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    SBC's Top 50 Best Episodes Ever 2018!

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    World building is not something that we've come to expect in the average SpongeBob episode, which is part of what makes Rock Bottom such a refreshing watch in both the context of the season and the series itself. There's so much at play in this episode-- not only does the atmosphere exude a certain sense of loneliness akin to SpongeBob's exact feelings throughout, but the comedy itself often hinges on an uncomfortable feeling. There's always something to be said about the charm that season one exudes, and Rock Bottom is no exception to this with SpongeBob's characterization as an innocent and naive protagonist being juxtaposed against a dark and gritty location. To some extent, SpongeBob himself hits rock bottom in the most emotional sense while also being there physically, all the while this grit is balanced out with some of the most memorable jokes of the season like the bus stop gag and the surreal accent on one of the employees. Rock Bottom failed to make my list, but there's something to be said for how brilliantly the mix of atmospheric tension and surreal comedy come together to form something completely unique to itself. 

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    My Valentine's Day bias has always been fairly strong due to it's strong characterization of both Patrick and SpongeBob, showing their mutual bond as something more than just a friendship. It's so often in both pre-movie and post-movie alike that Patrick's side of the friendship is undermined in order to make a joke that it can be easy to forget that these two are friends at all, or at the very least that their friendship has any basis besides mutual idiocy or the common goal of annoying Squidward. Valentine's Day shows that their friendship exists, at least to some extent, for a deeper reason than just these common bonds. Patrick is genuinely hurt by SpongeBob not giving him a gift, and the resulting rampage is seriously one of the best moments in the show on a comedic level while simultaneously showing what Patrick can become when he's upset, the catalyst for which was not some trivial thing, but instead his friendship with SpongeBob. How often is it that we're given an episode that explores the bond between these characters so thoroughly? How often is it that we're given an episode that treats Patrick as a character and not as a device? My bias for this episode stems further from the fact that the ending, no matter how many times I watch the episode, never fails to make me smile and occasionally brings a tear to my eye. It's a genuinely heartwarming moment in the show and I"m glad to have pushed it onto the list, even if only at the bottom position. 

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    The Incredibles 2

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    -Evelyn being the Screenslaver became so apparent to me the moment she was on screen that it didn't even feel like a reveal, let alone a turning point in the film. In general, this villain is not one I'm a fan of-- there's a scene near the middle where Helen beats some random pizza delivery boy's ass (okay it's more complex than that,) and while she's looking for him, it's overlayed with some completely inane monologue about society today and our obsession with TV and the like. Barring that this scene would meet the requirements for submission on r/iamverysmart, it felt to me that very little was done with Screenslaver in this regard afterward, and she acted as a pretty standard villain for the rest of the film without much indication that she was trying to teach any sort of message. The motivations for the villain made just as little sense to me, as it seems senseless for Evelyn to want to put an outright ban on all Supers because they "make people less motivated to do things themselves" without also wanting to put a ban on any other crime-fighting figure in society? Why are the Supers the only characters towards which she has a vendetta? 

    -The constant cutting between Bob/Helen certainly worked cinematically but I was certainly not equally invested in the stories, and in all honesty the stuff with Bob never particularly interested me. Violet's story barely made any sense considering the stage of the relationship they were in at that point, which I feel could've been resolved if we hadn't started exactly where we left off. Bob caring for his children is heartwarming but still doesn't warrant the chunk of the movie it takes up. Jack Jack = best kid. 

    -The timeframe for the legalization of the supers was way too short and Elastagirl alone doing a few good things should not have made enough of an impact to change a federal law. All of that was just far too convenient for me. The final battle on the boat was a great moment although I feel that Helen finding a random weapon on the ground was a touch bit contrived. The new supers also play a bit more of a role here, yet still their presence feels wholly unnecessary throughout besides giving us a few new characters.

    -The humor in the movie  (when it isn't entirely Jack Jack-reliant) was pretty solid, one of the best examples being when Bob takes Violet to the restaurant where Tony works. The entire dynamic of that scene worked really well and was one of the few times I enjoyed the family's story. Edna's return was also a bit of a saving grace as Jack Jack brought out some great untapped elements in her persona. The action was also on point which some revamped animation definitely helped guide.

     

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