User blog comment:Justsomeordinarydude/The Loud House: Season 3 Wishlist./@comment-24200891-20170828084217/@comment-32846215-20170828212839

The mob mentality effect is used frequently and it contributes to various other interconnected problems with character handling as well, such as inconsistent characterisation (and by extension, negative continuity), character derailment and/or flanderization, and difficulty in identifying who these characters actually are, given how they will abandon their traits, tendencies and personalities in order to act in unison whether that makes sense in the specific situation's context or not.

As far as my suggestion to introduce an antagonist/villain goes, I understand the perspective you have given. Indeed, over-reliance on placing conflict focus towards a singular, antagonistic entity could result in certain degradations in narrative direction. Some of the best plots are indeed those which have no clear cut villain, but those which represent multiple sides of a given conflict or dispute in a more mixed and complex manner, where no side is completely right or wrong. By no means am I suggesting the show should abandon this approach to telling stories, as provided they are executed efficiently, storylines featuring conflicts without a clear antagonist or straight up villain to simplify matters would be most beneficial. Of course, while I believe this is the case, it wouldn't hurt if, in-between all the different episodes which followed that formula, we had the occassional story where a major villain did star. While I do agree the main focus should be on creating well written plots focusing on character relations, relatable scenarios and multi-layered and appealingly complex conflicts, I don't see the harm in introducing a villain/antagonist who occassionally shows up and wreaks havoc against the family as a whole, forcing them to come together, fend for one another and show just how strong their bond really is (which is something some fans of the show may argue is needed after certain episodes have represented that bond so negatively). I suggest that a villain be introduced into the show, but only for the odd appearance every season or so, with the majority of episodes still focusing on slice of life stories with no clear antagonist. If you still disagree with my suggestion for an antagonist to be introduced, that's fine, as I appreciate that was a less than conventional element on my wish list. Admittedly, a villain character may not seem like something that's especially fitting for a show like this (although, I guess that would depend on what type of villain they would be and what their role would entail). But I just figured it, at worst, would do no real harm to the show, and, at best, would provide an opportunity for the writers to write a much larger scale story which allows for the Louds to be shown at their best as they work together to overcome their adversary.