User blog:AustinDR/Thoughts on October Episodes


 * 1) Tricked: One of the best Halloween episodes I had watched. The animation was great especially when it becomes all trippy during the song. The side plots were also pretty good and didn't completely overshadow the main plot. To me, it's second place for the best hour long episode, the first obviously being "11 Louds a Leapin," with "Relative Chaos" as the third entry. My only complaint was with Lynn Sr. Him being terrified of All Hallows Eve was getting really old, and then he faints and is out of commission for the rest of the episode. If you were to take him out, there would be no differences and the episode would play out as it did. Score: 5 bats out of 5
 * 2) No Spoilers: It was a pretty good Leni-centered episode (well it was more about how the characters perceived her, but I digress). It's not as good as "Driving Miss Hazy," but it was really enjoyable. A few scenes made me laugh such as Lola having a sugar rush when she was trying to make the cake sweet enough, or how Leni thought that screaming was the new way to say "hello." The episode does also give some insight into Leni; while it isn't much, it is established that Leni is able to plan parties well because she actually cares enough to think about what they would want rather than to just assume. It's good to see that she is actually given more depth aside from being a dumb blonde stereotype. Oh, Leni, we love you; never change. Score: 4 stars out of 5
 * 3) Read Aloud: Another great Lola episode, though slightly below "Toads and Tiaras" and "Tattler's Tale." While Lola does act like a irritable brat for a majority of the episode - to the point that she doesn't care that she would be costing her family their chance at going to that pizzeria - we do learn that she truly wants to read, but is unable to. And Lincoln helps her to read. I should really update my list of the best moments from the show, because this scene was truly touching. And the ending was also a great one. Maybe I should also do a list of what endings I like; if I do, number one might be the sisters acting in place of Lincoln's school project. Other than that, another great Lola episode that gives more development to Lola. 4 stars out of 5
 * 4) Not a Loud: Honestly, this was the most overhyped episode of the week. While I am glad that the ending completely destroys the adoption theory, I though the actual truth behind Lincoln's birth as completely stupid and ridiculous even for this show. Beside that, I found this my least favorite episode of the week because it felt slightly light on any comedy, and nothing really struck me as memorable. Going back to the ending, I felt that it was really poorly executed. Sure, you had the sisters giving little snippets of what happened on the day Lincoln was born, but I took it more as them somehow forgetting how it really happened. I guess what made it especially lackluster to me was that there was no foreshadowing that this was what actually happened. Admittedly, I would've liked the episode more if was an hour long. For what it's worth, it's still an okay episode, but it's one that I won't watch repeatedly. Score: 3 1/2 stars out of 5

Favorite episode of October? Tricked! No Spoilers Read Aloud Not a Loud