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Show: SpongeBob Squarepants
Episode: 104b
Year: 2008

Writer(s): Steven Banks, Luke Brookshire, Nate Cash

Wow, it's amazing how an episode with a very creative idea can become one of the cruelest in the entire series. The Last Man on Earth plot is definitely an interesting one, usually though its reserved for more mature series like The Twilight Zone, because trying to play a scenario like that for comedy is extremely difficult without making fun of insanity. Although, a recent Fox series with this as its premise was actually pretty good. That show knew how to make someone being the last human on Earth pretty funny; it also helps that our main character eventually found another human companion (spoilers btw).

This episode is essentially a rip-off of The Twilight Zone episode "Where Is Everybody?", although a hell of a lot more cruel. In both episodes, it's revealed that the main characters in question were never really alone, albeit for entirely different reasons. I'm not sure, but I think the episode wanted us to find SpongeBob slowly going insane and putting personality into inanimate objects funny. But it isn't at all. Also, I don't think SpongeBob can really shape-shift in any other episode, but whatever. You know how in "Plankton's Regular" how he was dealt such a low blow? This episode goes beyond even that.

Much like in "One Coarse Meal", certain actions here might be understandable if the show had any form of continuity. Granted, in the case of "One Coarse Meal” nothing would justify what was done. Additionally, SpongeBob is very close to his original personality in this episode when he isn't going mad; a common problem with SpongeBob torture porns like "Stuck in the Wringer". This is probably the worst example of an episode where the ending completely kills it, even more so than any other in the series, "One Coarse Meal" included.

If SpongeBob really had been abandoned for an entire day, it might at least be somewhat comedic in such a slightly comically short time-span, but the Bikini Bottomites abandoned him for weeks. And it is quite possible to go completely insane in that time span. Also, Patrick was among them, and his justification for it becomes the default justification for the episode: "they need a break from SpongeBob's laughter." A holiday dedicated to getting the fuck away from somebody isn't funny; it's sick and cruel. I don't even want to describe how it's celebrated, but let's just say that everybody here was as bad as Squidward was in "WhoBob WhatPants?", if not far worse.

Cringe-Inducing Audio: 3
Cringe-Inducing Visuals: 0
Lackluster Writing: 7
Annoyance: 4
Disturbing Content: 6
Unnecessary Cruelty: 8
Rancid Morals: 5
Low Production Values: 0
Unfortunate Implications: 0
Character Derailment: 7

Final Score: 40/100

SpongeBob Squarepants is owned by Nickelodeon and Viacom.

Animated Atrocities is from

Regulas314

Description
Show: SpongeBob Squarepants
Episode: 104b
Year: 2008

Writer(s): Steven Banks, Luke Brookshire, Nate Cash

Wow, it's amazing how an episode with a very creative idea can become one of the cruelest in the entire series. The Last Man on Earth plot is definitely an interesting one, usually though its reserved for more mature series like The Twilight Zone, because trying to play a scenario like that for comedy is extremely difficult without making fun of insanity. Although, a recent Fox series with this as its premise was actually pretty good. That show knew how to make someone being the last human on Earth pretty funny; it also helps that our main character eventually found another human companion (spoilers btw).

This episode is essentially a rip-off of The Twilight Zone episode "Where Is Everybody?", although a hell of a lot more cruel. In both episodes, it's revealed that the main characters in question were never really alone, albeit for entirely different reasons. I'm not sure, but I think the episode wanted us to find SpongeBob slowly going insane and putting personality into inanimate objects funny. But it isn't at all. Also, I don't think SpongeBob can really shape-shift in any other episode, but whatever. You know how in "Plankton's Regular" how he was dealt such a low blow? This episode goes beyond even that.

Much like in "One Coarse Meal", certain actions here might be understandable if the show had any form of continuity. Granted, in the case of "One Coarse Meal” nothing would justify what was done. Additionally, SpongeBob is very close to his original personality in this episode when he isn't going mad; a common problem with SpongeBob torture porns like "Stuck in the Wringer". This is probably the worst example of an episode where the ending completely kills it, even more so than any other in the series, "One Coarse Meal" included.

If SpongeBob really had been abandoned for an entire day, it might at least be somewhat comedic in such a slightly comically short time-span, but the Bikini Bottomites abandoned him for weeks. And it is quite possible to go completely insane in that time span. Also, Patrick was among them, and his justification for it becomes the default justification for the episode: "they need a break from SpongeBob's laughter." A holiday dedicated to getting the fuck away from somebody isn't funny; it's sick and cruel. I don't even want to describe how it's celebrated, but let's just say that everybody here was as bad as Squidward was in "WhoBob WhatPants?", if not far worse.

Cringe-Inducing Audio: 3
Cringe-Inducing Visuals: 0
Lackluster Writing: 7
Annoyance: 4
Disturbing Content: 6
Unnecessary Cruelty: 8
Rancid Morals: 5
Low Production Values: 0
Unfortunate Implications: 0
Character Derailment: 7

Final Score: 40/100

SpongeBob Squarepants is owned by Nickelodeon and Viacom.

Animated Atrocities is from

Regulas314