[SPOILERS s9e8]
OK. I was proven wrong, gladly so though! (This wasn't Evil Mortys universe after all! I REALLY thought so as Rick was doing Liquor Science)
I loved how this went against my expectations once more and I will always adore this show for that.
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I will throw hands at Rick for saying those mean words to Morty in the beginning, the child wants his Pokémon cards and felt like asking Rick. I think that speaks loudly on how Morty feels about the whole family- it's not just Grandpa that is an asshole, it's the whole house! Beth is always favoring Summer, Jerry is incompetent for everything and Summer I feel like she has lost looots of empathy these past seasons, this episode particularly! Like, she was moving as an exact copy of Rick, focused only on something she wants. I wonder if her character is going to follow Ricks footsteps and Morty breaking free of him! That would be interesting.
I don't mind the continue repetition of Ricks abusive behavior though, as this is EXACTLY how it feels to live with an alcoholic. I DO NOT enjoy him shouting at Morty like that and I hate the guy for it, but as a character flaw... that makes sense in the story. I have seen lots of people mumbling about how this feels like we are walking in a circle (story wise) but imo it makes so much sense. It's a flaw that continues to re-appear and it sucks- but I feel like we need this for the good of the overall story!
RnM is a show that analyzes the broken characters in such a good way. It's painfully slow, but I want it like that?? Maybe I just want 2980347 seasons, that's on me hah. If everyone gets healthy... there is no RnM no more!
ALSO
The scene where the empathy bug is coming out of Mortys ear was AWESOME- suuuch good animation! Standing ovation for real!















