Rick and Morty

[Eternity_TARO]

Season Four is out. I've seen episodes 1 & 2. It always amazes me how fast the show is, and how many jokes, tropes and references they can throw in, all of them not yet done before.

You could teach a masters course by dissecting Rick and Morty episodes

 

[Mon0Zer0]

I absolutely love Rick and Morty

but sadly, I think it's run its course. There just isn't any more room for growth really and as much as I love the episodes, they just don't offer anything new. The show definitely plateaued and they just have nowhere else to go.

Agreed. First two seasons were great, then it took a huge nosedive in quality with the occasional great moment. I think the metamodern schtick has worn off and its constant self-reference / deconstruction is beginning to cross over into whatever the show equivalent of narcissism is. It's all a bit smug and tiresome. I think they've gone as far as the characters / premise / kernel can take them.

 

[Guttersnipe]

I remember catching a bit of it years ago and thought it was silly from the couple minutes of it I saw. At the time I had no idea it had adult humor in it. I eventually gave it a chance and now I'm hooked. It has a manic, life-giving energy to it that I can't get enough of.

 

[Rodders]

Finishing up on season 5, which i think is a return to form. Very funny and a lot of really good Science Fiction ideas.

 

[Dave]

So, anyone watching season 6? (Which Netflix claims is Season 4 and which the first episode also references by having Rick say that Morty has "******-**" up the first episode of season four.")

I'm not finished them all, but I think the quality is still there. The whole family seem to be involved in interdimensional travel and meeting aliens now. It also self-references a great deal, so it isn't something you could come to watch and understand without having seen earlier episodes. There is a Fantasy episode with a take on Dragons, and a 'breaking of the fifth wall' episode.

Edit: Err... forget what I said. Netflix does have 6 seasons and I've only seen 3 or 4 apparently, so I have a lot more to watch. Which must be a good thing.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Never watched Rick and Morty. Is this something I should try out on the family?

 

[Toby Frost]

How old are the family? It's quite strong stuff!

 

[Rodders]

There's a lot of Science Fiction, but the humour is very adult. I'd watch one or two and see how you feel.

 

[HareBrain]

It's very inventive, pacy, and funny, but utterly cynical.

 

[Dave]

It’s very fast paced and funny but adult and not family friendly. Lots of SFF jokes and themes. You also need to watch it from the beginning in order to understand all.