Great episode. But man a year and a half on that cliffhanger? Brutal.
This of course means Rick lied in the pilot, they would never have passed through customs. He always expected a shootout.
I generally find the winking meta-comments in the series to be more lame than funny, although I didn’t mind the episode Total Rickall which played with sitcom conventions. In particular, I thought the Mr. Poopybutthole bit ran on too long.
What if Rick’s cheap dig ends up recorded and effecting Jerry?
“Glory hole operator?”
“What is a glory hole?”
Not a bad episode. The alien UPS was funny. Jerry’s wedding-reception chatter was just as awkward as you’d think. The screaming sun and the tiny planet (driving a species extinct just to make one breakfast’s bacon!) were good. I can wait for S3… but it won’t be easy.
I guess that makes him the first! Reminds me of Blue Raja from Mystery Men, who uses silverware as weapons, but never knives (“I’m not Stab Man, I’m not Knifey Boy!”).
I thought the same.
Best lines:
RICK: “Weddings are basically funerals with cake.”
RICK: “Being nice is something stupid people do to hedge their bets.”
ALIEN ANCHORWOMAN: “Spaghetti? Kangaroos? I’ve gotta check this place out.”
FELON: “What are you in for?”
RICK: “Everything.”
I predict Morty calls on the Council of Ricks to get Rick out.
So, anyway, Mr. Beauregard still appears in the opening credits (the pillowfight scene). Was he a real, human, friend of the family???
No. Proven in “Total Rickall” to be an alien parasitical memory… but still in the opening credits!
We still don’t really know enough about how the galactic federation operates or the conflict Rick was part of to judge it exactly. I really don’t like this because the show is asking us to pick a side with limited information. Imprisoning Fart to stop him from alerting his species and cleansing the universe of all carbon based life certainly seemed a prudent move, I wonder who paid for the attempted hit on Fart? A rival galactic super power? On the other hand they appear tyrannical in some respects, conquering a planet like earth and proclaiming it as the newest member of the federation, Jerry willingly took the drugs offered so they aren’t forced drugging people anyway.
If Rick’s great cause is simply against government order or control of any kind and he is just for chaos or anarchy it makes him seem pretty childish.
Same way the show asks us to laugh at Morty and Summer’s naive planetary mindset and moral system, and agree knowingly with Rick while not understanding exactly what less provincial moral system it is we are agreeing with.
My guess is that Rick’s war with the Federation has something to do with Morty. Birdperson had a photo in his apartment of himself posing with Morty as a baby, but Morty’s only 14 years old, and Rick had been gone for 15 years before returning to Earth. Perhaps Morty is actually an alien, or a clone, or a product of some Federation experiment?
True. And a provincial moral system might still be more benign/utilitarian than the alternative(s).
What were your favorite eps this season? For me:
“Mortynight Run” (especially the unlicensed Jerry daycare)
“Total Rickall” (all of the bizarre false-memory parasites filling up the house)
“The Ricks Must Be Crazy” (the ship defending Summer, the miniature universes, Colbert’s guest-star turn)
Gonna have to go with “Get Schwifty” as my favorite of the season - the A-plot and B-plot were both solid and played off one another, the guest stars were great, and let’s face it - the title song was a jam.
I’m Mr. Bulldops!
S2 episode guide: Rick and Morty (season 2) - Wikipedia
For my top 3 of this season, I’d probably drop “Total Rickall” from your list and add “Big Trouble in Little Sanchez.” I really loved Beth and Jerry’s marriage counseling-gone-awry.
I’d go with Mortynight Run, Get Schwifty and The Ricks Must Be Crazy as top 3, with Total Rickall just a smidge behind.
A Rickle in Time (spltting into parallel universes), Auto Erotic Assimilation (Unity) and the finale in the next tier.
I’m not sure how you guys can be emotionally invested in the welfare of Rick and Morty. Rick has committed genocide, and Morty has gone on a murderous spree. I rather hope things don’t go well for them, like with Walter White, for instance.
That murder spree was perfectly legal!
Ugh, you’ve got what the intergalactic call “a very planetary mindset.”
Wubba lubba dub dub!
Rikki-tikki-tavi, beeyotch!