Something about the first season just hits different. In some ways it feels like a different show than what came later. It's far more focused on parodying sci-fi cliches than on making fun of itself. The structure is much more intricate and there's less intentional deus ex machina. The pop culture references are subtle and aren't shoved in your face nearly as much, and most of Rick's meta moments could just as easily be dismissed as drunken ramblings. It's still cynical but in more of a playful and subversive way compared to the... for lack of a better word bitter feeling of a lot of later episodes. Season 1 is definitely my favorite in the show.
I'd disagree about Jerry. Seasons 1 and 2 were the ones only ones where Jerry was not simply a punching bag, but a regular guy, who gets thrown into this world of wackiness and danger by his father-in-law without his consent.
The Galactic Federation can only create portals within their own universe/dimension. Rick had to tinker with the Federation portal tech in order to get to jump dimensions.
The color of the portal is the giveaway for where it can go. Blue is same universe, green would be within Rick's collection of universes, and yellow is all (as far as I know, I am not an authority on this topic)
Episode 2 is so good that I forgot that the dog part was a B plot, AND as soon as you started recounting it, I yelled in my head "his NAME is SNOWBALL"
4:50 what do you mean "few and far between"? the ENTIRE A-plot is a pop culture reference on Inception. I really dont understand why everyone protects the first seasons like that. I love all of rick and morty so far except for a few episodes. not entire seasons but episodes. But y'all hate seasons and newer episodes and argue with things they did since episode 2.
@@vladsaioc6269listen he makes great videos but his takes aren’t completely there. Saying the Cronenberg event was somewhat Morty’s fault is insane on account of having only requested one person be made to fall in love with him and even at that, expecting it to work. It’s not Morty’s fault for trusting the universe’s smartest man and said man then messing up.
Season 1 and 2 felt like a fusion of Simpsons and Futurama, you had some continuity, but was mainly a problem of the week show. And the focus was actually on being funny and kept the surface level nihilism class moments few and far between. As soon as the writers added that self awareness in season 3, and firm continuity with the divorce plot line, the charm was gone.
I really wish the fan base didn't have the reputation that they do. Also even early on you can see the weird stuff from Justin Roland. But this show used to be so good. I remember waiting for season 3 to release and it felt like forever
You know, im bummed that in the knights of the solar system episode they didnt include the plutonians from season 1. Could have had a scene talking about them being kicked out of the solar system table or something like that
"that is some Jerry level Sh*t" is what Rick said about going to other planets in their solar system making a clear refrence to the season 1 episode I think it is clear that because Pluto isn't a planet anymore they are not invited- they need to get their sh*t together and get their planet classification back before they are allowed back
I love season 1 and it will always hold a special place in my heart because of where I was in my life when I discovered it. But I really think season 2 is peak. It managed to introduce more genuine character-driven plots while still maintaining the spirit of season 1.
Episode 2 there’s only a few pop culture episodes? The whole thing is based off inception and a Freddy Krueger knock off is one of the main characters of the episode the whole episode is a pop culture reference
For some reason s1 and s2 were just so fresh. It was mostly a parody of sci fi tropes and it didnt want you to take it very seriously, it just wanted to be funny and entertaining. Then the serious moments hit that much harder. But after that it became something else, it started taking itself way too seriously and trying too hard while at the same time appearing not to try? Its a bit paradoxical but this seems to be the energy of latter seasons
The blue portal used in the first episode is a standard teleporter, even the us government has acess to that tech in later seasons, it's not a dimension portal
@@urlhnd I didn’t even realize until recently that people hate 3. I personally love it. I could maybe see 1+2 being slightly better, but imo it is indeed only slight. And I will give credit where it’s due for 7, which despite the oddness of the voice changes, had really good writing compared to the ones between 3 and 7
I like Jerry and Beth's marital problems. Divorce is a real dark issue in America that people don't like to talk about. Its so real and relatable and sad. Gives the show extra depth and emotion.
i remember when people were complaining about the incest baby episode, that it 'came out of nowhere', but incest has been part of the show since the beginning. also the mrs pancakes subplot is my favorite thing in season 1
I agree that Beth was a mid character, but i’ve always felt that Jerry was actually a pretty funny character through most of the series. I would attribute a large part of that to the talents of Chris Parnell but the writing for him is so good in the way that he is just hilariously pathetic sometimes. idk maybe it’s just me
rick and morty episode title names are predominately pop culture references and S1 episode two was two combined pop culture reference , Scary Terry is freddy Kruger and going deeper into the dreams is an Inception (movie) reference
Obviously you can see what this video did for your channel. Keep. It. Up. This was a very well thought out and put together video! Make this a series and upload the next season fast because you WILL blow up
The writing was so good because the stakes were pretty low for Dan and Justin, and they were having a blast with it. It’s more than just sardonic wit, the 1st season episodes had such subtle nuance to dark comedy. Somehow, they created a comedy vehicle for both existential dread and fart jokes, interwoven with epic banter. Anytime comedy is able to make me feel ashamed for laughing so hard, BRAVO! IMO, all great art challenges and offends one’s sensibilities. I agree, 1st season just hits different!!! ❤
3:35 I just kinda felt they CAN cross detentions, there was a whole ship that did it in the rick and jerry episode, it's just that rick can do it hand held
the balls this show had to kill off its entire cast halfway through the first season... nothing has gotten me more hooked on how a series will turn out. also, It's my headcanon that rick mind-blew morty's memories about mr. jellybean, hence why the next episode is morty asking if he can have a love potion.
I agree strongly about the first statement! That's the thing that started my obsession with Rick and Morty. The morty Mind-blew thing about mr. Jelly bean could defiantly have happened.
The way I saw the hole bugs wanting Rick‘s portal travel was because the portal technology that they have is only functional in their current universe, but with Rick‘s portal, you can go to any universe anytime you want so it opens up a whole bunch of possibilities for intergalactic travel, and conquest
Please do one for every season I’d love to see where exactly it all dropped off. The first season was something else it was before it was super popular and mainstream
Feels worth talking about how quick Rick and Morty were to ditch their family in a Cronenberg apocalypse…. Way more traumatizing than burying yourself.
He knew that he was in a simulation but he wasn't sure yet if Morty was real. That's why he's so upset when they end the final simulation, he's pissed that they made his grandson so convincing that he couldn't see through it. He was suspicious but he didn't know for sure until he glitched out.
So i dont have the script of the episode infront of me, but i so know that the blue portal the bugs had looked very similiar to the failed blue single dimensional teleporter from the evil rick flash back, just darker, maybe more stable seeing as it works, and rick sits there and works with the terminal, it turns green, then is used to cross dimentions. Not a scientist, just a theorist.
@@workinprogress1987I think the point is that blue portals travel to different locations in the same universe, while green portals can travel either between dimensions or to different locations in the same universe.
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" was an 80s dark fantasy movie about a wish-granting carnival run by the devil. The title of "Something Ricked" is an homage to that. I hate that I've become the guy explaining Rick & Morty; but it was a great title for that ep. Good video btw. I wouldn't have turned into this Pedant if I hadn't enjoyed it.
This entire "retrospective" made sense when you said you started watching at 10. This is more like a synopsis of season 1 with a personal ranking included, good effort tho
Rick and Morty will always be great!! Sure there are some moments where the episode gets very pop culture heavy, or be based around some distasteful and stupid concepts… However I still believe it is a great show. And also proved it is fine without Roiland. A little different and hasn’t fully found its somewhat new footing entirely yet, but fine without him. I’m glad most of the “ahem” fans that were toxic no longer are talking about the show. And left claiming it got terrible, I’m SO happy the fanbase feels more Honest, in that those who still truly enjoy the show, still watch it and find something to enjoy (typically)
So the thing about interdimensional customs is that it is improtant to remeber that they are not in their own dimension when they go through interdimensional customs I think they did figure out interdimensional portals in some universes and not in others but because they galactic government is so shortsighted they don't even think to share that tech with themselves across the multiverse.... Basically it's not a retcon- it's just not their Galactic Federation
Knock season 7 all you want, but the reveal of how Evil Rick actually wanted to die the entire time due to being controlled by Evil Morty was pretty damn cool to experience
"Our" Morty is NOT Morty C-137! He refers to himself as that once or twice but he is not as C-137 is the dimension where "our" Rick loses his wife, therefore never having children, therefore Morty never exists in that dimension.
It clearly did something right since we're going into season 8 Also season 1 has a lot of the most memorable moments. Mr meseeeks might be the most popular.
Ya it is, and they do bring up that it's inception, but they do it to make a joke about how it made no sense. They also don't defense stuff a lot. I really should have worded my argument better. I guess that's what happens when you take a 6 month break while making a video
@@workinprogress1987 He had some truly excellent investigative journalism pieces in the first season or two of his show. Nowadays he's producing mostly disingenuous, opinionated hit pieces and shilling for the Democrat Party and mainstream media. He realized RUclips clips were more profitable than the show, so he carter's to the social media-obsessed radical leftist crowd. It's disappointing, because as I said he was pretty dammed good to begin with. For context, I am, and have been for my entire adult life, a registered independent.
@@mickeyconnor830How is YOUR voter registration "context" for explaining his show or opinions?...the wording of that was weird. People could probably guess you didn't align necessarily with Democrats. Also, John Oliver has always said that he's not a journalist or news program--he's a topical comedian who also likes to keep people informed. Yeah, it's great when it's balanced but he's always given his opinion and he's allowed to have one.
@@Amanda-kd1zr Yes, I imagine it's clear that I'm not associated with the Democrat party. But in today's cultural climate, I find that it seems to help keep the crazies on both fringes at bay if I dissociate publicly from both, whenever I happen to be criticizing one or the other.
10:11 so part of me thinks this is the time frame on when Evil Morty took out his Rick as it is when we see our Morty first stand up to our Rick The time line would match up nicley too meaning that while in this episode is a nice moment between our Rick in Morty now with the benefit of Season 7 Hindsight we know it is also a focal point for what could have been. If Rick hadn't let Morty have his adventure and given him a win in the end Morty could have easily been another Evil Morty A classic episode that is only better now that we have season 7!
@@workinprogress1987 the first episode of season 4 has Rick being defenseless and getting his ass beat over and over, which is a recurring theme in the season (again, I could be wrong, I haven't watched it in a year)
I always wondered if this shows downfall was that it started with such a high-note of seasons and it was just so hard to write for. Not sure if this is comparable. But I always felt it was the same thing with "Invader ZIM". The first episodes were so genius. But the right balance was just so hard to write for. Even the not finished episodes were kind of underwhelming. But the first episodes were also silly but in a "lighting in a bottle" kind of way :/ If you read out loud both premises of R&M and Invader ZIM you would not guess which episodes were dissapointing.
what i've never understood about the first episode was rick telling morty he went into a "futuristic" society to get serum the cures broken legs, when later on in the series its referenced multiple times that rick doesnt do time travel? was this society just so smart it created it? or was this a flaw in the writing?
OK, I love this review. You talked about everything good about the first season and weren’t afraid to criticize everything you didn’t like about the first season, which I commend you for. However, there’s one mistake: I need to point out what you made. You said he never took responsibility for his actions in the Love Potion episode. I completely disagree with you. He did take responsibility for his actions. I’m not saying that just because I’m biased with my being a Morty fan; while I’m a big fan of his character, I believe you’re right about criticizing him in this episode. Though I think this episode is a deconstruction of a love potion, most people don’t believe it’s messed up until the implications of a love potion are brought up, like Morty in this episode. Anyway, I think you were wrong because when Morty called out Rick for causing this apocalypse, Rick ripped into Morty for having him make the love potion and called it a roofie. Morty was shocked and horrified by Rick’s words, and as I pointed out, he took responsibility for his actions; he stated that he caused this mess and he was going to take responsibility, and all he wanted was for Rick to take responsibility because as Morty pointed out, he chose to make the potion anyway, even though he knew it was a roofie, mixed up a bunch of nonsense and made a serum that transformed the humans race into monsters. Morty took responsibility for his actions in this episode, and all he wanted was for Rick to take responsibility for his actions as well and for him to fix the problem the two of them caused, which Rick refused to do both and just ran away to another dimension where a counterpart of his dig fix the problem. I just wanted to point that out, and I say again, great review. I am happy to have watched it, and I can’t wait to see your reviews on the show's future seasons.
First off thank you for the kind comment!! I really appreciate it! Secondly I agree with you mostly. He did take reposiblity and I was wrong saying he did it. I should have really focused on how much of a creep move it is. He did know that it would make Jessica fall in love with him and he didn't care which is still really messed up. But ya you're right
@@workinprogress1987 I remember in a fantasy series how love potions were treated as, I wouldn’t say right, but not a big deal. I liked that the implications were not ignored in that episode. I agree that love potions are messed up, and I’m glad that Rick, of all people, brought up the implications. You were right about criticizing Morty, and to his credit, I believe that when Rick called it Roofie, Morty realized the implications of what he did and was horrified. But yeah, it was a creepy thing to do, even if most people ignore or don’t realize the implications. Again, I love watching the video. I’m looking forward to the season two video when it comes out.
I loved rick and morty from the get-go. I generally hate fanbases. I like Nirvana, in school never met a "nirvana fan" who didn't make me cringe. The thing about Justin Roiland is, man, stop being a creep and you could keep making art.
A RICK AND MORTY ANDDD SAMGLADIATOR FAN? Bro im telling you we would be best fucking friends if we knew each other ive 100% both rick and morty and the yandere series youre fucking awesome
Something about the first season just hits different. In some ways it feels like a different show than what came later. It's far more focused on parodying sci-fi cliches than on making fun of itself. The structure is much more intricate and there's less intentional deus ex machina. The pop culture references are subtle and aren't shoved in your face nearly as much, and most of Rick's meta moments could just as easily be dismissed as drunken ramblings. It's still cynical but in more of a playful and subversive way compared to the... for lack of a better word bitter feeling of a lot of later episodes. Season 1 is definitely my favorite in the show.
I agree with everything except season 2 is my favorite. But I'm glad you enjoy season 1 that much!
First two seasons is pure gold
Jerry's parents being polyamorous is SUCH a funny gag because everyone, even the audience, knows what's going on before Jerry does
uh yeah matee thats the gag
@@bobertochenspointless comment
@@bobertochens uh yeah matee they noticed
@@ReddwarfIVi dont get it
I'd disagree about Jerry. Seasons 1 and 2 were the ones only ones where Jerry was not simply a punching bag, but a regular guy, who gets thrown into this world of wackiness and danger by his father-in-law without his consent.
The Galactic Federation can only create portals within their own universe/dimension. Rick had to tinker with the Federation portal tech in order to get to jump dimensions.
Ahh okay
Good calling this out i was confused too
why is it called inter dimensional customs tho
The color of the portal is the giveaway for where it can go. Blue is same universe, green would be within Rick's collection of universes, and yellow is all (as far as I know, I am not an authority on this topic)
@@xseptit because is letts them travel withINTER their DIMENSIONal
You saying you watched this when you was 10 made me feel so old 😭
Right 😂 I was 19
Yeah, the author is cruel...
Same, I was 19 also. Trip tank came out around that time also as I recall. I only liked the first season of Trip tank also ....
Shut up, i was 30@@LilleBarro_oneshot
I was 48.... thank goodness for denial.
Episode 2 is so good that I forgot that the dog part was a B plot, AND as soon as you started recounting it, I yelled in my head "his NAME is SNOWBALL"
4:50 what do you mean "few and far between"? the ENTIRE A-plot is a pop culture reference on Inception. I really dont understand why everyone protects the first seasons like that. I love all of rick and morty so far except for a few episodes. not entire seasons but episodes. But y'all hate seasons and newer episodes and argue with things they did since episode 2.
It’s because it’s not in your face saying, “hey look this is what I’m referencing.”
@workinprogress1987 they do explicitly, though. Rick even says outright, "It's gonna be like Inception".
@@vladsaioc6269listen he makes great videos but his takes aren’t completely there. Saying the Cronenberg event was somewhat Morty’s fault is insane on account of having only requested one person be made to fall in love with him and even at that, expecting it to work. It’s not Morty’s fault for trusting the universe’s smartest man and said man then messing up.
Season 1 and 2 felt like a fusion of Simpsons and Futurama, you had some continuity, but was mainly a problem of the week show. And the focus was actually on being funny and kept the surface level nihilism class moments few and far between. As soon as the writers added that self awareness in season 3, and firm continuity with the divorce plot line, the charm was gone.
Yep
I really wish the fan base didn't have the reputation that they do. Also even early on you can see the weird stuff from Justin Roland. But this show used to be so good. I remember waiting for season 3 to release and it felt like forever
You know, im bummed that in the knights of the solar system episode they didnt include the plutonians from season 1. Could have had a scene talking about them being kicked out of the solar system table or something like that
"that is some Jerry level Sh*t" is what Rick said about going to other planets in their solar system making a clear refrence to the season 1 episode
I think it is clear that because Pluto isn't a planet anymore they are not invited- they need to get their sh*t together and get their planet classification back before they are allowed back
I love season 1 and it will always hold a special place in my heart because of where I was in my life when I discovered it. But I really think season 2 is peak. It managed to introduce more genuine character-driven plots while still maintaining the spirit of season 1.
Episode 2 there’s only a few pop culture episodes? The whole thing is based off inception and a Freddy Krueger knock off is one of the main characters of the episode the whole episode is a pop culture reference
For some reason s1 and s2 were just so fresh. It was mostly a parody of sci fi tropes and it didnt want you to take it very seriously, it just wanted to be funny and entertaining. Then the serious moments hit that much harder. But after that it became something else, it started taking itself way too seriously and trying too hard while at the same time appearing not to try? Its a bit paradoxical but this seems to be the energy of latter seasons
Agreed
The blue portal used in the first episode is a standard teleporter, even the us government has acess to that tech in later seasons, it's not a dimension portal
Okay that makes since, thanks for clearing that up!!
The comedy of the first season is so good man:
"Can you get to the left nipple?"
"I dont know Rick im kinda hoping to get to both of them"
*Classic*
“Was it ever good?”
Yes, in the first 3 seasons. Next question
Season 3 isn’t as bad as the later ones, but it’s a significant downgrade from the first 2
I think S6&7 actually have some of the best episodes of the show
Season 3 hate was both way overblown but also warranted given the seasons that followed.
Actually, it was only the first two.
@@urlhnd I didn’t even realize until recently that people hate 3. I personally love it. I could maybe see 1+2 being slightly better, but imo it is indeed only slight.
And I will give credit where it’s due for 7, which despite the oddness of the voice changes, had really good writing compared to the ones between 3 and 7
I like Jerry and Beth's marital problems. Divorce is a real dark issue in America that people don't like to talk about. Its so real and relatable and sad. Gives the show extra depth and emotion.
20:35 It’s “Something Rick-ed This Way Comes” not “Rickt”. It’s a clear reference to the book “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury
The phrase 'Something wicked this way comes' originates from the Shakespeare play 'Macbeth'
It basically regular show on steroids
i remember when people were complaining about the incest baby episode, that it 'came out of nowhere', but incest has been part of the show since the beginning.
also the mrs pancakes subplot is my favorite thing in season 1
I mean I still complain about the incest baby! I hate all the incest stuff in Rick and Morty
@@workinprogress1987yeah it feels like it’s just one of the writers gross fantasies
Can't wait for you to talk about season 2 and the rest! I'll watch all your retrospectives ❤
Thank you!
I agree that Beth was a mid character, but i’ve always felt that Jerry was actually a pretty funny character through most of the series. I would attribute a large part of that to the talents of Chris Parnell but the writing for him is so good in the way that he is just hilariously pathetic sometimes. idk maybe it’s just me
I love him later seasons and somewhat in earlier but it’s when he’s with Beth he’s awful
rick and morty episode title names are predominately pop culture references and S1 episode two was two combined pop culture reference , Scary Terry is freddy Kruger and going deeper into the dreams is an Inception (movie) reference
So many ricks. I’m more drunk than Rick now
I warned you
Obviously you can see what this video did for your channel.
Keep. It. Up.
This was a very well thought out and put together video! Make this a series and upload the next season fast because you WILL blow up
I'm on it now, took a little break but the video is in production now
The writing was so good because the stakes were pretty low for Dan and Justin, and they were having a blast with it.
It’s more than just sardonic wit, the 1st season episodes had such subtle nuance to dark comedy. Somehow, they created a comedy vehicle for both existential dread and fart jokes, interwoven with epic banter. Anytime comedy is able to make me feel ashamed for laughing so hard, BRAVO!
IMO, all great art challenges and offends one’s sensibilities.
I agree, 1st season just hits different!!! ❤
Im glad to see that there is lot of people who agree with prefering season 1 and 2 of the show
3:35 I just kinda felt they CAN cross detentions, there was a whole ship that did it in the rick and jerry episode, it's just that rick can do it hand held
Okay that makes since
Tom Kenny might as well be a series regular. He plays so many characters in just this show alone. Extremely talented.
Agreed
Wouldn't Rick's famous droopy lips expression count as a pop-culture reference? Since the creatures have stated it's a call back to Ren & Stimpy?
I did not know that which my main problem with modern rick and Morty is they shove the pop culture into your face
Insanely good video thank you
No, thank you!!
the balls this show had to kill off its entire cast halfway through the first season...
nothing has gotten me more hooked on how a series will turn out.
also, It's my headcanon that rick mind-blew morty's memories about mr. jellybean, hence why the next episode is morty asking if he can have a love potion.
I agree strongly about the first statement! That's the thing that started my obsession with Rick and Morty. The morty Mind-blew thing about mr. Jelly bean could defiantly have happened.
Wanted to say I really appreciate you going through the ranking after every single episode, it’s great👍
Great vid. You’ve earned a new sub!!!
Thank you!!
The way I saw the hole bugs wanting Rick‘s portal travel was because the portal technology that they have is only functional in their current universe, but with Rick‘s portal, you can go to any universe anytime you want so it opens up a whole bunch of possibilities for intergalactic travel, and conquest
Great video! Nice little trip back down season 1! Looking forward to the rest of the seasons!!
The season 2 video is up now!!
Honestly, M. Night Shaym-Aliens is my favorite Rick and Morty episode in the entire series
Please make more please make more I really liked this video
The next video is almost done! Should be out in a couple of days!
I loved the sort of improvisional tone of the script
The bugs can teleport but not cross dimensions, I think. Been a while since I watched
Yes. It was. And still is.
I agree
the dog being renaming himself snowball is an animal farm reference (book by george orwell, p.s. idk how to properly spell george orwell’s name)
I've read it but I've honselty never put that together
Rick shot the jellybean like you not going to be fucking with my grandson lol 😂
Please do one for every season I’d love to see where exactly it all dropped off. The first season was something else it was before it was super popular and mainstream
I've already done one on the second the third is a work in progress
Feels worth talking about how quick Rick and Morty were to ditch their family in a Cronenberg apocalypse…. Way more traumatizing than burying yourself.
That’s true
great video earned a sub
Awesome, thank you!
Nice video and ranking! Subbed, excited to see where you go from here!
Welcome aboard!
He knew that he was in a simulation but he wasn't sure yet if Morty was real. That's why he's so upset when they end the final simulation, he's pissed that they made his grandson so convincing that he couldn't see through it. He was suspicious but he didn't know for sure until he glitched out.
So i dont have the script of the episode infront of me, but i so know that the blue portal the bugs had looked very similiar to the failed blue single dimensional teleporter from the evil rick flash back, just darker, maybe more stable seeing as it works, and rick sits there and works with the terminal, it turns green, then is used to cross dimentions. Not a scientist, just a theorist.
So are you saying evil rick helped them? Sorry I'm kinda stupid
@@workinprogress1987I think the point is that blue portals travel to different locations in the same universe, while green portals can travel either between dimensions or to different locations in the same universe.
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" was an 80s dark fantasy movie about a wish-granting carnival run by the devil. The title of "Something Ricked" is an homage to that.
I hate that I've become the guy explaining Rick & Morty; but it was a great title for that ep.
Good video btw. I wouldn't have turned into this Pedant if I hadn't enjoyed it.
And the movie was adapted from a book from the 60s by Ray Bradbury.
@@Amanda-kd1zr And the original line comes from the Shakespeare play Macbeth
This entire "retrospective" made sense when you said you started watching at 10. This is more like a synopsis of season 1 with a personal ranking included, good effort tho
Wow im glad i found your channel. Youre like ls mark but dont rush through the episdoe reviews. Keep it up brother. Youll be sponsored soon i know it
Thank you! I wouldn't say I'm anywhere near the quality of LS Mark, but thank you anyways!
Was it good? Yes. The answer is yes.
Not gonna lie, i like rick an morty as its one of those sit down an chill shows and see what dumb thing is next. I don't align myself with the idiots.
great video! just reminds me how much the show devolved and flanderized its characters. cant wait for the season 2 video
Rick and Morty will always be great!!
Sure there are some moments where the episode gets very pop culture heavy, or be based around some distasteful and stupid concepts…
However I still believe it is a great show. And also proved it is fine without Roiland. A little different and hasn’t fully found its somewhat new footing entirely yet, but fine without him.
I’m glad most of the “ahem” fans that were toxic no longer are talking about the show. And left claiming it got terrible, I’m SO happy the fanbase feels more Honest, in that those who still truly enjoy the show, still watch it and find something to enjoy (typically)
I agree with you I love almost every season, but four and five I absolty hate and find very little reason to go back to
I need to stop doing shots when tell people told me not to
Oh No!!
3:37 youre wrong they chase rick for portal gun but in this episodes portal is huge and it seems immovable
So the thing about interdimensional customs is that it is improtant to remeber that they are not in their own dimension when they go through interdimensional customs
I think they did figure out interdimensional portals in some universes and not in others but because they galactic government is so shortsighted they don't even think to share that tech with themselves across the multiverse....
Basically it's not a retcon- it's just not their Galactic Federation
Knock season 7 all you want, but the reveal of how Evil Rick actually wanted to die the entire time due to being controlled by Evil Morty was pretty damn cool to experience
It was
"Our" Morty is NOT Morty C-137! He refers to himself as that once or twice but he is not as C-137 is the dimension where "our" Rick loses his wife, therefore never having children, therefore Morty never exists in that dimension.
The c-137 Rick's flashback of losing his daughter in s3e1 was fabricated to convince the bug agent, that the portal gun code is real.
@ keep watching the show
The something rick this way comes episode is an example of the A plot being good but the B plot being terrible.
Shrinking into someones body is an old movie reference.
It clearly did something right since we're going into season 8
Also season 1 has a lot of the most memorable moments. Mr meseeeks might be the most popular.
I agree except pickle rick is probably the most popular thing from the series
Good good keep talking man we love the show and would love to listen people talking about it
Don't worry I will! I love talking about this show!
Something RICK-ED. Like wicked. Goated episode name btw 😤
Man thank you for correcting me, there definitely wasn't 5 other people who did
@ I’m yanking your chain dawg I’m literally enjoying your video right now 😭
Sorry about that
Youre supposed to pronunce Ricked like Wicked
The episodes that had a sci-fi hook to them were pretty good. The episodes with a character hook were much weaker.
I came in here not to watch but to comment, yes it was and is still good
Well if you watched the video you'd see that I said the same thing
Isn’t the whole premise of episode 2 a pop culture parody of inception?
Ya it is, and they do bring up that it's inception, but they do it to make a joke about how it made no sense. They also don't defense stuff a lot. I really should have worded my argument better. I guess that's what happens when you take a 6 month break while making a video
It was good but it flanderized itself like other shows
So many classics, every ep from s1-2 is streets ahead of s3 onwards. The M.NightSham aliens episode is def top 3 for me
Actually admitting in public that you love John Oliver is crazy.
Why someone explain this
John Oliver is awesome
@@workinprogress1987 He had some truly excellent investigative journalism pieces in the first season or two of his show. Nowadays he's producing mostly disingenuous, opinionated hit pieces and shilling for the Democrat Party and mainstream media. He realized RUclips clips were more profitable than the show, so he carter's to the social media-obsessed radical leftist crowd. It's disappointing, because as I said he was pretty dammed good to begin with.
For context, I am, and have been for my entire adult life, a registered independent.
@@mickeyconnor830How is YOUR voter registration "context" for explaining his show or opinions?...the wording of that was weird. People could probably guess you didn't align necessarily with Democrats. Also, John Oliver has always said that he's not a journalist or news program--he's a topical comedian who also likes to keep people informed. Yeah, it's great when it's balanced but he's always given his opinion and he's allowed to have one.
@@Amanda-kd1zr Yes, I imagine it's clear that I'm not associated with the Democrat party. But in today's cultural climate, I find that it seems to help keep the crazies on both fringes at bay if I dissociate publicly from both, whenever I happen to be criticizing one or the other.
10:11 so part of me thinks this is the time frame on when Evil Morty took out his Rick as it is when we see our Morty first stand up to our Rick
The time line would match up nicley too meaning that while in this episode is a nice moment between our Rick in Morty now with the benefit of Season 7 Hindsight we know it is also a focal point for what could have been.
If Rick hadn't let Morty have his adventure and given him a win in the end Morty could have easily been another Evil Morty
A classic episode that is only better now that we have season 7!
Time for season 2…
20:00 the rick citadel episode review, I lost count after like 32 ricks
W video!! make moreeee😭🙏
Scott the Woz on Family Guy? 👀
Season 4 actually tones down Rick's power as far as I remember
I remember season 4 the one intensivfying it. I guess I need to rewatch it
@workinprogress1987 naw, that's season 3.
The first episode of season 4 is literally about how rick could never die because he can just get another body from another deminsion
@@workinprogress1987 the first episode of season 4 has Rick being defenseless and getting his ass beat over and over, which is a recurring theme in the season (again, I could be wrong, I haven't watched it in a year)
But the thing is he is immortal. There's no tension because he can't die and I really don't like that
Raising gazorpazorp is a direct parody of Zardoz
I love every single episode of this season.
Episode 1 is the weakest, but it's still really good.
I always wondered if this shows downfall was that it started with such a high-note of seasons and it was just so hard to write for. Not sure if this is comparable. But I always felt it was the same thing with "Invader ZIM". The first episodes were so genius. But the right balance was just so hard to write for. Even the not finished episodes were kind of underwhelming. But the first episodes were also silly but in a "lighting in a bottle" kind of way :/ If you read out loud both premises of R&M and Invader ZIM you would not guess which episodes were dissapointing.
Ricksy business is #1
I respect your opinion
what i've never understood about the first episode was rick telling morty he went into a "futuristic" society to get serum the cures broken legs, when later on in the series its referenced multiple times that rick doesnt do time travel? was this society just so smart it created it? or was this a flaw in the writing?
I think it just meant this deminsion was way ahead of theirs so they could create the serum
35 times. That's how much the word rick is said during Rick Citadel Episode Review (at least that's what I counted)
Damn! Thanks for Counting! Now do the whole video! Just kidding
@@workinprogress1987 ....I'll consider this a challenge... Maybe...
I wasn't sure if it's 35 or 36
OK, I love this review. You talked about everything good about the first season and weren’t afraid to criticize everything you didn’t like about the first season, which I commend you for. However, there’s one mistake: I need to point out what you made. You said he never took responsibility for his actions in the Love Potion episode. I completely disagree with you. He did take responsibility for his actions. I’m not saying that just because I’m biased with my being a Morty fan; while I’m a big fan of his character, I believe you’re right about criticizing him in this episode. Though I think this episode is a deconstruction of a love potion, most people don’t believe it’s messed up until the implications of a love potion are brought up, like Morty in this episode. Anyway, I think you were wrong because when Morty called out Rick for causing this apocalypse, Rick ripped into Morty for having him make the love potion and called it a roofie. Morty was shocked and horrified by Rick’s words, and as I pointed out, he took responsibility for his actions; he stated that he caused this mess and he was going to take responsibility, and all he wanted was for Rick to take responsibility because as Morty pointed out, he chose to make the potion anyway, even though he knew it was a roofie, mixed up a bunch of nonsense and made a serum that transformed the humans race into monsters. Morty took responsibility for his actions in this episode, and all he wanted was for Rick to take responsibility for his actions as well and for him to fix the problem the two of them caused, which Rick refused to do both and just ran away to another dimension where a counterpart of his dig fix the problem.
I just wanted to point that out, and I say again, great review. I am happy to have watched it, and I can’t wait to see your reviews on the show's future seasons.
First off thank you for the kind comment!! I really appreciate it! Secondly I agree with you mostly. He did take reposiblity and I was wrong saying he did it. I should have really focused on how much of a creep move it is. He did know that it would make Jessica fall in love with him and he didn't care which is still really messed up. But ya you're right
@@workinprogress1987 I remember in a fantasy series how love potions were treated as, I wouldn’t say right, but not a big deal. I liked that the implications were not ignored in that episode. I agree that love potions are messed up, and I’m glad that Rick, of all people, brought up the implications. You were right about criticizing Morty, and to his credit, I believe that when Rick called it Roofie, Morty realized the implications of what he did and was horrified. But yeah, it was a creepy thing to do, even if most people ignore or don’t realize the implications. Again, I love watching the video.
I’m looking forward to the season two video when it comes out.
Thank you very much! Hopefully it'll come out soon! Still depends if this video does well or not
U like John Oliver? U have to be the first person to ever say those words in that order
idk the twist that rick knew all along isnt that fun, i dont like when he knows everything and always wins
Don't be lazy due Season 2 I subscribed
I won't, I'm starting work on it tomorrow, don't worry
Tbh it got good after season 3 ep 1. When they started to introduce cannon and lore.
It felt like they hated adding the lore though. Trust me if you stick around you'll hear my opinion on season 3 and beyond
@@workinprogress1987 yeah true. Good take.
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I loved rick and morty from the get-go. I generally hate fanbases. I like Nirvana, in school never met a "nirvana fan" who didn't make me cringe.
The thing about Justin Roiland is, man, stop being a creep and you could keep making art.
Exactly there's no reason to be a creep. It's not that hard
i actually thought about that channel name in the past for myself. RIP
Either the pilot isn't C137, or its just straight up not cannon to the Rick and Morty multiverse.
I love season 1,2,3. Hate 4, like 5, love 6 and like 7
Literally same except season 3 I like more than love
@workinprogress1987 you also said you hate 5. Did you change your mind?
Haven't rewatched it yet so it's still my least favorite
@@workinprogress1987 i mean. Episode 4 and the one about hell were bad but rest i realy like. Specialy last three abd first two are absolutly great
21:16 jerry say pluto IS a planet that the whole point of the joke
Thank you for explaining the joke, I had no idea
A RICK AND MORTY ANDDD SAMGLADIATOR FAN? Bro im telling you we would be best fucking friends if we knew each other ive 100% both rick and morty and the yandere series youre fucking awesome
I GLAZE BOTH SHOWS LIKE CRAZY AND I AGREE WITH UR VIEWS ON EVERYTHING bro i love tou
and sml too is crazy bro we are lost brothers☠️
We might be!!
You can’t actually believe the Cronenberg potion is Morty’s fault ?!
Not all the way but he really wanted to roofie a girl which is just extremely messed up
@@workinprogress1987 jep
I have always thought pilot is the funniest episode of the show.
Excited for more!