User blog:AustinDR/Review: Baby Steps

So, "Baby Steps." In this episode, Clyde believes that his dads were going to have another baby, so he asks Lincoln for advice. As you might've guessed, it was pretty difficult for Clyde to take the role of the "big brother" for Lincoln's younger siblings, but it seems that for his efforts it was paying off. At least until he finds out that Lincoln was paying them to suck up to him. Clyde prepares to head home out of anger, at least until he sees that Lana was trapped in a tree. Clyde saves her, and it boosts his confidence as he anticipates the announcement that Harold and Howard were to give him. Of course, it turns out they were speaking about a kitten, which I saw coming.

I enjoyed this episode way more than "Suite and Sour." With that episode, I didn't really find the episode humorous. Granted there were a few moments that had me laughing. The most hilarious of the episode for me was when Leni picks up a name tag, and she began to work in the hotel, all while being unaware that the family that's causing problems is her own. Oh, and Rita and Lynn Sr. skinny dipping nearly had me rolling on the floor when I saw it. However, I felt that Luan's puns were excruciating in this episode. While I normally don't mind her jokes, here it came off as irritating. "Baby Steps," on the other hand, was a real feel good episode. Even though they were paid to do it, I did like the interactions that Clyde had with Lincoln's younger sisters, with two scenes in particular being my favorites. The first scene was Lily wanting Clyde to read to her, and the other is the hug that Lana gives Clyde after he saved her. That was just really adorable. I also liked how excited Clyde was at the prospect of becoming an older brother. This is especially noteworthy once you take "Overnight Success" into account. As an only child myself, I found myself relating to Clyde a bit as I always wanted a younger sibling, because I feel lonely sometimes. I guess that's why I love The Loud House. Sometimes, I like to imagine myself in Lincoln's shoes, being made to share a house with ten sisters. Once again, Harold and Howard make an adorable couple, and I'm pretty glad that they're not making a big deal about it. As someone who's leaning towards being agnostic, I tend to think about how they would've reacted to this episode.

I can't really find anything wrong with the episode. Maybe Lincoln paying his sisters to be nice to Clyde to boost his confidence, but even then, I felt that his heart was in the right place. But that begs the question: so if Lincoln was paying his younger sisters to play nice with Clyde, what would a baby need the money for? In all seriousness, another good episode for The Loud House.

Final score: 5 out of 5 stars