User blog:PuffFan07/Why the Ending to Captain Underpants’s Twelfth Book Stinks

(Please ignore the first blog post. I accidentally left out some words in the title.)

Disclaimer: I have nothing against most of Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot. The book introduced several great concepts, especially George and Harold’s future families. I only really have issues with its ending, for reasons you will see below. If you have different opinions about Book 12, feel free to let me know in the comments.

1. Captain Underpants is erased from existence with absolutely no fanfare. To make matters worse, George, Harold, and their older counterparts don’t care in the slightest when they find out. They immediately forget about him on the next page and never mention him again. I get that the book versions of George and Harold were usually indifferent towards Cap, but you’d expect them to express some type of emotion besides mild confusion.

2. George and Harold decide to use Melvin’s time machine to save their pets Crackers and Sulu. They leave their yesterday counterparts behind so they can serve as the boys’ replacements. The original George and Harold’s fates remain unknown to this day.

3. Yesterday George and Harold are the only characters that get an unambiguously happy ending. Not only do they get to live peacefully for the rest of their lives, but they’re also guaranteed to grow up to be successful adults with loving families. Meanwhile, Captain Underpants is dead and forgotten by everyone. Mr. Krupp and the rest of the school staff are still miserable jerks. Lastly, George, Harold, Tony, Orlando, and Dawn’s fates are left ambiguous.