Honestly, I just don’t think the hate is all that justified. SpongeBob and Patrick weren’t intending to do anything wrong to Squidward, in fact, they were trying to help him. Also, people say this episode is bad because SpongeBob were “too oblivious to the fact that it’s Squidward”. How could anyone tell it’s Squidward? He looked completely unrecognizable and was unable to speak, so he couldn’t tell them it was him. Sure, they were pestering him a little bit at the beginning, but the first time, all they were doing was just having fun together like they do all the time. And I will admit when they kept asking Squidward questions about the show over and over again, I could understand the frustration people have behind that, but it didn’t even last that long. And, when Squidward got hit by the cement truck, that was somewhat Squidward’s fault because he should have been paying a bit more attention to the road. And when Animal Control took Squidward to the Zoo, SpongeBob and Patrick were at least trying to free him so he doesn’t have to be there for the rest of his life. And last but not least, the ending. The ending of the episode was actually good when Squidward got to meet his idol. Anyway, I don’t think this episode is anywhere as bad as people say. I personally think it’s an alright episode, 6/10.