Alternative Character Interpretation in The Loud House.
- The Loud siblings invite a lot of these:
- Are the Loud sisters' extreme and quirky personalities what they were born with, or a conscious effort on their parts to stand out in a crowd of eleven siblings? (probably the former, since the comic "It's Just a Phase", the movie, and certain episodes show them behaving their usual way as babies).
- Is Lori really a bossy and condescending Big Sister Bully who loves bragging about being the oldest, or does she just act like that because being the oldest is all she has? In that case, does that mean she sees her overly strict, almost abusive tendencies as a necessary measure to keep her more erratic siblings in check? The latter has been hinted at a number of times, especially when it comes to the fact that she's (prior to "Driver's Dread") the only one of her siblings to have a driver's license. Similarly, is she grumpy because of stress, or is that just her personality?
- Lincoln's refusal to solve Ronnie Anne's bullying with violence. Is it because he's naturally nice and non-violent or because the bully is a girl? Or maybe both?
- Is Luan as stable as she seems? And if she's not, just how unstable is she? "April Fools Rules" indicates that she might not be entirely stable or benign, since she does all of the pranks in the house and doesn't see anything wrong with them. "Fool's Paradise" does little to support otherwise. Alternately, is her cheerful, comedic routine genuine, or is she hiding a sad side to her personality? Outside of her mime act in "Ties That Bind" (although she had reason to be sad then as she thought she might get kicked out), "Funny Business" brings something into question, since Luan says she's dealt with emos like Maggie and her friends before, but doesn't elaborate further than that, although this is fairly supported by her musical number "Laugh Parade" from "Really Loud Music" stating that she thinks the world is a scary place "every now and then". What furthers curiosity is that Luan is usually depicted as a perpetually cheerful Kiddie Kid with a humorous and idealistic outlook on life, a trait that along with her youthful appearance, possibly makes her an easy target for bullies. While she simply shrugs off her lame pun reactions and positively continues her routine, she is shown twice to be sensitive to the bluntness of more confrontational criticism in "No Laughing Matter". With all that said, she may indeed be a Sad Clown suffering from low self-esteem.
- Exactly how much of Leni's stupidity is genuine and how much is it a mask? The fact that "It's a Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House" implies not only that she's smarter than she looks, but implies she knows she's seen as stupid, certainly brings this into question. However, Leni may just be referring to how she pulled the Hairpin Lockpick out of her hair, meaning that her head contains hairpins as well as air.
- A lot of jokes surrounding Leni ("Schooled!", for example, shows that Leni has trouble getting dressed without Lori's help) suggest she isn't just comically stupid, but she may in fact have a mental disability.
- Lola's a jerk, no doubt about it—but how much of it is by her own volition and how much of it is from the stress of regularly competing in beauty pageants? Also, is she suffering from image problems and self-esteem issues caused by the beauty pageant standards?
- Lynn and Lana's tendency to act like dogs sometimes bring three things to mind: 1) How did they learn how to act like that, 2) When did they learn how to act like that, and 3) Why do they act like that in the first place? For Lana, it's probably because six-and-seven-year-olds often pretend to be animals but for Lynn, we still don't know why. How is less hard, though, as acting like a dog is a pretty easy thing to do.
- Since Lincoln is the main character of the show, how much of of the Loud siblings' general behavior and personalities are real or how much is it just Lincoln's perception of himself and his sisters?
- Due to her constant studying of fecal matter and the fact she actually kept every dirty diaper she had... is Lisa a fecalpheliac?
- Is Clyde's dads' overprotectiveness of him a result of them struggling with parenting upon him entering their lives or is it due to facing prior persecution for being homosexuals and a misguided attempt to stop the cycle with Clyde? They could also be just very cautious people in general, since they behave similarly towards Clyde's friends.
- Are the Loud parents good parents whose daughters' personalities and quirks were beyond their control, incompetent parents who still try to do the right thing even if it doesn't end well most of the time, or outright negligent Abusive Parents who couldn't even be bothered to educate or raise their children properly?
- Likewise, are the Loud children truly the moral individuals they're shown to be when they learn a moral at the end after being disciplined and genuinely respect their parents' authority, or blatant rebellious, sociopathic, pathological liars who constantly rely on the media to defend their actions? Since the show is hinted to take place in the 2010s decade, the latter could indeed be the case, as anyone going through high school can attest that many teenagers are insecure and constantly use the media to hide the cruel cynicism of the world, and since Lucy, Luan, and Luna all have showbusiness aspirations, it only furthers curiosity.
- Is Bobby dating Lori in mutual respect, or is there some ulterior motive to it? And if so, who has the ulterior motive, Lori or Bobby? After all, seeing as Bobby isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and Lori can be quite aggressive and downright bossy at times, you have to wonder what keeps their relationship afloat.
- Is Ronnie Anne a bully, Lincoln's lover who's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, or an Only Sane Woman who acts like a bully to cover her feelings (and if the latter, do said feelings include having an unrequited crush on Lincoln or not)? Also, she shows her softer side more often in The Casagrandes and episodes set during or after its runtime — is it just that we're seeing it more often due to seeing her more often, or was she previously pretending to be tougher than she was because she missed Arturo and is now happier because she sees him more often?
- Sue, the controlling nurse at the retirement home. Is she just a bully who uses her position to dominate other people? Or does she genuinely care about the seniors' well-being, and is harsh because she thinks that it's the best way to run the retirement home and to prevent the seniors from hurting themselves? She may be needlessly rude, but she's also enforcing established rules that Lincoln and Pop Pop are breaking. Also, some of the seniors at the retirement home (Scoots in particular) are shown to act reckless, which could explain part of her controlling behavior.
- When the Loud siblings seem to have lost interest in their hobbies and said things like, "Ice cream will totes make us sluggish" in "Future Tense", did they genuinely lose interest, or were they mimicking the Yateses to mock them?
- Did "Marty Malach" from "Out of the Picture" really exist, or was Liam just making him up to scare Lincoln and Clyde?
- In "The Green House", did Lincoln's sisters go back to their usual, electricity-wasting ways to spite him when he was powering the house, or was it force of habit?
- In "Hand-Me-Downer", the bullies don't laugh at Lynn when she rides the pink bike, but they do laugh at Lincoln when he does. Is this because it's more socially acceptable for a girl to be riding a pink bike, or because Lynn was so impressive that they didn't mind her riding a bike they found embarrassing?
- Is Clyde neurotic because that's just his personality, does he have an anxiety disorder, perhaps due to being traumitised as a baby or toddler (hence Dr. Lopez and the Hyperventilation Bag) or did his dads' fearful personalities rub off on him?
- Did Leonard really see Lance as his favourite son, or (since "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" reveals that the Loud brothers, much like the twins, have a habit of fighting, and while Leonard did take Lance but not Lynn on the trip in the "Home of the Fave" flashback, he also took Lynn but not Lance to Camp Mastodon in the "Camped!" flashback) was Lynn Sr. just jealous of Lance and mistakenly thought Leonard favoured him? Leonard seems to be very nice in the present, and tries to avoid taking sides with either of his sons in "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas", but does that mean he Took a Level in Kindness as he grew old, or that he never played favourites in the first place?
- Is Mr. Bolhofner just a hotheaded loudmouth, or did something bad happen to him that made him that way, particularly since he apparently was once in many survival situations?
- In "Bringing Down the House", Was Bosley Bullworth being serious about the White House having a dungeon for rulebreakers, or, given there’s no real indication that it exists, did he just make it up to scare the Louds?
- Also, the receptionist who assures the Louds that the dungeon is, in fact real. Was she telling the Louds the truth, or was she also making it up? And if she was making it up, was she doing so for the sake of flattering Bosley’s ego, or was she simply trying to troll the Louds?
