Raw Deal

"" is the forty-second episode of The Loud House.

Plot
Lincoln becomes a hypochondriac when Lucy predicts his day will "end in disaster" for him.

Synopsis
The Loud family is going to be spending a day at a national park. To pass the time, Lucy suggests that they play with her fortune-telling cards. She predicts that Lori will go on a long trip, the universe will open doors for Lola, Luan will get blown away, and Lisa will make a scientific discovery, although Lisa doesn't believe it. When Lucy gets to Lincoln, she predicts that Lincoln's day will end in "tragedy". Almost immediately, Lincoln believes it's real.

When the family takes a break at a gas station, all except Lincoln exit the van. Suddenly, Lori slips on some oil. Lucy says that Lori will go on a "long trip", thus making her prediction true (much to Lori's disappointment, as she was hoping it meant Bobby was going to take her to Italy). As Dad fills the tires with air, he accidentally "blows away" Luan with the air hose. As the Loud kids enter the store, a man named Mr. Universe leaves the door open for Lola. These two turn of events prove that Lucy's predictions are real. Inside the store, Lynn struggles to hold her pee in, Luna gets two bags from a vending machine, Leni falls in love with a pair of hiking boots, and Lana finds a dollar in the toilet. These events only lead Lincoln to become more scared, but Lisa tells him that all these events are just pure coincidence. Lincoln realizes that Lisa's fortune hasn't happened yet, and theorizes that if Lisa's fortune doesn't come true, his fortune won't happen.

The family arrives to the national park. Lincoln tries to hurry his sisters into going into the park so Lisa doesn't make a scientific discovery. Before Lisa can enter the park, a giant egg falls in front of Lisa, and it immediately hatches. What Lisa finds inside is an owl with antlers. This happens to be Lisa's "scientific discovery", causing Lincoln to become disoriented. Lisa then proceeds to show the park ranger her newest discovery.

Throughout the day, the family enjoys the visit to the park, doing fun activities like exploring a cavern, swimming in the lake, fishing, enjoying the breathtaking scenery, and cooking on the grill. Throughout all these activities, Lincoln refuses to partake in any of their activities, giving obnoxious and over-exaggerated reasons as to what might happen.

Later on in the day, Lisa has set up a press conference to show off the owl with antlers (which she labeled as "dowl"). As the family and several news stations watch Lisa show off her latest discovery, the antlers on the owl suddenly fall off. Lisa examines the antlers, and notices that the antlers say "Made in China". Suspicious, Lisa demands the park ranger to spill the beans. The park ranger admits that it was all a hoax. He did this because nobody has come to the park in years ever since the signature geyser stopped erupting. When Lisa tells everybody that the "dowl" was nothing but a scam, Lincoln realizes that Lisa's fortune hasn't come true, and all his worrying made him miss out on all the fun. Lincoln believes that his day really did end in tragedy, though Lisa still doesn't believe it.

As the family is about leave, Lincoln hears a loud boom in the distance. He looks through a bush, and notices that it's the signature geyser erupting for the first time in years, and he's the first to witness it. Lincoln tries to tell his sisters about his amazing discovery, but they're too tired to listen. When Lincoln proclaims that he did have the best day ever, Lisa, still in a state in disbelief, asks Lucy if she's going to toss her cards away since her and Lincoln's fortunes never came true. Lucy says that there is only one card left. She pulls out the card and says that "the end is near". When Lisa tries to disapprove of this, a "The End" card pops up, making Lucy's fortune come true.

Cast
News Anchor has no lines in this episode.
 * Grant Palmer as Lincoln
 * Catherine Taber as Lori
 * Liliana Mumy as Leni / Twin Sister #1
 * Nika Futterman as Luna
 * Cristina Pucelli as Luan
 * Jessica DiCicco as Lynn / Lucy
 * Grey Griffin as Lana / Lola / Lily
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa / Twin Sister #2
 * Brian Stepanek as Lynn Sr.
 * Jill Talley as Rita
 * Jeff Bennett as Park Ranger

Trivia

 * This is currently the segment with the shortest title.
 * While in the van, Lisa was sitting in the Sweet Spot.
 * This is the second time the Loud siblings are in their swimsuits as a group, the first being "Linc or Swim".
 * A cartoon depiction of storyboard artist Kyle Marshall appears at the Gas Station, as a cashier.
 * This is the third time Lisa is seen without her glasses, after "Picture Perfect" and "Cover Girls".
 * Lucy breaks the fourth wall at the end by saying "The end is near".
 * Lily is Lucy's only sibling who she did not give a prediction for.
 * Pop-Pop is mentioned in this segment, but doesn't appear physically.
 * This is the first story where the Loud House is never seen.
 * Lisa's prediction was the only prediction that was fake, while Lincoln's prediction was half-true (he made the day end in tragedy by skipping all the fun).
 * On the Title Card, Lincoln looks like the Grim Reaper (Which is a reference to the death Tarot card).
 * This is a very special segment, since fortune telling is for entertainment purposes only, and can't be taken too seriously.
 * Lucy's predictions and results:


 * Lincoln - "Your day in the park will end in tragedy." (He missed out on all the fun)
 * Lori - "You will go on a long trip." (She slips on some oil and falls, making the "long trip")
 * Leni - "You will fall in love." (She falls in love with a pair of boots)
 * Luna - "You will be rewarded double." (She gets an extra snack on the vending machine)
 * Luan - "You will soon be blown away." (She gets "blown away" by the air hose)
 * Lynn - "Your patience will be tested." (She has to wait in line for the restroom)
 * Lana - "You will become filthy rich." (She finds a dollar in the restroom)
 * Lola - "The universe will open doors for you." (A man named Mr. Universe opens the gas station door)
 * Lisa - "You will make an amazing scientific discovery before entering the park today." (She discovers the "dowl" before entering the park)
 * Final prediction - "The end is near." (The episode ends)

Errors

 * When Lana convinced Lincoln to get in the lake, she looked different.
 * When Lola thanks Mr. Universe, part of her arm disappears when Lisa walks behind her.

Running Gags

 * Lincoln overreacting about what's going to happen to him.
 * Lisa disbelieving Lucy's fortunes.