YMMV / The Patrick Star Show: S1E23: "The Starry Awards" / "Blorpsgiving"

• Rescued from the Scrappy Heap:
  • Captain Quasar was disliked for the fact that he mainly shows up in unfunny Cutaway Gags that have nothing to do with the episode, and he has no defined personality besides being a bit of a jerkass. "Blorpsgiving" salvaged the concept by giving Quasar a main role, portraying him as more sympathetic and involving him in a plot with more characters.
  • In the old crew episodes, Pat-Tron is just an irredeemable moron who actively endangers Quasar in all of his appearances, while refusing to admit that he's doing anything wrong. "Blorpsgiving" dials down his stupidity in the second half, has Quasar confide in him more, and even has Pat-Tron come to his rescue in the end. Notably, the end of the episode is the first time Quasar has said anything nice about Pat-Tron.
• Salvaged Story: The Quasar and Pat-Tron segments get a major revamp in "Blorpsgiving" through both characters' recharacterization. Quasar goes from being an obnoxious Miles Gloriosus to a more emotional and dramatic Fish out of Water compared to Pat-Tron's family, making his character more entertaining and sympathetic. With most of the conflict focusing on Quasar's misguided attempts to impress one of Pat-Tron's relatives, Pat-Tron's Lethally Stupid nature is dialed down. While he does cause trouble at the start, he's mostly out of the story after it and even manages to save Quasar in the end. It also helps that their appearance is the main story this time around, rather than being padding to a completely unrelated one. In the end, the episode did a lot to redeem both characters for most fans.

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