Rick went from "He is just human" to "an invincible killing machine"

@Strangely Ukrainian i don't think so, because this wasn't something on earlier seasons, he was kinda consistent, you understood that he was insanely smart and strong, but also vulnerable, still, it kinda fits with his caracter but i am not a fan

@Gabs Nandes <br>Well Rick is kinda fickle, but a lot of his gadgets end up being single use and he doesn’t consistently build things because he’s also a bit lazy. So in line with his character, his fluctuating invincibility almost makes sense

@Gabs Nandes
Well Rick is kinda fickle, but a lot of his gadgets end up being single use and he doesn’t consistently build things because he’s also a bit lazy. So in line with his character, his fluctuating invincibility almost makes sense

@Maxims <br>also Vegeta: “powerlevels are bulls**t.”

@Maxims
also Vegeta: “powerlevels are bulls**t.”

@Maxims that meme is extremely outdated, you're beating not even a dead horse, you're literally beating said dead horse's remains that have been turned into ash.

@Gabs Nandes vegeta what does the scouter say about his power level?

ITS OVER 9000

@Gayan Udugampola Rick's power levels aways change now, they are never consistent after season 3

The recent episodes fix Rick being overpowered by nerfing him.

In season 3 Rick was just too op.

He's literally been saved like 3 episodes in a row and I wouldn't doubt if he already fucked himself royally again in episode 2


Theory: Season three could’ve been better


1:32 bro, remembering seeing that chart on [as] as a kid makes me feel so old now 😂😂


Little did our little Lemon know… the sperm episode was upon us…


I also seriously think that Dan Harmons divorce highly influenced season three, and the direction the show went in permanently. I still love Rick and Morty and can’t wait for more episodes, but if Rick and Morty, are made to appear conscious of the fact they are created by a higher power. It makes since that they would take on different characteristics and act differently, depending on the current state of…. Big stretch here… their relationship with god. Rick very much knows he is a creation that’s made for our entertainment. And his recent behavior is just an acknowledgment of his own downfall. Good artists make art that show us who they are, at least some what.. just be funny if Rick was slowly killing himsf because he no longer has faith in his creator. Rick and Mortys writers would do some shit like that.


Rick and Morty is k-pop for people who bully k-pop Stans on the internet.

Kpop stans are bullies themselves. You're thinking of normal kpop fans

Kpop is an industry that sucks in young talents and spits them out few years later. It's toxic as shit.

Ashok Singh thanks for reminding me I should probably get some mental help(btw the memes dead and it was a joke)

Ok we get it you don’t like us you can stop


To quote episode 17 of Season 3 of Brother Vernacular:

“A meme is what happens when so many people start misrepresenting an out of context scene from a piece of media, that the media itself loses its identity!”

Do you like that Brother Vernacular reference? Well guess what? ITS NOT A REAL SHOW! I MADE IT UP!!!


Iron 1 is the greatest Iron Man movie. Iron Man 2, Avengers 2, and Iron Man 3 suffered based on similar elements.


God, Futurama is my favorite show of all time.


They took like 3 years in between seasons , that’s a shitload of time. Most people including myself completely lost interest and investment in the story.

"Most people" lol that's definite cap, Evil Morty's motive and Rick's backstory being revealed was one of people's main takeaways from the latest season and its all anyone would really talk about, shut up and stop pretending like you speak for everybody


To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily fromNarodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick and Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick's existencial catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have a Rick and Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.


Oh, it’s FDA approved, good! The FDA also approves a maximum amount of cockroach gibs in food, but what do I know.


So far season 5 is second wind for Rick and Morty, so you were correct in believing that it could bounce back. Season 3 was definitely the series at its absolute worst, with the exception of The Ricklantis Mixup and The Rickshank Rickdemption


And then he turns himself into a pickle. Calls himself "Pickle Rick." Funniest shit I've ever seen.


"Sci-fi has always existed as the awkward nerdy sibling to it's far more popular counterpart - fantasy."<br>When did that happen? If anything, I'd say up until 2000's it was always the other way around.

"Sci-fi has always existed as the awkward nerdy sibling to it's far more popular counterpart - fantasy."
When did that happen? If anything, I'd say up until 2000's it was always the other way around.

As a layman, I'd say that probably the Lord of the Rings movies changed that.

You can also see it in books, games, as well as shows. There was tons of really good sci-fi books and movies for decades with very little fantasy comparatively.

Then the LoTR movies blew up and then a ton of people started to get into fantasy. So it's less that sci-fi got less popular and more that fantasy got way, way more popular and surpassed it.

As for his quote about it "always" being that way, I'd bet he is below 30-35 so he'd have grown up when LotR, games like WoW, and fantasy in general was really starting to get popular.

Also judging by his other videos he is probably a gamer as well so that effect that perception as well since fantasy has always been more popular than a sci-fi in gaming.


holy shit I just realized that in the 3rd minute you can hear steamed gardens from super mario odyssey in the background<br>this made me happy

holy shit I just realized that in the 3rd minute you can hear steamed gardens from super mario odyssey in the background
this made me happy


A bit off topic but when it comes to fandoms, the MHA fans are completely insane.<br>The amount of Todoroki art is way too high for a 16 year old teenager.

A bit off topic but when it comes to fandoms, the MHA fans are completely insane.
The amount of Todoroki art is way too high for a 16 year old teenager.

yeah, and don't forgot the shippers. And I'm too lazy to talk about them because of how they are completely ignore all the character interactions at both of the MHA Anime and Manga


Rick and Morty came out n the perfect time for the growing Nihilism in America and the western world


I never noticed how invincible he is in current seasons compared to the first two where he's actually vulnerable and has to play a lot safer.

Rick got his ass handed to him at the end of season 4 tho

Also, it makes sense he would think he could do it because of his ego.

@FloodedFish but he lost that fight and nearly died.

Henith dude he fought fucking Zeus, the problem is still prevalent

You do realize that season 4 was all about rick losing control and being stripped down to what he really is and he got beaten up by a Zeus and Pheonix person. Did no one watch season 4?


17:03 I never realized this was a hint to his future video in home movies, haha


I believe the the reason rick becomes I "killing machine" is that it was a build up toward season fives finale as it show why rick would have made the finite curb (other than the Morty farm), to remain the best, this would in turn call for less of an appearance of those classic running away scenes. Because people would think, "why would he need to run away" . Ironically enough that finale was a major reset in order to achieve those classic feelings we got first watching the show. We might not have to see that again, although I am against the fandom in general , I regard it as one of if not the best show I've watched. The whole nothing matters theme made me think of just how big the universe is and admire it and that's why the potential is there, relating back to rick being a killing machine I believe I would like to see him run into problems because of his theoretical wall around the rick and Morty multiverse at least for a few episodes because there is always a problem with everything, and that's what the show ( in my opinion was trying to get across)

The example is there with the terrible fandom in real life, there is definitely a problem with that


Rick and Morty has a fnaf type fan base where everyone loved it during the first 2 games and seasons of the show then after that public view kinda split. The fan base is also cringe and makes a lot of people hate the series out of spite


Well I disagree after season 5, he was definitely running


was this like a Never Ever or just a regular style commentary vid. This doesn't really fit into any real category but neither was your last one. I have been on your channel since 2013 or 2014 but god damn that pickle rick was the funniest shit I've seen

I mean by definition it can't be a Never Ever because Solar Opposites exists.


Tbh I liked the therapist bit at the end of pickle Rick. Bc yeah, she is completely correct, she knows exactly what’s going on and now all of the characters know too. And yet they still act like they always did. Bc the knowledge of what’s wrong, isn’t as helpful as the understanding of what to do next. Also it felt like it was reaching out telling all the dumbasses who praise Rick that no, he isn’t a good person, this is why, and you should already know that by now you fuckhead. It felt like he was finally taken down a peg, like Fr. Also I love morty saying he liked her, Bc yeah, he was validated for once in his life, he doesn’t get that kind of support very often, and I liked to see it.


Was a good show, now it's crap. The break ruined it.


I see a lot of criticism of season 5, but honestly, I think it's the best season they've had in a while. I also feel like Solar Opposites is saving Rick and Morty. You can call it "Rick and Morty with Extra Steps", that's fine, even if that was a take that went cold thirty seconds after the first episode of Solar Opposites aired. I stuck it out, and I call it the place they put the jokes that are too sincere and optimistic for Rick and Morty. Is it better than Rick and Morty? In many ways, yes. Am I enjoying the new episodes of Rick and Morty? More than ever, thank you. Solar Opposites may have been a distraction at first, but now it feels like the shows are holding each other up, with Solar Opposites being the project they walk away to whenever they're too fatigued by Rick and Morty. Sometimes you need distance to regroup and gain perspective.


This has to be the absolute GREATEST explanation of the show's (early) philosophy in existence.  I hate how everyone thinks it's glorifying Nihilism.  When as he describes, it isn't.  Just like Nietzsche's works, it's almost a warning against it.  Nihilism always ends up being a cover for enormous mental/emotional/philosophical pain, and to numb it.  People who are lonely, afraid of the future, haunted by the past, feel worthless, etc, end up pretending that nothing matters to them.  But their emotions know that that isn't true.


you loved “Death of the Author”, now try the brand-new “Death of the Fandom”


Season 5 was meh. I knew it was only a matter of time before Justin injected his politics into Rick and Morty. Killed it for me.


Well with season 5 being over now it is clear that Rick and Morty has not yet risen again


The probably with dealing with Nihilism is that its by far the most logical belief.  Which makes it the stumbling block for Atheist's who put a lot of pride in being "logical" and not relying on a sky fairy for guidance.


Is it bad that, despite thoroughly enjoying the whole video, the Adult Swim-style EmpLemon bumpers were my favourite bit?


<b>I guess you could call this "why there will ever be another show like Futurama"</b>

*I guess you could call this "why there will ever be another show like Futurama"*


No talking about season 4? Im not an expert but i think God beating up Rick means something. He is not longer the nihilistic smarter man of the universe. Idk personally i thought it started to decay in season 4, then i watched it high and i understood the new path it took about Rick no longer being omnipotent. I dont know i think you should reconsider the show apart from season 3, because obviously season 4 is nothing like the third. Peaze

P. D. : You didmt talk about Morty's character development either. I think its worth commenting how he was a virgin Novita in season 1 and how progressivly takes more care of himself. Dont forget the shows called Rick and Morty. I hope you'd read me, i'd really like to know your opinion.


rick and morty is the funniest animated comedy I have every seen


small detail, but i like the title of the video, nice nod to Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, m.A.A.d city"


I couldn't help but notice the Simpsons were green here too. Consistency: I love it


12:48 "people are more depressed than ever before" yo gimme eight years of history


It’s definitely changed but it’s funny and entertaining so I don’t really have a reason to care about it’s “downfall” after all, it is entertainment so if it’s entertaining it does it’s job


This definitely isn't the best place to ask this but what happened to schaffrillas' season 3 review of Rick and Morty? I would have liked to hear what he would have said.


18:00 ugh.
To this day I always skip the Pickle Rick episode when rewatching the series
The fandom ruined it for me. Plus it's not the best of episodes anyway


I love the pickle Rick episode change my mind


The pickle rick episode also shows him actualy care if he dies or not.

I think the episode shows how flawed rick is. He avoids therapy because he doesn't like to be aware of himself


I still haven't seen the end of Futurama so I can pretend like it's not over


Holy shit this is almost literally the most insightful analysis of rick and morty imo

@VORTEX STUDIOS already watched. Nuxanor is pretty funny if insightful at times.

@blinded journeyman same, i think he is pretty lost on some issues but he is clearly very smart

Its why I watch the guy. I dont always agree though, but that's a plus.


Imagine comparing Rick and Morty to the glory that is Futurama


Man<br>Your shit never gets old. Hope to be half the content creator you are.

Man
Your shit never gets old. Hope to be half the content creator you are.


Was with you for the first part of this video but the second half was meh. You’re doing the same exact thing the fandom is doing by creating an idea of what the show should be. It’s a dark comedy that has a slow but developing story line. A lot of the episodes may only feature a small portion of actual important content but that’s fine. Can’t we just enjoy the show for the characters and the great commentary and action? Like why tf does every show have to be the Shawshank redemption of the generation and be the next greatest thing. I’m so tired of watching people complain about shit like this

it's not that it can't be just a ridiculous show. it's actually super enjoyable both ways to me, but i think the main problem with its evolution is because it presented such incredible development that never saw proper finalization, or at least the same deal of care. it's the fact it changed so greatly too soon.


Personally i dont know someone who doesent love Rick and Morty


I disagree but to each their own. I'm pretty sure season 3 just had a bigger audience with hype built during the long hiatus and it wasn't the most perfect show to exist that appealed to everyone. I don't think pickle rick is a downfall at all, in fact, it's one of the most highly rated episodes. Plus the ricklantis mixup came after that one.  I don't think the fandom really cared that there was a therapist who said Rick turned himself into a pickle to avoid getting out of therapy (which is the most obvious and basic interpretation you can give within therapy), it's cause it dominated the internet with a meme spread by both people who watched the show and people who haven't seen an episode.


"When the whole show is telling you nothing matters, then the audience has to ask themselves why the show matters."<br>Sums up how I feel about the show. Emp Lem you a smart boi

"When the whole show is telling you nothing matters, then the audience has to ask themselves why the show matters."
Sums up how I feel about the show. Emp Lem you a smart boi

That was my point. Why does no one acknowledge season 4?

@Henith nope. pretty sure I never mentioned season 4 :)

And then in season 4, they stop being hate filled and realize how toxic rick is. Did you even watch season 4.

@YourPalHDee Rick, Morty and pretty much every character in Season 3 are depressed and hate filled. Did you even watch the video? Rick is called 'smartest man in the universe' and is unstoppable yet the show still pedals this loneliness kryptonite for him that just doesn't work, because 'Morty nothing matters idiot.' I actually love the show but I couldn't put my finger on why I disliked Season 3 so much, and now I feel like I know from Emp Lem's perspective.

Harvesting people's skin wasn't all SIlence of the Lambs had to offer, but boy it sure was in there wasn't it!

The show isn't saying "nothing matters" the main character says that whilst his actions completely juxtapose this and show that actually he cares a LOT but he's terrified to show it.

That's like saying "Silence of the lambs tells us to kill people and harvest their skin". Honestly it really breaks my brain the way people think that presenting something is the same as endorsing something.

Roslina Tamold

To be fair you have to have a very high IQ to understand emplemon’s commentary

That's not all the show says. But ok then.


Great video but literally the end credit scene shows him being rescued smh


this is insane, can't believe this happened. really crazy..


The pay off in the season 3 finale is the family coming together to stop Rick (god) nonsense to nihilism over Jerry (human nature) and the next seasons show the family making progress even with flaws, all the seasons are solid with great episodes but the show getting infamous is bc like other media that get popular it brings toxic people


Xavier Renegade Angel is an all time classic


Personal thoughts on Rick and Morty by season:

season 1, 10/10
season 2, 9/10
season 3, 6/10
season 4, 8/10

I agree season 3 was not the greatest of the bunch, but it had my favorite episode of the show in it. And in season 4 the least favorite.


does anyone know the intro song to this vid its sooo good


now do Steven Universe to see what true derangement looks like


I think you missed the point of the pickle rick episode. Rick turns himself into a pickle so he can avoid going to therapy with his family. You said so urself Ricks defense mechanism is to run away and by turning himself into a pickle that’s what he does. He avoids the responsibility of having a mature discussion of his mental health and irresponsible behavior by turning himself into a pickle. And I don’t believe the therapy scene was Susan Sarandon explaining what’s the show is or how the audience is supposed to think, I believe she’s forcing Rick to confront his behavior.

And I disagree that the Pickle Rick episode was created for the sake of fanservice. I don’t believe any Rick n Morty episode exists for the sake of fan service. In Season 4 Episode 1 we see the creators throwing away much more interesting plots and concepts for the sake of a joke about fan speculation of the series. Honestly speaking I don’t Dan or Justin really give a shit what the fans think and they’re gonna make their product regardless wether it’s celebrated or disdained by the audience.

Also I don’t believe this is the episode where Rick n Morty jump the shark. To me it’s probably the most mundane episode in the series and it’s the one I find the least entertaining.


The fact that Rick is LITERALLY immortal because "If he die, his soul gets uploaded to another clone" really made the show alot less engaging. Where's the suspension in anything if even death isn't a threat??

@Andreas Westerveld Rick possibly dying wasn't ever really the draw of the show was it? I mean he's the main character, to me, their adventures were always more wacky and comedic rather than suspenseful

@John Jon Jhon Johnathan Johnston Johnstar IV But if he dies his soul just carries on to another dimention, making him psuedo immortal

no, this means he CAN die which increases the tension. if he wasnt immortal he could not die or the show is over. it also adds existential horror in case he actually CANT die.

MilkyWay 02 well yea being unchallenged and immortal is broing for a story but the thing is that what makes rick and morty fun to watch is just because of how rick solves proboems in the most absurd ways possible and also sprinkled with some part of the serious flaws in his character

@Free Trial Yes, Superman also had that problem. Since his only weakness is cryptonite the writers had to add a lot of different cryptonite-types to keep the narrative compelling. In addition, the whole One Punch Man anime really shows how boring it is to be unchallenged and immortal.

@Kino Man I mean sure, R&M is a Serialized Comedy show, but that doesn't mean it can't have an over-arching Narrative. By making Rick Pseudo Immortal, they take the ability to kill him away for any future story/episodes, because "Well he's always immortal"

One Show I like to bring up a lot in this problem is DBZ (Dragon ball Z) They write a lot of their stories as "This person is the strongest ever" instead of "this person is one of the strongest ever" Meaning that for every Arc or Season, they gotta bust out another strong man and explain how he's even stronger than the last strongest ever big boss man. And it's cause they run into that problem, and why Goku has to have 70 different transformations because they can't obviously have Goku use the same form to destroy the next strongest guy if he's stronger than the last right?

MilkyWay 02 i guess the purpose of putting rick in dangerous situations is to show how he is able to overcome it in the most absurd way possible, or it’s even just a way ro animate an entertaining fight scenes like the one with the president. Hell one of the stakes in a dangerous situation in season 4 is the plot. The plot itself is at stake in that situation

@Kino Man Yeah I get that but what's the point of putting Rick in dangerous situations if there are no risk? Plus the one time he tried to kill himself turned out to be pointless

You are wrong because the winter is smaller than the Spaghetti Couch. Always was and will not be, because continuity and inherent logic. You can't argue with that, period. <br>🤣

You are wrong because the winter is smaller than the Spaghetti Couch. Always was and will not be, because continuity and inherent logic. You can't argue with that, period.
🤣

He was always immortal. That’s the point rick can’t die. He always say it.

Well the thing is the main point of a show isn’t a complex storyline with tense amd dramatic moments, sure it has some heavy moments scattered here and there but ultimately it’s a comedy show with an extremely meta humor


Ah so this is why i all of a suddenly lost interest in the show half way thru season 3


You said Rick is too powerful in S3, which is a fair point. But ironically, now in s4 and s5 people complain that Rick is too weak, or vulnerable.


"It's about family... and that's what's so powerful about it."

@Brennan Meyer Love me some hack frauds.


The curse of Adult swim continues. I spent 6 years waiting for 3 season<br>Of ventures bros only to have to check out because it started blatant pandering.

The curse of Adult swim continues. I spent 6 years waiting for 3 season
Of ventures bros only to have to check out because it started blatant pandering.


you know you got to the good part of the video when the gran turismo music kicks in.


Name of the vid is great! props to you, and your great taste in music mate!


you think the therapy scene came off as cheap? it's literally the only redeeming feature of that episode lol


I don't think people are saying women aren't funny. They're critical of Dan hiring female writers entirely cuz he got shit for the S1-S2 writers room being all guys then getting on a soapbox about adding diversity....and then one of the female writers creating the pickle rick episode with a condescending literal self insert therapist character.

Having said that though, women aren't particularly funny. It's like 1/100 women are funny and 4/10 men are funny.

Starbursts I hope u are trolling, cause this kind of cases aren’t rare anymore, and if so, would u mind sending a link o something? And if u can’t, just acknowledge that u might be wrong. This was an interesting comment thread to read.

@J W People hiring people who are like themselves is part of what makes a show good. Similar people are going to be more on the same page when it comes to writing or really most ideas - and its absurd to ask a team of artists to add new artists that won't necessarily mesh well with the existing team just because you're obsessed with equity. Writing something worthwhile is incredibly difficult, doing it by committee is harder, and when its by a committee that's 50% diversity hires because 'muh white dudes can't be the whole team' its nearly impossible.<br>t. a writer

@J W People hiring people who are like themselves is part of what makes a show good. Similar people are going to be more on the same page when it comes to writing or really most ideas - and its absurd to ask a team of artists to add new artists that won't necessarily mesh well with the existing team just because you're obsessed with equity. Writing something worthwhile is incredibly difficult, doing it by committee is harder, and when its by a committee that's 50% diversity hires because 'muh white dudes can't be the whole team' its nearly impossible.
t. a writer

@A L But can I ask you a question though. Why does the Writer of a show being white or Male matter?

What should matter is if the Content is good, not what charateristics the person writing the show has. I know I'm not a person that curates my content by the race behind the person making it.

That's not to say Diversity can't be good (it can) but just like any entertainment industry, the only thing that should matter is if the content is good. Not the people behind the content.

@Starbursts yeah and I'm telling you, it's not that rare in the real world. It happens all the time.

@vorbo01 I meant that it rarely happens in the real world because most people only care about qualifications, whether it be for uni or for jobs. Rick and Morty was just one of the few cases where it did happen for whatever reason. I don't most shows that hire simply because of "muh diversity"

@Starbursts "that rarely ever happens"

😂😂😂 Yeah keep telling yourself that.

Interesting how you draw no correlation between the third season being shit with the inclusion of four women to the writing team, with the showrunner openly stating it was for "diversity". Not because he thought they were talented. Not because he thought they were funny or creative. It was because they were women. and season 3 was mostly dogshit, surprise surprise.

Interesting that Joan Rivers never got free legs up because of what was between her legs, and is regarded as a comedy legend, yet these writers will fade into obscurity.

Wonder what the difference was? 🤔🤔

@Starbursts "that rarely ever happens"

😂😂😂 Yeah keep telling yourself that.

Interesting how you draw no correlation between the third season being shit with the inclusion of four women to the writing team, with the showrunner *openly stating* it was for "diversity". Not because he thought they were talented. Not because he thought they were funny or creative. It was because they were women. and season 3 was mostly dogshit, surprise surprise.

Interesting that Joan Rivers never got free legs up because of what was between her legs, and is regarded as a comedy legend, yet these writers will fade into obscurity.

Wonder what the difference was? 🤔🤔

@vorbo01 Very few of them get "free jobs" just because they fit a criteria. You're acting as if all you need to do is belong to these groups, vitue signal, and that's it. You got the job. Nope. The majority will always be white dudes. And it'll take a long time for that to change because people inherently don't like change. Also yeah no one like a person that whines their way into a job, but that rarely ever happens cause no one will buy their bullshit whining.

@A L But ultimately that's the beauty of media. You can change that if you want. Grab some friends, sit down and write something you find enjoyable and then all that's left is to pitch it. It might not exist yet but you could very well be the start of a show written entirely by black women or a gang of mexican pensioners. If what you come up with is any good i certainly look forward to watching it.

Ok. Sense none of you actually know a thing about the industry, and basically know one does unless you work in it. There is actually a huge problem we’re basically all shows are written by white guys. As in, there is basically no women or diversity in the writer. Like none. You think for diversity for acting jobs is bad, for writers it’s non existent.

I don’t know about you. But that’s fucked up.

@AM-Ranth I want to assume that you are..... but in this climate they could be legit serious lol.

@Mookie Über Alles You're assuming that I hated the episode when I thought it was fine. It wasn't a banger, but it wasn't "bad"

Remember Assumptions make an ass out of you and me.

@Mookie Über Alles I mean, That depends on what you mean by popular, if you mean something that got butts into seats for a couple of episodes, then sure, he's complaining about one episode written by a woman. But if you mean that it completely derailed the entire series and made the show, almost into a parody of what it was trying to parody, then no.

Remember Popular =/= Good.

@J W Easy I'd think. If you got good chemistry with the writers, good personal communication and share similar ideas, then yeah you'll often find people hire based on those characteristics. Only those who focus on race make race an issue imo.

@J W Though to be honest race isnt really a factor in deciding who you like as individuals, and there are plenty of systems to determine the credibility of writers like previous projects and recommendations from past studios as well as college degrees in writing. Your point really only come's to fruition when you are considering entry level jobs for people just getting into the industry.

@J W I think its good to have people with similar visions and personality writing a show or game, even if it means your staff is disproportionately white.

@Xtof Ah I see, but if people didn't complain then there shouldn't be an issue with hiring people specifically tailored for the job.

@sTYLz In the modern western world there's a rabid devotion to the idea that every group (writers, mechanics, doctors, etc...) must look like a university poster. That it's essential to have a token for every group rather than the best people for the job. <br>Hiring based on merit runs the risk of the staff not having the acceptable look. That's why Dan and the show got criticism for an all male writing staff even though they were the best fit.

@sTYLz In the modern western world there's a rabid devotion to the idea that every group (writers, mechanics, doctors, etc...) must look like a university poster. That it's essential to have a token for every group rather than the best people for the job.
Hiring based on merit runs the risk of the staff not having the acceptable look. That's why Dan and the show got criticism for an all male writing staff even though they were the best fit.

Caliber Studios I think he was being sarcastic

@Xtof Can you actually explain this to me please. What's wrong with merit based hiring?

@Xtof yeah hiring people based on gender and race is much better

@some guy who edits The idea of merit based hiring is dangerous in modern times.

Remember the days when tv shows could just hire who's right for the job


I love how you spit all over film theory


I still like the show even in the 5th season but its just not as good now


4 new writers join season 3. Season 3 creates a downward spiral.

Coincidence?


"This is where Rick becomes a flat character"
cue Flat zone music

"This is where Rick becomes a flat character"
_cue Flat zone music_

@Daelin "Zeppi" Zeppeli (TheInsaneComputerGamer) phew, I thought I was going to have to explain the joke

@artist meme and super smash bros melee ost

@ZachStarAttack Ya I also heard the ice climbers somewhere in there

Yea i see he loves smash bros music lol. Love it


R&M season 1 and 2 were great. 3-5 were filled with a majority of lackluster episodes.

Even a lot of the good episodes are ruined by this weirdly returning theme of BDSM type humor, which, is really just cringe to most people.

The writers are constantly speaking through Rick about their hatred towards repetitive show themes and cannon story structures, yet they have no problem consistently dropping BDSM themes on their audience.

Im not trying to sound awkward.

But my point is, that most people watch rick and morty to see graphic, epic, and often hilarious adventures through the sci-fi theme-toybox that is space.

I do not watch the show to see some joke about morty banging his sister or some crap like that. It isn't funny, it doesn't gross me out, its just weird and doesn't fit with the rest of the show. If it were only 1 or 2 episodes I wouldn't think much of it, but just as ol George RR wants to flash dicks to his audience, the writers of R&M clearly have some weird sexual craving to drop BDSM themes onto their audience.

Again, it doesn't gross me out, it only angers me because it clearly ruins the show.

They turned the greatest space cartoon ever into the greatest space cartoon ever for people who are into bdsm.

Why is it that whenever you see a shirtless man in R&M, 50% of the time his nipples are pierced or something much worse? Its just weird, this isn't talked about enough.

This and the whole divorce saga completely ruined the show.

Cut the drama, forget the bdsm crap, and you have a great show.


I watched the video
And I enjoyed your points
But they show has sucked since season 3 because rick felt less like an antihero and more like an asshole


Described in two words: fucking halarious


pickle rick ruined the show for me, it's the "homer's enemy" of rick and morty for me.<br>still watch the show for evil morty tho

pickle rick ruined the show for me, it's the "homer's enemy" of rick and morty for me.
still watch the show for evil morty tho


Reminds me of a preacher I heard the other day:
“Life is like a train station. Only a stop, but you still can’t trash it”
Edit: Talking about the counter-nihilism, specifically 13:10

Well duh, this was advice given by a priest in church.

That's kinda useless unless you are 100% sure you are going to an afterlife.

@Evan DeGeer treating events and experiences as meaningless just because they end is so idiotic to me.

Tbh I don’t know but specifically I would think 13:10, the interview with dan Harmon.

@Evan DeGeer I mean, I agree, but I wasn't sure what in the video made you think of that.

The meaning I got from it was though you will die and go to heaven or hell eventually, it is still your responsibility to act respectably. You can’t just say “we’ll all die it doesn’t matter”, and use that as an excuse for your actions.

But I’m just some dude on the internet so idk make your own meaning of it

@mrmarioscatman Life is just a short stop on an eternal journey, but that doesn't mean you should treat it like it's disposable. Though what that has to do with the video besides being a counterpoint to nihilism, I can't tell you.

I don't get it. Can you explain what this means?


I think Trump getting elected made a lot of people go insane and this show was a part of that fallout.


Damn you really ripped into MatPat on this video. And it's pretty accurate too.


I swear I cant hear someone even mention futurama without watching it soon after.


Never cared for Rick and Morty, but dang, this made me appreciate the show more than I ever wanted to.


Man I thought the film theory thing was just a meme, BUT HE HAS MADE 17 EPISODES ABOUT R&M??


This is the same thing that happened to craft beer.  Now a large percentage of the market consumes it and it’s everywhere.  It “ruined” it for the small groups in each city who had massive stores of the shit because you had to travel to find it.  They don’t get to be elitist about it at parties and restaurants anymore so it’s “not the same” or “was so much better 15 years ago.”  The truth is this is a fuckin cartoon created for entertainment.  It’s not high art or profound philosophy.  Watch it or don’t.  No one but you gives a shit.


who's here after Season 5's MR. NIMBUS!!!!!!


I stopped watching after season 3 i didn't like this season it wasn't the same.
This video explained what happened really well.
Really great video man.


I have watched the first three episodes of season 5 and I don't think I will keep watching. I just want to remember RM as a good show.


We're miserable now in this age because the people in charge make it that way! Power in division


I feel like this is what happened to Stranger Things as well.


I love Rick and morty but I didn’t know they had weird ass fans 💀 all my friends like Rick and morty but they never act like the characters 😂


Can't wait for the sequel, To Pimp A Pickle


Thats the point he is essentially a GOD through science


Honestly, the bottomline is it became mainstream, so it was frowned upon.  That's how practically everything goes.  Good show, revered by everyone, then it becomes mainstream.  Then suddenly it's garbage, regardless what the show it did itself.


I wonder what your opinion on the new season is. I havent liked this season too much tbh


Fun fact the voice of king jellybean is Tom Kenny lol


To show how much hype R&M lost: i didnt even know they aired the second half

and i was looking forward to it

The second half is actually pretty good ecspecially vat of acid and the finale

@Eat At Joe's See, to me, that's why I like the titles; that's the humor in them: they've run out of easy ones but they're committed to seeing it through, so they just go all out in finding the dumbest name pun to fit the episode.

@Linky without a doubt it is far superior to season 3. I was defending the first half of season 4 before the 2nd half because it was still better.

Just the finale really turned me off but I forgave the show after that anime short.

The show is doomed to be like simpsons and spongebob. Never to end. Plus theyve got that contract which by 10 episode seasons is gonna last a while.

Nah my only hope from the show going foward is more creativity and a cgi movie in my lifetime

@Rocky38 better than season 3 still, im just curious about how they're gonna finish this show, if they ever do

Eh, the vat of acid episode is one of the best in the last 2 seasons. The finale sucked

I knew the fourth season was out, but where my brain would have immediately watched all of it had I still been 18 and the show not fallen into commercialized cynicism - I just mentally checked out around the Dragon Sex episode and watched TVSins recap the rest of it.

Another thing I noticed is that like Two and a Half Men tried to suck the life out of its gimmicky premise/title by adding new people to fill in the "two and a half" role, they're trying to squeeze everything they can out of the Morty/Jerry/Rick name puns in the episode titles now.

"Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty", "Childrick of Mort", and by far the worst one of these is "Star Mort: Rickturn of the Jerri." - like, not only is that stretching your gimmick a little too far, who wants to say they're catching the end of "Star Mort: Rickturn of the Jerri" without sounding stupid or they had a stroke?

At least the Never Ricking Morty title - while still stupid, you can say it out loud without it sounding like you're reading from the Necronomicon.

I knew the fourth season was out, but where my brain would have immediately watched all of it had I still been 18 and the show not fallen into commercialized cynicism - I just mentally checked out around the Dragon Sex episode and watched TVSins recap the rest of it.

Another thing I noticed is that like Two and a Half Men tried to suck the life out of its gimmicky premise/title by adding new people to fill in the "two and a half" role, they're trying to squeeze everything they can out of the Morty/Jerry/Rick name puns in the episode titles now.

"Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty", "Childrick of Mort", and by far the *worst* one of these is *"Star Mort: Rickturn of the Jerri."* - like, not only is that stretching your gimmick a little too far, who wants to say they're catching the end of "Star Mort: Rickturn of the Jerri" without sounding stupid or they had a stroke?

At least the Never Ricking Morty title - while still stupid, you can say it out loud without it sounding like you're reading from the Necronomicon.


I think the perfect way to sum up the issues with the show is ricks backstory. In seasons 1 and 2 we get glimpses into ricks past, we learn about how he left Beth and his wife, and that Ricks wife has seemingly died. In season 3 we get the reveal an emotional scene the fans had been waiting for, Rick was visited by another Rick before he’d invented the portal gun, who killed his family. It was great, but then the show says fuck you that’s not the real story ya idiots. The topic was ignored mostly until season 5, where we get a kind of anticlimactic reveal that the story from season 3 was his real backstory. Then right after just to rub salt on the wound, the reveal that fans had been waiting for us is shit on by Rick saying, “now everyone can shut up about it”. The writers clearly aren’t interested in finishing the story’s they set up, but fan demand is forcing them to.


5:20
What CAN YOU mention online without sparking a vicious debate?

5:20
What *CAN YOU* mention online without sparking a vicious debate?


10:41 imagine you see someone hit by a car and they just say "wubba... lubba.. dub dub" and die


The people that defend S4 & S5 are mostly low brow stoner humor fans imo. They never understood the nuance in S1 & S2 so to them the show has barely changed at all, it's still just wacky sci-fi adventures


For me it's just a fun show, nothing more nothing less, it does spoof a lot of things and that's the charm about it. If I wanted to be a nihilist I'd just die.

@Dominik Weber rick isnt a true nihilist though. it's said that he is, more than once, but that doesnt mean HE really is entirely.

The thing about being a nihilist is that you wouldn't even have a reason to die because as a nihilist you don't have a reason for anything at all


Great, turns out I'm Rick but less intelligent. Awesome..


Pickle Rick was the first episode I watched of the show


This is the best sponsorship ad I have seen ...


Rick manipulated his family into distancing from Jerry. I get what you say, but that would not have been RickFitting.


"Fandoms (...) were never able to truly materialize until the advent of the internet."

A lot of what you say about Rick and Morty and fandoms are on point, but this combined with your earlier comments about Star Trek VS. Star Wars shows a certain ignorance of pop culture history. "Mary Sue", the biggest amorphous boogeyman of pop fiction commentary, came from a 1974 Star Trek fanfiction parodying other Star Trek fanfiction.

Damn I remember the 50's when the Laurel and Hardy stans and the I love Lucy stans had a twitter war.

I remember in 1970 when a star trek fan cancelled the show on Twitter

Does the football war between salavador and honduras count too ?


The show has nihilistic and absurdist philosophical views


Harmon and Roiland create a show on a major TV network and than everyone freaks out when they become mainstream lol


It makes a lot of sense that if you change one letter in Morty‘s name it’s Marty!


"Can a fandom become so insufferable that damages the show reputation beyond repair?"
bro u ever heard of religion?

"Can a fandom become so insufferable that damages the show reputation beyond repair?"
*bro u ever heard of religion?*

Last time I checked fnaf fans weren’t starting literal wars and killing people for existing

@Akiraspin I am not even talking about your religion bro, chill, is not black and white there are shades of gray in everything

@Dany Osuna "I hold it in my heart,  the truest pursuit of knowledge, the understanding of this earthly realm, is one of the most righteous attempts at becoming closer to Our Father, who created all of us and this beautiful world in which we inhabit. Therefore, it is impossible for science to ever disprove the existence of God, and as such, should be embraced wholeheartedly for every man of the cloth." - Thomas Aquinas.

Yikes, so basically you're wrong and this guy became a scientist because he was religious, and believed that understanding the universe would bring him closer to God

@Dany Osuna "I hold it in my heart,  the truest pursuit of knowledge, the understanding of this earthly realm, is one of the most righteous attempts at becoming closer to Our Father, who created all of us and this beautiful world in which we inhabit. Therefore, it is impossible for science to ever disprove the existence of God, and as such, should be embraced wholeheartedly for every man of the cloth." - Thomas Aquinas.

Yikes, so basically you're wrong and this guy *became a scientist because he was religious, and believed that understanding the universe would bring him closer to God*

@Akiraspin Yes, but not because they were priest, but because church only allowed knowledge to be spread among them and aside from the common folk, it is an interesting debate sure but it is far from the point

Also, rick and morty, FNAF or undertale fandom do not ask me for money or judge me based on my personal life choices, so no

Never seen a Rick And Morty, FNAF, or Undertale fandom running a soup kitchen, donating billions to charity, or salvaging and recording ancient history for thousands of years.<br>Ever hear of that thing called "Scientific Theory"? Yeah, a priest created that. Ever year of "Standard Experimental Procedure"? Yep. Priests made that shit too.

Never seen a Rick And Morty, FNAF, or Undertale fandom running a soup kitchen, donating billions to charity, or salvaging and recording ancient history for thousands of years.
Ever hear of that thing called "Scientific Theory"? Yeah, a priest created that. Ever year of "Standard Experimental Procedure"? Yep. Priests made that shit too.

@Generic Bro I'm doing fine my friend, thanks for asking.  :)

@Martin Luther hey martin luther how yo doin

@Generic Bro or am I not a TRUE Jesus stan?  Then I guess I'm going to have to stan it up.. somebody play Dido

@Generic Bro Yo you are being toxic right now I am the Jesus Stan here and I'm telling people God Bless you and you are saying i'm toxic without knowing me.  TOXIC AF BRUH

2011 athiests called they want their cringe back

@🎵 Revival of Apollo 🎵 "Dear Jesus, I wrote you but you still aint calling."

@MonkaKonga Yes, just yo clarify, faith on itself is not toxic or bad or stupid, if you think that it's because you had a pretty easy care free life, but institucionalized religion on the other hand...

@Martin Luther your nick makes it even funnier

Religion is still so fucking interesting, no matter if you think is real or not.

Hey man I'm a fan of Jesus Christ and I'm here to wish you a good day and God Bless.

@Phoebe Aurum except most fandoms are chaotic pathetic mess, while religions, putting aside a lot of their cons, have brought many (if not more) good things to society.
Some of them were: education (in past, only priests of various religions where really well educated, and educated others, such as Church teaching peasantry better techniques of cultivation, or opening first schools), diplomacy, or (whats most important) creating and uniting entire civilizations.
Currently popular narrative about Church or other religions holding humanity back is mostly wrong, according to general position of historians and other social researchers.
Fandoms on the other hand are mostly filled with a young, introverted, socially inept people, who often do not understand what behaviour is proper or adequate in certain situations. Hence all the "cringiness".

Religion might be a bad example given how long it's been going on.


Rick and morty may not be what it once was but it’s far from dead


I would love to see a Smiling Friends episode


I'm a huge fan, but I dunno about season 5. Something's wrong with it.. It's like all the characters got nerfed. Rick was less Rick, Beth was less Beth, Jerry was less Jerry..

Rick is nihilistic, reckless and irresponsible with a god complex, but there were many times in season 5 where he was just an idiot. He's not supposed to be dumb.. And since when does Rick love Jerry? There was literally a whole season dedicated to how much Rick hates Jerry! Why does this Rick care so much? I don't want a Rick who cares?!

Where's Beth's ambitious nature and her lizard brain?

And we're not supposed to sympathize with Jerry. He's an insecure coward who USES sympathy. He's a parasite!

What we loved about these characters was how messed up they were. Dan please don't take that away! It's part of the shows charm..

I'm starting to not recognize the characters in this show..

I'm a huge fan, but I dunno about season 5. Something's wrong with it.. It's like all the characters got nerfed. Rick was less Rick, Beth was less Beth, Jerry was less Jerry..

Rick is nihilistic, reckless and irresponsible with a god complex, but there were many times in season 5 where he was just an idiot. He's not supposed to be dumb.. And since when does Rick love Jerry? There was literally a whole season dedicated to how much Rick _hates_ Jerry! Why does this Rick _care_ so much? I don't want a Rick who cares?!

Where's Beth's ambitious nature and her lizard brain?

And we're not supposed to _sympathize_ with Jerry. He's an insecure coward who USES sympathy. He's a parasite!

What we loved about these characters was how messed up they were. Dan please don't take that away! It's part of the shows charm..

I'm starting to not recognize the characters in this show..


If rick and morty all gotta long, they prolly got me down by the end of the song


The deepest lore is that Jerry's erectile dysfunction was caused by the minoxidil he ordered via Keeps.


To be fair they say smartest man not creature or being so they can still save the show


Adult Swim did to Rick & Morty what they did to The Venture Bros.  I quit once it was clear they wouldn't be rolling out seasons in any particular time frame.


I'VE TURNED MYSELF INTO A CRINGY FANDOM MORTY! I'M PICKLE CRINGE!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh come on, Solar Opposites is an awesome show :(


The guy is at least a few years younger than me… futurama ended after I graduated.


I disagree with your explanation about the Pickle Rick episode. Otherwise neat video man


The High IQ meme was a troll. Can't believe Dan Harmon took it seriously.

Anneide Also sorry this is long but the other factor of how Rick and Morty, a show that is written by more liberal/progressive people and shows that through the characters somehow attracts incels and other bigots. Do they somehow not realize that by supporting the show they are supporting something/someone who literally makes fun of them and their skewed beliefs

Anneide Neckbeards and a lot of conservatives on instagram and twitter will literally just say “hehehe snowflake sUpEr WOke” after you supply them with reasoning and facts for a simple argument. Any accuse to somehow feel smart like a show about “the smartest man” will attract people with very little intelligence. Like sometimes I feel like watching any show people, whether it’s online or irl friends and family, will act as if the show is real and miss the actual point because they can’t imagine any other perspective besides their own. It reminds me of that tweet EmpLemon showed how people aspire to be like Rick or The Joker or Walter White in real life or in how they conduct themselves online and by doing so they miss the obvious point that these characters are unhappy for a reason and they are meant to show the viewer the dangers of acting that way.

The original may have been a troll, but a lot of fans are like that. Under a post on the R&M Insta, was one of those sex bots, this time commenting. ''I haven't fricked in so long my hymen is back together and I'm a virgin again uwu''. Told her to get herself a biology class because I thought the comment was pretty funny. Some greasy neckbeard immediately replied to me ''You don't understand biology.'' and when I argued it was a mandatory class, he just made dumb arguments like ''Hehe u still dumb probably'' They knew nothing about me, and still went ''hhehehehheheh I bet she's stupid because I am the superior incel king'', and then went out of their way to try and make someone feel bad/ make themselves feel better. Makes it hard to enjoy the series when you get told ''You probably don't understand it though'' by those types the moment one catches you talking about it.

@felixdaniels37 The original poster was a shitpost account, not an actual fan of the show

Ah yes, the classic "I was merely PRETENDING to be retarded!" prank. What a troll.

That's because your IQ needs to be at least in the 99th percentile to understand the very high IQ meme


all what you explained is blown away with season 5 finale.


Jerry’s erectile dysfunction is gonna lead to a sponsor ship with blue chew


the newer seasons are more focused on the family aspect.


What if rick suffers from Reactive attachment disorder? just a thought


I’ve never seen Rick and Morty before, but just watching how the fandom devolved everything around the show, even at a distance over the years, is just so fascinating to me.

Same, I just took my imagery popcorn and watched the fandom go up and down. Now I just wanna know if the show is worth the watch. Especially with the new season coming out soon. 👀

Some people just want to watch the world burn. I think I heard that somewhere


Welp, season 5 turned out to be a disaster


My rebuttal, no Rick and Morty's quality has not taken any precipitous downturn at any point. However in saying that, one has to acknowledge that Rick and Morty has never been anything more than a good, clever & funny show. Some fans had put it up on a pedestal as something beyond that. It never was, but it remains a good, clever & funny show.  Also,  Pickle Rick was a great episode and Doctor Wong's dialog being so on the nose was a humorous device aimed at sit-com structure tropes itself as much as the in-episode situation, not a lazy resolution/explanation of the family therapy narrative.  Certainly Pickle Rick did not signify and downward trajectory for Rick and Morty, it is a great episode.


The title of this video is very satisfying 👍 great job


Honestly, when I clicked into this video I thought it was a fan made mashup album with Rick and Morty, and Kendrick Lamar, but then I saw who the video was from


I had a "friend" of mine that used to ship Rickorty...

There are certain things that are so cursed that i can't even grasp about it properly without wanting to die


This is probably the best video about rick and morty on yt


"Buy another one Morty, consume Morty!"
gets an advert for Audible

"Buy another one Morty, *consume* Morty!"
*gets an advert for Audible*

I got fucking Amazon, the face of mass consumerism

@fraZ0R I'm surprised that Emp would be allowed to do so.

Lol that was low key funny though. But speaking of buy another one morty consume.  Pringles, hbo max, and wendys. They became what they were always against.

He deliberately put an ad there for the joke, didn't he


I've said it hundreds of times, and I'll say it again.

A fandom does not represent the work itself. Toxic or not, that shouldn't be seen as a slant towards it, as it isn't the work's fault. If you like something, you're free to do so, and you're not obliged to consider yourself part of the fandom. It's completely separate from the work anyway.

Simply put, hating something soley because of its fandom is completely asinine.

Bro did you even watch the video? He literally says that we should judge things off their own merits. The problem isn’t a bad fandom, its when said bad fandom directly influences the show.


26:42 u get that with actors, they come on season 1 of a show , they are un known b line actors , then in season 3 -4 they start Not trying as hard , it seems like they don't practice there lines ,,, its like they know ppl will love them No matter how well , or ok they do .


thank god s4 and 5 ended up being great! ESPECIALLY S5. everything about s5 has made it the best season so far imo


I just realized that he turns the Simmons green to avoid copyright. (Correction it is a completely different reason but I don’t remember it.) Edit: he hue shifted them up roughly 255 when he made a YouTube poop on the Simpsons. The 255 was significant because that was the amount of simpsons episodes at the time

It looks like you misspelled Simpson’s on purpose to avoid copyright as well lol

I like the Simmons dog, Satan's Li'l Hopper

not to be confused with the famous actor J.K. Simpsons

Hammer Simmon has always been my favorite character.


yet another thing inevitably ruined by a fandom


i really like rick and morty and i really like the boondocks too, love cartoons so much


Its same as star wars, or any anime. The shows are great, the fans are snarling rabbit weasels that kiss their posters before bed.

And anyone who challenges the fanbase on their virginity ridden lore gets out numbered by grown men who have never spoken to anyone but their parents.. It'd be nice to just be able to enjoy a show like naruto or clone wars without getting literal death threats from the fanbase


real ones know the show is about rick getting the szechuan sauce


If Rick and morty is the smartest show then half life is the smartest game


Damn bro i thought this was gonna be some crazy mashup album.


A year later Rick is in Fortnite and I'm having brain damage


@emplemon pls make an update video on this for season 5. I think season 4 was a step in the right direction and season 5 is really good minus a few episodes. Can you pls make an update video on what you think about rick and morty now.


9:44 "it's about family, that's what so powerful about it


The title good show m.A.A.d fandom is actually very clever it’s a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s good kid MAAD city in that album that MAAD is abbreviation for either my angry adolescence divided which could signal how our memories of the show are ruined from the fandom of Rick and Morty it’s also an abbreviation for my angels on angel dust which could also stand for how the fandom is so unhinged and out of touch it’s like they’re on drugs


man, i feel like going back and watching the first two seasons again now.

You're videos are bad, however I personally am working on a new project and would like your support. I'll send you a patreon in a moment ;)

We can always pretend that the show only lasted two seasons and enjoy those two seasons as good time.

the amount of effort you spend on your videos is unreal, but what wld make it better is if u worried less about the script that u write 4 urself and just did a bit of improv humour like nakeyjakey 4 example bcos i cld find myself whilst visually stimulated a bit bored at times. that wld rly push ur content 2 god tier status :)

Hey man you working on a new episode love your content


rick is depressed for the same reason I'm depressed. He knows that the universe is subject to the hard determinism of cause and effect. Everything that happens in the wholeness of time was determined in the few moments before the big bang. Free will is a lie. The afterlife consists of your subjective experience in the universe echoing throughout eternity. This is as good as it gets.


Rick and Morty should have taken some lessons from the Venture bros


this is one of the worst things of the internet. everytime there's a great show or movie, the fandom ends up being awful


8-Bit Adventure at 9:47 completely through me off after watching Geowizard lmao


I really like Rick and Morty, but Community will always be Dan Harmon's magnum opus.

vincent28 if anything the most consistent thing about community was how much the show hopped genres and styles

@vincent28 this is crazy community was arguably one of the most subversive sitcoms ever. Definitely not particularly comparable to the office or b99

while I think community is still an excellent show, if we were to live in a world without community and with rick and morty it would be a lot more of the same than vice versa. R&M was more unique, innovative, and groundbreaking. community played to a formula (very well mind you) in the same way that brooklyn 99 and the office played to formulas. all these shows are great. but r&m is special.

An emplemon video about community would be great


'Mr Poopybutthole is a MORTY' is peak discourse


Boondocks easily one the best I’ve ever watched


Unless specifically stated, assume each Rick you see in an episode is NOT C-137.

The Vat of Acid Episode, the one where he obliterates a Universe out of petty spite for its creator... C-137 got teary over his memories of young Morty, and that just doesn't add up with a lot of what we see of 'Rick'.
 You shouldn't assume, because you know what they say about those that assume


Hiring writers to be "diverse??" I was sympathetic about everything else but that's just stupid.


To be honest you have to have a very high IQ to understand Emplemon's Humor


Oh boy, wait until you watch season 5. I loved the character and show development up until now. But season 5 is just boring and awful.


me and my parents went to germany for 3 months as a test and while i was in school there some kid wore rick and morty merch and shouted wubba lubba dub dub very often, even tho i love rick and morty that was cringe as hell.


Christ, that long ago? I had just graduated high school and can definitely remember how many times I watched futurama rerruns for no reason 😭


Bro the show was so fucking good and still is nothing changes when you have no idea about the fandom, same with every show movie or book. If you don’t know what the fandom looks like the show is awesome, I carry this from a lot of anime’s like mha or jojos bizarre adventures the shows are awesome but when you see how cringey and how crazy obsessive and controlling the fandom for both shows are you see that show at a lesser point of view then when you’d never seen the fandom


I'm incredibly nostalgic for the 2000s adult swim shows. I used to love shows like The Brak Show, Sealab 2021, and Xavier: Renegade Angel

I hated all three of those shows.. Just weren't funny to me.

Real homies remember staying up late after Family Guy and American Dad to watch the weird shit

Никола Краев

I still use the phrase "the strength of 10 gorillas!"


I think Season 5 fixed a lot of the problems. Why is Rick the smartest man in the universe? Because he engineered it that way. He and his multiverse of selves have separated a group of universes from the rest of the multiverse: the group of universes where he IS the smartest man in the universe. It's achieved in one of two ways. Either he exists in that universe and is the smartest man in the universe, or no sentient beings exist in that universe (the butt dimension, the blender dimension, etc.) and he becomes the smartest man in that universe just by visiting it. The portal guns are programmed to only go to this group of universes, and not outside them. We DO see rare glimpses outside the CFC, like Simple Rick and Dumb Rick, but what are they used for? Exploitation. Rick will only step outside his comfort zone for the purposes of exploitation of others, even if those others are versions of himself. A Morty escaping the bounds of the CFC is a step into breaking the multiverse wide open.

And now it's so wildly inconsistent I just can't watch it


Wow this video has aged badly.
It’s intrinsically linked to exactly what it’s criticising. This is literally the shit the fandom complains about, so you’re making a video about being a part of the problem…

I don’t get the hate for the show dropping obscure references. It’s entertainment, it’s a joke, stop taking shit so fucking seriously.


A charm of Rick and Morty is it's potential to unlimited depth. Though humans' emotion patterns are kinda just paradeep, making the emotional depth to Rick paradeep, being part of humanity. Though still unreachable in intelligence, dealing with crippling depression is something some people relate to. Putting a stop to Rick's inner struggle with simple psychology / behavioural science / whatever would probably trim the audience a slice thinner.<br>That would actually be a benevolent way to end the show 🤔

A charm of Rick and Morty is it's potential to unlimited depth. Though humans' emotion patterns are kinda just paradeep, making the emotional depth to Rick paradeep, being part of humanity. Though still unreachable in intelligence, dealing with crippling depression is something some people relate to. Putting a stop to Rick's inner struggle with simple psychology / behavioural science / whatever would probably trim the audience a slice thinner.
That would actually be a benevolent way to end the show 🤔


Rick and Morty is pretty funny but once you meet some “huge” fans it has almost ruined the show for me.  That one video of the guy at the McDonalds freaking out over that suzchan sauce for clout is peak cringe I wish I could forget ever seeing.

Diadomergaming555 unless every single person there was in on it, it doesn’t rly matter

pomf pomf ya name and reply doesn’t go together well.

Arizona Ranger Literally just look up “Dan Harmon Child Rape Doll” and Justin Roland “Barron Trump NSFW” and you should get some hits.

Dared Rogers <br>I know both Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon have worked on some really NSFW stuff before, but that one I haven’t heard before.

Dared Rogers
I know both Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon have worked on some really NSFW stuff before, but that one I haven’t heard before.

I liked it until it came out that the creators made fake/drew child porn and rape scenes with dolls. Lost all respect for the show and creators after that

I feel flat out embarrassed to say I love the show, and this is coming from someone who's watched it since it's premiere.


bill cipher is an example of over powered done right perfection is relative therefor the concept of a  marry sue can be applyed justly in this current case then yeah


I still enjoy season 3 and 4  but season 1 and 2 have better quality


Just Realized the title was a Kendrick Lamar reference this vid is now EVEN BETTER for me (good kid m.A.A.d city one of the best albums of all time)


holy shit, what the fuck was that ad<br>that was honestly the best ad i've seen in a while

holy shit, what the fuck was that ad
that was honestly the best ad i've seen in a while


Adult swim is a playground of artistc expression until tim heidecker doesn't like your show

@TimBREAKRADIO Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace. Don't know why he would shorten it to WP when everyone recognizes it as MDE.

@the goose it ain't about peace in the middle east, it's about world peace my dude

Jonas Aschenbrenner we just want world peace

It was Adult Swim's parent company Turner broadcasting that ordered the show be cancelled not Tim, Adult Swim or anyone else. Tim has connections but he doesn't have the power to cancel shows at random because he had a popular show on the network


Theres a lot wrong with the second half of this video, too many assumptions, not enough critical thinking


If a show doesn't entertain me  fails to make me laugh and bunch of others things... That is bad. but, if a show does complete opposite than it's good in my book. Yet, it's really bad to many others.... All has to remember that shows now a days has no plot, continuity, development and so on. But ,if done right, some how it has us hooked for more, that's just plain luck so much so it's really dumb how lucky something become so addicting that it really F@#$s our minds has those go completely nuts over Shas wan sauce...LOL sad...


“Wait you cant just destroy rick’s character, it would ruin the meaning of the show !!!”
hahaha pickle go riiiiiick

“Wait you cant just destroy rick’s character, it would ruin the meaning of the show !!!”
*hahaha pickle go riiiiiick*


There will never ever be a game like Counter Strike


26:15 this is exactly how I feel about mha

Agree.  That cult will defend anything.  Even the greediness which they are pulling now for movies,  changing the arcs


Did they seriously just turn Rick and Morty into a Family Guy clone…. What. The. Actual. Fuck. 😡

So now Rick is pretty much just Peter Griffin, except more lame because stooped to that level… the fuck dude


Ricks inner conflict is basically Nihilism and Narcissism.


Well the first 2 seasons were good anyway


The meta humor was probably what ruined the series (though Never Ricking Morty is a different story). LS mark made a video about that.


i successfully stopped watching when the show was awesome,
so it got to die a hero to me.
i wish i'd quit watching 'battlestar galactica' or 'game of thrones' earlier.
i enjoyed pickle rick, but but that was where i stopped watching.


"To be fair, you have to have a very low follicle count to be a nihilist" ROFL


I think the first 3 seasons were the best. Season 4 and 5 are just random shit


Most people love R&M, the hate for it was created by it's popularity which spawned a lot of fanboys. The sezchuan sauce thing, the pickle rick thing, it was everywhere and just like anything popular, it garnered haters.

I can understand people disliking something from overexposure alone.


25:10 "Welcome to a fandom where the media you consume is part of your identity."

I love that its all k-pop stans lol


25:50
That has got to be the single dumbest thing I've ever read


When a Show acknowledges the toxicity of its fandom you know it has become a meme.


Best show to watch while high af of all time (Seasons 1 and 2)


It is pretty funny how everyone who isn’t a scientist, really dosnt even have a slight grasp on science and the theory, laws, etc. me being one of them, but believe it all to be 100% fact like a religion. yet most just have this fallacy were if they’ll just except something like evolution for example but don’t understand the concept within that, or how stuff like DNA even came to be and how that happened, as just random happenstance accepting it with blind faith because school told them so, and some scientist said this happens or happened. On blind faith alone that where the information is coming from is true or even correct at all(much like how people rely on priest to make the allegories more digestible.

Much like someone believing intelligent design or some hand of God making it possible. Like did any of us do any experiments ourselves to verify if what were all taught or told is in fact true? No, most likely not. I know I didn’t.  Science and peoples attitudes towards it have become pretty dogmatic about. Its even got blasphemies and heresies. It gotten pretty fucking wild, and perhaps WAY overboard. At the same time I couldn’t careless how we got here today. All I care about is where fuck are we going. Cause so far, it’s probably not anywhere good.


I don’t get the whole “funniest shit I’ve ever seen” thing. Was that shown in the show? Or was it a dumb meme?


"Attack the establishment"<br>But also completely bend to political correctness and diversity, this isn't avante-garde, it's perfectly conformist.

"Attack the establishment"
But also completely bend to political correctness and diversity, this isn't avante-garde, it's perfectly conformist.

@S V yeah, pretty obvious when pretty much every corporation parrots your talking points

you probably think you're very avant-garde, hating on diversity and PC, thats really attacking the establishment lmao

@Mr. Rick likes people of all Races including aliens Nazis don't mesh well of his anti-government belief systems either

@Mr. Rick isn't a nihilist, he pretends to be because he's emotionally fragile

Oof rightards got moody their little fictional character doesn't mirror them

@High Council Why would he care? He doesn't seem to care about anything else. He didn't care about turning his entire home planet into a Cronenberg nightmare. That's what being a nihilist is. It's more than a little disingenuous to consider yourself a super cool edgy nihilst but also to be wrapped up in this extremely narrow fashionable PC non-offensive non-risk taking political mindset. Like "oh yeah I'm a nihilist and I don't care if my loved ones die and all of humanity goes extinct because there are infinite universes but if you hold the wrong political views I will be seething with rage because of how much I care"

Don't you think that's a little specific to not simply be the beliefs of the writers spilling over into the show?

@Mr. Rick does doesn't hate people of different races nor does he endorse fascism so why is his hatred of Nazis so out of the ordinary for you

Yeah Rick is a total nihilist from having knowledge that there are infinite universes with infinite possibilities. But also he really hates nazis and fascists for no stated reason and knows about gamergate

Exactly. These pseudo intellectuals use their superficial level of understanding of philosophy (which seems to always go straight to nihilism)  only as a front to make themselves feel superior.  Just so they can spew their political nonsense with little to no self critical eye.


I feel like your season 3 analysis is missing the point of the shows internal struggle against serialization


That title can apply to multiple games/shows and their fandoms


26:21 ok now saying "any anime ever" just mean you never really got deep into it

@Matt Ray dont you think its ignorance from his side to just say "any anime ever" ? like you cant judge a entire tipe of media simple as that


"what is rick and morty about"<br>about rick and morty duh

"what is rick and morty about"
about rick and morty duh

Was your guy’s first thought seriously not “family” ?

no, seriously, it's a character study of two people over the course of years

and their family

and the world

Sam hyde Charles Carroll Nick Rochefort in world Peace adult Swim million Dollar Extreme

@Dolphin Kick it's about Roiland selling his soul


Who else thought this was gonna be a Kendrick Lamar Rick and morty mashup


Here's a summary of this video:<br>An former fan did not like how the show progressed.

Here's a summary of this video:
An former fan did not like how the show progressed.

I read this a Rick's voice XD it sounds so Canon lmfao


"OK, what will be the thematic thread that ties this episode of EmpLemon together?"<br>"Ok get this: shitting on Film Theory"

"OK, what will be the thematic thread that ties this episode of EmpLemon together?"
"Ok get this: shitting on Film Theory"


These might be some of the worst hot takes I've heard about this show lmao


Rick and Morty is about Rick getting the Szechuan Sauce


that basketball and seinfeld instrumental at 23:37 goes craaaaazy


Imo every season has been good. They still got it. Season 5 is kicking ass.


I just watch it to laught, tahts it. Sometiems they got a good point too.


I remember I started watching the show when everyone was talking about pickle Rick, so I started with the first seasons, and by the time I got to the pickle Rick episode I was so confused why everyone was so excited. I'm glad I watched the show and I still enjoy it, but the fandom just gave me the wrong impression. It seemed like a light hearted comedy on the surface, but I was surprised to find much more than that. This video sums it all up great.

I was already a massive fan before Pickle Rick, I liked that it was getting so popular but at the same time I thought some of these people were missing the point.


bifurcation means to divide into two parts. I'd say media was more than bifurcated by the internet lol


Bro you should just write the show at this point


When I saw like sauce,IQ thing and other stuff,I felt bad for being a fan,but didn't care about it
There are 2 types of fans of anything
1st.Normal fans that watch the show and enjoy it(like me)
2nd.Crazy ones like in this video


I just want you to know, I will never ever miss an upload. Every single video you create is gold.


At this point, more people are hating on the toxic fandom more than the fandom is even being toxic.


I am really concerned as to where SE6 is going to be honest.

If it does not go back to its original roots Im afraid I won't have any reason to watch the show anymore as SE4 was bad already and SE5 was even worse than that.


weatherscan music is LEGIT LIT so good legit


I watched the new episodes and I can confidently say that they are trying too hard they found one thing meta jokes and they worked but that’s one joke and now with the combination of them running out of ideas and the fandom trying so hard to like the show even tho they are tired of i themselfs just corroding the show itself within its own group and beyond so yea that’s it rick and morty is shit now although got some occasional small jokes such as the sex sea man guy although that died really fast
Anyway if you wanna complain I probably won’t listen to your opinion but I have to say this
Rick and morty fans aren’t smart they have massive egos although look like angry children laughing over the concept of a poop ice cream I admit I laughed at it too ... it’s kinda funny but you get the point
Anyway if your looking to turn ur life around watch some jojo put some hair on ur chest unless ur a girl then suplex a pig so hard it explodes then shout ZA WARUDO


I hope stuff like this doesn’t happen to smiling friends

Rick and Morty is the best show in the world


This video is like a luau at Jerry Smith's house.

that feel when I actually somehow (no idea how it ended up in my possession as a 10 year old kid) owned Gex for the n64 when I was a kid and can vividly remember all of the lines and levels and music and frustrating parts
I don't remember it being terrible actually, more that there were mildly fun parts dotted about with a bunch of meandering mediocrity between them that I guess Gex's one liners were supposed to fill the empty space with
The space level fucking sucked though, you had to keep running to these oxygen stations so it felt really constricted. Especially since earlier there's a titanic level where you have no such air meter while you're underwater for minutes at a time.

This is like discussing Nihilism at EmpLemon’s house.

This reminds me of the time Dunkey beat Sky in smash.

This thread is like a Gex Reference on a videogamedunkey video

This is like losing your gloves at O.J’s house.

"Note to self, never let your children be babysat at Kevin Spacey's house."

Note to self: Never play musical chairs at Dionysius the Younger's house.

Note to self, never go to sky willians house for a "smash bros" party

"Captain, they are a strange alien race who find Adam Sandler funny."


A show is at it's best when the fans work off the show<br>And its worst when the show works off its fans

A show is at it's best when the fans work off the show
And its worst when the show works off its fans


I dressed as rick for Halloween and someone called me the guy from fortnite there is now one missing kid in my town


I’ve watched a few Rick and morty episodes, but like futurism a lot better


3:00 that is one of the best Super Mario Odyssey Themes


Remember when EmpLemon went into a McDonald's dressed up as Pickle Rick and asked for schezwan sauce?

e: i'm referring to the wheel of punishment https://youtu.be/JUbvx8nOS2U?t=236

https://youtu.be/JUbvx8nOS2U
Here's the link to the reupload (I don't know why it was originally deleted) of the Wheel of Punishment. The first Spin lands on the EmpLemon punishment in which Emp has to do whatever the next spin says (even though he isn't participating in the game.)

I didnt even know that was emp until now


dont judge me but i personally like pickle rick.

haha pickle man go brrrrrrrr

it was good, and then the fandom went fucking insane with it


I don't think the therapists words were supposed to be taken that way
Also the body augmentations are brought up all the time
That and ricks action and accountability was only the way you described for like 4 episodes.
Taht and half of what you said is purly opinionated.
I mean honestly you review of how season 3 played out was extreamly half written and doesn't seem like you actually watched it


“it’s a psychiatric disorder I just invented—“


I think we might have the same music taste


I like how Rick is supposed to be an atheist despite litterally fueding with the devil and fighting Zues

On Rick and Morty multiverse it's not like our experience on universe(like you are trying to say), Dan Harmon can put a god(Zeus), a idea of Jesus(like the train episode) or YHWH to make a joke or a critical commentary of our society(like is what I am saying) but this will change how his characters will see his own lifes or his beliefs.

"which causes him to panic and desperation that then leads to becoming irrational and you survival instincts kicking in" So yeah, he believes in God in the end.

And he feels God/Jesus when he pray and see the collar but when he is safe, he dienies the Christian God. Look the scene again. Rick doesn't want to believe in anything because that will force him to face his emotions/demons. What is he to be a father? He is good at that? "There is no love, is all chemical", so when he try suicide after Unity was all chemical?

When Rick say something that can be nihilistic, Dan Harmon is try to say the opposite.

@Rick Vasconcelos No, what I saw was someone accepting death, realizing they didn’t have to die and trying to prevent it, which causes him to panic and desperation that then leads to becoming irrational and you survival instincts kicking in, something science has time and time proven to happen when in a stressful situation. What he did wasn’t proof that he wasn’t an atheist, it’s proof that he wasn’t supposed to be “the smartest man in the universe” like he became.

Most human beings when near death’s door don’t exactly keep their integrity or values when they could forfeit them for survival. When you’re irrational and your instincts kick in, you’re gonna try everything you can think of to evade death, even if that means going against your values, people desperately trying to survive don’t (funny enough) rationally think about their actions and how they could contradict their own values, because fuck your values, especially if you can substitute them temporarily for more time being alive.

@The Talking Stick and all of what you wrote don't say anything about the scene.

He was praying for God until he save himself, so in the end he still believes but denied because Rick denies everything except science because science is the escapism of Rick's life, even his emotions Rick's denied.

@Rick Vasconcelos Being an atheist doesn’t “change your programming” magically so that any mention of god(s) existing is removed from your speech, They’re common phrases to say either way, I still say “Fuck you, God”, “God damn it”, “By the Gods”, “What in God’s name” and “Oh my God” plenty of times even after my strong disbelief in any form of a supreme being(s) or entity(ies).

An atheist would say it without a care in the world, while believers of a supreme being might be more hesitant or even have to do a specific pray to correct their mistake for using the name of it ( I don’t know about other religions, but I know this is the case for believers for Christianity, they have to say a quick pray to apologize for saying God’s outside of pray or mention I think, for ex. saying “God damn it” after stubbing your toe)

@Rick Vasconcelos I've met plenty of atheists who would happily say that. It's almost charming at times, for all the wrong reasons.

Английский с Полиглотом

Rick believes in vampires and they fight one.

Btw the fact that God exists in Rick and Morty would mean that there is some kind of meaning in the R&M universe and nihilism is objectively bullshit


There will never be another game like PoE!!


season 3 is the 2nd best season you are trippen my dude the first 2 seasons was to build up a character they really didn't commit to the family drama trope to you just grew out of it a little expecting to much


There will never be a Anime like Dragon Ball.


My WiFi cut out right as emp said “something went very, very wrong”


I got the Kendrik Lamar reference in the title, i'm smart


This is like my 3rd time watching this video lmao


Nihilism is just a form of defense mechanism.


Virgin Youtubers: makes boring ads about mobile games and electronic devices

Chad EmpLemon: 15:02

Virgin Youtubers: *makes boring ads about mobile games and electronic devices*

Chad EmpLemon: 15:02


The music stops in this vid are killin me, Gorillaz, OG AS theme, The Real Jims, and a song Pan Pizza uses every vid. Dead. Great video!!


I can't stop thinking about how Rick and Morty represented discontent fans as an actual nazi


Wait, Rick and Morty made fans angels on angel dust?


Man, it's really sad when you see a great show go down with your eyes.
They need to pull Dan and Justin back into writers room.
Don't let new writer become incharge of whole episodes (they need to observe)
And stop doing fan service


Bro it’s been a year and I just now realized the title is a reference to good kid mad city


soooo now that season 5 came out what do you people think about it?


This is just... so well done. I have never looked at it this way yet always knew that series 3 was just lacking but didn’t know why


Cartoon Network had the biggest variety on single channel at one point 6am-7am the shows that'd appeal to a wider audience though mainly the younger kids would air about 5pm-7pm toonami which had shows for audiences more mature but still in early teen years the adult swim which of course I don't need to say


a year later and I finally got the Kendrick reference


27:50 oh shit yeah, it’s taco night tonight:)


Hearing rick say reddit physically hurt me


I'm back to this video 11 months after seeing it Season 5 is here do you like it so far?


Summer nights is a masterpiece of a song


Emp: "rick and morty is a unique show"<br>Xavier, Renegade Angel: "Fate. Destiny. Fatestinatey. People toss those words around like tennis balls. Well, I eat balls for breakfast."

Emp: "rick and morty is a unique show"
Xavier, Renegade Angel: "Fate. Destiny. Fatestinatey. People toss those words around like tennis balls. Well, I eat balls for breakfast."

Xavier is both the most idiotic yet smartest written show you will ever watch

XRA is way more complex than R&M, but in a psychedelic/brain exhausting way

@Quirno  Dunno how I'm being pretentious?

@rorrim0 And people call Rick and morty fans pretentious.

XRA is a certified banger if haven’t watched it yet go do

@Dave Chrome  To me it isn't so much a fever dream. XRA I'd say is more like, trying to reach enlightenment looking at motivational posters, while not stopping until you reach said enlightenment, while downing as much caffeine as humanely possible until you can vaguely make out the visage of what seems to be god, and then you realize no human was probably meant to see what you just saw, then your hurled through hell and come back at square one not exactly remember what you just did.

My brain feels like it's mush after watching Xavier. Xavier Renegade angel is something that things should be measured against, its a rare oddity.


Jerry's erectile dysfunction, sponsored by Hims.


people still hate on anime let that sink in


Always rememebr kids: The difference between a downwards spiral and a <b>GIGA DRILL BREAKER</b> is a matter of perspective

Always rememebr kids: The difference between a downwards spiral and a *GIGA DRILL BREAKER* is a matter of perspective


memes giveth memes taketh, disdain for rick and morty started with that idiot Szechwan sauce kid in McDonalds. literally that one kid made people hate rick n morty. not me though i wasn't gonna let some edgy kid ruin this great animation.


Damn, Emp REALLY doesn’t like MatPat lmao.

I still remember his god awful For Honor video.

Why should he like Matpat? All Matpat does now is try to scrape money from half-assed "theories" he backs up with useless information, the only reason I'm subbed to him is because Austin is actually funny and stays true to what Game Theory was supposed to be, Austin deserves the fame, not the guy who recently made a channel called "Food Theory" so he could get income from 3 channels.

@Mcheetah As a gen z, please don't compare us to matpat stans.

@Samuel Katz No, that was FNAF. Unless he did it for Undertale as well...

Didn't it go off the rails when Toby Fox said his Undertale theory was wrong and he wouldn't let go?

He literally gets attacked when he doesn't make FNAF video what do y'all want💀💀💀💀💀💀 jeez some are y'all are salty. Like yes his audience is children, there's nothing wrong with that and he's rich

It's not just that his content is bad.  He also steals bits and ideas from other people without crediting them at all.

To like MatPat is to like Behind The Meme or Watch Mojo, bland, rushed content that is pumped out en-mass for kids. You are purposely sacrificing quality for quantity, when this website has enough quality content to go around.

People saying his contents changed, it hasn’t really changed at all that’s the problem people have, he’s kept his target demographic not his audience, nothing wrong with that, I loved his vids when I was 13/14, now I’m 19 I don’t really care

@Brody Imlay   Oi! We have the same profile picture!

Also matpat's game content is definitely down the drain, some of his film theory stuff is okayish, but it's been years since I've actively followed his stuff.

@Giorno Giovanna the 2th Giorno, I was over-exaggerating or being hyperbolic as some say, that should have been obvious. I was making a point that a large deal of his "theory" videos are about FNAF specifically. This is literally English 101 my dude. Imbelishing a little bit can help drive a point across. I will not fight you on the actual statistics, that would be foolish, I had to be hyperbolic to more easily get a point across.

Why should he? His content has turned terrible. He just makes shit up and calls it canon, then says funny meme phrase.

He's not alone. Matpat's content was at least mildly entertaining many years ago, now all he makes is clickbait and FNAF videos. He also has an ego the size of a star going supernova and throws a tantrum like a child over any kind of criticism.

HAHA his content its pretty cringy and memeable but mostly target kids and big audiences that's why I have a softspot. Also Mattpatt it's pretty chill.


Tbh season 3 is probaly my favorit season


i hate when the show focuses on the family drama, and may not watch it again because it keeps going back to it


If anybody tries to claim Rick and Morty “jumped the shark” with Pickle Rick, they obviously never watched Tales from the Citadel or The Vat of Acid Episode


talkin bout fandom i watch anime and when my friends catch me watching them they call me wierd


All the episodes I like are from Season 3.


All I can say is. . . well I don't know what to say, I can't decide between "ho hum" and "pull-EAZE" - I mean. . . what is wrong with you. . . I guess all I'm left with is your whole point, so you are a success: "I just don't think you get it, man."


I’ve turned into the future of humanity morty

I’m a DOWNWARD SPIRAL

I’ve turned into the future of humanity morty

I’m a *DOWNWARD SPIRAL*

@Ho Chi Meme unsubscribed? Wdym are you worshipping r&m?

He turns himself into a downward spiral, Morty, saddest shit I've ever seen.


I liked the title. Great vid. 11 sandwiches/9 hot dogs


Bruh, you were able to turn the “MAAD” thing—a nice title reference—into a legit DSM diagnosis. Well done


You should make a vid on Stargate there's a lot to breakdown there on and off screen


Music at 9:55 makin me want to walk across a country in a straight line.


Did I just hear a Geowizard song? Hell yeah


It took me so long to release the title is a play in good Kid m.A.A.d city


Solidarity has an evolutionary advantage. It isn't smarter to be extremely selfish.


wow that's the coolest ads I have ever seen on YouTube.


5:25 Ayy it's Schaff. Wow, it's before his channel really blew up


Since Kendrick Lamar is my favorite artist this is one of the best YouTube titles of all time


Small Brain: Rick and Morty Lore

Big Brain: EmpLemon Evolutionary Lore

@Mister G Rool to be fair you need to have a fairly high IQ to understand Emplemon

Oh you want some Emplemon Lore? The clip at around 16:47 is from an old EmpLemon YTP collab


Final space and Solar opposites are much better sci fi adult cartoons now than rick and morty.


ive never met anyone who doesnt like rick and  morty


So basically, Adult Swim is the television Newgrounds?


I had this chat recently, I always thought the big loss for Rick and Morty in it's later was it's humour, a lot of the jokes of season 1/2 do not at all resemble the jokes of season 3 (didn't watch season 4) despite having a lick of paint given to try and make it look similar.

Like the good jokes in season 1/2 were always v relatable things at their base, ants in my eyes Johnson wasn't funny because he had ants in his eyes, he was funny because he was clear parody of late night infomercials and their frantic speech, there are numerous examples of moments in season 1/2 where the joke is funny because they use something silly to revert you away from the actual joke, to which the punchline was quite relatable.

Post the writers strike in season 3 the humour is the only thing in the show that feels palpably different. for example in the pickle Rick episode there's a hint of relatable humour where Rick turns himself into a pickle to get out of therapy, the avoidance of your problems and therapy could potentially be a funny theme of an episode, but it becomes clear that's not the direction they wanted the joke to take, the episode seemingly drops it in favor of "it's funny because he has to deal with things and he's a pickle". It dropped the actual base of the joke and instead became a shallow gag that lasts a whole episode. It loses all relatability and as a result loses why it was funny in the first place. The humour is what took the hit in the last 2 seasons imo because of this drop of these kinds of punchlines

I also think even the fans know that the humour has dropped significantly, because I have never seen a current Rick and Morty fan defend the humour of the show, they just say "you just don't get it", trying to act like the show was some visionary work of it's time and not some nonsense and pseudo science mixed with occasional good points.

@EvanPlaysPc i dunno the part with the wind where it goes loser is pretty damn funny

@Spoon production I guess humour is subjective on that front, personally never found the Gerry moments to be particularly funny

Jerry is funny in all seasons though. I feel they should use Rick for plot and Jerry for humor with occasionally switching it once every ten episodes.


Imo usually fandoms start becoming toxic, overly critical and self hating as soon as the shows become somewhat mainstream. Where in the beginning people who actually liked the show for what it is join just to talk about a show they like, as soon as mainstream audiences catch up on it they infiltrate the discussions for more lesser reasons e.g. not wanting to miss out on a hype, having a quick cash grab, seeking attention by intentionally offending anybody they can find or simply just hating what everybody else likes.
Any thoughts on that guys?
Ps: Spelling or grammar mistakes can be recycled or offered to Cthulhu, English isn't my first language.


Correct about the fandom, wrong about the show. "Pickle Rick" is an amazing episode. In fact, season three had some of my favorite episodes. I love the Mad Max episode and my absolute favorite is the vat of acid episode. Do you not remember the climax to "Pickle Rick" in the Russian guarded fortress area. That was an incredible scene. Whatever! I agree with some of what you said, but I do think that you may be just shitposting.

That climactic Russian bit reminded me of the action In the Matrix films. I remember going "wow they did this brilliantly in a different way"<br>Was so happy for Dan and Justin when they won an Emmy for it. I guess it's safe to say I'm the opposite of nihlistic

That climactic Russian bit reminded me of the action In the Matrix films. I remember going "wow they did this brilliantly in a different way"
Was so happy for Dan and Justin when they won an Emmy for it. I guess it's safe to say I'm the opposite of nihlistic


Yuck.<br>Don't compare Futurama to R & M.


Good video now go pay Kendrick Lamar for the title name. 😂


@Jaden Auer his how not to travel europe series was so enjoyable to watch. excited for how not to travel america.


reminds me of fans of tenet that insist you have to watch to movie twice to get it lol...


Emplemon is the storyteller of american consumer culture


The first couple episodes of season 3 are great and the rest is kinda meh


This is the only time i'll allow a "Most people just don't understand Rick and Morty"-comment slip