History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS7E11OneCoarseMealGaryInLove

* DarkerAndEdgier: "One Coarse Meal" deals with one of the main characters trying to scare another character, eventually to the point of the latter attempting suicide. Granted, the plot is still tame compared to the likes of, say, "[[SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E4NastyPattyIdiotBox Nasty Patty]]", which involves the plot element of [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs trying to bury a person that they mistakenly think they have killed PlayedForLaughs, a dark, rainy environment for half of the episode, and even the version of the NeverSayDie trope through the use of the word "kill". Nevertheless, "One Coarse Meal" is still a subtle sign of this trope happening to the post-movie episodes.

* LighterAndSofter: See BreatherEpisode above.

* ArcWords: Everybody has fears, but you can’t use them to your advantage as it would hurt them even more.

* RealAfterAll: The "Brad" and "Monica" from the soap opera Gary watched earlier, though Monica looks different.

* LighterandSofter: See BreatherEpisode above.

!! One Coarse Meal contains examples of: (YMMV goes ''[[YMMV/SpongebobSquarepantsS7E11OneCoarseMealGaryInLove here]]''. Please.)

!! Gary in Love contains examples of: (YMMV goes [[YMMV/SpongebobSquarepantsS7E11OneCoarseMealGaryInLove here]].)

* NoSympathy: Karen toward Plankton, even after the latter told the former of what happened to his ancestor.

Plankton attempts to steal the Krabby Patty formula yet again, managing to trap [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs with a robotic arm and even discovering where it is thanks to [=SpongeBob=] accidentally disclosing it. Pearl then comes into the room much to Plankton's terror, causing Mr. Krabs to find out that Plankton is afraid of whales, the former being a part of the diet of the latter. Mr. Krabs decides to take advantage of this by visiting the Chum Bucket disguised as Pearl and scaring Plankton by periodically sneaking into the Chum Bucket. Sixteen days of the torment, combined with a dream about being eaten by Pearl, eventually both cause Plankton to lose hope. Plankton decides that he can't go on how he is with Pearl stalking him, and lies down on a road to wait for a vehicle to run over him.

Upon realizing this, [=SpongeBob=] he confronts Mr. Krabs about the ethicality of his actions, to which Mr. Krabs refuses to listen, instead brushing him off by reminding him of the fact that he accidentally gave away the location to the formula earlier. [=SpongeBob=] then returns to Plankton and informs him that Mr. Krabs had been dressing up as Pearl all along to scare him, and reveals Mr. Krabs secret fear of mimes as a way for Plankton to get payback. Plankton returns to the Krusty Krab, getting out a mime and using a robotic arm to detain Mr. Krabs, forcing him to deal with his fear. Plankton is then scared off again when he discovers an entire pod of whales lurking outside for a feeding -- or apparently so, until it is revealed to the viewers to be a holographic projection set up by [=SpongeBob=].

* DarkerAndEdgier: "One Coarse Meal" deals with one of the main characters trying to scare another character, eventually to the point of the latter attempting suicide. Granted, the plot is still tame compared to the likes of, say, "[[SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E4NastyPattyIdiotBox Nasty Patty]]", which involves the plot element of [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs trying to bury a person that they mistakenly think they have killed PlayedForLaughs, a dark, rainy environment for half of the episode, and even the aversion of the NeverSayDie trope through the use of the word "kill". Nevertheless, "One Coarse Meal" is still a subtle sign of this trope happening to the post-movie episodes.

* DownerEnding: Essentially, in Plankton's perspective, his attempts at a well-deserved revenge at Krabs only gets him scared by Spongebob with Krabs getting away in driving Plankton to suicide in the end.

* FreudianExcuse: Perhaps the explanation for Mr. Krabs' motivations in this episode, as the constant stress from trying to protect the formula has finally drove Mr. Krabs to pursue drastic measures.

* SuicideAsComedy: Downplayed; Plankton's suicide attempt isn't portrayed as a complete joke per se, but the episode employs a small amount of humor from how oddly casual and apathetic he is in his suicide attempt, and in him asking [=SpongeBob=] to step on him to get it overwith. Justified, as the scene would probably be a bit too dark for a kids' show if the scene was played ''too'' realistically.

* DrivenToSuicide: Plankton.

* BlackComedy: Downplayed, as Plankton's suicide attempt isn't portrayed as a complete joke. However, the episode employs a small amount of humor stemming from how casual and apathetic he is in his attempt, as well as how he asks [=SpongeBob=] to step on him to get it overwith. Justified, as the scene would probably be a bit too dark for a kids' show if the scene was played ''too'' realistically.

* NeverSayDie: Naturally, Plankton's suicide attempt is never made explicitly clear for obvious reasons. When [=SpongeBob=] confronts Mr. Krabs, the former just refers to what Plankton is doing as lying in the street.

* BreatherEpisode: Compared to the previous episode, this one isn't nearly as awful.

* BreatherEpisode: Compared to the previous episode, this one isn't nearly as awful.

* BreatherEpisode: Compared to the previous episode, this one isn't nearly as

* BreatherEpisode

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Not too often does one see a suicide attempt in a kids' show, particularly one that's PlayedForDrama. Even some of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoons (e.g. "WesternAnimation/TortoiseWinsByAHare") have had suicide gags cut out in syndication.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Not too often does one see a suicide attempt in a kids' show, particularly one that's PlayedForDrama. Even some of the LooneyTunes cartoons (e.g. "TortoiseWinsByAHare") have had suicide gags cut out in syndication.

* ShooOutTheClowns: [=SpongeBob=] is mostly absent during "One Coarse Meal". It's actually setting the tone for the DarkerAndEdgier storyline as Mr. Krabs begins to start scaring Plankton

Upon realizing this, [=SpongeBob=] he confronts Mr. Krabs about the ethicality of his actions, to which Mr. Krabs refuses to listen, instead brushing him off by reminding him of the fact that he accidentally gave away the location to the formula earlier. [=SpongeBob=] then returns to Plankton and informs him that Mr. Krabs had been dressing up as Pearl all along to scare him, and reveals Mr. Krabs secret fear of mimes as a way for Plankton to get payback. Plankton returns to the Krusty Krab, getting out a mime and using a robotic arm to detain Mr. Krabs, forcing him to deal with his fear. Plankton is then scared off again when he finds an entire pod of whales lurking outside for a feeding - or apparently so, until it is revealed to be a holographic projection set up by [=SpongeBob=].

!! One Coarse Meal contains examples of (YMMV goes ''[[YMMV/SpongebobSquarepantsS7E11OneCoarseMealGaryInLove here]]''):

* DarkerAndEdgier: "One Coarse Meal" deals with one of the main characters attempting suicide. Granted, the plot is still tame compared to the likes of, say, "[[SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E4NastyPattyIdiotBox Nasty Patty]]", which involves the plot element of [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs trying to bury a person that they mistakenly think they have killed PlayedForLaughs, a dark, rainy environment for half of the episode, and even the aversion of the NeverSayDie trope through the use of the word "kill". Nevertheless, "One Coarse Meal" is still a subtle sign of this trope happening to the post-movie episodes.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar

* NeverSayDie: Not once throughout the episode is the word "die" or "kill" used.
* ShooOutTheClowns: [=SpongeBob=] is mostly absent during "One Coarse Meal". It's actually setting the tone for the DarkerAndEdgier storyline as Mr. Krabs begins to drive Plankton to suicide.

!! Gary in Love contains examples of:

After Plankton attempts to steal the Krabby Patty formula once more, Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales when Pearl visits the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs decides to take advantage of this by visiting the Chum Bucket disguised as Pearl and scaring Plankton by periodically sneaking into the Chum Bucket. Sixteen days of the torment, combined with a dream about being eaten by Pearl, eventually both cause Plankton to lose hope. Plankton decides that he can't go on living with Pearl stalking him, and lies down on a road to end his life.

Upon realizing this, [=SpongeBob=] he confronts Mr. Krabs about the ethicality of his actions, to which Mr. Krabs refuses to listen. [=SpongeBob=] then returns to Plankton and informs him that Mr. Krabs had been dressing up as Pearl all along to scare him, and reveals Mr. Krabs secret fear of mimes as a way for Plankton to get payback. Plankton returns to the Krusty Krab, getting out a mime and using a robotic arm to detain Mr. Krabs, forcing him to deal with his fear. Plankton is then scared off again when he finds an entire pod of whales lurking outside for a feeding - or apparently so, until it is revealed to be a holographic projection set up by [=SpongeBob=].

!! One Coarse Meal contains examples of:

* CallBack: In Plankton's nightmare, he is swallowed by Pearl and discovers that his relatives from "Plankton's Army" are there as well.

* KarmaHoudini: Plankton only momentarily gets revenge on Mr. Krabs before being scared off.

* ShooOutTheClowns: [=SpongeBob=] is mostly absent during One Coarse Meal. It's actually setting the tone for the DarkerAndEdgier storyline as Mr. Krabs begins to drive Plankton to suicide.

ONE COARSE MEAL: Mr. Krabs learns that Plankton is afraid of whales when Pearl visits the Krusty Krab. So, disguised as Pearl, Krabs visits the Chum Bucket and scares Plankton to the point where Plankton attempts to commit suicide.

GARY IN LOVE: Gary meets a female snail in Bikini Bottom, but another snail from the wrong side of town gets jealous of him.

* BreatherEpisode: Gary in love.
* DarkerAndEdgier: One Coarse Meal.

* KarmaHoudini: Mr. Krabs.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Spongebob is mostly absent during One Coarse Meal. It's actually setting the tone for the DarkerAndEdgier storyline as Mr Krabs begins to drive Plankton to suicide.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Plankton is afraid of whales. Krabs is afraid of mimes.

* WhyDoesItHaveToBeSnakes: Plankton is afraid of whales. Krabs is afraid of mimes.