Rick and Morty | S7E2 Cold Open: The Jerrick Trap | adult swim

[@koshi6505]

I like how the garage doesn't even recognize Jerry's body's death and only activates when it thinks Rick is injured.

[@cajunking5987]

Well yeah. Rick could heal Jerry easy. Rick being injured is the problem. And then the garage realized their minds were swapped

[@TheMedicatedArtist]

@@cajunking5987Even Rick admitted that he, “can’t cure death,” (the Jurassic Park/Christmas episode in season one). Then again, Rick’s intelligence has definitely fluctuated over throughout the series.

[@double7s41]

@@TheMedicatedArtistHe doesn’t have to bring back that Jerry though, if Rick was still in there he’d just extract Jerry’s memories and clone him

[@m5vn706]

​@@KojiGamiinotice how no one cares to answer towards your irrelevant comment?

[@gartrux]

​@@TheMedicatedArtist I think he kinda do that with bird person. Before the subconscious thing I mean.

[@NicoleMay316]

I love how Rick in Jerry's brain just instantly cant take it. Like wow, that took a turn fast.

[@tacosanloresno]

I feel it’s a metaphor for your average person. If we collectively strived and has higher knowledge. Studies have found most people would rather be dumb and happy then smart and sad. “3great forces rule the world stupid, fear, greed”-Albert Einstein

[@SAINTFLOOR]

I don't understand why would rick want to kill himself in jerry's body that fast when he was the one who wanted to prove the point?

[@bluejjboy]

*decrepit old man's voice* Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[@abstrusepaladin]

​@@SAINTFLOORUnderestimated Rick's stupidity, I can only assume.

[@ericwilliams1659]

​@Stfleur.767 He either knows his robot assistant will fix him, and he is messing with Jerry. Or Jerry's brain chemistry is bad for Rick.

[@Coolkidcoolkid1789]

I love how Jerry ALWAYS asks Rick if he’s going to kill him whenever Rick goes on a rant

[@extraterrestrialcontent]

Technically he did

[@anakpinguin3942]

Truly the father-in-law experience

[@CF-or3ci]

Does he have a reason to not believe that Rick doesn’t wanna kill him?

[@InstaTubeReels]

@@CF-or3ciit computes, Rick hates Jerry and rick can’t go to jail

[@gachabloxgirl3958]

“Well, you never made me the pants…”

[@moonlitmortician6694]

Gotta love how Rick couldn't go a minute stuck inside Jerry's brain.

[@harleyb7880]

Took me a while to remember Rick is voiced by someone else😂

[@dunit911]

he couldnt take 10 actual seconds

[@СашаЛагаев]

I mean who can

[@Kanglar]

It's not Rick in Jerry's brain. It Jerry with Rick's mind.

[@agungtryono3228]

@@Kanglarbro u dumb? the one who suicide is rick mind in jerry’s brain

[@EpicDestr0yer]

I love how Rick just ends it as soon as possible While Jerry just fails miserably as soon as possible

[@thomas-beaver]

Jesus jerry. The brain is HARDWARE. I'm going to put YOUR MIND into MY BRAIN and my MIND into YOUR BRAIN.

[@lumberluc]

Yeah, that bit was confusing but for computer nerd, its transfering a full data 1TB Solid-State Hard Drive, into a 3.5mm Floppy Disk. Rick's the SSHD, and Jerry is the Floppy Disk

[@ErosVDeus]

@@lumberluc You mean Solid State Hybrid Drive? Why would Rick specifically be a hybrid drive anyway? SSDs are better. You know, when I woke up today, I didn't think I'd be questioning what kind of drive Rick is, but here we are...

[@lumberluc]

@@ErosVDeus Well, I was going to go for a bio computer with a multi-personality Digital Core but that doesn't have the public specs on its processing speed and Storage Space. And the the Hybrid-Drive, I wasn't going to mention that.

[@lunkystraydog6572]

​@@lumberlucmaybe one of those matrioshka brain but using something to make it smaller

[@jimsmith3715]

I like to think that Jerrys brain is just so much more capable of emotion, so when Rick swapped he is finally feeling his actions and his own "feelings" so intensely that he actually follows through on his suicide which he has attempted multiple times.

[@irinaindeikina4042]

Why multiple? I believe it was only in the Unity episode🤔

[@codysmith8639]

@@irinaindeikina4042he attempted during the talking cat episode

[@bigminder21]

That... Or Rick finding himself limited in brain capacity is just plain unbearable for him. Sure, Jerry's had his moments in the show, but about being a scientific genius... Not really. 😅

[@ethyr]

yeah I agree. people saying rick's intelligence prevent him from killing himself makes no sense.

[@StatischBenutzer]

that makes the most sense because Jerry witnesses Rick commit suicide and reacts to it like he saw a mere fender bender. No reaction other than a little surprised

[@KermaHillway]

I like how they used the helmets/strainers that has been in the background for 7 seasons of basically every episode.

[@enigma9590]

I was wondering when someone else would point that out. You’re an OG fan 🤝

[@Channel-pz1qt]

@galacticinfochine4580 not so wrong, rick kill himselft after he used the helmet

[@klaplays8853]

@@enigma9590bro fr I seen some many theories about that but I’m so glad they finally used it

[@ThinkingProblem]

I love it, it was based on the helmet Doc used in back to the future trying to read Marty's mind, and this device can read and hold a consciousness as well as switch them between brains. Super happy with this season so far

[@jurantechetty4766]

That was a nice touch !

[@NightEnigma8]

Rick putting his mind in Jerry's brain is what made him finally kill himself.... LOL The writers clearly love writing Rick and Jerry episodes. I don't blame them though because those two have become by far the most interesting duo to watch. This is easily the show's best cold opening.

[@jubusch]

With Morty becoming basically another Rick or a younger summer, the only one left in the family that resembles the original dynamic is Jerry, hence why he’s been getting the best treatment out of the entire cast

[@TheKrazykyleman]

@@jubusch You took the words right outta my mouth. I was thinking the exact same thing

[@mateobareo4229]

Rick's dead, they stole his IP and he's not even guilty.

[@jasondrake323]

@@mateobareo4229 It was never his IP, Warner Bros always owned it as soon as Adult Swim greenlit the show. God, why are people so stupid? Being the co-creator of the show never means you can't get fired(the other co-creator was literally fired from Community), and being a literal convict isn't the only way you can get fired in any job ever. Everybody said he was hard to work and a hazard in the workplace.

[@pinkiguana1]

@@mateobareo4229 you guys need to stop dickriding. The case being dropped does not determine guilt or innocence in a court of law. Read a book.

[@ryantodd2000]

Rick has thought about unaliving himself many times but the fact that being in Jerrys head for less than 15 seconds is what drove him to actually follow through is insane

[@Emil4Brain]

dude stop with this 1984 newspeak

[@evertchin]

Yes, I think his intelligent is what keeping him alive 😂

[@hwelse]

​@@Emil4Braintf are you even talking about, man

[@hiuer1945]

@@Emil4Brain i think saying the actual word gets ur comment auto-removed lol

[@Vapor817]

@@hwelse 1984 has ppl speak in a super simplified way called newspeak and "unalive" would fit right in. examples from the book include "thoughtcrime" and "doubleplusgood". ppl in the book spoke that way because the government wanted to control language to control thought but in this case it's to get around the algorithm removing comments with undesirable words.

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

Theory: It wasn't being as limited as Jerry that drove him to suicide but rather the other way around, in Jerry's brain he didn't have the same lack of empathy and was crushed by the scale of his own atrocities.

[@PotatoSack615]

And with Jerry’s intelligence couldn’t think of any reason to live anymore

[@philjackson1428]

My theory is Rick saw all of Jerry's memories and experienced years of sex with his own daughter and shot himself to make it stop

[@greensonickid3304]

I'm just taking every theory about this to be canon, Jerry sucks so much, there are numerous reasons Rick shot himself

[@lucaspsm125]

that actually makes a lot of sense

[@kemmyexists]

Good theory :)

[@HarmonicVector]

Rick spent his entire life hunting down the version of him who ruined his life, and the moment he switched bodies with Jerry, he just gave up. Wow.

[@fucknames]

He the smartest man he’s gonna have fail safes even if he fails lol

[@fucknames]

He already has millions of ways to come back I don’t think that’s giving up lol

[@nagzmbnhddyj]

​@@fucknamesNo, he already died several times and besides, he SAID if he is a clone or the original

[@mclovinpo]

@@fucknamesnot entirely true since many ricks die forever

[@DJDerpyify]

A testament to Jerry's daily internal struggle.

[@TripleM24]

My favorite running gag about Rick and Morty is that Rick, despite being the smartest man in the universe, often chooses a lengthy and convoluted solution, instead of just choosing something simple. 😂😂

[@WanderTheNomad]

Add this to the list of examples of Rick being smart, but not wise.

[@jtlego1]

​@@WanderTheNomad *Absurdly* high Intelligence, low Wisdom.

[@ThiccMints]

He's also almost incapable of taking advice

[@tigertoxins584]

Being able to do anything gets boring

[@Squeeko639]

He is the Rube Goldberg machine of finding solutions in society

[@caesar8921]

It’s hilarious and fascinating how polar opposite they are that both could not live in each other’s shoes. Jerry being able to get by through caution and cowardice while Rick takes a more logically convenient approach, I like to think that Rick was bombarded with the amount of anxiety Jerry deals with enough to end it while Jerry is not having any idea on how to approach with what seems easy to Rick on a daily. Both resulting to their demise.

[@SkiesForeverBlue]

I think it's the other way around, I think the amount of things and experiences that Rick's mind has gone through were too much for Jerry's brain to comprehend, thus leading to suicide December Edit: I'm trying to say that the brains are new to their switched psyches, since their minds are swapped

[@caesar8921]

@@SkiesForeverBlue I feel like your interpretation could be correct simultaneously with mine, although I fail to understand how it is “the other way around” to my perspective of them being polar opposite.

[@Wulabaloo]

@@SkiesForeverBlueWell they switched minds, that means mentality too, I guess we’ll find out when the episode comes out

[@paveluchitel]

I disagree because they switched hardware not experiences. Rick couldn’t handle the feebleness of his existence as Jerry and Jerry couldn’t handle the hardware as it was too advanced and he had no practice.

[@double7s41]

@@SkiesForeverBlueJerry was clearly controlling Rick though, so it had to be Rick who offed himself

[@Roonie]

I love how jerry's body killing himself is not a "medical emergency" it only detected when rick's body died

[@parsleyara758]

OMG TRUE I DIDN'T REALIZE

[@NexusOng17]

Or maybe it only activates once everyone in the garage is now dead.

[@jiado6893]

I believe the idea is Rick can actually comprehend how small he is in the universe, but with Jerry’s hardware, he doesn’t have the capability to control anything. Which is pure, existential terror.

[@Zurie]

An ant doesn't start babbling when they see a circuit board. They find it strange, to them it is a landscape of strange angles and humming monoliths. They may be scared, but that is not madness. Madness comes when the ant, for a moment, sees the world, and the circuit board, as a human does. It understands some markings are words, symbols with meanings, like a pheromone but infinitely more complex. That it can send these messages unimaginable distances, to lands unlike anything the ant has seen before. It knows of mirth, of embarrassment, of love, concepts totally alien and unimaginable before this moment. And then, it is but an ant again. Echoes of things it can no longer comprehend swirl through it's mind. It cannot make use of this knowledge, but it remembers. How is it supposed to return to it's life? The more the ant gazed, the more it learned, the harder it is to forget. It needs to see again, to feel again, to understand again, it's world now so much larger than it's simple hill. This is madness.

[@beasttheredknight5741]

Is it crazy that sometimes Rick and Jerry's adventures are awesomer than Rick and Morty

[@OlliWitta3_]

Like father like son

[@HouseCzechowski]

There should be some kinda spin off like Rick and Jerry

[@leoprince7248]

Even that incest one. The one with his mom.

[@Malsypoo]

why do you find a man killing himself and another dying to his own ineptitudes awesome?

[@andrewbattat]

that is crazy yeah 😃

[@bread3039]

I love how Rick insists on making all his technology sentient.

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

So it can operate completely independently in case of something like this, duh.

[@tiqosc1809]

@@kylerbelshaw7042 a machine doesnt have to be sentient to act independently

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

@@tiqosc1809 It does to do what Garage has to deal with. Sapience is the ultimate failsafe.

[@thefanboy3285]

That's because if you switch letters around, there is "fun" in "suffering".

[@prophetzarquon]

@@thefanboy3285 sffunerig?

[@FlamingLily]

At the risk of having a "You have to have a very high IQ" moment.... I don't think most people are getting the point; Or at least not the point I got of this scene. Rick is a man who has basically lobotomized his emotional centre. That's part of the brain. And as he says, the brain is hardware. When he switches MINDS with Jerry (Not BRAINS, that would be Freaky Friday), he brings along every single traumatic memory, every guilt-ridden murder, EVERYTHING he's suppressed over the years through cybernetic augmentation and alcohol poisoning. He carries issues with him that we cannot literally comprehend. And he carries that anguish with him outside of the safety of his BRAIN (Remember, hardware), meaning all of those defence mechanisms no longer exist. He has the BRAIN of Jerry, but the lived experience of Rick. And the brain of Jerry cannot handle the experience of Rick. You'll notice, this goes in reverse. As Rick blows Jerry's brains out, Jerry's reaction is muted. There's almost no reaction. He calls out "No" in an effort to stop Rick but as soon as the deed is done, Jerry has practically no emotional reaction. He's got Rick's brain. The brain of the mad scientist. The lobotomized emotional centre.

[@adam28-bv8qf]

Interesting. I feel like this would somewhat refute the presumption that Jerry is stronger than Rick emotionally. It's pretty much self-evident that Rick has desensitized his brain emotionally-likely the amygdala to pursue an internal locus of control. Although I do see tension with continuity when taking into account at how he isn't unfazed with killing, as when Jerry Prime (let's assume that they have near-equal brain structures; that all Jerry's possess equal resilience, iQ, &c.) easily toughened up in the face of cataclysms in the Prime/Cronenberg Dimension. Props for him effortlessly slicing Rick Prime's throat without remorse and casually acting with slight pride. Hell, Jerry Prime didn't even feel much emotional remorse when he was about to die by Rick Prime as vengeance. He simply accepted his fate-the dire reality that was to ensue: impenetrable death and a half-answered inquiry. I'd like to see how this all ties in, however. I think a reconcilatory motion would probably be that Jerry-in all likelihood-improved at emotional regulation; he would've still been able to withstand if Rick committed suicide without changing, though perhaps.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Exactly! I didn’t put it together in as much detail, but I gathered Rick offed himself in Jerry’s brain because Jerry’s brain literally can’t deal with it. Rick himself only just barely stays alive despite his SI.

[@yuarentlucky]

EXACTLY!! This comment is my exact thoughts. (Put into better words LMAO)

[@jonquilgemstone]

YES! He is basically a sociopath experiencing a neurotypical brain.

[@S475-pb2dp]

I felt like I already knew this when he said the brain was hardware. The mind isn't. It doesn't take the rickest Rick to figure this out.

[@the_funnyREAL]

"There goes my Thursday" has the same vibe as "There goes my sanity again"

[@sabreejohnson1551]

True

[@sucoleleung3880]

Or “Welcome to the club, Pal”

[@michaelp2147]

Its so relatable tbh

[@DIYToPen]

Does it? You caught on to that? Well done.

[@the_funnyREAL]

@@DIYToPen ?

[@mynameisharry8739]

I like the detail of them not switching their voices. It's a pet peeve of mine how most body/mind swap stories also have them switch their voices too when they shouldn't

[@SameSeam]

Dragon Ball Super did very incredible with body swap voices, 2 actors had to adapt the tone and mannerisms of the switchee

[@Whoeverheis11]

I think that's usually non-diagetic. Like it's not actually happening in universe, but the audience hears the voice the character normally has. To stop people from getting confused, especially if they end up doing a lot of switching and shuffling over the course of the story.

[@SirDubbs]

@@Whoeverheis11 For kids show, yes. For adult shows, it’s usually done because not all VAs are equally talented, especially when it comes to mimicking other VAs tone and personality.

[@chrisdawson1776]

What do you mean? They literally switched Rick's voice actor

[@SirDubbs]

@@chrisdawson1776 Wow…I am speechless. Either this is an embarrassing display of your reading comprehension or you commented without actually watching the video…either way, epic failure.

[@samhassan683]

In this scenario, Jerry’s brain chemistry produced so much anxiety, depression, and self-doubt, that Rick’s consciousness was overwhelmed by the powerful emotions and limitations created by such neural pathways. Equally, Rick was used to navigating life with boundless confidence and capability; this was how he coped with complex emotions and maintained control. The abrupt and extreme feeling of incompetence and insecurity led to a rapid mental and emotional decline. As an individual of unparalleled intelligence, with a self-identity deeply rooted in that intellect, facing the limitations and weaknesses of Jerry’s brain was intolerable. And so, it quickly drove him to a tragic act.

[@robertwaksberg]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick & Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick's existential catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, i DO have a Rick & Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

That sounds more like Rick tbh.

[@downwardsaerial2239]

This is the most accurate comment

[@Rocketshoes]

@@robertwaksbergthis copy and paste never fails to make me laugh because this is exactly how Rick and morty fans were at the start of the show 💀

[@alg003]

If Rick did that to himself as Jerry- imagine what compels Jerry not to do that to himself-

[@xNirex44]

Beth?

[@12DAMDO]

maybe it's the fact that i'm not entirely sober, but that was deep

[@wouju9600]

I think Jerry got used to it

[@butterflyman33]

ricks existential thoughts and depression was too much for jerry's brain to handle, therefore he shot himself. However Jerry doesn't have such existential thoughts, so he doesn't off himself when he's in his own brain. Ricks thoughts literally were overloading Jerry's brain and so he did what he had to.

[@Prinygod]

I actually think it might be the other way around, if rick could not stand Jerry's body he could switch back. I think he felt certain things like guilt and loss more strongly in Jerry's body and wanted to end himself, rather than being overcome by Jerry's mediocrity.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

All that genius & Rick didn't think to just build Jerry a rake just to make him to go away. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Or a device that has Jerry call back his rake

[@forged8323]

Because he is smart and he knows if you start giving him stuff he will just keep coming back for more. Don't raise kids :)

[@TKK64]

his ego is too big he has to prove jerry wrong to feel better about him self

[@FranciumBoron]

​@@forged8323I will raise children. You just need to know how to do it properly.

[@mcm203]

To be fair, it's not spiteful enough for rick

[@SorryLove2007]

1:15 oh God Rick just turned into a CryBaby in Jerry's body lol!

[@Dac85]

Rick: I'm a genius Also Rick: *puts his mind in Jerry's brain without thinking*

[@kate_cooper]

That’s Rick all over, he’s a genius with technology but he’s not so good at actually *thinking*.

[@cyruto]

Int 100 Wis 0

[@somerandomuser924]

no no the thing is, this is normal for rick one insult about hs intelligence is enough to attack his ego which made him angry with wanting to prove jerry wrong in any way he could especially knowing its dumb.

[@bryanlowe3346]

It's like Krasinksi as Mr. Fantastic telling Wanda how to kill Blackbolt in about 5 seconds.

[@Ixarus6713]

Yeah, doesn't he realize the hardware limitations he'd be facing? As well as the (clears throat) _other memories,_ they might not want to share?

[@MrGemHunter]

the funny thing is if Ricks body wasn't a cybernetic nightmare Jerry would probably have been fine

[@matthewhubka6350]

I think the big issue is that Jerry just didn't bother using Rick's intelligence. Surely if he realized the brain he had, he could've asked the garage for help or figured out the cybernetics ahead of time or something. But instead he just barrels ahead, wasting his intelligence just like Rick said he would

[@BonnieBoestar]

​@@matthewhubka6350 I think he definitely failed to wield Rick's intelligence, but its less cause Jerry barreled in (he was EXTREMELY cautious as usual), but its more cause Rick has turned his own body into a highly bersatile tool that simply CANT be wielded without an incredible intellect. Jerry outright just doesn't have the expertise to drive one of the most complicated machines in the galaxy.

[@hagamapama]

Intelligence without experience is useless. Rick-Jerry had all of the brains but no tim to get used to all Jerry's whatzits. I think Jerry-Rick severely underestimated Jerry's penchant for extreme depression. As someone who battles depression it ain't always an easy life in this head. @@matthewhubka6350

[@pizzasheriff3562]

@@BonnieBoestar Also they swapped minds instead of brains (so I think that would mean memories don't stay in the body), so even with Rick's intelligence, Jerry was piloting the universe's most complicated cyborg blind.

[@odod2898]

​@@pizzasheriff3562Exactly. Even if he has greater intelligence now it doesnt mean he has unknown knowledge

[@level5650]

I love how Jerry accidentally proved his point that none of Rick’s intelligence stems from his own success and it’s just a freaky brain mutation.

[@sergioplazat3995]

I didn't expect Rick's suicide in Jerry's body so quickly.😅

[@riparianlife97701]

He hasn't been a mortal human in a long time.

[@thoughtful1233]

I don’t really get why that happened. I get it if Jerry acquired Rick's intelligence and existential angst, but not if Rick was just piloting Jerry. I don't quite get it. I guess if the mind is supposed to be like a soul operating the brain then so many neurons would be differently connected that it would be impossible to operate. But surely Rick would've known that. This joke went over my head, though I'm sure I'm overthinking it.

[@SB-Boi]

@@thoughtful1233ricks mind got put in Jerry’s brain and Rick couldn’t take it so he killed himself

[@joseleonardofarfanperez2838]

​@@thoughtful1233 All that I can thing is that since he is in Jerry's brain he sucumbed to his traumas. Even when he has his consciousness, jerry's pathetic view of himself + Rick's trauma = this

[@jamesgoesoff1992]

@@thoughtful1233 I think Jerry just became smart it was more like they switched IQ scores so Jerry was just inundated with the horror of existence and overwhelmed. gentle souls and harsh realities don't mix well. rick on the other hand lacked the concentration to control his implants like a newborn baby flying a 747.

[@Vicky-gi2st]

Just by the cold open alone I can already safely say that this episode is gonna be waay better than the first one was 😭😭

[@racool911]

@completelystuffed7189I expect more from Rick and Morty

[@PurpleGuyishere]

I think people have gotten bored of random adventures. After 5 season of it I think it just got stale, a lot of people are invested in the lore now which is fine because most of the ‘canon’ episodes are well written it’s honestly like watching a different show 😅

[@PurpleGuyishere]

I also find the humour to have fallen off but whatever

[@robotsix6268]

@@PurpleGuyishere Nice try, plant. The random adventures were awesome tangents away from the formulaic path most stories end up falling into. Eventually, those random moments do come back to influence the main storyline, adding to its strength. Face it. Justin Roiland was more than just the voice of the main characters. He was half of the franchise. This is Rick and Morty's Game of Thrones moment. Be happy Season 6 happened.

[@joshsaunders6392]

@@PurpleGuyishere we're not tired the show just isn't as good

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Pretty sure that rick was basically overriden by jerrys stressors, depression, anxiety, fears, insecurities, all presented as completely foreign hormones to rick mind. For jerry it was probably alot more peaceful an experience, but then his emotional reactions to what he saw triggered the augments involuntarily. Great scene

[@rdowg]

That was the funniest thing Ive seen in this show for a few seasons lol No hesistation, rick gets 10 seconds in jerry's mind and immediately goes for the gun😂

[@matiasrodriguez7408]

If Jerry had the gun in his hand, it would have only been 2 seconds

[@Tarikera]

How is this funny? It's disturbing

[@argonicapple]

@@Tarikera rick wanting to end himself isn't anything new

[@Bezaliel13]

@@argonicapple But this time he had Jerry's balls to do it.

[@Localclipjunkie]

Bro who paid u to say that

[@Draxlix]

The garage only detected a medical emergency when Rick's body was hurt. Rick didn't program anything for Jerry.

[@MetaQuePig]

lol

[@NS-xx1ze]

💀

[@kingdeespadas]

💀

[@KingDom.mp3]

Love how the garage only detects the medical emergency when Rick's body gets hurt. Either it's set to only protect Rick or set up to specifically ignore any injury to Jerry. Tbh, funny either way.

[@Spacebugg]

Or the garage just wanted to see what would happen if she didn't intervene. Can't tell which is funnier. Also sadly this ciruosity costed her her thursday.

[@mikemcconeghy4658]

So, of course the medical bot can feel overwhelmed. Not the first time Rick made a machine that can suffer.

[@attilaabonyi8879]

"What is my purpose" "You pass the butter" "Oh my god"

[@saple3688]

Rick loves to make sentient robots that hate their existence. maybe he's proyecting something

[@attilaabonyi8879]

@@saple3688 you mean his depression about his dead wife? Yes, yes he is

[@battlesheep2552]

I think he likes to spread the misery of existential dread

[@HealthySprouts]

@@attilaabonyi8879 "yeah, welcome to the club pal"

[@somerandomperson_23]

"all of that brain and you just wasted" prolly the only moment where jerry stood up for himself

[@MrTayloreh]

*waste it ... not meaning to be the grammar police, but had to say it

[@jordoruiz]

He was acting like an entitled karen, but yeah

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

He's in the wrong but he's still right.

[@thisaintart]

Or the time Jerry was being eaten by that worm after they rode the whurly durly, good times

[@barockobummer2448]

Doofus Jerry moment

[@Gtoonm]

I like to think the reason Rick killed himself is becasue he still has the memory of what the talking cat did but in Jerry's body he did not have the mental fortitude to cope with it so he immediately went for the gun.

[@LazyPog_]

That is a clever theory

[@cutiepiehole]

Jerry did say that someone should live and tell people though before his memory was wiped

[@Spacebugg]

Nah in that episode Jerry saw it too and wanted to remember it but got shot by the memory erasing gun. He didn't become suicidal tho, just puked.

[@shivernaut8607]

being jerry is harder than being a pickle

[@clarejennings5049]

Watching Jerry in Rick's body trying to figure out how to move was funny

[@Kanglar]

Rick explained it but almost everyone misunderstood what's happening. It's not Jerry in Rick's body. It's Rick with Jerry's mind. It's still just Rick in his own body, but his brain was downgraded from a supercomputer to a Windows 95 machine.

[@kikrinman1450]

​@@Kanglarwhy is he referring to himself as Jerry explicitly then?

[@beatsme7420]

@@kikrinman1450 Guy was wrong. It's more like switching consciousness. Without the memories part.

[@PotatoSack615]

@@beatsme7420 I think you mean without the intelligence part jerry’s mind in ricks body still has Jerry’s memories and experiences that’s why he doesn’t know how to use ricks body, though technically, he does have ricks intelligence at that moment. And ricks mind in Jerry’s body has all of ricks memories experiences and baggage but with Jerry’s intelligence probably just couldn’t think of any reason to live anymore

[@beatsme7420]

@@PotatoSack615 No memories are an important attribute to intelligence. So it's most likely just consciousness and personality that was swapped.

[@Misunao23]

This episode actually felt “normal”. If they can make an episode like this, then I’d say the rest of this season will be just fine.

[@BrxIghtside]

His new voice guy is sounding better each episode

[@idontcaremuch6317]

​@@BrxIghtsideI really think it's just the adjustment. People are more likely to notice the difference when there was a big deal made about it. If the voice actors were silently switched and there was no coverage of it I doubt as many people would have noticed or cared.

[@JohnnysaidWhat]

Anytime I watch an old episode and jump back it’s crystal clear this is really lacking both in the tone and timing. But oh well

[@yuarentlucky]

​@@BrxIghtsideThe reason the new voice actors sounded 'off' in the first few episodes was because they had to dub over ALREADY animated scenes, typically you animate the voice actors lines so the flow is better, etc, it's actually quite impressive how they did it imo.

[@butterflyman33]

I love how jerry in ricks brain is just staring at rick in jerrys brain while he wobbles over to the gun crying.

[@FoolsGil]

They are such best friends.

[@ahmetacar4582]

True Rick's just in denial.

[@TheAlFapwn]

​@@ahmetacar4582I'm denial Rick!

[@sexydictator3241]

Well...not anymore. They're both dead. 😂

[@ricardsnesters7322]

Pahaha so true xD

[@somerandomuser924]

garage ai got their back they good@@sexydictator3241

[@Heisen_burger-dude]

This might have been the first time in ages where this show made me actually laugh

[@Thomas-ex6tp]

This is the funniest episode in a while

[@zotharr]

Most of the shows end up like this. Even with movies. You have to watch so many, until you get a really good one...

[@austinmorrison6953]

Wow. Rick lasted WAY longer than I thought he would in Jerry’s brain

[@tiqosc1809]

he probably took some time to figure out how to end himself

[@maxminota9921]

I thought he would last longer than that but no : instant regret and straight up suicide. lmao

[@SSGoatanks]

Why didn't he just switch back? - Or would admitting he was wrong worse than death?

[@tiqosc1809]

@SSGoatanks because he's still Jerry, he's just Jerry with rick mindset

[@thefinalslice2791]

I think that Jerry's mind is used to dealing with stress and anxiety, while Rick's mind is used to processing technical information. When the two switched minds, Rick's mind could not coop with the way Jerry's brain felt anxiety, and therefore became overwhelmed with emotion. Jerry's mind however, no longer felt anxiety, but had no way to understand how to use Rick's brain to process information. Both of these scenarios ended in their demise. To answer the second half of the question, that is possible to be how Rick felt with Jerry's fear.

[@marcusbighouse]

Credits for jerry for remaining exactly the same in rick's brain

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

All being in Rick's brain without his knowledge would do is let him think faster. Windows 95 on a gaming PC is still Windows 95.

[@lefterismagkoutas4430]

@@kylerbelshaw7042 i love all the computer analogies that in reality make no sense in regards to the functioning of the human brain

[@arthurbriand2175]

​@@kylerbelshaw7042Well the computing power of Rick's brain would probably present too many options to Jerry for him to know how to make decisions. He would be paralysed by his own intelligence

[@double7s41]

@@lefterismagkoutas4430It does if you consider the mind as separate from the brain. Jerry can’t use Rick’s brain effectively whereas Rick can’t use Jerry’s brain to string coherent thoughts together so he just ends it

[@Doctor4077]

I just realize that this episode basically debunks the whole “Rick was working on a suicide helmet” theory since we now knows what those actually do.

[@phoonwax]

i mean im sure a mind transferring device could end someone's life if ones mind is transferred into nothing

[@ivanmegafanboy1981]

Well, it still fulfilled a suicide function

[@Spacebugg]

Or it was a different device. I mean there's no crystals on this one and the hat part is a common kitchen item you can buy in alot of places.

[@narutony1916]

I can't get over how Rick immediately kills himself on purpose, and Jerry does it on accident. Like, it's a perfect summation of their characters

[@Mysterey101]

I like to imagine Rick is also functionally drunk at this time of day, so Jerry also had to deal w/ that 😂

[@goldenchipsempire]

Yeah he’s drinking constantly

[@epaminon6196]

Not much of a hindrance. Chronically drunk neurons adapt to the constant state of booze intoxication by increasing their activity. That's why going cold turkey can be a life-threatening decision for alcoholics.

[@zim._hates_dib]

“There goes my Thursday!” 😂💀😭

[@mystari4445]

This is a really cool concept.. the smartest and one of the most disturbed minds switching to a much more limited brain and just immediately ending it there and then is chilling

[@damascusasticus4691]

Jerry's brain is the embodiment of that picture

[@PotatoSack615]

I mean, yeah, with Rick’s memories and experiences and Jerry’s intelligence he probably couldn’t think of any reason to live anymore

[@KaraZola]

This is the weirdest use of Chekov's gun I've ever watched.

[@kingrocky7519]

For all his trauma and baggage, Rick actually has it pretty easy. His genius and ability to repress his emotions allows him to live his life basically however he wants. The fact that he’s smarter than everyone he meets means he can use that as an excuse to act as selfishly and irresponsible as he wants while still coming off as the only person in the universe who understands how things work. Jerry, meanwhile, doesn’t have any of those skills. And while it’s easy to make fun of him for his mediocrity, the fact he’s been able to accept himself and live out a semi-fulfilling life while Rick is one constantly suffering says a lot about the difference between their emotional resilience.

[@kihaakui792]

Rick IMMEDIATELY proves himself wrong and offs himself 🤣

[@GubekochiGoury]

On the best of time, Rick hardly can deal with being proven wrong. But in this case he had to cope using a Jerry-grade brain so he couldn't cope.

[@SilverScribe85]

@@GubekochiGoury Most "geniuses" HAAAATE being proven they're wrong (and I use the term genius very loosely)

[@superiormultiverse467]

I mean they were both wrong

[@kyarumomochi5146]

No? If anything he was proven right that jerry couldnt utilize his brain lmao

[@dairylandsportswi]

This looks way better than the first episode. Cant wait to watch it

[@sabreejohnson1551]

Same here.

[@runthenumbers9698]

I'm glad someone said it. I felt like I was just becoming a toxic fan. First episode was quite subpar, especially for a season opener.

[@wariosqueegee9504]

Not a big fan of the first episode of this season but this one looks great!!

[@xsyzz]

ye the first episode was kinda meh.. people say that nearly every season but this season its actually true

[@kalashydra9016]

the idea ? yea but man rick sounds pretty bad in this ep . was better in the first one

[@LostSoulSilver]

This episode was peak R&M to me. Easily one of my personal favorites of all time

[@irishbananamafia9728]

“I get to check my brain privilege” already the best line of season 7 😂😂😂

[@carlbrenston8436]

that's really saying something

[@aaronmichael6792]

@@carlbrenston8436no it’s not, we’ve had one episode so far. Stop hating things and be happy for once in your life.

[@early20s18]

the woke writers they do love their quips

[@Ripplistic]

@@early20s18The word privilege is woke now?! What are you on brother?

[@early20s18]

@@Ripplistic "brain privilege" reads like I'd expect the female writers would write. Like white male privilege. It is woke

[@ivanpn6206]

I think this says ALOT more about Jerry than it does about Rick.

[@Charlie-lr4mc]

No because its not jerrys experianses that make rick kill himself its jerrys weak emotions and mind that couldn’t take ricks trauma so he killed himself

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

@@Charlie-lr4mc I thought the takeaway was that Rick couldn't handle being so dumb... basically proving Jerry's point.

[@hagamapama]

Jerry is an emotional ironman. To take all that abuse and still not clock out for good, the man is as tough as old oak roots. Rick took one look around at the perennial helplessness Jerry feels all the time and just can't cope.

[@arthurbriand2175]

If the brain of Jerry was so unbearable for Rick, doesn't that prove Jerry's point ? Rick's brain is just physically smarter and the downgrade to such a small brain with none of the capacity to control your universe is unbearable for Rick.

[@FULL0FFF]

now Rick will have to take Jerry's 'situation' seriously :b

[@WARUEL]

Well atleast it play by our rule. Afterall genetic contribute too

[@double7s41]

Yeah but Jerry was also proven wrong because he couldn’t utilize Rick’s brain

[@evertchin]

​@@double7s41both of them are wrong and right at the same time 😂

[@nitopygameplays]

Rick's mind in Jerry's brain is like trying to fit a life size Bear plush into a small box.

[@vettie]

Jerry couldn't even take a single step in Rick's shoes... bravo, writers.

[@1slayer959]

I mean, that's less a limitation on jerry. More a result of ricks body being armed to the microscopic level. It's again on rick for not thinking stuff tgrough

[@rafaelmartinez9259]

I mean, Rick in Jerry's body instantly gave up on life.

[@Skyfoogle]

@@rafaelmartinez9259 it's rick's mind/knowledge in jerry's brain. not rick's brain in jerry's body.

[@rafaelmartinez9259]

@Skyfoogle I'm aware. It's basically like a software transfer, but what I said isn't inaccurate.

[@BlastinRope]

bravo vince

[@HaughtyToast]

Jerry's Brain: All resilience and no control Rick's Brain: All control and no resilience

[@jonquilgemstone]

*Mind

[@RockySamson]

Everyone seems to think that the garage purposefully ignored Jerry’s injuries, but, as far as the garage could tell, Rick was alive and present in that moment, Rick being more than capable of fixing whatever injuries Jerry sustained. The garage wouldn’t need to interfere when Rick could most likely fix it, but when Rick himself was out of commission, that’s when emergency services kicked in.

[@frogman6948]

This cold open is better than the entire first episode of this season.

[@rickandmortclips]

@@Nohrazall they lost is the voice. Justin Roiland hasn’t written anything for the show since S3. The voice also isn’t that bad considering it’s the first season the VA has been doing the voice.

[@Kerman_von_Braun]

@@NohrazLast fiew seasons of rick and morty were garbage, its really not a loss lol

[@applemask]

Dan Harmon is the main brain of the show, Roiland abdicated all creative responsibility long ago because he's a manchild @@Nohraz

[@RickyS-sy8qu]

​@@NohrazThis season was already written and iirc Roiland even recorded some voice work before being fired (similar to Solar Opposites). I.e. even with him voicing the characters still the 1st episode would be the same. Also, he just did voices, hadn't contributed writing etc. since season 2.

[@RickyS-sy8qu]

​@@rickandmortclipsAgreed. Also, you can go back to the pilot and listed to Roiland's Rick voice. It was nowhere near what we ended up getting used to it sounding like. So, there's realistic room for the new va's to improve as well.

[@14768]

This is the funniest thing to come out of R&M in a long time, possibly ever. Absolutely hilarious from start to finish.

[@GothAtheist]

Not even close, Season 3 was the last of the golden age, season 6 was the last of the meh age. This is the dead show era, it won't last long.

[@RJPharry]

@@GothAtheist facts

[@iamconsomateur3832]

And look like this episode will talk about PRIVILEGE and SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

[@rdowg]

​@lexruptor nah, this bit is legit the first time Ive laughed hard at this show since S3 Nobody's saying "the show is back", just that this scene is hilarious......and it is

[@max1mate]

@@iamconsomateur3832they’re putting pronounce into rick and morty????

[@pengmaeda9908]

Im honestly surprised Rick couldn't foresee the immediate consequences here, being the oh so proclaimed "Smartest man in the Universe"

[@alainchristian]

"MIND" is such an abstract concept. I LOVE this premise! This is hilarious! I'm so glad I stuck with this show. This has Season 2 energy. I love it!

[@CLN-ni6ew]

Basically soul swapping

[@theflyingwelshman5338]

@@CLN-ni6ewor just transplanting software.

[@Gat720Dua]

This whole thing could've been avoided if Rick just help Jerry get his rake back. Or Jerry just buy a new rake.

[@fawkewe]

Rick killed himself due to the insane loss in thinking ability. He was wrong and his mind and now couldn’t think. On other words his mind runs Starfield on the original macintosh. He literally couldn’t escape that hell without death. Jerry killed himself because he was right. He had gained significantly more intelligence but someone with that intelligence had already used it to alter his body. Jerry may have had the intelligence but not the knowledge and was killed simply trying to get it.

[@ElectroWalker86]

Man Rick in Jerry’s mind is like if suddenly all of my existential knowledge and trauma came in full force without the mechanisms needed to cope with it all

[@Tarikera]

Rick’s traumas on Jerry, right?

[@ElectroWalker86]

Ricks consciousness is in Jerry’s body and brain. But Jerry’s brain is not as complex as Ricks brain so ricks conscious and trauma was too much and too complex for Jerry’s less complex brain. So Rick technically killed him self because he was in a lesser brain@@Tarikera

[@Mr.Cynical]

I love how they're both petty as hell. 🤣

[@MosiekRybitwa]

I think this might be the best cold open of this show so far

[@ursidae97]

I'm hooked

[@bencurtis8838]

I wouldn’t say the best but this is pretty good one.

[@bensoncheung2801]

111 👍

[@Izak_Klark]

It's hard to beat Rest And Ricklaxation, but you might be right.

[@willropa4226]

Little detail to notice, even though the medical spider robot did scan both Rick and Jerry, it only activated when Rick's body was damaged, it didn't make a peep when Jerry's body was damaged. Just another tick on the list of how little Rick cares for Jerry's well-being, wouldn't even lift a finger if Jerry was in an emergency.

[@BrendaLootens-c4x]

Or maybe was because Rick's body was there. Even if Jerry was deadly injured, Rick being there would lead the assumption that the aid wasn't needed and Rick could fix the problem As soon detected damage to Rick's body the ai recognized that needed intervention. The ai could have a different reaction if Jerry's body was alone... (I truly belive was your point of view because come on is Rick...but...)

[@rogueteck]

I dont know whether its just the colour, but it looks like Jerry's mind fluid is more see through than Ricks, which is giving visual evidence that Rick has a more intelligent mind, as it seems more concentrated.

[@IsaacCrawley-y7v]

I love how Ricks AI is completely capable of repairing them both and is just frustrated by how complicated they made it for her. 😂 "There goes my Thursday." 😂

[@shlokwaghela9560]

Actually seems like one of the most interesting premises the series could come up with and the execution seems to be good just from this clip

[@ronthorn3]

Freaky Friday body swap? How is that interesting? This gag has been done to death.

[@dallama2616]

​@@ronthorn3it's not freaky Friday. Not only did they swap bodies they also swapped intelligence

[@shlokwaghela9560]

@@ronthorn3 It's not about the trope but the circumstances, it's usually done with romantic duos or for solely comedic purposes, here the two receptors are archetypes I think has never been through this

[@99tillinfinity]

@@dallama2616 and then it got scrambled together so it's half and half for both bodies it's genius and i don't think this has ever been done top 20 episode imo

[@celestialbeing2147]

"Admit Genius isn't random and your failures are your own"

[@mr.mystery9940]

Notice, Jerry didn't instantly kill himself with Rick's brain, and giving the fact how much Rick knows and what problems he had, that's alot

[@umomo1947]

Of all the things for rick to endure and witness in his cosmic adventures, he couldn't handle being jerry for more than 10 seconds

[@baronvr1]

This was miles better than episode 1. Thank god.

[@Benjamin-mj9pd]

I feel like if Jerry just directly confronted Gene it could be avoided.

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

Jerry? Confront someone? Not to mention yard tool politics are a delicate art.

[@oranjpeel]

@@kylerbelshaw7042Hey I mean he confronted Pissmaster. Though I guess it’s easier to confront someone you don’t know vs your neighbor lol.

[@superhydra8873]

I feel like rick not having to prove something instead of actually helping could've helped avoid this lmao

[@Benjamin-mj9pd]

Rick could have made Jerry a new Rake or made it so the inconvenience of raking wouldn’t need to be a thing.

[@loveroftherussianqueen]

honestly a lot of things in this show could've been avoided by direct confrontation

[@f.s.sh.k8816]

When its a Rick and jerry episode, you know it wont disappoint

[@carlbrenston8436]

dude doesn't even sound like rick lmao

[@peterscoop2647]

I think its stupid

[@Chicaner7]

​@@carlbrenston8436Bro its a cartoon Rick sounds however you want to sound

[@OkitaNamikaze]

keep crying lmao.@@carlbrenston8436

[@sxrps918]

The fact the garage only detected a medical emergency was when Ricks body died💀

[@MrMelonsz]

Hahahaha 😂

[@makoent2231]

U like how the medical robot only decided it was an emergency when "Rick" died. Nearly 20 seconds later.

[@Wongseifu548]

This cold open you can notice the difference between the two voice actors more

[@prodigyluck7590]

Don’t focus on it and you can’t hear a difference lol

[@bruhstandler]

thats probably why they used the first episode first even though this one looks like it has better writing

[@Jacob42086]

No one cares

[@blackwood138]

Its everytime hes yelling that I found it annoying...

[@dylaninpieces2]

@@Jacob42086 You cared enough to reply.

[@RuBuNsGo]

I think I understand this. As we all know Rick has done lots of horrible stuff to lots of different people probably killing the emotional part of his brain, in contrast Jerry has an over stimulating emotionally brain feeling guilt and sadness for over nothing so as Rick with all the horrible memories go to Jerry's with pure emotional power he couldn't take it and killed himself inmediatly. And when Jerry got to Ricks mind we know that Rick has lots of modifications in his body but Jerry dont have memorys of how many or how to control them, so when he knew how to fix the situation he with care but bad luck simply activated rocket shoe accidentally killing himself.

[@kxti3889]

Nah Jerry remembers the talking cat (cannon)

[@Ebbie155]

@@kxti3889 jerry's memory of the cat was erased

[@BIGETV.]

Rick new voice is so different when he’s angry

[@VitchAndVorty]

Proof that Jerry is stronger than Rick. With that kind of brain and he withholds it like a Jerry. Not even Rick can take it.

[@feckoslovakia]

THIS

[@1slayer959]

​@@MakuO0osomething that rick should have seen coming if he was half as smart as he thought he was.

[@MakuO0o]

@@1slayer959 I also think it's cus in Rick had no way of coping with all his experiences in Jerry's body, so he felt so overwhelmed that he offed himself Rick's body has been through multiple different ways of coping, which is why Jerry didn't feel any different

[@Guerrero61kg]

@@MakuO0oof I think Rick is just playing mind games with jerry and is gonna pop up at the end Yk

[@Mrt00]

I mean They built a wall around Infinity just because they couldn't bear to even see versions of themselves that weren't the luckiest people in their universe.

[@Shyraton12]

I love how at this point Jerry doesn't even bat an eye when Rick's solution to the "rake situation" is to give him a gun.

[@austinmorrison6953]

This feels like a real episode and we haven’t even seen the full thing yet

[@potatoboy6094]

i love how every season they make rick and jerry bond

[@friedrice008]

When the garage sighed and said there goes my Thursday - I felt that.

[@ethandevine6194]

I like they didn't change the voices when they swapped brains, that's one thing that bothers me in the mind switch trope. How you sound is determined by structure of your vocal cords so you shouldn't have a completely different voice when swapping minds

[@happybunnyntx]

They want to draw as little attention to the voices as possible this season or they might have done that.

[@parycartoons6840]

No but for real. I get WHY shows think they need to do that to show what happened but couldn’t they just do what they did here where the voice actor just acts like the person they got swapped with?

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

Considering Rick's explanation of how the swap was made (swapping consciousness, so they would use each other's hardware, aka, the brain and everything involving it like say, intelligence), they most likely also traded emotional intelligence, empathy, ability to handle the knowledge they had, the capability to emotionally dettach oneself from those topics, and stuff like that Which would explains why Rick just immediately tried to off himself

[@miguelcarunchod.1493]

Yeah, but that also makes Rick's point unachievable, with what you just said. I mean, Rick was trying to prove "Intelligence is random and everyone is responsible for their own bad choices"; if they just switched minds then Rick Brain/Mind would Still be Rick no matter the body. If they switched mind and carrying the emotional inteligence of the other then is also pointless for Jerry (the mind) to learn how to be Rick (a super intelligent being). So I think the writers just combined the 2 scenarios: Jerry body and mind got suddenly superinteligent. And Rick's body just got Jerry's mind/brain. (Both are the definition of waste, LOL) They Just removed Rick mind all together, because no matter what they chose it would be a boring plot for the episode, which explains why in the rest of the episode, writers have to use a mix* of them.

[@pedrosso0]

​@@miguelcarunchod.1493your comment makes no sense

[@miguelcarunchod.1493]

@@pedrosso0 what part?

[@EvGamerBETA]

I love how Rick wakes up in Jerry's brain and says "It's jerrying time" and procedes to jerry himself all over the walls and the floor

[@random6033]

so there's a chance it's better than the first episode, since it's a rick and jerry episode and they're good

[@jordoruiz]

The first episode wasn't that bad tbh, at least imo. I don't know what makes you guys dislike it

[@tylerkasturi1209]

@@jordoruizit wasn’t a bad episode of the show but it was a bad first episode of the season. i agree, i enjoyed it, but i think it’s the weakest season premiere ever for this show. think about season 2’s premiere with the time police and screen-splitting shenanigans. or season 3’s jailbreak, season 4’s killing rick and morty refusing to revive him all episode showing clearly how morty’s respect for rick has faded over the show, something really important for the audience to be absolutely aware of going into season 4. then season 5 with mr. nimbus, and season 6’s premiere i don’t even need to say anything about cause it’s so good. then this one definitely provided more great characterization for rick’s friends, and show us the state rick is in at this point, but it doesn’t really do enough. we already knew that rick was in this state from the end of season 6, where he shows he wants to be a nicer person and also take the rick prime hunt more seriously, both of which are shown in this episode. but since we already knew that, it doesn’t really mean much. and his friends getting more development is nice, but it could’ve been a random episode within the season and it would’ve fit way better. the fact that they opened the season to it is why it’s a problem, since usually this show’s season premiere’s SLAP, this one stuck out as not being as good. plus, we all know their voices changed, so i’m sure the writers could’ve switched the episode order this season to give us an episode first that features both rick and morty in primary roles. so yeah, not a bad episode, just a bad season premiere. no shame for liking the episode, cause i like it too. i just hope you understand why a lot of fans aren’t satisfied with it as a season premiere

[@somerandomuser924]

it wasnt too bad but it felt bland and lame, its usually fun when its a rick and friends episode but the reason they party sucked ngl but its my opinion its a solid 7 outta 10 the next episode looks 100x better@@jordoruiz

[@Bedinsis]

You know something I wish Jerry would do? Ask Rick for help in finding a job. Maybe it's the fact that I was utterly miserable when I was unemployed and spending my days thinking I'm useless and worthless and therefore projecting these feelings onto Jerry, but I want him to find something that makes him feel valuable. And I'm sure a sci-fi version of an aptitude test or whatever Rick would cook up could be a decent enough hook for an episode. Or even Jerry going to that daycare for cross dimensional Jerrys and asking them what they do for a living could give him a hint of what to do.

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

I'm sure Rick (or even just Jerry taking the car) could find another opening for.... whatever it is he did for the Galactic Federation.

[@Bedinsis]

@@kylerbelshaw7042 I believe he did nothing yet still got paid. That is not helpful in feeling valuable. And I doubt Rick would want to have Jerry be a potential sleeper agent or what have you for the galactic federation. I was talking about a regular earth job.

[@calebrumsey4838]

This is probably my favorite cold open in the entire show

[@emrebarsismailoglu5829]

Bro powered through the loss of his child and wife, came to terms with not avenging their death and still went on living... And killed himself in the first 10 seconds of experiencing Jerry's brain.

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

Imagine getting brain damage and literally FEELING your processing power and skills drop by a factor of 10. It'd be torture. Plus, I doubt Rick can handle being completely sober for long.

[@jonquilgemstone]

Maybe because he fried the emotional part of his brain through trauma and substance abuse. Jerry couldn't handle sensitive machinery, Rick couldn't handle sensitive emotions.

[@billybased64]

Anyone notice how the robot only detected a medical emergency when Rick hurt himself but not when Jerry offed himself lmaoooo

[@tadghie6193]

Knowing of all the implants Rick's filled himself with, it's pretty plausible that feeling a human level of aches, pains, and emotions not constantly suppressed by excessive drugs and alcohol was enough to tip him over the edge

[@jeocarrillo8656]

Jesus Christ he was barely in Jerry’s body for 3 seconds before he wanted to kill himself

[@CF-or3ci]

I didn’t really get what happened. They obly body swapped or their minds also changed because of being in another brain? Because it doesnt seem like Jerry(in ricks body) got any changes

[@PotatoSack615]

To be fair, he was already suicidal to begin with, but with Jerry’s intelligence probably just couldn’t think of any reason to live anymore

[@jeocarrillo8656]

@@CF-or3ci they swapped minds, as in their whole personality, memories, and intelligence. What happened in this scene was that when Rick’s mind was transferred to Jerry’s, his entire emotions and intelligence went with him. Compared to Rick’s brain, Jerry’s brain is a lot smoother and not as advanced nor developed as Rick’s, so when Rick went into Jerry’s body, Jerry’s brain couldn’t handle the huge intake of Ricks intelligence of the universe, as well as the emotions that were pumped into it as well. Imagine your brain being forced to develop wrinkles, that take years to develop, all in a single moment while at the same time more information is being flooded in. Rick basically felt Jerry’s brain melting and folding in on itself. Also Jerry in Ricks body did have changes, Jerry was in Ricks body and was trying to control using Rick’s body. Jerry was fine mentally because Rick’s brain could easily handle Jerry’s simple mind with ease, however as you saw the slightest movements he made accidentally activated Ricks body modifications, that’s cus Ricks mind was able to perfectly move while not triggering anything unless he wanted it, while Jerry couldn’t.

[@jeocarrillo8656]

@@PotatoSack615 that and it looked like he was in physical pain, considering how Jerry’s brain isn’t as developed or advanced as Rick’s, the sudden intake of Rick’s knowledge and emotion most likely cramped and melted his brain to the point that it was too painful to endure.

[@cornixdemetrius7883]

​@@jeocarrillo8656Brain doesn't have pain receptors. Your scalp does

[@TEDDYBEARSUNIVERSE]

Wasn’t a big fan of the last episode but this one seems to be better 😂