How Do We Escape the System? - Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode 7 Breakdown - Wisecrack Quick Take

[@infinitiv525]

They told us we were special and then they stripped us of everything that made us unique. So, school system?

[@nisirbage1976]

makes sense

[@pseudophp]

If all kids are special why aren't all adults special? Because it's fucking bullshit. We're unique, and not even that, really. Few are original, if any.

[@jewlsfromtheroot9k249]

My dad told me to go back to school and I asked him, "why, cause school will make me smart?" And he replied "yes" but I did a five tabs of acid and started to understand quantum mechanics to a certain extent with out having to do research

[@pseudophp]

@@jewlsfromtheroot9k249 no

[@jewlsfromtheroot9k249]

@@pseudophp that's a big word but wym no?

[@obamagaming7909]

Does anyone else realize that the ENTIRE episode was voiced by one person?

[@notatall2237]

For the most part yeah but there's the narrator for the Simple Rick commercial as well

[@nucleusofataco]

except for the "Come home to Simple Rick's" narration part

[@koji6745]

he should be payed at lesst double

[@ThatsNuckinFuts]

Go watch metalocalypse.

[@wxlkerr-3046]

There was also Beth as a kid but that's it.

[@JohanStarDragon]

Actually, what makes the Citadel sad is how you have Rick supposedly the “smartest man” who can build a robot to pass butter but somehow needs a Citadel full of Ricks needs assembly workers. Doesn’t anyone else find that suspicious?

[@SpaceLordLono]

StarDragon77 ever play bioshock? capitalist society needs a large lower class to function. literally someone needs to be fry cook or the plumber or the whole system collapses

[@Smegheadgoose]

Valid point @StarDragon77, hadnt thought of that 👌

[@JohanStarDragon]

DudeistBelieve that may be but this is Rick Sanchez. The man can do practically anything. So why does he need versions of himself to be workers instead of building robots? That’s the point I was making.

[@vibaj16]

StarDragon77 the Ricks in power are lazy and it’s easier to make other Ricks do the work instead of making machines to do the work

[@openthinker6562]

StarDragon77 It’s a way for the Ricks in power to keep their peers down and prevent them from taking the power and wealth they have.

[@itsnoel8544]

The part where the Rick who wasted his life gets shot right as he achieves true happiness kinda reminded me of the end of 1984.

[@Sparkle_Wizard]

Interesting, I immediately thought of Brazil when I saw this the first time around

[@9elypses]

Crissy Noel oh my god I'm glad I wasn't the only one

[@josephbrittan8067]

Freedom is slavery

[@rjs6854]

Crissy Noel that's what I was thinking too. Mainly because we finished reading 1984 in my class a while ago

[@Zerpderp0]

Crissy Noel it kinda reminded me of Brave New World, in which the old world is killed by the pressures of the New World

[@darkymcsoulface7057]

I thought this was the best episode of the series so far

[@pixeljunk88]

I wish more episodes were like this. I dont care about Family drama and divorce stuff

[@ApanoA]

ø ø because people can't have their own opinions?

[@williamg4029]

i have to agree damn near perfect.

[@rain_man3981]

Definitely my favorite

[@lordultimus559]

You could argue that whoever's linked up to the Simple Rick's machine is actually the happiest Rick in the multiverse.

[@theonetruemadao5207]

ignorance is bliss

[@scoobydoo1840]

What a jerry

[@e6ensperception]

But his life is a lie. Which is another plot of the show: you can live as a blinded and content Jerry, you can live as realistic and depressed Rick.

[@acemagalor2519]

Yeah

[@benroddick9763]

Eben A. Rather be a Jerry

[@crimsonnin2]

This episode was a work of genius. The fans all thought they were abandoning the B-plot formula and they advertised it like another filler episode, only to not show a single scene of their adventure and focus ENTIRELY on plot development. After the genius April Fools S3E1 airing and the hype of the Worldender, this is the BEST season so far. I love it when Dan and Justin just fuck with everyone.

[@Ounouh]

I totally agree. The show has balls that South Park used to have. It masks social commentary and philosophical questions so awesomely that everyone knows what it is about without the show spelling it out. Sure it can cause misinterpretations, but that could be seen as richness of the art of storytelling as people are forced to think more.

[@marcellXcatalyst]

crimsonnin2 Even the name of the episode is all about what we didn't see at all. It would be like calling the previews episode The Morty of Rickstreet.

[@callofthewild9175]

Ounouh Did you miss Seasons 19 and 20? Those are the most relevant and bold mockery of modern culture I've ever seen. South Park is great in it's own right. There really is no comparison between the shows. Now, if you want to debate Futurama vs Rick and Morty, that is at least a similar genre of cartoon.

[@emirinobambino]

I disagree, I think South Park has just as much balls as they ever did, but simply project it more subtly.

[@simonkoeman3310]

They haven't shown us a normal adventure all season.

[@TheSilentFool]

My favorite thing about this episode is that it is just Justin Roiland alone in a sound booth voicing the episode.

[@bigchungus7050]

Michael Thomas and the simple Rick narrator guy from the big Lebowski

[@charleynewman5057]

No, the simple rick narrator is Jeff Davis. He's doing an impression of Sam Elliot.

[@alexsilva28]

I can't imagine how exhausting it must be to act an entire episode where you voice every character. Hats off

[@litenin1v]

So you're saying that Justin voiced child Beth too? I don't think so.

[@Nannada1212]

Futurama mate

[@Brokout]

“The terrifying political reality that is 2017” Oh my sweet summer child.

[@jhinthevirtuoso4886]

haha it got worse over time

[@ultimatedragon4281]

@@jhinthevirtuoso4886 Don'r worry though! It will get worse!

[@Baronnax]

Hey there. I'm from the future and I'm here to tell you things are gonna get way shittier.

[@zachjollimore4339]

It's gonna get worse before it gets better. Winter is here at last.

[@48917032]

What do you know about fear? Fear is for 2019 when dumbshits as orange as cheetos threaten war via twitter

[@Borderose]

Simple Rick's life is horrifying. If he is indeed a Rick who never left his Beth, it's possible he's not in the Citadel out of his own choice. Maybe he was abducted. It's possible even when Rick chooses to stay with Beth, he's fated to always leave her.

[@eranozsarfati7970]

Hakuraita wow

[@JoseAmaya-gp2yb]

There's no fate, everything is happening always and forever, even the perceived-illusion of order. Shatter the grand illusion with simple Ricks.

[@rabidadder3635]

If he's anything like Doofus Rick then he never had a daughter or a Morty but yeah there's no way he got to the citadel on his own Edit: wait, I got Simple and Slow Rick mixed up, yes Simple Rick was probably abducted but if you look at him, he looks very much like the Rick from C137's supposedly made up flashback

[@legendarylegend7296]

Rabid Adder That means rick was the one who blew up beth and his wife 😧😮

[@MikoArkamei]

Damn...

[@jfinesse313]

5:36 “Come home to the IMPOSSIBLE flavor of YOUR OWN COMPLETION” Damn.... that was kind of soul crushing

[@AbderrahmenBesbes]

that line hit hard

[@jerrygil1965]

Cone home to the completion of your OWN ILLUSION

[@therogue1542]

Who else gets goosebumps every time they hear Evil Morty’s speech at the end of the episode

[@jerrygil1965]

ARMYYY💜💜💜

[@kudasinezuko2881]

The song and the deaths make it more palpable I feel

[@Koivisto147]

I think the simple rick wafers thing is more about how many people in our society would rather consume a manufactured product that reminds us of the 'simple, good life' rather than experience it for themselves.

[@johnsmith-re1vj]

the thing about wise crack is everything=nihilism it's their go to. I thought it was more showing rick (rather then society) self destructiveness.

[@thrashpondopons2776]

I think even the name is a play on words! 'Simple' Rick's could be construed as SLOW Ricks! Like saying 'eat our cookies you half wits'! (Like the condescending restaurant owner of Little Bites!)

[@Kyle_Schaff]

john smith I still think it represents nihilism. I mean, it doesn't show a critique or anything of living a 'real' happy life vs. a 'manufactured' happy life. Also, it's Wisecrack's MO because it's Rick and Morty's MO. You should look out for those times that Justin Roiland talks about his philosophy, it's all existential nihilism.

[@johnsmith-re1vj]

Hey Kyle (I don't know how to tag i'm an old lady) if you watch other wisecrack videos (philosophy of...incredible s,philosophy of....or those alien review ones) they are literally all about how great nihilism is if you can find one video that shows a different philosophy in a positivie way (stoics or romanticism or whatever) please link it but honestly I have never seen them do anything else but jack niezche off. I am not a philosopher so I can't comment on nihilism. I read beyond good and evil and it seemed to be just bagging out other philosophy's and out dated (the stuff he says about science for instance). But I am sure it's evolved from there. It certainly criticises rick's "the world is meaningless there is no good and evil" attitude and jerry is definitely what niezche hated about the modern man morty criticises both and seems to be the creators mouthpiece. Honestly nihilists seem to hate modern life but they never other an alternative and don't want to escape the comforts of it either. The fact that they don't atleast admit that they are just as much a modern man as I am makes them hypocrites. Atleast other philosophies had a solution rather then just shitting on everything.

[@johnsmith-re1vj]

Also sorry for the essay. I read yours if you read mine ;)

[@GoyoLives]

Acta Non Verba = Actions Not Words

[@GoyoLives]

Nyar my bad probably autocorrect, thanks.

[@tdxflares2657]

GoyoLives that's was my schools slogan... Evil morty confirmed

[@Onetwistyboi]

"first I wanna thank our sponsor qui--" *skip skip skip*

[@TheChurchofJim]

cool

[@davidcrooks3985]

If you can’t sit through a 30 sec sponsorship for the creator to make money so that they can make more videos for you, you don’t deserve to watch their content

[@TheChurchofJim]

@Thatfathipo not really, your basically acting like an entitled child that wants dessert before broccoli, they make money off of these ads this is their livelihood dont be a douche

[@davidcrooks3985]

Thatfathipo please elaborate on how that’s now how this works lol

[@thackythac]

@@davidcrooks3985 Actually no they should either get their money from KZbin monetization OR sponsors but NOT both.

[@sirturd2954]

Anyone else think that the music at the end really sold the episode?

[@RaenbowRenegade]

Evil Morty's theme got me screaming

[@william41017]

For the damaged coda

[@ogsens6039]

Sir Turd same song the plays at the end oof the first evil Morty episode

[@charliehorse8112]

Sir Turd im in full agreement i made it my alarm

[@LuisSierra42]

yeah

[@QuikProdigy]

"Yes slow Ri-tall Morty" "Did I gragitate this time yet?" "Anything's possible tall Morty"

[@LettuceBunnies]

lmfao

[@johnnystevens1063]

All Ricks have the same IQ though

[@lilpapalstate628]

Johnny Stevens not all ricks.

[@Lazidu931]

Johnny Stevens Infinity realities, infinity possiblities. The thing is don't think about it

[@ricksanchez4813]

Johnny Stevens are you forgetting simple rick and tall morty

[@auaisme]

If anyone's wondering the latin phrases are "Moral of the day: Actions not words".

[@barryo3654]

Thanks

[@TheVsagent]

Begins at 1:45

[@besinji2000]

TheVsagent I find I’ve strayed from this channel more because I’d actually stop paying attention to the video while he goes off licking the balls of whoever he’s bent over his desk for. Yes daddy! Send me Rick n Morty stickers

[@lmva]

@@besinji2000 dang dude he's gotta make a living too

[@MiyamotoMusakaki]

@@lmva he makes 6 figures a year by watching and editing cartoons, so stfu

[@GioTMIP]

@@MiyamotoMusakaki And you are watching this for free so stfu

[@screamingphoenix8113]

This episode must have felt like a nervous breakdown for Rolland. He was just talking to himself for 22 minutes.

[@aaronb6379]

More Many lines have to be taken multipul times. About 32 times

[@Daniilo11]

Screaming PHOENIX Yeah he was taking to himself for days you know..

[@trotr42069]

You mean Roiland? lol

[@afrosheenix]

Screaming PHOENIX he's basically made talking to himself a living.

[@smokeylonesome4328]

I wish it were a 40+ minute special, or something.

[@wade5420]

Simple Rick was kidnapped from Beth at a young age... hence "abandoning her". I bet the citadel forced many Ricks to join when Beth was very young, hence the "abandoned" Beth that stems across two different parallel universes

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Brings to mind Alice Angel's line to Henry, "You're either putting someone in your pocket, or someone's putting you in theirs.

[@krombopulosmichael1699]

I'm not actually dead

[@dnatsrednUouYoD]

Krombopulos Michael master assassin over here.

[@Poppsss]

Is krombopoulos michael Greek? Lol γεια σου Μιχαλάκη

[@michaelregis1015]

Krombopulos Michael can you kill my uncle.

[@oscarmorland3788]

Oh shit boi

[@Cognitive_player]

What about Glenn the gromflomite?

[@nixadventures3938]

Simple answer? "Don't think about it" -Rick C-137.

[@leovk5779]

5:27 : "we captured that moment, we run it on a loop for simple Rick's mind" etc. That's not the only thing they captured. They say, right here, that it is simple Rick here, sitting in this chair. Which means they abducted, against his will in all probability, the only kind of Rick able to be happy and make Beth happy. To manufacture that fake happyness, thay had to destroy the real one. That poor Beth had a loving father, and now he's gone.

[@vibaj16]

Léo VK doesn’t matter. There’s an infinite number of other realities in which that type of Rick existed and wasn’t abducted.

[@openthinker6562]

It could be that that is the reason why Rick wasn’t there for Beth for most of her life - he was abducted.

[@leovk5779]

@@vibaj16 Or maybe there's an infinity of citadels, each trying to capture their "happy father Rick". Given the abysmal rate there seems to be between "dickhead Ricks" and "happy Ricks", I'm not even sure there are enough for each potential citadel.

[@NeedsContent]

"Come home to the taste of shattering the grand illusion" Let that line sink in for a moment.

[@TheSmokingSkull]

The only way to "escape" the system is to do what Evil Morty did... take over the system and turn it into another, even bigger, system.

[@johnnyschuler1997]

The Smoking Skull this man knows what he's talking about

[@millerrepin4452]

my man!

[@aemo6996]

The Smoking Skull Wow you know what you are talking about

[@NathanS__]

The Smoking Skull that's actually the whole point of Sith philosophy. If you are not in charge then you are a slave. The only true freedom is total control

[@TheSmokingSkull]

Nathan s Totally. The Jedi wanted to "free" the galaxy from tyranny, but there will always be tyrants... and the tyrants are usually the ones who write the history books (or in SW's case, the Imperial holo-tapes the Empire uses to train cadet Stormtroopers and the general public).

[@averagejoe5016]

This is by far the best episode of Rick and Morty (so far) and honestly one of the best episodes of a 20 minute series of all time.

[@RandomPerson-gt1jt]

It's ironic that the one person on the citadel who feels the most free (the factory worker who revolted) is now the least free person on the citadel. But hey, at least now everyone gets to pretend like they have actual freedom whenever they eat simple Rick's wafers.

[@rodneyholmes9332]

@Random Person Perhaps the saddest aspect as well. The most enslaved people who are the ones most comfortable with the chains that bind them.

[@patback8116]

Did I gradgitate this time yet?

[@AdrianVallido]

Anything is possible tall morty.

[@at5203]

#Techtime Slow* Rick

[@LuisSierra42]

no, you are too dumb

[@kingslushie1018]

Patback this was a reference from the comics!!! #councilofMortys

[@peachy_peach5684]

Patback I thought that was adorable for some reason when rick said that.

[@holyronin]

I wonder if the "impossible flavour of your own completion" line is actually the show saying something specifically about Rick's psychology. Science is an endeavour that is effectively endless and therefore, from an individual perspective, sort of pointless by design. Rick's depression is likely based on the fact that his own exploration of science showed him truths about the multiverse that made it impossible for him to give his own life meaning. It's sort of a pandoras box situation where he has been granted god like power but at the cost of not it meaning anything to him. Becoming better at science, getting wrecked and going on reckless adventures are his coping mechanisms but they never get him what he really wants, which is the simply a sense of satisfaction. Enter Simple Rick's.

[@koalafie9008]

William Billington I completely understand what you mean. But let me add on to that thought. Remember what the therapist said in Pickle Rick? Rick uses his intelligence to justify his actions throughout the entire series a.k.a. his sickness. Because of his godlike intelligence and the truth that nothing in his life can actually give him meaning or completion, he drinks and goes on ridiculous adventures. And that's where Simple Rick Wafers come in, they're a way of nullifying that sickness in all Ricks even for a brief moment and as we saw in the previous episode, "Rest and Ricklaxation," we see a very different man when that sickness is removed. He is still the same guy with Godlike intelligence but his actions are more mundane and moralized than that of the Rick we now. And Roiland and Harmon shows that in the willingness of Ricks to do menial jobs instead of what they're godlike intelligence actually causes them to do. Factory worker Rick says it best, " they told us we were special because we were Ricks." It gives the viewer a sense that these tamed and lackadaisical Ricks aren't the true versions of themselves. Don't know if it makes sense to people but it made sense in my head.

[@cosmos1282]

Stefan Alston actually it makes perfect sense and honestly I would actually like to see a full episode of a random Rick who lives a normal life like doofus Rick probably does.

[@ToughVato]

I feel so lost, so does this mean toxic Rick is able to be part of the system in a better way than the other working class Ricks?

[@ToughVato]

Stefan Alston "in the willingness of Ricks to do menial jobs instead of what their godlike intelligence causes them to do"... so they don't live up to their full potential because they accept simplicity? Or because their intelligence is misused and not used to be godly and like toxic Rick, try to make the world better and joining the system in spite of it?? I'm really hoping you respond because I'm really interested

[@cosmos1282]

Benny Tadeo my friend I'm pretty sure it's the second reason.

[@FelonyArson]

All Mortys are equal, but some Mortys are more equal

[@pmaii7707]

Wurminator all ricks are better than Mortys but some ricks are better than other

[@ahorrell]

Best episode of an already fantastic season

[@enochannor6550]

We get it Jesus fuck you guys have literally repeated this statement more times than i can count.

[@cozielny93]

Aaron Horrell pickle Rick up there also

[@Asehpe]

Don't count it then... Just relax and have a Simple Rick wafer!

[@enochannor6550]

Yea I've notice that. These people repeat stuff so much that it loses its meaning.

[@enochannor6550]

My brain subconsciously counts it.

[@olivedotcomm]

“The terrifying political reality of 2017” omg if he only knew what would happen three years later

[@pseudophp]

What happened?

[@granda3649]

The elites screwed over everything. There’s election fraud and tyranny everywhere.

[@olivedotcomm]

@@granda3649 ok grandpa

[@granda3649]

@@olivedotcomm Corruption is so clear that even your grandparents could see it.

[@MichaelSebura]

Sounds like election 2024

[@YanzBra]

"There's so much more to discuss about this episode but we've just barely cracked 10 minutes to maximise monetisation so tune into our ad-filled revenue generating podcast to get a taste of the completed video, come home to the finished version of a complex breakdown, come home to Simple Wisecrack"

[@jasonblalock4429]

I'm a little amazed at how much mileage they're managing to get out of this season of R&M. It's the same goddamn thing every episode: Be as crapsack as possible while shitting on even the slightest ray of hope or positivity. Frankly, it's getting more than a little repetitive. This is why people don't like die-hard nihilists in real life. THEY'RE BORING. Once someone has decided to only see the worst in everything, there's no point talking to them. At any rate, the show is rapidly just turning into I'm-14-and-this-is-deep fodder.

[@alveolate]

die-hard nihilists are fine with being boring. why would someone who thinks the world is pointless give two shits about being interesting to the meatsacks they're forced to interact with? btw, the show hasn't even gone an inch deep into nihilism. it's just nihilist tones underpinning the amazing grandeur of "world building". the real shit will hit the fan when the construction stops and deconstruction begins.

[@sheeesh404]

The whole point is they're explaining how to escape that nihilistic negative mindset through Jerry and Morty as he matures. If you really want a show like that look at Bojack. Also, the podcast is free and Wisecrack deserves to get as much money as it can during the adpocalypse. They make quality content and put in a ton of effort.

[@fallboy6123]

The Private Select How are you so sure it's about escaping these negative sides of nihilism you speak of? Generally curios, as I perceive the show to serve as an example of different lifestyles based on different philosopical doctrines. We have Rick who alternates heavily between nihilism and hedonism (one being caused by the other, and the other being caused by some tragic/groundbraking point in his life), and how this lifestyle has taken a toll on him, and then we have Morty, who tries to be balanced, taking a bit from both sides of Rick's mindset without indulging in neither one of those. I don't see where the show tries to "educate" us on the nihilistic lifestyle tho

[@BigLobster44]

You should do their job then give them some more competition. It's not as if there aren't millions of videos breaking down R&M, WiseCrack just does it best. The podcast is free and the perfect length for a commute to work for me. I mean I'm here for the Simple Sparky Sweets but I do enjoy the quality of work that goes into WiseCracks quick take reviews of R&M because even though there's plenty of competition for quick turnaround episode breakdowns and WiseCrack does that well because I feel as if Jared and others at WiseCrack actually do some research on their breakdowns which isn't something most quick turnaround breakdowns do and I'm struggling to see how WiseCrack is hustling anyone by having a 10 minute video but if you want more for free there's a 45 minute podcast to nerd out on for free, there's no financial incentive for WiseCrack to make more free content but they do. That's the opposite of what The Simple Rick corporation would actually do, you get what you get and you better like. Come home to the taste of exceeded expectations Come home to Reality.

[@aguilacahc000]

This episode was *#MERMAIDPUSS*

[@SeanStrife]

And now it will never leave your mind that Morty banged Ariel from The Little Mermaid.

[@CalmBreez]

Unrelated: has wisecrack ever done a metal gear video?

[@sonofjafarreturns]

It would explain why he didn't want it to be a one time thing.

[@impicklerick8449]

#MERMAIDPUSS

[@aguilacahc000]

Sprattack sorry Buzzkillington. Get back on that high horse and go fuck yourself

[@camusreviews6877]

Is it me, or did the whole episode seem like an allegory for race relations? The “Mortys” live in a segregated part of the citadel where drugs and violence rampant because the “Ricks” consider themselves mentally superior. When the “Rick” cop murders a “Morty” the “Rick” enforced system that he himself feels guilty about violating is the same system that lets him off of the hook. The Rick characters feel entitled and have a privilege in their society that the Mortys don’t. While campaigning, President Evil Morty even talks about how he doesn’t want a divide between Ricks and Mortys, rather he would rather focus on the divide between people abusing this flawed system and those who have to suffer its consequences. It all seemed so relevant to racism in modern society

[@stefanos_revenge9903]

So true man and how can i copy qnd paste ur comment On mobile it wint work

[@yagirl177]

Wow good job getting the incredibly obvious theme of the episode.

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

@@yagirl177 Idk, dicking around this comment section, I've seen the whole race thing go over several people's heads. "NoT eVErYthiNg Is aBoUT RAce"

[@kofola9145]

@@yagirl177 Obvious to obvious people. The theme of the episode is the exact opposite. The obvious opposite. That NoT eVErYthiNg Is aBoUT RAce. That your race has nothing to do with how you treat other people. If you are a racist then you do think that, but that is not the reality. You have Rick the Democrat cop and Cop Morty the African American cop. We see Democrat cop caring about Morties, while African American cop calls other African-Americans animals, abuse his power and attack those African-Americans who want a change just because he can. Because no one gives a fuck. Not even other African-Americans care about African-Americans in African-American Town. Why. Not because they are African-Americans, it is because they are criminals, who prefer to do drugs over Morty Academy education. We see that Democrats, who are independent, intelligent etc has created a system where people with power rule people with less power. But then we see African-Americans, who are dependent, less intelligent, etc, has created exactly the same system, except more violent. Genius Morty abuses Dumb Rick. You heard the Shadow Council of Ricks. They do not care who sits in that seat. Rick, Morty or Jerry. It is not about race. It is about power. "Mortys have no chance of defeating a Rick." Yeah, but why? Not because of their race, but because of their intelligence. You may think it is the same thing. But it is not. There were two Mortys more intelligent then Ricks. One of them became the president of the Citadel. Now, of course, if you are a racist you try to turn everything into black versus white, but that does not work A) there are Asians(Well, not in the show, but you know). B) it is about power. And power is colour blind. That is the story of cop Morty.

[@kofola9145]

@Sketchy Stuff Yeah, you interpret it based on your beliefs. So you see the race privilege of African Americans, who have an unfair advantage over other people when it comes to employment and education, based purely on their shade of skin colour. Is that what people mean when they say the USA is a racist society? Anyway. I do not see the episode that way, but ok. Different beliefs. If you are born Fox Mulder you cannot be Dana Scully. Does that mean X-Files is about race? Well, if you are so obsessed with race, then yeah, you can say that Mulder represents a voodoo based African American and Scully is an archetypical European American who has given up on religion. And that the Aliens represent global Jewish Caball who target African Americans because no one gives a damn about them, which is demonstrated when they kidnap Scully and everybody loses it, and add all that gender bender study garbage. But lets talk about this episode. So Morty represents African Americans and Rick European Americans. Les skip the whole African Americans are less intelligent than European Americans, it is outside of this episode. If we accept that logic, the Detroit City scene tells us that every African American needs a European American supervisor, or master if you wish, or else they will turn into drugs, crime, violence. In that case, the episode is extremely racist and offensive and has to be banned and erased from existence. Do you agree?

[@TrickerFailureFilms]

Anyone notice the House of Cards kind of reference where the press morty shoots evil morty, but evil morty survives and everyone thinks he's just a terrorist?

[@losada4852]

Yes, but what I don't get is why Lucas went nuts. I mean, the frustration is hard and everything, but couldn't he make a better plan? It's pretty much obvious that crowd murder attempts don't succed most of the time, and Frank doesn't exactly walks around with a lot of protection. Wasn't it easier and smarter to just arrange a meeting in a parking lot and set a bomb?

[@kirareilly3699]

Or shoot him with a rifle from a nearby rooftop? There are hunters who set up rifle traps along known paths of their prey that can be triggered remotely. Or hey, why not a drone nail bomb combo? People are creative creatures when they want something bad enough, and killing political figures in a country where they feel relatively safe should be pretty easy.

[@DavidGlennWilliamson]

See if the press Morty did this, I would prepare a duel for the coward, the Loser would be stoned, both would be in prime physical condition, and he would have a week to rest up, and I would even let him use my kitchen.

[@Ferrychick1]

3:16 - 3:19 I just want to point out that the four Morties (homages of Stand By Me) ran away from farmer Rick and fell into the river which was a remanence of the scene where Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin run away from Farmer Maggot and his dogs after Merry and Pippin been into his crop, then the four Hobbits fell downhill which was a shortcut to mushrooms.

[@demonic.lionfish]

Envious Green I'm always here for Lord of the Rings discourse, yaaaaaaas

[@Hyavobi]

Yeah I notice the resemblance too

[@Punchy1992]

Sometimes falling down a hill is just falling down a hill.

[@krissypremium1512]

Nobody talks about the rick that provided the picture

[@endgame6782]

Thank you!!! Press Morty most likely wouldn't have even attempted to kill Evil Morty if PI Rick didn't give him the "evidence"

[@LowestofheDead]

@DCED Nah, Our Rick was in Atlantis and doesn't care about the Citadel

[@jamieclarke2694]

@DCED Also, PI Rick is dead at the end of the episode next to the Morty that tried the assassination. Maybe paid by Evil Morty through proxies to hand the files over and cause the assassination, but was wearing something protective that made him survive, with much sympathy and support from the rest of public society. Either way, it's not our Rick.

[@patrickmike2524]

Commodified rebellion like in 15 million credits episode of Black Mirror

[@stephanvanderwoerd4405]

Patrick Mike I thought of that too

[@williamfrancis5367]

So much more civilised than what they do in China, North Korea and Russia.

[@priceless2353]

15 million merits *

[@olirayner5129]

Patrick Mike Merits*. But you're right still

[@jonasfull]

or almost every 90s rebellion movie

[@Slann_ted]

Evil Morty might actually sincerely want to better the situation for all Ricks and Mortys in the citadel. He promised to take a stand against the ruling elite and then he purged said ruling elite. As far as I'm concerned he's 1 for 1 on promises made and kept

[@OwlTeaGames]

Yeah, the show gets very grey when it comes to morality some times. It could very well be argued that Evil Morty's actions in S1 could be justified somehow. How? Dunno, probably need to watch it all over again. But it seems like something that could happen. I seem to remember that the Rick he was manipulating was one shade more evil that Rick C137.

[@life-destroyerofworlds7036]

Everybody has a different vision on what a perfect world looks like. That is the problem with giving one man (who promises a perfect world no less) all of the power. Evil morty could easily turn into a Stalin

[@antifasarkeesian1467]

this is why antifa exists, bc most people simply don't know what fascism looks like...

[@chocolategringo2707]

Right, just depends on what "action" Evil Morty is referring to at the end of the episode

[@yugiohguy]

Antifa Sarkeesian nigga Antifa doesn't know what fascism is like

[@UltimateVegetto]

I recently had a discussion with a friend about whether or not a ruling elite in a capitalist deserves its prosperity and whether or not high taxes are justified to allow low income households to prosper by means of a basic income. He responded with the classic argument of the "elite" deserving their earned money and status due to personal performance in life, essentially calling it a meritocracy. By his logic, those who have nothing are in this position by their own fault. For me, unravelling this argument was the central point of this episode. A society of literal clones, still trapped in a hierarchy of circumstance. At the same time it touched so many issues of race, division, peace of mind, purpose and government that it is really hard to pick a central focus here. Amazing episode in any case.

[@aaronlandry3934]

UltimateVegetto I believe that the “elites” should indeed pay taxes, but do they deserve to pay more taxes than anyone else in the system?

[@wilrsjasac]

@@aaronlandry3934 if it's a percentage of income or instead a sales tax, they would pay more either way due to higher consumption or income. I favor a sales tax only. Being taxed on income is a drag

[@aaronlandry3934]

Will Masters Yeah, that’d make much more sense

[@B10Esteban]

“The elite”, who exactly do you think is the elite ? If you were to invent a billion dollar app tomorrow , would you now be part of that elite and be forced to pay higher taxes ? Why shouldn’t you pay the same amount as others or perhaps a bit more but not what people usually advocate for which is 70% or some insane number like that

[@aiso9198]

Muspell the rich deserve way worse than high taxes

[@RoyalHemlock]

I've been waiting for this since monday

[@josha0]

I've been waiting for this my whole life

[@Kevin-wx7wu]

Who narrates the simple Rick Commercial?

[@galeguy]

Clearly Sam Elliot.

[@MRCKify]

I like your style Dude

[@eskim_97]

It was actually Jeff Davis, doing a Sam Elliott impersonation. A damn good one at that.

[@codes5218]

Catheter Cowboy

[@SpiralPowerInfinity]

Shouldn't a Rick narrate it? Makes no sense

[@Thehintercast]

Anyone else think about the bicycle episode from Black Mirror when watching this episode?

[@losada4852]

Thehintercast What bicycle? Be more specific

[@jace2564]

Dj Rasta if u have watched black mirror u would know the episode straight away

[@losada4852]

Jonny Altieri I watched it but I dont remember any bicycle

[@david9075]

Dj Rasta Episode 2

[@dnatsrednUouYoD]

Dj Rasta episode 2. Where they literally ride bicycles for 95 percent of the episode lmao.

[@urielaviles1386]

This was my favorite out of the season so far

[@elheber]

The *Simple Rick Freedom Wafer Select* is the *Kylie Jenner Pepsi Ad*, wherein you can feel like you engage in social revolution through buying a product. Genius.

[@MDoorpsy]

I'd forgotten about that commercial. Great point.

[@HxH2011DRA]

elheber LMFAO I LOVE THAT MEME XD

[@arm003]

elheber dumb

[@abc8722]

There are a lot things like that, but that can be one example, sure.

[@apollion888]

"Come home to the impossible flavor of your own completion" is some of the greatest ad copy ever written. These guys are gods. Keep it up!

[@TadeuCarabias]

This Episode reminded me a lot of the movie Brazil. It definitely touched on a lot of the same issues the movie brought up, and the Simple Rick's rebellion and subsequent entrapment are almost a direct parallel to the movies.

[@aangsstaff4174]

The only other people that weren't voiced by Justin roiland are the simple ricks guy and kid beth

[@MegaSim3]

"Speeches are for campaining, now is the time for action." "Acta non verba"

[@cocoabeangamer690]

seriously underrated comment

[@jerrygil1965]

Execute Order 66

[@thedailydan4939]

My man!

[@Xminus247]

The Daily Dan Looking good!

[@wiiliamjrgensen3510]

Slow down!

[@bul13ts]

*snap Yes!

[@John-bv5ui]

The Daily Dan *snap* yes

[@RedBikelane]

The Daily Dan o

[@snigdhajyotidas3057]

So Evil Morty = Stalin, purging one totalitarian regime just to bring about another totalitarian ideology. And Citadel of Ricks = Capitalism where even t-shirts of Che are commodified and fetishised.

[@shama6394]

Evil Morty hasn't manifested an ideology particularly, though in all fairness neither did Stalin I suppose.

[@charleynewman5057]

Evil Morty could turn out to be an Anti-hero.

[@stefanoemygdio1582]

Simon S yea Stalin did lol

[@shama6394]

"I want power" isn't an ideology as such, and he certainly had no intention of abolishing the working class or instituting a system of free communes...

[@alexsinek9937]

Shouldn't Evil Morty = Lenin? Since he was the OG in purging the, back then, Czar Russia and establishing the Bolshevik Regime through instigatin fear and spreading propaganda?

[@visualonestudio]

Absolute best episode ever. I can watch it 100 times and notice something new each time.

[@emiotomeoni1882]

SOOOOO "The impossible flavor of your own completion" ??? were all just moving past that. really I've watched like 10 of these re-cap videos, cause I can't get enough of this show, but nobody has stopped to acknowledge that ... "joke"

[@empathylessons2267]

We can't escape the system. But we can make self awareness profitable. We can make the system promote the world we would like to see.

[@TheVsagent]

A world without a system? Huh.

[@alveolate]

what makes you think self-awareness would lead to a system that promotes "the world we would like to see"? what makes you think the utopian vision is something everyone shares? clearly there are those who think a world with trump walls is utopian, while others think a world without possessions is utopian. the very system we currently see is already the aggregate of all the extreme-utopias people dream about. the reason we can't escape the system is because there is a huge imbalance of power, where those who control propaganda (i.e. media and culture) still control how the masses think - including what constitutes "self-awareness". these uber-powerful will continually demarcate the "safe" boundaries of thought within which people are allowed to be aware of. unless you are somehow in this top 1%, and amazingly charismatic enough to convince/influence all your powerful peers to fall in YOUR line, it won't be possible to "promote" any better system/world. but to do that, you would need to become the ultimate fascist, and force your will onto others - would that do for the foundation of a "better utopia"?

[@empathylessons2267]

I meant those as two separate ideas. -Make self awareness profitable -Make the world we would like to see, profitable. That is the only way the system will create it. Obviously people would like to see different works, that why we need more discussion. That's why we need to exit our echo chambers and hear other perspectives. My perspective is that we will never fix the huge imbalances of power, the only thing we can do, is make our best interests their best interests. By making what is in our best interests profitable. We have the power to change what is profitable, we buy the products. We just need to exit our echo chambers and start talking to one another, this will start the self-awareness. From there we just need to start acting in ways, that provide companies an opportunity to profit off providing us genuine self awareness.

[@insertusername7342]

"The only thing we can do, is make our best interests their best interests. By making what is in our best interests profitable." That is called capitalism. That is the current way of things. However I get what you mean, but it sounds like an utopian and rather improbable world. Your idea would require (as you say) a mass awakening of self-awareness. It would require (that we become) a completely different psychological creature, than humans. It would require a complete change in how we are taught, who teaches us(their ideas and goals for the education), it would require MORE controll to make sure that a high enough percentage of people got "THE RIGHT IDEAS"! Humans are conformistic by nature. We follow the group, we follow what`s popular, we follow what`s safe, we follow the comercials. Your idea would require a fundamental change in this, one that would require mass brainwashing for starters... As I said, it would probably require humans to become something else, probably something less animalistic.

[@empathylessons2267]

Well capitalism just means that what is profitable survives. It doesn't mean that what is in our best interests is profitable. But you're right, what I speak of is improbable. It would require things getting bad enough for change to be demanded on a mass scale, it would require a unifying factor, an identifiable figure. But I disagree that it would require more control. Self awareness includes acceptance that there are no "RIGHT" ideas. Humans are conformist by nature, but the conformation swings along a pendulum. Whatever happens, is what was always going to happen. But hopefully the pendulum swinging into self awareness is what was always going to happen. Considering our current lack of self-awareness, I consider it a possibility.

[@alexandertheaccursed1627]

I love these episode breakdowns...and they show that you can love this Show for its intellectual nuances and ideas while at the same time enjoy as the show itself pokes fun at them.

[@Rick__C-137]

Ron Swanson IS MY MAAANNN!!!

[@paddyob9537]

Rick C-137 Ron Jeremy is MY man...

[@mullerpotgieter]

My question is this, who is the rick that knows evil mortys identity

[@noobstalker1]

Muller Potgieter doesn't matter now, he's dead, you see him floating in space too

[@mullerpotgieter]

noobstalker1 Missed that, thanks

[@Bammz25]

Muller Potgieter there is a theory that evil Morty gave that info to Sherlock rick so that campaign Morty can shoot evil Morty and make people vote for him out of sympathy.

[@armashuvitz]

ZackAguon671 that's a pretty dumb theory. I mean evil Morty could have been killed. Rick is a genius, so it's not surprising that one of the Ricks figured out who candidate Morty really was. He probably wasn't the only Rick who knew either.

[@anthonylipira9526]

ZackAguon 671 That's some 4D chess right there.

[@WunTu92]

I love how a 22 minute episode of Rick and Morty plays out like a 55 minute episode of Game of Thrones, and does a damn good job of it.

[@dpaul89]

Wisecrack drinking game: take a shot every time Jared nods/shakes his head

[@crushed__ice7825]

Someone will die

[@hazoish7670]

Slick is literally in a garbage dump

[@dayylikenightyt5923]

"The best we can hope for is an illusion" well that's just something I've kind of always known. My parents are always yelling at each other and it's kinda something I learned from listening to them.

[@npc83]

Evil morty gave me goosebumbs HEIL MORTY

[@DarkFlash23]

Lasst uns die Bolschewisten und Semiten ausrotten!

[@sartresianez5332]

Neunundneunzig luftbaloons

[@Leon-le9cn]

Markus Halde Lass das mal nicht machen

[@Werewolf914]

Ziege

[@PreownedHonda]

Sir Edgelord wtf are "goosebumbs"

[@Excelsior2043]

Can't they just automise everything with AI and robots? I mean the Citadel is filled with Ricks. Why didnt they think of that?

[@HaloInverse]

I'm guessing that the pre-Rickpocalypse Citadel _was_ much more automated. But then everything broke, and they had to rebuild not just automation but basic infrastructure "by hand". Some Ricks had to do the mundane work, and others had to do the coordination, now that the Council was gone. The Ricks who were the organizers, being those who most aggressively stepped forth to do so among a sea of mostly-equally hyper-intelligent Ricks, realized that they could _keep_ their positions as a _de facto_ Council post-reconstruction if they could arrange the Citadel's society to maintain most of the Ricks and all of the Mortys as an underclass. So, automation was de-prioritized, and Ricks like Plumber Rick were "allowed to" keep their new jobs. To maintain the new power imbalance and keep the Ricks from rising against them, the New Council needed to _appear_ to not be ruling from on high like the Old Council, but to have leadership that _looked_ like it was one of the Ricks, chosen by the Ricks, who would have the best interests of all of the Citadel's Ricks at heart. A symbolic and ceremonial "president". ...and then a certain Morty ran for that office. But hey, I'm _uuuuurp_ just spitballin' here.

[@daiselol]

I'd guess the Ricks in power just get off on getting Ricks below them to do menial tasks

[@MRCKify]

I like the idea, but the low-skill division of labor is enforced by the storytellers' need to reach a certain conclusion than because of any nature of production we could think of. Why does the Citadel need Ricks to fulfill such domestic roles when it's original function was to be a trans-dimensional military post? Even though that military function originally (S1E10) is subdivided into an august patrician council, a police force, a Seal Team Ricks, a self-defense militia and a meeting spot for the cowboy and Cronenburg to meet, ever thing necessary to Rick defense past that needs mostly some automation and a few supervisory Ricks. It doesn't work, but if the writer's don't write it that way, they can't enunciate how they believe the world works. Otherwise, a high-average, fat-tailed distribution of intelligence (the mean intelligence is overqualified to the challenge of creating pickle prosthetics and a 2-lb laser cannon from rats parts and things around the office) automates everything in about one hour.

[@MRCKify]

HaloInverse I assume you need carrots and/or sticks to enforce a cap on automation, but I'm shit out of ideas what either could be. Also, are you a Halo universe set underground, instead of in space, or do you wear a reciprocal-halo around your toes?

[@MRCKify]

M. Woller. What are you on about?

[@webkeeper]

Did the series ever mention the "Evil Morty" as "evil", or he was named like that by the fans? The series pretty much try to stay out of defining "evil".

[@LowestofheDead]

I think his Rick was called "Evil Rick", so..

[@Eli-234]

#Mortylivesmatter

[@krillbeans8620]

Mortys are human!!

[@johnlucas6869]

Eli Khan shut up you f#%king Rickless animals!

[@KookiesNolly]

Mortys are sidekicks, without a side to kick, they just start kicking

[@binaryvoid0101]

"Same old story: Ricks killing Mortys."

[@namotac]

Yeah, they're like balloons.

[@seamuscallaghan8851]

I swear the Rick asking questions at the debate said the divide between the groups has never been "whiter."

[@maracachucho8701]

Wider. A wide divide.

[@LeBingeDoctor]

One of the best episodes of 2017, reviewed by one of the best channels. I'm as happy as an alienated-slave of a 1984esque system-Simple Rick wafer consumerist.

[@saint1515]

Rick and morty FOR 97 MORE YEARS!!! 😃

[@saint1515]

Dark-Lark yes

[@SweetLilWren]

Video starts at 1:41

[@SmokingKools]

Karen Brown Thank you the sponsorship message was kinda going on and on.

[@schwee8693]

Karen Brown no, the video starts at 0:00

[@Asehpe]

No it doesn't, Morty!

[@abc8722]

Wow, you just shattered the grand illusion.

[@brettbroudy805]

Could the simple rick food be an allusion to soma in brave new world how it keeps the people in line and makes them feel good within the constraints of the system

[@huh2597]

Really have to ask?

[@kinghazythethird]

I watched your podcast but I prefer these videos after every episode where you have time to put your thoughts together

[@bixis5081]

8:23 "terrible 2017" oh boy, what good times

[@David73490MY]

I think the series is falling into being likeable... but this kind of episodes bring it back. This has been the best of all seasons... amazing narrative and very down to earth.

[@aedr04]

Morty lives matter! ... But seriously, the Morties were basically an allegory to working class poc and how they are treated as second class citizens, making for the social caste system of the Citadel. Like certainly, you have your poor Ricks, but they're still more valued than your Morties. To me, that was probably the most important theme here... Maybe because I'm black.

[@user-it7rd2ux1m]

aedr04 Not everything is a race issue you dumb fuck, the mortys are an allegory to the lower class in general

[@dcung8833]

ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ You mad bro?

[@rexsilvermoon8609]

dude you can climb the ladder of society if you have what it takes anybody can you just actually have to try and work smart so please don't put your despair into this comment thread especially because your despair is fabricated by your society telling you you can't make it

[@aedr04]

Ryan Forbes Not surprised at all by your reply, typical racism/racism denial of a typical R&M fan... The criticism of the fan base is right, the brilliant and socially critical writing behind this show is just wasted on the majority of its fans.

[@rexsilvermoon8609]

dude A calm down B criticizing is very different from debating criticizing gets us no where come up with valid reasoning or at least something that an argument can be made for but don't just pull out the race card and insult people actually have a discussion.

[@TRAG9909]

Who would've thought that the most profound conversations would come from a cartoon...*hits blunt* These are some deep questions.

[@TRAG9909]

Nah, haven't really tried it. You recommend it?

[@hajrah5]

Thank you guys for making this video... I love Jared's commentary and the detail in which he goes to!!

[@erb2323]

Nice episode, I enjoyed it alot. But Quidd isn't a very fun app. I understand having sponsors helps support the show, but from the times i've played the app Quidd seems to just be another pocket draining app whose prices have increased exponentially in the past few months. Most of the channels never update and the odds on packs can be abysmal. Download at your own discretion but don't say I didn't warn you.

[@davehernandez4688]

This episode was fucking brilliant

[@Katiedid2040]

Hey clean, are you done fuking the lady from the Super Bowl commercial...

[@PapoOv]

This episode totally deserves a one hour analysis video

[@rh5340]

This episode really does not make any sense. Rick is the smartest man in the universe. The citadel's capitalism should run on fully automated production technologies, instead of the 20th-century style Taylorist production line. lol

[@vibaj16]

Rhett how do you know those aren’t just robots that look like Ricks (and are intelligent enough to act like Ricks too)? Also, it could be the leaders being lazy and using spare, otherwise “useless” Ricks for the job.

[@MT-lc3lt]

nope not every rick is smart. remember the episode where a bullied rick from another dimension meets jerry and they become friends? he was the dumbest rick and with infinite dimensions there are probably infinite ricks that are as smart as humans

[@jamieclarke2694]

It's likely a reference to what happens to people at the bottom or lower ends of a class system. They have much poorer education and tests have shown that IQ, capability and competence decreases in a person who is told, or who comes to understand, that they are below the rest of society. These Ricks didn't automate it all with robots because they actually no longer realise they have the ability to, which means they actually do no longer have the ability to. The Ricks at the top don't build them to keep it this way. At the extreme end this happens most in slavery, which some argue the working class of capitalist societies are slaves of some kind or another. After all, if we didn't need plumbers or farmers etc, there would be no need for a class system or capitalism.

[@64B_]

If there's only Ricks and Mortys at the citadel, who's the guy narrating the Simple Rick's commercial?

[@Jixsurez]

Gab -Meme Morto- TV suave voice rick

[@OwlTeaGames]

Rick Elliot, pretty sure.

[@randomdude189]

Thing is simple Rick captures the living vicariously through others that is rampant on our society. We use other experiences to fill us up as place holders. Tv shows case in point. Even just knowledge is a type of escape for Rick

[@Argyle117]

So wait a minute, is “Simple Ricks” literally waffers with cream covered in liquid dopamine?

[@willmarsden7657]

Yup, pretty much.

[@etrim4213]

Yup

[@9Tensai9]

"Escapism buries you deeper inside the system (capitalism)" > Uses anime and videogames as escape > Considering how much money has been spent on that "escape" ... ... ... ... ... ...Fuck!

[@HxH2011DRA]

l1o2q3u4i5n Too close to home

[@levongevorgyan6789]

Capitalism is FREEDOM.

[@TheForklifter]

l1o2q3u4i5n You buy escapism. You can't get escapism without funding the escapism

[@9Tensai9]

It is art indeed. Anime figures are sculptures. You have to buy them tough. That's capitalism anyway

[@DriesduPreez]

This has been my favorite episode of Rick and Morty so far. Too relatable.

[@vastas282]

If anyone rewatched season 1 episode 10, the first time evil Morty was in the show, you would see that in ricks memories, you see president Morty... Was president Morty our Ricks original Morty? Is that why evil Morty is evil? IM SO EXCITED!!

[@MRCKify]

That was just Rick's memory of when he gave Morty a little vial of... Rick Potion #9.

[@LukeSparrow221]

It's pretty on the nose that he's Rick's original Morty.

[@wesleyackerman8211]

I think Evil Morty is Rick "C-137" (that's not his real dimension)'s original Morty.

[@RandomPerson-gt1jt]

Remember, he only became president after season 1 episode 10. If you are talking about the memory that has morty in a suit, that's a memory from the episode rick potion number 9. But Rick also saw a baby morty in that memory, and the way evil morty singled out our rick and tried to frame him means he could very well be ricks original morty.

[@xaph212]

The Morty who wearing suit with a lapel flower? Like MRCKify said, It was E01S09 (Rick Potion) Morty . Morty suited for "Flu Season Dance" then he asked Rick for love potion.

[@gerlach1025]

While I agree that the simple Rick story line was my favorite I disagree with the melodramatic idea that the political climate is more terrifying than ever. I feel like people think they have been paying attention to our politics but haven't really. Everything I see points to the fact that it has been equally bad for a long time. The biggest difference is the size of the echo chamber of people complaining which is bigger than ever thanks to social media.

[@trentongm]

Large groups of Americans are a hair's breadth from killing each other in the streets. That hasn't happened since the Sixties.

[@ogsens6039]

gerlach1025 vocal minority. The small group who is either uneducated or unsatisfied, maybe plenty if noise, seem bigger the the silent majority, who feel me need to make noise

[@Voyager2525]

Political views of the general population have been getting more and more polarized every year. The country is probably more divided now than it has been at any time since the Civil War.

[@jmchez]

I sometimes remember that the 20th century started like this: - A president got assassinated - A hurricane killed 12,000 (not a typo) in Texas - An earthquake leveled (truly flattened) a major American city - A world war got started in Europe that would kill over 20 million - A totalitarian anti-western government took over Russia - A pandemic killed over 25 million in its first 25 weeks and 100-500 (!) million overall worldwide (Weirdly, this is not discussed much) - There were no antibiotics . You could die because of a pin prick - People died horribly because of diet lacking in vitamins which no one understood. - Diabetes killed excruciatingly painfully - Polio could paralyze you at any age - There was no air conditioning - The US government went insane and prohibited the sale and use of alcoholic beverages - Farm soil got depleted and a dust bowl engulfed the American Midwest - The stock market collapsed and a great depression ensued - The US President was given almost dictatorial power (it was working nicely in Europe, so why not?) and in trying to do too much ended up prolonging the depression - The KKK was holding parades involving thousands - A second even greater world war got started that killed over 50 million - Dictators in Russia and China killed over 60 million -The threat of nuclear annihilation became a real possibility Yeah, we got it easy and whine too much, or at least don't remember what previous generations went through.

[@leodebatin2667]

jmchez yeah that is true but do keep in mind the reason why people complaine is because we don't want that to happen to us

[@delam83]

This was the best analysis of this episode that I've found you nailed every point.

[@valioapostolov7369]

Where is the video for the new Bojack Horseman season?

[@giitanjalichiya2116]

Valio Apostolov amen

[@LuisaAlejandra]

fuck yes

[@Tunechies]

it came out like 3 days ago relax

[@lynxieqt]

Valio Apostolov AHHH SHIT LEMME WATCH THE SEASONS

[@uncensored008]

And he's releasing a vid on every single R&M episode a day or two after it airs.

[@eneteachedos]

You guys please have to do a podcast on Bojack Horseman Season 4!!

[@Simply_A_Crow]

"Where you could practice (k)not being crammed into a city." As a boy scout, I caught that joke, and love it.

[@hazen8027]

Same old story.

[@Project_Zeko]

Hassan Idriss Mortys killing Mortys

[@hazen8027]

Sandwich Turtle Ricks killing Mortys

[@Project_Zeko]

Hassan Idriss yeah I know , but i changed it to suit evil morty

[@hazen8027]

Sandwich Turtle Maybe even Ricks killing Ricks

[@Project_Zeko]

Oh yeah like in the first episode of this season

[@gerardopadilla8346]

The subplot also introduced Morty's implants, that might come into play in later episodes

[@stallionlol6987]

SPOT ON! Its nice to see that I am not the only one who gets the meaning in Rick and Morty. You have a good brain.

[@KevinVandyTech]

Oh Geez. Wisecrack uploaded again.

[@beaflowers2639]

Funny, how even this show - while exposing so many flaws and horrors of this world - falls into the same trap, of trying to escape and seek freedom but ultimately being pulled back into the same terrible system. We have episodes like this that, under any reasonable circumstances would have people raging hard against their own social regimes, but we've also got a giant Rick-bus driving around the country selling merchandise and people using the show as commiserating escapism from their alienated drudgery. As nihilistically delicious as this show is, it's not changing any thing, either. It's still futile. Ahhh. Simple Rick's.

[@MDoorpsy]

Maybe, but the only way we have a chance to effect real change is to be aware of the things that R&M is saying.

[@afrosheenix]

Bea Flowers I think the themes stem from Harmon's own nihilistic alcoholism. He sees the world as a series of interlocking, inescapable systems, where rebels are either chewed up and spat out (rebel morty) or repurposed to reinforce the system (new simple Rick). He's the voice of Rick, an intelligent nihilist that is self indulgent because he honestly believes nothing matters.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Bea Flowers Come how to the sweet pleasures of simple ricks

[@JoseDorda]

I think the entire point of this episode was to say that there is no way change the way the world works, it never tried to create any change.

[@Vendal89]

You know the answer to that problem? Don't think about it!

[@goldbondisgod]

I’m so glad this channel exists