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Rick and Morty S3 |OT| Keeping Summer Safe - Sundays on Adult Swim
- Thread starter TheOddOne
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Perceptive observation! That's pretty spot-on. It went from Rick dragging Morty on adventures to Rick being dragged into things.
I agree that the show always had mediocre episodes. I think that the problem is that the premiere of this season was really strong and the last three episodes feel middling or off because of the premises. See my quote of above poster.
Ah yes, classic defense.
That was my favorite line of the episode.
"So... this is Vindicators 3?"
andrerobot
Member
All four episodes have been pretty great so far.
I don't understand the hate on episodes 2 or 3.
*shrug emoji*
I don't understand the hate on episodes 2 or 3.
*shrug emoji*
2 and 4
I enjoyed Pickle Rick a lot. Not just because of the absurdist Rick plot line but for the stuff with Beth, too.
The Mad Max parody was really weak for me. The entire episode just fell flat IMO. I enjoyed Vindicators more, mainly because the 3 weirdest heroes were pretty hilarious concepts despite the overall blandness of the plot.
I would argue that they're far from "back to form"
S1: 10/10
S2: 7/10
S3-
E1: 7/10
E2: 2/10
E3: 2/10
E4: 5/10
I'm thinking it's done. Follows the classic Cartoon Network formula too: Got too popular way too fast, was too dark for the executives to handle, it was pacified with new writers who don't understand the show.
I figured.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Kids getting therapy via, er, "unorthodox and unexpected" means amidst the backdrop of a post apocalyptic Mad Max spoof was clever, IMO. Plus, the resolution of the conflict was funny and original too.
Go watch Season 1 again.
That's the show we want.
So he's destroying this show like he did his previous show? Why on earth would he do this?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I don't quite follow. How has the internal logic of the show changed from season 1 to season 3? It's still Rick and Morty et all going on adventures based on a variety of absurd premises, that get resolved in unusual ways that tend to turn TV tropes on their heads.
You can't watch Season 1 and honestly say it's at the same level or quality as Season 3. They were more loose with everything during S1. Now it's all calculated to the most boring level possible.
There was a chance R&M could have been #1 best show on AS after that perfect Season 1, but I guess Venture will remain the king.
Belgian Dude
Member
Pilot / Anatomy Park / Raising Gazorpazorp / Something Ricked (on average, devil plot rules) / Finale are all worse episodes than any S3 ones so far imo, and the "wubba-lubba-dub-dub" reveal was a fun payoff, but had absolutely zero emotional impact for me as the 'season closer'. (don't really get how they're loose with everything in S1 when they probably planned the 'come watch TV' and catchphrase gags from moment zero).
Even with bigger duds I feel S2 is better than S1 so I can't disagree more with 'perfect S1, S3 is destroying the show'.
Even with bigger duds I feel S2 is better than S1 so I can't disagree more with 'perfect S1, S3 is destroying the show'.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I can.
What do you mean, specifically, by this?
How so? What is so "calculated" about it?
Blitzrules240
Banned
"Who the fuck is Noob Noob"
Goddammit this show is great. I didn't expect to see Lance Reddick in the credits but I'm guessing he was Alan Rails.
To each their own...
Speak for yourself. The Rick and Morty Pilot is legitimately bad and they improved tremendously after it.
I'm liking the show but that is such annoying argument
People do sometimes nitpicking and read too much into things and may need to relax but just saying turn your brain off will never not be annoying
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I don't understand it either.
RandomHopeInc
Member
In my opinion, Rick and Morty episodes come in many flavors,(heartfelt family, random adventure, thoughtful satire, and Interdimensional cable), and the fandom is split across those lines. So the scores people assign here are even more subjective than usual.
As for me, I like Rick and Morty, and I appreciate every episode because it's Rick and Morty.
As for me, I like Rick and Morty, and I appreciate every episode because it's Rick and Morty.
yup
I think we need another episode that takes a crazy Sci-Fi concept and pushes it to the extreme. Those tend to be the best ones
You don't understand what "pacified" means
Inspector Jones
Member
I enjoyed tonight's episode as well, but not as much as Pickle Rick. I thought the end delivered and the twist revealed to Morty is really good.
I'm not sure how I feel about the ongoing discussion. I can't quite describe it, but I do feel like there is something about the first season that feels different than season two and three. I think there is some merit to the idea of season one being darker, but I don't feel like they shy away too much from pumping the gas; there are plenty of dark moments in the second and third season. Maybe not as consistently dark?
I'm not sure how I feel about the ongoing discussion. I can't quite describe it, but I do feel like there is something about the first season that feels different than season two and three. I think there is some merit to the idea of season one being darker, but I don't feel like they shy away too much from pumping the gas; there are plenty of dark moments in the second and third season. Maybe not as consistently dark?
TrumanBurbank
Member
Hype + Message Boards ruin shows.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Those tend to ruin a lot of things.
buckfutter
Member
The first season had the element of surprise on its side. When we first get the Mazzy Star outro montage to Rick Potion #9, it comes out of nowhere. The strikingly serious way they treat Morty's experience in the bathroom stall in Meeseeks and Destroy, coupled with the oddly sensitive way they deal with the aftermath, is something that seems to stand apart from the tone of everything that comes beforehand. And the "Come watch TV" monologue sits on an island directly in the middle of the most absurd and irreverent episode of the show that there is.
Living up to those high watermarks is only going to get harder and harder the more the audience is hanging out to spot similar moments. Emotional peaks in season two and three seem more manufactured, predictable, and mundane, accordingly. For my money, there's just as many average, throwaway episodes now as there was back then. The humour in the last couple of episodes is just as sharp as most of what I can recall from the honeymoon period back in season one. It's just that those moments where the show steps outside of itself and becomes something decidedly "more" are much more difficult to land, and so it can seem like something is missing.
Living up to those high watermarks is only going to get harder and harder the more the audience is hanging out to spot similar moments. Emotional peaks in season two and three seem more manufactured, predictable, and mundane, accordingly. For my money, there's just as many average, throwaway episodes now as there was back then. The humour in the last couple of episodes is just as sharp as most of what I can recall from the honeymoon period back in season one. It's just that those moments where the show steps outside of itself and becomes something decidedly "more" are much more difficult to land, and so it can seem like something is missing.
PaperFlame
Member
I disagree, S3 is a different show compared to the last two seasons.
XT Vengeance
Member
That's how I rate it.
Uh, I don't think it's on purpose.
But if you examine Harmon's career he is sort of a subconscious self-sabatoger.
I think you meant Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
Username1198
Member
Man rick looked super hurt when morty said the vindicators were his heros. That's why he got fucked up and destroyed them lol
Fuckin love this show
Fuckin love this show
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
On rewatch I just noticed that the corpse of Worldender is behind the snack table during the shot where Gearhead is eating space macarons.
This is figuratively the worst opinion I've read this month.
Brerlappin
Member
Anatomy park is one of the best episodes in the entire show
Diprosalic
Banned
What? How?
It might be the second worst R&M episode after the Mad Max one. It was good animated and okay to see Rick wreck shit but Rick brutally killing nameless rats and humans for no reason at all is not what i want from Rick and Morty.
This new one was much better, it did have a lot of violence but there was some context and fun to it. Not a all time great episode by any stretch of the imagination but not nearly as terrible as pickle rick. Not funny nor clever.
The Mad Max episode was just boring and dated from start to finish. Felt like a fan wrote it who has no idea what's good about the show.
I binged through the first two season so a bad episode might've not affected me as much since i can always just get to the next one.
Belgian Dude
Member
Only because of Pirate of the Pancreas
The pickle rick episode had one of the best scenes of the entire show. The one where Dr Wong completely nails Rick whilst he's sat there as a fucking pickle, and you're waiting for a witty burn from Rick but then you realise Dr Wong has got it so spot on about Rick that even Rick can't come back with a joke so has to sit there and just accept everything she says.
The show is still great.
The show is still great.