With ten sisters, life is already chaotic for Lincoln Loud. But this chaos has led to sleepovers becoming a lost cause, a point which is made by three humorous flashback's of his sister's sleepover disasters. Luckily, with a little strategy, Lincoln convinced his dad to let him invite Clyde over for the night. Sounds rad, right? Well, the sleepover has a bit of a rocky start. Lincoln made a strictly regimented timetable for him and Clyde to follow, and he gets mad when he starts playing with his sisters. He even insulted his sisters by calling them "dumb". My point is, this bit could've been done more properly, and it just makes Lincoln come off as an asshat, thus losing this cartoon some value. Luckily it doesn't get any worse than this. The rest of the episode sees Lincoln inviting several of his other friends over to spend the night, but the sisters keep interrupting and things go awry, making for some truly funny scenes. Then he realizes how bad he made Clyde feel and apologizes. The episode wraps up in the living room where Clincoln McLoud and the sisters celebrate a fantastic sleepover. Despite a rough beginning, this cartoon still managed to deliver some good chuckles and a very nice emphasis and Clyde and Lincoln's friendship. 8.5/10
9b: Ties That Bind
This is definitely one of the more underrated episodes of Season 1. But I can still understand the hate for it, and it has something to do with a certain white-haired boy. More on that later.
Anyways, this episode opens us up with a chaotic Saturday morning in the Loud House. The siblings are each adhering to their usual shenanigans, making it all the more promising that we're in for a treat. But all that changes when Lincoln crashes into the bathroom after attempting a wall-jump. He overhears Mom and Dad arguing over getting rid of Lynn Sr.'s ties, but he thinks they were talking about their kids. When the sisters don't believe him, he takes Lori into the bathroom and overhears the conversation, so the kids do whatever they could to change their parent's minds. It's a real shame that these feelings were treated like a big deal instead of a joke because as we, the audience, know the truth, things shouldn't have gotten so apprehensive. In fact, this aspect is the key to the ENTIRE episode. Let's keep moving. So after overhearing another conversation, Lincoln's fears return when the parents decided that they'd only keep 1 tie. (Of course, we all know by now what Lincoln thinks) He cooks pancakes for his father and proceeds to deliver them, but he gets caught by Lola, making for an awkward confrontation. They all go into the bathroom again, and as they do Lynn Sr. chooses to keep his "white-hare" tie. The sisters, believing that it refers to Lincoln, (as he, too, has white hair) are jealous, and then we come to the worst part of the episode. Lincoln's awful fantasy where he imagines life as an only child. Not only does he experience character derailment, it just makes the show look bad. Ties That Bind is a failed attempt at a sibling-bond episode. While I enjoyed it for the humor and the ending (that EASILY makes up for the rocky middle) certain aspects prevent me from giving it a perfect score. 9/10
Season 1 Ranking:
1. Undie Pressure
2. Space Invader
3. The Sweet Spot
4. Picture Perfect
5. Driving Miss Hazy
6. Changing The Baby
7. Ties That Bind
8. Overnight Success
9. Sound Of Silence
10. No Guts, No Glori
11. Project Loud House
12. Left In The Dark
13. Making The Case
14.A Tale Of Two Tables
15.Get The Message
16.Linc Or Swim
17. Heavy Meddle
18. In Tents Debate
Next time, it's up to Lincoln to find Lynn's missing bike in "Hand-Me-Downer", and then, we'll deal out some justice as Lincoln teams up with Lucy to determine who clogged the toilet in "Sleuth Or Consequences".
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