User blog:Weavillain/Is It Just Me or Are The "Mean" Sisters the Most Enjoyable?

You're probbaly not going to agree with me about this but honestly, when I consider all of my favorite characters and moments within the circle of the Loud sisters, the ones that I enjoy the most come from the "mean" sisters. Now, one's take on the division between "nice" and "mean" is subjective depends on the person who makes it. For instance, some people base who's nice and mean on their personalities. Others do so with how each sisters treats Lincoln. Others more make the divide with a tally of "nice" and "mean" moments between each sister. Personally, I do it with a little bit of everyhthing I just mentioned. However, despite these different approaches, I think it's a universally shared opinion that two of the sisters that deserve the label of mean are Lori Loud and Lola Loud. And what'd you know? Those two make up my Top 5 of the Loud sisters. In case anyone's curious (and I just know you're chomping at the bit to find out what it is), this is what my Top 5 Loud sisters looks like: Out of that list, only two of them are considerd to be widely accepted as one of the nice ones and that's Leni and Luna. And of course, as I mentioned, the most widely accepted "mean" sisters are Lori and Lola, who both make my Top 3 with Queen Lori (deservedly in my humble opinion) occupying spot numero uno. So why would I think so highly of the two biggest meanie pants of the Loud family and why do I like the "meaner" sisters more in general?
 * 1) Lori
 * 2) Leni
 * 3) Lola
 * 4) Lisa
 * 5) Luna

First of all, they're usually guilty of employing sarcasm and other forms of put down humor, which I personally find hilarious as long as its entertaining and witty. Tony Stark, for instance, does it all the time and he's one of the most beloved superheroes of all time. In fact, that type of humor is what gives so many MCU movies such appeal and that's the same appeal that I find with the "mean" sisters; namely Lola, Lisa, and Lori. Lori's snark, Lola's belittling commentary, Lisa's condescension...it's all just so much fun to watch. But what makes it work is that unless their humor is the crux of a moral issue, or a dilemma that an episode is trying to resolve, it's just played for laughs and not something that anyone has to really take seriously. It allows for their normal interactions with the world to take part in the story without having the burden of constantly having to apolgize for it, which would just drag everything down to a grinding halt unnecessarily.

The second is more opportunity for character development. Over the course of the show's history, we've seen admittedly one-note character sterotypes in the Loud sisters become more and more relatable with characters arcs and moments that make them more fleshed out. And honestly, I think there's more of an opportunity for that to happens with the "meaner" sisters and it's something that we've seen before. It's easy for someone like Lori or Lola to be an anatgonst in the episode, which means that by the end, there's usually a lesson to be learned from their part in the story. For Lola, we saw it in "A Tattler's Tale" and "Undie Pressure". For Lori, it was in "Driving Miss Hazy" and "No Guts, No Glori". They're so easy to develop because the onus is on the writers to make all the characters enojoyable to watch. It's easy for someone like Leni to be likable because her only major flaw is endearing. She's also kind, generous, cute, and charming. There's really no urge to develop around that in a major way. For the "mean" sisters though? I think there's an extra push to make them fan favorites among the fanbase and its that effort that makes them enjoyable.

The last reason ties in with the last one and it's that I appreciate their kinder moments that much more than the "nice" sisters. When someone's nice to to you all the time, it's very easy to take those acts of niceness for granted because of how often they come around. That's not to say that they're people we shouldn't respect but again, the expected can easily becme the disregarded. That's why I love jarring moments that take a character out of their element and have them assume something that's "uncharacteristic" of them. For example, my favorite moment in "Come Sale Away" is how smug and sassy Leni acts to Lana when all the siblings are bantering with each other. It's a side of her we often don't see and that makes the moment more memorable. With the "meaner" sisters like Lisa, Lola, Lori, and yes, even Lynn (not a real fan of her but I'd say she counts as a "mean" sister), those moments of "uncharacteristic" behavior comes when they go against their nature and show that underneath an exterior of rude insults and churlish attitudes is a heart that truly cares for the people they love. And really, the heart of the show is one of the most appealing elements of the entire show so when these often "off-putting" personalities engage in it, it's a visual that really speaks out about how they're more than one-dimensional monsters; they're characters with as much appreciation for love as anyone else on the show, "nice" or "mean".

And there you have it. That's why I generally like the "meaner" sisters more than the "nicer" ones. If you agree? Great. If you disagree? That's also great. It's not like people can't be wrong sometimes. :P