Giving Up the Ghost

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## Broadcast Information

### **Airdate**

🇺🇸- February 9, 2018
🇳🇱- April 4, 2018
🇮🇱- April 25, 2018
🇨🇦- April 27, 2018
🇫🇷- May 6, 2018
🇩🇰- May 10, 2018
🇳🇴- May 10, 2018
🇸🇪- May 10, 2018
🇬🇧- May 27, 2018
🇷🇺- June 3, 2018
🇮🇹- June 14, 2018
🇲🇽- June 15, 2018
🇦🇺- July 5, 2018
🇲🇴- July 10, 2018
🇵🇹- July 19, 2018
🇪🇸- July 19, 2018
🇪🇺- August 8, 2018
🇵🇱- August 22, 2018<nowiki>
🇯🇵- August 27, 2018
🇩🇪- November 9, 2018
🇬🇷- January 25, 2019
🇫🇮- August 25, 2019

## Credits

### **Storyboard by**

Creshosk, Yuuki Redstar

Giving Up the Ghost is the ninth episode of season 3 of the Ravenverse version of Loud House.

## Plot

In an alternate timeline, a sudden tragedy shakes the Loud Family

## Synopsis

As the sun rises on Royal Woods, Lio’s Morioh-Cho Radio Alarm signals the arrival of a new day whilst waking the twin brothers. Lincoln expresses brief irritation at being woken from his slumber so early and starts to chastise Lio before changing his tune and getting excited. Lio asks Lincoln why he seems so happy and Lincoln explains that today is the day his custom Ace Savvy story featuring the Full Deck Gang and Wild Card Willy, as seen in *Pulp Friction*, hits the shelves and that he is eager to buy a copy as soon as the comic store opens. Lio laughs and playfully teases Lincoln, telling his brother that he’s acting like he did when Vento Aureo’s adaptation was announced. Lincoln rebuts Lio by confidently stating that nothing could possibly ruin his day.

As if to jinx his confidence, Lincoln and Lio hear a ruckus in the next room caused by their sisters. Lio quips “You were saying?”, to which Lincoln replies “Shut up”. Lincoln asked Lio what he plans on doing for today and Lio answers that he’s going on a date with Kat to the movies. The two of them are planning to see the movie Isle of the Dogs and express excitement at the thought. Lio asks Lincoln if he wants him (Lio) to accompany him to the comic store just in case. Lincoln declines, stating that he should be perfectly alright and that he has nothing to worry about.

The episode suddenly shifts to a first person perspective, depicting someone waking up on a beach. They express confusion as they look around frantically and desperately, trying to figure out where they are and how they got there. The person looks up into the sky, where they see the horizon of planet Earth in the distance, filling up the starry moonlit sky. This causes the person to freak out and start to splash water on their face as they seemingly hyperventilate. The person suddenly hears footsteps behind them and turns around to see a pink haired woman approaching them. The person (in a distinctly male, yet distorted voice) frightened by their presence yells at them to stay away. The woman assured them that she means no harm and outreaches a supportive hand as a blinding white glow slowly envelops the screen.

We cut back to Royal Woods where, in a callback to the season one episode of the series, *Project Loud House*, Lincoln goes through a morning routine of helping out his sisters before settling down in the living room and showing Lucy that he hasn’t forgotten about her by handing her her poetry book. The sisters themselves notice that Lincoln is in an extremely happy mood and ask him what’s up, prompting Lincoln to explain. Happy to see their brother happy, the sisters resolve not to ruin his big day and even ask if they can do anything to return the favor since he helped them not too long ago. Lincoln declines and prepares a bowl of Zombie Bran before sitting in front of the TV to watch *ARRGH! You for Real?*. Lincoln remarks “Man, even my sisters aren’t arguing? Today really is shaping up to be the best day ever.”

We return to the sandy beach and back to a first person perspective as the person asks the woman who they are and where they are. The woman introduces herself as Kori and explains that the person has met a terrible fate. The person is confused as Kori struggles to come out and say it. The person then has another dilemma as they freak out and exclaim “Oh my god, I don’t even know who *I* am! What’s going on?” They wipe their eyes as they struggle not to cry while Kori explains that they are beyond the gate, which fails to answer their question. Finally Kori comes right out and reluctantly explains to them that they are dead. As to be expected, our first person narrator doesn’t take this well and starts freaking out again, only for Kori to calm them with a soothing pat on the head before asking if they truly don’t know who they are. The person replies with a no and that they only remember being part of a large family and that they had 11 other siblings. Kori asks the person to retrace their steps and try to remember what happened before we fade back into the episode’s main story.

Lincoln is counting his money before getting ready to head out and buy his comic. At the same time, Lio shares a laugh with Luan before the latter has to leave for a party she’s clowning at. Lio expresses interest in wanting to tell Luan a joke he came up with, but Luan is in a hurry. She quickly tells her little brother not to worry however since “It’s not like this is the last time you’ll ever see me” before giving him an affectionate head pat and heading out the door. Lio then meets Lincoln at the door and the two fist bump as they prepare to go out and carry out their plans for the day. Lio once again asks Lincoln if he’d like Lio to accompany him since he still has two hours before the movie he and Kat are supposed to see is set to start. Lincoln once again declines and wishes Lio a happy date with Kat before the twins part ways.

At the comic shop, Lincoln patiently waits in line for the Full Deck copy of Ace Savvy. The episode shows the Bratty Kid from Cereal Offender accompanied by two friends, standing in line behind Lincoln. Bratty Kid stares daggers at Lincoln, who is oblivious to it all. Lincoln ends up buying the last copy of Ace Savvy, much to the Bratty Kid’s dismay, prompting them to ominously follow Lincoln out of the comic shop. At the same time, Lio is walking to meet up with Kat before getting a bad feeling in his gut. He quickly texts Kat to say he’ll be a little late before heading off in Lincoln’s direction.

Cut back to the beach, where the person is trying their hardest to remember. We get brief flashbacks of events throughout the episode that mostly focus on Lincoln as the person places their hands on their head in despair.

Back to the central plot and we see a battered and bruised Lincoln being beaten up by Bratty Kid and his friends. Offscreen, Lio yells at the trio “Leave my brother alone!” before rushing to Lincoln’s aid.

Back on the beach, the person finally remembers who they are as the voice distortion lessons and we hear a familiar voice. The person washes their face with water one last time before gazing into the clear ocean water, showing the reflection of Lio Loud with a gaping hole in his torso and revealing that *he* is the dead person we’ve been following.

We cut back to the episode proper where we see the aftermath of a fight. Lio has seemingly fought off the bullies who attacked Lincoln and helps his brother to his feet. A conversation reveals that Lio ran off the Bratty Kid and his friends by stabbing one of his friends in the eye with a fork. Lio expresses concern for Lincoln’s health, pointing out his black eye and bloody lip. Lio insists on getting Lincoln home and begins escorting him back to the Loud House. Lincoln reveals that Bratty Kid targeted him after Lincoln got him banned from the supermarket in *Cereal Offender* and for Lincoln’s Ace Savvy pitch being accepted over his. Lio expresses anger over the trio attacking his brother and helps him along as the two try making it home.

As the two walk home, Lincoln suddenly notices that Bratty Kid and one of his friends has returned and that they’re following the twins. Lincoln tells Lio he knows a shortcut to make it back home safely before breaking into a sprint, telling Lio to follow him. Once Lincoln thinks they’re out of sight of Bratty Kid and his friend, he pulls Lio into an alleyway with the intent of using the maze to throw off any pursuers before making a break for home. Unfortunately, they are cut off at the exit by the friend of Bratty Kid who Lio stabbed in the eye. Bratty Kid corners the twins and threatens Lincoln before directing his attention to Lio, telling the otaku that he should’ve minded his business.

Lincoln pleads with Bratty Kid to let Lio go as he has beef with Lincoln, not Lio. Bratty Kid considers it before refusing, stating that Lincoln will pay for screwing him over. As the twins gulp, Lincoln glances behind him, wondering if perhaps he and Lio could charge the larger kid blocking their exit and make a break for it. Meanwhile, Lio keeps his eyes on Bratty Kid, who reaches behind him. Lio notices a glint and pushes Lincoln out of the way before Bratty Kid (whose name is revealed to be Jeff) fires a shotgun, taking the shot meant for Lincoln in the process.

Bratty Kid and his friends then run away as Lincoln tries to process what just happened. He asks Lio if he’s alright before glancing down and seeing a lifeless Lio lying on the ground. Lio’s body below the upper chest isn’t shown as Lincoln cradles his now dead brother and desperately asks if he’s alright, seemingly in denial of his fate. Lincoln then frantically begs for help, screaming for someone to help Lio.

The episode takes us back to the beach where Kori asks Lio if he remembers now. Now in a third person perspective, Lio answers affirmatively, remembering his life as Lio Loud. He then asks Kori what she meant when she said he was beyond the gate, to which Kori sadly tells Lio that he is indeed in the afterlife and that there’s no returning to life. Lio, remembering the family he’s now lost, burst into tears and sobs as Kori holds him in a comforting embrace. The episode then ends on a somber note, with an instrumental of MysterySkulls’ *Ghost* playing over the credits. A post credits scene reveals Solis looking at the audience and making a shush gesture.

## Trivia

* The first AU episode not to feature Luba and the gang.

* The reception on this episode has divided the fanbase with some either praising the darker tone and else world story or hating it for its disconnect from the show’s more light hearted tone.

* The first episode appearance DLQ and the Afterlife timeline

* Second AU in canon alongside the Lubaverse.

* This episode spoils the fact that Lio and Kat become a couple, which doesn’t become official until the season 3 finale, *A Magically Loud Christmas*

* This episode is also the first of five half hour specials in season 3, the others being *Tripped, Really Loud Music,* the Lubaverse special, and the season finale

## References

* The episode title is a reference to the saying "Giving up the Ghost".