User blog:Zman12346/None of the April Fools episodes are any good

One thing I never understood was why many people were so quick to like the three April fools episodes which were

-April Fools rules. -Fools Paradise. -Fool me Twice.

Especially after reading a very detailed worst episoes list from deviantart by BlackMoonPaladin (Who by the way has also watched MLP and Family Guy which are both very similar to Loud house) who made very good points about how this is a Slice of LIfe show and not a "superhero Vs Bad Guy" show.

A lot of people defend the April fools episode very hard, and it might just be me in the minority but I fail to realize why. Luan was cruel and chose to do very hurtful things to her family like leading Leni into a very dangerous part of the city. She also refused to listen when her siblings begged her to stop, and just to lure Lincoln out from his hiding place put up a bunch of pranks knowing that Ronnie Anne was on her way to visit him.

The point about being a comedian should be to make other people smile and laugh. Luan seemed only interested in making herself laugh at the expense of the family members she hurt and embarassed (Watch the episodes again). Do you see the problem.

It got only worse in Fools Paradise when she dunked bleach onto Lucy and threw Lana into a pie that Luan knew she was allergic to. People in real life have actually died from taking very small doses of the things they are allergic to, and bleach is known to be toxic if you swallow it as well as very damaging to the skin. Especially to the eyes.

I am therefore surprised that Lana was not rushed to the emergency room to be given CPR and Lucy was not shown lying in a hospital bed wrapped head to toe in bandages from all the damage the bleach must have done to her skin. In fact I believe this is how the episode should have ended along with all the other Louds hurt by Luan also in the hospital.

These are not episodes where Lincoln or anyone else was mean to Luan. They did nothing wrong to deserve any of what they got. Luan saying that April Fools is a day where all of these things are okay is like a serial killer thinking its okay to go on a killing spree on a certain day of the year. (like Micheal Myers)

And in the episode "Tricked" Lucy was able to enjoy her favorite festival "Halloween" without hurting others and letting them enjoy it with her. So why can't Luan just celebrate April Fool's day without hurting people's lives and having pranks that they can actually laugh at.

Fool Me Twice is espically bad. We get to see how much trouble the other Louds went through just to avoid being pranked, and how happy Luan was when she manipulated the Body Double''s into ruining her family's reputation. She showed minimal remorse at the end of the episode and is bound to go back to her old ways by the next April Fools.

And all this despite how in "No Laughing Matter" she should have learned already about not making jokes that were hurtful to other people.

Surprising to see how after so long of being a spoiled sport, Lynn was finally able to care more about her team having as much fun as her in "Net Gains." Surprising to see how Lola has since never been portrayed as a tattle-tale since "A Tattler's tale." Surprising to see Lori being nicer and nicer to Lincoln and her other siblings, and even Clyde ("Change of Heart") as she slowly begins to realize that being the eldest doesn't mean she gets to do whatever she likes to them

And sadly that is why Luan must always stay at the bottom of my favorite character's list.

I do however believe that there are ways the  April Fool episodes could be at least improved

In "Fool's Paradise" show the Louds in hospital for the various injuries they sustained during Luan's pranking spree. Lana having gone into a Cardiac Arrest and struggling to breath, and Lucy with bandages all over her skin from the effects of the bleach. Have Luan slowly begin to realize that the only person laughing during all those pranks was her, and that she really went too far this time.

In "April Fool's rules." have Leni now in a very scary and rundown part of the city unable to find her way back and have Luna and Sam have a heated argument. The Louds realize they have to go find Leni before she gets even sadder, and they blame Luan for getting Leni lost. (Similar to Chore and Peace where everyone was looking for Lily). Have Lincoln fail to stop all the pranks in time, and show him horribly wounded with bloody nose and a black eye after having to trigger all the pranks himself. Then have Ronnie Anne angry and bullying him so that the family can finally see just how their brother does not desrve to be bullied even if the bully in question is Bobby's little sister.

In "Fool me Twice" have the Louds actually have to move away, showing it was not a revenge prank from them after all. Their reputations really were ruined and life will never be the same again for them now that Luan has done what she did to them. Lola can't show her face at another pageant ever again. Lori's relationship with Bobby is forever tarnished and it will take a long time for him to trust her again. Lincoln's friends at school will now insult him and make fun of him even worse than they did in "Save the date" and "The green house" and Lincoln will never be able tolerate such abuse as strong as he is. And so forth. Luan gets to keep her comedy props but the other Louds don't want to talk to her anymore.

And that is why I don't get why the April Fools episodes are so popular. Even MrEnter my favorite critic said that Luan worked well as an antagonist. But do people really like watching Luan abuse her siblings, blind to how badly she is hurting them that much? Read BlackMoonPaladin's top 15 worst episodes list to get further insight into where I'm coming from.

But untill then thanks for reading and have a good day.