the rick and morty fandom claims to be one of the smartest ever, yet doesn't understand that liking and relating to a character doesn't mean you should identify with them. i wrote a character who screwed up his entire life, embraced his anger over trying to control it, lost the girl of his dreams, and then died trying to redeem himself and i don't identify with him at all. i can relate to screwing up and losing someone, and i do enjoy the arc i put on him, but i wouldn't exactly base my personality around him, although i did incorporate elements of my own life into his, he's still nothing like me

My man out here writing Darth Vader. Nice.

yeah. it’s just bizarre how many people want to embody such a miserable person.


Honestly I just stumbled across episodes of the show like, fuckin 3 days ago, and I realized there was a reason why I was into that show. Like shit’s good. Don’t let the fandom ruin it for you.


"You had people trying to dissect the greater intellectual meaning behind Mr. Poopybutthole" is sentence that nobody on planet Earth ever expected to hear and that is hilarious

@Ｓｔｕｐｉｄ░Ｂｉｔｃｈ (代因ソ) yeah I get that just seems like alot of work for not a great joke oh well they made up for it with pickle Rick anyhow

I'm still hoping for something to come of that they redid the intro and everything for him and then never really brought up that something was going on with him

I was hoping I would find this comment and not have to right it myself, thanks bro 😎


Goddamn, literally all of Emps videos have such an immaculate vibe.

But to be fair, you have to have a very high iq to understand Empl-


This video is bizarre in it's direct cohesiveness.
You have a skill/talent. I could not look away

I especially enjoyed your incorporation of the adult swim bumper format/music and did an emplemon keeps commercial using Rick's male pattern baldness for continuity

The ingredient in keeps work. I used a prescription for it from my Dr for years and all the hair around my forehead grew back also my bald spot disappeared completely.


I watched this video and then binged the entirety of Rick and Morty. Season 5 dives into time travel and fighting gods, two things that Rick has repeatedly said that he doesn’t fuck with. I really, really liked the show, though. Thx for the vid Emp!


Here after watching Season 5. Looks like the show's finally getting back on track by focusing on the family again.


Rick and Morty is that show you're embarrassed to mention around friends, but when watching the show you realise how good it is.

Its one of those peices of media you genuinely enjoy but are embarrassed  and ashamed to even talk about cause you dont want to get put into a box and be stereotyped and criticized

literally my whole high school watches this show, not really embarrassing

@vaccinesguy That's kind of mean honestly. Have they watched it at all?

Watching it obviously doesn't make you a 300+IQ god, but it doesn't make you anything bad either.

My friends actively make fun of me for watching it

@Deckard Please explain how it's pretentious and dumb.

I guess I'd agree that it's largely dumb fun, but I think it's also often very clever in its dumbness.

@Szczypior ikr what kinda friends do they have, a friend of mine watches riverdale and no one cares

I'm not embarrassed by things like that xD

Idk me and my friends wouldn't think less of each other just because someone watched a certain show, especially since this one isn't even cringy.

Don't put so much attention to such things, it's their problem if they think less of someone just because he watches a show they don't like

the first two seasons had such great ideas for every episode idk what happenend

@Emily G. ? do Rick and Morty show at the greatest sho

What’s good about it? No real plot, dumb humour mixed in with nihilist philosophy? That’s so pretentious and DUMB.

I got a bit lucky, I got into it season two before it was cringe to like it and told my friends about it.

that kinda mindset is something i think also applies to a wide variaty of shows and genres, specifically anime. i fucking love beastars, neon genesis evangellion and cowboy bebop, and those shows are really really great, but i dont ever wanna bring it up with my family or friends because of the disgusted  looks id get from everyone.

Funny because for me that’s everything but rick and Marty

I think that's mainly an internet thing. People IRL just like it

@Ziggy Moondust he has a shaggy profile picture what else did you expect

Tbh I, only really like the episodes that make you think, like the one where they went into a universe in a battery

I don't really care for the more useless or fun episodes

Accurate. There are several shows like this.


Haven't watched R&M since the first episode of season 3 due to interests in other things and I think I unintentionally made the right call, it seems like it's became what people thought the show was like based on the fanbase.

And good GOD were those references fucking painful 🤢


really well put together video :) good work!


Rick and Morty seasons 1 & 2 - Rick was an imperfect, nhillistic, cynic like the rest of us, but he had power via his intelligence which is what we all wanted<br>Rick and Morty seasons after 2 - Rick was a godlike person who was far less relatable

Rick and Morty seasons 1 & 2 - Rick was an imperfect, nhillistic, cynic like the rest of us, but he had power via his intelligence which is what we all wanted
Rick and Morty seasons after 2 - Rick was a godlike person who was far less relatable


5:52 Okay quick little tidbit! This art here is done by the amazing artist TinyPainty (Michelle Fus)! Just wanted to mention it cuz a lot of really talented people work on these scenes for adult swim, and some of her work is absolutely stunning!


While I agree with your view on season 3, it was still pretty interesting and fun to watch lol


Rick and Morty still has good final episodes and first episodes in the seasons. Rick leaving in season 2 probably was the new direction they were taking because some of the best episodes they have were when Rick was apart from the family. The man was going through a divorce and his future was uncertain in all of season 3 and a co creator’s attention was divided, so pressure adds up. I think it still has great stories to tell


5:27 now that ive watched it myself.. Not a lot actually changed with the show. Its kind of just the same as it was. Feels kind of repetitive at times actually. It has a verry specific kind of message I guess, and it uses different unique and wacky situations to pull out that message in different ways. It just kind of asks the question "does anything matter if everything is replaceable?" over and over.
26:52 again now that ive watched the show... This doesnt really make sense chronologically. They called him the smartest man in the universe episode 1. I know the season 2 cliffhanger got some hype, but was that really the point when the fandom got out of control? and was there enough time in there for it to actually effect the show. If there was, then I can see why they thought they had to spell it out for everyone in pickle rick.
31:08 id argue its rick and morty with less steps. I mean, it feels like rick and morty if you took out rick and morty. Its boring.

5:27 now that ive watched it myself.. Not a lot actually changed with the show. Its kind of just the same as it was. Feels kind of repetitive at times actually. It has a verry specific kind of message I guess, and it uses different unique and wacky situations to pull out that message in different ways. It just kind of asks the question "does anything matter if everything is replaceable?" over and over.
26:52 again now that ive watched the show... This doesnt really make sense chronologically. They called him the smartest man in the universe *episode 1.* I know the season 2 cliffhanger got some hype, but was that really the point when the fandom got out of control? and was there enough time in there for it to actually effect the show. If there was, then I can see why they thought they had to spell it out for everyone in pickle rick.
31:08 id argue its rick and morty with *less* steps. I mean, it feels like rick and morty if you took out rick and morty. Its boring.


The pickle Rick episode is a emblematic of the entire show,  great writing and episode overall but overblown


"The truth is that EVERY fanbase has it’s “toxic” side, and that’s because every fanbase has a huge variety of ages, a huge variety of opinions, and a huge variety of maturities. There will always be people who irritate you, inside and outside of any fanbase. That’s not a fault of the fanbase, it’s a fault of people, and we’re all guilty." <br>- Scott Cawthon

"The truth is that EVERY fanbase has it’s “toxic” side, and that’s because every fanbase has a huge variety of ages, a huge variety of opinions, and a huge variety of maturities. There will always be people who irritate you, inside and outside of any fanbase. That’s not a fault of the fanbase, it’s a fault of people, and we’re all guilty."
- Scott Cawthon

@Always watching It's basically the toxic side, not the entirety of every fandom in general. There's a always be the good side but they aren't noticed.

I definitely agreed with Scott Cawthon with this quote. People on the Internet may have a good or bad reason to hate a certain group, but they failed to realize that there are a nice and friendlier side of the group who are enjoying what they want. The good fan even has issues with the toxic fan in terms of harassment and bullying.

Unfortunately, the Internet haters said, "This horrendous piece of garbage show is the reason why terrible fans exist!"

Is this even the show's fault for being held responsible for the recklessness of the toxic fan's behavior? If I were the creator of a TV show, then I would be shocked about that. It's not the show that takes the blame for the toxic fan's behavior but the fans themselves. There's always be the bad apple that rots the entire barrel and the fandom won't accept that guy for the terrible things they did.

@Pink GhostFace its a little more complex: the curve of fandom assholery makes it so really obscure shows (say ASCII Sector, a pretty obscure game) have real nice fandoms because if you misbehave the other members will instantly know that you're an a-hole and kick you out, while completely mainstream shows (say franchises like the MCU or crappy 80s sitcoms that everyone watched) have the a-holes be spread between all corners of the world.

Shows that have gained a large following but are still their own fandom (instead of being part of the culture or a really big franchise) frequently have jerks everywhere because the fandom is so large no one can keep track of all of them yet so small their presence is very noticeable.

Rick & Morty is most probably not seen by everyone but its following is very large, and it isnt part pf the culture nor a franchise, so naturally the fandom was extremely toxic until its popularity began to die out

yes, here's the show less button

@Pink GhostFace its a little more complex: the curve of fandom assholery makes it so really obscure shows (say ASCII Sector, a pretty obscure game) have real nice fandoms because if you misbehave the other members will instantly know that you're an a-hole and kick you out, while completely mainstream shows (say franchises like the MCU or -crappy- 80s sitcoms that everyone watched) have the a-holes be spread between all corners of the world.

Shows that have gained a large following but are still their own fandom (instead of being part of the culture or a really big franchise) frequently have jerks everywhere because the fandom is so large no one can keep track of all of them yet so small their presence is *very* noticeable.

Rick & Morty is most probably not seen by everyone but its following is very large, and it isnt part pf the culture nor a franchise, so naturally the fandom was extremely toxic until its popularity began to die out

-yes, here's the show less button-

@Deo Vindice when a show becomes big and successful the more likely the fandom will be cancerous

@JOHN JOHN "I cant differentiate between good or bad quotes, so I'm gonna say they are all bad so I get smart points for being a cynical asshole"
Brutal Honesty version of the above, 1969
(the comment I was answering was deleted lmao)

@YahImTalkingToYou <br>Not to mention they harras the Japanese animation studio because the characters aren't "fat enough"

@YahImTalkingToYou
Not to mention they harras the Japanese animation studio because the characters aren't "fat enough"

@ImmaLittlePip exactly it's so stupid. They force their ships om everyone and complain about Momo's outfit and that the creator is sexist but she's only dressed that way because of her quirk. Plus that one dude with spiky red hair is shirtless in his costume but no one cares cuz he's a guy.

@YahImTalkingToYou
They are on the same level as the steven universe fanbase
The my hero academia fanbase harrased the Japanese staff because some things are "problematic" like Deku being born on 4/20

Don't forget my hero academia. That fanbase is toxic af.

@Some Guy <br>Boy you missed the bullseye by like 20 thousand feet

@Some Guy
Boy you missed the bullseye by like 20 thousand feet

I don't like long quote so this is invalid

@Deo Vindice Mick Lauer is a fan of Jojo and he's a great person. I don't like the show either though.

Actually taking criticism seriously, using said criticism to his advantage, able to keep folks wondering what he's gonna do next with his work and understanding the idea of fandoms better then every  'journalist' who claims that being a fan of something means you're a racist, sexist jerk or some sexual deviant (depending on what you're a fan of), on top of all that, he keeps a humble head and is able to admit when he makes mistakes and take accountability. That Scott kid has one good head on his shoulders

@Deo Vindice While I don't disagree with your general point, toxicity really is a thing all fandoms have. We just don't notice it most of the time because the work isn't popular, or the fans don't have a big online presence, or the culture keeps the toxic people separated, or nobody outside the fanbase cares, whatever. Having certain demographics/tones/reputations/etc makes any toxicity that does arise in a fandom much more likely to spill out into popular consciousness and become what everyone hears about, but it doesn't mean they're the only ones that have it.

@Deo Vindice While I don't disagree with your general point, toxicity really _is_ a thing all fandoms have. We just don't notice it most of the time because the work isn't popular, or the fans don't have a big online presence, or the culture keeps the toxic people separated, or nobody outside the fanbase cares, whatever. Having certain demographics/tones/reputations/etc makes any toxicity that _does_ arise in a fandom much more likely to spill out into popular consciousness and become what everyone hears about, but it doesn't mean they're the only ones that have it.

@Phantasmagoria You mean he hit the nail on the head of the <b>Cawthon</b>

@Phantasmagoria You mean he hit the nail on the head of the *Cawthon*

I don't even think there's a huge variety of maturities these days in all of modern society. It's either infantile...or...no, that's it.

@Deo Vindice TBH with Undertale,The fandom's toxicity has downgraded a lot in these years

(I mean,Who even mention the game at this time?)

Unless it's Jojo's in which case the annoying side of the fanbase is like 80% of it

A lesson I learned the hard way<br>I can't blame all for the bad of a few.

A lesson I learned the hard way
I can't blame all for the bad of a few.

You hit the nail on the head with that quote.


I always loved the family aspect the most in this show


The show is still amazing, people just love hating on popular shit, plus the video wouldn't be getting views if he was just loving it


You know what's cool? Maybe AS listened to you. There are numerous scenes in season 5 where Rick is stripped of all the weapons he has inside of him that would make him unbeatable.


I hated the Pickle Rick episode but it had some absolutely stellar animation.


Rick and Morty gives you two choices:
> Praise it and sound like an oblivious pseudointellectual
> Criticize it and sound like an oblivious pseudointellectual

@Whatsit tooya I know my hyperfixation can make me seem intelligent but I'm sure I'm not a genius, my linguistic abilities only has improved since I took on second language acquisition.

Or just be dumb and think it’s funny like me lmao

If I where a writer for some show and if I noticed my fandom becoming like this I'd just pull a 180 and piss off the fandom intentionally just to see what chaos might develop.

you can also just enjoy the show and acknowledge its good points and shortcomings and enjoy your day without taking yourself too seriously lol

>Criticize it and sound like a human being.<br>FTFY

>Criticize it and sound like a human being.
FTFY

Pellbort or just like it and acknowledge it's flaws like a causal fan that has nothing to do with their iq level

I'd say four choices, the other two being
>Quietly enjoy the show
>Quietly be disinterested in the show

Or appreciate it for what it is without being a freak

Can't we just like something without being categorised?

It's just a funny show. Enjoy it simply and don't worry about it.

“I have no strong feelings one way or the other.”

You can always win, every time, by recognizing that you only need not to play, but to spectate.

@Cactusmanofdestiny No. The word Pseudointellectual can be spelled like that, or Pseudo Intellectual, or Pseudo-Intellectual. All three are technically correct. But in most other cases where you use "Pseudo" as a prefix, there should be a "-" between "Pseudo" and the other word. ie, "Pseudo-InsertWordHere."

I like the show but I can’t say I like it without someone I know saying that I idolize Rick and I’m trying to be like him cause I’ve always been a pessimist I understand rick is supposed to be a character you don’t like

clearly the only way to respond is to make loud ape sounds

Pellbort not very good options to be honest<br>It looks like the only logical thing is to keep your thoughts to your self...

Pellbort not very good options to be honest
It looks like the only logical thing is to keep your thoughts to your self...

“Well, the important thing is that you’ve found a way to feel superior to both”

Pellbort <br>Say “it alright” and profit.

> Just point out it attracts pseudointellectuals and shut up

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

Screaming pickle rick in a macdonalds makes me a pseudo intelectual.


Anyone else notice that like 80-90% of the crowd in that picture at 3:50 are ricks? All of the obnoxious Rick fans think Rick is a hero and that they are just like him, it perfectly sums up the fandom


I swear fandoms run amok ruin everything that's creatively genuine good quality


I know you made this a while ago but this video is incredible keep up your amazing work and talent


28:12
This actually just made me wince. There is no excuse for this being on television


"Pickle Rick won this show an emmy"
And not the season 2 finale?
Saddest shit I've ever seen

@cookieface80 I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

It tells a lot about our society.<br>Bottom text

It tells a lot about our society.
Bottom text

He turned himself into a pickle? I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW IT!

This shows you what kind of content wins Emmys

The season 2 finale was really good, but there were also better episodes in season 3... Tales from the Citadel definitely deserves some kind of award, and the first episode of season 3 was also really good

I <b>burp</b> TURNED MYSELF INTO AN EMMY MORTY, IM EMMY RIIIIIICK🥒🏆

I *burp* TURNED MYSELF INTO AN EMMY MORTY, IM EMMY RIIIIIICK🥒🏆

Rick turns himself in to the Galactic Federation > Rick turns himself into a pickle

I like Pickle Rick, if only for the absurdity of it. The memes did taint it.

Bet you don't even clap at all the pop culture reference.


Funny how people ordained Rick and Morty as the smartest show on TV yet Futurama's writers had multiple PhDs


The fact that he took the piss outta matt patt and marketed a product at the same time is the most impressive part of this video 😂


I’d love to see a follow up video after season 5 airs, one of the episodes really made me feel disgusted in a way I can’t explain


I actually really like this video I come back literally everyday to watch it again and it seems like every time I do I pick up on something I didn't before good job dude


People finding excuses to say they are smart is the funniest shit

@im fine im okay Well I was talking about myself, actually

@Buttmunch I doubt it, give yourself time and you'll find something you excell at

@Buttmunch same i keep failing math class

I watch Rick and morty and I’m probably the dumbest person alive lmao

@Dead one eye: the skeptical bastard the mirror

@intestinal obstruction gaming See? that's smart. Finally a guy with a good idea


I’m a huge fan of this show but I also wasn’t aware there was so much societal prejudice against the fandom. I actually thought season 3 was one of the best seasons of the show (behind season 1), while season 4 was probably the worst for me. I love this show and am not ashamed to wear some of its merchandise lol


i feel like  lot of the problems he describes in the show are kinda fixed in season 4 and especially 5


You can definitely tell the writing suffers a bit because of the female writers in certain later episodes. At one point I remember Summer and Beth making cringey man-bashing jokes you would expect from a feminist writer as opposed to a clever writer. Fortunately though if you look at the credits you can tell that the men still do the heavy lifting most of the time saving the show from turning into complete garbage.


I'm not one of those fans who doesn't recognize everything he's addressing in this video but I still have enjoyed the show, even in these most recent seasons.


I haven't seen a fandom destroy its own media since Homestuck.

I would also say Hussie helped the fandom destroy the media by not giving a fuck anymore, if he hadn't let the fans take it and just ended Homestuck as it was it would've been much better.

I think the fact it can be compared homestuck or under tail is reason enough

@Clone149 Nope. It's shut down. All dead. All progress has been halted.

@madcat789 hs2 isn't dead is it? They just said there won't be any bi monthly updates & they'll just dump it all-out once it's finished. At least that's what I thought

@Pines making a lotta assumptions calling MHA good

Undertale, FNAF, Steven Universe, MHA. All good shows and games ruined by massive fandom

@Mercury
i’m assuming op means the original thing has been directly worsened by the fandom
that’s just the usual “good until you think about the fandom” deal

i hate you for reminding me of this comic that consumed my entire quarantine experience

@The Band's Call Aye, but he let it happen. it can all be drawn to him.

@madcat789 at the very least, he had a miniscule part in the sequel, the fanfiction writers took the mantel

@The Band's Call Hussie himself has become an echo of what he used to be and sadly, I don't think it'll ever change. At least HS2 is dead.

Oh yeah, homestuck is a depressing example of a fandom literally destroying its media directly. The epilouges and its "pseudo" sequel are the result of this and you can see for yourself why they're god awful. Hussie is currently making a new project and I hope the Fandom doesn't put its dirty hands on it

@Silver <br>How was Undertale ruined by the fandom? Did Deltarune change anything about itself to appeal more to fans?

@Silver
How was Undertale ruined by the fandom? Did Deltarune change anything about itself to appeal more to fans?

@Alexey Saranchev no he meant the loud minority

@Balto Farlander <b>it keeps hapening bro</b>

@Balto Farlander *it keeps hapening bro*

@Silver You mean 'the only part of fandom'?

@Silver Where do you think their fandom came from?

Haven't you seen Undertale? Also ruined by the shitty part of the fandom.

@Michal Dworakowski That's all that's needed to know.

@Michal Dworakowski No, it'll be how the fandom took over the object of their affection and fucked it over.

@madcat789  Well its 19:34 here where I live sooo yea pretty free. Also is it going to be abaut paint and buckets spiting?

@Michal Dworakowski How free is your afternoon?


I would love to see ball fondlers as it’s own spin off show


i would argue that season 3 was when the series started to get good. the fever dream hyperviolence nihilism rainbow slick phamtasmagorian reality really sharpens the focus on the theme.


I think the show has the potential to return to having more heart.. and kind of is already as of season 5 so far..


Well Evil Morty's actions in the s5 finale should basically fix the issue ofRick constantly being the smartest man in the universe from season 3 onwards


To be fair, you need to have a very high IQ to understand EmpLemon.


Man listens to gorillaz D sides, he built different, very well done video, I can tell you put a lot of time into it , and you bring up a lot of good points , some I haven't considered and many others probably haven't either such as though the fandom has influenced the show and the dulling out of the Smith family to all be a little bit more like Rick , completely changed what made rick an interesting and standout character in the show.


I love how the fandom hates season 5, even though it looks like they’re trying to get the show back to where it was before

wait they do?<br>its as good as season 1 and 2 for me, if not better.

wait they do?
its as good as season 1 and 2 for me, if not better.

I just found season 5 not all that funny and poorly paced


Unpopular opinion: I don’t like the first 2 seasons aside from standout episodes like Rick getting arrested. People say the show became ironically nihilistic, but I saw it gain a new energy, grow more nuanced as it broke itself. Rick turning into this god-level monster made me feel seen as a dysfunctional individual. Your day-to-day misery snowballs into a life where you float outside conventional relationships to people and reality. There’s no foresight or narrative growth, but just waves of disfunction pulling you back and forth.


The season 3 premier is, without a doubt, one of the best episodes of television I've ever seen. It was so creative and so much fun that it's impossible to expect the show to ever duplicate it.

The therapist scene is kind of the opposite, even though I liked the rest of Pickle Rick. I knew what they were trying to do as I watched it, but this is a show where, as stated here, moments of saccharine tenderness would get fourth-wall destroyed at any time. Sincerity can't solve every problem, and conventional psychological "you know what your problem is" talks are not a good enough answer for the kind of nihilism that these characters live in.


When Rick says "love is just chemicals" I immediately thought of the "Hypocrite that you are to trust the chemicals in your brain to tell you they are chemicals." Meme.

@Zwenk Wiel I agree, and it's pretty interesting that an entire philosophical stream stopped trusting their senses, which is good imo. But arguing with this idea is completely useless as both parties get nowhere.<br>The best conclusion this idea resulted in is that we know for sure that the only thing that can't be doubted is that there exists conciousness in the universe

@Zwenk Wiel I agree, and it's pretty interesting that an entire philosophical stream stopped trusting their senses, which is good imo. But arguing with this idea is completely useless as both parties get nowhere.
The best conclusion this idea resulted in is that we know for sure that the only thing that can't be doubted is that there exists conciousness in the universe

@Random Username it's just a thought experiment though. As you mentioned it's not really a testable hypothesis putting it more in the realm of philosophy than any hard science.

You are right about people often misunderstanding this though, like with the simulation theory. Drives me crazy when people bring that up as an actual argument...

@Ilya <b>thermodynamics, astronomy and cosmology have entered the chat</b>

@Ilya *thermodynamics, astronomy and cosmology have entered the chat*

And paraphilia is when particular parts of the brian is crosswired to find this unusual or rather extreme thing as either or both romantically and erotically satisfying, in this instance "Love is just chemicals" hits stronger than most; you get that depressed feeling that you'll never find a consenting partner that'll play out your dark fantasies that you repress every chance possible just to keep your humanity in check.

"Will you fight? Or will you perish like a dog?"

@Random Username similar with God and religions and other quantum physics theories tbh, but Boltzmann brain theory I was talking about was proven wrong tho.

@another random internet guy Yes and that theory is extremely frustrating because you can't argue for or against it<br>"Okay you got arguments or evidence to back it up?" "Nah bro it could be true but there's no way to disprove it so everyone now has to take this "theory" seriously"

@another random internet guy Yes and that theory is extremely frustrating because you can't argue for or against it
"Okay you got arguments or evidence to back it up?" "Nah bro it could be true but there's no way to disprove it so everyone now has to take this "theory" seriously"

i mean, reality in theory may just stop existing, or maybe it never did. Because we get very bit of information from our eyes, ears, nose, tactile sensations etc.

And there's like an actual theory about reality just not being. You could be a brain floating in space who made it all up to keep itself entertained

@Ilya The purpose of science is to figure out how the world works by calculating, analyzing, examining, and experimenting the living and the elements.

@Deadliest Vice Science fails and that makes science, science. Of course that things like math and physics can be explained but chemistry requires a lot more "lab" work for good answers.

Not a bad point, actually. The one who goes on living in a world, that he knows can be scientifically deconstructed, will be stronger than someone who just gives   in to fate.


The "smartest man in the universe" stuff actually helped me with own writings

I'm writing a series where a character (not a main character) is an Incredibly genius scientist, but he constantly refers to himself as "the 12th smartest being in the galaxy" and will occasionally mention one of the 11 smarter beings as being genuinely smarter

@V. Va in my story, he's kinda like the Nick Fury/Q from James Bond.

He's both the one that created the technology the main crew uses and kinda oversees them

So he's not really a MAIN character,  he's more of an important Secondary character

Does his status as a genius really matter if he isn't a main character? Wouldn't it be like a "who cares" thing?

If it’s a comic, I’d like to illustrate it. Unless your just joking, then never mind.


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.


I’m interested on what you’d think about Solar Opposites, I haven’t seen it, but I wonder if it keeps the original themes of Rick and Morty or if it’s more along the lines of the later seasons.


I'll be honest. I feel like this is really overanalysing the show and is exactly what created the toxic fanbase to begin with. I'm a huge fan of rick and morty, but never really understood everyone's need to analyse every minutia and draw some profound meaning from it. I think it's worth listening to Grandma's Virginity, Roiland's podcast, just to hear him talk about his creative process and get a deeper insight into his personality, because a lot of the things that get overanalysed are just random moments of improv 95% of the time.

I usually tend to avoid video essays that break down shows and analyse everything like this, and I feel like it's very different from a lot of your other videos. I assumed this would be a focus on the strange fandom that it developed, and not just a breakdown of how we're supposed to interpret the show.


It's never a good sign for your fandom when  your characters start getting put on Hot Topic t-shirts.

Yeah....only music bands should be put on hot topic t shirts<br>That's literally the only thing I'll ever get from that store

Yeah....only music bands should be put on hot topic t shirts
That's literally the only thing I'll ever get from that store

Hot Topic really lives up to it's name. It's where good things go to die.

I mean, invader zim has been in hot topic merch for years and the recent movie was probably one of the best things in that series so...


i know it's been said relentlessly, but consistently the thing that i've learned is that those who are less intelligent swear by their superiority while the genuinely smarter realize their overall understanding to have greater potential. those screenshots at 23:30 just make me wanna scream man.


Honestly, this video kinda puts the ending of season 5 in a different light…
[Season 5 spoilers in 3…2…1…]

Through Evil Morty’s actions at the end of Season 5, the retconning of Pickle Rick is essentially complete…As in what now kinda feels like a response to this video, Rick has been once again reduced to a state of “Savvy, but not invincible.”


Season 3 episode 1 is my favorite episode of the whole series and never really thought of season 3 as different until now really. I feel like Season 3 episode 1 was more of a conclusion of season 2 discontinued from the rest of season 3. I loved season 3 and saw season 4 as the beginning of the fall. I think season 5 is pound for pound the best season. Hopefully you talk about season 5 soon because I haven't heard much different opinion than mine and my friend who also believes season 5 is the best one and would like to know if it's just us.


25:31 if a man tells you he empathizes with the character of bojack horseman and thinks it’s a good show, it’s all good, but if a man tells you he’s LIKE bojack horseman, YOU RUN

Shit. I just realized I should stop telling me people I love Bojack horseman because he's JUST
 LIKE

M

E

Bob-Waksberg saw that there was a contingent in the fan Base that saw Bojack as an aspirational character, and he responded directly and emphatically in season 5, "no he's not, and here's why". That was a smart move IMO.

Yeah there's a very fine line between "damn I feel for this guy" and "damn I am this guy", a line I rammed face-first into when I looked at Shinji Ikari of Neon Genesis Evangelion, how he was portrayed in the series, and saw myself, and then watched the opening scene of End of Evangelion. Anno you glorious bastard.

@colemado <br>Don’t worry the show has an amazing ending, it wasn’t cancelled

@colemado
Don’t worry the show has an amazing ending, it wasn’t cancelled

What a show bojack horseman was I wish they made some special episodes or a new season but I'm not disappointed

Most of us are like Bojack, just not entirely, I relate to his trauma but would never follow his actions

I’m a good friend, big family person, etc… but I also have similar negative or self imploding habits.

If you’ve been through the ringer in life, it’s easy to slip into a depression that you don’t fully see what’s happening or how you’re acting.

and yet, in one way or another, most of us are.

@Poras Srivastava that hits it right on the nail

Bojack is such a good character but such a bad person.


Im so glad the latest season (s5) has gone back to focusing on the family most episodes. I didnt care for the latest episode (s5e8), it was a little too meta and rick focused, but the season overall gives me hope that the show is course correcting and we're due for more peak episodes in the future


Those anime elitists who preach about how neon genesis evangelion, yosuga no sora, and boku no pico are godlike anime with no equal. That is the truly m.A.A.d. fandom.

@Rock História I don't know man, but yosuga no sora and boku no pico are 20/10 anime. I wonder what you guys are smoking.

@Random Person wait now I am interested, what you thought that boku no Pico was about before?

@A quite tired guy hell yea JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is legendary!

@A quite tired guy Yo boku no pico is a hentai and is a meme NO WAY. I totally never noticed when I included both Boku no Pico and Yosuga no Sora.

@Rock História and jjba i know because i am jjba fan

Do you realize boku no piko is a meme right, its an extremly messed up hentai and people say its a good  to trick people into watching it

Which shows how young they are if they're not even bothering to mention Akira, GITS, Vampire Hunter D...

cough

Which shows how young they are if they're not even bothering to mention Akira, GITS, Vampire Hunter D...

*cough*

@Shooty ik I'm wondering why this guy is saying people think Boku no pico is a godlike anime lmao

@bobroctopus don’t even look it up for god sake I’m trying to help you


Most channels: "I smell money!"<br>Adult Swim: "I smell creativity!"

Most channels: "I smell money!"
Adult Swim: "I smell creativity!"

@AstroZ that one scene of Rick and morty, it was hard to watch, but also, but modern family guy is kind of impossible to watch

@AstroZ i know it was just impossible for me to watch

@A quite tired guy At least they took it seriously and as a threat unlike stuff like Family Guy that'll play it off as a joke.

(Morty almost gets raped)  i think we've all agreed to never be creative again


This is a very good Video Essay on Rick and Morty!<br>I enjoyed every second of it, this made me subscribe

This is a very good Video Essay on Rick and Morty!
I enjoyed every second of it, this made me subscribe


4chan ripping on a show for silly, nonsensical, edgy and irreverent humour is peak irony.

that 4chan post was actually pretty funny tho lol

they're ripping on it cause normies love it and therefore they feel they stole it from them (which given the quality of latter seasons is kinda true). If R&M never got as popular as it did it'd be universally loved on 4chan.

@Bo Beaux 4chan has been shit since 2007 dont kid yourself

@dkskcjfjswwwwwws if i spell it funni an refrence wat he do it look them stoopid, me so clever lel

@Targitaus Rithux oh fuck, someone finally understands not to refer to 4ch as a single entity, veri baste

@Nick Name "people don't go there to be decent or treat people with respect" speak for yourself, I do that all the time.

@Marx Hmm good point, I guess the reddit/4chan war is just uniquely pathetic then.

@Emperor TGP Console wars aren't pathetic. They caused competition for the corporations - SEGA and Nintendo in that era (Later Sony and a bit of Microsoft) tried to do the best possible thing and innovated on every corner. It wasn't the most fun time for some players and there were failed innovations, but it was still overall great. Now there is no competition in portable market, for example, which leads to Nintendo basically having a monopoly and doing lots of stupid shit without any need to worry about losing to a superior competitor.

@Nick Name How funny. Last time i visited 4ch, i was shocked by how people were actually helping others. Maybe visiting /vg/ and other boards that aren't /v/ or /pol/ does make for a fun experience. Now sites like Twitter, those sites i've quit simply because browsing them made my mood drop straight into shit. Same for Reddit, except Reddit at least has a few funny posts occasionally, even if rarely.

@Emperor TGP <br>Yeah.  Honestly I only stuck up for Reddit because no one else was.  I don't even think it's any better than 4chan (I find YouTubers that read from both sites entertaining).  I just don't know how the fuck you can glean "fascist" from it without SJW logic.

@Emperor TGP
Yeah.  Honestly I only stuck up for Reddit because no one else was.  I don't even think it's any better than 4chan (I find YouTubers that read from both sites entertaining).  I just don't know how the fuck you can glean "fascist" from it without SJW logic.

The whole reddit/4chan back and forth about which website is better is like the console wars but more pathetic

@ballslover33
Yeah that sure is a lot of buzzword salad you threw together.
>MFW we owned those redditors with facts and logic.
>channer good redditor bad pic related
>stereotypes are funny when they're not stereotypes of us

@MBSB <br>And your evidence of this is...?

@Luigicat11 Also reddit is a hivemind for the corporatist authoritarian. Fascism, you know.

@MBSB <br>I'm just saying, saying Reddit as a whole is fascist is kinda like saying Discord as a whole is fascist.  Are there subreddits/servers that are fascist by your definitions **cough cough Yandere Simulator cough cough**?  Of course, but the platforms as a whole are far from it.  It's just the issue that comes with letting people set up their own little mini-communities, and making sweeping generalizations like the one you did does make you sound like the boy who cried fascist.  Plus I couldn't resist the irony of calling a channer a snowflake.  Can you blame me?

@MBSB
I'm just saying, saying Reddit as a whole is fascist is kinda like saying Discord as a whole is fascist.  Are there subreddits/servers that are fascist by your definitions **cough cough Yandere Simulator cough cough**?  Of course, but the platforms as a whole are far from it.  It's just the issue that comes with letting people set up their own little mini-communities, and making sweeping generalizations like the one you did does make you sound like the boy who cried fascist.  Plus I couldn't resist the irony of calling a channer a snowflake.  Can you blame me?

@MBSB <br>Here we go again with the snowflakes making the "Everything I don't like is fascist!" argument.

@MBSB
Here we go again with the snowflakes making the "Everything I don't like is fascist!" argument.

@Targitaus Rithux found the 4chan big brain over here guys

Reddit is an fascistic, terrible platform that stifles actual discussion and upvotes people for having a "correct" or "mainstream" opinion. 4chan is complete freedom of speech and the lack of perceived order by someone who has never actually been it is telling of your thoughtless nature.

@Nick Name "destroy themselves and get doxxed"

I thought that was Twitter

t. ledditor<br>4chan doesn't go around saying how they are intellectuals for said humor

t. ledditor
4chan doesn't go around saying how they are intellectuals for said humor

Targitaus Rithux <br>the infamous hacker known as 4chan,

Targitaus Rithux
the infamous hacker known as 4chan,

Reddit has done more damage to society than 4chan

Reddit does away more damage to Rick and Morty than 4chan.

I don't mean to sound like a grammer nazi but you spelled 'iron' wrong. Ftfy bro

the hacker known as 4chan must be behind this

@Mr. Pineapple The only board that's edgy is r9k only because it's full of virgins.

@Nick Name if there are limitations on what comes out of your mouth then it goes to show why 4chan looks down on Reddit so much. the point of the Anonymity thing is so people can actually speak their heart out without being screwed over in real life, and in an era of political correctness the limitations get narrower. because they are actually honest with themselves, that's why they could never agree with each other. and in case you don't know, when they managed to cooperate they've manipulated polls, trolled celebrities, and called in airstrikes, something that other sites with several times as many users can't even get close to.

@Targitaus Rithux I said that where again?

@D because that's all most of 4chan users do, be it on /v/ or wherever. people don't go there to be decent or treat people with respect, all they do is complain and create a cycle of endless mediocre flame wars. at least Reddit is regulated enough and built in a way for it not to be the case, most likely because you can't be anonymous about it so you get reminded that what you say and do has consequences. 4chan is just not healthy imo. I've seen people destroy themselves on that site, get doxxed because they wanted to "trust x board" or just become bitter over useless flame wars.

People on 4chan don't mock it because it's edgy they hate Rick and Morty because it is super beloved by Reddit and the fanbase was super easy to mock. The "you have to have a high IQ" copypasta was a troll that was posted on /tv/ as a mocking of what they thought redditors sounded like when they talked about the show.

@Alberto C. Routwell cough	 #@r/4chan cough

@Alberto C. Routwell *cough*	 #@r/4chan *cough*

Too much irony to handle in these comments

Too much irony to handle in these comments

@Targitaus Rithux <br>You're deliberately misinterpreting his point for a snarky remark.

@Targitaus Rithux
You're deliberately misinterpreting his point for a snarky remark.


Dan Harmon is an old man that made terrible mistakes.  But… he learned from them, and he’s trying to help you.  He’s trying to tell you not to fuck up the way he did.

Just… listen…


Wow i was just thinking today that over time ricks presence in the family was affecting the family with his worst qualities. Especially in the newest ep. Morty is becoming his grandpa. Enjoyed this vid a lot


It's no single reason, I like this show for all the reasons together


i like the show, i really wished they cut down on the 4th wall thing though, they do it every episode now while also trying to maintain a lore. they are trying to have their cake and eat it too.


I like how people just universally laugh at MatPat.

@Peter Sneddon he probably meant view and subscriber wise

Honestly don’t know why someone would hate a YouTuber unless they did something illegal. You tubers literally make content you watch for free. It’s not like EA where I pay for a game and am disappointed afterwards when it dosen’t meet my expectations . If you don’t like mat pat just don’t watch his content,don’t go hating on him in other people’s videos.

Renosance Is dead not really hated just nobody respects him

I only go to the MatPat's channel for Austin, he sadly got neutered to keep the channel's squeaky clean and child friendly brand, he even got a goofy avatar like MatPat, the rest of his video style is intact though.

@Peter Sneddon
>Hbomberguy
>Less agressive

His channel was straight gold before five nights at freddys. I think that the big change happened when his videos stopped being about theories that relate real life to video games and vice versa, and instead meta theories about the games themselves.

@A L it would make MORE sense in the context of bumping into the pope and wanting to give a present.

also, 'pretty much the top essayist on youtube'
lmfao please, here's a short list of those who're much better and far less aggravating in general:
Lindsay Ellis
hBomberguy
internet historian
Drew Gooden
kliksphilip
Camelworks
core A gaming
cinematic excrement
YMS
Mrsundaymovies
Jacob Geller
Nakeyjakey
the art assignment
the cantina
the closer look

and i haven't even mentioned media-unrelated essayists

Don't forget his inability to handle criticism well <br>Like when he put gamersfrommars and mutahar in the same category as his "haters" and when he cried people were making fun of his videos

Don't forget his inability to handle criticism well
Like when he put gamersfrommars and mutahar in the same category as his "haters" and when he cried people were making fun of his videos

Derek Walsh so...like all entertainment journals and essayists? Including this guy?

Renosance Is dead Matpat is not actually hated. He just easy to make fun off when he is pretty much the top essayist on YouTube.

He has a distinctive style and brand that’s easy to parody and sense he is so popular everyone already knows about him. He is a bit more mainstream and has made many videos with some of them not besting the best.

With him you have to remember it’s basically a business while this guy and similar is mostly just the one person makinh content at the pace they want while  Matpat employs like two dozen people. Matpat has a real business and they have to focus on content that popular. Some people seem to have a hard understanding that he makes content that people actually see.

K-Blue yea Matpat should have gave the pope halo instead.

You don’t actually know the context do you?

Idk, his millions of subscribers would say otherwise. Among the underground youtube circle, sure but average youtube views? Most likely not

@Bp Mv his new channel food theory, other than the Kool-aid man episode, is pretty good. You can see him preform the experiments

@Hemmoroidza nah hes just a vulture of media

I like him, as a person, i do agree that sometimes his theories are over the top and wacky but the dude is great person himself

I generally don't, like I do when there's an actual mistake, but I have that stupid feeling of empathy.

Steve Stevenson:
Didn’t he make a Game Theory about wondering if Mario would survive COVID-19?
Like, that’s just complete bad taste. And to think a good chunk fans probably had a close one die to COVID-19 and saw that video on their notifications...

@K-Blue not even like a physical release of it, a fucking steam code for it.

Deo Vindice I mean that was a pretty chad move ngl

It's just "normie" content with theories that don't really make sense. Basically clickbait with peak moments like "Ness is Sans" and giving Undertale to the Pope.

Hemmoroidza I can only guess that it is due to his ability to constantly create “theories” that ends up just feeling like he is milking a certain topic.
Some old fans watched him for actually theories that proposed mathematical equations and what not, but now his theories don’t involve that.
Lastly, there are rumors that some of his theories he “makes” are pretty much copied from reddit. But those are rumors.

@ChiefKeith No idea, maybe his videos aren't upto par with certain people's expectations

@Renosance Is Dead I hadn't known for the longest time but apparently he is


Rick and morty episode 1 had better animation than the rest of the show, the face and body animation just simply looked better


i agree with this i hope 1 day they go back to how season 1 and 2 were, i feele like rick is too overpowerd now than in the earlier episodes like u said. yup, good vid


Yo, Emp, great video. I know, I'm a bit late, but your thoughts are just... so right. They resonate so much with mine. Keep up the good work (I'm drunk, and I don't know what I want to add, but as I said, I found so much...


"Rick and Morty was never good"<br>Postmoderning the postmodern show. Wow so genius, much enlightened.

"Rick and Morty was never good"
Postmoderning the postmodern show. Wow so genius, much enlightened.


I’ve always seen Season 3 as Dan Harmon kind of saying “Okay, YOU WANT THIS? FINE! Here you go! See how bad it is?”

I watched like 4 episodes of itand never returned again not even passionate about hating it but it wasn’t good

Yeah. And the thing that was "wanted" was female writing staff.

@Andrew Marshall you are too rigid in your beliefs and see things in a black and white way.   What I said wasn’t about money.  But making something for others to enjoy.  I saw him do a talk at a college a few years back and he talked about doing it for yourself or for your tribe.  I’m not a huge fan of the last two seasons but I’m not gonna paint with as broad a brush.  People are multi faceted.

@Lub Mang finding a new way to phrase "money first, artistic integrity second" doesn't change what it means 🤷♂

@Andrew Marshall he talks a lot about providing for the tribe.  Maybe it has something to do with that.

@Φώτης that doesnt make any sense because season 3 was only 22% more popular than season 2

I thought that Season was absolutely fine and enjoyable. Just cos you didn’t like it doesn’t mean the creator decided to shit out a joke season

@Pagodeiro Master animation isn’t really affected in covid.  No one has to be near anyone in order to do it.  They have taken years for seasons prior to covid.

@Φώτης that’s your opinion.  Season 3 was a disappointment for me.  The show has missed something since season two.

Season 4 has the worst episode in the show (the dragon one) and it has arguably the best episode in the show, at least in my opinion (the vat of acid episode)

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚗𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝙸𝚜 𝟿

S3E7 was peak Rick And Morty imo, maybe S2E4

@NEIGHBOR agreed it pissed me off when it cut to comercial n rick is back to his all powerful science self, like atleast show us something, how he does it or how just manages to outwit magic with his knowledge

@Pagodeiro Master im talkin before covid waiting 2 years for season 3 but as well Covid is a great time for their writers to just mess around n experiment(since what else can they do right? With covid)

I saw that with star wars with the two directors with star wars toys grabbing the figures from each other crying "*thats* not how you play star wars. <b>this</b> is how you play star wars!"

I saw that with star wars with the two directors with star wars toys grabbing the figures from each other crying "*thats* not how you play star wars. *this* is how you play star wars!"

@Krazy4Midget i mean, covid? they are RIGHT in not doing more episodes, life's first

Ok but if you compare it to other shows, you clearly see they’re not even trying at this point, literally producing only a merely 10 episode while others produced twice as much n less time, but imo they did everything they wanted in season 1 n 2 and weren’t expecting to do more.

I enjoyed season 3. I still haven't seen 4 tho. I was stoked for it, but I don't have cable. I think it's finally on Hulu. Eh, I'm gonna sit around and watch it when I'm mega bored. No shade, just not interested right now.

Disenchantment is pure flames tho.

Luke's Offline im not sure which episode the dragon one was but it was the worst imo

Φώτης ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ “how dare you have a different opinion on season 3 its objectively good you’re just trying to be a hipster by having a different opinion >:(“

Idk bout y'all but I thought S3 started good and ended great, it did have like 2-3 bad episodes but overall I prefer S4 to S3. My disliked S4 eps: Crewcoo's Morty, Claw and Hoarder, Rattlestar Ricklactica.

@Gianluca Daniele Di Maggio first six episodes were all dog shit on a rust ridden platter but the last six were all really good

@Gianluca Daniele Di Maggio season 4 starts horrible, but the last few episodes are some of best rick and morty out there

@V3rb And now we have Season 4. Which is just unwatchable for me, it's so fucking bad

@Φώτης No, personally I still love Season 3. But I do feel like the family dynamic being broken was an intentional anti-postmodernist message. But maybe I’m just projecting

@Φώτης then I'm glad that you've informed me lol :)

@Maritza Sanchez if you know who dan harmon is then you know that he loves and cares about his work

Well Rick and Morty peaked on season 3 and from what I understand you go out of your way to dislike it because it became mainstream so it no longer felt like a rare special jem that you can brag about

@You Squidding Me? I'm with you but not at the same time, these guys seem to care about their show but I can't know for sure what their intentions are.

yeah im sure some of season 3 is that. the pickle rick episode i feel they just thought would be funny and fun to do but then it got blown way out of proportion. like the meseeks episode, I love that episode but im not going to run around dressed like a meseeks.....


Season 5 and 4 heavily nerfed Rick from what he was in season 3 - it’s a bit early to tell but with how the season ended and how Rick has returned to being more flawed the show seems to be returning to its roots.


Looking back after watching the season 5 finale, u can see that they noticed these issues and retconned them, with the reveal that rick isnt the smartest


I feel bad for this show except for a huge part of season 4 I think every episode is awesome. The humor of this show is just so unique


Honestly, this video still holds up considering the mix bag that is the newest season.


Emplemon: “If I ask you to picture a Seinfeld fan, you probably couldn’t come up with a definitive stereotype.”

Me: “uh my Dad.”

@Dusk Legend yeah, I honestly have no idea how it's still so popular. I've tried watching it, but it's just so unfunny that I can barely get through one ep.

Viva Emptiness friends is a SLOG to sit through. It’s not even bad funny or bad entertaining, it’s just garbage. How did it achieve the “cult” status it has? At least “The Office” is a dumb funny show, sort of like Parks and Rec, but Friends is just retirement home-tier garbage you’d leave on for dementia patients to stare off at

Any jewish guy in his late 20’s in the early 2000’s. To be fair, Seinfeld is a pretty good show though.

@Viva Emptiness actually I kinda like HIMYM, I think it's one of the few sitcoms where the producers actually tried.

@Viva Emptiness You just named the same show three times.

@ExDeeXD [ARCHIVE] nah that's fans of the most overrated show of all time: Friends. And maybe HIMYM. And that Bazinga show.

I know a stereotype, thinks humor never changes and that if a laugh track is placed in between a sentence, it must be funny.

yeah, what’s up with Seinfeld fans am I right?


25:07 "...where the media you consume is now fundamentally tied to your identity"
truer words have never been said

Agreed. Yep that's what's causing so many problems today


I think now and days the hype is coming back as new people are watching and understanding what made this show so good many of my friends started and now are addicted to the show


The biggest thing in the way of me wanting to watch Rick and Morty is the way every fan I come across pats himself on the back for watching and liking the show.


You know it’s a good commentary video when there’s vaporwave playing in the background.


Season 3 actually managed to overdose the internet on irony. Impressive.

Damn, maybe they were giving us the medicine we needed after all


that segway from the ending of futurama to the beginning of rick and morty was amazing.


i just binge watched rick and morty a year ago. Pickle rick was my favorite episode because it was funny and suprised me. I didn’t pay much attention to the therapist plot. Why do people take Entertainment so seriously.


I use all of the reasons to love the show.


I just sold one of those Szechuan Sauce’s from the McDonalds promo for $70. $70 for a McDonald’s sauce...this video is spot on.

Ffs you could have sold it for double the price and they'll just say thank you

@Michael Hemsley Binging With Babish said it was 2 parts sweet and sour and one part barbeque

They certainly don't have a unique recipe for it, they would combine other sauces.

I heard someone sold half of his savings for a package of sauce.

@Chris Harmon so how are you related to Dan Harmon?

Isnt szechuan saus extremely common in some asian countries? Lol

That's nothing. There ware Yugioh cards that sell for $300+ dollars just because they are have some shiny foil.

I wish I had the chance to try it when it was available

@Michael Hemsley I help out at a cards and collectables shop and am a bank teller by trade, and I can verify that people are weird with money in general.

Had a guy who's card was restricted because he had like 3 purchases from asiandates.com, he denied knowing the website but signed off saying that he did the transactions saying that it was him.

Chris Harmon well that shit is good man, and its so fucking rare now.

Michael Hemsley $70 curious tho? Also someone opened it at the restaurant and shared it with a bunch of people so trying it there my memory was it being similar to their sweet and sour with a little extra teriyaki zest to it.

Get outta here! Yep people are strange lol and apparently some have more money than sense...

Marcus Thompson Would you pay $70 for 6 nuggets worth of it tho?

TheGhostKidney7 Yeah lol and that’s considered “cheap” for them. Some people try to sell them for $200


Im glad i didnt discover it as an edgelord, instead as just a kid.


the season 5 finale gives me hope that seasons 3, 4 and 5 were just the weird puberty stage of the show


I always said "Pickle Rick" was the episode that broke me off from the show, and you nailed why. Emmys don't mean shit besides "What made the industry the most money this time?"


I loved rick and morty for the lore and worldbuilding. These two elements are now more dead than new coke and I can't ever see myself watching it again.


I love viewing the comments on any video about Rick and morty. All of a sudden everybody has a graduate degree in psychology/sociology/theology/philosophy. It’s way funnier than the actual show

I'll have to agree, but most of the conclusions are pretty basic, you don't need a degree in every last conclusion you make, you know. It's just people sharing opinions, some radical, others not. Best to accept that rather than alienate yourself from it.


The show, at the beginning of season 3, jokes around with a rule of only making a joke 3 times at most.

They broke that rule over and over again after that. Makes for a terrible sign of things going bad.

I still think the show is good. Just not as solid nor as great as it was.

And the best part of the show wasn't the clever commentary, the science behind, not even the jokes. It was all about the family.


I can't say I didn't see the writing on the wall in real time with R&M. Too much commercialization can ruin a a show & fan base. I simply don't like being thought of as another shallow fan to a show that honestly has lost its charm.


As a great show once said "Just repeat to yourself "It's just a show I should really just relax"".


For the guy who is known for the “downward spiral,” you sure do know how to find the bright side of things.

@Adam Rolston >Points out flaws in terrible show<br>>Rick and Morty fan with Sonic avatar: "NAh it'S GOOd"

@Adam Rolston >Points out flaws in terrible show
>Rick and Morty fan with Sonic avatar: "NAh it'S GOOd"

Anime Reviews With Trip <br>Nah it's good

This remindes me of Uzumaki coming to Adult Swin too

EmpLemon's wrong on this one. Rick and Morty is pretty bad. Its 'comedy' is terribly pretentious with Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland self inserting their weird fetishes.

mstrblik I didn’t ask for these chills, but here they are. Thanks.

Seanvich you can’t find the silver lining with some dark clouds.

@Dylan Devine For every downward spiral, there is an equal and opposite upward spiral.

That’s because the existence of a downward spiral implies the existence of an upward spiral.


To me, the show lost its charm due to its fan base. And the moment the fan base became insufferable to me was the episode with Pickle Rick. Ever since that episode, people went to far and became so unbearable to me.

I dipped out shortly after.


I finally watched the show.
It was better than I thought, but also alot worse than i thought.

Makes me sad that most people who are massive fans of it are weirdo pill popping college kids


Gary and His Demons is a really good one most don't know about. Shame there's only one season.


Emplemon is the only channel that whenever he uploads, I drop everything and watch.

@north korean defector I believe he's referring to the joke video he made, where he satirically exposed Emp and Rusty Cage for "stealing" his background music. Really, it was just Mumkey being Mumkey.

I have zero interest in Rick and Morty or its humor but ill still watch this

that's so true  i even dropped my child in the furnace so that i could watch emplemon

I have just enough on my lunch break to watch this video lmfao

Yeah? You and ten million others say the same thing.

I can agree on that, him and Ordinary Sausage are the shit.

It's a shame that he was exposed by Simian Jimmy.


I stopped being interested in Rick and Morty after season 2 came out. When season 3 came around things really went downhill


Good show, mad fandom

Like most good things


Introducing and then subsequently destroying the Central Finite Curve was the best decision the writers could’ve made. Stating Rick as the smartest man in the universe explains why he’s able to outsmart everyone with ease and never get into any real trouble. But now that the CFC has been destroyed, Rick is no longer the smartest man in the universe—or at least, he is no longer the only person in the universe with his level of intelligence. This opens up so many possibilities as far as where they can take the show. Now, Rick can remain just as OP as he’s come to be, and yet still be on equal footing with the antagonists.


Fun fact: watching rick and morty on lsd is pretty much the best way to watch the show, its amazing


Finally an actual analysis instead of “urrr fans bad so show bad blub lub”

@Suu Slime And the thing wrong with that is...?

@GaiaX5 We heard why the fandom was bad all the time. This video literally brought zero new perspectives to the table, but instead just served it all the perspectives on a big plate.

The reason fandom is bad is almost never given. This is the first time we actually get to hear the "Why" as it's hard to put it into words as to how it got so bad during the show's early years. Steven Universe's fandom is Rick and Morty's, but the lifespan has been accelerated due to the rise of social media, like a supergiant star ala Betelgeuse compared to a smaller star, like the Sun.

@Suu Slime You can not like it all you want but it seems like to me you base your dislike towards it simply beacause of the fandom which I don't think is a vaid reason to hate a show

@Kool Kid Kameron sir 1. Why are you taking a snide comment so seriously?

2. I've watched it, both season one and season two, with a bit of season three. It's really not that good.

@Suu Slime How about you watch for yourself instead of saying its bad just because of the fandom.

@Suu Slime is that bias I smell? He has bias. You have bias. Yup. Smells like bias.

@Suu Slime There it is, we've come full circle for both sides now

Emp was, and is, still apart of the awful R&M fandom. This video shows it well by having him defend a terrible series.

@D Gam not really, i watched all of rick and morty without ever engaging with the fan base. not because I thought they were toxic, more because it seemed like a waste of time and energy to me personally. to each their own i guess.

The fan base is part of it though, like he mentioned due to public expectation and the impact it had on the production of season 3 and 4


You should of brought up how Dan Harmon was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal (Which he admitted doing, and apparently reconciled with his victim), I think this may have had a large influence on the production of the show since it was around the time the show was starting to tank.


Rick: "IM A GOD"<br>Also Rick: "God isn't real"

Rick: "IM A GOD"
Also Rick: "God isn't real"


23:32 I sincerely hope Ben's post is meant to be brilliant satire.


If Rick & Morty wants to be even more good than it already is, it has to double down with the"serious moment but lol here a forth wall break!" stuff.


"Rick and Morty got marketable"

plays ad

Genius.

_"Rick and Morty got marketable"_

*plays ad*

Genius.

@Wilo Polis Can even login and shitpost like me right now, completely integrated. Also has VLC-esque touch control for volumd and brightness that you need to enable; LH screen side is brightness (separate from phone brightness too) and RH is volume. You just scroll vertically to adjust either

@Wilo Polis Yah, gotta use F-Droid and fhe unofficial apps store, yaddayadda. It pretty much uses the front end of mobile YT almost exactly as is, but with dev settings enabled by defualt and the almighty sponsor block that you can both personalize and help others by flagging the sections; quite a few selections of designation so you can cut out even more (or less) as you want.

@AudiosurfArchive Dang, good to know, might check it out sometime

@Wilo Polis lol whoops, just didn't put quite enough predicates and prepositions I guess; Youtube Vanced is legit as fuck though, great for binging WWII History or anything.. and the sponsor-blocking is DIY and accessible. <br>I'm on a Pixel 2XL btw.

@Wilo Polis lol whoops, just didn't put quite enough predicates and prepositions I guess; Youtube Vanced is legit as fuck though, great for binging WWII History or anything.. and the sponsor-blocking is DIY and accessible.
I'm on a Pixel 2XL btw.

@AudiosurfArchive I thought you were a scam bot at first lol

Youtube Vanced can customize your ad blocking on mobile and makes it open source so you can save yourself and others from ad time

Having adblock makes me use my imagination with these great as placements.

@Epic Gamer thanks, she tries really hard to make us smile!!  she would love to hear that someone appreciate’s her humor :D

it's a bit overplayed now, loads of youtubers try and do the same skit.


Rick and Morty is a show about an infinite amount of different versions of the same dysfunctional family. The idea that you are never really sure which dimensional version of the smith family you are watching on any giving episode is pretty fun. The narrative has the ability to be uncertain but still not leve you lost wondering, what the Dick happened from episode to episode. I mean sure Rick from the show is the “Rickiest Rick”. But every Rick thinks that, so who are we really watching?


"In my opinion, it would've been a lot more compelling, if the series chose to separate Rick from the family instead of Jerry"
Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon : [22:45]
"WRITE THAT DOWN ! WRITE THAT DOWN !"

"In my opinion, it would've been a lot more compelling, if the series chose to separate Rick from the family instead of Jerry"
Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon : [22:45]
_"WRITE THAT DOWN ! WRITE THAT DOWN !"_


God I wish we could go back to season two. I was like 10-11 when I first watched it back in 2015 and the Grumbly Fumbly joke actually got me. I was like Morty and Summer, laughing at a joke that meant nothing because I wanted to enjoy the adult show. Imagine my shock when Rick speaks directly to me and calls me a sheep lmao total ego killer. Wouldn't get that experience from modern Rick and Morty. The sperm episode isn't gonna make me rethink the way I watch shows. I have little hope for Season 6 but hope nonetheless.


The biggest showing for me how the show isnt the smartest show on television and shouldn't be treated like something that you need to go frame by frame to dissect the meaning behind each frame, is there was a episode of film theory that used math and calculations to find out if beth's clone existed and the theory was wrong because the writers didn't spend 200 hours on otherwise should be straight forward just to make sure the times were right, the writers are spending that 150 extra hours from not doing that, is used to keep plot holes to a minimum but still its a funny thing


This is probably the best take I ever heard, I don’t know why I didn’t see the fact that everyone becoming more like rick was bad, maybe I myself overvalued his traits because I saw it as some kind of weird ideal, maybe that’s what happened to the writers too or the feedback they listened to since it’s not like the booth really changed unlike with say spongebob

This is why I keep one line that describe it best about R&M Fandom: "They think they're Rick, but in reality they're just a bunch of Jerries"

I get how it's not really super interesting, but in universe it makes a lot of sense. They all have a lot more experience with Rick, and the type of stuff Rick goes through, especially Morty.


It's a good video but I don't agree with you about how it went "aimless" after season 3. It's called character development, he for example invented those gatchets of his because he is in danger constantly.. I don't care about the fandom either, it has always been cringe so I don't follow it. I just want to watch the show, because unlike you I don't want to overanalyze it because it's not THAT deep, just like Roiland said himself. To me the 4th season was the best by far.


if emplemon says it's well written then I believe him, unfortunately the ugly art style with bizarrely shaped people with horrifying round teeth is just insufferable


Ok but that green text at 5:28 is actually hilarious


So, what you're saying is...

Pickle rick is not the funniest shit I've ever seen?

It's not the funniest thing I've seen but I liked it when I first saw it because I had no idea they would have it turn into a Die Hard reference

I just really liked the insane and completely unexpected turn of events, but now they do this so often it's not funny

Hey it's Rick and Morty episode, oh great...they are just referencing a movie for the entire 20 minute run time

WE RIOT UNTIL HE APOLOGIZES, UNTIL THEN, WE CANCEL ON TWITTER


This show went from Very good to mediocre


I get what your saying but I love Pickle Rick!

I'm also in Australia so didn't get as much of the OTT fandom.

So far I'm not a huge fan of season 4 and 5


Man this video has aged so badly with the last season in context


Some of yall have to get over it when normies end up liking something. I get it that shit gets annoying but if you lose your love for something JUST BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE LIKE IT then that is YOUR problem not a show or band or whatever.


IMO Boondocks deserves much more love, writing was some of the most brilliant I've ever seen

@Avery Hepburn world Peace was only one season it got canceled by some joorno

I think by season 3 it went down hill in terms of writing although admittedly S3 was the funniest and we all know S4 was a shit show.

There's a channel called The Storyteller who gives it a lot of love and deep analysis .

@Luna Sakara I dont think rest in peace is exactly banned, and if it was, people would have noticed already.

Boondocks was really inconsistent in terms of quality writing. Felt like the best bits could have easily been compressed into just one or two seasons worth of material.

aaron wouldn't be liked by the toxic culture of today. imagine a black guy criticizing black culture in 2020. he'd be crucified by his peers. such a brilliant show that never got fully fleshed out.

To bad Granddad is; ended from life.

YouTube auto deletes comments saying the aaR Eye Pee


I watched 2 episodes of season 3... "Oh, thats what its gonna be now... ok" and tuned out. Never even got a bite of the pickle. Did they ever make another season?


M.A.A.D. (for those who just want the acronym and don't want to search the transcript)

Manic Anti-hero Attachment Disorder

Keep up the good work, dude!


I totally get your point about Rick's power level season 3 in the past, but consider it from this perspective, <b>because</b> Rick got beat up and robbed by a teenage girl, he started to acquire a bunch of over powered body augmentations.

I totally get your point about Rick's power level season 3 in the past, but consider it from this perspective, *because* Rick got beat up and robbed by a teenage girl, he started to acquire a bunch of over powered body augmentations.


I've never actually seen the show myself, only been exposed to the fandom once it got popular and got fed up with that real quick. And yet, this video manages to provide very detailled insight into the topic to me, someone who more or less knows nothing about the subject at hand. This is what I find great about your videos, Emp. Your ability to get me hooked on something that I may have virtually no clue about, all without losing even a single bit of my interest or attention.

It's called securing the bag, you would have done the same to get paid


The family becoming nihilistic like Rick and losing their identity just to become more like him is actually brilliant in itself because it’s what happens when people become enthralled with a narcissistic personality


I didn't know that after pickle rick episode, show went downhill. I dont know why but it was same for me from starting to last. Intresting.<br>It was probably because I watched the whole show in one go within days and I didn't have the context of how it evolved or influenced.

I didn't know that after pickle rick episode, show went downhill. I dont know why but it was same for me from starting to last. Intresting.
It was probably because I watched the whole show in one go within days and I didn't have the context of how it evolved or influenced.


The keeps sponsor bit was amazing I usually skip ads in YouTube videos but this one was funny


Viewer: Did you make the funniest episode ever?

Harmon/Roiland: Yes

Viewer: what did it cost?

Harmon/Roiland: ...everything.


I kid thee not, gentleman, the madman turneth himself into a pickle. ‘Twas truly ludicrous, thou shouldst have witnessed it thyself.

With thine comment, my life hath truly seen it’s crown.


Rick V Kaczynski on technological progress is one of the smartest things I’ve ever seen. Kudos!


Genuinely the first time I've ever laughed at a sponsor segment.


As a binge watcher that just watched Rick and morty for the first time last month, I didn't have to deal with any of those problems so my opinion is gonna be far different, and is far different. I just thought it was all natural. It also might be partly because I'm a filthy weeb (😎) and have gotten used to the MHA Fandom


And 1 year later rick was separated from the family....who would have known....


"Will season 5 come out before the imminent collapse of civilization?" Well I know one thing's for sure; it's gonna come out before Yandere Sim

We're likely to invent biological immortality before Yandere Sim gets released, then Alex can put his brain into a tin can with hands and continue to be an incompetent coder.

It’ll come out before the new HxH arc too.

If yandere simulator releases before the universe collapses, it will absolutely still be a buggy mess

@Drew No need to worry, as two or three people have already done it for him.

Theonetruedog TheDog if he actually finishes it I will eat my iron helmet.

Theonetruedog TheDog lovesick: <b>Oh man, this is gonna be fuuuun</b>

Theonetruedog TheDog lovesick: *Oh man, this is gonna be fuuuun*

@Dillon Tyler Hey, don't talk that way! Just you wait, in 3060 it's gonna be the greatest game you'll EVER see~!

That's a huge stretch, implying that Yandere Simulator is ever coming out

Well at least Star Citizen will come out before Season 5!


I just realized the title is referencing Kendrick Lamar's album: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City


Harvey birdman, the Boondocks and Venture Bros got me through college:)

Never seen a single episode of Rick and Morty.


Was not expecting an appearance from Uncle Ted but I respect it


I feel viewership would go back up if they released episodes on Hulu or HBO Max weekly after tv airs instead of like a year after airing. Less people would pirate the show


When a show against nihilism becomes a show about nihilism

in my opinion the whole point of season three being about nihilism was so that the family could learn it is wrong. they’ve been numbed by the wild sci-fi stuff that rick has felt with and start to agree with him.

@Swerzye do you think the “existentialism” (literal meme pop-philosophy) the show tries to talk about is contradictory to anything Rick says? Rick is wrong because of his apathy and disinterest, not because of his “nihilism.”

This is every interpretation of nihilism it's the same with nietzche himself. People interpreted his criticism of nihilism as a sign to brace nihilism despite him being very clear it's not good even if it's unavoidable

Man, legit, i aways liked the fact that Rick opposes his own views with his actions on the earlier seasons, by actually caring about stuff, and the family not being like him offered great contrast to his ideals, now everyone is like him, i hate that so much

@Weggy GayGay that’s just like your opinion man

It was never “against” nihilism lmao Emp’s theory is pretty shit. It was always for a passive nihilism.

The show started on a quest to redeem Rick but now it sees Rick as a fucking god who can't do wrong

I think people always like Rick tho and so I don’t see how it was ever against nihilism

@Chance Edwards Rick is a funny character yes but not a good person by any means he’s a sociopathic person yes he has his good moments but over all he is a horrible ducking person

@Chance Edwards Rick is actually very smooth and buttery I met him in real life.

Thats because Rick's character is so good, people want to relate to Rick more than the moral of the show because of how cool and smooth he is


I was having a trip sesh once and watched Rick and Morty. The Teenage rick episode and anything with Mr. Poopy butthole was what fucked me up


i liked the susan sarandon scene, it showed normal people being relevant and the importance of therapy, it was played extremely poorly because rick is such a dick and was exhausted for all the things he did before getting there, and he wasn't at all ready to hear what she said, she's right, but that exposition was addressed to us rather than at rick, she figured him out in 2 minutes which is something professionals are very accurate at bbut still wait for the right moment to give their true opinions even if at all, he should be there because he wanted to, not out of necesity for a mcguffin to not die


I feel like there's an issue with pretty much every show in that you start with a concept you're very excited about and you have a ton of plans, but after the first season or two you've already explored that concept and got across what you had in mind, yet you somehow have to keep going after that. You've said everything you wanted to say and now you're forced to ramble endlessly and meaninglessly, grasping at some kind of point or message which you're making up as you go along. It's easy to plan a first season, and plenty of writers have ideas about how to follow it up in the second, but after that you run out of your original ideas and have to start creating new ones.

In that same vein, you have to keep upping the ante until your character is basically a god, or "the smartest man in the universe", and it becomes difficult to be invested and see some threat when you know your protagonist could punch god and survive a planet crushing them. Think of just about any fiction show or film series and you'll see this trend, but it's perhaps displayed even better in comparison to videogames, where at the start your protagonist is level 1 and they're fighting mindless grunts and then face a weak boss, but by the end they're level 100 and fighting a boss who has the power to destroy the world and every mindless grunt is suddenly a being that could take out an entire army alone while you cleave through hundreds of them without a sweat.

The longer a show goes on, the more it falls into these pitfalls, and the only way to avoid it is to shift gears and start experimenting with new concepts, but doing so alienates your existing fanbase, leaving you with a choice of creating a shallow continuation that's only going to deteriorate in quality, or trying something new and potentially losing fans.


"Can a fandom be so insufferable that they damage their shows reputation beyond repair?"

It happened to Undertale and FnaF.
I remember their famdoms very clearly. Not only would the fans gang up on you if you said anything negative about the games, but they would also spam Undertale and FnaF comments on unrelated videos.

Which is unfortunate because they’re both good games

I would argue the Homestuck fandom perfected that. They spawned the undertale fandom and while fnaf doesn't have any direct connections, the fandoms are strikingly similar.

@slaymaster999 dude I have no clue about any of that but I so wish I was there with you on that

@Infinity Hand I think msot people have the wrong idea about the JoJo fandom, they're overall pretty wholesome and chill believe it or not.<br>Tho there are those who will take every oppurtunity to recommend you JoJo and also to constantly repeat the 3 JoJo memes that died years ago; that is not the majority of the fandom. They're mostly very cool, but I can understand why a lot of people think it's a bad fandom

@Infinity Hand I think msot people have the wrong idea about the JoJo fandom, they're overall pretty wholesome and chill believe it or not.
Tho there are those who will take every oppurtunity to recommend you JoJo and also to constantly repeat the 3 JoJo memes that died years ago; that is not the majority of the fandom. They're mostly very cool, but I can understand why a lot of people think it's a bad fandom

I’m just gonna say it.

The Apprentice fandom

I’m just gonna say it.

*_The Apprentice fandom_*

I'll be honest, I've been a huge fan of fnaf for a long time and I never really came in contact with the fandom, and damn I'm hella glad I didn't. the undertale fandom is another story<br>It also happened to Danganronpa, a game series I really enjoyed, but the fandom is just so...

I'll be honest, I've been a huge fan of fnaf for a long time and I never really came in contact with the fandom, and damn I'm hella glad I didn't. the undertale fandom is another story
It also happened to Danganronpa, a game series I really enjoyed, but the fandom is just so...

@Lidiloth can you like, chill with the mat pat hate man. Heres a person with flaws and aspirations yet you're here speaking of him as if he only has flaws

Yeah it was really annoying before in fnaf community

It happened to My Hero Academia, a decent superhero anime was soiled by some of the worst fans in history.

@Radical Larry better than mc youtube twotter

İt happened on minecraft as well. İ would argue that one of the biggest reasons why minecraft fell out of popularity in 2015-2016 was because of its fandom. The fandom turned into a group of insufferable cringy kids that ruined minecrafts reputation and resulted in it being labelled as a "kids game".

@Lidiloth Man, you are adding gasoline to a fire, while attempting to stop the fire.

Imagine if I created a TV show or a video game that became popular to the point of being drastically affected the reputation, and I really do understand. The "hatedom" is always aware of that, but they aren't aware by the fact that they just hated the content/media because of experiencing the horrors of the community, and I do admit that these fandoms have negative sides that are outright terrifying. But blaming on the show just because it has fandoms in it is actually the most invalid argument I've ever seen. It's nothing new about it.

Well, I think Toby Fox even feared his own success of Undertale as we know it.

@Rugal Bernstein Yeah he makes trash content while making fanbases dislike eachother.

@Lidiloth I'm noticing a common theme with matpat here.

@Lidiloth nah tf2 vs ow already started before matpat made his video, he just added the fuel to the fire

Don't forget Portal! High school was dominated by references to the fucking cake.

@slaymaster999 Or when Mat Pat made a huge flame war on TF2 vs OW

Shit remember when mat pat sparked a fan war between the mother fanbase and undertale fanbase??? I couldn't watch a let's play or video about either one without seeing a flame war in the comment sections 🤣

More than a few people got poisoned and hurt due to food tampering by Undertale fans. Like that one artist who got either glass or needles in a cookie from a "fan" who didn't like the art he drew of some characters.

Was in both of those fandoms, can confirm it was fucked
I’m also fairly confident that both were Only Children but idk

Was in both of those fandoms, can confirm it was _fucked_
I’m also fairly confident that both were Only Children but idk


Clicked for the content, subbed for the ad. That was brilliant, well done.


I think we can all agree after the twist about ricks multiverse we learned at the end of this last season the issue about rick being the smartest most powerful being kinda becomes mute


It took me forever for realize what this title is based off of. It makes me respect you way more that you like good music.


3:20 my dude just spoke a Bible verse right there


they had a story going on, infinite ricks and mortys, evil morty who seemed like the whole next season was going to be working around. But nothing happened, no more story building they just kept making episodes with no connection to each other and blamed "infinite universes, these arent the same ricks and mortys"


Pickle rick is one of my favorite episodes because of its ridiculousness and did not start the downward spiral.


28:38 he then does criticise them. i feel like it'd be funnier if he didn't criticise them but he and the creators knew.
29:01 maybe thats why the fandom wants to identify with him. but he would know he manipulates them and it would be dark


I started watching Rick and Morty after season 3 ended, but before season 4 started. I honestly enjoyed season 3 a lot, even the pickle rick episode. I never really noticed any of the elements that you say made the show go downhill, but I did notice my enjoyment in the drop during season 4. So far, season 5 has been alright, some good some bad. Not trying to make a point or anything, just sharing my opinion.


"He's not a villain, Summer, but he shouldn't be your hero. He's more like a demon or a super fucked up god." Morty

They try to warn you that he's not the one to idolize.

@Duck Isn't he a Sigma? Lone wolf, non-conformist, but still winning despite it all?


after season 5 explained the central finite curve, the second half makes more sense


to me the show ended with season 2 finale it was an excellent end that they absolutely destroyed in 5 min with season 3 and now it's just good with great animation which i enjoy going through but not as serious as it used to be just feels like nonstop filler, i am looking forward to the next episode as some people are speculating it's about bird person

maybe it just ain't your thing no reason to keep watching then.


Never  really got into this show. Saw 5 or 6 episodes of season 1 and got kinda bored of it. Maybe I just have a  low IQ. Who knows? But I do acknowledge it as a good show regardless if I like it or not.


would love to see you talk more about the show tbh


The McDonald's incidents (because it happened in so many places not just one McDonald's) will forever go down in history of how bad a fandom can get

@Chat-Mort <br>Again you're just using that one guys videos as a shield to deflect the many other locations in which fans overreacted and harrased staff

@Chat-Mort
Again you're just using that one guys videos as a shield to deflect the many other locations in which fans overreacted and harrased staff

The guy screaming on the counter was a skit, and McDonalds brought back that stupid sauce  to just a few locations without talking to or collaborating with Adult Swim or the show creators. It’s dumb that people lined up for a fast food sauce, but the fans got the blame for a skit and marketing incompetence.

@Dominique Smith <br>Yeah but the other videos of Rick and Morty fans harrasing McDonald staff?

@Dominique Smith
Yeah but the other videos of Rick and Morty fans harrasing McDonald staff?

I think driving fans to suicide is worse, but sure.

Superiorartemis Dan Harmon is a sad pathetic man and should really embrace that. It would make him more likable and funny.

I remember Dan Harmon had a meltdown on twitter over it and got aggressive with fans who didnt agree with him

Red Boi A meme regardless people actually thought the guy was being legit even though he was faking for views and making fun of rick and morty fans


honestly<br>the season until beth actually divorced jerry was the best for me

honestly
the season until beth actually divorced jerry was the best for me


I think the back half of season 4 and season 5 have shown a slow and subtle improvement


saying "nothing matters" is the same as saying something is priceless.


I'm impressed that emp - a 20-something-sounding skinny white guy - is sponsored by an an anti-hairloss company

@Josh Farrar - yeah you make a good point, I’ll concede

Heli The Chemical ill be petty and say he’s Half Asian, calling him either is inaccurate and semi disrespectful to one parent or the other. He has a Chinese mother and an American White father.

@TheEdMaster Emp has shown his face before, and he looks Asian-ish, plus he's mentioned being part Chinese I think.

@TheEdMaster - he said it in his Shrek your privilege Video or sth like that& also I basically stalk emplemon, I know his name, where he went to high school and that he was a math tutor in grade 10

Idfk I spend my time on stupid shit like this

1. Not sure why being skinny and white is relevant.
2. It's called Keeps it's not for people who have already lost their hair, therefore age is irrelevant.

*edit lol and I didn't even know but others have said he's not even white....so wtf? Oh man. Next someone else will say he's 200lb's! Not that that would invalidate my original post.

1. Not sure why being skinny and white is relevant.
2. It's called _Keeps_ it's not for people who have already lost their hair, therefore age is irrelevant.

*edit lol and I didn't even know but others have said he's not even white....so wtf? Oh man. Next someone else will say he's 200lb's! Not that that would invalidate my original post.

Ok Christ sorry his point wasn’t about race I just felt like correcting it cos I noticed it my bad

typical American mentioning race when it's completely irrelevant


But do Seasons 4 and 5 work without Season 3; the answer is no. Because there's a lot of established points that the later seasons entirely hinge upon. It's the setups and character explorations that put the characterisation set pieces in order ready for those later seasons. The whole god complex issue is literally addressed in season 3 and 4 but spurred out of the events of season 2.


Season 5 seems to be getting back on track


1:02 rick and morty was a show unlike anything on adult swim

2:24 in many ways Rick and morty is just like every show on adult swim


I watch as an addict who enjoys a good in my feelings true to reality depiction of addiction in tv


I've gotta applaud the insane production speeds on these videos, well done.

Emp’s editing and production quality and speed is always top notch, mans got it


Petition for "pickling the Rick" to be the updated form of "jumping the shark"


I love the shown for how fucking chaotic it is


watching the initial segment of the vid about adult swim and how they "handed artists the reins" to make the shows they wanted, is disappointing knowing that Sam Hyde and Million Dollar Extreme received the exact opposite treatment just for their political leanings.

I guess no one cares about "Separate art from artist" lesson.<br>Prove me wrong.

I guess no one cares about "Separate art from artist" lesson.
Prove me wrong.


season 3 was still good, while not as good as 1 and 2, it wasn't bad as 4 and 5.
I think they jumped the shark with the time travel snakes episode. they broke their "no time travel" rule.
seasons 4 and 5 have the most bad or filler episodes. it's like they fired the writers or something. it's jarring.
season 3 still felt like made by the same people.


You should do the history of Antarctic expeditions.
I thought that when you did the world highest jump record progression, it was really cool.
So, maybe this could be better.
Just an idea.

Yes<br>I would watch that in a heartbeat


Season 5 feels like a return to the "plot" for me really happy with it because yeah season 3 and 4 were fun but felt aimless

Yeah but it felt like they were trying their hardest not to tell the story like they were rushing through it so they can go back to the same old shit


The irony is i watched specific episodes of seasons 1 and 2

But I watched all of season 5 in order

Anytime someone says season five isn’t good

I am like are you kidding me???

Yes like southpark it needs to decide to do 7 stand alone episodes that can be watched out of order

And 3 continuity episodes

People are mad at the anti climactic of evil Morty

But I like it

If you discovered the multiverse you would realize you are NOT the smartest man alive

That’s why Rick literally made the central finite curve his immaturity and ego

But now he accepts Morty a little more
As an equal

They both pushed the lever

He went from wanting to destroy the citadel to save the Mortys and ricks on it

As I watch seasons 3 and 4
I know some people will disagree

But I loved Negan in the walking dead

So season 7-11 are my favorite walking dead seasons

I have no interest in walking dead seasons 1-6

Cause the Rick in the walking dead was a prick who had no dick
And didn’t know shit

The irony is I am sure I’ll piss off 100+ Rick grimes fans

But I like Rick and Morty now

It feels better written

Planetina
Me nimbus
Decoy families Aka Squids
Memory inceptions
Season 5 was awesome


I feel like Rick and Morty is one of those pieces of media where both sides of the people who love it and hate it are kinda filled with shitty people


Fucking sucks how the show just decided to “we are now just anime references”