User blog comment:AustinDR/What I Dislike the Most About the Fandom/@comment-4946399-20170326160935

NSL wouldn't have nearly been so bad if it had just been the sisters that began to exclude Lincoln from everything, even activities that he wanted to attend. It’s the involvement of the Parents in the whole matter that bugs me and many other viewers.

Yes, Lincoln was in the wrong by intentionally spreading negative rumors about himself, so he had to learn the lesson that this is never a good idea and will come back to bite you eventually. But why have Rita and Lynn Sr also get involved in the abuse? Up until this episode they were depicted as mostly good parents, or in the worst case reasonable parents; flawed, but well-meaning. This episode turned them into stereotypical cartoon parents; abusive, neglective, and dumb. We have way too many of those already, it’s a serious problem that should not be played for laughs, and it shows a lack of creativ ity on part of the writing staff because the plot could have worked just as well without turning Mr. and Mrs. Loud into abusive parents.