Grimdark Edgy Science Show (Rick & Morty Thread)

Jabberwok

I understood the intent, Robby.

Seriously, if you don't announce something and just rely on word of mouth while it's happening it should be obvious that ratings will be lower. There's no need to worry.

valiantt

Ehhh the greatest concern isn't really the ratings for this particular episode. Rather, it is the goofballs running Cartoon Network that MAY interpret this as a reason (if any) for cutting more of R&M (which obviously is a dumb idea and probably wouldn't happen, BUT still). They have been pretty weird now days so it wouldn't surprise me.

Apprentice

@Robby:

You don't put a year of time and effort into writing, directing, storyboarding and animated a show for an April Fool's joke.

South Park can get away with it on years their episodes premiere on April 1 because their production only takes 6 days. But anything traditionally animated is not going to do that.

Why not? It's just another episode of the show except it's not in order. Plenty of shows have had what if episodes or dream episodes etc.

The prank is this being the first episode not an episode itself. I'm not suggesting this is a fake episode. I wouldnt be surprised if this was like the last episode of the season which was a a look into what was going on inside Rick's mind during his imprisonment.

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Demon Rin

So, my sister researched a lot of people on reddit and other places trying to recreate the Sauce, and last night she made it.

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I don't know how accurate it is to the original, but if it is? I get why Rick wants it so bad. This is freaking great.

KageKageKing

RoboBlue

I'm gonna laugh so hard if Mcdonalds really does bring it back and the show never mentions it again.

Ubiq

The live action Mulan film is next year; McDonalds may well intend to bring it back anyway,

Robby

McDonalds hasn't had the Diseny licenses in some time, they wouldn't be tying into it.

Md-Martin

They're airing a livestream on Facebook right now with Justin and Dan. Aside from Justin (possibly) accidentally revealing that they got the green light for Season 4, they aired a trailer for Season 3, which will air Sunday, July 30th.

And also…Pickle Rick!

benjamminbrown

Yesssssssssssssssss… Aww Yissssss

Robby

And as an extra meta April Fools joke, the premiere to start the season will be the April 1 episode again.

Md-Martin

On the livestream Dan was talking about how the decision to air the episode on April Fools really was because of the guy tweeting to Dan's stuff saying "Nobody gives a shit, I just wanna know where Season 3 is", with Dan replying "What if I just waived a magic wand and made it appear tonight, it that what you want?".

So Dan seems to be sticking with that actually being his motivation to approach them to air it then. How much of that is really true? I don't know, especially given it bumped Samurai Jack and Dragon Ball which isn't a light decision to make. But I'd really like to believe that he asked them last minute anyway. but pretty unlikely. Must have felt nice to see one of those pretentious tweets though, knowing it would air and being able to say that, though.

Gizmo

Saw the livestream too. Think he said that as a joke to the guy because they already had it planned ahead of time to air the episode on April Fools.

Ubiq

McDonald's is giving Roiland a jug of that Szechaun sauce.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rick-morty-justin-roiland-mcdonalds-szechuan-mcnuggets_us_5971019ee4b062ea5f90b670

desa

Bringing back to life a two decades dead sauce must be one of the greatest use of personal success.

Ubiq

@desa:

Bringing back to life a two decades dead sauce must be one of the greatest use of personal success.

Provided it isn't just a jug that fell behind a radiator and sat there for twenty years.

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If it isn't as good as they remember, I wonder if that'll carry over into the show.

desa

@Ubiq:

Provided it isn't just a jug that fell behind a radiator and sat there for twenty years.
Taste of nostalgia

If it isn't as good as they remember, I wonder if that'll carry over into the show.

I would expect a comment in the show if that happen. They don't really seem the type that would shy away from such an easy joke. However it would probably followed by irl clarification that they are greatful Mcdonald made the gesture in the first and it's just for fun.

Ubiq

I really could see a situation where the series finale revolves around Rick finally acquiring the Mulan sauce which is not as good as he remembers and the last shot of the series is him committing suicide. "Hope… hope is dead, Morty."

Count Mario

That piano string hammer trap looks really cool. I hope that's in an episode.

desa

Since Beth and Jerry are divorcing I hope we don't get anymore B plot about their co-dependant relation.

One thing I would like them to bring back is that Morty gets to choose 1 adventure out of 10. I'm even surprised they didn't bring that up for one of season's 2 episodes.

desa

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King Cannon

@Count:

That piano string hammer trap looks really cool. I hope that's in an episode.

It most likely is, as Rick is saying something.

The one with the two Summers will be there too. The clips follow a pattern of in, not in, in, not in… been like that since season 1.

MetaMario

damn, this really is the darkest year for their adventures.

Nilitch

damn, it happened. They finally spelled the word "nihilism" in the show. Good episode, the first 10minutes sucked though.
Too much feelings stuff. I didn't expect an entire episode revolving around a divorce.

MetaMario

Loved the whole "Mad Max" vibe this episode was going for.

KageKageKing

Loooooseeeeeeer….

Kitsune Inferno

Sunday's premiere scored massive series high ratings for the show. It scored a 1.5 in the 18-49 demo, with 2.0 in males 18-49 and all people 18-34.

The 18-34 numbers are particularly surprisung as that number seriously trounces the vast majority of comedy series on television, also not to mention the super strong male skew which is also super rare.

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Rounding error on my par but the show scored a 1.9 in 18-34. To illustrate how big a deal this is, The Big Bang Theory, by comparison, only cleared a 1.9 in 18-34 a few times this season and regularly landed around 1.2 to 1.6.

Nilitch

AP should be ashamed of itself. Only 4persons reacted to the new episode.

Strooger

Didn't care for this episode. I don't think the Mad Max setting was properly weaved into the narrative in a way that's funny. That whole joke about the Buckethead guy obviously not talking like he's from that setting wasn't sold properly. Then of course that gag about the moustache which was just awful. It's a shame, I had high hopes. But then again, it's Rick & Morty. It will deliver in the future.

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desa

This episode was good in a plot way and establishing the new dynamic. However in terms of humor it was lacking which is suppose to be the main goal of this comedic show. I think this episode as set the stage for future good/great episode but as a stand alone it wasn't really that entertaining.

Having said that the dog joke at the end was pretty good.

I terms of new dynamic I would say it is the first time time where Morty is actually the one being sarcastic about Rick when he returns and the grandkids are definitely more confident and confortable in the adventures. I also appreciate Rick leaving and showing he is not all talk.

Nilitch

yeah it wasn't a hilarious episode. Especially the first 10minutes that felt like a SU episode with all the bullshit about the divorce.

Also the bullshitt about the green rock, in the end they're just using it to power some TVs and stuff and Rick takes it in his verse. It feels like the next episodes will not be as much independent of each other as they were before. It was anticlimatic tbh, I was expecting something close to the

Daz

I thought the episode was pretty great. Up to the shows usual violent, cynical, intelligent, hilarious standards ("I want to run in a stream!"), but also with a strong thematic throughline.

MDL

Hadn't checked out the thread until now, glad to see that there's a lot of love for this series.

Rick's suicide attempt is probably my most re-watched scene of the whole show.
There's something about the Scrubs-esque music placement that makes it so powerful for me.

(There's also the sad case of the small creature Rick killed beforehand, which was explained by the creators as
a creature whose species feels nothing but agonising pain throughout their lives. That's why it couldn't stop crying.
Rick was trying to develop a way to treat the condition, so he kept the creature frozen for storage reasons AND for temporary relief from the agony.
In his depressed state Rick gave up on finding a cure for the pain, so he unfroze the poor creature and put it out of its misery.)

Mr. Zoro

@Nilitch:

damn, it happened. They finally spelled the word "nihilism" in the show. Good episode, the first 10minutes sucked though.
Too much feelings stuff. I didn't expect an entire episode revolving around a divorce.

I think the show does really well with incorporating the emotions with the shenanigans of the episode, and it was essential to show how Summers and Morty were avoiding/suppressing their feelings on the divorce. There's more to the show than just the whacky stuff.

@MDL:

Hadn't checked out the thread until now, glad to see that there's a lot of love for this series.

Rick's suicide attempt is probably my most re-watched scene of the whole show.
There's something about the Scrubs-esque music placement that makes it so powerful for me.

(There's also the sad case of the small creature Rick killed beforehand, which was explained by the creators as
a creature whose species feels nothing but agonising pain throughout their lives. That's why it couldn't stop crying.
Rick was trying to develop a way to treat the condition, so he kept the creature frozen for storage reasons AND for temporary relief from the agony.
In his depressed state Rick gave up on finding a cure for the pain, so he unfroze the poor creature and put it out of its misery.)

Oh wow, knowing that makes it more powerful.
That scene weighs so heavily. Seeing Rick, someone who swears he doesn't care, get effected like that and do that to himself was just… wow. (I know season 1 explored his "actually-he-does-care-but-pretends-not-to" near the end, but the scene in season 2 was more effective)

Nilitch

@Mr.:

I think the show does really well with incorporating the emotions with the shenanigans of the episode, and it was essential to show how Summers and Morty were avoiding/suppressing their feelings on the divorce. There's more to the show than just the whacky stuff.

Yes it's about nihilism and Rick being a genius jokes, we rarely have BS emotional scenes about relations with JERRY.

desa

I always took Rick as being self-destructive and in need of the constant distraction to keep him from being reminded how shitty and pointless life really is. So the scene didn't surprise but it one of the best one. My only worry being wether or not they are planning to make Rick get a redemption arc which I would prefer not. It might make the show deeper or better but it would take from the entertainment. Those moment are great and well incorporated because they come occasional rather than be the focus. And morals would be limiting the scope of the series.

MDL

@Nilitch:

Yes it's about nihilism and Rick being a genius jokes, we rarely have BS emotional scenes about relations with JERRY.

Just because you don't relate, doesn't mean it's BS.

desa

So Beth is Elliot from scrubs. I never realized that.

Nilitch

@MDL:

Just because you don't relate, doesn't mean it's BS.

It's more about having 10 minutes of drama about characters we're not supposed to care about. The only good thing in that was when Rick made those fake Morty and Summer and Rick.

Those characters are being making fun of since episode 1 but all of a sudden they turn worthy enough to get some focus on their emotions.
This is not supposed to be StevenUniverse.

Hope we don't get character-development. They're good as they are. I don't want Jerry back not being a loser anymore.
I know he'll be back, but showrunners, let him be a pathetic person for ever please.

Kitsune Inferno

You have no idea what Rick and Morty is about, do you?

KageKageKing

desa

@Kitsune:

You have no idea what Rick and Morty is about, do you?

Each person can appreciate different aspect of the show.

Nilitch

@Kitsune:

You have no idea what Rick and Morty is about, do you?

It's not about family, love and emotions. lol

They should have made something in this episode to say that marriage and divorce were absurd things imo, or at least more jokes were welcome. Because this is what the show is about, absurdism, nihilism (they finally stated it in the last episode) and jokes on society and how people think everyone is equal and Rick is a genius and is not humble about it unlike what common people think genius/smartass people are. And All. (lol)

maxterdexter

So you want them to blow their whole load in chapter 2?

Marriage and divorce are human constructs, but the fact that Jerry, their father, was removed from their daily lives is an unavoidable fact that will have an impact, and that it can be traced back to something that Rick had to do, whatever his reasons were, he'll experiment exactly what he did to Beth all those years ago.

Nilitch

@maxterdexter:

So you want them to blow their whole load in chapter 2?

I wished the first ten minutes were funny.

Marriage and divorce are human constructs, but the fact that Jerry, their father, was removed from their daily lives is an unavoidable fact that will have an impact, and that it can be traced back to something that Rick had to do, whatever his reasons were, he'll experiment exactly what he did to Beth all those years ago.

I just re-watched the episode. It's not bad actually. (it was probably low for the show's standard though, and the first episode was way better obviously)

There is still the whole "the episodes will not be independent now ("stand on their own", there is a specific word for this–- forgot it), there will be a plot over the season". It seems we're not done with Jerry and there is the rock Rick has stolen. In other words it was a setup episode, and we didn't have those before. It means we'll have setup episodes in the future too.

valiantt

@Nilitch:

It's not about family, love and emotions. lol

Based on previous episodes…yeah it is kinda a big part of the show actually.

MetaMario

@Nilitch:

I("stand on their own", there is a specific word for this–- forgot it),

Standalone ?

Nilitch

@valiantt:

Based on previous episodes…yeah it is kinda a big part of the show actually.

Okay, Steven Universe is a nihilistic show then.

valiantt

@Nilitch:

Okay, Steven Universe is a nihilistic show then.

You're watching SU wrong then. And…partially watching RM wrong too.

Nilitch

@MetaMario:

Standalone ?

yeah, standalone episodes

I guess they are (this one and the ones to come) still standalone episodes–-- but less than before.

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@valiantt:

You're watching SU wrong then. And…partially watching RM wrong too.

Is Rick and Morty more about

or about love and family ?

M.A.K.E. Y.O.U.R. C.H.O.I.C.E valiantt

Because you're basically telling me "no no this is about love and family and whatnot because Rick is living with his family" because I guess you just want to tell me I didn't understand the real meaning just for the sake of it