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THE REALLY LOUD HOUSE

IT'S REALLY GOOD!

BASED ON THE EPISODE "THE MACHO MAN WITH THE PLAN" 

SPOILER FREE!

BY GABRIEL JAGGERNAUTH (November 5, 2022)

 

 

After The Loud House entered the Live-Action Realm for Christmas last year, I never expected a new series based off of it, but I guess life's funny like that, or funny like the Really Loud House. It seems odd to see the characters from the Nickelodeon hit animated series in the live-action realm and it is definitely something to get used to, but it has strengths that it plays to and does it really well. 

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Episode 1, "The Macho Man with The Plan" is a good introduction to how the series is going to handle itself moving forward. It gives us a good idea as to how different the live action characters are going to feel from their animated counterparts. It feels a bit weird getting used to seeing everything in three dimensions in the wacky set that is the house of the Loud Family, but with the series fun humor to play off of, it will feel right eventually. The characters in their 3-D form is also going to take some getting used to after over 6 years with the animated characters. At least Brian Stepanek plays the same character he voices (Lynn Loud Sr.) so that was easy, and despite Leni's new voice in the live-action version, like everyone else besides Lynn Sr., Eva Carlton does a great job at the role. And let's not forget Mia Allen and Aubin Bradley as Lana and Lucy respectively. But the one who holds it together the best has to be Wolfgang Schaeffer as the role of Lincoln 'the man with the plan' Loud, who embodies a similar energy as the animated version, despite apparently now rocking blonde hair rather than the iconic white hair which we have been curious about in the animated realm. Hopefully in future episodes, other characters get their time to shine. I'd love to see the fullest extent of characters like Lori, Luna and Luan, as well as recurring characters like Flip, Lincoln's friends and more. 

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The episode itself also is a great example of how much humor and heart this series can carry, managing to make me giggle during the first half of the episode with its fun antics, and feel emotions during the latter half of the episode. It also shows that it is capable of balancing the two when it needs to. Maybe it's the realism adding to that in a way the cartoon cannot and that's one of its strengths, but I'm just going to enjoy it and commend the cast for their work, and the BTS staff for theirs. After all, I misjudged how the series might turn out, neglecting that it being in live action can allow it to make new jokes when it wants to, and the feelings of the characters are felt way more here than in the show. A Loud House episode, "Head Poet's Anxiety" was playing in the background as I was writing this, and although the episode also exhibited a real emotional moment, it didn't feel the same as it did in live action. 

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The Really Loud House really does not do too much to differentiate itself from the original series, apart from things that make live action different from cartoons such as camera angles, but it's a nice change of pace. I cannot wait to see new episodes of the series to see how it progresses. 

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I know cartoons are a good form of escape, but it doesn't hurt to jump to the real world for some fun! Give it a try!