Season 8:
[SIZE=14pt]153a) Accidents Will Happen MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](MEH, apart from Squidward's flashback, it's pretty forgettable)
[SIZE=14pt]153b) The Other Patty BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once MEH, it's a rip-off of Best Frenemies and the ending is mean-spirited. Spongebob does nothing wrong, but Krabs and Plankton are angry at him. WHY?)
[SIZE=14pt]154a) Drive Thru BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, the execution doesn't work at all. Shame)
[SIZE=14pt]154b) The Hot Shot GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, I like that Tony Fast Jr. doesn't care about the cops, but is somehow terrorized by his father)
[SIZE=14pt]155a) A Friendly Game HORRIBLE[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once BAD, I like the idea of Patrick playing golf. Unfortunately, I DO NOT like Jerky Patrick and gratuitous Squid Abuse)
[SIZE=14pt]155b) Sentimental Sponge MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](MEH, again, the concept isn't bad, but it's taken way too seriously)
[SIZE=14pt]156) Frozen Face-Off GREAT[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, Squidward being frozen with a bored expression is hilarious. Overall, really entertaining)
[SIZE=14pt]157a) Squidward's School for Grown-Ups MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once BAD, Squidward and Patrick bonding is a really interesting thing. However, Spongebob is way too childish here)
[SIZE=14pt]157b) Oral Report MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](MEH, Patrick is jerky for an acceptable reason. I don't hate it that much)
[SIZE=14pt]158a) Sweet and Sour Squid GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, the beginning is great, and I like that Squidward doesn't fall for Plankton's plans)
[SIZE=14pt]158b) The Googly Artiste HORRIBLE[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](HORRIBLE, we have Jerky Patrick and an awful ending. Thank you)
[SIZE=14pt]159) A SquarePants Family Vacation BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once MEH, if only this was better executed. The middle part is pretty dull)
[SIZE=14pt]160a) Patrick's Staycation BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once MEH, Krabs' empathy towards Spongebob at the end is admirable. Jerky Patrick isn't admirable at all, though)
[SIZE=14pt]160b) Walking the Plankton MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, Karen is a really weird character)
[SIZE=14pt]161a) Mooncation GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, we get some fair amount of action)
[SIZE=14pt]161b) Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once MEH, I kinda like this role reversal, with Krabs being more childish and Spongebob being more composed inside the bank)
[SIZE=14pt]162) Ghoul Fools MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, sigh... I wish this wasn't so boring. This is probably more boring than Ghost Host. Ghost stories aren't supposed to be THAT boring)
[SIZE=14pt]163a) Mermaid Man Begins GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, I like the different versions of the superheroes' origin)
[SIZE=14pt]163b) Plankton's Good Eye GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, another solid episode)
[SIZE=14pt]164a) Barnacle Face MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](MEH, I'm actually reconsidering Pearl as a character. I used to think she was annoying... and quite honestly, she has any right to be "annoying". Krabs is a giant miser, so it makes sense)
[SIZE=14pt]164b) Pet Sitter Pat HORRIBLE[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once BAD, same concept as I Was a Teenage Gary, but while I changed my rating of the latter from BAD to MEH, I changed this into HORRIBLE, because Patrick is completely unable to understand NOTHING)
[SIZE=14pt]165a) House Sittin' for Sandy HORRIBLE[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](HORRIBLE, unsettling imagery, filler and a downright terrible ending)
[SIZE=14pt]165b) Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom ABOMINATION[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](we finally arrived: THIS is probably my least favorite SB episode EVER. Nothing of this is funny, nothing of this is redeemable. Mean-spirited, stupid, dumb, asinine, idiotic, unsatisfying, bad, crappy... I hate any moment of this, from Patrick to Spongebob himself. Here Squidward is a sympathetic martyr)
[SIZE=14pt]166a) Bubble Troubles MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](MEH, considering we just passed on the worst episode, I expected a lot worse. It's not THAT bad)
[SIZE=14pt]166b) The Way of the Sponge GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, the best part is clearly the final exam at the Krusty Krabs)
[SIZE=14pt]167a) The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, even though Spongebob could've easily absorbed the meat right at the beginning)
[SIZE=14pt]167b) Bubble Buddy Returns BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once MEH, did we really need a follow-up of a forgettable pre-movie episode? For some reason, Bubble Buddy's son is even WORSE than his father. He's a psychopath)
[SIZE=14pt]168a) Restraining Spongebob BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](BAD, good lord, why did they make Patrick retarded??)
[SIZE=14pt]168b) Fiasco! BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](BAD, the beginning is good, the ending is awful. Squidward goes to jail, WHY?)
[SIZE=14pt]169a) Are You Happy Now? ABOMINATION[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](another one of my absolute least favorite SB episodes. It's true Squidward is mostly portrayed as an unhappy geek, but here they actually make it look DEPRESSED, by also stating he never had a nice memory. Band Geeks, Enchanted Tiki Dreams, Krabby Road, Spongebob Meets the Strangler... all of these don't matter anymore. And even though Spongebob tries to help him, he doesn't take Squidward's depression seriously, because it's taken way too seriously. This episode leaves me uncomfortable and with a sour taste. The ending... just screw it)
[SIZE=14pt]169b) Planet of the Jellyfish GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, not very funny, but it's a solid plot, at least. I don't blame this episode for being the sister of Are You Happy Now?. It's not an easy living)
[SIZE=14pt]170a) Free Samples GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, but Bikini-Bottomites are incredibly gullible and credulous)
[SIZE=14pt]170b) Home Sweet Rubble BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, why did I give a GOOD rating, to begin with? Patrick is stupid, Krabs is stupid and even Sandy... SANDY the brilliant scientist, is stupid. The ending is kinda predictable, as well)
[SIZE=14pt]171a) Karen 2.0 GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, what's that? Karen FINALLY cares for Plankton)
[SIZE=14pt]171b) InSPONGEiac BAD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](BAD, the same moral of Stuck in the Wringer appears in the end, but surprisingly, it was less problematic in Stuck in the Wringer)
[SIZE=14pt]172a) Face Freeze! ABOMINATION[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once HORRIBLE, there's NO plot. Just ugly and unsettling faces)
[SIZE=14pt]172b) Glove World R.I.P. MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, the beginning is bad, but gets better... less bad afterwards)
[SIZE=14pt]173a) Squiditis GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, romantic comedies, HA)
[SIZE=14pt]173b) Demolition Doofus HORRIBLE [/SIZE](once BAD, I really like the beginning with Spongebob making a favor to Squidward, with Earl's Revenge as BGM. Unfortunately, everything else is TERRIBLE. Of the two times Mrs. Puff deserved to go to jail, The Bully and Demolition Doofus, she doesn't get any punishment in any of these instances. This ticks me off A LOT. In The Bully she was pro-bullying, while here she wants to kill Spongebob because her inflation sack burst after the previous accident. Moreover, Spongebob's attitude doesn't help, either, as he's incredibly stupid and makes fun of Mrs. Puff's handicap. If he was somehow angered by Mrs. Puff's actions, then I'd be able to understand. Instead of it, I'm the one who's angered by this awful crap)
[SIZE=14pt]174a) Treats! GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, Gary's meowing is a bit tedious, but the message is good. Patrick's contribution is also kinda nice)
[SIZE=14pt]174b) For Here or to Go GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, the gross-out humor makes sense here, so I don't mind it)
[SIZE=14pt]175) It's a Spongebob Christmas! GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, stop motion special with a simple story)
[SIZE=14pt]176a) Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go! MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, mixed bag: I hate the gag of the old ladies dancing with Spongebob, but the ending is decent)
[SIZE=14pt]176b) Chum Fricassee MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, the concept is great, and is well executed at some points. Unfortunately, Squidward is a bit cocky and the ending is pretty weak, albeit not that undeserved)
[SIZE=14pt]177a) The Good Krabby Name MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](once GOOD, some devices are clever, but why is the ending so wrong?)
[SIZE=14pt]177b) Move It or Lose It MEH[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](MEH, I totally buy Plankton bribing the population to save his Chum Bucket. The ending is predictable, though)
[SIZE=14pt]178) Hello Bikini Bottom! GOOD[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] [/SIZE](GOOD, a good season finale. The song is quite interesting, but I don't like the bit with Krabs taking Spongebob's wallet to buy back Krusty Krabs)
Overall, season 8 has 1 GREAT, 16 GOOD, 13 MEH, 9 BAD, 5 HORRIBLE episodes and 3 ABOMINATIONS. 17/30 is still not a solid ratio, but at some points, S8 is a narrow improvement over S6 and S7. We get fewer bad episodes, in favor of more MEH. Nonetheless, it's not that compelling, either, as it features a higher number of iredeemable entries, like Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom, which shouldn't even exist.
SEASON 1: 24/14/3
SEASON 2: 23/11/5
SEASON 3: 20/14/3
SEASON 4: 15/14/9
SEASON 5: 17/9/15
SEASON 6: 16/9/22
SEASON 7: 17/9/23
SEASON 8: 17/13/17