ComradeSquidward
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Zeus Cervas, rightfully regarded as one of the worst Spongebob writers, has had some doozies. He has written some of the worst Spongebob episodes. However, even a broken clock is right twice a day. @Roddor wrote a list of Cervas's 16 worst (which was very well written, despite my objections to 2-3), and mentioned that the good episodes from Zeus was a list for another day. I was inspired. Today is that day. Here are my top 10 episodes that Zeus was a writer on.
#10 Spongehenge (can't seem to get image inserts to work, sorry)
Alright, let's get this out of the way. I risk losing credibility and people stopping reading by listing this first, but it is at the bottom of the top ten. Spongehenge is unnecessarily over-hated. It was a little surprising to see this on Roddor's honorable mentions, but for whatever reason people don't like it. Maybe I just don't get it.
Spongehenge is sort of Twilight Zone parody in Spongebob. It isn't super funny, but SB catching the goulash, Patrick telling him that he is a negative influence, and SB deciding to make a bunch of statues are genuinely funny moments.
Honestly, I think the main reason I like the episode so much is honestly because of the song that SB makes when the wind passes through him. It almost has a "Dire Dire Docks" vibe to it and is easily the best part of the episode. However, I don't think a nice song is enough to carry an episode into being good. Spongebob vs. Jellyfish is a great trope and I think it was delivered well here. It's not as good as "Jellyfish Hunter" by any means, but I don't think it was a lazy or forced use of this classic trope.
Gotta do some work, but # 9 is Ghost Host. I will be back in a bit.
#10 Spongehenge (can't seem to get image inserts to work, sorry)
Alright, let's get this out of the way. I risk losing credibility and people stopping reading by listing this first, but it is at the bottom of the top ten. Spongehenge is unnecessarily over-hated. It was a little surprising to see this on Roddor's honorable mentions, but for whatever reason people don't like it. Maybe I just don't get it.
Spongehenge is sort of Twilight Zone parody in Spongebob. It isn't super funny, but SB catching the goulash, Patrick telling him that he is a negative influence, and SB deciding to make a bunch of statues are genuinely funny moments.
Honestly, I think the main reason I like the episode so much is honestly because of the song that SB makes when the wind passes through him. It almost has a "Dire Dire Docks" vibe to it and is easily the best part of the episode. However, I don't think a nice song is enough to carry an episode into being good. Spongebob vs. Jellyfish is a great trope and I think it was delivered well here. It's not as good as "Jellyfish Hunter" by any means, but I don't think it was a lazy or forced use of this classic trope.
Gotta do some work, but # 9 is Ghost Host. I will be back in a bit.