Rick And Morty season 2 is about to kick off on Adult Swim.
If you haven’t watched yet, now’s your chance.
In short, youre gonna love it!
I mean, theres still a chance youll hate it, I guess.
When the second season premieres, youll be all set to jump right in!
Or, alternatively, avoid it at all costs.
You will loveRick and Mortyif…
1.
You love Community for the parodies.
Dan Harmon has always had a penchant for doing themed episodes.
(It also helps that its a cartoon.)
The subplot is about Mortys dog developing super-intelligence thanks to a special helmet Ricks invented.
And the episode is actually titled The Lawnmower Dog.
Get it?!?
Morty is shrunk down by Rick and sent in to deal with the situation.
By the way, this is the Christmas episode.
But, unlike its source material, it manages to be both emotional and funny.
Plus, it communicates the same ideas and themes in only few minutes instead of taking a full hour!
So its better thanStar Trek!
Thats right, I said it.
You wanna go?
Well,Futuramais over now!
And have I not already made it clear thatRick and Mortyis servicing this very niche?!?
Admittedly, this show is much darker thanFuturamaever was.
In the pilot, Rick uses a freeze-ray on a bully who falls over and shatters into pieces.
But you could take such morbidity.
In fact, you have no choice asFuturamais no more!Rick and Mortyis the new future!
You like Adult Swim.
All that aside,Rick and Mortyis mental and obnoxious enough to feel right at home on Adult Swim.
The most evident illustration of this is Rick himself.
Hes an alcoholic, often swigging from a flask he keeps in his lab coat pocket.
A significant amount of Ricks dialogue is interrupted by disgusting, massive belches.
You have to do this for me, Morty.
And thats not a half-bad primer for the tone of madcap nihilism inRick and Morty.
In fact, its often a lot gentler (though, er, sometimes it isnt).
Season two makes strides towards blurring them.
Youre a Justin Roiland fan.
You may have heard his beautiful, infectious voice onAdventure Time.
He plays the Earl of Lemongrab.
Dan Harmons involvement withRick and Mortyis definitely felt, but its very much Justin Roilands disturbing baby.
So do have a look.
It happens to be one of my most favorite things in the world ever.
You might hate Rick and Morty if…
1.
You are a child.
Children should NOT watchRick and Morty.
Old people are mentally equivalent to children and should NOT watchRick and Morty.
You likeCommunityfor its heart.
But onRick and Mortyhe has the opposite job.
Justin Roiland provides the high-concept insanity, so Dan Harmon has to inject the beast with heart.
Rick, when hes not being abusive, occasionally says and does stuff that demonstrates he cares about Morty.
And theyll tear us apart, Morty.
You like Adult Swim for the wrong reasons.
If this is your image of Adult Swim,Rick and Mortywont fit within your parameters.
You might also not like it if you likeRobot ChickenorFamily Guybecause this means you like crap.
Let me be clear: Im not sayingRick and Mortyis high art for only the intelligentsia to appreciate.
Im just saying its much, much, much better than creatively bankrupt garbage for jackasses.
You refuse to accept the crushing truths of existence.
Cartoons are for light-hearted fun, right?
And sci-fi cartoons are about wacky, happy adventures!
Forget the pains of life and rocket off to other planets and universes!
Forget your worries and lose yourself in otherworldly fantasy, yes?
Its an existence where a silly-looking jellybean monster might force itself upon you in a public bathroom stall.
Try not to let this scare you, Tumblr.
Embrace the darkness and be liberated.
Its a show for everyone!
