Is Season 9 of SpongeBob Good? (And Season 4-8 Problems)

    

     A lot of people think SpongeBob's 9th season is an improvement over season 4-8. However, is it an improvement at all in my opinion? To figure that out, we have to look at some of the problems that SpongeBob has now.

     Here are some of the problems with modern SpongeBob:
 

• SpongeBob's personality has changed, and I don't mean in a good way. Back then, when he breaks a rule, he is ready to suffer the consequences. In band geeks, he tried to make something better, and it WORKED. Now he is completely ignorant of anything bad that goes on, even when he tries to fix it and it doesn't work. He was trying to fix Glove World in Glove World R.I.P., but he and Patrick were just making things worse. He didn't get in trouble for that. Another issue is that sometimes he throws a tantrum from a spoiled little kid. Yeah, he cried in older episodes, but not as often as now.

 

• Patrick is a jerk now. His stupidity was mostly used for jokes back then. Really, he's always been a jerk. However, when he was, it worked. Now he is always a jerk, and his jokes usually aren't as good. He is stupid in a bad way now.
• Squidward has changed from a sarcastic, grumpy, and enjoyable character, to a depressed octopus who is always tortured. He may has gotten hurt in older episodes back then, but it was fine there because it wasn't always by SpongeBob and Patrick. SpongeBob and Patrick try to make his day better, but it is usually just made worse in later episodes.
• Sandy used to be a squirrel with Texan culture, a master at karate, and has only been a scientist in ONE episode from season 1-3, Sandy's Rocket. Now she is mostly scientist.

• Mr Krabs may have always been a jerk, but at least he cared about his employees. Now, all he cares about is money. When someone tries to get Mr Krabs to change his mind and/or regret what he does, he actually did regret what he does wrong, but now, he doesn't care. He only cares about money. In one coarse meal, he seems like the real antagonist now.

WARNING: WHAT IS BELOW THIS TEXT MAY CREEP YOU OUT. 

 

• The close-up gag is not better. It is worse than it used to be. Back then, it was find because it was mostly wrinkles. Now, there are wrinkles, snot, eye gunk, in character's faces during the close up gag. Sometimes it can be disturbing. In WhoBob WhatPants, SpongeBob makes a very disturbing face. In Attack Of The Sea Whelks, sandy takes out SpongeBob and Patrick's corneas, and the holes in their eyes are detailed, and really creepy.
• Everybody is stupid now. EVERYBODY, except for Sandy. Patrick and sometimes SpongeBob used to be the only stupid characters, but now everybody is.
• Filler. This is something that is really common now. Filler is when not much goes on in a part of an episode, video, or movie. During filler, not much would differ in the plot without filler.

     Now, here is whether I think Season 9 is an improvement or not. I do think it is an improvement, but it's not as good as Season 1-3. There are still some problems, such as Squidward torture, everybody being stupid, and Sandy being a scientist mostly, but most of the time, some of these work now. They seem to have figured out a way to make it work. There may have been some bad episodes in this season, but after making some of those bad episodes, they finally got their act together and decided to make better episodes. In the episode Pineapple Invasion, there may have been that part with Plankton's antennae being pulled out was a little creepy, but it's tolerable. I'd rather see that than SpongeBob's eyes without corneas. I'd rather see that than Squidward's toenail being pulled out in House Fancy. It looked like there was a little blood on the floor afterward. In Season 9, they make some of the problems work. Mr Krabs is being cheap correctly, Patrick being a jerk worked. There are still a few issues that aren't fixed. Sandy is still mostly scientist, the background characters can still be stupid sometimes, and there are still some bad episodes.

     To sum it all up, SpongeBob's 9th season is an improvement in my opinion, but there are still some issues. Not much needs to change other than having NO Squidward torture, I do NOT want to see Sandy being mostly scientist anymore, I DON'T want to see the background fish being stupid. Stephen Hillenburg plans to return to the studio sometimes, so hopefully it will be better during season 10.