- Angst Aversion: Even though the fic is about the Loud family earning Lincoln's forgiveness and improve themselves so they will not make the same mistake again. It did begin with having Lincoln finally stand up for himself after having to repeatedly deal with his family's behavior towards him as well as getting the rest of the family to realize that turning someone into their Designated Monkey is going to have consequences.
- Ass Pull: Mr. Santiago's sudden death in chapter 26. While his death gives a reason for the surviving Santiagos a reason to move, killing the patriarch of the family felt spur of a moment and rushed.
- Awesomeness Withdrawal: The update schedule was incredibly erratic, with various readers getting impatient over the long waits. Of course, it should be noted that the author was also working on Syngenesophobia at the time, which is just as long as this story, as well as having to deal with college at the moment.
- Broken Base: Similar to canon, the fan-fiction is split among the readers:
- Was Lincoln right in deciding not to call the police? Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a stupid way to have the Louds get away without a proper punishment. The fact that he outright states that if the family doesn't give him space until they've proven to his satisfaction that they've learned their lesson, he'll get the police involved helps a little but again, there's still a division of opinion.
- Related above from Chapter 16, was it right for Lincoln to feel remorse for calling Luan out for her cruel pranks to the point of hating herself? Some agree, but others think he shouldn't and felt it was necessary to make Luan see the error of her ways. Though the latter is mitigated with Lincoln having no regrets on calling out Luan in itself. What he regrets is that his speech was too effective, as he didn't mean to make her cry for it.
- Ronnie Anne and Lincoln receive a minor Relationship Upgrade later on in the story, namely in that Ronnie Anne feels bad for all the times she bullied Lincoln and starts showing more legitimate respect towards him, but some readers thought that it was another cheap excuse for there not to be any consequences for the overall bullying Lincoln received from her. Others, however, are more willing to forgive Ronnie Anne and found the entire scene adorable.
- Really, the whole ordeal with the Louds over whether or not they truly deserve Lincoln's forgiveness and respect after all the times they've neglected him is so far the story's biggest debate. The later chapters finally opened up and earned not only Lincoln's forgiveness but the same readers as well. However, as mentioned Never Live It Down below, there are some grudge-holders who see this as too little, too late.
- Was Lincoln right in deciding not to call the police? Opinions are split on whether it's a nice break from the usual cliché and a heartwarming moment (see below) or a stupid way to have the Louds get away without a proper punishment. The fact that he outright states that if the family doesn't give him space until they've proven to his satisfaction that they've learned their lesson, he'll get the police involved helps a little but again, there's still a division of opinion.
- Catharsis Factor: Quite a lot of it.
- Admit it, when Ronnie Anne ordered Lola to apologize to Lincoln, you were cheering in delight.
- Although it didn't end well whatsoever (kinda predictably), Lincoln giving his family a “The Reason You Suck” Speech is very satisfying to read. Especially since it addresses the Double Standard when it comes to dealing with both Lincoln's mistakes and his sisters' mistakes. It also lists most of the times Lincoln was treated unfairly in previous episodes as well.
- Luna chewing out the rest of the family for the way they've been treating Lincoln (after having a horrified reaction to realizing that Lincoln doesn't have a bed anymore) before going to find her little brother was great for steam release too.
- Lincoln's experiences at the Santiago residence, mentioned under Heartwarming Moments, were definitely a needed change of pace from the rest of the story.
- In Chapter 10, Lincoln finally gets to teach Chandler a lesson and gives him a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown after the latter hurt Lana. Before that, Lana tried to help her brother when Chandler and his friends harassed him. The chapter ends with Lincoln hugging Lana to comfort her.
- In Chapter 22, Lynn not only calls out Ronnie for both her easy belief that Lincoln would cheat on her and her past bullying of him but admits that she's been messing up her relationship with her brother for a long time by ignoring his discomfort with wrestling and other rough play.
- Chapter 23 features Ronnie admitting she was a bitch and while she confesses that she turned into a terror because of her Screw the Rules, I Have Connections! bullies, she also admits that she went too far. Also, within the backstory, it's very satisfying that while Ronnie does get suspended for beating up her bullies, once word got out about how they treated her, one got punished by their parent while the other's mother got fired for trying to blame Ronnie over her daughter.
- In Chapter 25, Lynn, Ronnie, Lori and Carol all being involved in saving Lincoln and Conner from Chandler's hired thugs is extremely satisfying as is the final reconciliation of the Loud siblings.
- In Chapter 26, The Louds put Chandler through a huge Humiliation Conga to pay him back for everything he did. It's unlikely anyone will feel sorry for him.
- Hilarious in Hindsight: The final chapter killed Mr. Santiago off in an attempt to bring it closer to canon since the episode "Shell Shock" revealed that Bobby and Ronnie's mother is single. However, the spinoff The Casagrandes spin-off revealed he is indeed alive, just amicably divorced from their mother.
- Misaimed Fandom: Or rather, Misaimed Fandom of a Fandom. The author made it clear to defy the tropes and cliches of the other NSL fics such as having the parents arrested and the girls sent to juvenile hall and foster care. Ironically, despite Forgiveness being the theme and the story ended with the family earning Lincoln's forgivness, some viewers are too vindictive to see the story's theme.
- Moral Event Horizon: How vicious Chandler and his friends are with bullying Lincoln, ultimately going as far as to force feed him nuts and physically attack Lana, a six year old girl, when she tried to stick up for Lincoln. It makes the following beatdown very much warranted. And unfortunately it doesn't slow him down as he ends up using Conner to set Lincoln up to be Mistaken for Cheating by Ronnie after Conner accidentally dyes his hair white and gets close to Cristina.
- Narm: Like Syngenesophobia, much of the drama in the story can get ridiculously over-the-top at times, and the characters often monologue to each other with dialog that doesn't quite sound like things you'd expect their canon counterparts to say (especially the occasional profanity). A good example is Lincoln's Precision F-Strike in chapter 3; while he had every right to be furious, him cursing came off as very forced.
- Never Live It Down: Ironically, even though the later chapters involve the Louds doing their hardest to earn Lincoln's forgiveness and Albert telling his grandson about why he should forgive them, and the family finally reconciling in the end, some readers see them beyond forgiveness, and wish bad things would happen to them.
- "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny: More like, "No Such Luck Fics Are Unoriginal". While this fic wasn't the very first Deconstruction Fic towards No Such Luck, many other fics tend to copy the formula. With the family going too far with their actions, feeling remorse for it, and Lincoln forgiving them in the end. One of the major reasons why No Such Luck Deconstruction Fics are looked down upon is how often predictable most of those fics are.
- They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Or rather, Killing Off A Perfectly Good Character, Marcus being suddenly killed in a car accident is this. Since he could've served a decent foil to Lynn Sr and served a purpose in this universe.
- They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot:
- While the author made it clear he wants to avoid getting the police involved, imagine if Chandler found out and used that information as an advantage?
- Chapter 25 ends with Lincoln finally forgiving his family and reconciling in the end. But wouldn't it be great to have a chapter involving Lisa and Lola earning their forgiveness? Granted, the latter did have Lincoln attending her ballet recital and sent a letter to tell her why Lincoln should return. Chapter 26 mitigates this with Lisa helping out in Lincoln's revenge against Chandler.
- The sequel had a Time Skip two years in the future, where Lori lives with Bobby and the Santiagos have moved on. Though it would have been great to see Lori and Bobby's relationship improving between those two years along with the Santiagos learning to move on.
- Mr. Santiago's death felt rushed in the final chapter, while this was probably to avoid Ending Fatigue, another chapter or two would have brought some closure about the Santiagos moving out.
- Tough Act to Follow: Not to the author's work, but to No Such Luck Deconstruction Fics in general. While it might not be the very first fanfic to tackle the issue of the infamous episode, but with over a 1000 reviews and over 600 faves, any following fics after this one will have a rough time to catch up to this one.
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