#72 :
Episode name : “Jellyfishing”
Episode number : 3a
Season : 01
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Now, I now this has nothing to do with reviewing this episode but it has something of an analogy (or a revealance). Help Wanted is not on this list. That's right. The pilot episode that is in everyone's heart is not on the list. Even though I love it with all my heart that I would let it pet me, I want this list to see the technical terms, and in basics, Help Wanted isn't good enough. It is genuinely a pilot in which shows that shows can not evolved by night. The dialogue was all over the place, the humour were rushed and the 2 things that makes it memorable is the fact that it's the pilot and the song. Which is generally a kid-friendly lyric affair. Help Wanted is like taking your friend, who is a girl that you never fancied, to the prom.
You don't want her to be your loving girlfriend, but you'll always remember her for a special occasion.
Jellyfishing was different. It is an official pilot advert to a sport I'll never get to play but it vaguely shows how developed the show has gone. The plot is brilliant. For one, the writers took advantage of the set (underwater) to make a sport in which nobody could copy. Furthermore, the execution was near-flawless. In Help Wanted, we see a rushed dialogue filled in with almost straight shoe-horned humour. This episode shows progress. The story is structured. Slower in tempo. The great moments bricked the episode. The humour is the single outlet that carries the plot. The writers avoided the mistake of focusing solely on the plot they forgot about spilling jokes. So it never sunk into disarray before being shamelessly shoe-horned as it appeared in a sudden, unfunny nature (I'm looking at you To Love A Patty).
Best moments in this episode is often conceded to be one of th better moments of the whole series. Firmly grasp it! was a stroke of writing genius. It was a scene of utter hilarity. Truly gut wrenching in terms of laughter. Let's not forget the explotion. Also a sign that the show has grown up in bits. So, in many ways, it's almost flawless. The execution proved that the show had gone through puberty well enough, and the plot shows potential for the rest to come.
But again, I have to compare it with HW. This episode doesn't look cheerful. You know what I mean? It's pretty clogged by many kinda hardcore events. Squidward getting tortured for the first time in the whole series, is an example of how this episode is not really the happiest looking. I'm not gonna call on "Squid abuse" though, as it was Squid's sarcasm that gave him the pie of death. The ending for one is just hard stuff. First we see the 2 beelzebubs flailing around after getting hurt. Then, we see Squidward in a life supporting equipments. Afterwards, Squid unleashed a jellyfish that zapped his two neighbors mercilessly. At the very end Squidward himself got a sudden, almost unneccesary, visit from the giant jellyfish. And guess what? Yep. He got stung.
So you see, the reason why I used Help Wanted as a method to review this episode is because IMO it's 2 very polar opposites. Help Wanted wasn't technically great. It was an episode that shows potential without even being close from simple perfection. Help Wanted's outlet is filled with many cheerful moments. SB's banter with Patrick and of course the song. This episode goes darker in the humour. Showing what SpongeBob is as a cartoon. It could entertain any audience with dark, torture-ful humour.
This episode shows SB's humour versatility for the very first time. It's not a child show, it's a family show. Anyone can be entertain because it shows almost every single way of humour.
So, yeah.That's about it for now. I have to admit, this review is kinda shoddy since I was feeling sick for the whole week. But anyway, I hope that you guys can forgive me for this (what in my standards is) downer. Next episode will have the clue : "Hairdryer treatment". See you then. Bye. :rofl2:
Best Moment : FIRMLY GRASP IT!!!
Best Character : Silent Squiddy
Best Quote : "Yup. He's still mad." -Patrick-