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[Rentahamster]

So an English speaking alien race with an idol TV show is okay, but them visiting Earth in 2015 is where you draw the line?

I think you're missing the point. What we have here is the distinction of implausibility from a plot/writing/drama context vs the distinction of implausibility from a world-building/lore context.

The context that precipitates the main plot in Get Schwifty seems a little too disconnected from the main characters, relative to how the plot is set up in other episodes.

This is entirely separate from the concept of crazy shit happening as part of their universe. This is a staple element of the show.

In other words,

an English speaking alien race with an idol TV show

vs

them visiting Earth in 2015

are different elements. The former being the accepted ridiculousness of the scifi/fantasy lore of this show and the latter being one of the plot devices that drive the story forward.

 

[Feel the Swift]

Don't get the weak episode comments, I enjoyed the entire episode way more than the last. Total Rickall was more nonsense and random then this episode.

 

[Sou Da]

Yeah this episode brought the question to the forefront I was hoping the show would avoid for me.

Why isn't the government doing the things Rick is? Why isn't Earth in a Space Age?

Unfortunately I think I already know the answer.

 

[MrBadger]

Every episode this season has been a hit for me. I'm already liking it more than S1

 

[impirius]

I wasn't really feeling this episode. The combination of "town gets obsessed with something" and "main characters are suddenly hanging out with famous humans" gave it kind of a latter-day Simpsons vibe. That brings Rick and Morty's average down to an A+ for me

 

[PapaJustify]

All you guys 'complaining' about the alien heads are way too hard trying to grasp to a bigger picture. While I see your point, I just take an episode like this as the writers playing around with goofy ideas that do not fit in with the style of other episodes, yes, but are just too good to be dropped (guilty pleasure?).

Also, with all the multi-dimensional time travel stuff that is going on in the series, you could easily explain your way out of giant alien heads hitting earth for an Idol TV show.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

I'm surprised at people saying this is the worst ep of the show. Season 1, whilst being great, had a few eps that weren't anywhere near the quality of anything in season 2 imo.
Season 2 so far has been an improvement over what was already a brilliant show.

 

[SalvaPot]

I liked the episode, the premise was good and the songs are instant classics.

Also did anyone notice how Morty pretty much disobeyed Rick and went on his own for a while? And then when talking to birdperson he learned to have more gate in Rick, you know what that is? Character development. In a series with testicle aliens.

I think this is one of those episodes that are slower because they setup plotpoints to exploit later on.

 

[Stoze]

I'm surprised at people saying this is the worst ep of the show. Season 1, whilst being great, had a few eps that weren't anywhere near the quality of anything in season 2 imo.
Season 2 so far has been an improvement over what was already a brilliant show.

I disagree. I re-watched season 1 just before season 2, and I thought this episode was easily the worst of the series. It moved way too fast, was missing the clever jokes, b-plot fell flat, and just wasn't as entertaining as other episodes. Everyone says Anatomy Park was the worst of season 1, and I enjoyed that much more than this episode.

That said the rest of the season has been phenomenal.

 

[Shahadan]

You people always ruin everything

 

[Sou Da]

You people always ruin everything

?

 

[JC Sera]

My video for this ep on the Adult Swim website doesn't go past 16 minutes..... Anyone had this happen or know how to fix it?

same sadly

 

[Easy_D]

They posted the full version of Get Schwifty on facebook: https://soundcloud.com/wmstrecs/get-schwifty-full-track-1

Hello new ringtone.

All you guys 'complaining' about the alien heads are way too hard trying to grasp to a bigger picture. While I see your point, I just take an episode like this as the writers playing around with goofy ideas that do not fit in with the style of other episodes, yes, but are just too good to be dropped (guilty pleasure?).

Also, with all the multi-dimensional time travel stuff that is going on in the series, you could easily explain your way out of giant alien heads hitting earth for an Idol TV show.

Planet that is literally shit, asses and toilet paper trees is OK tho. Giant alien heads? Preposterous.

 

[Rentahamster]

Planet that is literally shit, asses and toilet paper trees is OK tho. Giant alien heads? Preposterous.

You're missing the point of that particular critique.

 

[Kinyou]

"You know what I like to eat."
"Don't be gross, Tammy."

Tammy likes it kinky. From the first season

 

[SalvaPot]

Hello new ringtone.

Now imagine getting a call in the middle of a lecture or a meeting.

 

[PSqueak]

Yeah this episode brought the question to the forefront I was hoping the show would avoid for me.

Why isn't the government doing the things Rick is? Why isn't Earth in a Space Age?

Unfortunately I think I already know the answer.

Don't think Rick is willing to cooparate with them, and they seemed surprised when he showed up, but i do hope after this ep plotlines about the government trying to snag R&M start happening.

 

[Rentahamster]

Now imagine getting a call in the middle of a lecture or a meeting.

Incentive to answer the phone before the part Rick says "shit on the floor".

 

[PSqueak]

Now imagine getting a call in the middle of a lecture or a meeting.

you don't set your phone to vibrate at work/meetings?

 

[Divvy]

This show is basically Doctor Who to me. And like the Doctor, Rick clearly doesn't want anything to do with the government, And also like Doctor Who, weird stuff happens to Earth sometimes, but life goes on for the average human. Well I guess the Who Earthlings never got Cronenberged.

 

[SalvaPot]

you don't set your phone to vibrate at work/meetings?

Nah, I like to prove my dominance to my teachers/bosses by getting Schwifty all over them.

 

[CornBurrito]

Man this last episode was just fucking weak. Probably the worst episode yet (counting Season 1).

 

[Squalor]

Episode had a ton of quotable, but it didn't hold up well overall.

7/10 by Rick and Morty's ridiculously high standards.

 

[inked_illusion]

Rick and Morty episodes are like Pizza, even if they're bad, they're still Rick and Morty episodes

 

[HariKari]

Planet that is literally shit, asses and toilet paper trees is OK tho. Giant alien heads? Preposterous.

The heads just show up. There was nothing to cause that or prompt it. That doesn't really jive with the series. The plot wasn't inherently bad but the way it was handled made the episode weak. Characters not really acting their part. A lot of misses with the jokes.

Lowest grade of the series (critic and fan vote) so far from AV Club.

 

[RubyFaith]

Rick and Morty episodes are like Pizza, even if they're bad, they're still Rick and Morty episodes

THIS

People are being such Mortys in here.

 

[katkombat]

All of you people that didn't like the episode ought to get schwifty

 

[Rentahamster]

All of you people that didn't like the episode ought to get schwifty

I don't recall anyone saying that they outright disliked the episode. It was more of a "okay, but not up to the usually high standards of other great episodes".

It seems like most people thought the episode was at least decent.

 

[RubyFaith]

All of you people that didn't like the episode ought to get schwifty

 

[RubyFaith]

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Tammy likes it kinky. From the first season

So wait considering birdperson doesn't know what Human's eat and she lived there for a while and said she's been eating birdperson's dick..... was the joke that she's been surviving off of birdperson's semen?

 

[PSqueak]

So wait considering birdperson doesn't know what Human's eat and she lived there for a while and said she's been eating birdperson's dick..... was the joke that she's been surviving off of birdperson's semen?

Tammy probably prepares her own food, while bird person doesn't know how to cook for humans.

 

[katkombat]

I don't recall anyone saying that they outright disliked the episode. It was more of a "okay, but not up to the usually high standards of other great episodes".

It seems like most people thought the episode was at least decent.

Nah it was just an easy opening to make the joke hahaha

you are the best

 

[Rentahamster]

Tammy probably prepares her own food, while bird person doesn't know how to cook for humans.

I prefer to think that Tammy is dick drunk off of Bird Person's highly nutritious semen protein.

 

[e_i]

Good episode. Who does the voice of the president. He sounds very familiar.

 

[Rentahamster]

Good episode. Who does the voice of the president. He sounds very familiar.

Mary's dad from There's Something About Mary.

 

[Geist-]

There's never been a bad R&M but this was the worst this season I think. I mean, nothing devastatingly depressing this time? I need my weekly dose of feels!

Good episode. Who does the voice of the president. He sounds very familiar.

Keith David. Also known as Captain Anderson from Mass Effect, and also became a part of the main cast of Community recently as well.

 

[liliththepale]

Good episode. Who does the voice of the president. He sounds very familiar.

You're probably remembering him as the same guy who did the giraffe's voice last week.

 

[Coolluck]

Weakest episode of the season and maybe series yet still good. Hope this is just a slight misstep though.

 

[Kinyou]

I prefer to think that Tammy is dick drunk off of Bird Person's highly nutritious semen protein.

That's what I like to believe. That's what I like to believe.

 

[Richie]

I'm gonna have to disagree with GAF's consensus (an AV Club's it seems) and say that this was a pretty enjoyable episode, had several laughs all the way through from the absurdity of it all, the subplot allowed for more interaction from the town's secondary characters (which, I was surprised when I realized, hadn't been at all active this season until now). Sure, it didn't reach the series' ridiculously high standards, but anything short of the best episode ever would have paled in comparison to last week's comic masterpiece.

On the critique of the heads appearing out of nowhere...I mean, it's pretty clear they like to select random planets and subject their entire population to their stupid reality show whims. It just so happened that it was Earth's turn. Why would they need a reason to arrive, let alone one that satisfies humans?

My defense and genuine enjoyment of the main body of the episode aside, I didn't care much for that post-credits scene, except for that awesome GAF shouthout.

Weakest episode in the series for me is still Anatomy Park. Great main plot dragged by an uninteresting, boring subplot that doesn't deliver.

 

[Skull_Splosion]

Is everyone getting schwifty?

 

[midramble]

Rick and Morty episodes are like Pizza, even if they're bad, they're still Rick and Morty episodes

I feel like this needs more quotes

 

[Hellwarden]

So I know a third season has been ordered, so they're probably at least good, but I gotta ask.

How has this show actually been doing ratings wise?

 

[HariKari]

How has this show actually been doing ratings wise?

2nd or 3rd most watched program on cable most nights IIRC. Extremely well, especially considering the time slot.

 

[blamite]

For people who want to hear more of Dan Harmon's Ice-T impression, it comes up a lot on Harmontown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0qgE9PcqGs&index=85&list=FLV9it3ZM8WiPntHtnpuEwfw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcFy1ju-LYw (shows up around 9:00)

Yeah Dan's Ice-T is amazing, I was so glad he got to show off in this episode. I mean he did like three characters this episode but yeah

 

[Mike M]

That was kind of... Not good.

 

[Pachinko]

I think the internet got rick drunk after last weeks AMAZING episode and expected it to somehow get topped. Instead we still got a half hour of pretty damn good animated TV by almost any metric. Was it a touch more uneven than most other episodes ? yeah. Was it still funny ? Yeah. I actually ended up watching it twice in a mini marathon at a friends place and it was a bit better on a second viewing.

We can't have a Mr Poopy Butthole episode every week. That's just impossible.

 

[Tecl0n]

The Ice-T twist. Thank the heavens for this show.

 

[Mariolee]

People who liked this episode keep trying to explain why others are so down on this episode, but if these other people have legitimate qualms about the episode why try to explain it away with the problem being we expect too much from this show? If you liked it, fine.