“Plankton’s Good Eye” reminds me a lot of “The Inside Job”, which makes sense as there are some very similar plot elements here. Plankton being influenced by someone (particularly SpongeBob) through scientific means, being the key similarity. Also because this influence is caused by a plot to get the formula. But of course we all know that I never say the word rip-off, so this isn't me calling the episode that. I'm just acknowledging their similarities.
I don’t really have much to say about the beginning scene of the episode, the one between Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob. The whole money thing lasts a bit too long, but I love how Mr. Krabs is slightly offended by the suggestion that he’s obsessed with money, like boy you’re more obsessed with money than I am with SpongeBob, and that’s saying something. Plankton hiding in the pickle jar is something that only he’d do. And of course he manages to mess up his clear advantage. For once, Plankton actually listens to Karen in this episode, which made me pretty happy because I like when they work together more.
Plankton’s attempts at getting a second eye are decently entertaining, though they do contain a lot of body horror, especially on that first one. Finally, he lands on getting the DNA from someone else to get another eye, which causes him to get SpongeBob’s DNA by making him cry like this is “A Day Without Tears”. At least SpongeBob had his backup milk! This scene was pretty entertaining, especially with Plankton's disdain for SpongeBob's crybabyness. Finally, an episode that leans to the child side of the line without irritating me. Just kidding, this has definitely happened before, but I just felt like saying that because I feel like the child side is better for small moments like this...not entire episodes.
Finally, Plankton gets a second eye, which makes him look really weird, and it’s kind of distracting not gonna lie. And Plankton runs into problems pretty quickly, once it becomes clear that his second eye starts making him see the world the way SpongeBob does, and becoming “neevil”. I also love that we get a Bubble Bass appearance in this episode, as I think it had been…many years since we’d last seen him? Though now he’s a pretty regular side character, which I love. SpongeBob sees what he perceives as Plankton turning a new leaf, and throws a surprise party for him. I at least enjoy the Sandy cameo here. And this party turns out to be just what Plankton needed, as it squeezes the eye right off of him. Which then leads to him sending everyone off with some lasers. A pretty fun ending for me.
As you can very clearly see, I don't have much to say about this episode. I don't really feel strongly about...anything I see here. Not the plot, not the visuals (except for the uncanniness of Plankton's second eye I guess), not anything. And that's not really a bad thing, but it does mean that this episode for sure doesn't have a "wow" factor (or an "ew" factor, for that matter, but obviously we know that because this review would've been much longer had that been the case). I think this episode is generally harmless and decent. A perfectly good, entertaining episode.
Episode Tier: Good
Episode Score: 7.6/10
