Recap / The Loud House S 5 E 11 Zach Attack Flying Solo

"Zach Attack":

• A Day in the Limelight: For Zach.
• Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Why does Chandler join the flyby view? Well...
  Chandler: Alien flyby? Count me in. I can't wait to say "I told you" so when there's no UFO. Also his mom makes really good cookies.
• Assurance Backfire: When a little girl worries that the aliens will eat her brains, Meryl tries to comfort her by telling her that they’ll just take control of her brain like a remote control car.
• The Cameo: Lori is part of the mob, despite being at Fairway University.
• Gone Horribly Right: Zach enlists Rusty to make a quick flyby to prove to the others that aliens do exist. Rusty does a pretty good job... so good that it becomes frighteningly convincing. When Zach tries to stop him and they get into a tussle, Rusty accidentally drops the flashlight, making it seem like a genuine UFO landed on Earth and kickstarting what would become mass pandemonium by the people of Royal Woods.
• Hanlon's Razor: When it is assumed that the aliens can attain human form, the people of Royal Woods accuse each other of being aliens. Then, after Zach snaps them out of their mob mentality by confessing to have fibbed to them, Flip takes advantage of people's belief in aliens by sending out a remote-controlled drone UFO in the sky.
• Laser-Guided Karma: Chandler, as usual. He mocks Zach’s alien discovery, threatening to tell everyone when it turns out there’s nothing there, then at the end, when it seems there really are aliens, Zach throws it back in his face.
• Real After All: Subverted. At the end, it seems there’s a real flying saucer, but it’s actually Flip controlling a remote device, though no one sees it’s him.

"Flying Solo":

After Lincoln accidentally ends up with the Glee Club's solo, Clyde decides to win it back by making Lincoln lose his voice.

• Continuity Nod: The Action News is seen again.
• Cordon Bleugh Chef: Mr. Bolhofner teaches his home ec class to make cricket cheesecake.
• Easily Forgiven: When Clyde confesses to Lincoln about making him lose his voice, Lincoln forgives him pretty much immediately and the two hug it out. Then again, this is Lincoln.
• Green-Eyed Monster: Clyde is jealous that he was passed over for the solo in favor of Lincoln, and plots to make Lincoln lose his voice.
• Hard Truth Aesop: Clyde thinks he’s better qualified to sing the solo because he wants the part more—but he really isn’t. Especially when the part calls for a voice that can sing at a specific tone.
• Hidden Depths: Lincoln is revealed to possess a naturally beautiful singing voice.
• High Hopes, Zero Talent: Zig-zagged, as Clyde is talented, but still not the right fit for the position. Clyde may have wanted the part more, but Lincoln was the only one qualified.
• Hopeless Auditionees: When Clyde finally gets to audition for the role after Lincoln loses his voice, his rehearsals keep failing due to accidents, or because he just can’t do the solo the way Mr. Budden intended.
• It's All About Me: Clyde’s attitude throughout the whole episode.
• Lost Voice Plot: Clyde deliberately causes Lincoln to lose his voice so he can’t do the solo. Lincoln spends a good part of the episode mute, using a handheld whiteboard to communicate.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Clyde after he finds out that he really isn’t good enough to sing the solo, and he sabotaged the one person that is, thus rendering their team’s chances of success nill.
• Never Bring a Friend to an Audition: Lincoln only came to the audition to support Clyde, but unintentionally ends up getting the solo himself.
• Pet the Dog: While normally a hardass teacher, Mr. Bolhofner manages to work with Zach in designing costumes for the middle school glee club.
• The Resenter: Clyde becomes one towards Lincoln since he spend months practicing for the solo, yet loses to Lincoln who didn’t train at all and wasn’t even trying to win.
• Running Gag: Mr. Budden drinking Flippees and getting brain freezes as a result.
• School Play: The Glee Club’s performance.
• Shout-Out: Clyde mentions having listened to Leon Cavaratti to improve his vocal chords. The name "Leon Cavaratti" is likely a pun on the late, great Italian opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
• Stepford Smiler: When Lincoln gets the solo, Clyde tries to hide his disappointment and claims he’s happy for Lincoln. His attempts at hiding his true feelings are not very convincing.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Clyde made Lincoln lose his voice so that he could sing the solo, believing that having a month of training and practice and wanting to sing the solo more than Lincoln made him a better choice for the part. But it was only after Clyde tried to sing the solo, but kept making mistakes during practice, did he realize that he's actually physically unable to sing the solo correctly because all the training in the world can't change the way his voice sounds. Unlike Lincoln, whose voice actually has the right pitch and tempo for the part.
• With Friends Like These...: Clyde sabotages his best friend and tries to steal his position, just so he can get what he wants. He comes around though.