So, Lincoln convinces his family to help Lynn realize that practice, hard work, and dedication to what you love doing will reward you in the end, not doing stupid "good luck" rituals and following nonsensical superstitious beliefs. OK, maybe this does break continuity because we have seen the family to be superstitious in the past, but not nearly as much as Lynn, so I think we're fair game. After they show this to Lynn, she goes into the final game just wanting to play her best and not rely on any superstitious beliefs. It's a close call, but her team wins. The family celebrates, and she thanks them for making her realize that it really is hard work that pays off in the end.

So, that's probably not how it's gonna happen, but I can still hope. I can dream, people! But in all seriousness, as long as Lynn plays a likeable or relatable role during the episode, she could probably win my top spot. But even if the episode fails, she won't fall out of the #2 spot just yet, since she's barely out of the top spot at this point.

So, that's all I gotta say. Let me know what you thought of all this, if you want me to do more blogs like this, and comment below telling me how you want the episodes to go. Thanks a lot, and my review of Fool Me Twice will be up this weekend. Take care, everyone!