This episode was enjoyable to watch, but in a way felt strangely muted.
After being used to seeing such exaggerated versions of the characters, it was odd seeing Spongebob calm, Krabs (fairly) reasonable and Squidward not completely grumpy. It was refreshing for sure, and Spongebob's impressions at the start really cracked me up. But at some points, I did feel like the voice actors were restraining themselves. Like when Squidward found out the truth about Plankton's picnic, I expected a much stronger reaction.
Simmy and Tally made me laugh. Krabs almost signing the contract seemed really dumb, though, even for Krabs. Plankton's picnic was properly disgusting (for better or for worse). I thought the face-painting parts were amusing. Even Krabs planting Squidward on the mustard plate was a small gag that I liked.
The animation is beautiful. Loved how colorful the ep was.