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UPDATE (Dec 24, 2013): I removed the link to Nick.com to watch One Coarse Meal because... they removed the episode from their roster. All they're showing right now are clips and episodes from Season 9. Sadly, that was the only way for you all to suff- I mean, watch the episode alongside this review. And because Viacom is pretty cutthroat about their content being uploaded to the internet- like this episode being uploaded in full without their consent- they'll just take it down immediately.
So, the only way to watch it is, if you happen to have the Season 7 DVD, or if the episode happens to show up on TV. Otherwise, you're going to either have to watch the "Speedy" versions of the episode they have on YouTube, or try to visualize what's going on the episode.
I'm sorry about that, but there's nothing I can do to fix it. I recommend watching the "Speedy" versions of this episode, as they are the most easily-accessible, but they will NOT match up with the time-stamp system of this review.
Once again, I apologize sincerely.
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Hello, Deviants everywhere!
As you guys might remember, last Thanksgiving I posted my Top 20 Worst SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes list. These episodes ranged from 20,000 Patties Under the Sea, to House Fancy, to The Splinter, to Summer Job, to One Coarse Meal, just to name a few. If there’s anything they share in common, aside from being part of the same show, and being the poison of cartoons in the western hemisphere, they’re also terrible. One episode in particular stands out though, and that would be One Coarse Meal, as you can imagine. Why? Well, there’s something about this episode that pushes it beyond a stupid episode or a bad special; something about it… just makes it… “special”. Keep this formula in mind:
Special =/= Good
It topped the list, and for a very special reason, but rather than explain this in the form of a boring essay, I’m going to do something a little… different.
In this review I’m actually working with a good friend of mine and roommate, , AKA Cody, is actually going to help me to review this monster, for two reasons:
1. We’ve planned for this to be the first double-review, and also a different style of review I like to call “Checkpoint Review”. By this I mean, I will post a link to the episode, so you can suffer watch alongside with us. This way, you can see where we break out into discussing what went wrong with this episode.
2. I needed a sucker, victim, somebody who had not seen the episode, somebody who was blind to the horror, just to see if they could see the problems that I did with this episode.
Also, we’re going to be using a script-type format in order for us to discuss our thoughts without any confusion. The checkpoints will be represented by “XX : XX”, to show where we paused the episode to share our commentary.
Now, without further ado, let’s watch One Coarse Meal and see why it made the top, or should I say “bottom”, of the list.
00:00
Danny: Welcome to the point of no return. First of all, I hate the title card- just everything about it. The title card looks pretty… eerie; it really sets the mood of what could be a pretty scary episode. The music just… doesn’t match; it’s WAY too cheery for this type of episode.
Cody: My lord, this whole episode itself is out of place for the show.
Danny: And we haven’t even started!
00:03
Cody: Who the flying blue hell decided to write this?
Danny: … they’re dead to me.
00:17
Danny: … and here are my nightmares for the week.
Cody: Why is he getting naked...? Is he actually getting laid...?
Danny: After Summer Job? I doubt it.
00:38
Danny: … surprise, surprise.
01:36
Danny: I have to admit, the way this episode actually starts, it took me by surprise, and not in a negative way. Plankton actually defeats Krabs and SpongeBob in pretty impressive, albeit weird, way.
Cody: It definitely seemed like a fun battle, and hell Plankton actually did win, which incidentally, is the highlight of this episode, more or less.
02:28
Danny: … I have no words for this.
Cody: What…the...hell…? Way to go SpringBoob…
03:24
Danny: Okay, that’s easily the only funny moment in this episode.
Cody: Yeah… although I’m not quite sure when Plankton suddenly became scared of pearl..i mean he’s been around her plenty of times, and nothing... suddenly, heart attack when he’s near her.
Danny: … and this is where the episode starts to fall apart. The thing is that in order for the episode to make sense, we have to believe that Plankton is scared of whales. But, as you said, he’s been around Pearl before. One notable example is, The Algae is Always Greener. Granted, that episode Plankton switched roles with Krabs, but he still interacted with her with no signs of fear. Obviously, anybody who’s watched the show for this long, would know that Plankton being scared of Pearl just wouldn’t happen.
Cody: Also, what “Documentaries” was plankton talking about? I mean, they all live under the ocean.. .what documentaries do they have on whales eating plankton anyway? I’m pretty sure they don’t have those shows.
Danny: First of all, they don’t, they eat krill. Second of all, we’re talking about them as people; which would technically make the whales cannibals. This scene highlights one of the episode’s biggest weaknesses, which is the inconsistency of the show in general. Most of the time, especially in the earlier seasons, they would use the inconsistencies of the show’s setting to an episode’s advantage for a great joke. In the recent seasons however, it treats the show’s setting in… basically whatever manner it wants it to be. How is this relevant? Well, because, as I said, it makes the inconsistencies and plot holes shine through, black and white, clear as crystal. It’s not the first episode to suffer from this, but believe me, we’re just getting started.
Cody: Ya know, you talk a lot… but I get your point, the plot holes and stupid nonsense made the show able to crack good jokes... now, it really is just stupid nonsense, it all falls apart… like your mom clothes..
Danny: … what?
03:45
Danny: Umm… isn’t that illegal?
Cody: Yes… yes it is… Mr. Krabs is one cheap son of a b-
04:38
Danny: And… I’m not going to repeat myself as to why that is a plot hole. Again, flimsy set up for the stupid episode.
Cody: Yeah… pretty much… and because I’m sure no one asked this at the studios for this episode… “Is there a gas leak in here?”
06:04
Danny: I think by this point, it’s easy to tell that’s NOT Pearl. But… that’s only one thing that’s wrong.
Cody: It’s pretty hard to see how much this has effected plankton..i mean I wasn’t even aware of that fact that he could grow hair… or nails... especially to such an extent.. .and did he say 16 days? Poor Plankton.
Danny: Another thing, again inconsistent, is the tone of the episode. It’s jarring how much it shifts between comedic and disturbing, especially here. There’s nothing about this scene that’s particularly funny, rather it emphasizes how screwed up this whole ordeal is. Krabs should be able to understand he’s crossing a line… right?
Cody: Quite apparently he doesn’t.. .and plankton’s getting pretty much no mercy from this red shelled looney.
07:02
Danny:…
…
… where do I begin?
Cody: Well… for one… this is just a nitpick, but why is plankton’s bed nothing but steel…? Isn’t he going through enough right now? And the people behind this episode give him a steel bed? Anyway, his nightmare is pretty terrifying… by this show’s standards (if it has any), and poor plankton can’t even get a good night’s sleep. I mean it seemed nice for him to see his family... but then they ruined this moment with plankton losing all skin and tissue from the gastric acid…
Danny: This is a nightmare scene, so I can understand them doing THAT… but, it doesn’t excuse any of this. First of all, whether or not the viewer watching this find the scene scary, it’s easy to understand that nightmares are frightening to the one having it. I know that should go without saying, but they clearly show that everything that Krabs is doing to poor Plankton, is making him suffer. That was a very… “vivid” nightmare sequence, and I could do nothing but feel sorry for Plankton. Even if you consider stealing the Krabby Patty formula a crime, which legally it is, Plankton has done NOTHING to deserve THIS type of torment. Regarding Plankton’s demise in his nightmare, I don’t know about you, but it is a pretty morbid moment. No blood or guts are shown… but that doesn’t make it any less gruesome, your imagination could easily fill in the gaps of what happened, and you’ll see how messed up it is. To anybody reading this, before you say anything, I know it’s a nightmare, yes… but, there was no need for them to be so detailed with it; I don’t know if I made this point before, but SpongeBob is not the type of show to rely on shocking the viewer in order to get a reaction, positive, or otherwise, it has relied more in its comedy and likeable cast. HERE, anything that gave SpongeBob the charm that’s made it so memorable, it is stripped straight out of it, namely here. And if the nightmare isn’t enough for you to turn away your head in disgust, Mr. Krabs GLOATING about all the emotional damage he’s causing to Plankton should really be the nail on the head as to what your opinion on this show is. There is another problem that this episode represents for me, but I’ll get to that later. For now…
…oh, God. There’s more of this.
07:31
Danny: … oh, boy. Gimme a minute..
Cody: Here, I’ll take over. So, yeah. That happened, Plankton decided he wanted to end his life by getting run over… or stomped to death. Now quite honestly, that’s extraordinarily dark for a show that’s supposed to be aimed at CHILDREN…he specifically asked himself, what was the point in going on (living if you couldn’t figure that) and decided to lay in the road…but hey, SpongeBob decided to come over and see what’s up… I wonder how he’ll make things worse…?
07:34
Danny: “Good nature”? “GOOD NATURE”?! Okay, let me step back a little… let me get this straight… it’s too much for SpongeBob’s “good nature” for him to crush Plankton, but it’s perfectly okay to cooperate with Krabs in order to write bogus stories to harm his friends? It’s okay for him to leave his pet at the hands of a monstrous creature? It’s okay for him to drive his neighbors to insanity? It’s okay for him to ruin Squidward’s TV show? It’s okay for him to kidnap and arrest children and seniors without any comeuppance? Among many other things… that… it’s all okay… perfectly fine, just dandy… a-okay… Plankton willingly asking SpongeBob to crush him as hard as possible? That’s too much…?
… I just don’t GET YOU, SHOW! ARE YOU HONESTLY TRYING TO TELL ME AFTER ALL THAT HE’S DONE, ALL THE DAMAGE HE’S CAUSED, ALL THE FUCKING BUFOONERY HE’S DONE, THIS IS TOO MUCH??!!
… okay, that, that line right there… that’s… what else needs to said? There is absolutely NO redeeming this episode whatsoever! BUT… it’s still not over… why am I doing this again?
Cody: Because you’ve decided to torment yourself… you masochist... and you decided to drag me along with you..
08:00
Cody: Mess? I think mess is a MASSIVE understatement. Mr. Krabs, you are a real cynical assh-
08:08
Danny: You’re kidding me… even SpongeBob can see how messed up this is? HIM?!
Cody: At least he’s finally showing that he has SOME kind of conscience..
Danny: I wonder where it was during A Pal for Gary, House Fancy, Best Day Ever- the list goes on, you know?
Cody: Of course I know, he’s spent a very long time being a prick, and not showing any kind of remorse… but I guess suddenly now that someone is attempting SUICIDE!! he finally decides to show he cares.
Danny: He has a noble cause… maybe this episode ISN’T Totally irredeemable…
10:00
Danny: Oh, thank God, there’s only two minutes left. Okay… maybe I was wrong, maybe SpongeBob CAN change for the better- he’s turning against his own BOSS, to help his, Krabs’, ARCH-ENEMY. Be honest with me, people; Krabs had it coming.
Cody: Of course he had it coming… along with all his illegal works.. .his rampant asshole-ish behavior… his easily identifiable disregard for life that is not his own… I think he deserves to be turned against, and SpongeBob turning against him? Makes it so much better.
10:24
Danny: .. a mime? That… that’s just borderline embarrassing.
Cody: …borderline? Dude if I were scared of a mime and suddenly everyone found out… I’d never show my face again. That’s beyond embarrassing… how can someone be scared of a mime? Oh well, I guess now that everyone knows Krab’s fear, he’ll seem a bit less credible now… right?
10:54
Danny: You know… at THIS point in the series, I SHOULD be numb to the one thing that just about ALL of these episodes share; an awful ending- I SHOULD not care that it ends in such a God-awful sour note, I shouldn’t even notice it… and yet… I can’t ignore it. I just can’t ignore the fact that SpongeBob betrayed Plankton like that…
Cody: Technically, he betrayed Krabs... then Krabs again… then Plankton… but still, to think that he almost saved this Goddamn episode… why SpongeBob…? Why couldn’t you have just sided with plankton for ONCE!?!?!?....
Danny: And this is pretty much the reason why this episode is at the top of my list. Why? Because in no way, shape or form, can I defend the way EVERYTHING fell apart. I can NOT let anybody tell me about how or what they liked about this episode, if so… why? Just tell me, if you are that guy, that ONE FUCKING GUY, who likes this episode… please tell me why. I’m being honest, serious… please tell me why? Because, after all of this… there’s nothing that can be said that will do this episode justice- JUSTICE is not a word that should be used in the same sentence as this episode, I-I-I… WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY?! I’m just speechless, I’m baffled, I can’t believe that- okay. It’s one thing to have an episode be horrible the whole way through, that’s one thing… but this episode had a high point, it sunk, then picked up again… it COULD have been salvaged, it COULD have been saved; it would still been out of place, but… if it would have ended right before the last… 30 seconds… I could have been more forgiving about this episode. I’ll take The Splinter over this, I’ll take Yours, Mine and Mine, hell, I’ll even take that toenail scene from House Fancy, at its most cringe-worthy… those episodes are ugly… on the outside. The way I see it, as DISGUSTING and REVOLTING as they are, the more they’re seen, the less and less effect they will have… THIS EPISODE? To call it “disgusting”, doesn’t even begin to cover it. I… to say that I hate this episode… that’s putting it mildly… this is not JUST a bad SpongeBob episode… it is quite possibly the worst episode I’ve seen in a cartoon, ANY cartoon. For, not only, to me, did it bring the quality of the show to the bottom of the sea floor… but the quality of the network. I teased this point up to now-
Cody: Calm down, Dan… you’re gonna pop a blood vessel here. Yeah, we get that the episode is horrible, and it’s definitely driven you down to the depths of insanity. I can tell by the rage on your face and the veins on your forehead that are about to POP, but take a small breath… and then we’ll continue on…
Danny: … as I was saying; I teased this point up to now, this is not just an episode that made quit the show, it made me quit Nickelodeon altogether. I know that may sound like an exaggeration to some of you, but the fact that they let something like this air, and nobody dared to put a stop to it, to make some corrections, SOMETHING; the fact that this was an idea that wasn’t even scrapped… that says a lot. That tells me, they don’t care about what they air, what they write, what they produce… they just don’t care. The fun, care, creativity, whatever Nickelodeon had that made it one of the networks that has produced some very cherished and well-missed shows: Hey, Arnold!, Invader Zim, Rocko’s Modern Life, Danny Phantom, Rugrats, Doug, and even the original SpongeBob SquarePants, just to name a few… whatever they had that made their network worth watching… it’s all gone. This episode is clear proof of this. For that reason, this will forever be the low point of the network, and it’s something that they will not recover from… and judging by how many fans, not from SpongeBob, but Nickelodeon as a whole, have turned off from the network, I’m not alone on this. And… this was hard, this was not an easy episode to stomach…
… did I just make a fucking joke relating to this episode…?
… I’m going to kill myself, now.
Cody:… yeaaah... I guess before I go try to keep Dan from ending himself... I’ll close up this review. Yeah, this episode was horrid… it was depressing.. and all in all… it was just out of character. Everyone was here to just torment plankton, who didn’t deserve it at all. And the one shining moment that SpongeBob could have had… he tossed it out like trash. And seriously, the network itself should be put on notice for this. I’m positive that they knew the context of this episode; they knew that this episode was dark, and so mean-spirited. They knew that this episode should not have been out... was this one of those “Lost Episodes” that actually found its way? Possibly, at least in my opinion, anyway I think it’s time to close up shop, I gotta go hide all the knives and sharp objects before Danny play some “Fruit Ninja” with his arms.
Final Mark of Approval:
Not Rated
You may be wondering why I refused to give the episode a rating mark, but I, for one, doesn’t think that an F- will even cover my hatred for this episode.
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WOW! One Coarse Meal. This, together with A Pal for Gary, is an absloute disgrace in animation history.
Honestly, Mr. Krabs became a new villain here in this episode. Laughing at Plankton's misery and suicide is a dangerously EVIL sin and I really hate his greedy attitude with a blazing passion. I can't believe we have a creepypasta in a freakin kids' series.
In contrast, a Family Guy episode like this, called Killer Queen; did better than this pure evil and miserable SB episode. In the said FG episode, Brian scares the baby named Stewie with an album called Queen: News of the World. After scaring Stewie too much with the music album, Stewie was going to attempt suicide with a pistol, but thank God Brian save Stewie from death. That episode is better, and suicidal creepypasta like this belongs in an adult cartoon like Fg and a horror movie, NOT IN A KIDS' SHOW LIKE THIS!
And by the way, speaking of this art, I love your reaction to OCM here in this digital painting. This is how every teen and adult SpongeBob fans feel this way. I love it. I like it.
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You know what's funny? Family Guy did the same thing but did it differently.
It's the episode where Brian uses the cover of a Queens album(News to the World) to scare Stewie for shits and giggles. When Stewie tries to kill himself, Brian immediately stops him and assures him that the monster on the cover album is not real, which calms Stewie down.
So yeah, Spongebob has sinked lower than what Family Guy dish out for. You did a great review for a bad episode of Spongebob. What was Nickelodeon thinking? Those sick F@%#!
Good review, I enjoyed reading it.
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That's pretty sad when an episode of Family Guy has more maturity and common sense to explain through suicide- which is where we expect it to be offensive; and yet SpongeBob is the one who drops the ball. Glorious.
But thanks for the critique. Really appreciate it.
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Your welcome.
I've always wanted a premium account so that my artwork can be critique. I know that I'm seen as begging for an account, but I'll draw anything for a Premium account.
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I have to say, this...is...the eye of truth.
Everything you said in this review reflects not only the integrity of the franchise, the namesake, and the very foundation of Spongebob, but the very movement that the studio Nickelodeon made.
I felt sick knowing that Plankton went through such torture that even I felt that it was harsh, although 'harsh' is an understatement. The show has really made itself into a cesspool of plot holes, empty jokes and forgotten character values.
Mr. Krabs deserves everything he gets, and Plankton should be the main protagonist for once. Thank you for this gift.
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I quit the show way before this episode. I liked it at first, but then this monstrous piece of number two shows up and kills it. Read my other reviews/critiques to see why I hate this show now.
I want the good stuff back like DP. Good grief I'd rather watch DP's episode TUE over this trash. I'd rather watch BARNEY or TELLY TUBBIES (Both which I hate with passion) over SpongeBob, and that's saying something. We need to email Nick and tell them to take SpongeBob off the air because of it's mature content or bump up the ratings. Parents should be emailing Nick by now! I swear I will create multiple emails and spam the Nick inboxes with hate letters for SpongeBob.
If you need me, I'm going to be doing some DP/MLP crossover art. Yes, doing it for the story I'm co-writing on Fanfiction (Ghosts in Equestria is book one, Luna's Nightmare is book two, Halfas in the Crystal Empire is book 3, and Halfa storm is in progress but is book 4).
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Boy, let me tell you, I can believe every single word you have said in this review. This is, without a doubt, a really fucked up episode. I mean, the logic makes no sense, Krabs is just plain cruel to Plankton, and we're actually siding with the character that's supposed to be the villain. What were they thinking?
I can see that you really wanted to show your animosity for this episode, and the crossover review idea was pretty cool too. I also like the title card there. Shows the evils that lurk.
I don't know if I can find anything negative to talk about your review. But the negative thing is the episode itself. And believe me when I say this episode should have been canned. But I guess they felt like it was necessary.
I guess if there's one thing I wish you could have done, it was make a few jokes rather than just analyze over the whole thing. The analysis was good, but you should have made a few jokes like the Nostalgia Critic or MoBrosStudios.
Overall, despite not very many jokes, I can still agree with you 100% Keep on liking the classic SpongeBob and stay away from the new episodes.
Good day.
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You know, its never in my right mind supposed to be for kids when Plankton tried to kill himself on the road, that's really fucked up in the ass.
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It really doesn't make any sense why Krabs would do this. I mean, PRE-MOVIE Krabs would've just either chased him out as usual or, to quote another user, used Plankton's phobia for security purposes. Y'know, to keep him out of the Krusty Krab and a way from the formula.
But no...he clearly has ZERO qualms psychologically putting people he hates through Hell for his own sick enjoyment (and again, NOT for the purpose of protecting the formula). And when he finds out he's gone too far, he just laughs and jeers about it.
That is NOT the Mr. Krabs I knew when I was young!
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This episode is just horrible. In fact, I've begun to hate this episode even more than I have before. The main reason why is because some jerk on DeviantArt tortured me nonstop with his comments (don't ask me what they were), to the point where I couldn't feel safe anymore. I was then driven to suicidal depression, and I even threatened to end my own life by laying on the railroad tracks to get run over. The worst part was that the user showed no remorse. At all! Luckily, I managed to snap out of it.
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Blu3Danny, your lists about the WORST SpongeBob Squarepants episodes AND this review are AMAZING! Keep up the good work, man!
Also, there was a creepypasta about this, where it was the same episode, but with different outcomes.
EX: Road scene, where Plankton is lying on the road, waiting for the bus to crush him, until SpongeBob enters and tries to convince him.
THIS is where the differences begin.
Original: Plankton agrees and comes with SpongeBob.
CreepPasta: Plankton refuses, so SpongeBob runs inside the Krusty Krab and DRAGS out Eugene, but as soon as SpongeBob is, like, 10 feet away from the road, it's too late. The bus crushes and kills Plankton. The creepypasta version then takes it to a new level of, "That is so low, you could STEP over it." by placing Plankton on a platform. There are 2 lights: White light, which resembles Heaven, and Dark Light, which resembles Hell. What scares the shit out of Plankton is that, while he's on the platform, below him, there are MILLIONS of whales yelling and hungry. Since Plankton commited suicide, he has no choice but to drop down. He is soon eaten by whales.
<-----------------Those are the creators. They want your money AND your soul.
Fuck One Coarse Meal. No, fuck the people that WROTE it. No, FUCK EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ONE COARSE FUCKING MEAL!!!
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Oh god, why did you have to use my icon? Now I feel the (cringe or drama I think?) flooding through my bones, cause once you use my icons, I CAN SEE IT, I CAN FREAKING SEE IT. (ehh yeah... I don't remember plankton trying to suiciding when I watch it since it's been a VERY long time since I have watch sponhgebob.)
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That's okay, because I wouldn't want to remember it EITHER. It's also a bad message to kids...SOMEHOW.
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Driving Plankton to Suicide? Was Phil Tibbet on drugs?
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...I want to become a writer for Spongebob so we have a person who can politely veto the bad ideas.
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Driving plankton to suicide? What was Paul Tibbitt thinking?
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Well I might be burned at the stake for doing this but here goes, I respectfully disagree. I think this episode is underrated. Why? Well, I have a dark sence of humor and I actually love how blunt plankton was when he stated he wanted to get run over. I have made suicide jokes on the past and so have other shows and even cartoons. Hell I even think the Nostalgia Critic even talked about this once. People are also going to make jokes about suicide in the future. We all don't have the same sense of humor and we all have different tastes. What I think is funny may not be what you think is funny. I also think that it harkens back to that paranoia theme of the first and second season episodes. Again, we all have different things we laugh at and even though I disagree with your opinion, I will respect it.
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Sorry for the late reply, again- college. You know the deal.
Alright now for the real response and... I'm sorry to do this. You're a nice guy, you're a nice guy, I love your activity, I know we don't talk much but I would consider you a friend... which is why it's going to hurt me to tell you that there's something faulty about your argument, because it's coming across as if me finding suicide jokes distasteful (which I don't- they're jokes) is what made me hate the episode and you are saying that it's those types of jokes that make it funny.
Yes we all have different senses and tastes of humor, that is very much true, and if you find this episode funny (I don't know HOW on Earth that's humanly possible) well... good for you- can't really do anything to change that and I'm not going to try to change your mind. However the reason why this episode is terrible is NOT because it used suicide jokes- SpongeBob used suicide and DEATH jokes before this episode was even a thought, so THAT gets crossed out the list immediately. No, it's because they WANT us to take this both seriously AND still play it out as a joke.
Uh...
And I'll tell you why it falls apart, even if it's meant to be "dark and edgy" for SpongeBob- that idea alone is a failure because SpongeBob is a show that is IMPOSSIBLE to take seriously. That's not saying dark, or surreal, or emotional moments don't exist in the show, quite the opposite in fact, but this episode does not work in a comedic way because it is trying to play Plankton's paranoia for drama. Whether or not that was the intention is something that I can't tell is true or not (knowing how Casey and Zeus write I'm pretty sure it's not) because these dark and tense moments are off-set by awkwardly-placed lame attempts at jokes. I call them attempts because they have no punchlines and they're not funny- and I mean that in the lazily-written type of way. But there are enough (from the direct way of Plankton WANTING to get run over as if it's nothing, as an example, and the comedy is a lot more obvious at the beginning of the episode, when SpongeBob is more prevalent) of these to off-set it to the point where there is NO dramatic tension or suspense. So what you basically have is an episode that is trying to be BOTH upbeat and sill, AND dark and tense with no smooth middle ground to it- so the jokes awkwardly pile up with the darker themes, and the reactions are too underplayed to ever be funny that it comes back to making us feel sympathy for Plankton, especially when you consider the fact that while, yes, he WAS stealing the Formula again, he was driven to KILL HIMSELF BY HIS FORMER BEST FRIEND. And yes, I DO know that Krabs has been cruel in the past, however Krabs being a complete asshole was off-set by the fact that he got his retribution for his villainous behavior. Krabs was the villain here, and he NEARLY got away with it! And what does the episode "punish" him with?
... a mime.
Not exactly "comedy gold", if you get where I'm going at here.
In conclusion, this episode is STILL an abysmal failure even from a dark humor standpoint because the dark moments are either not comedic or performed by slapdash comedic timing, and there are just NOT any jokes at all in the last two-thirds of the episode to qualify as a comedy, and yet because of the way SpongeBob just works, it's ALSO impossible to feel any dramatic tension from it because we already know how it's GOING to end.
So, sorry, but you did NOT convince me at all that you actually find this episode underrated for any other reason than "it's dark". Well, so is "Nasty Patty", which did something along this episode's lines a whole LOT better.
I love you and I respect you, man- but this ain't cutting it. I still don't believe this episode has anything worthwhile about it, no matter what angle you look at it from.
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Hey, it fine. If I didn't convince you well, that's okay. I just wanted to share an alternative view on it. You don't have to agree with me, and i'm not a troll. So, again it's fine we all have opinions.
Also, the ending wasn't funny tbh. Yay they learned nothing that's a good lesson for the kiddies.
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No, I know you're not a troll at all, man. And hey, you tried- that's what counts.
But I want to STRESS that I have no problem with you finding the episode funny- none whatsoever. If you really enjoy it, then enjoy it, I'm going to stop you- it wouldn't right for me to do so anyways. I utterly despise it, but I think that goes without saying by this point. Nothing happened, you're fine- relax, you're not in trouble, I'm not going to tell the teacher, you're good.
Yeah, hey at least we can both agree with that- I'll take it.
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So how do you want yourself? medium or well-done?
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Note: I am just joking, I respect you opinion even if it is different from my own and/or the majority. I just wanted an excuse to post a lot of themed emotes.
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Also...there's ALOT of fire emotes on this site.
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Just imagine if "Two Coarse Meals" became an episode in Season 10...
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When most of the voice cast that works on this show has spoken against this episode, you know that it's not a good episode at all.
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Why the hell is these episode still airing and why the fuck do people like it? its one of the worst SpongeBob episodes... no, its one of the worst episode of any thing animated ever. I mean... it makes fine of suicide, FUCKING SUICIDE! and yet people like these crap?. good review man these is the worst episode of SpongeBob ever.
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Honestly, this is my most hated episode of SpongeBob of all time. It mostly has to do with my personal issues. I've attempted to commit suicide three times to my everlasting shame. I now know that I am needed after all, but this episodes offends me because it shrugs off the real issue of suicide. No one know how it feels until they've experienced it themselves, and after that, you never want to feel it again.
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Yeah, I honestly have always been curious to hear the opinion of this episode through the perspective of someone who attempted to commit suicide before; but I don't think anybody needs that experience just to realize how... to put it bluntly, fucked up this episode is- and that's only for the suicide angle ALONE. Don't forget that these two used to be the best of friends at one point.
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In my opinion, the episode hurts a lot more because of those experiences. Don't you worry, I'm okay now and I don't want to die anymore.
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Geez, that really sucks. But I'm happy to hear that you are doing alright.
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Thank you so much for your concern.
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People can watch the episode alongside your review here on facebook.
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Why would people do that? That baffles the complete pizza pie filled with fuck out of me! Why would people watch a episode that was so DARK, even the DEVIL HIMSELF wouldn't even want to see the FIRST FIVE FUCKING SECONDS OF THE DAMN THING?
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Oh! Well... good to know.
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I wonder if this episode was what inspired the Creepypasta SpongeBob Story, "Squidward's Suicide."
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I doubt it- I think it might have been the other way around.
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I said "Was what inspired" not "Was inspired by." Yes, I meant the other way around.
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Pfft! Well that goes to show you just what happens when you're replying to comments at 3 in the morning.
Though my point still stands. And isn't that a funny case of media inbreeding?
One Coarse Meal, (may have) inspired Squidward's Suicide, which inspired Are You Happy Now?
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What is "Are You Happy Now"? I never heard of it.
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It's an episode that came out in 2012 where Squidward becomes shut-in. There are references- or I should say, "jokes"- to him committing suicide. Supposedly inspired by "Squidward's Suicide".
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Hiya Blu3danny remember Tikistar1234? WELL I AM THAT VERY TIKISTAR! Just had no computer for a while...Also u awesome d:
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Oh! Well... glad to see you're back. d:
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truly one of the worst spongebob episodes ever
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