After dealing with last night's utter trainwreck, we are given this rather interesting episode. But, how does it hold up to me? Let's find out.
First off, I thought the premise was pretty basic, but it actually turned out a bit better than expected. Going into the actual episode, I really loved the visual gags with SpongeBob giving mustard to the customers' Krabby Patties at the start. I also thought the old-timer was a very funny character telling his little story about a mummy's curse, and ultimately failing at being mysterious. Plus, we have another new location, which is always a plus for me, and a SpongeBob-Squidward-Patrick team-up, which worked out quite well. Several funny moments include when they were mining for the mustard only to mine random stuff, the little pun on "miners" when they passed those kids on the escalators, Patrick mistaking ketchup for blood (they've been doing a lot of those references lately, haven't they?), and an actual mummy FINALLY appearing on this show at the end, which literally had me scratching my head in ironic confusion. This episode really had me hungry for more once it ended, and not making me sick to my stomach like yesterday's episode. Overall, while this episode isn't exactly amazing, this episode is definitely great. 8.5/10 for me, but I won't argue with anyone who isn't huge on this episode.