Rick and Morty has an Identity Crisis

[@Vleaso]

it really feels like these writers are capable of making amazing episodes but keep giving us terrible ones in between. I hope they figure it out

[@racool911]

I wonder if it's cause they're running out of ideas. Like when they get a good idea the writers get excited, but sometimes they have no idea what to do for an episode and do whatever

[@dj.big0]

It feels like they want to do the most left field plots so the super hyper fans can't predict the next plot point. Sorry if that doesn't make sense English is not my native language.

[@zkcrisyee]

What if it’s intentional? Hear me out, just for a second… what if the some of the creators, screenwriters, directors, producers, etc, have lots of experience with the TV and show business world to the point of them understanding that you need at least some balance of good and bad to keep a sitcom type show going strong and not being cancelled or annoying the execs too much? Hear me out. I know it sounds a bit “conspiraciony”, but trust me I’m the last kind of guy to buy into conspiracy stuff, I’m usually more into structured and orderly systems that make sense! Wouldn’t a perfect system be one devoid of any kind of flaws, where all episodes without exceptions are bangers, 10/10s, and nothing is even remotely weak or less perfect? But one must take into account the nature of TV. I’m not going to write an essay here, but I think most people would’ve gotten my point by now. You will inevitably have weaker and lacklustre episodes in even the most critically acclaimed (as a whole) pieces of media. That is inevitable, particularly when you take into account that media that has had seasons lauded in the past will inevitably tend to be held to higher standards in the future, thus to harsher and harsher ratings and expectations by both the critics and the public alike. An episode or series of ideas/events in the story that could have been seen as “a breath of fresh air” or “mindblowing” if it was aired in the first season of a show, could be rated as “tiresome”, “redundant”, “already been done plenty of times”, “boring” if it happens during a latter season, seeing as judgement and critic is not done in a vacuum, it is influenced by comparison to what has been done before in the show. And if what was done was exceptional in the first or second or maybe even the first half of the third season, then the things done in a 7th, 8th or 9th season will obviously be compared to the “peak” first seasons where everything was brand new and seen as incredibly original and innovative… and thus be prone to negative comparison bias, where the great aspects of something make the aspects of something else seem lacklustre or bad in comparison. Even though, in a vacuum, some of the episodes of the latter seasons may hold their ground, if they were released earlier. I’m not slamming critics here. Criticism is necessary, audience feedback as well. It can help propel media further and influence creative workers, designers, producers and writers in positive ways. But it is undeniable that there are certain… “non-dits”, secrets of the industry that can take a long time to understand, or a lot of insider knowledge, or a lot of experience or a lot of good connections with people who know about how it works, to understand. The “contrast effect” (decisional science and choice, how animals or human individuals make a choice of preferring X program instead of Y program is more complex than it seems) I mentioned is a real thing in psychology, it has been borrowed from those researchers that proved it over and over again, and transposed and complemented into economics (choice theory, game theory, etc.), marketing research, public relations, design, creative fields as well, show business, media. People will tend to like certain episodes/seasons way more if they are put in stark contrast to other weaker episodes/seasons. So what is there to stop the reasoning, at some point in a show, to divert resources towards certain “stronger” episodes, particularly towards the beginning and end of a season, if doing so actually helps said episodes seem even better by contrast with a few weaker one that allowed to save some effort for the others? Ideally, everything would be perfect and great and amazing, right? It doesn’t play like that often in real life. Even shows with seemingly universal critical acclaim like Breaking Bad had weak/“bad” episodes, as well as some seasons considered “weaker” or less impactful as to the canon of the main story. Same for trilogies like the Godfather, or series of movies like Star Wars. Same for author movies or shows: Lynch was considered a genius of originality and creativity, yet be flopped Dune with a huge budget. There aren’t 50 different “Citizen Kane” for a reason, and if there were, there would surely be at least 10 weaker or bad ones in there. TV shows’ episodic nature as a medium, particularly in sitcoms like R&M, is prone to contrast paradox and preference bias. Maybe sprinkling in some more mellow or “filler” episodes that don’t take themselves too seriously is all part of the plan. Since trying to make every single episode of a season be perfect and a masterpiece doesn’t happen at all, maybe in the first or (more rarely) second season of a show it can… but afterwards, it either happens in the final season if a show or it doesn’t happen very often at all. It’s normal. Things level off for a while not only due to the staff producing/writing the show, but also due to viewer expectations and their bias of preference marked by contrast bias (hurr durr nothing is equal PEAK season 1 of [insert any show of an episodic nature here]).

[@susannakervinen3979]

they have good ideas, just clearly not enough of them so they shove absolute shit in between just to get to that 10 episode season.

[@alankoslowski9473]

@@racool911 Sadly I think that might be the case. After about 5-6 seasons it seems to happen with most series. Most of season 7 seems recycled to me. Only a couple episodes are fresh, but I don't think all are good, and about 2-3 episodes are better than mediocre.

[@Billyboi76]

I feel like the Rick and Morty production team are just two teams where one is magnificently brilliant and one is just God awful bad

[@SciRuler]

It's not as simple as that

[@3.0.1.02]

@@SciRuler key words: "I feel"

[@NK-dt1kp]

Yesssss, it's probably not like that but it feels like some guys are working on the canon stuff and character development. And then they tell the rest to come up with filler episode based on absurd concepts...and they mess it up. The filler episodes are killing the show

[@hybridvenom9]

So it is okay as a episode says me im never even going to watch rick and morty

[@ofarra9588]

The Ice T episode was a guest writer that doesn't normally work on the show btw. He wrote several episodes of Community though

[@jadedemperor2820]

I feel like they need to stop using the president too he’s good as a one off character but the joke gets old super quick

[@cordyceps7531]

Ikr

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

True. But I did actually enjoy the lightsaber episode.

[@superiormultiverse467]

Honestly as a really big fan of Rick ans Morty im glad you can somewhat enjoy it. Hope it gets better over time and you van fully enjoy the show again ❤️

[@enviousshogun]

Rick and morty fans when the guy who can do 2 voices total and stopped writing for ' his ' show is fired for being a bad person : 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@hanginman2715]

My biggest disappointment from this season is it just felt boring, the other episodes were atleast bad but this is just boring.

[@Pepstep_07]

>justin roiland fired >show immediately improves >incest jokes stop lmfao

[@funniestthingiveeverheard2792]

Wasn't it Dan who was responsible for the incest jokes?

[@the2379]

I was just watching your prior videos on rick and morty this is like a blessing- let me watch season 7 ill be right back

[@nathanielsmith2617]

Yoooo, new cartoonshi R&M critique! I love listening to these on my commute cuz I love the show but I also appreciate the scathingly accurate points in these videos

[@captainhydrodus4616]

I mean kick off the guy who made the show possible and you kill it pretty quickly, look at squidbillies.

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

True but he was already killing it albeit slowly. This does seem to be a good step in the right direction.

[@limeyell0w945]

You started and ended 2023 with Rick and Morty videos

[@hughneutron5956]

Can you make a video about venture bro’s if you haven’t already? Me and my sister absolutely love the monarch and the show’s weird pacing.

[@auklin7079]

as someone who, as a kid, somehow saw a lot of a ice-T action movies, I thought that episode was kinda funny.

[@xxtool420xx]

That episode with Evil Morty this season was incredible!!

[@AstralKat]

I stopped watching R&M in season 5, it was genuinely disheartening seeing such a brilliant show start to lose faith in itself and stop caring, and I gave season 7 a shot on a whim and it did win me over with episodes like 4,5 and especially 10. Hell 10 might be the best R&M episode we've gotten since season 2 or 3 and it's probably my second favorite episode over all, but I still don't think it did enough to call myself a fan again. This season wasn't all misses but the ones that did felt like the show was trying to split itself between seasons 4/5/6 and seasons 1/2/3. with them drip feeding episodes of the same quality as the first three seasons in as a way to say thats what they're going back to. whilst still using those episodes from 4/5/6 so it isn't insane whiplash for the people who've gotten used to what the shows become, I have high hopes for season 8 after 7's finale but I don't expect anything on the level of Seasons 2 or 3 just yet, though I could definitely see 8 rising to the quality of Season 1.

[@jeanladoire4141]

The episodes felt too fast sometimes, rick starting an adventure without being provocated, or context, or something that actually drags you into the story. It felt pretty random, AND a lot of skits felt like the worst bad jokes compilations from family guy

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

I have completely dropped Rick and Morty and if these videos are anything to go off,then I haven't missed much

[@PebkioNomare]

It's still baffling to me how many people think the show sucks *now* because Roiland was fired. That it's somehow unfunny because Roiland was the source of all humor on the planet. Just constant "clearly they need Roiland back" and "this show has lost its creative spark". They'll post it on every clip Adult Swim releases for season 7, even on the brilliant stuff. Their favorite funnyman isn't doing 60%-100% of the voices anymore, end of the show, I guess.

[@craftyadrian]

Did not expect this to be a mfing trilogy. But hey I get to see Toonshi talk about Pickle Rick again!

[@tonicross6409]

I didnt even know they had new voice actors until Evil Morty showed up, it was slightly odd to me but I was immersed.

[@Frustratedartist2]

That's nice, but I'm more into the show insulting the fans for liking the show and enjoying continuity in narrative art. And then blaming the audience for "wanting classic season 1 episodic adventures" which no one ever asked for.

[@scary_jere69]

I definitely prefer this season over ones that are just mid throughout the whole thing. I hope that season 8 will be less inconsistent

[@louised6731]

The numbericons episode was truely awful. Why did they pick that post credits scene to turn into an episode.

[@madz79]

I prefer justin, not justifying his antics

[@crunchyscarfdeluxe8491]

Season 7 was already recorded by Roiland, Cardoni and Belden's R&M dont improv as much because that's how the script was written.

[@iamthemurray16]

maybe if they stopped chopping episode off seasons it wouldnt noticeable. What happened to most tv shows having at least 16-20 episodes per season?

[@riley_-zm8vr]

i honestly really like the new voices. the new morty voice just sounds like morty but slightly more... sarcastic? not quite the right word but regardless it fits his arc, while rick ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A GRANDPA NOW.

[@AshGainzz]

Feel like S7E8 could have been better as one of those random drops (alike the Vindicator shorts) rather than taking a spot as an episode during the season

[@KaiKrimson56]

Idk why, but I when I watched the first 3 episodes, I felt like they started mid and didn't get good until after the opening, especially Burger and Fries.

[@KE-yq2eg]

It's been bad since season 3.

[@davemac9563]

Honestly I only watched the first two seasons. Season 3 is when the show started to change for the worst for me. It couldn’t decide what it wanted to be, and from then on, I just didn’t care anymore

[@gigaj2368]

Not gonna lie, S7 as you said was a mixed bag, and there were episodes I didn't like that you liked more than I did, and vice-versa. But like you said, there was alot less meta humor, and I feel like that had to do with Roiland being gone. You can tell from when Roiland was around and doing voices that he wanted to do bad meta humor constantly, and it wore out it welcome painstakingly quickly. But with the new voices, it feels like they can be Rick & Morty in their own way, and they definitely deliver after the first 3 episodes, esp. with there being alot less meta humor that Roiland liked. Hopefully, the (constantly-changing) writers can still deliver in the future, as there's still 30 episodes left on the contract AS gave to the show, but for now, S7 was just ok. Also, I was wondering if you're gonna watch the R&M anime that is coming soon, as that one is actually all subbed, and the few episodes they already had felt more like S1-3 R&M compared to the last few we have gotten. It should be interesting to see a full season of it compared to 11-minute episodes

[@bocajmedia]

I don’t get the hate on S7E8, me and my roommate were dying laughing the whole time

[@stitchedmouthgirl]

I was finally so happy to watch a R&M season that didn’t feel like it was insulting me and hating on itself/ so insecure (more so than Rick). I never gave on it but kinda glad I didn’t despite this season still having some issues. Also glad to not watch nearly 30 minutes of incest too. Seriously, that’s when I nearly quit this show.

[@TeaRiker]

notice how the best episodes of season 7 don't have any meta talk, self referantial jokes or any insults at the fans

[@alankoslowski9473]

I don't mind those things. Sometimes I like when they flip off fans who only want fan service.

[@La0bouchere]

@@alankoslowski9473 It's doesn't add to the story at all though. The only point is to make people feel good for agreeing with the author. It's extremely weak writing even if you like it.

[@cowardlytrain]

​@@La0bouchere maybe sometimes but especially Dan Harmon can do it really well. Take community as a whole for example

[@mickflick8133]

Jerrick Trap has a little bit but is damn good

[@jonathanvilario5402]

Just abandoning the the incest jokes makes the quality rise significantly

[@babygorilla4233]

Well it's not like we've done that Jerry and Rick had an affair. But it was funny and good?

[@Yan-tz9pn]

@@babygorilla4233Rick and Jerry aren’t related

[@aspirewot8408]

It was funny snowflake 😂

[@axilie]

Incest jokes disappeared as soon as this guy was fired.

[@Wohlfe]

Dan Harmon is the incest guy

[@guadersauce6240]

he stopped writing after season 3 he only voice acted

[@lexruptor]

The Incest Jokes have been thoroughly confirmed to have been Dan, and Dan is still there (as one is when they steal a show from someone else and get away with it), so yeah.

[@LordKang]

@@lexruptor dude you’ve been playing this stupid act for so long that I’m starting to think that you’re believing everything you say is true, now just both sad and hilarious.

[@LordKang]

@@lexruptor at it again are you? alright little man you asked for it 😏

[@kingbash6466]

As much as this season has been all over the place in terms of its actual quality, I'll admit that it's a breathe of fresh to not have the tone be constantly blackpilled or needs to have some big nihilistic speech. This is probably the closest since the first 2 seasons where they just felt genuine about things without the obsessive layers of irony wrapped around it.

[@eeyuup]

And Hey, no incest for a while is nice too

[@Frazier16]

Besides the numbers episode and air force wong, which other ones were bad?

[@beautifulmanstan8840]

Yeah like even the less-than-adequate episodes were unique and experimental and actually made me feel something. Season 7 is like a primordial soup, a chaotic mess where hopefully the good stuff will stick and the bad will be lost to time.

[@intellectually_lazy]

campaigns are the time for speeches

[@violetsparkles5453]

Probably cuz roiland left

[@thestockimagequeen]

I actually love this season. Sure, there were some mid episodes, but I love the season for what it represents. There was no incest, no self-loathing meta humor or making fun of the audience for caring about the actual lore of these characters. They actually seemed to respect the fans a lot more this season, with giving some obvious fanservice and some banger episodes. Overall, these episodes feel a lot more…calm? Like I don’t feel the writers’ panic and vexation through the screen anymore. They finally seem more confident in what they’re doing. Maybe in a funny way they NEEDED the show to become less popular so they could continue without the pressure of so many eyes on them. Idk, while season 7 is definitely not perfect, it’s a breath of fresh air. I personally only hated episode 8, the rest were either good or passable in my opinion. I hope they continue on this path!

[@JammyJam5588]

yeah I can't see the hate of like half the hated episodes. Like Quato, Numbercon, and Vallhalla are just....dumb fun? I almost feel they were awkward on purpose too to represent Rick being off his game, like ESPECIALLY the Numbercon epieosde completely missing him They weren't super good but I think calling any of them the worst shit ever is INSANE given the god damn Horse semen, or Voltron or god just actually half the episodes in season 3-5 that felt physically PAINFUL to watch. I think getting wound up about the Mid Episode Plot twist or an episode missing Rick is being too I guess meta poisioned? I hated the meta crap too but these meta jokes just felt like in good spirit, at most rick just going "Oh so we're doing that this week" Tbh I WILL say for Quato though, there was a missed opportunity for the B plot starting after Rick leaves and involving Jerry and/or Beth finding the device and abusing it. Coulda tightened up the pace of the few bits that dragged, maybe coulda dropped the episode twist earlier. Numbercons is definitely just DUMB but it feels like overly endearingly cheesey that I have a hard time disliking it.

[@RobertRothermel]

@@JammyJam5588 I actually liked the Valhalla episode, if for nothing else but that cold open was hilarious AF. Also, Air Force Wong, The Jerrick Trap, and Fear No Mort are in my list of top favorite episodes now, and Unmortricken was an insane lore dump.

[@alankoslowski9473]

So you like boring, predictable fan service? No thanks. I'd prefer they give us the finger and try new things rather than offer tepid, recycled fan service.

[@justindoucette9242]

@@alankoslowski9473your local dollar general cashier 😂

[@qrowing]

@@RobertRothermel The Valhalla episode certainly wasn't the best, but man did it have me laughing. "It's over, The Pope!"

[@augustin9272]

This season was refreshing and actually funny. No incest joke, no meta by breaking the 4th wall every second, and no "hmmmm im 14 and this is deep" nihilism shit

[@alankoslowski9473]

So you prefer the mostly simple, juvenile humor of season 7 over the more nuanced, complex humor of previous seasons?

[@daymm8330]

​@@alankoslowski9473"complex" lmao😂

[@jadjason6053]

Honestly, I found the same. The delivery of the new VAs has more energy to it. Roiland has been very weak for seasons. He must have stopped trying a long time ago.

[@xedalpha1]

I honestly think they're just flat out better voice ACTORS than Justin was in the roles. Like it feels as though they're giving much more of a performance rather than just 'doing a voice'

[@windy1439]

yeah season 3 the cracks were showing and then after that justin really just did not give a shit

[@xedalpha1]

@@windy1439 yeah I just watched some season 6 and Rick just sounded so...flat

[@hybridvenom9]

I really did not care about the new voice actors like not even one care

[@racool911]

I just hope Morty's voice gets a bit less squeaky. Rick's voice is perfect at this point

[@Purtle]

in the "open your mind" episode, it's really a bummer that without the use of the A and B plots for these episodes we have only so much potential. Imagine a Jerry and Beth side story with the attribute sliders?

[@alankoslowski9473]

Yeah, most of the series' best episodes have great B plots which add a nice level of sophistication. As the reviewer said, too much of season 7 seems like annoying and boring weird for the sake of weird.

[@Purtle]

@@alankoslowski9473 yeah true, funny because when it tried not to be weird like ep5 it was at its seasons best.

[@alankoslowski9473]

@@Purtle Weird is fine, but there needs to a point. Like how the Mad Max parody episode tied in family issues related to Beth and Jerry's separation. The Quato episode could have used something like that.

[@Purtle]

@@alankoslowski9473 yeah

[@TheDiamondSlayer1]

Yeah the loss of the attribute slider was so frustrating. It's such a cool concept, and beth and jerry would have been perfect for ir

[@HMZeroTwo]

Crazy how easily Roiland was replaced as the voice for Richard and Mortimer

[@Troller235]

Nah bro the new voices suck. Especially Morty's.

[@kadewade8726]

If you think Morty's new voice sucks you... Can have that opinion but as a Morty fan it's great

[@fullmetaltheorist]

I forgot they even had new actors. ​@@kadewade8726

[@WaywardVector]

Because nobody cares anymore 💀 This show is dead, most people just rewatch an occasional episode.

[@Ruminatee]

​@@Troller235It was only a little off because the voice actors had to essentially dub over the already done lines by Roiland. Later episodes sound better.

[@jadjason6053]

The gun pun + the bit of that one crystal giving two cucumbers money to fight had me and my girlfriend rolling honestly. I wish the show was always this funny.

[@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758]

​@glitchon7151ba dum tss

[@_grievous_the_epok_gamur_7140]

@glitchon7151Ba-dum tiss

[@Blorckits]

Correct grammar would be “ my girlfriend and I”

[@jadjason6053]

@@Blorckits It happens

[@Blorckits]

@@jadjason6053 Yep, nothing wrong with that. Just wanted to let you know. Not trying to insult you or anything. Just like if I had a booger in my nose, I would want somebody to tell me.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Now that it seems like Dan Harmon has finally got over his grudge against storylines in R&M, I'm actually kind of excited and hopeful that they keep this Diane arc going for Rick and Morty. I have a couple of ideas where they might be heading with that story beat. It sounds like continued storylines are here to stay too, as one of the writers promised more of it and even teased that they're writing/want to do a season that's just a 10 episode epic saga.

[@jordankeller4253]

It's kind of stupid how against storylines and lore they often were, going as far to even make fun of people for wanting that through the show (even if it was meant in a lighthearted manner) because _they_ were the ones to introduce it in the first place. If they never had, and kept more a season 1 vibe throughout the rest of the show, nobody would really be hankering for it as much as they have been. People love the lore and want more of it.

[@jaffinator2166]

Honestly the absence of Rick wasn’t my main issue with the Ice-T episode. That would be the pacing. So much insane stuff was happening that I felt like scenes had no room to breathe. It felt like what people say watching Cocomelon is like.

[@ryszakowy]

my problem with that episode is that it should not exist it's a literal filler callback to after credits scene WHY

[@CoryTheNorm]

Normally R&M parodies tropes/cliches, but this episode kinda just... does them. They wanted to parody generic action movies, but just made one instead.

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

@@CoryTheNorm I could say this about the entire season and the previous one. They became what they mocked because of how un self aware they were. TWICE!!

[@PlushCrossing]

I'm happy this show finally got its footing again. This has been the best season we've gotten in years. Finally no more self loathing meta humor and incest plots. Season 7 felt so much more like Season 1 and 2. The season finale felt like Season 1's finale. No giant climatic story, but diving into Rick and Morty's dynamic through Morty's perspective. Episode 5 being a great middle lore action heavy episode. The show is finally taking itself seriously and using its story potential. Not making fun of itself but trying to tell its original story and grow their characters. It's episodic episodes feeling so much better. Not every episode is good in this season, but the good ones are so good! I actually laughed at their jokes this season. Also Justin Rolland sucks. Love the new voice actors!

[@robertwaksberg]

There is literally 2 good episodes in this season and the rest are unwatchable. You're staring through 6-inch thick rose-tinted glasses to be riding this season so hard, it was the worst we've ever had.

[@joshlin8002]

⁠@@robertwaksberg Yeah no..this was honestly a good season. I would say we had 6 great epsidoes, 2 fun / good And 2 bad. This was a good season and Im not alone in thinking that. Excited for more.

[@MrNewVegas2281]

@@robertwaksberg I may not 100% agree with the assessment that this is the best season we've gotten in years, but I think you are being more than a little hyperbolic when you say 8 episodes this season are "unwatchable".

[@xedalpha1]

Agreed. I think it's the best season since 3 hands down.

[@kehkehd646]

Season 6 was gas

[@YoRezzi]

While I disagree with most of the backlash and repetitive videos over the show falling off I’m glad you could highlight the great moments of this season as well as the bad without having a short sighted view of the show just flat out falling flat like most people. They’re taking steps in the right direction and I have faith. Also, I don’t really agree on your season 6 analysis as I feel the season as a whole was solid, and had one of the best episodes of the series that you didn’t mention (6x1 Solaricks)

[@3takoyakis]

This season still felt nice I think ppl expect real continuity from s6 alr gave up Fr I didn't know s7 started until 3 days past ep 1. S6 left awful taste in me

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

S6 ep 1 was a tone death cramped rehash of previous seasons. No moment, theme or plot point had a chance to thrive without being crushed by another.

[@ibi7928]

I’m also someone who disagrees with most of the discourse surrounding the shows recent seasons. It can certainly be criticized but I think the level of quality is still fairly high and this season was outright great

[@chloejohnson6618]

⁠@@ibi7928right honestly i enjoyed 6 more than 7 i really dont get the dramatic critiques never really understood the hatred of season 3 its actually the most rewatchble to me(now 5 was awful) i think the fanbase is unwilling to grow with the show

[@MisterPucks]

the thing about justin roiland being an ok voice actor is one of the most true things i have ever heard. he does recycle his squeeky voice for literally every other character and its really visible.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

So does the bender voice guy but everybody loves him. Just say you don’t like roiland

[@roostre5254]

Most American VA's have only 1 voice that they do for every character. If you watch anime you will notice this a lot. Roiland however had 3 voices he could do.

[@rexthewolf3149]

⁠@@roostre5254And many of those VAs can do their one voice better then Justin can the 3.

[@violetsparkles5453]

@@roarbertbearatheon8565I care to disagree. I think bender has a genuine separation from dr drakken while Morty is just a toned down lemongrab.

[@davidmhh9977]

@@roostre5254 Roiland is definitely average to above average, but he's definitely not exceptional. The Simpsons have a handful of VA's voicing hundreds of characters. Even Seth MacFarland, someone know for being really middle of the road in quality has a much better range than Roiland.

[@Notanegg.]

The season finale was one of my favorite episodes of the series (up there with vat of acid) so it gives me hope for season 8 to have better overall quality.

[@alankoslowski9473]

Yes, but while I think it's nice the finale' was probably the season's best episode, it doesn't redeem the rest which was mostly equal parts good, mediocre, and dreck. The Numbericons episode is awful.

[@bwmpii_yt]

This season has definitely been a mixed bag some episodes being outright garbage and some ending up being some of the best episodes the series has had in years

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

So, up to part for Rick and Morty...

[@pdpUU]

I think overall the season was one of their best! I wouldn’t consider any of them “outright garbage”. Have you seen the slut dragon episode lately? Now that’s garbage. Season 4, 5 and 6 also had some rough ones.

[@stellviahohenheim]

Season 1 and 2 were exciting and fresh but it's before they blew up in popularity after season 3 it's like something was interfering with their natural creativity

[@DrShempTV]

OPEN YOUR MIIIIIND

[@KhanMann66]

@@stellviahohenheimSeason 3 they replaced their old writing team and that’s when the show went downhill.

[@Mobile_Warrior]

0:00 Previously 0:32 Intro 4:59 Controversy 10:35 The Bad 16:07 The Good

[@Mobile_Warrior]

Oh yeah, thank you for this @Ultimate_Omni_10

[@hybridvenom9]

Oh so im going to guess people have over praised this season

[@JordanPlayz158]

@@hybridvenom9 Only one way to find out, I personally thought all of the episodes were good, but some were definitely better or much better than others.

[@hybridvenom9]

@@JordanPlayz158 i really cannot trust any of these people just saying oh yeah it is "better"

[@JordanPlayz158]

@@hybridvenom9 then see for yourself, most reliable way to know

[@TheTurkishFan6]

It went from declining to tiresome and now straight up a identity crisis whats next ? 💀

[@redsteyexpert797]

Given the show’s declining health and the improvements that are coming I’d say.. After therapy

[@ottolees7208]

probably cancellation

[@hybridvenom9]

Rick and morty goes to sonic.exe or something like that i probably got a episode right in like the future

[@rita6355]

Honestly an identity crsis is better than a decline

[@hybridvenom9]

What that rick and morty goes to sonic.exe that reskin sonic

[@DalekOfChaos666]

Another good thing about the season? Not a single incest joke

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

I'm honestly glad about this. It overstayed it's welcome like a guy telling the same joke over and over hoping someone laughs. And it wasn't even really that funny. It only served as shock value. Though I sadly expect another cameo by the baby.

[@ZakaZ1996]

It'd be hilarious if the show starts peaking again once Roiland's presence is completely gone by Season 8

[@alankoslowski9473]

I doubt it will ever peak again since that almost never happens. The Simpsons had some decent episodes after season 7, but no seasons are as consistently good as the ones before.

[@alondite4322]

Last video's thumbnail was blue, this one is yellow, next one will be red Im betting my liver

[@H0rnyD0g]

Watch it be pink

[@TheDigitalApple]

Rick and Morty is now as consistent as Twitter.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

common twitter W

[@Croka24]

​@@lemon5000-tj6nv And L

[@Mikewee777]

Twitter is just trashy fun for degenerates.

[@leviticusprime4904]

@@lemon5000-tj6nvI’ll give Twitter this it’s about as consistent as schizophrenic drug addict

[@ivoneo2806]

Not really in my opinion

[@alwest4472]

I’d rather have a show be 50/50 amazing and absolute dogshit rather than a constant conveyor belt of mediocrity

[@randompolygon8401]

To be fair, at least i think s6 was mid by rick and morty standards, not by tv show standards. Truly mid episodes of RM are the worst episodes in the series. except the ice tea one, that was just straight up shit lol

[@Pengd]

In my opinion, Rick and Morty was one of those shows that needed to end sooner than later. Even if the show *does* have a format that allows for random disjointed shenanigans, the first seasons very clearly always building up to something specific and you could make out where they were heading. Now it just feels like Family Guy but much less self aware.

[@GoldenKid24K]

Season 7 episode 5 and 10 were probably two of the best rick and morty episodes ever

[@chrisforbes9816]

This season was so good. Fully dedicating itself to serialization or episodic without needing to spit in the face of 1 side of the audience that wanted to see the former. I could have lived without the Alphabetrium episode though.

[@fossilmercury1069]

Eh, it was dumb fun

[@Kankerpatient123]

I agree it sucked the rest was great. The quato knife had me in pieces

[@flightlesschicken7769]

I really wanted to like that episode, I liked them returning to it, but there were just a number of little things that made that episode bothersome for me. I honestly think this season was overall pretty good, and a step up from the past couple seasons. The first episode was the weakest episode if you ask me

[@michaelmyers3507]

To be 100% honest with myself and everyone here, I noticed the new voice acting immediately in the first episode and hated it, and by the end of the first episode, my brain immediately was used to it and I cant go back now.

[@alankoslowski9473]

Yeah, while they aren't perfect, the voices are generally fine. The writing is more the problem I think.

[@ЪвИнтернете]

I am convinced Rick and Morty is currently on its way to becoming the next Family Guy in the next ~10 years.

[@M.W.2]

It already was that for the past few seasons besides a few episodes

[@pancakes8670]

"You think it's on a pedestal? It'll be standing next to me before you know it..." - Peter Griffin, Meat Canyons video

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

It already was

[@darkmatter1721]

I feel like with the newest episodes, it'll be more like simpsons where it'll be ok and then suddenly out of the blue peak and then back to ok

[@springus.]

i think that the 'bad' episodes weren't necessarily 'bad episodes', they were just not rick and morty episodes. yes, there were a few episodes that were just terrible, but some of them, such as rise of the numbericons, weren't a terrible concept alone. but putting them in a show that relies solely on its two main protagonists makes the episodes widely underperform.

[@alankoslowski9473]

No, the 'Numbericons' was DOA. An entire episode of verbal and math puns is an awful premise to begin with and it only got worse.

[@TimSlee1]

Justin Roiland has been notoriously difficult to work with, that much is true, but it doesn't justify false accusations. Not to mention he's an unattractive guy so people wanted the allegations to be true.

[@Resident1157]

Best and worst show ever

[@Fuer64]

As someone not in the fandom, I honestly didn't even know rick and morty was still alive lmao

[@m.b.6791]

yeah i agree. you nailed it. The show seems to honestly TRY again, without sarcastically kicking itself for trying to do something honest. im looking forward to what the writers will do in the next seasons. Season 7, although it has a few episodes that i didnt enjoy very much, had some really great episodes that make me hopeful for the future of this show, while season 5 and 6 just made me lose interest more and more

[@alankoslowski9473]

I thought season 5-6 were more consistent decent at least. Season 7 is bipolar.

[@seeinred]

I'm sorry for being that guy, but didn't the show had this issue since the start of season3 or something?

[@StarfishGoneToxic]

this season was pretty good tbh

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

the new morty voice actor sucks

[@StraungeYT]

In what way?

[@rpg9722]

10:06 Listen I feel like we should wait till season 7 to REALLY see what the new VAs can do as they had to redub over and match Justin Roiland's performance and try to match his tone and inflections, but next season they won't be burdened by that so we can really see what they can do.

[@jordankeller4253]

Do you mean season 8? I agree if you do. They probably had to redub a bunch of Roiland's lines this season, so I',m excited for eight to see how they really do on their own.

[@AshArtzMusic]

I think the only reason the voices feel weak in delivery is because they had to dub over Roiland’s already recorded lines, the next season is gonna have way better delivery and will actually show the chemistry of the voice actors

[@Smith-fg1qb]

I remembered hearing that Roiland already did the voices before those allegations popped up. I assumed we we weren’t gonna hear the new voice actors until season 8 because of that

[@JohnMezzo]

Weird thing about the new voices. In the trailer, Morty's new voice seemed almost perfect and I thought Rick's voice would take some getting used to, but when I saw the actuall episodes, I got used to Rick pretty quickly, but at several times, found Morty's new voice kind of annoying and it made "Evil" Morty weird to listen to.

[@boop004]

they don't seem very consistent which I guess is expected for voice actors who are new to the characters. but on the other hand, I'm sure they could've found much better VAs that wouldn't have had such a noticeable learning curve WITHIN the episodes...

[@maddythedorito8343]

i was speechless after the final episode, it was far better than i could have ever expected

[@jtz2.074]

I like to hear your thoughts on Solar Opposites.

[@xandeverything6927]

I liked this season very much.

[@gutsonthemic5261]

The 70 ep bullshit order adult swim did years is clearly whats effecting the show quality since they'll have pump out in a constant rate without taking enough time on each of them. Which really isnt surprising knowing adult swim values quantity over quality. They cancelled ventures bros for its long hiatuses and even fired the creator of boondocks when he wanted to take his time on each season,which is what lead to the worst season fron the show.

[@gutsonthemic5261]

I did defended the series years ago,but I no longer agree with the takes I have anymore.

[@P4RK3R1Z3D]

Roiland was apparently a drunk dick at the studio, and barely contributed to the writing. I don't think the show lost much, as if it has much left to lose.

[@mrlevinielsen]

method acting lel

[@cpt191021]

well it used to be 2 buddie Justin and Dan having fun. The Dan brought in a bunhc of harvard writers and wamen. Honestly ive liked t still i am just so sick of summer, the pres, and now 2 moms ughh. It used to be a buddy comedy now its like a family sitcom with the pres as that goofy neighbor. 7 had those 2great eps tho i havent seen the others yet

[@dimitrijejovanovic5939]

For me, this season was finally about the production team getting their sh*t together

[@Treethe_Cat]

i'm a big fan of community and know the amazing creative capabilty dan harmon is capable, i've always associated those episodes that just hit as result of his main input. and makes so much sense why now that roiland is gone, that we have some of the best episodes to exist, he's capable to make something so meta it isn't, because thats not his aim, his aim is to create and say something. his works even when absolutlye insane, is grounded in the realism of characters interactions and relationships with eachother, and even through the insanity, he makes it serious, everyone take it serious. and i'm so glad he's brought on his creative team from community, because you can have brilliant brain, but more people to make jokes and the other details is needed.

[@harrisonfackrell]

I _really_ liked what The Jerrick Trap had to say about identity. Burger and Fries were their own people. And Jerricky was his own person, too.

[@jamiemcgibbon8631]

i don’t understand how people can’t hear the difference between the new voice actors, don’t get me wrong, i don’t believe them to be bad, they’re going a great job, but it’s still very noticeable. especially in episode 5- i feel like evil morty just didn’t sound right half the time, and the scene of his story when “evil rick” get killed i can very clearly hear the difference from the original scene and i’m very surprised people can say they didn’t notice at all is it noticeably different? yes. are they doing a bad job? not at all, but i wouldn’t say the people who don’t like the new voice actors are lying to discredit the show

[@boop004]

they sound like impressionists and not very good ones. Adult Swim could've casted better, far better.

[@jamiemcgibbon8631]

@@boop004 In all fairness to them o heard they had already animated all the first few episodes and then had to redo all the voices with the drop of roiland, so that explains why it sounds like they’re reading off of a scripts and there sounds like no improv but yeh i feel like i’ve heard some better impressions on tiktok😂

[@Roeham]

Season 1 and 2 were fun and silly, the show never took itself seriously and that's what made it great. At least I think so But Nice work on this video You got in at least 5 zingers against Roland, really funny stuff bro

[@JoeElJalapeno1810]

Love the final episode , the burger and fries one , the court one and the afterilfe one but 5 , dude if they comit to the rest of the show like that maybe they can end on a high note

[@cioccolata3165]

Honestly: when I first saw S7, I 100% thought that Roiland was still voicing everyone.

[@DKPGames]

Whanever a franchise tries new things people call it an identity crisis, it happened with Sonic and people complained because was out of their comfort zone, because in the 2000s wasnt about just Green Hill Zone, and now because Rick and Morty also want to be something else im gonna hear the same thing, i rather an "identity crisis" over stagnation and just be another Assassin's Creed,CoD or Family Guy

[@Stack-12]

I’m still pissed off because I know none of the new seasons can ever be compared to seasons 1 and 2.

[@mamadev7687]

I actually feel the opposite regarding the worst episodes. I liked the Alphabetrium episode despite it not having Rick, but I'm surprised that you never brought up the episodes without Morty. Like yeah, it's Rick and Morty, but you only ever bring up when Rick isn't there. Hell, one of the best episodes puts Morty in the same position as the rest of the family, ie. in the background. So I don't think not having one or the other in an episode makes it bad, and that point isn't fair against any episode. Other than that, I completely agree about loving the voices, the great episodes, and overall the new fresh vibe this series has ^^

[@Zippofanatic77outdoors]

Season 7 was better than 6 or 5. But still pretty bad writing. Over emotional baby fits written for script. Pretty much saying puppy poo smells better than cat poo. Still stinks though

[@MoogtheLog]

He turned himself into a sex offender, funniest shit I've ever seen

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

The ONE relationship more disfunctional and toxic than that between Beth and Jerry; this show and serialization

[@RawrX32009]

Also Justin Roiland and minors

[@someguy4384]

Regarding Roiland, I think that the public announcement of his DV and abuse was sort of the excuse Adult Swim needed to push him off the show without needing to disclose his exact behavior, and thus the behavior that they tolerated for years, to the world at large. Regarding Season 7, I think it was fairly weak but it did have some peak moments. Not constantly moaning about how everything that is canon sucks and everything is meaningless during the Evil Morty episode was super refreshing.

[@drybonesmunchakoopas5143]

I dont have a stake here but just comon sense is innocent until proven guilty....

[@cookiestrong8757]

Those creepy texts and podcasts are proven though

[@randompolygon8401]

2:30 This is actually in my top 5 favourite episodes from the entire series. Your perspective on it is VERY biased here, because you are latching onto a part of the episode that you don't like. The episode is not about the writers ranting, it's about story telling in general, and if you know anything about writing, that should have been obvious. Now, rick and morty is always cracking meta jokes at the writing of the show, and this by nature of what it was about, did have a good amount of jabs like that.... but it wasn't about that. It's genuinely heart breaking how you, and so many others, ignore the sheer amount of shit that, that specific episode does masterfully, and call it that one meta episode. Dare I say, it has the best cold open in the entire god damn show, and I personally found it to be one of the funniest episodes.

[@SouLP196]

so season 7 is a step in the right direction. Let's hope they will go further steps in season 8

[@aleck1739]

Disagree on the Valhalla episode - that one actually had my dying with Rick busting the door yelling Pope!! Only to die again and again.

[@rodolforodriguez4447]

Rick and Morty is the equivalent of a real life nihilist. At first, you think there cool, and they may have a point, but the soon realize, they`re full of shit.

[@RogersPS5]

If I'm being honest Rick and Morty will never be as great and special as it once was in Season 1-2,and I highly doubt will ever reach it's previous highs anytime soon.