Doctor REACTS to Rick & Morty | Psychiatrist Analyzes Pickle Rick | Dr Elliott

[@semnae]

If you’ve watched Rick and Morty from the beginning, “Is everything a camera?” seems like a perfectly rational question.

[@noahgray543]

Of course everything isn't a camera, some of the stuff are microphones. Rick probably sells Morty's videos to some weird aliens.

[@Tool_vs_Tool]

He is asking because of his masturbation addiction.

[@austinfarley4971]

I was gonna say. I don't think it's paranoia in this case, Morty is genuinely justified in his thinking.

[@Djorgal]

Yeah, common saying that it's not paranoia if they're really out to get you. For Morty, considering that everything might be a camera at this time is really reasonable.

[@Owhellnaw]

morty is so close to breaking the 4th wall

[@shiftylookingpyjak1989]

The real key quote to look at Rick is "There is no way to do it so wrong you might die." It is very obvious over the course of the show that he is passively suicidal pretty much the whole time, and actively suicidal at least once.

[@semnome9536]

He tried to kill himself when Unity dumped him. Besides it he takes all the risky adventures because he doesn't care about either dying or living, there's nothing in his life making him think: "Well, I should live because at least I have......" Isn't that interesting? You may say he has everything because of his unlimited power and intelligence, but he actually feels like he has nothing to lose, that's why he's suicidal.

[@pastelpanta2966]

@@semnome9536 man that sounds like me. I don’t have regrets because I don’t believe anything matters

[@KingKook]

BUT, isn't he unafraid of his death because he knows he is still alive and will continue to live in an infinite number of parallel universes? He's trapped in perpetual life, so why bother killing himself? And why not risk his life? 🤔🙄😲🙃

[@K1NG1O]

@@KingKook hes in the finite curve. Which he created to pretty much make sure he maintains power always and is the strongest in the universe.

[@h3ck774]

"more embracing the win win of risking my life"

[@morosenberg5571]

in case you're curious, I think Dan Harmon (the co-creator of the show) said the pickle thing is a metaphor for rick's relationship with alcohol (being pickled also means being very drunk)

[@RobertRBest]

Came here to point out pickled=drunk

[@sourcererseven3858]

@@RobertRBest I believe the psychiatrist in the episode did start out assuming just that, putting "pickle" into air quotes and I think when Rick came in she said something along the lines of "oh that wasn't a metaphor?". Could be wrong, has been a long time since I saw it. I don't think I would have made that connection otherwise, English not being my first language 😅

[@juliapaiva1137]

@@sourcererseven3858 I didn't know that being pickled could mean drunk. I thought it was because he was "in a pickle" which also means to be in a difficult situation.

[@EterPuralis]

@@juliapaiva1137 considering it's Rick, it's probably both.

[@hemiacplurge3572]

@@EterPuralis "Sometimes a pickle is just a cigar" - Ziggy Frood

[@aisha-pv6sk]

I loved this video, I’ve never seen rick and morty, and the fact that turning into a pickle does not faze the family gives me the feeling that this show is pure chaos. I’m not gonna lie I had no idea how you would analyze a pickle but it did turn out very interesting!

[@Nixqtis]

@@Wikiramblings yes it's chaos most of the time

[@Jupiterninja95]

It's one of those shows that's good on its own but the fanbase ruins it

[@char4980]

@@Wikiramblings please do yourself a favor and watch it. It's so good

[@discordiangod]

To answer you: yes. Yes it is pure chaos

[@yes-ei2yo]

@@Jupiterninja95 the fanbase is super annoying

[@dekutree1105]

Also, recently my therapist pointed out the same thing he mentioned about saying "I feel *insert insult here*" as not really a feeling but a thought. I never really thought about it that way and what I've noticed is that he's totally right: it can serve as a way to avoid the more vulnerable feelings underneath. I've found it pretty helpful to remember that.

[@emmajones8715]

Definitely something that helped me a lot years ago in therapy I think X and that makes me feel Y. Thought are easier to challenge and change than feelings are. I hope your therapy is helping you x

[@HBC423]

This was a very sad episode about alcoholism.. when people drink all the time they say you're pickling yourself, he literally turned himself into a pickle. It's brilliant, he turned himself into a pickle to avoid his problems. We pickle ourselves with alcohol to avoid and not have to deal with our problems.

[@KingKook]

And yet, despite the formidably overwhelming odds, Rick triumphs in the end. He's a master of his infinite universes. 😏

[@otherlego]

He literally pickled himself… funniest shit ever

[@zlkanglwrth2776]

He got himself in a pickle

[@mehlover]

I was excited to see this reaction video. I've been dying to see a therapist's view on the pickle Rick episode. Especially after during this time, there was a part of the fandom that disliked the therapist's analysis and brushed it off like Beth and Rick. Which was missing the whole point that they're people you shouldn't want to be.

[@theperson8539]

Yeah, the therapist section of the episode is handled infinitely better than I remember, a genuinely clever way to surmise all of the immediate issues that were going on with the family at the time. I think the narrative has sort of gone up and down in recent seasons, I mean, everything besides the incest baby was something I could still appreciate, but I think a lot of this still carries over, considering Morty’s dependency on Rick. I think the part that makes Rick and Morty have fans that are so aggressive to anything that doesn’t serve their delusions about the characters is that the self awareness in the show is a great deal more subtle than it is in Harmon’s other memorable show: Community. Community was constantly self evaluating and was always aware of what it was and what it’s existence meant to its fans and to an intellectual capacity. Harmon proved on that show that he is one of the best (Psychological-Dramatically influenced) Comedy writer and creator we’ve ever seen, stringing together brilliant concepts that are often intensely crass and building them into a complex narrative that follows an ever growing structure that’s just off in the background. Rick and Morty is brilliant too, it just doesn’t wear its complexity and nuance on its sleeve like Community did, and as much as the show seems to be all about how smart it is, it just isn’t about hyping itself up. More than anything, its a lot more about the constant chaotic conundrum that serves as the fallout that follows the hype… and the hype is just too strong at times to look past. That’s why so many people think that the season 4 and 5 have been a step down, they arrived faster and they made the hype thinner. Some of us just don’t want to look past the hype… which is why people don’t want to let Rick and Morty naturally progress into the fallout phase of the narrative, which is perhaps why it really has to.

[@gunnar4915]

@@theperson8539 This deserves more likes

[@semnome9536]

I don't know why someone would want to be like Rick. Ok, everyone would like to be as smart as him, but he has a lot of mental issues, these toxic fans need to stop, the guy isn't a role model and even the creators know it.

[@DaemonWulf7]

@@semnome9536 from listening to his podcast it seems like Harmon's greatest frustration (or one high on the list) is that people don't get that point. i love Rick, but he's pretty fucked. i mean, arguably the most powerful being and the most intelligent, but it keeps biting him in the ass because he can't get his shit together. it's literally pure luck he hasn't killed his own family and everyone he cares for by accident.

[@mehlover]

@@DaemonWulf7 do you happen to know which ep of his podcast he talks about that? Cause I gotta hear this

[@glenneric1]

It just occurred to me that it would be really easy to force Rick to counseling as a pickle. Just put him in your purse. Bad move by Rick.

[@KO-vb4tg]

Beth would be embarrassed by that. It would prevent her from pretending that her family is totally normal and her kids are acting out for reasons other than their family being fucked up.

[@Kayta-Linda]

Actually, Rick himself literally suggested that option, and Beth specifically chose not to.

[@royce6485]

I lost it when he cut to the brain model 😂 taking rick and morty science seriously is peak comedy and actually educational

[@biggmackthewackslack6654]

I remember the first time I watched this, and I genuinely thought the psychiatrist believed that "grandpa turned himself into a pickle" was secret code for "Grandpa suffers from Alcohol abuse" and I thought she was trying to get the family to open up about his alcoholism until he actually strolled in and she just casually starts talking to him like "Oh yeah, I knew it was legit the whole damn time lol"

[@KingKook]

Well, Morty did declare that Rick turned himself into a pickle. It would be very unusual for a boy his age to be using the word pickle euphemistically. Obviously, an actual pickle was involved in the family dynamic. 😄

[@biggmackthewackslack6654]

@@KingKook A boy of his *inteligence get it because Morty Dumb Jk mostly just from season 1 - 3 and then he starts getting some balls

[@klaushage]

@@KingKook You have never heard small children parrot sentences or even words that are too grown up? Probably picked up by adult talking, while the child is listening. "Daddy has a premtjur jaculation, so momie drinks wine with the neighbour when daddy is travelling"

[@KingKook]

@@klaushage My pet parrot is always saying "premtjur jaculation", especially in church. 👹

[@whatsup968]

It's really ironic how this episode was the one where they hit the audience over the head with all the toxicity in the family and how unwell Rick is, but it's also the episode toxic fans got fixated on as they proceeded to not take the obvious message about mental health on board Edit: Just checked this after two months and there are more replies than I realized. I want to add that I don't think finding humour in this episode makes you toxic (it's a well-written comedy lol that's what it's there for), just that the fans of this show who are toxic often focused on the wrong aspect of this episode and seem to fixate on this episode the most when they idolise Rick, which is ironic when it's one of the episodes that most tries to tell the audience not to do that And no I don't think you need to analyze every piece of media that crosses your path, but it's a good idea to not be totally passive either. This video is already about a doctor analyzing the show in the first place, so I assume if you watched this video you already know that Also tbh as long as you're not a douche I wasn't even talking about you in my comment ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@natfailsyoutube8163]

Take a look at the creators talk about the season, and the episode, and fixate on the very same things about that ep that you suggest comes from the toxic fans; because I think it's a mistake to attribute it to the fans when it is a dynamic and tension that runs deeper.

[@OOPmanL]

Yea, but he turned himself into a pickle. That was the funniest shit i ever saw.

[@pastelmusic409]

It's a meme to get fixated on the pickle thing 🙄 there's nothing toxic about fixating on it. People don't have to delve into the messages, some people just want to laugh.

[@Loveforthethorns]

It is pretty great that the show continuously gets people to demonstrate why we need the messages of the show. The central theme of this episode felt to me, when I watched it, that calm boring maintenance is often much more central to our lives and well-being than the big, showy moments and drama we tell stories about. Often a breakdown after an insult or failure has more to do with how much sleep your getting than how big a deal the event actually was. Rick goes on this huge, dramatic adventure where he has to overcome huge triumphs and accomplishes amazing things, but none of it really *mattered,* and he and everyone he cares about would have been better off if he had just... done the boring maintenance and gone to therapy. Meanwhile, the boring clique scenes with the therapist are the ones that *actually mattered* to their wellbeing; boring to watch, but central to the character arcs. And why do we, as a society, need to be reminded sometimes to focus on the boring but meaningful parts instead of the fun, dramatic, meme-y parts of the show? _Man in the distance yells._ "PICKLE RICK!!!" That's why.

[@CubeGodd]

It's not "toxic fans" it's you not being part of a joke and feeling left out. Get over yourself.

[@kenmashikin]

Dr. Wong is an expert in coprophagia. Essentially her point is "you choose to take that shit". The write have her to treat Rick is so metaphorical and brilliant. Because Rick, out of the billion of worlds and options, totally deliberately chose to take the shit he has now.

[@jaymac7349]

“A calculated pre-pickle plan” Spot on! 😂

[@Abrahamwaffle]

Could have gone for the full aliteration with "a perfectly premeditated pre-pickle plan"

[@Dorianjay]

Fun fact: Morty's mother is voiced by Sarah Chalke, the actor who portrayed Dr. Elliot Reid on Scrubs ;)

[@honscha]

Oh shit, really?? I love Scrubs and I never noticed it but I cannot unhear it now haha

[@Hanmacx]

So that's why she becomes a horse surgeon

[@danielm5535]

Sarah also played the other Becky on Roseanne when Lecy Goranson left for a while for college. Many times there were jokes about the swap of actress playing Becky, “It’s been a while…” “Oh, my mistake, I thought you were someone else”

[@rosiehawtrey]

Actress, actress - please try and remember this important fact. She has tits and related bits - she is a she. Therefore she is an ACTRESS.

[@bialynia]

I loved that reaction, there's a lot of meat in that episode. Though it should be noted that in Morty's case the paranoid behaviour could actually be considered rational behaviour. His poor teenage brain is exposed to such weird things on a daily basis, he's just adapted to it. I'd really like to see you react to some Steven Universe episodes. If you haven't watched it I think Alone Together would be best to try without context.

[@claytonsmith3749]

psychoanalysis of stephen universe would be amazing

[@DaFrancc]

I think there was more pickle than meat but I see your point

[@jabberwocky3269]

Oooo steven universe would be such a perfect piece of media to react to!

[@BackroadTv2016]

Fun fact rick becoming a pickle is a metaphor for being drunk he got "pickled" instead of going to councelor he got drunk instead, rick and morty is full of metaphors

[@TheMajesticYak0]

Fun fact that casual watches might not pick up on is the therapist in this episode was voiced by Susan Sarandon. The fact that her character's name is Dr. Wong is because the writers intended on casting an Asian actress to play the character but then found out Susan Sarandon was a fan of the show and wanted to do a voice and this was the only place they currently had available to plug her in, so they course corrected but it was too late to change the character's name.

[@basicallylit.2064]

I'm currently learning what 'feelings' are, apparently for years I've been doing what Dr Carthy said, confusing thoughts as feelings.

[@tjrex9458]

@Nicholas that sounds like bullshit

[@timothytorigian7932]

Did you notice Dr. Wong's specialty posted on her door was family therapy and coprophagia recovery?

[@Wertsir]

He psychoanalyzes a pickle, funniest shit I’ve ever seen.

[@zhongwenren]

I enjoyed that a lot. I think from what I remember the pickle allegory isn't phallic but actually because he's 'pickled' all the time e.i. an alcoholic.

[@KingKook]

Well, the obviousness rhyme to be made with the name Rick is not to be ignored. Pickled Rick = drunk dick.

[@nickzeiders5952]

Love this one! You should check out season 3 episode 19 of Community where the whole group goes to Abeds psychiatrist appointment.

[@FanyDProductions]

yes please

[@Wertsir]

Season 1, Episode 4 “Social Psychology” where we learn about the Duncan Principle. Season 2, Episode 3 “The Psychology of Letting Go” where we explore psychological coping mechanisms for death, and Jeff’s narcissism. (Also, oil wrestling)

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

I just left a comment about _Community_ before seeing yours. I couldn't think of any of the specific episodes at the moment, but *YESS!!!* That's definitely one of them.

[@ceciliagialdini7695]

I've never expected that the episode of Rick turning into a pickle will unpack so much knowledge! Thank you for this! It was so much fun

[@Dionaea_M]

I love this episode and I think is one of the most important ones of the show. Also I think it is one of the best representations of a therapy session, specially a family one. The dialogue is brilliantly written and so intelligent! We can actually learn a lot from this show if we pay attention to it. I'm so happy you did a reaction on this one!! 💕

[@herkamer98]

I believe it won an Emmy...

[@adam346]

There is a reason why it's one of the best Rick and Morty episodes of all time... because there is so much good and true in it.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

There's some good _Community_ episodes that would probably be worth your time. Not to mention the characters of Abed Nadir and Annie Edison are pretty interesting from an observational standpoint. Shirley Bennett too considering her relationship with her husband at times.

[@jhutsebaut]

Have you seen this one? Annie Edison being a real sociopath for 23 minutes kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4iaknuGbNiknJI

[@matthewgallaway3675]

Someone should diagnose Ben Chang

[@iammotanz]

I hate therapy because I never understand whatever the person in front of me is saying so I just get frustrated and feel worse than when I got there, but I like watching your videos because I understand what you say and reflect. I wish there were therapists like you or the show in my area.

[@juliette9474]

Great episode! I'd love to see you react to Mr. Robot next. It depicts social anxiety, depression, addiction, paranoia, trauma and more. A lot of people have questioned the accuracy of the show so it would be very interesting to have a psychiatrist's take on it!

[@vsync]

Mr. Robot is an amazing amazing show

[@flawedsanity]

It's honestly so, SO accurate in dozens of ways. More so than a lot of other shows. But I'm not a doctor - just an addict with DID.

[@KingKook]

Mr. Robot is still tormenting me! Was it all a delusion in his stressed, paranoid, drug addled mind? Or in mine?! 😲🤪

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

Would you believe a massive subset of Rick and Morty fans believe the lesson of this episode is “Man f*ck that therapist, what the hell does she know, she hasn’t LIVED like Rick. Rick is totally f*ckin’ AWESOME, what is she even talking about?”

[@katphish30]

Yes I would. This show suffers from the South Park effect even more than South Park.

[@B_27]

I've never heard anyone say that, but then, I don't associate with morons.

[@Firegen1]

@@B_27 I have to applaud that response 👏🏾

[@thewildcardperson]

so I do get the point of the therapist but if there really was a person like Rick bringing down multiple galactic governments crossing between a many many dimensions and species of aliens and even committing mass genocide on multiple versions of himself this therapist wouldn't not be qualified to handle Rick at all a better more realistic example would be veterans returning from way no ammount of class room books will really teach a therapist what a soldier goes threw or relate to them and there fore can never truly help them its why alot of therapy does fail especially with veterans who can't bring it up how do you talk about shooting a 13 year old suicide bombed when you know the college grad is doing nothing but faking it and thinking about how evil you are that's what people mean and how it related to Rick this therapist doesn't have the first clue what it would really be like to have a life like them so she has absolutely no right or is even right to tell them how to live there lives or process there emotions

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

@@thewildcardperson Except Rick isn’t a real person, clearly doesn’t have PTSD or related trauma from his experiences, and the things he’s saying don’t actually come from that place of experience. He’s the most toxic parts of Dan Harmon(a very civilian writer)’s personality and this therapist was repeating what Dan Harmon’s therapist said to him and thousands of Dan Harmon fans missed the point and continued using Rick’s behavior to excuse their own assholishness.

[@jakepullman4914]

"Motor homunculus". I am in awe of whoever named that.

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

Pickle Rick was absolutely my favorite episode, the whole dialogue was both absurd and extremely deep at the same time, particularly the disagreement between Rick and the psychologist.

[@derricksmith3948]

Pickle Rick is the most amazing episode. It gets raw and direct to the point through an entertaining process of action and revelation. I read being "pickled" means drunk, as Rick is drunk on both alcohol and his ego and pain at all times. Plus yes it is a phallic symbol. Lolol

[@genericcommentor1111]

He psychologically analyzes a pickle, funniest shit I've ever seen

[@ange76prkr]

"calculated pre-pickle plan" XD found this channel through a friend who knew I like Cinema Therapy haha. Great video! Pickle Rick!!

[@danceswithdirt7197]

Speaking of fixations, at 0:48 there is a floaty wispy thing that is maybe fuzz or a bit of smoke from somewhere. Looks like it came up from the microphone so I hope nothing shorted.

[@sourcererseven3858]

yeah I noticed that too. It does look like it came from inside the mic 😕 And maybe the AC carried it away? Strange that it didn't affect the sound though if it was from the mic. Mysterious. Wait, who put that pen there?!

[@danceswithdirt7197]

@@sourcererseven3858 Aliens.

[@droq7237]

I "literally" was scrolling through to see if anyone else noticed it too. Thank God for fixation. Haunted mic, hilarious

[@Firegen1]

I never thought a Rick & Morty widely known meme would be so eye opening. I have never heard attachment theory explained like that before but it should be. I feel a lot um... not so compassionate specialists treat it like a birth based reward system. Born into the right family or a broken one. Rather than the way you have Dr Elliott at 8:29 the compassion to understand how these dynamics become entrenched. It hit me harder then expected, thank you :,).

[@shadowproductions969]

Great reaction. Nice to see you enjoy the site and focus on the helpful tidbits. There's another episode of Rick and Morty where they go for a detox and it actually removes their toxic traits.. or their self perceived toxic traits to be specific. I think it would be an interesting psychological analysis for you.

[@luisgalindo6705]

The episode is a whole metaphor on alcoholism although Rick only mentions drinking once. "Enormous mind vegetating by your own hand."

[@Yertle_Turtle]

R&M reallllly missed out on a scene where someone got to enjoy eating Rick when he was a pickle, even just a little slice. I know that's irrelevant to the issues at hand, but in character even Rick would be horrified by being eaten -and it's Rick's feeling that seem to be the most rare on the show.

[@lucasgonzalezaleman5077]

when I used to go to therapy, my Dr use to make me feel like he was looking down on me....so I stop going to the sessions, but maybe I could give it another go with a different specialist (sorry for my bad english)

[@heavenshaw9451]

I really appreciate this channel, it’s shown me ways to ressolve, minimize issues within my actual life as well as learn more productive ways of talking to people that negatively affect my life and for that I’m extremely grateful. P.s. you have such a wonderful personality that is so much fun to watch

[@jhutsebaut]

Dr Wong was voiced by Susan Sarandon and this was her first appearence. She has since appeared in at least one other episode. She did a great job in what is arguably one of the most smartly written animated comady series. 🥒

[@m1k3droid]

I went to therapy for 10 years, in which I was incredibly open about everything in my life, and at the end of a decade, the therapist could not explain to me what my problems were. She then decided a month later I didn't need to keep coming to therapy. I am still as lost as I ever was. Thanks, therapy!

[@adrian-wz2zw]

Don't give up. Try other therapists, try talking to a psychologist or psychiatrist, work collaboratively with them, see which treatments will serve best for your unique hardships.

[@Scuor2]

Well if you're an adult and can afford therapy and can't clearly state at least one issue maybe you don't need it. Unless you can't even start then...... keep looking

[@m1k3droid]

@@Scuor2 Yeah as a veteran, the VA provides therapy to help try to reduce the veteran suicide rate,

[@user-sc6vr2pd5k]

I like KZbin channels that make watching TV an intellectual activity

[@omega1231]

"Can those wings support the weight of a pickle?" Well, can a bumblebee actually a fly, and can a European swallow actually carry a coconut? We will never truelly know.

[@KingKook]

Two African swallows can, if they hold the coconut with a string. 🧐

[@GorgeousRandyFlamethrower-]

@@KingKook what, held in place under their dorsal guiding feathers?

[@matthewgallaway3675]

An African or a European swallow?

[@sarah2301]

I would love more about attachment theory! Most info seems to be about childhood and how it impacts your adult relationships but presumably it's not that straightforward - are there other ways to develop anxious/avoidant attachments (other than your relationship with your parents as an infant)?

[@KingKook]

Yes, with caregiving relatives, nannies, family friends, teachers and other adult authority figures. Anyone who exerted any kind of emotional or psychological dependency upon you is potentially contributing to the dynamic. I had a particularly devious and mean-spirited older half-brother and sister who were passive-aggressively cruel and it made me extremely suspicious of adults in general. Turns out, that's not such a terrible suspicion. 😏

[@THEvagabond29]

Whoa, i was way too high and drunk to watch this... but it made so much sense... then i lost it all the minute i walked away.

[@Silentbob1494]

Dude, you're a sharp one. Love your analysis of everyone, spot on.

[@mydogbrian4814]

> In the final analysis, everyone seeks approval for their words & actions. Even if it's only from their own ego.

[@DenderFriend]

you should check out Rest and Ricklaxation! An episode about what people consider to be the 'toxic' aspects of themselves!

[@kageakuma3009]

I will say the childhood attachment thing definitely applies to me having lost both my parents by the time I was 19 has resulted in my in my inability to form close connections with others.

[@rav3style]

Problem is, with Rick, everything COULD be a camera

[@thisismetoday-o9y]

Amazing episode! Especially the intellect discussion and distinction between thoughts and feelings. Maybe check out the NBC series Hannibal? Theres so much therapy going on given by a serial killer and later on by a stotic woman I would love to find out wheter thats useful therapy or not!

[@jjohnjJP]

Anyone else notice 0:49 as he talks, smoke/cloud like, moves from the mic. Strange 👏🤣

[@AngerThePeople]

I LOVE your pop culture analysis videos!!! Thanks for another great one!!!

[@dekutree1105]

This was so good! I recently started watching this show a few months ago and it was really interesting to see this analysis. I love the way you explain things!

[@georgewilliamsiii4677]

Him describing onset of paranoia: "Did they want me to see it?" A memory of mine of a character or actor somewhen: "Who the F**k is Them?"

[@keithanderson1980]

I could watch this man react and analyze so many movies and shows.

[@AmoralGremlin]

Ahh this was excellent 🖤🌻 you're always a bright spot in my day with your thoughts and things you share with us. Psychology is a love of mine that I got into to better understand myself and what was up with my brain.

[@Lucifronz]

Turned himself into a pickle. Funniest shit I've ever seen.

[@adrianaslund8605]

The thing about Rick and Morty is that people think It's smart for the wrong reasons. Its smart in how it picks apart all kinds of tropes but also in the relative psychological depth of the characters. Not the "quantum physics" or whatever. But tropes in fiction, psychology and Its general theme of post internet explosion cynicism.

[@JB-fh1bb]

This episode stands in my mind as one of the only two times where Rick meets his match.

[@jadedrakerider]

How does a person get over wanting to die? How does a person learn to take joy in life when they find life boring and frustrating? How does a person find the drive to do -- anything?

[@DamithaNadeeshaWanniarachchi]

how does doctors manage to keep their hair so perfectly when they go through so much stress and many sleepless nights, than an average person?

[@matthewgallaway3675]

Big brain grips hair harder than normal brain

[@sheilaboland3043]

Elliot, I am amazed of the massive knowledge you hold in your brain!

[@izayahrodriguez7983]

The weather on the news joke was great 😂😂

[@egemenbora]

One thing i will point out that this episode is the first time Rick ever put on a seatbelt, ever. Mind you he chases an gets chased by enemies in space.

[@RisqueBisquet]

Y'know, the bit about paranoia developing from irrelevant information is interesting. I've a habit of thinking that I'm very clever, and when I'm in a new place I tend to scan the room looking for clues to hidden stories based on (for example) "why is that pen placed there?" More often than not, I reach conclusions that can't be verified one way or the other. On rare occasions I'm spot on and impress a lot of people. I also play this game in reverse with my own home, ascribing hidden meaning and details all over the place that no one ever consciously finds.

[@amadeusinc9783]

I’m rewatching this at a time in my life where this hit harder than it did on previous watches. I’ve always been the person who said “why dwell just fix things” and thought this worked well for me. However I’m at a point where things in my life can’t be fixed but only experienced (I.e family getting older and dying) my instinct of “just fix things” hit an immovable object with this and I have had a lot of trouble trying to handle this mentally because I’m not used to situations that don’t have a fix. I just want to thank you doctor Elliott for what you do and everyone in your profession. -someone who used to scoff at therapy

[@jercoxthealmighty]

Me, watching this episode: "Wow, this was great, the silly pickle stuff in the episode really is less significant than the therapist deconstructing so eloquently how Rick's deep-seated character flaws are damaging not just to himself but his whole family. I'm sure all the other "high IQ" people who supposedly watch this show will see Ms Wong as a memorable character and the episode itself as a turning point in the series." General fandom reaction: "I TURNED MYSELF INTO A PICKLE, MORTY! I'M PICKLE RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII--"

[@noctisocculta4820]

Another great video Dr. Elliot! I would have liked to have heard your thoughts on the coprophagia jokes though.

[@tjolsonmcse]

I wanted to see his reaction to that joke too.

[@DaFrancc]

He turned himself into a pickle, deepest shit I’ve ever seen

[@whodovoodoo2313]

This is my favorite video of yours you've ever done (yet). I return to watch it probably once a month.

[@danielm5535]

I immediately saw the metaphor of Rick becoming a Pickle is exactly that: pickled by alcoholism.

[@katiefincher2433]

You may want to mention at some point that psychiatry is *very* different in the UK than it is in the US, or Australia, or Canada, or nearly anywhere else, because the field of psychiatry is utterly segmented and siloed. A lot of the terms you're using are UK or EU specific, and a few of have no analogues in the US or canada.

[@KittyKat94]

Great video as always. And Dr Elliott reminding me of liking for phycology as a subject to study with these videos. 🙂

[@Marky11694]

4:08, 1:58, 23:02, 12:54, 15:40 & 2:08 Mary Kay Bergman who Ironically voiced many characters like both Stan's Girlfriend (Wendy Testaburger) and Mom (Sharon Marsh) as well as The Clitoris, Kyle's Mom (Sheila Broflovski), Cartman's Mom (Liane Cartman), and Kenny McCormick's Mom (Carol McCormick)

[@brandondietrich520]

So funny to see my favorite cartoon be analyzed. Pretty cool break down of it from an agent of averageness… now, can I get my syringe back?

[@reneexxx8809]

Lololol my favorite episode!! Kinda curious…does systematic therapy work if the parents keep 2 of 3 children locked aside, starved and barely alive?

[@neliz2k]

that one piece of dust rising up from the mic at 0:48 is my spirit animal

[@chapter_black3234]

3:10 No, that might require an African Swallow, not to be confused with a European Swallow

[@happyperson1851]

Are you suggesting pickles migrate?

[@Shrimpickle]

I sorta wish you could react to the whole series, analyze the minds and trauma that Rick and Morty go through, how their relationship grows and breaks, and how they're relationship changes with their family too, it would be really cool and insightful to see your opinions and thoughts

[@rl1585]

Shame he didn't pick up on that the pickle was less of a phallic reference and rather substitute for Rick's otherwise constantly referenced alcoholism.

[@AdThe1st]

I love your videos, you use the shows you react to to open a discussion about important psychological issues and you don't use it just say well actually therapy isn't like this, you recognise the shows aren't trying to be 100% accurate to how therapy functions and is more using an approximate understanding of therapy to tell an interesting/entertaining story and explore the show's characters. I'm not saying this just about Rick and Morty, I've watched a lot of your videos and just thought that might be what I'm picking up on. Eitherway I really like your videos and love that you both educate us and just enjoy the comedy of the shows you coved, keep it up big fan

[@somebodyoncetoldme1704]

This was amazing. What took KZbin 10 days to recommend this?!?

[@karaygeoushearts]

This was awesome! Please do Ted Lasso next.

[@lyletuck]

Why a pickle? Rick is a notorious drunk/alcoholic. So, in this episode, he is not just _figuratively_ pickled.

[@itsjustmaddisen]

Why a pickle? Honestly, I stopped asking questions after like… season one lol. Rick does most of this stuff drunk and/or high.

[@El1society]

great video! i don’t understand the hate this episode got it was honestly a favorite of s3 for me. you should take a look at mr robot. it does such a good job at showing how trauma at a young age can affect someone’s mental health down the line. it also sheds light on Dissociative identity disorder and does it in a very respectful manner. keep up the good work! you just earned yourself a sub 👍🏻

[@derekstevens96]

I think there is a lot in Rick and Morty with Ricks wife and original daughter being killed his alcohol abuse and how he kills others with no remorse

[@maggiepie8810]

Dr. Carthy: 'I feel like I'm doing the weather (but with a brain).' I shall now start referring to my mood as 'brain weather.'

[@Wertsir]

How’s the weather up there?

[@maggiepie8810]

@@Wertsir Bit cloudy with a chance of pizza tonight.

[@SoulOCJ]

Loved your break down on this episode, so I had to subscribe to see more. One question. Why is it that people don't understand why he turned himself into a pickle? I think it's so that instead of just saying, "he got himself into a bit of a pickle" it's now both literal and figuratively so. I think it's a simple genius play on the cliche. I digress, I appreciate your addition to the philosophy I have on the episode. Keep yourself kept.😊

[@wcsearcy]

Okay, I'm hooked! I like you, and respect your mind. Great talk! Good stuff!

[@noahw4623]

3:25 Okay but its a cockroach, they don't have brains like humans they have clusters of nerves

[@hex1101]

Good video makes me realize how much I probably need therapy and don't want it at the same time.

[@oatsmcgoats8493]

I think my therapist does the silent start... it doesn't work for me. She's new to me - and since we have been restricted to phone sessions, we haven't actually met, and I don't feel like she understands me and I don't know how to communicate with her. It's tough. But over the phone, if things go silent, I'm just going to do something else until she asks a question 😂

[@sourcererseven3858]

Oh man, that's really a case of not adjusting to the situation 😆 Yeah I can't imagine that the silent treatment works over the phone.... You could just as well try it via email. Hope she figures it out. Feel free to cite my comment if it helps 😜 Or you at least have the option to switch providers if it doesn't work out mid-term.

[@billc.9389]

I’ve always suspected there was a therapist or, at the very least, someone very familiar with therapy on the writing team for R&M.

[@catdogfan732]

Please react to “F is for Family”. It’s a really good show about problematic family dynamics, toxic masculinity as well as just a general satire of the 1970s.

[@alkemyfrost]

This was awesome! very entertaining and educational, i'd love to see more of these! ^.^

[@Midknight_Fluff]

A bit random… but now I’m curious on what’s your take on the 2021 mini series, Dopesick