Review: The Loud House “Crashed Course/A Stella Performance”

Overview (Spoilers Below):

Crashed Course

Lincoln and the siblings try to remove Lori’s distractions when she’s getting bad grades.

A Stella Performance

Lincoln and his friends help Stella overcome her stage fright.

Our Take:

The humor in the first episode consists of Lincoln and his sisters attempting to help Lori get her grades up. They believe this is due to her being distracted by other stuff, like her technology. So they use clever disguises and David Steele’s van camouflage to accomplish their mission. When those attempts fail, they resort to disguising themselves as Lori to take the exam for her, only for them to realize that golf is part of the reason why her grades are low. Low scores equal great results. The episode is another typical scenario in which the siblings go far and beyond to help each other succeed, even if their attempts result in disaster. Along with its physical comedy, including the van camouflage bit, “Crashed Course” offers a decent plot that deserves a passing grade.

In its second episode, “A Stella Performance”, the plot sees Lincoln and his friends helping Stella conquer her fear of speaking in front of large crowds. After winning first place at the science fair with her toaster coaster, Stella is chosen by Principal Ramirez to compete in State and perform a speech for an entire audience. The problem is that Stella’s afraid of embarrassing herself because she accidentally called her teacher “mommy” when she was young.  

So her friends try different methods to remove her phobia, including Rusty’s confidence lessons and Zach’s hypnosis tape. However, the latter resulted in Stella speaking gibberish because Zach recorded over his parents’ alien tape. The episode concluded with Ramirez sharing her own embarrassing experience speaking in front of her class, showcasing that she never stopped trying to talk in front of others despite her misfortune. This gave Stella the confidence needed to overcome her fear.

Overall, both episodes deserve a passing grade for their amusing plots and messages. “Crashed Course” is an enjoyable scenario that has Lincoln and his sisters being the masters of disguise to help Lori succeed. “A Stella Performance” is also decent in its humorous plot that concludes with a suitable message about looking past mistakes and overcoming phobias.