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[–] DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wait so modern spongebob makes Patrick into a Ned Flanders annoying neighbor character? That's the stupidest fucking thing. Seriously how you gonna break up that friendship

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago

While "Flanderization" is named after Ned Flanders, it doesn't refer to making a character more like Flanders specifically. It refers more generally to oversimplifying a character to a lazy stereotype, losing any depth or complexity. In the case of Patrick Star, it's referring to him changing from being just a bit simple-minded to being an absolute moron.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Season 4 SpongeBob hollowed out the characters. Anything after the movie turns the characters into caricatures. Squidward is just there as a punching bag, SpongeBob is obnoxious, Patrick is just dumb, Sandy is just a scientist.

I remember watching that Karate Island episode when it came out as a kid and realizing that SpongeBob was over.

[–] Poxlox@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

This is the correct take glad we thought the same

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

My kid was into SpongeBob, and wanted to watch them all on Paramount Plus. I was trying to get him to stick to the older ones. The new ones are indeed crap.