Wait... what? Wait, so... wait, what?! I'm so confused! Hold on a second, am I supposed to believe this or am I supposed to think that it's ridiculous? Y'know, like am I supposed to think that the mother and sister were just helping him cover up his homework, or am I supposed to feel bad for him?
— Ellen on a story about a boy who claimed he had brain surgery and forgot a room in his house, Kyutie, "Excuses for Not Finishing Homework
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"Are they playing some kind of game, or are they really that stupid? The episode doesn't exactly make that clear.
— The Mysterious Mr. Enter, on SpongeBob and Patrick acting scared of a toy robot in "Toy Store of Doom", "Top 10 Worst Patrick's a Prick Episodes"
Strider: Finally, Squidward appears back in his locker, making us question, 'Was any of that real?'
Alpha: Hmm, maybe it was a hallucination caused by a gas leak in the Krusty Krab.
Strider: Yeah, a gas leak is certainly a plausible theory. It could've even been that Squidward was simply tired and fell asleep in his locker. Maybe Squidward dreams about these clarinet-inspired drug trips regularly. Either way, 'Squidward in Clarinetland' certainly remains the weirdest, most twisted, nonsensical SpongeBob episode I've ever seen.
— PhantomStrider, "Top 13 Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes"
Capt. Jean-Luc Picard: "And I still don't know what to make of it. Was it a dream? Was it one of Q's elaborate tricks?"
Commander William T. Riker: "A lot of people near death have talked about strange experiences, but I've never heard one so detailed."
Picard: "And, you know, there's still a part of me that cannot accept that Q would give me a second chance, or that he would demonstrate so much compassion."
— Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Tapestry"
