Plane to Sea

SQUIDWARD TORTURE! This contains torture to Squidward Tentacles, so if you're a fan of him, look away NOW.

Plane to Sea
I don't even know if I'm airsick or seasick, this episode is terrible!
Season	13
Episode No.	277b
Main Reason for being ScumBob	Lots of Squidward torture Everyone acting contemptible in one episode Weird title card font Mean-spirited episode Similar to Pineapple RV Childish SpongeBob and Patrick Heartbreaking ending That rude flying attendant

Plane to Sea is a ULTRA-infamous episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward on a plane to a tropical resort called Bora Bora Bottom.

Why This Plane Crashed

1. For starters, this is another in a long-lasting series of pointless episodes where Squidward winds up on the really short end of the stick because SpongeBob and Patrick take advantage of him for no reason.
   • Also, the song Bad Neighbors Blues talks about how he gets tortured a lot.
2. SpongeBob and Patrick are unlikable as they try to sabotage Squidward's trip to Bora Bora Bottom and pretend he's their dad.
   • Patrick sits on Squidward’s legs and blames him for taking the seat, despite him being there first and SpongeBob then bumped into Squidward.
   • The two get out of their seats and tie Squidward with their seatbelts and started fooling around.
   • Both SpongeBob and Patrick throw a bunch of items off the snack cart without repercussions, along with stuffing Squidward into the snack cart.
   • Patrick and SpongeBob beat up Squidward pretty badly when putting their seatbelts on.
   • Patrick gets the flight attendants sucked out the aircraft door thinking that it's the door to the bathroom, which is a stupid move for Patrick, and later, he does the same to the pilot and co-pilot. Worse, they don’t have parachutes on, and only survive due to their clothes inflating.
   • They snuck into Squidward's mail and found out he was going to Bora Bora Bottom.
   • They nearly got Squidward killed by almost crashing the plane.
3. When Squidward cries after enduring 12 hours of SpongeBob and Patrick's antics, a little girl hits him in the head with a toy wand, giving him a bruise.
4. The rude flight attendant threatens to punch Squidward and injures him by pulling the seat down, despite SpongeBob and Patrick beating him up, the girl hitting him, and SpongeBob and Patrick causing trouble in the airplane.
5. The humor can be either unfunny, creepy, or just gross, such as the scene where Patrick gets a coffee maker stuck in Squidward’s head and the scene where SpongeBob and Patrick spit out Squidward’s mail.
6. No one who tortured Squidward gets their comeuppance.
7. Bad ending: When Squidward presses random buttons, they eventually make it to Bora Bora Bottom, until SpongeBob revealed the plane was in autopilot mode the whole time and that Squidward did nothing, then, the plane takes them back to the Bikini Bottom in 24 hours because the trip was actually to see Bora Bora Bottom and not to stay. Not to mention it didn't show Bora Bora Bottom enough to see what it's like there.
8. Unusual and unexpected dialogue, like Patrick saying (no joke) kill.
9. The episode only seems to exist so the writers could mock fans who have been criticizing the show for relentlessly making torture episodes with Squidward as the victim. Given that this episode is the umpteenth time the writers decide to torment Squidward, it shows that the writers are refusing to listen to the criticism.

Redeeming Qualities

1. Squidward was likable.
2. The "and not kill everyone" joke feels weird, but some people thought it was funny.
3. Some funny moments like the picture scene and Patrick repeatedly opening the emergency exit, expect for the scene where he stupidly pushes the flight attendant out.
4. This episode has potential as it focuses on planes, but it got poorly executed.
5. The title card is nice to look at, as per usual.

Reception

• This episode is considered one of the worst episodes of Season 13 along with Squidward's Sick Daze, Something Narwhal This Way Comes, and SquidBird.
• This episode is not well-received by fans. On SpongeBuddy Mania, it has an average rating of 3.93/10 based on 9 votes and on IMDb, it has an average rating of 6.6/10 along with its super-famous episode "Captain Pipsqueak."

Trivia

• Ironically, Awe considers this to be the best episode of Season 13, mainly due to its humor and originality.
• This episode's sister is "Captain Pipsqueak".
• This episode premiered during the SpongeBob Universe event.
• This episode's title is a pun on the phrase "plain to see."