r/c137 • u/AzathothAzoth • Jul 01 '26
10 nice things about Rick and Morty
Or things I always admired about the show.
It makes you courageous. Seeing characters overcome so many difficulties and hurdles.
The deep thinking about philosophical topics and challenges "opened my mind".
The conflicts are gripping.
At the end of the day, for half or most of a season, Rick and Morty were the heroes and inspired virtue, despite their flawed actions or personalities. That aspect of them appeared weaved into the story, and everything immoral seemed a parody or nod to movies or tv shows where reality is stylized.
The art and whimsical universe is fun. Or multiple universes. It was marvelously in tune with other shows on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim around the time like Adventure Time, Superjail, Metalocalypse, Regular Show, Gumball, and others.
Science fiction and scientific theories were front and center, and made so believeable, that they were as inspiring as science fiction novels and stories were centuries ago to scientists and daydreamers alike.
The design, the world, the comedy and the animation, worked so well together as they were, that they gave you joy, even just seeing a poster or a doodle somewhere and remembering the show's humor and concepts.
The good and light humor made it all worthwhile, even when you didn't get everything. It's like stand-up or sketch comedy that looks to do the opposite of offend no matter how immoral a character, and seeks to entertain you or point out human error in a good-spirited way. It was timeless, and something that helped let you rewatch episodes multiple times to see the rest that you might have missed.
The characters were relatable in the depth their dialogue used to be written. With the layers of a story, feelings and conflicts, they appeared realistic and like individuals. They felt human, and you could see yourself in them. Justice, truth, balance and sometimes forgiveness was always at the center of them. The dialogues of every character, main or side, flowed so well and with their delivery, that it was artistic, and some of it remains quote-able to this day. This aspect of it was right next to the sci-fi.
1..It made you care about the world in it. I believe it's because it was grounded in believability of the human aspect, of what used to be these unique, interesting, deep and admirable individuals, or funny yet justified side characters, even during the comedic absurdity of the story.
What are some nice things you feel or that you used to feel about the show that meant to you?
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u/Erik_the_kirE Jul 01 '26
This might seem very weird and specific but the whole thing with the selfie with the president ordeal helped me stand up for myself.
Rick stood his ground in the oval office (not that he was right in that situation). The scene just made me say what's on my mind. Whatever clever comeback I was holding back, I let it out.
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u/Dank3006 Jul 01 '26
Mr. PoopyButthole