User blog:AustinDR/Review: A Fair to Remember

This was actually one episode that I wanted to discuss. Before that, basically here's what happened. As I have said, I share my thoughts on the show with my watchers over at deviantART, but the responses were polarizing. I found some people who loved the show, some who were passive watchers of the show, and some that didn't care one bit about what I had to think. Just recently, one of my watchers outright told me that they didn't comment on any of my reviews of the show, because he hated the show and all other programs, because Nickelodeon was planning on making an underwater park on a Philippines island. Yes, that's right. He literally hates the show just because the execs of the company decided to make this drastic business decision. Seriously, that was the dumbest thing I ever heard. But I as like, oh well: at least I have some watchers at the LH Wiki, right?

Even then, I felt that I was being ignored. Just recently, I did a character analysis on Lola Loud that I worked really hard to make entertaining. But it seems as though it slipped past the radar. I don't know if it had to do with the fact that I didn't do fanfics, as I have said in one of my blogs, I am somewhat opposed to fanfics to an extent. I am opposed to them, because a majority of them that I've seen rely on shock to get their stories out there. Of course, there are some that I genuinely like, but then there's the argument of whether or not fan works of the show need to have less story in return for comedy, but I would say no to a degree and leave it there. I just never felt the need to make my own stories about the show, mostly because I felt that I couldn't fully convey the characters if I tried. So, I mostly did reviews, offering ideas on how the show can improve in some regards, to recently analyzing what makes certain characters tick, etc. But it never seemed as though I received an audience by going in-depth into why I love this episode, or hate this episode, or why I like this episode when it's universally hated by other fans. I just felt that I didn't belong on this website either. It felt as if I was wasting my time trying to make something of myself. I always dreamed of being a movie reviewer and an author, but it seemed as though no one cared enough to give me encouragement. No one on dA liked the show as much as I did, and it appeared that I was always the minority on here.

With that aside, let's shift gears. In the episode, Lori tasks Lincoln with hanging out with her boyfriend when Bobby planned on taking her to a monster truck rally. Well, this isn't the first time that Lori forced Lincoln to do something against his consent. Even though Lincoln had nothing remotely in common with Bobby, they both end up having a great time. So Lori's plan worked. As in it worked too well. Now whenever Lori wants to go on a date with her Boo-Boo Bear (god, I can't believe I just typed that), Lincoln is always invited. Naturally, :Lori gets jealous, and she decides to make Bobby envious by taking Clyde to the fair. This being Clyde we're talking about, he passes out, and stays unconscious for a majority of the episode. Oh vey.......

Now, this episode. It was okay, not good not bad, just okay. As with all of my reviews, I'll start by giving the good, then the bad, then the in between. The good: the antics that Clyde gets into whilst unconscious are genuinely funny, and I also liked how Bobby and Lincoln were bonding. Bobby was like the brother he always wanted, but he never had the opportunity. Though, he's dating his younger sister, so........Vomit inducing implications aside, I also liked how Lincoln actually tells Bobby to go back to Lori when he saw that she was upset. This just goes to show how much he cares for his sisters.

The bad....Okay, while Clyde being unconscious is funny, it adds nothing to the episode, and is frankly distracting. I've also mentioned that I thought that the episode would've been better had Lori been hanging out with Ronnie Anne to make Lincoln jealous. This idea came from when Lori was asking Leni and Lucy for advice. Leni offers a solution when, rephrased, would've made for a humorous episode. Me wanting to see more of Ronnie Anne is besides the point. As for Lori being jealous....well, on the one hand, it is understandable that she would want Bobby back as he was her boyfriend, but I also found that she was being somewhat like a brat. And taking advantage of Clyde's crush on her is pretty low.

So overall, an episode that is okay. Would I watch it a few more times? Well for what it's worth, it is a genuinely hilarious episode if you don't mind Clyde not having an active role in this episode.

Final score: 4 1/2 stars out of 5