193a. Sanctuary!

This episode was strange. I like it when characters go off the deep end, but this episode plays it up in a way that feels unnatural and odd. It could just be that the episode has a quiet and monotone feel to it, but something doesn't seem right with it. While I like the pet owner character, he came out of nowhere, and there was no hint before that that was the reason for the snails. 5/10
 
Not a big fan of this one. Squidward looked really weird here, SpongeBob was creepy, and the episode's mood didn't feel right. Not the worst, but not good.

Ranking so far:
1. License to Milkshake (A)
2. Tutor Sauce (A)
3. Evil Spatula (A)
4. It Came From Goo Lagoon (A)
5. Pull Up a Barrel (A)
6. Eek, an Urchin! (A)
7. Bumper to Bumper (B)
8. Plankton's Pet (B)
9. Jailbreak! (B)
10. Lost in Bikini Bottom (B)
11. Patrick-Man! (B)
12. Yeti Krabs (B)
13. Extreme Spots (B)
14. Squid Plus One (B)
15. Safe Deposit Krabs (B)
16. Gary's New Toy (B)
17. Company Picnic (B)
18. Don't Look Now (C)
19. Squirrel Record (C)
20. The Executive Treatment (C)
21. Seance Shmeance (C)
22. Sanctuary! (D)
23. Squid Defense (D)
24. Kenny the Cat (D)
25. Squid Baby (E)
26. Little Yellow Book (F)
27. SpongeBob You're Fired (F)
 
This is yet another episode that I didn't really know how to feel about after watching, and I still don't really know what to feel about it. On the one hand, the overall tone of the episode is kinda creepy and not very pleasant. It's not enough to make me genuinely uncomfortable, but it's enough to make me feel slightly off. On the other one though, the snails in the beginning are very cute and I like the crazy cat lady archetype. But I don't know, I don't really like how they handled it here, seeing as how not much happens. For now I'll give it a very low 5 but that's subject to change.

Meh episode (5/10)

1. What's Eating Patrick? (10)
2. Plankton's Pet (9)
3. Squid Plus One (8)
4. Pull up a Barrel (8)
5. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8)
6. Tutor Sauce (7)
7. Eek, an Urchin! (7)
8. Jailbreak (7)
9. License to Milkshake (6)
10. Lost in Bikini Bottom (6)
11. Extreme Spots (6)
12. The Executive Treatment (6)
13. Safe Deposit Krabs (6)
14. Squid Defense (6)
15. Gary's New Toy (6)
16. Bumper to Bumper (6)
17. Squirrel Record (5)
18. Séance Schméance (5)
19. Patrick-Man! (5)
20. Evil Spatula (5)
21. Company Picnic (5)
22. Kenny the Cat (5)
23. Sanctuary! (5)
24. Yeti Krabs (4)
25. Don't Look Now (4)
26. Squid Baby (3)
27. Little Yellow Book (2)
28. Spongebob, You're Fired! (2)

As for the standalone 9b rating:

1. What's Eating Patrick? (10)
2. Squid Plus One (8)
3. Pull Up A Barrel (8)
4. Tutor Sauce (7)
5. Lost in Bikini Bottom (6)
6. The Executive Treatment (6)
7. Company Picnic (5)
8. Sanctuary! (5)
 
After rewatching this one i had good feelings. SpongeBob was creepy but the plot is heartwarming at least...

Rating: Good Episode

Rankings:
Plankton's Pet (Perfect)
License to Milkshake (Perfect)
The Executive Treatment (Amazing)
Patrick-Man! (Amazing)
Séance Schméance (Amazing)
Pull Up A Barrel (Awesome)
Squid Plus One (Awesome)
Eek, An Urchin! (Awesome)
Safe Deposit Krabs (Awesome)
SpongeBob You're Fired (Great)
Squirrel Record (Great)
Kenny the Cat (Great)
Extreme Spots (Good)
Sanctuary! (Good)
Evil Spatula (Good)
Tutor Sauce (Good)
Squid Baby (Okay)
Jailbreak! (Okay)
Squid Defense (Mediocre)
Company Picnic (Meh)
Lost in Bikini Bottom (Meh)
Bumper to Bumper (Meh)
Gary's New Toy (Bad)
It Came From Goo Lagoon (Bad)
Yeti Krabs (Bad)
Little Yellow Book (Inferior)
Don't Look Now (Terrible)
 
“Sanctuary!” is an episode I’ve always liked, because it does one of those simple things I love: makes SpongeBob a little weirdo. I love when he’s just a funky little guy. And this episode makes him a crazy snail man, what more could I ask for? This one always feels like a season 10 episode to me, for some reason. But at this point I get all the seasons mixed up, so who even knows anymore?

This episode reminds me a lot of “Sentimental Sponge”, but with some key improvements. Namely, the pacing and the humor of this episode are a lot better. Let’s talk pacing for a second. The pacing in this episode is done well because it effectively builds tension and shows how SpongeBob’s fostering is becoming a problem. “Sentimental Sponge” went into the “problem” part of things way too quickly for my liking, but this episode took things slower, and I liked that. Maybe not that much slower than that episode, but the important thing is that it feels slower and a more appropriate pace, so that's what really matters. We get plenty of time with SpongeBob being deranged anyway.

As for the humor, this is again an improvement, because this episode is pretty funny. Seeing SpongeBob get slowly more deranged is simply funny, as is Patrick’s jealousy (which pays off excellently when he pretends to be a snail and is subjected to horrors). The stuff at the Krusty Krab is also great too, poor Squidward haha. Or the bit with Mr. Krabs trying to romance SpongeBob, that was excellent.

I just love SpongeBob in this episode, Tom Kenny’s voice acting really shines here as SpongeBob gets more and more loony. And I love how he’s got an element of creepiness to him too, I just love all of this. It’s like “Squid’s Visit” all over again. And the way he has to be talked to by basically a hostage negotiator is pretty funny.

There’s other things I like about this episode too. I mean, this should be obvious, given my title as CEO of Gary the Snail, but I love SpongeBob and Gary’s relationship in this episode. I just love Gary being the focus of things, what can I say. Another thing I like is that this episode is making me realize something…I don’t dread Patrick appearances anymore! Well, dread is a strong word, but y’all saw how I was feeling in season 7 and 8, I was over it! But we again see that the magic of Patrick must be back, because I liked him here, and had no problem with him showing up at all. So that’s definitely a win right there. Maybe not for the episode, but for the season as a whole.

Episode Tier: Amazing
Episode Score: 9.3/10
 
I think that was a good episode. 8/10
 
This episode is one that I really like its almost hanging to a low 9
  1. Plankton's Pet (10/10)
  2. Pull Up A Barrel (10/10)
  3. Lost In Bikini Bottom (9.5/10)
  4. Patrick-Man! (9.5/10)
  5. Safe Deposit Krabs (9.5/10)
  6. Evil Spatula (9/10)
  7. Tutor Sauce (9/10)
  8. Don't Look Now (9/10)
  9. Sanctuary! (8.5/10)
  10. Seance Schmance (8.5/10)
  11. Squid Plus One (8.5/10)
  12. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8.5/10)
  13. Bumper To Bumper (8.5/10)
  14. Eek, An Urchin! (7/10)
  15. License To Milkshake (6.5/10)
  16. Extreme Spots (6.5/10)
  17. Jailbreak! (6.5/10)
  18. Gary's New Toy (6.5/10)
  19. Squirrel Record (6/10)
  20. Yeti Krabs (3.5/10)
  21. Squid Defense (3/10)
  22. Company Picnic (2/10)
  23. Kenny The Cat (1/10)
  24. Little Yellow Book (0.5/10)
  25. Squid Baby (0/10)
  26. SpongeBob You're Fired! (-99999999/10
 
SpongeBob's house becomes a sanctuary for snails while he becomes a crazy snail person.

One of the few episodes in the series that relies on it being a tad creepy. Unfortunately for the writers, I'm not creeped out by SpongeBob's appearance or how he acts for the majority of the episode so I don't have any feelings while watching it. I like Squidward's design by the end of the episode and think it's a bit "creepier" than SpongeBob's design.

5.5/10
 
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