User blog comment:Weavillain/POLL: Should Clyde Have Moved Away Instead Of Ronnie Anne?/@comment-4618045-20171011200413

Both criticisms are valid. Although the Clincoln McLoud has historically been a bigger problem for me than Ronnie’s “underdevelopment”, I would argue that Clyde should not have moved. My issue with Clyde is not who he is as a character, it’s how he used. As it is, all Clyde is is the best friend that hasn’t had any real difficulty in that friendship.

The way I see it, Clyde has more potential as a character than Ronnie Anne because unlike the latter, Clyde has the potential to act as the brother that Lincoln doesn’t have in his home life. Yes it’s true that Lincoln loves his family and is content to not have a brother, but he doesn’t usually feel the need for one because he has Clyde to fill that role. Granted, if he were to move, it should be more dramatic for Lincoln than if Ronnie Anne did (and has). But from the perspective in which the question is being asked (shifting screentime to remove bad quality), Clyde should stay in Royal Woods and more episodes should be devoted to exploring their relationship beyond “lets get involved in wacky hijinks”