151b. Love That Squid

This was a really funny episode and I love how romance is done in SpongeBob. A really solid episode with a great plot. 10/10.
 
I kind of like this episode. But I also kind of dislike this episode.

At certain points, I did find myself laughing and enjoying it with Squilivia, SB putting on extra lipstick, Patrick eating the fake food etc.

But sometimes, I found it awkward and a bit boring. I don't know if I liked watching it or not.

I'll just go ahead and call it "okay"
 
A very funny episode, I liked the scene with SpongeBob and Squidward's date.
 
I love this episode since poor Squidward got a happy ending in it ^_^ 10/10
 
Season: 7

Episode: Love That Squid

This episode was good. The plot was nice. Squilvia was a nice character. There were some funny jokes. 8/10
 
I like that episode....The ending was wayy cute and funny....this episode has it all, no flaws at all but it kept me boring at the very beginning , even though I still think 8/10 is a fair rating :)
 
I really liked how this episode ending and the middle was pretty decent too. The beginning was a bit of a drag though but it doesn't detract much. Krusty Love is better imo.


7.5/10
 
Am I the only person who doesn't like this episode? I thought it was really boring and Spongebob was annoying. Squidward winning is nice and it's not among the worst of season 7, but it doesn't keep it from being bad for me.

3.5/10
 
Unpopular Opinions Ep 5:

Remember people, don't trust MrEnter with this one. Love That Squid is nothing but shipping hell. All the characters are turned generic, you've got a generic love interest, you've got a generic training of dating the love interest, GENERIC EVERYTHING! Not only that, but this episode is really boring. All the jokes are just Squidward falling for Squilvia, something cringeworthy that I've already seen in Krusty Love. I'd suggest you skip this episode if you refuse to be bored. Well, at least Squidward and Squilvia get along.

Nadir: The Unoriginality

1.5/10
 
Episode: Love that Squid

MEH, I don't like this episode that much. The bad parts are the Patrick scenes and Squid's cruelty at the end.

Final Score = 5/10
 
To me, this episode is the pure definition of forgettable. It's just a very dull and sappy love story and nothing is memorable at all. Krusty Love handled this type of plot infinity times better.

4.9/10
 
It's alright. I like the idea, even though it's similar to Krusty Love, and I liked a little bit of the execution, but SpongeBob was kinda annoying here and I don't think this is one of the season's best. But overall, harmless episode.

Ranking so far:
1. That Sinking Feeling (A+)
2. Earworm (A+)
3. The Inside Job (A+)
4. The Great Patty Caper (A)
5. Whelk Attack (A)
6. Tunnel of Glove (A)
7. The Abrasive Side (A)
8. The Bad Guy Club for Villains (A)
9. Buried in Time (A)
10. Squidward in Clarinetland (A)
11. The Wreck of the Mauna Loa (A)
12. Enchanted Tiki Dreams (A)
13. Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle (B)
14. Growth Spout (B)
15. The Curse of Bikini Bottom (B)
16. Krusty Dogs (B)
17. Greasy Buffoons (B)
18. A Day Without Tears (B)
19. I Heart Dancing (B)
20. SpongeBob's Last Stand (B)
21. Karate Star (B)
22. Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful (B)
23. The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom (B)
24. Kracked Krabs (C)
25. Gary in Love (C)
26. Love That Squid (C)
27. Shellback Shenanigans (C)
28. The Cent of Money (C)
29. Model Sponge (C)
30. The Masterpiece (C)
31. The Curse of the Hex (C)
32. Sponge-Cano! (D)
33. Back to the Past (D)
34. New Fish in Town (D)
35. The Play's the Thing (D)
36. Tentacle-Vision (D)
37. Hide and Then What Happens? (D)
38. The Main Drain (D)
39. Gramma's Secret Recipe (D)
40. You Don't Know Sponge (E)
41. Summer Job (E)
42. Rodeo Daze (E)
43. Trenchbillies (E)
44. Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy (F)
45. Stuck in the Wringer (F)
46. Yours, Mine and Mine (F-)
47. A Pal for Gary (F-)
48. One Coarse Meal (F-)
 
This is Krusty Love but with Squidward. Although i wanted to give this an amazing rank. I just thought it was good.

Rating: Good Episode

Rankings:
Enchanted Tiki Dreams (Perfect)
Earworm (Amazing)
Squidward in ClarinetLand (Amazing)
Back to the Past (Superior)
The Curse of Bikini Bottom (Superior)
The Wreck of the Mauna Loa (Great)
That Sinking Feeling (Great)
The Inside Job (Great)
The Main Drain (Good)
Buried in Time (Great)
The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom (Good)
I ❤️ Dancing (Good)
Love That Squid (Good)
A Day Without Tears (Good)
Kracked Krabs (Good)
Karate Star (Good)
Krusty Dogs (Good)
The Bad Guy Club for Villains (Good)
Shellback Shenanigans (Good)
Greasy Buffoons (Good)
The Cent of Money (Okay)
Growth Spout (Okay)
Tentacle-Vision (Okay)
Gary in Love (Okay)
Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful (Alright)
Gramma's Secret Recipe (Alright)
The Masterpiece (Alright)
The Play's the Thing (Meh)
Model Sponge (Meh)
SpongeBob's Last Stand (Meh)
One Coarse Meal (Meh)
The Great Patty Caper (Meh)
Summer Job (Mediocre)
Sponge-Cano! (Mediocre)
Stuck in the Wringer (Mediocre)
The Abrasive Side (Bad)
Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle (Bad)
Whelk Attack (Bad)
Tunnel of Glove (Bad)
Hide and Then What Happens? (Bad)
New Fish in Town (Bad)
Rodeo Daze (Awful)
The Curse of the Hex (Awful)
Trenchbillies (Terrible)
Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy (Despicable)
Yours, Mine and Mine (Despicable)
A Pal for Gary (Despicable)
You Don't Know Sponge (Despicable)
 
I know what you’re thinking. An episode all about romance, Pugs is gonna hate it, right? Wrong. Kind of. For once I don’t actually hate the romance present in this episode, because it’s involving Squidward, not SpongeBob or Patrick. I don’t necessarily care for it, but I don’t care for it in the sense that I don’t care about Squidward’s romantic life lol.

I will say, though, that since this show so rarely dabbles in the romantic waters, it makes this episode stand out as pretty much the only one (that I can think of right now) that focuses on Squidward trying to find love. Considering how much of a narcissist Squidward is, I’m almost surprised he even thinks about that lol. But I suppose both last episode and this one focus on Squidward’s desire for companionship in any capacity.

I really like that this episode has Squidward and SpongeBob acting almost like complete friends here. I mean, Squidward’s gushing about his crush to SpongeBob, and SpongeBob’s helping him get ready for his date. It’s cute, and nice to see. I always love when these two work together, as I’ve said before.

There are a couple things I don’t like about this episode. So firstly, I’m not a huge fan of the whole sputtering when talking to your crush trope. “Krusty Love” did it well, but this episode…does not, and it goes on entirely too long. So long, in fact, that my secondhand embarrassment meters start rising exponentially. Fortunately, SpongeBob saves the day during that segment, and he’s such a good wingman here, really hyping Squidward up but not too much (well not the selfless part). Another thing I don’t like is that even though the idea of this episode is interesting, the execution does leave a bit to be desired. Because I don’t know about y’all, but I would’ve preferred to actually see Squidward on the date, rather than spend so much time on his practice date with SpongeBob. That part of the episode is a low good at best, because it’s not really funny, but it’s at least somewhat enjoyable. At least SpongeBob gives some pretty decent advice, while also being very annoying about it lol. Annoying in-universe, I mean, though it does kinda bleed into the viewing experience too. Patrick’s minor involvement in this episode is pretty funny, so that helps things along, though by this point it’s been like 3-4 minutes of this stuff.

After Squidward snaps at SpongeBob, he turns to find that Squilvia saw the whole thing. He’s immediate resignation to his fate is pretty funny, but as it turns out, he won after all, because Squilvia’s into that. Like I’ve said before, it’s always nice to see Squidward win every once in a while. If only they made Squilvia a recurring character, I would’ve appreciated that, even if I don’t care for romance. Though, according to Vincent Waller on Twitter…perhaps Squilvia is gone for good. Sorry Squidward!

“Love That Squid” was a pretty good episode. It definitely was a lot better than it could’ve been, let’s put it that way. But it’s also not as good as it could’ve been. With most of the episode taking place during the practice date, which was not that entertaining other than a few moments, the enjoyability of these 11 minutes goes down considerably. But I mean, there was a lot of good in this episode too, so I can’t be too harsh on it.

Episode Tier: Good
Episode Score: 7.8/10
 
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