Review: The Loud House “Grub Snub; She’s All Bat”

Overview
“Grub Snub”
When Leni and her circle of older teen friends start hanging out at a Chuck-E-Style place called Gus’s, Lincoln and the gang start a turf war for control…

“She’s All Bat”
Lucy gets jealous of Lola’s newfound attention after she joins the Mortician’s Club.


Our Take

For the former episode, Lincoln’s turf war against his older sister Leni gets progressively ugly and begins to hit a major turning point when Clive loses his chance to win a particular prize within their hangout, with the running joke of the episode that their competitions keep putting the restaurant’s owner, Gus (voiced by Paul Scheer) physically in harm’s way. Of course, the major turning point is when the final challenge involves a DDR-style arcade dance-off…

The second episode felt a bit contrived with the fact that Lucy’s Club was required by school law from Principal Higgins to have a “7th member” in order to keep it going which is part of where Lucy’s conflict with Lola stems from. That, and Lucy’s fear of being upstaged by her sister since Lola has a bit of an ego and a girly aesthetic that clashes with their club’s Gothic lifestyle and Lucy’s leadership skills.

As a whole, both episodes were quite passable and fun to watch. Lincoln & Leni’s rivalry may have caused some problems for the party place’s owner but like in most Loud House episodes, it ended with an unexpected resolution that made everyone happy, while the 2nd episode’s central conflict stems from Lucy’s jealousy and fear of being upstaged which resorted to the use of ruthless methods to stay on top, but in the end, it sort-of worked itself out in a different way.