YMMV / The Loud House S 5 E 3 Strife Of The Party Kernel Of Truth

• Broken Aesop: While the message is meant to be learning to think for your twin, Lana during her party planning never thinks about whether Lola, or the other party guests for that matter, is going to stomach her planned party, which involves literal garbage and manure. Because of this, Lola's reaction may come off as understandable to some viewers.
• Jerkass Woobie: After Lana finds out that Lola sabotaged all of her efforts to plan their seventh birthday party for fear that she'd ruin it, Lana furiously chews her out for her dishonesty and is brought to tears that Lola didn't trust her to plan their own birthday. Despite what is mentioned below, it's hard not to feel sorry for Lana at that point.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: "Strife of the Party" could have worked better if Lana saw for herself that she didn't think through that poop-colored party decorations would make the guests feel uncomfortable, real bulls are dangerous to ride on, and no one would want literal mud for cake or literal garbage for party favors. Similarly, it could also have had Lana and Lola working together to plan their own party.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: As pointed out above, Lana in 'Strife of the Party' is supposed to come across as the victim of Lola's selfishness, but the thing is that Lana could potentially have made her and Lola's 7th birthday a disaster. Such examples include ordering a bunch of dangerous bulls for kids to ride on, poop-themed party decorations that could make the guests uncomfortable, and a completely inedible mud cake that could make others feel ill (or worse) if they eat it.

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