User blog:AustinDR/Review: Back in Black

Waaaay more better than that abomination of an episode that came out yesterday. In this episode, Lucy develops a crush on Rocky, Rusty's younger brother, so her sisters decide to give her a makeover so that she could be a normal girl like themselves. After watching the train wreck that was "Brawl in the Family" the Episode-Whose-Name-Must-Never-Be-Said, this was the kind of catharsis I was talking about. Essentially, I had a really good time watching this episode. My favorite part of the episode has to be Lucy trying - and failing - numerous times to be a normal girl. While I saw it coming, I also liked how Lucy interacted with Rocky. They're pretty cute together. The funny moments were also pretty well-done. I laughed numerous times whenever Lincoln and Rusty's project ends up getting smashed, and I also laughed at how Lucy, of all people, was spooked when Rocky shows up behind the refrigerator door without making a sound. I also liked how Lucy's sisters actually went out of their way to help Lucy with her problem (though they do kind of make it a big deal). When Lucy took Lori's perfume, I was deathly afraid that it was going to be another Braw ... another massive fight, but I was pleasantly assured that that wasn't the case.

There are several things that I admired about the episode, though there were a few minor issues. I was personally annoyed by Lucy constantly sighing to herself whenever she was near Rocky. While I normally don't mind too much, it was getting on my nerves slightly. I also didn't like Lisa's comment to Lincoln saying that as a male, he wouldn't be able to comprehend a girl's heart, which made me think of that ONE previous episode in which Lincoln was made to look like an imbecile for wanting to stop Lori and Leni's fight over a dress.....A DRESS!! That's the most (We're experiencing technical difficulties). OK, OK, I'm cool, I'm cool. Sorry for that little rant. Anyway, I also didn't really like how Lynn actually smashes her brother's science project. Granted it was to get Rusty to come back to the house with his brother, but come on, Lynn. As much as I liked the ending, I still thought it was pretty cliched. I mean, come on, who didn't expect that Rocky would like Lucy the way she was? That's the thing with this show: most of the plots are pretty predictable. I would've been surprised if the end result was different, but I correctly theorized that the ending would be this way. That, and of course they have the whole "Be yourself" lesson, which they had already used before.

Overall, a major improvement over that Episode-That-Cannot-Be-Named. Despite a few problems that I've had with the episode, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Here's hoping that Rocky is a recurring character.

Final score: 4 stars out of 5