squidward is an ageing conservative homosexual, probably with a catholic background. you can tell he resents spongebob for being openly femme even though he himself is a bitchy quеenу gay guy who's too bald and poorly dressed to even be charming with it.
it was gonna look like crap in comparison no matter what, but i want to live in the universe where they committed to nailing this so hard that the jump in visual quality looks like a spongebob close-up