I think Morty is the center between those two poles and the moral backbone of the show. He's losing his innocent child like perspective of perfect good and perfect evil, but as it was shown in pickle Rick, he seems to be the only one willing to put in the "work" of a meaningful life. I'm the most excited to see Morty's development throughout the rest of the season.
I agree with this. I think Morty is pretty underappreciated generally, which to me is pretty reflective of human intellectualism. While Rick and philosophers run themselves into nihilistic ruts with no solution, Morty and people who lack interest in fully understanding nihilism are their foils by acting despite nihilists telling them there's no point. I use this example a lot: theoretically, you could try to close a door forever and never actually close it if you infinitely halve the distance the door moves each time. In the physical world, however, this just isn't possible, and it's a total waste of energy trying to. You can logic any meaning out of anything and humanity will always and forever act oppisite of your logic, simply because not doing so causes cognitive dissonance. That human impulse is literally something you have no control over, and people like Morty simply accept it and live with the meaning they have assigned to their life, because why live at all if there is no point. As such, I think Morty will have a huge roll to play in Rick's arc and vice versa.
Or maybe Rick and Morty is just supposed to be a black comedy that people are taking too seriously, also there are no good arguments for nihilism that is what the show is mocking. Rick is shown praying to God in the season 2 premiere when his life is on the line.
Well, to quote the Mob Psycho 100 theme: "Do you need to feel special to be ok?" I mean, there's this underlying assumption that uniqueness is inherently good and leads to a more satisfying existence than sharing some kind of quality with another person
I actually like how this season morty does not seem to be getting that disillusioned with the world...but instead fed up with what Rick tells him about the world...i mean he is just getting tired of listening to the same nihilist shit over and over again...i think he already gets it...he just does not care...also he is getting dangerously smart
I can personally tell you that a nihilistic view of life gets super boring after a while. Just make some shit up to make you feel better. Life don't have any meaning? Who gives a shit? Just give it your own meaning.
Similar to Mr. Peanut butter from Bojack Horseman he's the anti-nihilist to Rick. Nothing matters - so what? Who cares? Lets go watch tv. That's what I love about his character.
This is just a small thing I picked up on in the Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender. If its already been said sorry! When they go defuse the bomb and Rick asks him about it and Morty says too many. Remember in the Pilot ep that it was a drunk Rick who passed out and the same type of bomb was made. So maybe thats the start of Morty getting practice.
raven lord that's why batman and superman are good hero's batman with never kill not even to save innocents or self defence. And superman my powers don't but me above the law. They won't kill one to save millions
MRCKify batman vs superman was the worst film ever and the worst adaptation ever batman killing constantly lex not acting like lex superman being so boring krytonite is over used etc
I just realized something. Go to 6:13 Super Nova: "It's like you said, Morty, There is no right or wrong." Morty: "I never said that." Could Evil Morty (from Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind) be the one she was talking about there?
He did say that Rick destroyed the lines between the villains and heroes. It's not a stretch Nova would intepret that as Morty saying there is no good or evil. Which is not what he said, nor what he believes
Some people aren't liking this "New Rick and Morty" because the show is touching some of the most emotional parts of Rick, Morty, Beth, Summer and Jerry characters and is becoming more family-centered. I personally love it because it shows there is more to Rick and Morty than just fighting space aliens and go on wacky adventures. I'm sure Mr. Poopybutthole would agree on this. *I never intended to cause a nipple race war in the comment section (replies) below*
If they had wanted to keep the "family-centered" vibe for this latest episode, they'd have made the Vindicators a Fantastic Four type of team. But that sort of critique would have seemed more like picking on the nerd with no friends instead of knocking the popular kids down a peg.
I feel like Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon have seen that people like the philosophy aspect of the show, and the gore aspect. So, instead of writing actual good episodes, they fill them with gore and spoonfed philosophy as opposed to just writing a good episode. Honestly, I don't think any of the existential and nihilistic aspects of the show were intentional up until this season. Harmon and Roiland realized that people really liked their unintentional creation, and have ran with it. Instead of writing the show like the characters actually act, they now spoon feed you nihilistic themes. It's forced and unfunny. Reddit and Wisecrack ruined Rick and Morty by over analyzing it.
They are more like the Guardians of the Galaxy rather than the Avengers. Ghost Train = Drax, Supernova = Gamora, Vance = Star-Lord, RoboCroc = Rocket Raccoon, Million Ants = Groot.
It's a mixture that spans the genre. Ghost Train = John Henry Irons (Or maybe John Stewart's Green Lantern because of the green energy constructs), Supernova = Starfire (A supernova is an exploding star, hence Starfire), Million Ants = Antman (I shouldn't have to explain this one), Vance Maximus = Starlord (also self explanatory), Crocubot I'm not sure about but could be either Rocket Raccoon or Cyborg. I'm leaning towards Cyborg because of his appearance though. Give it a space setting for an obvious Guardians reference and the fact that Vindicators and Avengers are synonyms and you have a team up that pokes fun at both sides of the isle.
it looks like a cross between mcu avengers and suicide squad. killer croc and crocobot (crocobot red eye like deadshot). hero deaths of lady katana, Diablo verde & calypso are like katana, enchantress & so Diablo. and then the obvious avengers tropes
Yeah, but Avengers or Justice League makes the better example. The Guardians are, themselves, grey area heroes. They're thieves, assassins, criminals... they don't pretend to be pure good, which actually undermines the point of the episode. That's why most analysts go to the Avengers or JL when referencing the episode.
DaleCooper Rick specifically mentioned that He cared about Noob Noob because he was the only one to laugh at his jokes so the ride was clearly made for him. I am disgusted that they didn't even mention Noob Noob in this video, he is like, the coolest guy in the universe!
DaleCooper Not exactly. Justin tweeted out a cut line "I love all 98 pounds of you Noob Noob" so the machine accepted morty because he was 98 pounds too.
blueicer101 that really has nothing to do with everything. It was just a gag. You could tell when he gets back and they just take off and Morty doesn't want to talk about it. He was just tired of fixing all the traps.
My favorite part of this episode is how they released a behind the scenes opinion from the crew who made the episode, and they were all like "oh Worldender is the biggest baddy of all time, he worse than Thanos or Apocalypse" but then you watch it and you realize they just baited you into believing that worldender was a real threat (like a traditional superhero film with a bad guy) when in reality the main character of the show truly was more dangerous than the most evil villain of all time, and you never actually see Worldender be bad cause hes dead lol.
Anyone else annoyed they used Socrates' image when talking about Plato's noble lie? Even more annoying is that in the image they used, Plato is standing next to Socrates, but was cropped out
This episode came out the same time My hero academia started getting popular, and my then anime obsessed gf at the time wouldn't stop bothering me to go watch it. After showing her this episode of R&M she started hating anime as a whole lol
@@vincentmathias7676 She still watches it, but with a more cynical outlook. Everytime she comes across something basic, boring and cliche tropes she just watches something else
@@Tempus0ptic then your girlfriend might have forgotten that everyone else isn't as powerful as Rick. He can say that the job of the Vindicators can be done in a couple of hours because he has pretty much infinite power (only his mental issues and laziness are holding him back). Considering that the kind of problems that Vindicators are facing that Rick is shitting on is mostly about defeating a big bad, Rick can just make a weapon that can instantly kill their enemies. If the basic, boring and cliche tropes she's referring to is the stuff in generic harem/shounen/harem-shounen series, then that's understandable. I as a shounen fanboy am even repulsed by that. However, a lot of people in the anime world are almost always weaker than their big bad by a large margin, therefore there are certain choices they must make. Considering that they have the common trait of being weaker than the big bad, they are bound to have similar circumstances (ex. training arcs). There are some stuff though in shounen that even I would agree that it's very characteristic of a basic, boring and cliche trope, and that's sacrificing a body part to become stronger. Things like training arcs are common, but necessary. Sacrificing a body part almost always makes no sense in some anime series. Also, MHA is a series praised for doing shounen tropes well. It's understandable for her to see it as pretty generic.
No, the B plot is usually going on in a different location, with different things happening. It might be some-what related to the A plot but it's always different. In Meeseeks and Destroy: Jerry and Beth with the Meeseeks --- Rick and Morty with the Jelly Bean rapist.
I got more of a "Guardians of the Galaxy" parody vibe than the "Avengers." Groot was the ant-guy. Obviously, Star-Lord was Christian Slater's character, etc. And it was all in space.
It's episodes like this that just really make me appreciate Watchmen even more as a superhero comic. I love anything that delves deep into the morality of superheroes (or just morality in general) and if what they do is truly good or evil.
Tested Meathead Yes! Black Mirror besides Rick and Morty is the shit! The episode, White Bear is a good example of what is being talked about in this video.
This is really beautiful Criticism. You've taken some of the absolute best examples of moral grayness and woven them together in a really poignant way. And in doing so, you've really explained the unique cultural issues we're dealing with in this historical moment. Thanks! I really appreciate this.
This show was always complex. People don't understand that the show was always dark and emotional even if it wasn't obvious to see. You could argue that every episode has some sort of lesson or deep meaning to it. This is by far the greatest cartoon of its kind.
Vindicators 3 Rick: I could have made something that could detect Doomnomitron from orbit like that. Vindicators 2: Turns out Rick killed Doomnomitron with a device that detected him from orbit...
As a fan of Rick & Morty, I really love this series. I don't mind that you guys are obsessing over one show, considering it's the best Science Fiction tv series since Star Trek: TNG.
Morty's brains are see all the way back in this exchange: (no claim to recall dialogue, just the gist) R: "..microscope would have made me retarded." M: "I don't think you're supposed to say that Rick. R: "I wasn't slamming the differently abled, Morty. I'm just saying..." M: " I don't think it has anything to do with insults; it's more like powerful groups want to police what we say." R: "Well that's retarded."
Morty is not socially intelligent. Social Intelligence is the ability to successfully build relationships and navigate social environments. What successful relationships does Morty have? No friends and a broken family. His closest relationship is with Rick, who is high abusive to Morty.
MRCKify - Morty's last line wasn't so harsh, It was "I don't think it is about logic. The word has become a symbolic issue for powerful groups who think they are doing the right thing"... R: "Well that's retarded."
Waaaait I just realized If the ant guy is made of ants He's still alive even though the Queen died Ants can replace queens, and always have replacement queens on hand. So he's still alive bois
Hi Jared (and all the people working on this), about 3 weeks ago I saw the first review of this season. In the comments I said I hoped these 'quicker responding video'-posts about more recent media would not mean that the quality of this channel would go down. But being 4 episodes far in reviewing the new Rick and Morty season I have to say that I'm really happy with what you are making these, they contain really good in depth analyses and great parallels that make the gears of my grey matter rattle (not only in a squanchy gearhead way). So to sum it up: thanks for the great work you guys do! PS: I'm enjoying 'The Squanch' a lot !
I'm surprised no one mentions the postcredits joke. How gearhead uses the jacket to look like a hero, then runs away from danger just to get injured from running.
We're NOT spoonfed narratives of good and evil. Most of villains in Sam Rami's Spiderman are good people that are victim's of circumstance. The whole point of Captain America: Civil War is that sometimes even the justice system can be wrong, telling you such good and honest people like Steve Rogers are criminals, because they didn't sign a paper. Spiderman himself is constantly hunted by media and called a menace. Ultron says humans must die, because without them, there would be piece. He is obviously right, but we all know murdering an entire race, because of something they can't control. Deadpool kills people for money and jerks of to stuffed unicorns, and yet we route for him because he helps people in need, is honest to himself about not being perfect, truly cares about people dear to him and is overall a good guy. Robin in Teen Titans said: "There is good and there is evil. The line between those two isn't always clear". No one sees themselves as the villain, everyone sees themselves as heroes. Villains are just people who break rules and go to extreme measures to achieve their goals. Heroes sometimes do that, but the difference is that heroes try to make up for it. Sometimes villains even become heroes. And sometimes heroes become villains. That's why this Rick and Morty episode is full of shit in my opinion. It berates superheroes for oversymplifying morality, but it oversimplifies morality and superheroes.
I have a new theory on the point of the Vindicaters episode. We see Rick pretty much destroy everything and keep being right. Rick is basically a God. Season 3 was reinforcing how powerful Rick was. So how shocking will it be when Rick fails? I think hes going be defeated in a big way.
Don't mean to be that guy, but you said that in every single superhero movie, there's a pure evil character, but in Spider-man Homecoming, the Vulture is just a guy trying to provide for his family by stealing from the guy who screwed him over. It's almost a little hard to fully call him a villain.
Supernova reminds me alot of Darth Vader: Chokes people - yes Pretends to make the galaxy secure - yes Destoys a planet because of one person - yes And kills a love interest with the force - 2x yes
I was thinking of that line where Vance says 'just know the difference between good and evil and root for good.' It reminded me of the opposite of what Mike says in Better Call Saul; and I paraphrase 'sometimes good people don't mean to do bad things, but they end up in that situation.'
I remembered the book''Sapiens''while watching this video.There is the same concept that idea of good and evil are made up by humankind.And they only exist in human imagination.Therefore there is no thing like justise and injustice.It was one of the most eye-opening book I've ever read
Another funny note to bring up Wisecrack is that Dan Harmon was a guest on game grumps recently, and he made not to some of the ideals talked about in this episode, but on game grumps he talked about Doctor Seuss.
I would love if you and the wisecrack staff could do this for the upcoming season of south park, either a podcast, or a weekly video for each episode. These videos and the podcast are making rick and morty more engaging
You're fucking me up with your wording.. is it supposed to be an "and" or do you believe in one of those? Or are you referring to them destroying the planet? because that might need a few words added to clarify.
If you're wondering what is right and wrong and other moral traps. Then repeat to your self "It's a cartoon I should really just relax" For Rick and Morty season 3000
to be fair rick didnt kill the vindicators. they pretty much killed themselves. if they all listened to morty they could theoretically all came out of this unscathed
"a shoutout to the dark knight which is probably the best example of moral grayness in a comic book movie" No, It's not. It's Watchmen. Another comic book which Alan moore wrote. All the points you brought about the episode, it was done in that comic/movie.
nah. watchmen deconstructed showing the true purpose of ozimandia´s plan. rick and morty just want to shit on something in order to not feel guilty because they dont have what is necessary to reach "heroes" status.
Samuel Oliveira aye! Through the reveal & confrontation of their wrongdoings, it becomes clear they're to blame for at least one large-scale atrocity. No one can vindicate the Vindicators (they are not worthy of vindication).
This is in reference to something from the podcast. If there's a better place or means of commenting on the please let me know. You asked the question "In movies like the avengers, why does it always have to be the whole universe at stake? Why not just one person? Why 6 million instead of 10,000?" ( I'm paraphrasing) This is at least partly because of what these movies are supposed to do for the audience. They are meant to purely entertain us, not to make use face suffering and tragedy. There is a quote that I feel fits. "One death is a tragedy. A million of deaths is a statistic." (This quote is attributable to Joseph Stalin but we aren't sure who really said it first.) the idea is that a singular or small number of deaths forces us to feel for the deceased but death on a massive scale is so incomprehensible that it becomes nothing more than another number on the page of a history book. Movies like the avengers don't want to get bogged down in the emotion and suffering that come fro
Loving these recent episodes and your recent breakdowns of them. Always pointing out the awesome things I missed and breaking down the philosophy of the episodes. Keep up the great work!
Not that I like to complain but when are your breakdowns of epidode 5 and 6 coming out, not going to mention 7 cause it just aired. Also I understand life and youtube-work happens so not wondering why its late just an rough eta.
Rick is also making fun of your political ideals, the ridiculously naive idea of simplifying non-quantifiable moral quandaries into simple "left" and "right". Heroes, like politicians, simplify it into either your side is right or your side is wrong.
I think Morty is the center between those two poles and the moral backbone of the show. He's losing his innocent child like perspective of perfect good and perfect evil, but as it was shown in pickle Rick, he seems to be the only one willing to put in the "work" of a meaningful life. I'm the most excited to see Morty's development throughout the rest of the season.
I know! We can see that he's not the same as ss1 and 2, now that he's not "innocent" anymore and has to bear some burdens
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@OP:
Agreed. Morty's development has been a deeply intriguing arc, to say the least.
I agree with this. I think Morty is pretty underappreciated generally, which to me is pretty reflective of human intellectualism. While Rick and philosophers run themselves into nihilistic ruts with no solution, Morty and people who lack interest in fully understanding nihilism are their foils by acting despite nihilists telling them there's no point. I use this example a lot: theoretically, you could try to close a door forever and never actually close it if you infinitely halve the distance the door moves each time. In the physical world, however, this just isn't possible, and it's a total waste of energy trying to. You can logic any meaning out of anything and humanity will always and forever act oppisite of your logic, simply because not doing so causes cognitive dissonance. That human impulse is literally something you have no control over, and people like Morty simply accept it and live with the meaning they have assigned to their life, because why live at all if there is no point. As such, I think Morty will have a huge roll to play in Rick's arc and vice versa.
Or maybe Rick and Morty is just supposed to be a black comedy that people are taking too seriously, also there are no good arguments for nihilism that is what the show is mocking. Rick is shown praying to God in the season 2 premiere when his life is on the line.
Rick’s point is that none of you are special or different. That’s always his point.
Morty, how many times do I have to tell you? I’m a drunk, not a hack.
Remember he's basically a genius spouting nihilistic quotes out of frustration ........however not that rick is ever wrong.
Awww geez
Rick Sanchez fangirling right now!!! xoxo
Well, to quote the Mob Psycho 100 theme: "Do you need to feel special to be ok?"
I mean, there's this underlying assumption that uniqueness is inherently good and leads to a more satisfying existence than sharing some kind of quality with another person
I actually like how this season morty does not seem to be getting that disillusioned with the world...but instead fed up with what Rick tells him about the world...i mean he is just getting tired of listening to the same nihilist shit over and over again...i think he already gets it...he just does not care...also he is getting dangerously smart
Firegodot
Good observation.
"If you live long enough as a Morty, you eventually become a Rick."
I can personally tell you that a nihilistic view of life gets super boring after a while. Just make some shit up to make you feel better. Life don't have any meaning? Who gives a shit? Just give it your own meaning.
Similar to Mr. Peanut butter from Bojack Horseman he's the anti-nihilist to Rick. Nothing matters - so what? Who cares? Lets go watch tv. That's what I love about his character.
Niom life is what you make it ha
Yeah but now he sucks.. he has no special personality, everyone's just turning into rick..
Fun fact: This is exactly the 10th adventure since they made that deal.
Of the adventures they talked about
@@play_station_kid5997 and that we know about
I did wonder that but i was too lazy to check
Fuck it imma count thanks for cureing my boredom
Might be the 2nd or 3rd card lol
After watching vindicators 2, this episode has a totally different story
Yeah, it hits harder, and is pretty effed up.
Come on bruh. We know it any was sus...
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It makes me laugh that they seek the senseless destruction of zack snyder as an example of rick being right about the superhero
What episode is vindicators 2.?
This is just a small thing I picked up on in the Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender. If its already been said sorry! When they go defuse the bomb and Rick asks him about it and Morty says too many. Remember in the Pilot ep that it was a drunk Rick who passed out and the same type of bomb was made. So maybe thats the start of Morty getting practice.
Andrea T maybe he defused the bomb in the pilot
@Firehawk Amvs In some universes yes, others no.
ahahhsg yeah that's right. but im pretty sure that rick and morty's world ended there.d
Reminds me of the Watchmen. They kill millions "to save billions" and kill Rorschach to keep the secret.
raven lord that's why batman and superman are good hero's batman with never kill not even to save innocents or self defence. And superman my powers don't but me above the law. They won't kill one to save millions
Superman will...
raven lord I'm sure you guys have watched it, but the Batman v. Superman Ayn Rand analysis on Wisecrack is in this vein.
Steven Bullefer not if it is illegal he should be judged by the same or higher standards than lex or a normal American citizen
MRCKify batman vs superman was the worst film ever and the worst adaptation ever batman killing constantly lex not acting like lex superman being so boring krytonite is over used etc
"20 people try to kill me every two weeks and half of them I get high with them" -Rick
I just realized something. Go to 6:13
Super Nova: "It's like you said, Morty, There is no right or wrong."
Morty: "I never said that."
Could Evil Morty (from Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind) be the one she was talking about there?
He did say that Rick destroyed the lines between the villains and heroes. It's not a stretch Nova would intepret that as Morty saying there is no good or evil. Which is not what he said, nor what he believes
Nice catch! She could also just be paraphrasing.
No.
"Stop looking for hidden layers
just be impressed"- Rick Sanchez
Some people aren't liking this "New Rick and Morty" because the show is touching some of the most emotional parts of Rick, Morty, Beth, Summer and Jerry characters and is becoming more family-centered. I personally love it because it shows there is more to Rick and Morty than just fighting space aliens and go on wacky adventures. I'm sure Mr. Poopybutthole would agree on this. *I never intended to cause a nipple race war in the comment section (replies) below*
Bongo Supreme
You seem to be the pretentious one...
Bongo Supreme Someone's salty.
Yeah sure they are, but it's forced and honestly cliche.
If they had wanted to keep the "family-centered" vibe for this latest episode, they'd have made the Vindicators a Fantastic Four type of team. But that sort of critique would have seemed more like picking on the nerd with no friends instead of knocking the popular kids down a peg.
I feel like Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon have seen that people like the philosophy aspect of the show, and the gore aspect. So, instead of writing actual good episodes, they fill them with gore and spoonfed philosophy as opposed to just writing a good episode. Honestly, I don't think any of the existential and nihilistic aspects of the show were intentional up until this season. Harmon and Roiland realized that people really liked their unintentional creation, and have ran with it. Instead of writing the show like the characters actually act, they now spoon feed you nihilistic themes. It's forced and unfunny. Reddit and Wisecrack ruined Rick and Morty by over analyzing it.
They are more like the Guardians of the Galaxy rather than the Avengers. Ghost Train = Drax, Supernova = Gamora, Vance = Star-Lord, RoboCroc = Rocket Raccoon, Million Ants = Groot.
It's a mixture that spans the genre. Ghost Train = John Henry Irons (Or maybe John Stewart's Green Lantern because of the green energy constructs), Supernova = Starfire (A supernova is an exploding star, hence Starfire), Million Ants = Antman (I shouldn't have to explain this one), Vance Maximus = Starlord (also self explanatory), Crocubot I'm not sure about but could be either Rocket Raccoon or Cyborg. I'm leaning towards Cyborg because of his appearance though. Give it a space setting for an obvious Guardians reference and the fact that Vindicators and Avengers are synonyms and you have a team up that pokes fun at both sides of the isle.
i figured vance was tony stark flying in a robot suit drinking martinis
it looks like a cross between mcu avengers and suicide squad. killer croc and crocobot (crocobot red eye like deadshot). hero deaths of lady katana, Diablo verde & calypso are like katana, enchantress & so Diablo. and then the obvious avengers tropes
`+TylerDurden420247 thank you im not the only one who noticed that
Yeah, but Avengers or Justice League makes the better example. The Guardians are, themselves, grey area heroes. They're thieves, assassins, criminals... they don't pretend to be pure good, which actually undermines the point of the episode. That's why most analysts go to the Avengers or JL when referencing the episode.
You could have done the philosophy of Saw featuring Rick and Morty
Like in the Purge
God that was such a kick-ass episode.
And they still can, as this is just an episode recap, not a full 'philosophy of' video.
This
Shout-out to Jared who clearly put a lot of thought into what nerdy t-shirt to wear in this video about comics and how to properly make fun of them
We're talkin' about the morality of the situation, right? Just wanted to be clear, it's a cool point.
*_"It's like you said Morty. There's No Right or Wrong."_*
Morty: *_"Never Said That."_*
Didn't even touch upon the joke about how it wasn't morty rick cared about.
blueicer101 God Daaaamn!
DaleCooper Rick specifically mentioned that He cared about Noob Noob because he was the only one to laugh at his jokes so the ride was clearly made for him.
I am disgusted that they didn't even mention Noob Noob in this video, he is like, the coolest guy in the universe!
Eli N.S but Rick says at the end "who the fuck is noob noob?"
DaleCooper Not exactly. Justin tweeted out a cut line "I love all 98 pounds of you Noob Noob" so the machine accepted morty because he was 98 pounds too.
blueicer101 that really has nothing to do with everything. It was just a gag. You could tell when he gets back and they just take off and Morty doesn't want to talk about it. He was just tired of fixing all the traps.
My favorite part of this episode is how they released a behind the scenes opinion from the crew who made the episode, and they were all like "oh Worldender is the biggest baddy of all time, he worse than Thanos or Apocalypse" but then you watch it and you realize they just baited you into believing that worldender was a real threat (like a traditional superhero film with a bad guy) when in reality the main character of the show truly was more dangerous than the most evil villain of all time, and you never actually see Worldender be bad cause hes dead lol.
That video elevates the episode
Anyone else annoyed they used Socrates' image when talking about Plato's noble lie? Even more annoying is that in the image they used, Plato is standing next to Socrates, but was cropped out
And this is why i have no idea why people are saying this season sucks so far. Im really starting to think that its just to sound edgy and different
The only episode I was disappointed with was this last one, wasn't bad but I just expected more.
GeminiJoule season 3 is the best season so far love it
Graublitz what was the comment?
it's still good, just less good, too much rick, lazy writing and gore
The people saying it sucks are just low-life hipsters that probably write essays ranting about politics in the fucking TH-cam comments section.
When Rick realized that he forgot his portal gun to bail out.. HE KNEW HE FUCKED UP lmao 😂😂😂
Rick basically spat on every super hero movie ever made
To be fair, Thanos's perspective exists
This episode came out the same time My hero academia started getting popular, and my then anime obsessed gf at the time wouldn't stop bothering me to go watch it. After showing her this episode of R&M she started hating anime as a whole lol
@@Tempus0ptic Wow, a single episode flipped her passion for anime. Pretty drastic. Some might say, total blitzkrieg
@@vincentmathias7676 She still watches it, but with a more cynical outlook. Everytime she comes across something basic, boring and cliche tropes she just watches something else
@@Tempus0ptic then your girlfriend might have forgotten that everyone else isn't as powerful as Rick. He can say that the job of the Vindicators can be done in a couple of hours because he has pretty much infinite power (only his mental issues and laziness are holding him back). Considering that the kind of problems that Vindicators are facing that Rick is shitting on is mostly about defeating a big bad, Rick can just make a weapon that can instantly kill their enemies.
If the basic, boring and cliche tropes she's referring to is the stuff in generic harem/shounen/harem-shounen series, then that's understandable. I as a shounen fanboy am even repulsed by that. However, a lot of people in the anime world are almost always weaker than their big bad by a large margin, therefore there are certain choices they must make. Considering that they have the common trait of being weaker than the big bad, they are bound to have similar circumstances (ex. training arcs).
There are some stuff though in shounen that even I would agree that it's very characteristic of a basic, boring and cliche trope, and that's sacrificing a body part to become stronger. Things like training arcs are common, but necessary. Sacrificing a body part almost always makes no sense in some anime series.
Also, MHA is a series praised for doing shounen tropes well. It's understandable for her to see it as pretty generic.
"Rick says good and bad are artificial constructs"
"Yeah well, I get the feeling... he kinda needs that to be the case."
Nearly peed
IAN 4000 I don't get it
Question, is Million Ants responsible for the ants in Ants In My Eyes Johnson?
Rath Burn "A Million Ants: Origins"
Rath Burn written by David Benioff
hahahahaha I see another hardcore fan 😁
So
The Riddler + The Joker + Jigsaw
= Rick Sanchez.
Mr. E. Nygma Add god and all the intelligence on the entire universe and you will make the legendary c-137 rick
I think it's more
Doc Brown + The Joker + Jigsaw
Mr. E. Nygma you mean drunk rick
Nope. The Joker was putting people in deathtraps long before Jigsaw.
Holy fuck!
*Noob Noobs the real MVP !*
Who the fuck is Noob Noob ?
João Pedro Nasser Haven't you watched the latest episode ? _Go and rewatch it mate_
GOD DAAAAAMMNN
James Pereira that was a quote from rick little boy
+James Pereira it's a quote from sober Rick
All I keep hearing is about how people don't like this episode, but I haven't really seen anyone say why it's the "weakest one"
Tokyo Working Man it was a really good episode. Especially at the end lol
Tokyo Working Man From what I can remember, there was no B-plit. This to me made the A-plot feel unneccesarily stretched.
No, the B plot is usually going on in a different location, with different things happening. It might be some-what related to the A plot but it's always different.
In Meeseeks and Destroy: Jerry and Beth with the Meeseeks --- Rick and Morty with the Jelly Bean rapist.
I completely agree, we are used to there being a B plot and when there isn't, we feel like something is missing.
Tokyo Working Man trying to make
Summer look like a badass having emotional trips that bore people
Keeps focusing on the divorce
I got more of a "Guardians of the Galaxy" parody vibe than the "Avengers." Groot was the ant-guy. Obviously, Star-Lord was Christian Slater's character, etc. And it was all in space.
Aaahh man, I was really looking forward to Vindicators 4 : The Gear Wars.
6:55
I'd be hella pissed if my parents named me Play-doh
Mr Steal Your joke
*Plato* if you're going to correct them, do it properly.
Elizabeth Mitchell Playtoe. If you're going to correct someone then do it properly
Alex Sanchez.
Plaightow. If you're going to correct someone then do it properly.
+Lara Dixon (bifteck101)
Plaguetoe, if you're going to correct him do it properly.
@@AlphaQHard pleitoh. if youre going to prove someone wrong do it *right*
It's episodes like this that just really make me appreciate Watchmen even more as a superhero comic. I love anything that delves deep into the morality of superheroes (or just morality in general) and if what they do is truly good or evil.
Do The Truman Show!
Do The Truman Show!
Do The Truman Show!
Do The Truman Show!
Do The Truman Show!
Are you going to do Black Mirror Episodes?
Tested Meathead ^^^^
This comment needs more thumbs up, lol. Not the shitstorm up there ^
Tested Meathead Yes! Black Mirror besides Rick and Morty is the shit! The episode, White Bear is a good example of what is being talked about in this video.
This.
yay another white bear fanatic. there was something special about that episode. it was rick and morty level
That's what I truly love about Rick and Morty -- it gets philosophical AND schwifty in a extraordinary balance.
Morty is getting a lot smarter
DV19 *alot
@Ottoman lmao fr man xD
Morty is less ignorant, he was always smart. Rick would never let him go on adventures if Morty wasn't capable of learning.
@@inkblot897 oh you meant "a lot*" sorry to point out your stupidity maybe get your facts straight first
He was always getting smart
This is really beautiful Criticism. You've taken some of the absolute best examples of moral grayness and woven them together in a really poignant way. And in doing so, you've really explained the unique cultural issues we're dealing with in this historical moment.
Thanks! I really appreciate this.
This show was always complex. People don't understand that the show was always dark and emotional even if it wasn't obvious to see. You could argue that every episode has some sort of lesson or deep meaning to it. This is by far the greatest cartoon of its kind.
0:12 Doge in the background
that ass. lol. lol. lol.
Not doge but noob noob
Vindicators 3 Rick: I could have made something that could detect Doomnomitron from orbit like that.
Vindicators 2: Turns out Rick killed Doomnomitron with a device that detected him from orbit...
Where is episode about whirly direly and today episode? In HK time lol
As a fan of Rick & Morty, I really love this series. I don't mind that you guys are obsessing over one show, considering it's the best Science Fiction tv series since Star Trek: TNG.
you should look at the ancient greek definition of a hero.
Anyone find it a little scary how only 4 days went by since the newest episode and we already have remixes of Noob Noob, theory videos, etc?
Yummy Pancakez it's all about the views man, and the bragging rights of "I thought of it first because my video".
Amazing videos as always Jared. Why do you think people keep calling Morty "learning disabled/dumb" when he is clearly very socially intelligent?
His heart is in the right place. People mistake that for stupidity all of the time.
Ugh Okay wow, this is exactly it. Benevolence is seen as stupid or ignorant sometimes.
Morty's brains are see all the way back in this exchange: (no claim to recall dialogue, just the gist)
R: "..microscope would have made me retarded."
M: "I don't think you're supposed to say that Rick.
R: "I wasn't slamming the differently abled, Morty. I'm just saying..."
M: " I don't think it has anything to do with insults; it's more like powerful groups want to police what we say."
R: "Well that's retarded."
Morty is not socially intelligent. Social Intelligence is the ability to successfully build relationships and navigate social environments. What successful relationships does Morty have? No friends and a broken family. His closest relationship is with Rick, who is high abusive to Morty.
MRCKify - Morty's last line wasn't so harsh, It was "I don't think it is about logic. The word has become a symbolic issue for powerful groups who think they are doing the right thing"... R: "Well that's retarded."
There's just no pleasing anyone in these comments.
Everyone is pleased with being unpleased, its why they argue.
Somehow the fucks are bringing in politics to a fucking rick and morty introspection.
I don't expect much from things, thus I'm rarely disappointed.
That because you don't want to use your mouth to do so, now get on your knees and get to work! XD
William Palkow why cant we not have critism wouldnt that be great
Waaaait
I just realized
If the ant guy is made of ants
He's still alive even though the Queen died
Ants can replace queens, and always have replacement queens on hand.
So he's still alive bois
Saruman The White collapsing ⭐️
All dead.
Please do more of these for the latest episodes! I thoroughly enjoy them
The Avengers addresses the division of good and evil in Civil War
A new episode showed the Vindicators took credit for Rick unknowingly killing Doom-nomitron, maybe it was payback.
Now i see the level of detail, in ricks videos, you can see a cardbord cut-out with rainbow colors on it
And then five years later we find out that Supernova was always a piece of shit and lied about everything (see Vindicator 2 Shorts).
Hi Jared (and all the people working on this), about 3 weeks ago I saw the first review of this season. In the comments I said I hoped these 'quicker responding video'-posts about more recent media would not mean that the quality of this channel would go down. But being 4 episodes far in reviewing the new Rick and Morty season I have to say that I'm really happy with what you are making these, they contain really good in depth analyses and great parallels that make the gears of my grey matter rattle (not only in a squanchy gearhead way). So to sum it up: thanks for the great work you guys do!
PS: I'm enjoying 'The Squanch' a lot !
Noob Noob is my hero
Who is here after watching the vindicators series?
I'm surprised no one mentions the postcredits joke. How gearhead uses the jacket to look like a hero, then runs away from danger just to get injured from running.
Rick went like Heath Ledgers Joker on this episode, and proved very valid points. Ps bad ass shirt you have.
We're NOT spoonfed narratives of good and evil. Most of villains in Sam Rami's Spiderman are good people that are victim's of circumstance. The whole point of Captain America: Civil War is that sometimes even the justice system can be wrong, telling you such good and honest people like Steve Rogers are criminals, because they didn't sign a paper. Spiderman himself is constantly hunted by media and called a menace. Ultron says humans must die, because without them, there would be piece. He is obviously right, but we all know murdering an entire race, because of something they can't control. Deadpool kills people for money and jerks of to stuffed unicorns, and yet we route for him because he helps people in need, is honest to himself about not being perfect, truly cares about people dear to him and is overall a good guy. Robin in Teen Titans said: "There is good and there is evil. The line between those two isn't always clear". No one sees themselves as the villain, everyone sees themselves as heroes. Villains are just people who break rules and go to extreme measures to achieve their goals. Heroes sometimes do that, but the difference is that heroes try to make up for it. Sometimes villains even become heroes. And sometimes heroes become villains. That's why this Rick and Morty episode is full of shit in my opinion. It berates superheroes for oversymplifying morality, but it oversimplifies morality and superheroes.
Thank you, you have a very good point there
Did you literally just commented on your own comment?
@@williammckay48 Holy shit he did, I'm dead😂😂😂
Thanks Wisecrack! keep doing Rick and Morty Stuff. It helps me appreciate it even more!!
Anyone else want Rick and Morty to do a Death Note spoof?
would be epic
life, the universe, and video games do it with Rick as the unwilling stand-in for the demon.
Ummmm
No
Stupid idea 5yr olds come up with
@@kiknstudio7721 you are likely assuming that because death note is an anime and you haven't actually seen it.
I'm Piiiiiickle Riiiiick
Pickle Rick glad to hear!
Good for you man. Good for you.
ITS SOLENYA
Aaand?
You're noooottþtt fuuuuunnnyyyyyy
I have a new theory on the point of the Vindicaters episode. We see Rick pretty much destroy everything and keep being right. Rick is basically a God. Season 3 was reinforcing how powerful Rick was.
So how shocking will it be when Rick fails? I think hes going be defeated in a big way.
Don't mean to be that guy, but you said that in every single superhero movie, there's a pure evil character, but in Spider-man Homecoming, the Vulture is just a guy trying to provide for his family by stealing from the guy who screwed him over. It's almost a little hard to fully call him a villain.
In his defense, Homecoming is a fairly recent movie.
The point is don't think about it.
Supernova reminds me alot of Darth Vader:
Chokes people - yes
Pretends to make the galaxy secure - yes
Destoys a planet because of one person - yes
And kills a love interest with the force - 2x yes
I really liked the Vindicators...now their all dead.
Well except for Super Nova and Noob noob or whatever.
that's pretty much Infinity War next year.
Noob Noob is still there 😊
Cliffjumper Except for the true Vindicator
Its rick and morty there is infinite vindicators
is there good and evil?
A.) yes
B.) No
my awnser: truth doesn't inhabit the space of extremes, but lies somewhere in the middle
Oh, there is definetly true good and true evil, but usually most things we do fall in between
I was thinking of that line where Vance says 'just know the difference between good and evil and root for good.' It reminded me of the opposite of what Mike says in Better Call Saul; and I paraphrase 'sometimes good people don't mean to do bad things, but they end up in that situation.'
Morty's Motherfucker was the most surprising thing for me in this episode
Goddamn!!!
Who's here after Vindicators 2?
I remembered the book''Sapiens''while watching this video.There is the same concept that idea of good and evil are made up by humankind.And they only exist in human imagination.Therefore there is no thing like justise and injustice.It was one of the most eye-opening book I've ever read
I think drunk Rick is my new favorite character!
Speaking of Marvel it'd be great for a Defenders philosophy video when it's out!
Not worth the effort, since Defenders turned out to be sloppy fan servicing.
I’d rather see them do Daredevil (if they haven’t yet, I’m too lazy to search) and the Punisher shows.
The way he explained good vs evil is really good. That’s why I like the movie the last samurai because the lines of good and evil change.
Another funny note to bring up Wisecrack is that Dan Harmon was a guest on game grumps recently, and he made not to some of the ideals talked about in this episode, but on game grumps he talked about Doctor Seuss.
did yall see that little dog? @ 0:13
+Von The Stampede doesn't look like anything to me
Wisecrack bottom right
jo mo mo A Dog's Purpose
I would love if you and the wisecrack staff could do this for the upcoming season of south park, either a podcast, or a weekly video for each episode. These videos and the podcast are making rick and morty more engaging
I don't agree with the Vindicators destruction but I also don't believe in the murder of 4 lives (by Rick) so this episode kinda has me in moral limbo
It's writing like this that keeps my faith in the tv industry stronk
You're fucking me up with your wording.. is it supposed to be an "and" or do you believe in one of those? Or are you referring to them destroying the planet? because that might need a few words added to clarify.
If you're wondering what is right and wrong
and other moral traps.
Then repeat to your self "It's a cartoon
I should really just relax"
For Rick and Morty season 3000
to be fair rick didnt kill the vindicators. they pretty much killed themselves. if they all listened to morty they could theoretically all came out of this unscathed
aurelia eavum I fucking love this comment so much
morty im a drunk not a hack
I love how every episode of Rick and Morty is basically a critique of something in popular culture
Anyone watching this after the miniseries is out?
Think Watchmen made a much better argument about being morally grey than Dark Knight ever did.
Thanks
million ants could have been a decent character :,v
Are you going to do breakdowns of the new episodes?
"a shoutout to the dark knight which is probably the best example of moral grayness in a comic book movie"
No, It's not. It's Watchmen. Another comic book which Alan moore wrote. All the points you brought about the episode, it was done in that comic/movie.
watchmen references any one?
Did Jared not make one? Woow, in my head i heard he did.
Samuel Oliveira what watchmen references are made?
nah. watchmen deconstructed showing the true purpose of ozimandia´s plan. rick and morty just want to shit on something in order to not feel guilty because they dont have what is necessary to reach "heroes" status.
Samuel Oliveira aye! Through the reveal & confrontation of their wrongdoings, it becomes clear they're to blame for at least one large-scale atrocity. No one can vindicate the Vindicators (they are not worthy of vindication).
pedro henrique You mean killing a god? That's all a hero is meant to do.
We get it some people think season 3 is good and some don't. Stop talking about it.
This is in reference to something from the podcast. If there's a better place or means of commenting on the please let me know.
You asked the question "In movies like the avengers, why does it always have to be the whole universe at stake? Why not just one person? Why 6 million instead of 10,000?" ( I'm paraphrasing) This is at least partly because of what these movies are supposed to do for the audience. They are meant to purely entertain us, not to make use face suffering and tragedy. There is a quote that I feel fits. "One death is a tragedy. A million of deaths is a statistic." (This quote is attributable to Joseph Stalin but we aren't sure who really said it first.) the idea is that a singular or small number of deaths forces us to feel for the deceased but death on a massive scale is so incomprehensible that it becomes nothing more than another number on the page of a history book. Movies like the avengers don't want to get bogged down in the emotion and suffering that come fro
*Nice T-Shirt, Jared!*
Who else thinks thinks rick is kinda like gta5 Trevor and he kinda sounds like him
Was thinking the exact same thing not too long ago
Loving these recent episodes and your recent breakdowns of them. Always pointing out the awesome things I missed and breaking down the philosophy of the episodes. Keep up the great work!
Anyone notice Saw Rick's costume even looks like Joker from the Killing joke? With hawian styled shirt
Hey Wisecrack, good video. Please disable comments on your videos. This is insufferable.
What's your problem with comments?
Kind of explored in daredevil S2 as well, punisher says to Murdock 'you're just one bad day away from being me'
I love these for rick and Morty! Can you do some on GAME OF THRONES?? PLEASE
Eric Mojica seconded
I 😘😘😘 Rick and morty I watch it on repeat
Where's the next episode analysis! !!???
after the Vindicators 2 videos this makes so much more sense
Not that I like to complain but when are your breakdowns of epidode 5 and 6 coming out, not going to mention 7 cause it just aired. Also I understand life and youtube-work happens so not wondering why its late just an rough eta.
Rick is also making fun of your political ideals, the ridiculously naive idea of simplifying non-quantifiable moral quandaries into simple "left" and "right". Heroes, like politicians, simplify it into either your side is right or your side is wrong.
*Watchmen* is another great comic that explores different perspectives of Good and Evil.
I suggest the book over the film.
Where's this weeks episode??
ikr they are late