Zombie show.
It should be illegañ to create media wich presents recreational drug use as good or neutral.
I can't believe it, man. I can't quite put my finger on it yet, but whatever they're doing this season is working insanely well.I haven't laughed that hard at an episode in years.The great animation choices they made this season, even like subtle little perspective shots, really shows that they remembered this is a "cartoon" and not just another stiff rigged cash grab.The writing was SO good. I genuinely laughed so much at both plots, and I love when the A and B plots circle into each other to tell a full story.I honestly have way too much to say about how good this episode was.Each episode has been so good this season, that I almost forgot there's deep-rooted lore.WHOLESOME SCENES THAT GOT ME:Beth comforting Jerry in the space taxi. Idk maybe them being high was so funny to me because of how relatable it was. I spent my early 20s being high on something almost every night, and I've been on both ends of the situation. Needing to be comforted and being the one who can comfort someone. This was so beautiful and real imo.Rick showing up high like "Now you invite me!" and then commenting on being lonely because everyone needs his help, but don't "want" him or whatever. Super sad, super real, and a super vulnerable thing that can come up when you're blasted.Also, the portal not working blew my mind. That was so funny. How has that never happened before?Morty and Summer telling Jerry and Beth that they're bad parents was seriously dark and legitimate, just to turn into a joke when Jerry says "Everyone's mean here..."Dude idk. Them all being high was written so authentically that it just felt so relatable and pure.I also laughed really hard when we saw Summer and Morty running away from the camp, just to admit that they did get the baby drunk.I think subversion is my favorite form of comedy and god damn dude what an all-star episode.
>>154711197this season is exactly what smiling friends was afraid of becoming, absolute slop and you know the worst part? it has really good quality animations, and this is what its being used forsad, so very sad.
>>154711197This has been the best season since season 2.
>Morty got his empathy backLoresisters are NOT happy with this episode
>>154711285You're one of the good ones, Paco
>>154711285>Jerry, Beth and Rick are useless during the entire episode and Morty and Summer have to call Space Beth to come pick them upI'd hardly call it a positive or a neutral portrayal.
>>154711197I loved that episode, so you are wrong.
>>154711317Except it's good, not slop.
When did Jerry get out of unemployment?
>>1547117859x05 Jer Bud
>>154711821Somehow, I missed an episode completely.
>>154711785>Jerry essentially recreating the Joe Camel campaign, one that was ultimately discontinued due to legal threats.Yeah... Jerry's new employment is gonna be short lived, ain't it?
>>154713439Why is Joe Camel not okay but Chester Cheeto is? I’d rather smoke 6 packs of camels than finish a bag of Cheetos health wise.
>>154713439His superiors seemed ok with it>>154713485Some 3rd world countries phased out cereal mascots, Chester Cheetah is next
>>154711711Beth and Jerry raided their daughter's room expecting to find drugs, eager.In this show, drugs are seen as a normal thing to do.
>>154711667>Morty got his empathy back>Loresisters are NOT happy with this episodeMorty was even more of a bitch this episode than the empathy loss one.
>>154711197Zombie anti-fandom.I'll say this every time I see you faggots post, I have no idea what you're bitching about. The episodes have been good. I didn't even mind that the evolution episode didn't make any sense because it was fun and engaging.Please tell me what exactly you shoved up your own asshole to cause this level of butt-frustration.
>>154713485Because every cigarette is doing you damage
>>154711285Maybe it should be illegal to make reality so shitty that people feel the need to use drugs.
>>154714165this is the only correct post in this thread
>>154711285Recreational drug use is good, it is natural and it is fun.I agree if we we're talking about drug normalization in a PBS/Nick Jr./Sprout show but the thread is about a TV-MA show so deal with it.
>>154714165This.
>>154714165No one needs to do drugs, you're using excuse.
Are we really moralfagging about cartoon characters doing drugs now, from Rick and Morty of all shows? wtf happened to this board
>>154714364Anon, look at your calendar and tell me what season it is
>>154714364Lots of us are conservatives.
>>154714425If you really were a conservative you wouldn't be using a site that spits in the face of conservative values on all fronts
>>154711285The government should sell drugs at dirt cheap costs. The harder the better. But under the condition that overdoses and other ill effects are your own problem. That way cartels go bankrupt, government collects taxes and all the druggies die out.
>>154711197>Zombie show.that would imply it was ever good
>>1547144254chan is a libertarian - classic liberal website. So you tankie redditors of whoever else you meant by "us" should fuck off, you're as unwelcome here as libtard tumblrinas.
>>154711317My favorite Canadian studio works on the show now, and I don't know how to feel about that. (They animated picrel.)
>>154714057Daria did it waaay back in the 90s
>>154711285Wasn't this the episode point?The side plot and ending morale was that drug made you useless, dangerous, anxious and horrible to be around with.
>>154714090People think that Rick and Morty season 1/2 only had the best episodes because it was before sezchuan sauce, pickle rick and incest baby.They refuse to see that the show only had a dip in quality, but got back on its feet after they changed the writers team again.
>>154714425Who is "us"? /pol/tard invaders?
>>154714090Smiling Friends ended 3 months ago and it still feels more relevant than Rick and Morty.
>>154714873I don't believe you
>>154711679And you are the bad ones, Tyrone.
>>154716119Aww hell nawCan't belive this latinx got so lippy
>>154715366That's because your media algorithm is keyed into Smiling Friends and you're too retarded to realize you're susceptible to advertising.Can you set your faggoty little feelings aside for a second and express why you don't like the series this thread is devoted to?
>>154714165I live in the 3rd world stop being such a pussy ass bitch.
>>154715202They've been here a minimum 10 years and on one of the most active boards, if anything youre the squatter. Most of them came from b after it just became just a soc and porn board. I dont think anyone is being trafficked here anymore like during the 2015/16 elections
>>154711197def zombie simpsons era of rick and morty.
>>154718202And it's been renewed up until Season 12, life is pain...
>>154713485>I’d rather smoke 6 packs of camels than finish a bag of Cheetos health wise.That's fucking absurd. You're an idiot.
I miss Justin and hate what long running media always turns into, no matter the type.
>>154711197I thought a "zombie show" was a show that isn't entertaining, yet still somehow is still going: Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park (sure, they spoof modern politics...but holy shit, that doesn't make the plots INTERESTING)...THIS show is still entertaining.
>>154720019Oh come on, stop coping. There is literally no show in existence that's still entertaining by season 9. Not even Simpsons lasted that long. Can you think of ANY show that was still good by season 9?
>>154714508Cartels are an easy way to destablize a governmentt assassinate targets and acquire and wash a ton of cash.It's not going anywhere.Oh my god. I can't believe you people are so innocent.
>>154714009>His superiors seemed ok with itAnd the people who greenlit Joe Camel were fine with that, somebody not recognising that a mistake is being repeated still means a mistake is being repeated.
>>154720557That's only the case in 3rd world failed states.
>>154721503Yes stupid. And america. IYKYK
>>154721503Never vote for someone that refuse to take a public drug test
>>154714090>The episodes have been good.They've been mediocre at best. You can tell the spirit has been sucked out and what's left is probably on par with zombie Simpsons. Even the episode discussion threads lack energy.
>>154720557Just because you can't imagine a better world doesn't mean it's impossible
>>154720019To me it was hit or miss after season 3, but this last season has been 93% miss IMO. Looks plenty zombified to me.
>>154716773It's not funny and hasn't been for 10 years.
>>154711313This isnt even your own ideas you just watched a youtube video
>>154722261>10 yearsAlso, you're a massive faggot.
>>154711313>so authentically that it just felt so relatable and pure.
>>154716773NTA but did you notice how many episodes this season are about drugs. Forever high, empathy parasite, the space worms in Jerry. This season feels like it was written by Seth Rogan.
>>154711197I LIKE the zombie show thank you
>>154715366Smiling Friends only exists because of Rick and Morty, and what the fuck are you actually supposed to discuss with Smiling Friends anyways? There's no running plot, there's no evolution of the characters.
>>154723729>There's no running plot, there's no evolution of the characters.FOP had neither of those things yet it still gets discussed on here. Granted, it's because of a few schizos that kept it alive, but you get the picture.
>>154722746yes because drugs weren't used in many, MANY previous episodes>>154723756literally made for children, and I'm a faggot who likes FOP
>>154723787GF was also made for children, yet lore was basically its selling point. My point is that shows get discussed no matter what even if they lack lore.
>>154711197This doesn't really work when the show has gotten better as of late.
what the show is missing is Rick and Morty. I want more Rick and Morty, I don't want them separated.
EVIL MORTY
>>154723971So fucking glad all the first 5 seasons' plot threads have been closed. I'm thinking about watching the whole show again just to see how well they all paid off. Jerry Prime was perhaps the most interesting character in the whole series.
>>154723978Why are people acting like Evil Morty's story is over? He's going to come back. He's not dead, he's in prison. If anyone can escape time prison, it's going to be Evil Morty. He was intelligent enough to pull an entire plan together to destroy the Citadel and tear a hole open in reality. Time prison is not holding him. I don't think he's coming back in the finale but I wouldn't be surprised if he comes back eventually.
>>154723971Lorebros we're so fucking back
I want Rick to pound me
High forever Beth is really cute.
I don't think you realise just how unfunny a show has to be to be a zombie. There are still jokes in Rick and Morty. You might not find it as funny as you did in season 2 but that's not the same as a show literally only being aired because of inertia.
>>154724003They ruined his aura for a SMITH FAMILY BEETS UP ON DA EBUL MORTY TO SHOW HIM WHUTS WHUTand went back to the faggot ass stockholm syndrome bullshit from before. The entire episode was retarded. Fail to kill off "space beth" in what would have been the most talked about episode in the series entire history, so they can keep her as a way for loser foid bitches going through a midlife crisis can project, and then destroy evil morty who was practically tailor made toe the new villain arch of rick and morty or just a wild card for...nothing. A cheap sitcom ep that didn't entertain a soul. Brillaint work.
>>154724704I think this was the first time I saw Beth and Jerry being happy together which was nice.
>>154724775what the fuck was he supposed to do? his shield was overwhelmed and destroyed, he's outnumbered 3-5 to one, and he's still only a 14 year old boy. If the time cops hadn't shown up, Evil Morty would have killed them all.also, trauma bonds. Evil Morty might pretend he doesn't care but he really does, and he desires a connection to Rick. Because Rick is his ultimate driving force. He will come back, mark my words.also I'm a loser foid bitch and I don't care for space beth.
>>154725099 (me)he also hasn't shown that he hates his family. he uses them as leverage yes, but if he really wanted to he could have killed them at any time.
>>154725099He's smarter then rick and could have given himself a bunch of tech from other universes and other shit. The mere fact that this episode even happened is my real issue. Why in the fuck was he there in the first place? What logical reason was there for him to appear there. Other then as an antagonist or a wildcard that shows up does some crazy just as planned shit and sets something up for a long running secondary story.
>>154725159>smarter than rickI don't think that's true. I think he's AS smart as Rick, but not moreso.Why was he there? Because he wanted control over Rick. He wanted to re-experience having a relationship with Rick, because despite his apparent hatred of them, he very much still has an attachment. An irrational attachment, just like Rick has to Morty.
>>154725152>his familyThey aren't his fucking family. His family is dead. None of those people are related to him. They are just one in a long line of fucking alternate unvierse clones that he's killed. It makes no sense.
>>154713439So far, both pitches went well even though he was flounderingThey weren’t sold on Cool Horse until he said “JUST FUCKING DO IT ALREADY”. Pretty sure that’s gonna be the joke with Jerry’s job
>>154725210>I don't think that's true. I think he's AS smart as Rick, but not moreso.He is smarter.>Why was he there? Because he wanted control over Rick.Why? He can erase him from existence, he has access to things rick has never even seen before and the intelect to understand and use them. He has power over him already. >He wanted to re-experience having a relationship with Rick, because despite his apparent hatred of them, he very much still has an attachment.Yes, like an abuse victim has an attachment to their abuser. His rick was a particularly abusive and evil piece of shit. >It's fucking retarded. >An irrational attachment, just like Rick has to Morty.So it's fucking retarded but LOL EMOTIONS TRICKY is that it? This shit is sub standard sitcom bullshit.
>>154723978>Kill off Jerry Prime almost immediately >Next episode was about the Beths lezzing outWhy couldn’t they have kept him and paired him with Space Beth? Dude was cooler and way more well written in his 5 minutes than anything with Space Beth
>>154724775>destroy evil mortyhe's just in time prison, and evil morty has a genius talent for adapting technology. I'm 99% sure he's going to figure out a way out of there and come back for revenge, or maybe rick and morty will need evil morty again for some reason and break him out. they really dont have any other major antagonists anymore since rick prime is dead, the galactic federation is a shell of itself, and evil morty is in time prison forever, so unless they introduce somebody else I think it's almost a guarantee he'll be back
>>154713439Probably my favorite Rick and Jerry interaction, it perfectly tells you their dynamic, Rick's disdain especially when he says Jerry as if that was a swear word is perfect.
>>154725290So THAT's how they ended the Jerry Prime thread? My god, guess I know which episodes I'll be skipping KEK.
>>154725159He has Rick’s intelligence, but he isn’t smarter than him. Rick outsmarted him twice in that episode, and it wasn’t like he needed to set up a grand master plan to get Evil Morty out of his life like blowing up the Citadel
>>154725238>his family is deadwhen was that implied?>>154725275where is it stated or shown that EM is smarter than Rick? It's not as if Rick wasn't aware of the finite curve, he helped CREATE it. Therefore he is capable of breaking that curve himself.>Why does he want control over Rickbecause he was under Rick's control for years as his sidekick. He's getting satisfction out of having that power over a Rick, having their own adventures, BEING Rick in the situation>Like an abuse victim is to an abuseryes, exactly. Why the fuck do you think that abuse victims take forever to leave? because they have that attachment to them. Yes, it is literally "lol emotions tricky"
>>154725293Supposedly the season 8 finale stinger set up Mr. Poopy Butthole as an antagonist? Haven't seen the show that far yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if the show does something as stupid as that.
>>154725311His goodbye to Morty actually hits pretty deep, and his final act is cool even if it didn’t accomplish anything
>>154725349it's funny, the only survivors of the Prime universe is Morty, and Snuffles/Snowball and the other dogs that left the planet.
>>154725293Him fucking going to space prison isn't some cool 3D chess thing. It's fucking stupid and the entire epsidoe should have been dropped. >>154725325Morty is already fairly smart but he took the intelligence of every rick he killed. So he should be a lot smarter then rick. And him outsmarting him in that episode is the problem. Was he just defanged and thrown in jail because rick or whoever is the writers pet can be better? It's not an interesting way of dealing with potentially interesting characters. It's just desperately clawing back to some fucking awful status quo. >>154725338>when was that implied?If they don't show up and he's not with them, then they are dead. >>>154725275 (You)>where is it stated or shown that EM is smarter than Rick? It's not as if Rick wasn't aware of the finite curve, he helped CREATE it. Therefore he is capable of breaking that curve himself.The fuck does the EM existing have to do with anything? >because he was under Rick's control for years as his sidekick. He's getting satisfction out of having that power over a Rick, having their own adventures, BEING Rick in the situationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4oinvg4eBQExplain this then. >yes, exactly. Why the fuck do you think that abuse victims take forever to leave? because they have that attachment to them. Yes, it is literally "lol emotions tricky"HE DID FUCKING LEAVE!That's the point! That was the entire...THING about evil fucking morty!
>>154723787It’s there yes, but all of these were major plot points and there’s so many in one season.
>>154725463>if I don't see them then they're deadthat's retarded. "if I don't see it therefore it does not exist" is baby object permanence levels of stupid>the fuck does Evil Morty exiting have to do with anythingyou stated that Evil Morty is smarter than Rick. You have no evidence of this. I gave evidence of Rick and Evil Morty being on the same level of intelligence. His breaking the finite curve and escaping it isn't something that Rick couldn't do.>explain this thenEvil Morty is just as bad as Rick. He became Rick. He's a hypocrite. He also stated that our Rick was "a bit different" and that he "could use that." Because even abuser victims will miss their abuser, because a part of that abuse is wanting to go back to those good times, even if you're aware that they're a bad person.>HE DID FUCKING LEAVEYes. and a lot of them go back to their abusers too. But in this instance EM decided to be the one in control, the one in power, and he was using that power against Rick. He pretends not to care, but he really does.
>>154725463he didn't take the intelligence of every Rick he killed in the literal sense, he took their memories and the data they had on them.
>>154725463I dont think you know how intelligence actually works. Evil Morty has access to more information, but Rick is just all around more cunning and can think on his feet much better
>>154725574>hat's retarded. "if I don't see it therefore it does not exist" is baby object permanence levels of stupiOther then you needing them to be alive what evidence do you have? >you stated that Evil Morty is smarter than Rick. You have no evidence of this. I gave evidence of Rick and Evil Morty being on the same level of intelligence. His breaking the finite curve and escaping it isn't something that Rick couldn't do.That's fucking dumb. That does not means he's less intelligent at all. That means he doesn't understand the way it works. IQ isn't magic plot powers...oh look who I'm arguing with. Okay, rick doesn't automagically understand things he's never worked on or seen just because they happen to be in his immediate vicinity. So that means he's not smart? >Evil Morty is just as bad as Rick. He became Rick. He's a hypocrite. He also stated that our Rick was "a bit different" and that he "could use that." Because even abuser victims will miss their abuser, because a part of that abuse is wanting to go back to those good times, even if you're aware that they're a bad person.That means fucking nothing. Doesn't mean he's going to show up and start hanging around like a bad fart and be the wacky neighbor like some shitty 60's sitcom. That is litterally bait to say he'll show up and use rick and morty like pawns at some point in the future. It's right there. If the writers don't see that then they should be fired. >Yes. and a lot of them go back to their abusers too. But in this instance EM decided to be the one in control, the one in power, and he was using that power against Rick. He pretends not to care, but he really does.He was already in control and had power. He didn't need to or want to prove anything. He already did. Multiple times. There is no fucking logical in story reason other then sub standard hack writers wanted him off the chessboard to make limping to the barn with discarded sitcom plots and maudlin sadsturbation bullshit.
>>154725605...If intelligence is thinking on your feet when tossed into unfamiliar situations then Morty, who doesn't have the experience or abilities of rick is far more intelligent.
where's the mega?
>>154725686as far as we see from EM's backstory, he had a typical Rick and Morty life, same house, same garage. Logically that would mean they'd have the rest of the family. We are not seen the family dead. All of the families that they took their captive Ricks and Mortys from were not harmed, so he has no hatred of his family obviously. >That's fucking dumbYou cannot read. I am not stating that EM is dumber than Rick, or vice versa. I am saying they're on the same intelligence level, although Rick has the experience unlike EM who has innate talent.>That means fucking nothing. Doesn't mean he's going to show up and start hanging around like a bad fart and be the wacky neighbor like some shitty 60's sitcom. That is litterally bait to say he'll show up and use rick and morty like pawns at some point in the future. It's right there.That's literally what happened. EM was using Rick as a pawn and got too cocky showing off to Morty. Because he hates Morty for being everything that he hates about what he used to be.>He was already in control and had power. He didn't need to or want to prove anything. He already did. Multiple times.He wanted to prove himself as better than a Rick or a standard Morty. He hates Morty because Morty is everything he used to be, weak, a follower, taking abuse. EM got what he wanted, and like he told Rick after killing Prime, "feel better? no? exactly." EM saw that our Rick actually cared for his Morty, cared for Mortys. Destroying the Citadel and leaving the curve wasn't proving anything to anyone but himself.
>>154725910>as far as we see from EM's backstory, he had a typical Rick and Morty life, same house, same garage. Logically that would mean they'd have the rest of the family. We are not seen the family dead. All of the families that they took their captive Ricks and Mortys from were not harmed, so he has no hatred of his family obviously.I didn't mean he killed them. I mean they are probably fucking dead. There is not a single shred of evidence stating otherwise, and the fact that he didn't go to his home universe after all of this instead says everything. >>That's fucking dumb>You cannot read. I am not stating that EM is dumber than Rick, or vice versa. I am saying they're on the same intelligence level, although Rick has the experience unlike EM who has innate talent.You mean like the experience he copied from all of those ricks and used to overthrow the ricks, and break the finite curve, and exist in the outer universe?>That's literally what happened. EM was using Rick as a pawn and got too cocky showing off to Morty. Because he hates Morty for being everything that he hates about what he used to be.Why? Remember that whole speech in the youtube short I posted a moment ago. The millions of morty's he's killled. The morty clones he's tortured and gave no fucks about? The fuck makes him so special? Other then being the MC character that is. >He wanted to prove himself as better than a Rick or a standard Morty. He hates Morty because Morty is everything he used to be, weak, a follower, taking abuse. EM got what he wanted, and like he told Rick after killing Prime, "feel better? no? exactly." EM saw that our Rick actually cared for his Morty, cared for Mortys. Destroying the Citadel and leaving the curve wasn't proving anything to anyone but himself.The entire speech before he blew up the finite curve and how he acted while helping rick kill prime rick says none of that, shows none of that. He found peace by wanting to prove something to himself.
>>154711197When was it not?
>>154711197it's the nortubel of adult swim
>>154725717Rick is way better at improvising than Morty, what the fuck are you talking about? Half the time, his plan is to just hold out until Rick shows up Rick has fought in wars and seen way more combat than Evil Morty. He is smarter in ways that matter as seen by him outsmarting Evil Morty twice
>>154726035>I didn't mean he killed them. I mean they re probably fucking dead.That's just an assumption. Just as I assume that Morty had a family, that is likely still alive on his planet. Especially so if the portal traveler reset also effected him too, and I'll give you, that's a big if.>You mean like the experience he copied from all of those ricksIt's not even clearly stated what exactly he downloaded. He might not have even touched anything beyond looking for a way to break the finite curve. He did the same thing with Rick Prime. >Why? What makes him so special?What makes Morty so special? Because he's the Morty that our Rick cares about. Likely a part of EM is jealous of that. Why wouldn't he be? His own Rick was terrible to him. He said that our Rick was "different". He wants that connection, he grew accustom to it. Therefore wanting that relationship again but wanting the power in it makes the most sense. As smart as EM is, he's still just 14.>The entire speech before he blew up the finite curve and how he acted while helping rick kill prime rick says none of that, shows none of that. He found peace by wanting to prove something to himself.Let me ask you a question then, why exactly did EM help Rick kill Prime? Why did he let Rick live at all? Why didn't he kill Prime himself after getting the information he wanted about the Omega Device?
>>154724775Fun fact: stockholm syndrome is bullshit invented by a psychologist who never even met the former hostages as PR for a Swedish prime minister to assassinate the character of the hostages he literally told to die because he wasn't paying shit. Them being angry with him for not just buying them out and almost getting them killed as well as angry with the incompetent police that made some comedy movie worthy blunders was labeled as "siding with the criminal". Rather, it's the hostage taker that later said that it became harder and harder for him to threaten the people he held as he got to know them.
I would molest care bear rick
>>154726621the show lived long enough to turn him into dobson, personality and all
>>154726657dear lord no
>>154711285This.
>>154711821I was actually happy he was allowed to have a win
>>154711285What makes America great is that we have the freedom to do bad things
>>154726799and he seems to be doing a good job too
>>154711197Every season after 2 has been bad.
>>154724704people being stupid giddy high is a real turn on for me
>>154715366Smiling Friends was smart enough to end on their own terms before they faked a scandal to seal the show from them and turn it into zombie simpsons but the characters say "fuck."