Young Nug Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Surprisingly, I didn't see a topic on this already. So, yeah. Spongebob and Patrick go back to Bikini Bottom back in the middle ages after a jousting accident. There's medieval versions of Plankton, Squidward, Pearl, and Mr. Krabs and Sandy, too. Spongebob, Patrick and Squidley have to stop Planktonimor from destroying Pearl and the entirety of Bikini BottomShire. It was a pretty good episode, and one of the best Post Movie specials. Everything seemed to work, and most of the jokes were executed well. The songs that Squidley sang were hilarious, and the action was coreographed pretty well. The animation was great too. 9.5/10. What did you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Jenkins Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I found it to be pretty dull at times but it wasn't all too bad, just decent. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebobfan29 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 It was alright. (P.S, I'm going to take a break from using the blank/10 score.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I agree with Clappy. I found it be bland; Spongebob usually has a sort of buoyancy to the show, and then there are some episodes without that vibe to it. This is one of those episodes that just sort of dragged on at points. I don't know how to explain it, some episodes just don't have that "wow" factor. I'd give it a 6/10. It wasn't bad, it wasn't good, it was just sort of... meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Mama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I love this episode! One of my favorite parts of this episode (and maybe even the whole series) is when the guy in the entrance put the spear up to his neck and said, "Huh... Someday, but not today." Heh, classic... 8.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumbo Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 The definition of dull. I did like Squidly, though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Wood Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Really really insanely bad episode. Poorly executed and one of the first Spongebob episodes I truly disliked. Didn't help that it was hyped up. squidly songs were good though. 1/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG19 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Can you please justify how it was poorly executed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Wood Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Because nothing really happened that was interesting? It's all opinion really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Sejima Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I give it 10/10. Fun action and an exciting medieval story. Cosmic Jelly #2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumbo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Can you please justify how it was poorly executed? The plot just kind of plodded along. Nothing really funny happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG19 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Nothing special? Eh, I disagree with both of you, but to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post georgesheardexpress9 Posted May 16, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hoooooo, boy. Where do I start? This has GOT to be one of the worst, if not THE worst episode ever to emerge from the series. Scratch that.... I'm not even sure HOW it emerged from the series at all.... I am actually questioning whether it emerged from the fiery depths of Hell. One of my main gripes with this episode is that Nickelodeon promoted it to no end back when it was about to be aired. They essentially promised us that it was going to be SpongeBob's greatest outing... that it was going to be a phenomenal thrillride of an episode. But what did we get? CRAP. Allow me to elaborate on why I loathe this episode with a passion. First off, the animation seems incredibly rushed at times. The most prominent example of this by far is during the scene in which SpongeBob is preparing to "vanquish" Lord Planktonamor. Good Lord.... his... his MOUTH. It... it's just so HUGE. Also, I can't help but notice how tiny and minuscule his eyes are, and how they are placed so high upon his face. I even have a snapshot of the scene saved as my user avatar, so you can see it for yourself. Additionally, the scene makes him look like he has an underbite, which he does NOT -- he has an overbite. You'd think that grotesque underbite and large gap in his top incisors would warrant an extreme dental examination, but, oh... there are more animation errors, my friends. Right before that scene, SpongeBob yells (in his insanely high-pitched voice... thanks, Tom Kenny, for ruining the titular character's voice), "PREPAAARE TO BE VANQUISHED-UH!!" No, I'm not going to delve into how ridiculous his voice is now... no, I'll save that for later. The REAL issue here is that a frame is repeated during the final word of that line. That repeated frame just made the episode look even LESS polished, unprofessional and lazy. Jesus Christ, had the animators even THOUGHT about double-checking? Now, I approach the issue I briefly touched upon in my last point -- SpongeBob's new voice. I honestly cannot stand how it is now. Why, why, why, why, WHY did Tom Kenny even PITCH the idea of changing the titular character's voice, when it was PERFECTLY FINE before the Movie? Did his colleagues not notice how radically he altered SpongeBob's voice? It is simply intolerable at times, and Kenny's "brilliance" in voicing the character is exemplified in THIS line (yep, you guessed it): "PREPAAARE TO BE VANQUISHED-UH!!" To put the icing on the cake, Nickelodeon UK have inflicted the dreaded PAL speedup upon this episode, which means that EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER'S VOICE is noticeably higher-pitched in comparison to their voices in the United States broadcast. This also means that musical tracks are higher-pitched, too. And, most aggravating of all, the PAL speedup serves to ACCENTUATE SpongeBob's already higher-pitched voice -- as if it wasn't different enough from his Seasons 1-3 voice already! I wish Nick UK would just revert back to their old NTSC-to-PAL conversion method for episodes. After all, their old conversion method (which was used for episodes in Seasons 1-3, including Season Four's The Lost Mattress, Krabs Vs Plankton, Selling Out, Funny Pants, Enemy In-Law and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture) did not alter the speed or the pitch of the episodes... in fact, it made them virtually identical to their United States counterparts!! So, this begs the question "WHY DID THEY DECIDE TO CHANGE IT???" Honestly, the current writers, Tom Kenny and Nick UK have all made completely unnecessary changes to the show. Now, I approach my next gripe with this episode: the humour... or should I say 'lack of it'? Seriously, this episode did not make me laugh or even chuckle ONCE. In fact, I don't think there were any jokes included within the episode at all. What happened? Where has the inspired, adult humour from Seasons 1-3 gone? You can all "thank" the new writers for this, folks. They really butchered the series. I think I will end my point there. Finally, we have the setting. The premise of a medieval theme has been done to death before.... have these writers got ANY scrap of originality? Ugh... I think that pretty much says it all. I think I have rambled on for long enough. In conclusion, an ABYSMAL episode. I rate it a 1/10. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cha Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 How did you feel about Squidly though? c: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweat Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 This is one of the absolute best of season 4. 9.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Usually don't care about stuff like this but: First off, the animation seems incredibly rushed at times. The most prominent example of this by far is during the scene in which SpongeBob is preparing to "vanquish" Lord Planktonamor. Good Lord.... his... his MOUTH. It... it's just so HUGE. Also, I can't help but notice how tiny and minuscule his eyes are, and how they are placed so high upon his face. I even have a snapshot of the scene saved as my user avatar, so you can see it for yourself. Additionally, the scene makes him look like he has an underbite, which he does NOT -- he has an overbite. You'd think that grotesque underbite and large gap in his top incisors would warrant an extreme dental examination, but, oh... there are more animation errors, my friends. Right before that scene, SpongeBob yells (in his insanely high-pitched voice... thanks, Tom Kenny, for ruining the titular character's voice), "PREPAAARE TO BE VANQUISHED-UH!!" No, I'm not going to delve into how ridiculous his voice is now... no, I'll save that for later. The REAL issue here is that a frame is repeated during the final word of that line. That repeated frame just made the episode look even LESS polished, unprofessional and lazy. Jesus Christ, had the animators even THOUGHT about double-checking? There's a difference between an animation goof and an attempt at going off model. The frame thing does sound like an animation error, but your avatar isn't an animation goof. That face is just like the faces above- An attempt to go off model. I'm pretty sure they drew SpongeBob like that to go off-model because Season 4 is absolutely FULL of off-model stuff. Just felt like pointing that out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgesheardexpress9 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Usually don't care about stuff like this but: There's a difference between an animation goof and an attempt at going off model. The frame thing does sound like an animation error, but your avatar isn't an animation goof. That face is just like the faces above- An attempt to go off model. I'm pretty sure they drew SpongeBob like that to go off-model because Season 4 is absolutely FULL of off-model stuff. Just felt like pointing that out. I suppose you're right. But watching the scene back, it seems as if something else is "off" besides the animation. It MIGHT be that the length of SpongeBob's 'YAAAAWAAH!!' is incompatible with the length of the animated sequence. What I mean by that is SpongeBob's mouth is still open when the line is finished... it's as if the scream was originally intended to be longer. Again, this is just a rough idea after watching it back once more, but I'm fairly certain that is quite accurate. Regarding Squidly... I have to admit, he was an... interesting character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cha Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Regarding Squidly... I have to admit, he was an... interesting character Yeaaaa boi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moar Boy Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I actually like the idea about an episode set in the medieval, but they waste this episode with bad plot instead, they waste a perfectly good plot. Squidly is an interesting character though. 4.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMM Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Squidly He made this episode. He had all the best parts, but that doesn't mean the other characters weren't good as well. I can see why some people hate this episode, though. It's my 2nd favorite season 4 episode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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