Am I the only one who's OK with Rick and Morty referencing social media platforms, like Twitter and TikTok? This show takes place in modern times. Summer and Morty are going to be on there, lol. Rick even mentioned COVID in season four. Even classic literature, like Shakespeare's plays, has plenty of lost references.
I realize that it'll become dated, but all shows become dated. I watched an episode of The Boondocks before this where the characters complained about how difficult texting is because you have to press each button multiple times. All you can do is hope that the show's themes are still relevant years later.
I wasn't a huge fan of "Rick: A Mort Well Lived." It wasn't terrible, but it's kind of just...there?
For one thing, I'm not a fan of episodes of any show where the characters aren't really "them" (i.e., they're in different bodies or it's an alternate universe, like that Futurama episode where they're all animals.) I know it was still Rick and Morty, but you're not seeing them on screen. I realize that's just personal preference, though.
The concept was intriguing, but it didn't really go anywhere. Just rehashed the same thing over and over until it abruptly ended. Honestly, it reminded me of the snake episode from season four, which everyone loved and I hated, lmao. When they ended, I was like "...that's it?"
Justin Roiland did an amazing job with Rick's voice, though. Damn. He didn't have a ton of lines, but his dialogue was a standout. Justin put so much emotion into his voice. He also did a good job making all the parts of Morty sound unique--like yeah, they have the same voice, but they're distinct enough that it doesn't sound like one guy rambling for twenty minutes.
We've also had two episodes in a row that reference "Mortynight Run" from season two, which is actually one of my favorite episodes. The show's done a decent job of referencing past episodes without leaning on nostalgia ("Haha remember Blipz and Chitz? Remember the Jerryboree??") They're fun references that don't come across as fanservice-y.
But yeah...I dunno. It started out promising, but five minutes in, I was like "I don't know if I can sit through a whole episode of this," lol. The only scene I really liked was when Marta (was that her name?) argued with the president. That was a great portrayal of the two sides of Morty--the side that loves Rick and the side that hates him--duking it out and calling him on his bullshit.
And while I totally agree that Rick needs to stop being an asshole and tell Morty that he loves him, I thought this episode was kind of...heavy-handed? The characters flat-out say "I'm proud of you" or "You should say you love me" or whatever. The show's usually more subtle than that.
Rick keeping the machine alive so Marta (or Martina or whatever it was) can live out her life was nice but also heavy-handed and borderline OOC. I don't think he would've jumped in there and killed her or something just to be an asshole at this point in the series, but I don't see why he'd care that much, either.
Although I guess you could argue that he cared because she's part of Morty. Still, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think the show might be getting a little saccharine. I thought "Solaricks" was a way better portrayal of Rick's transformation--he's gentler with Morty but still pulls back, like when he stops the hug. This episode was a liiiittle corny.
I don't even know what to say about Summer's B-plot, to be honest. I had trouble following it. I loved Peter Dinklage's voice, though. He has a perfect "bad guy" voice.
Anyway, I don't think this episode was horrible, but it's probably not going to end up on a lot of top-ten lists, lol. This episode could have gone a lot deeper since Rick's literally hanging out with representatives of Morty's subconscious. Rick and Morty have a LOT of shit to hash out, and Rick saying he's proud of him isn't going to cut it.
Because our Morty is now in the same situation as Rick C-137. His original family has died and his real Rick will probably want to kill him or do terrible things with him as well
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