"L Is for Love" is the twenty-third episode of the second season and the seventy-fifth episode of The Loud House.
Plot[]
When a love letter addressed to L. Loud arrives, the family tries to figure out who it was meant for.
Synopsis[]
Lincoln is outside, collecting the mail, and while sifting through it, he comes across a letter that shocks him so much, he immediately calls an emergency sibling meeting. Once the siblings are gathered, Lincoln presents the object that led him to hold the meeting: a love letter, addressed to "L. Loud". Lori opens the envelope, and reads the letter:
"Dear L. Loud,
Day after day,
I hope and I pine,
I'm too shy to come forward,
But I wish you were mine.
-Signed, your secret admirer."
Immediately afterwards, the siblings begin to question who the letter is for, since it could be for any of them (which is supported by a series of flashbacks depicting the siblings fawning over their respective crushes). Lucy, having read a book about vampires dealing with romantic relationships, suggests on sending their crushes a signal to let them know that they're interested in them, which will lead to them writing a second letter, and give more information. The siblings agree to go with this plan, as each of them approach their respective crushes, while giving them a subtle wink, to let them know they like them.
The next day, the siblings are holding another meeting, where everybody says that they sent their signal to their crushes. Luna then arrives with the next letter, and Lori opens up the letter, and a single rose falls out of it, causing the siblings to gasp in wonderment. Lori reads the letter:
"Roses are red,
They brighten our town,
Like your sweet smile,
And your hair, which is brown."
With this information, the choices are lowered to just Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lisa, much to the dissatisfaction of the other Loud siblings. Although everyone is excited, Luna isn't happy, saying that she didn't give her signal to her secret admirer, Sam, because she feels that Sam is out of her league, but everyone else assures her that she's still in. Lucy pulls out her vampire book, and says that because the secret admirer sent a rose as a token of their affection, they need to give their crushes a token in return, which will lead to a third and final letter requesting a rendezvous. The four siblings then proceed to give their respective crushes their tokens of love. For Lisa's crush, David, an actual beating heart (from a pig). For Lynn's crush, Francisco, her lucky jockstrap. For Luan's crush, Benny, a pie in the face. Luna tries to give Sam her favorite guitar pick, but is unable to muster up any confidence and holds herself back.
The next day, Leni arrives with the third and final letter, which reads:
"Dear L. Loud,
Here's a third letter,
'Cause I'm still feeling skittish,
I dig your sweet sounds,
And love of all things British."
The siblings realize that Luna is the intended recipient, and Lori further reads on the letter:
"I think it's time
We put love on the menu,
Meet me tonight at Banger's & Mosh,
The British eatery and rock venue."
Luna, now excited that she's the intended recipient, is carried off by the siblings to get her dressed up.
At Banger's & Mosh, the siblings await Sam's arrival. While waiting, they notice their parents are there, and Lynn Sr. wearing his British bearskin hat. They walk up to them, and the parents ask what they're doing here. Lincoln tells them they're waiting for Sam, Luna's secret admirer, because of the love letter that was sent to them. Rita, however, tells them that there was a mix up; the letters were meant for Lynn Sr. They explain that back then, when Rita was a crossing guard, Rita would fawn over Lynn Sr.'s British accent every time he would cross the road. However, because she didn't have the courage to talk to him, she instead slipped in some love letters to show her affection. After the third note, Rita finally had the courage to ask him on a date, and met at Banger's & Mosh, where they fell in love. Twenty years have passed since that first date, and it happens to be today, Rita consoles Luna because the letter was not for her, but Luna says that because of that story, she feels more open to express her love towards Sam, and says that everybody should do the same.
The next day, the siblings discretely slip in their love letters to their respective crushes. Luna, with her love letter in hand, slips it into Sam's locker, and quickly departs. A trio of bandmates walk by, and Sam, who's revealed to be a female, stops to open her locker. She opens her locker, and the anonymous love letter that Luna slipped in falls out. Sam picks it up, reads the letter, and smiles, leading Luna to smile with confidence as well, thinking that Sam could return her affection after all.
Cast[]
- Collin Dean as Lincoln
- Catherine Taber as Lori
- Liliana Mumy as Leni
- Nika Futterman as Luna
- Cristina Pucelli as Luan / Mazzy
- Jessica DiCicco as Lynn / Lucy / Benny (uncredited)
- Grey Griffin as Lana / Lola / Lily
- Lara Jill Miller as Lisa
- Brian Stepanek as Lynn Sr.
- Jill Talley as Rita / Sam
- Richard Horvitz as Chaz/Skippy/David
Clyde, Winston, Paige, Margo, Dana, Becky, Joey, and Sully have no lines in this episode. Silas, Francisco, Farmer, Unnamed Woman, Bernie, Steve, and Whitney aren't listed in the credits, but are heard screaming, coughing, yelling, groaning, gasping, cheering, and talking.
Moral/Lesson[]
- It's important to have perseverance and don't give up.
Trivia[]
- Luna is shown to have a crush on another girl, Sam, making this episode the second to introduce a same-sex couple, after "Overnight Success" (Howard and Harold).
- She was assumed to be bisexual by fans based on her attraction to Hugh in "Study Muffin" and her calling Ms. DiMartino "smokin".
- Her bisexuality was possibly hinted in the scene where Lisa gives David a pig's heart: the books where David can be seen standing on are arranged in a way that resembles the bisexual flag.
- This episode aired in June, which is also LGBT pride month.
- She was assumed to be bisexual by fans based on her attraction to Hugh in "Study Muffin" and her calling Ms. DiMartino "smokin".
- Kevin Sullivan considers this episode one of his favorites.
- This episode is one of the only episodes where the title is not a pun, a reference nor has any form of word play.
- A majority of the patrons at Banger's & Mosh are caricatures of The Loud House staff.
- This is the only episode where Jessica DiCicco and Jill Talley voice Benny and Sam, respectively.