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Season 2 ending: Heartbreaking sacrifice and imprisonment of Rick Season 3 beginning: Rick quickly escapes from the prison and destroys two previously strongest organizations: the Galactic Federation and the Citadel of Ricks. Next episode is a crappy parody of Mad Max. Season 5 ending: Mind-blowing revealing of evil Morty's plan. Ultimate destruction of the Citadel of Ricks and the central finite curve. Season 6 beginning: Rick quickly kills Evil Morty and Rick who murdered his wife. Next episode is a parody of Suicide Squad. UPD: Yes, now this joke is outdated.

Even the finale was kinda annoying, it was annoying how the writers keep telling us just how much they hate serialized drama. Yeah we get it. Rick, at this point, is just an extension of what the writer wants to tell its audience. What happened to normal dialogue? Ep 8 and 9 were amazing because the show decided to take itself seriously

The Meta aspect gets increasingly frustrating, it does show the writers somewhat increasing lack of confidence in both their abilities to tell canonical and episodic structures.

Honestly, I’ve really come to hate how Rick & Morty will actively setup plot points and then get passive aggressive about fans wanting payoff for them. Around S3 & 4, there was definitely a lot of meta commentary about the show’s relationship with serialization, but it still felt like it was in good fun. But in S5 it feels lazy and mostly mean spirited.

Zenny in the first minute: This isn't a clickbait title ... ... Zenny in the final minute: Season 5 hasn't ruined Rick and Motry...

Honestly, I'm with you on the cum monster episode. Out of all the episodes I rewatched in Season 5, I never returned to that episode just how weird and dumb it was.

Honestly? This season screams purposeful self sabotage to me. I kinda saw this coming the SECOND they announced the 70 episode contract, and now the writers are shitting on the lore THEY started, and people are starting to get annoyed by it. Why would you start lore if you hate doing it? Futurama is purely episodic and they're one of the favorites.

I think s5 was still better than whatever was s4 it got too meta for its own good ,honestly your right after a point they should consider how much meta is too much meta .

Allow me to defend episode 3 real quick. It works so well not because Morty is letting go of Planitina but because he is moving on from that childish, obsessive part of himself The fact that he is being over violent “in the name of love” again works in my opinion for this episode because you are starting to see his destructive pattern that he himself also sees by the end when watching planetina kill tons of people-he realizes that he is usually the one doing that kind of thing in his “relationships” and needs to let go of that I see this episode as character development not only in the sense of letting go of someone he genuinely loves, not his typical crush, but also letting go(or at least trying to begin to let go) of a really toxic part of himself.

I feel you, Zenny. I feel you. R&M is a great show, but it's treading a fine rope. Let's hope they stick the landing.

To be honest, the only episodes I liked from this season were the first two. Simple but clever self contained concepts that build on themselves throughout the episode and lead to good jokes. I think the reason the last few episodes fell flat to me, even while I was watching them is the show's weird relationship with continuity. Why should I care that " Rick finally has a backstory" or "Rick and Morty are breaking up," or "Evil Morty is escaping to an outer dimension" when the show constantly fails to pay off plot threads? At this point, there have been so many story developments that were treated as important only to be either been sloppily rolled back or outright ignored (Rick turning himself in, the federation taking over earth, Rick's season 3 backstory, Beth and Jerry's divorce, Rick losing his status as patriarch TWICE at the ends of seasons 3 and 4, The federation just existing in season 4 after they supposedly got destroyed in season 3, Space Beth joining the family) that when something important does happen, the writers have trained me not to care. Why should I invest myself in learning Rick's backstory when the show previously told me a similar backstory, only to pull the rug out from under me and tell me it wasn't real? Why should I believe that Rick and Morty are really breaking up when the writers have shown me that they have no problem immediately bringing them back together if they feel like it? (Spoiler: They get back together at the very beginning of the next episode.) Why should I care about a confrontation with evil Morty when the writers mocked that idea earlier? Why should I care about characters getting any development at all when there's a good chance they'll be acting completely differently in the next episode? I'm fine with episodic stories. My favorite episode of the whole show is Rixty Minutes, which is just an interesting concept with a bunch of hilarious jokes and almost no connection to any ongoing storylines. I'm fine with Rick and Morty being episodic. I'm fine with it having continuity. I'm definitely fine with a mix of both, which is what the show employed during its great first 2 seasons. But instead of having a balance of both concepts, its trying to be all of both, which makes the show very messy and makes both kinds of stories worse. I just hope this show can start improving, because it used to be one of my favorites, but ever since the begining of season 3, it feels like its slowly been falling apart.

Watching this right after the Season 6 premier, there's nothing more perfect the show could've done with that first episode

I think the long time between seasons made people forget about previous storylines to be honest. For me personally, I never noticed the recycled plotlines. Like I really enjoyed season 5 and even cried at the end of it. But now looking at it, they probably should have worked shopped the plotlines better. My thought is, maybe they got new writers on the team or something. Also dang I never knew how much the self awareness increases with each season...they really should dial that back

I really liked this video. After watching season 5, I remember feeling like “why does it feel like the creators hate their fans” lmao It just comes off as we hate this show and everyone who watches it with expectations, but we still want you to watch. Like make up your mind? Do you want fans to engage or not? Lol as a writer, I would’ve been so happy to see how many people are invested in the characters I’ve created. It’s not fair of me to assume they’re not, but based on the passive-aggressive meta story telling it feels like they hate us. lol Anyway, excited to see what happens next. Hopeful it won’t suck! Lol

I think that fans care more about these characters journeys than the writers ever did. They just didn't communicate how little they cared in the earlier seasons.

Actually I think the meat hooks were an excellent joke setup now that we are reviewing it. Rick and his fam were placed on the hook in the beginning because of the hooks. And they got off the hook in the end through the same hooks that placed them on the hook to begin with. It's kind of a clever way of bringing a joke to full circle.😊

I’m pretty much 100% on board with you, except the turkey episode. I loved that one hahaha. I don’t think the relationship between the president and rick should matter too much. I think the general idea for them was that they are adversaries, and whether mr pres is mad at rick or not at a particular moment in time should be pretty moot. Although I agree with you on the point of the family dynamic, I thought for sure it would change too over this season.

I love that describing the plot of the sperm episode is a million times funnier than the actual episode

I remember a comment a friend made me about the season "The show tried to eliminate that toxic fandom that saw Rick as an example to follow, making fun of them to the point that they left the series " I feel that with those last episodes he gave hope again to those loyal fans that remain, I hope and continue to have more espiodios like this and not as much as the mid-season ones

The way he handled his dead wife to me, is exactly how I see Rick handling it. He's deflecting his emotions with his genius. It's more than characteristic for him and that's the only part I don't agree with you on.

I can agree with some things not adding up in the show and the writers seeming lazy and recycling old content, but for the point about the show poking fun at its own canon and constantly pulling us away from the story when it’s introduced: I feel like that’s the entire point. In my opinion I think that’s exactly what the show is trying to do especially with Rick. I feel like it’s a way to poke fun at all of the people that analyze shows and try to make predictions about the future of shows.

I think it's very telling that Mat Pat; a pretty smart guy; made an entire theory about how the big twist in season 5 was going to be that we were watching the origin story of evil Morty this season. The fact that a lot of people agreed with him, because there were so many weird moments in Season 5, so much inconsistency with cannon, says a lot.

It started off strong and ended strong, the 3 beginning and last episodes were really good in my opinion. But in the Planetina episode, what really got me kind of annoyed was how Rick was acting. It seemed out of character for him to be oblivious. I felt the B story was killing that episode a little. So 6 out of 10 episode were really good and solid to me this season.

Really Rick and morty’s 6th season will either save the show or be the final nail in the coffin. I don’t think it can afford anymore bad episodes or seasons

I'm glad these videos are coming out, I didn't like how they left us hanging for a long time after season 4, and then they give us basically filler until the end.

I highly agree. What bothers me is this season is way too hit and miss. It has one of the better episodes in the show and then hits you with 2 of the worst episodes in the show. And the ones in the middle that werent amazing or shit are just bland or just stupid.

I mean we kinda all saw it coming. The show jokes multiple multiple times about how they would rather not do continuity and they only do it because they know people want it. But obviously they are not and we're never good at continuity. These writers are just the jj Abrams of comedy. Great at creating concepts bad at the follow through. Rip Rick and Morty. :(

Going through your review you made me realize how much I actually liked this season. Lol I liked all the episodes to a certain degree.

The finale and the “meta-ness” is a weird discussion to have, cause I’m kinda with the writers on it, but I totally get the complaint people have with it. I was of the opinion that Rick and Morty is best as just fun little romps in wacky scenarios (classic Rick and Morty adventure). I thought the evil Morty reveal was cool and thought it’d be neat to see. Then thousands of obsessive “theory” videos come out, the Szechuan sauce debacle happens, fans go crazy, and that side of Rick and Morty feels… cringe I guess? So when the creators basically spell out the meta in the finale, make fun of the fans, I kinda get it, cause it’s something I want to say, which is: “it’s just a show”. If this pisses you off, then go cry about it, you’re obsessing over a cartoon. I’ve never really understood the whole argument of “they created these plots and storylines, and then get mad at us for wanting to see them conclude”. I can’t speak on their behalf, but I can imagine writing a storyline, a plot, a twist, a show that you think will be neat and set up a cool story, that then gets taken by fans and is twisted to an obsession that leads to said fans frothing over every tiny little hint of new plot you add, can sour you on your own story. I imagine that’s what happened, and I think they’re totally justified in being upset or soured over what they’ve written through the passage of time and audience “engagement”. Directly calling it out to interrupt the story during the finale in the middle of the show? Well that’s a different discussion. I get the other side as well. Looking at it from just a casual perspective, you can’t deny the mega talk had a tendency to lessened the impact of the episode. Rick constantly saying “ok I’m going to go have the Morty reveal he is evil” “ok that was my back story now we don’t have to talk about it” even if what he’s saying is true (which is fans, stop obsessing over this to an unhealthy degree), when he says it at what could be a serious moment, from an object standpoint of watching the show without the fandom or outside world influencing the media, it’s a tension breaker. They have the write to be upset with some stuff, should they jeopardize story and the show’s plot points to do so? Well, I think that makes the stand alone product a bit worse. I still liked the finale in general, the music as “evil” Morty leaves the curve was great. It felt like “our” Rick was not even considered a main giant threat in the eyes of this Morty, intentional or not. It’s a season that left me very mixed. Where I enjoyed it first time through, and look back on it relatively positively, but can see some of the flaws people bring up. TL;DR: For me the season was a mixed bag I guess I overall liked. Sometimes I liked the meta-breaks (that people complain about) calling out entitled and crazy fans, sometimes I think it comes at too heavy a cost of the episode’s story. The writers have every right to be annoyed at the fan base and what it has become. Should they put their feelings directly in the show to call out their audience? Dunno; to some, it is a funny joke to do so. To some, it breaks tension in important scenes.

the season 5 finale was my favorite episode in the entire series

I loved the first 3 seasons and for me the decline of the show started in season 4. I watched season 4 and thought to myself, "this wasn't as good as the last one." I haven't seen season 5 yet, but I still want to, even after watching this.

season 5 gives off the same vibes as someone who makes too many self deprecating jokes in an attempt to get compliments from other people for validation.

Rick‘s wannabe-funny, cringe meta commentary lines in the season 5 finale really took me out of the story as well. Episode 8 had none of them, this is one of meany reasons for why it worked.

When you get over the fact of how much this guy loves the sound of his own voice, his "criticism" boils down to "I don't like it because I don't like it" circular reasoning. They keep saying things like "It''s the same just worse", without ever detailing why it is objectively worse - becuase in the end, it's just their opinion. And The thing about "opinion" based criticism. All you need say to counter is "I disagree", and it's just as valid, becuase just an opinion. You could do the same whiney opinion based criticism for every season. But you won't. becuase you like those seasons - "You like it because you like it". The fact that Incest Baby annoys "fans" like this, is an extra layer of comedy gold.

I see how funny episode 4 must’ve sounded in the writers room, when I hear you explain the plot of it. But unfortunately, some things are better said then done…

The age of Rick and Morty is over Long Live the smiling friends era But yeah it's kinda sad how far this show has fallen since s3 when season 2 was so good

*Rick:* We don't want serilized stories we want simple adventures *Me:* This is funny because? I have no clue. I thought jokes had punchlines.

Finally someone who sees the show the same way. I hadn't find many channels that understand the characters the same way I do

I've never watched a second of Rick and Morty and this video flew by like nothing, shit was soooo good.

I think people always forget that the whole premise of the show was that the multiple realities allowed them to explore different stories without being tied down to a canon or worrying about consequences. They made that clear in interviews from the very beginning that they wanted to steer clear of canon and be as episodic as possible so they’re free to experiment. It’s the fans that got hooked on the underlying details and then pushed for stronger canon and world building. Which I guess overtime it made the writers self loathing. They had a vision for what they wanted to do and then started getting pressured to abandon that vision and give the fans what they want. You can hear the resentment getting louder and angrier as the show progresses. I’m guilty of it too. I sometimes thought to myself, I hope this become something later. But I guess that’s a the reality of tv shows. At some people people want more world building and not just one-off plots. It’s a tough one. As a creative, I can sympathize with them. On the other hand I also know how frustrating it is to get invested in the lore of something just to find out there isn’t any more to it.

The last 3 episodes were some of the best in the series, the premiere too. And I personally love the craziness of the decoy episode and emotional moments in episode Planetina . R&M still got it, yall expectations are just weird. This is a show with a character called mr poopybutthole...I still Like this video tho

this was a very well made video and you made a lot of good points!! I wanted to offer my counter that season 5 was my favorite so far, i think because Rick and Morty is a show that uses a nihilistic theme and setting to deliver very anti-nihilistic and complicated emotional "lessons", and I think I liked this season so much MORE because they're throwing continuity in the trash, because it highlights the emotional aspects like Rick and Morty's bond, Jerry and Beth's constant decisions to stay together despite knowing of all the infinite universes and the relative mundane-ness of their lives. Each episode felt more like a different artistic approach, paying homage to a different style of show or movie or other story-telling device, it feels now like it's a platform for a lot of experimental creative expression but also for different creatives to express real human emotions in a way that's funny and digestible. Loved the video man.

“Frustration” is the perfect word to describe how I felt watching some of these episodes .. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but with some episodes I was just waiting for them to end from my own frustration..

I think listening to you explaining the horse cum monster episode was the funniest shit I’ve ever heard in my life I honestly like Rick and morty but just the explanation of that episode had me dying laughing 🤣🤣

this is almost 100% what I thought of this season. Mortiplicity was good old Rick and Morty fun, episodes 8 and 10 fucking slap.

I dont think there is a better video the creators of anything should watch to better whatever it is they make. love the stuff u make and thanks for bringing these issues to light

this was really well done. i wish i found this sooner, but i think watching it after already watching season six makes me appreciate the show's effort into trying to fix all that was wrong in past seasons. i genuinely thank you for your perspective even though im a year late.

Honestly I lived rick and morty, and for the time until the end of season 3 happened that's when I noticed it went downhill

I agree alot with your planetina ep . But for me the new thing about that episode was the scene when Beth embraces Morty . That was new and only if they had dropped that god awful fucking stupid Rick and summer plot the ep would have been a classic

Damn this must have been one of the best commentary videos or whatever genre i have watched in a while. Fucking amazing editing mate

I was instantly upset...but then I heared your points and I have to agree...I just love the show so much that I defended everything. But yeah it felt like season 5 didnt dive into the things I was hanging on by that cliff hanger of rick being alone in the garage after he saw the video alone. Im glad however they finally reached evil morty and that rick tried to help bird person. Im glad we saw that his past really was exactly how he said it wasn't in that episode where they try to get rick to spill his knowledge. Making rick feel more human even though he could do anything since he went on unhappy; depressed and unsure after his wife died. Pullinh the episode where rick cries when he sees morty even beter because...if you think about it...his beth never grew up to have a morty...

Never seen a vid by you I think the algorithm is about to bless you. I really agree with your points in the video mainly the writers constant 4th wall breaks you don't have to tell us from the jump it's canon omg just show me.

According to Jessica and the show, being a time God literally means just being suspended in time and watching things happen Big character development there lol

Seasons 1-3 were very good. Seasons 4 and 5 were very disappointing with only about 4 episodes from each season even worth watching.

It opens up an entirely new universe where Rick is no longer a “god”. Also, the Rick who he’s looking for is definitely outside the finite curve

I had a friend that told me when we started med school that she sees a lot of Beth in herself 3 years ago. I saw the first four seasons, and because she had said that about herself, it totally ruined the entire show for me because Beth's existence is just sad and is exactly why she is an intergalactic badass, which is what she actually wanted, but she is chained down into a boring life and it is quite obvious that she would have chosen a different path. TL:DR, the show was ruined for me before I even watched it and I didn't respect a show that kept introducing plot points only to not do anything about them for more than a season and I stopped caring after S4.

It actually is ruined. Many people who followed from season 1 (Adult swim fans) have just lost interest. Not only did the writers make fun of themselves, the show, its characters and their stories but also the people watching the show. That scene where evil morty was leading an army of Ricks should have actually happened, the writers were just too bitter for fan service

i can't believe someone can be bored from season 5 I found it wholesome and by far most important as we know rick's whole backstory.

Would love to see you do a video like this for the latest season! It’s rare we get to see fans critique shows instead of clickbaiting haters

I personally think the finale was fine. I like that they’re addressing the audience with their true feelings on the show itself but I do agree they could’ve handled it a bit better in the sense they don’t shoe horn it in every 3 minutes

Episode 3 could've been the best episode in the series. It definitely has the most emotional scene in it for me at the end. It was just so incredibly relatable as someone been on both ends of heartbreak. Sad they didn't give it more share of the episode

I think they should look to their other show Solar “opposites” on how to balance serialization and episodic stuff.

You got me just from the intro, well done

Dude I laughed so hard when started explaining the sperm episode 😂 your video is very high quality

Hands down, the most rushed, inconsistent, and awful season yet

8:50 I don't think this was meta, I think this is more about the other ricks judging c-137. Although with the heavy amount of meta its understandable that it comes of as meta.

The fact you don’t have more than 3k subs should be a crime, this shits funny asl but makes a point... best 15 minutes I’ve spent in a lil bit ngl

I thought that this was an excellent analysis. I really liked how you brought up a lot of the recycled storylines and plot points that were already expanded on and making fun of itself while episodes that required or would’ve been better with story expansions were left by the wayside or relegated to side stories. Quick Question: What were the background songs you used for this video especially from the 12:00 mark onward? I really enjoyed it! Also, keep up the amazing videos!

y'know, at the beginning I liked the show getting meta because I like Dan Harmon and that's a big part of his humour but god damn it they went too far

Damn man, I agree with you 100%. All my friends kept saying how great season 5 was and I felt I was the only one that differed. I loved that last couple episodes, but overall it was awful IMO. You put into words everything I felt. I hope they fix it next season and I'm subscribing now to see what you say when it does come out even if I may disagree with you then.

New episode picked up nicely. Hope they'll keep this going instead of filler

luckily i just watched episode 1 of season 6 and it sticks to the plot and looks rly rly good so far. i hope it continues

Now it makes more sense why season 5 felt so "off". Very interesting points. Thank you for this video!

Season six, episode one! What’s your take, from the future?

It's nice that you're still responding to comments even now! I didn't want to wait till 4am to watch the new opener in the UK so I decided to wait till today. It seems like the Clone Beth stuff might be addressed and they even retroactively adjust some of the issues S3-5 had with the way they treated the Smith Family. Clone Beth addressing her distancing in the episode sorta fixes the 'where did she go' annoyance of S5. Jerry saying the divorce actually aided their growth fixes 'the divorce subplot in S3 went nowhere' annoyance. Addressing the continuity and resetting in a new universe for all members of the family and dealing with their origins really allows for the continuity bust to be patched together and reset. Additionally, this is sort of a theory more than something that's probably going to happen, but in the new opener they almost address the weirdness of the 4th wall breaks and lack of aging or time progression. Also, one of the new episodes is called 'Full Meta Jackrick'. Perhaps they are going to deal with the meta aspect in an interesting revelation? This is sort of out there and not based in reality but it would be really cool to see this addressed within the canon of the show.

I feel like it depends on how you view Rick and Morty as a show. I kinda see it like Adventure Time, where are two main protagonists go on random adventures with a main plot kinda in the background.

RnM is one of my favorite shows of all time, I, too, would consider myself a super fan... I was so excited for season 5, and I watched every ep when it aired, only to be disappointed almost every time with what we ended up getting. Personally, the two finale episodes and episode 3 were my favorite. But, like, aside from that..? The season was incredibly lackluster, at times I felt worse after watching than I did prior. That being said, I have hope for the future of the show. The writers can finally stop fourth wall bitching about plot-lines they introduced that the fans adored and simply wanted to see continue. I really hope they do something great with that newfound freedom, even and especially if it's more experimental.

I just wish they would stop being meta. The few times Rick would do it like at the end of an episode were fine but now every episode he has to complain about doing something with the story. I'm fine with the episodic and serialized episodes but it feels like the writers want me to feel bad for enjoying a story.

Your analysis is really spot on! I love the show but s05 got me thinking "WTH are they doing/going with this?”

First time watching your videos and Im amazed by the quality and how true everything you said is

if they wanna save this show they need to stop writing it to be meta

I get what u mean man. I loved all the seasons. But 1-3 were the best. I think the writers want to tell a story but also want to continue doing wacky crazy adventures. I think both are good amd if they can find a healthy balance im all for it. Cant wait to see more of evil morty as well as all the weird adventures. Good content bro

i didnt expected to see a video non related to videogames, but i wasnt dissapointed nonetheless, great job dude.

Love the time and production of the essay/ rant lol but I subbed as well any tips to get in the algorithm for me as well

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Totally agree, not ruined but it's damaged it's excellent reputation. If s6 doesn't grab me I might stop watching

4:53 i’m gonna replay u explaining this episode at least 10 times, i’m literally crying

This whole season just feels unreal like it's some kind of fever dream

in all honestly this is really a lot of potential greatness in the hands of the rick nd morty crew, the end opens up a lot of possibilities

Yup. This video nailed it. Well done. Totally agree 100%. Hell I haven't even seen all of season 5 yet and I got the vibes from the writers about this sort of thing. I mean don't get me wrong I love a bit of self degradation and a comedy is a great place for shitting on one's own canon but it does sort of diminish the impact if you do it too much. It's like the show's creators are bored/annoyed that they have to finally answer those big questions. Oh well. Now we can all sit around with baited breath waiting for them to screw up Season 6 SPN style by sidelining the whole flipping of the show on it's head with the jaw dropping finale that LITERALLY changed everything for some more crapping all over it or ignoring it for a filler episode about something even more Rick and Morty-ish than a giant incest baby. Honestly I don't think they'll ever top that, it's pretty much peak "Da fuq?!" But who knows. Maybe they'll do an episode about people who like to cut open squids, shit in them and then have sex with them or something, hell I don't know, I just made that up on the spot for the sake of proving a point, that sort of rabbit hole is a K-hole. Rick and Morty do the debasing and they do it well but honestly I hope they don't keep trying to one up that sort of shit on a regular basis.

This was an insanely good video, good job!

I had to sacrifice some sleep I should have for my job in order to watch S6 E1. For me it really did not disappoint considering I lost valuable time. I see you're commenting to new comments, and how you were about to watchthe episode. How'd you feel about this episode?

This video was phenomenal. I 100% stand by everything you said, however I'd also love to note that the new season is looking promising (as far as we can tell from the trailers and shit) and I wouldn't really give up on the show just yet. A few key things that I'd like to mention from your video are: 1. The amount of "canon" based comedy, I knew they increased the amount of jokes but never knew exactly how much and how exponentionally. 2. Space Beth being absent the whole season except that one cameo was sucked ass, would've loved to see that dynamic evolve, 3. The Planetina episode and the Jessica episode were incredibly similar, however I'd say the main plot of both of them tried to mainly focus on different aspects of Morty in persuit of his own personal growth, Thank you for sharing your POV of the season, looking forward to more R&M content my guy!

Seasons 1 through 3 will always be the best

one thing - the writers didnt 'predict' the backlash to the sperm ep and then have the line rick says about 'never living this down' written 3 eps later but before any of it aired...obv rick's just referring to his character never living down what happened

I think part is that season 1 and 2 were amazing and season 3 is really good all the way through. Season 4 and 5 aren't bad at all but when the episodes are so good that when we get a average ones it's so jarring

Thank you for ep 3 everyone online that ive seen LOVES it and from the beginning ive been left to wonder what i missed i never felt anything but anger at how patronizing it all felt i 100% knew she wasnt coming back the next episode them breaking up is the most predictable thing ever which ruins it but they say you shouldnt critique unless you can make something better so heres my ideas Introduce planetina in ep 3 but dont end with them breaking up but show that planetina has anger issues maybe she could hurt someone or almost hurt them and have morty calm her down this could not only fix ep 3 but also 9 and 10 r&ms reasons for “breaking up” is arbitrary and random essentially planetina would be a rift in between r&m morty could blow rick off in an episode so he has to go w/ summer or something and she would stay violent with extreme anger issues they would stay together until ep 8 when morty has to choose and ultimately goes with planetina which doesnt go well they eventually break up and morty is informed rick was kidnapped by the citadel and only morty can save him morty then goes saves and ultimately proves himself to rick and evil mortys plan goes the same

I enjoyed the episode, when it comes to the whole family dynamic seemingly going away without explanation, keep in mind that even this is realistic, if you've ever lived in a dysfunctional family, you'll allready know that, people can be hypocrites and if you're dealing with a family or a group like that, 2 things that I've experienced way too much, you'll know that, these are the kinds of people that hold grudges but prefer to act like everything is fine until the next conflict, a sort of artificial reset amongst the family all in the name of preserving that disfunctional mess of family or a friends group at the cost of psychological evolution and emotional gain, because people like this are afraid of such a change and, even if forced to deal with it, their egos are going to do what's the easiest thing to escape the tension and to cope with all of that emotional and psychological back-toll, they'll pretend like it didn't happen, and that's a situation that can go on for years, decades even, when people are soo full of themselves, and so twisted by ego, like narcissists are, they are willing to do all of that just to preserve their bad behavior and their flawed character, keep that in mind also, the show is really good in my opinion if you keep mind of all of that in retrospective, the family is the half of the story, half of the show's driving force and half of it's dynamic is that disfunctional family and how it ties down to Rick's disfunctionality, since he's too well aware of everything, he's aware of his crap and he's trying to cope with it constantly, didn't you notice that he drinks the most in an episode if he's not the one in command? the leading force of that episode? do you think that's just a random coincidence? think again on that note. This really is a show about the dynamic of being great on your own, but neglecting everyone around you, including your emotional side and your attachment to everyone around you, and the guilt of letting it all go, doing a tone of effort for people that are going to fight you trying to fix them, and shit on all of your good dids, done onto them, like Jerry did when Rick, who also did help and save the family many times, still insulted rick in season 2's finale and neglected all of Rick's emotional attachment, and went as far as to go on an argument with the rest of the family just to get them away from Rick, because he's a coward, an asshole and complexed about being the man of the house, he doesn't acknowledge or encourage Morty to be like Rick or better then him, choosing to point out his flaws that are common to "his old man" like he called himself here and there, Beth is also flawed because she chose to live her life in a toxic relationship with a sore loser because she's split in between wanting it all for herself and having all she wants from the universe, or staying with Jerry, out of mercy, codependency and toxic attachment, even at the cost of her career and kids' mental health, if you tought season 4 was very meta, think about all of these things and then ask yourself, did I really understand what this show was preaching all about? did I really understand what it was all about all along? is this even meant to be a comedy instead of a tough meta-psychoanalysis on the concept of relationships, mental potential, empathy vs wisdom and knowledge, obedience vs freethinking and so on.

My theory is Dan Harmon has self-destructive tendencies. The Story Train episode was Dan Harmon trying to tell us how terrified of his own success he is. If he could just accept that most people love him for the fat asshole he is and also desperately wants to be... Ah, fuck... What do I know?