katt_goddess Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I'm surprised that no one dragged this in here but 'Rick and Morty' have received a second Emmy. The first was for the Pickle Rick episode, this time it's compliments of a hot tub full of mountain dew and a lesson about consequences. https://www.cbr.com/rick-and-morty-deserves-emmy-awards-vat-acid-episode/ Discuss!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 OK, so, I knw I'm wrong here, but vat of acid and pickle rick were nowhere near my top episodes. From this season my #1 is definitely the story train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 4 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: OK, so, I knw I'm wrong here, but vat of acid and pickle rick were nowhere near my top episodes. From this season my #1 is definitely the story train. Story Train was good, a much better and more cohesive version of either interdimensional cable or mind blowers. I actually found the slut dragon episode [ cringy at times but ] entertaining. A dragon's hoard being comprised of a lot of 'crap' because humans treasure it is strangely relatable. Plus, what the hell did that cat do that even Rick got sick and suicidal? Most of the episodes had something to note at least. If I had to pick a 'favorite' it would probably be the finale just because I keep going back to it mentally. But I can see the why behind both of those episodes getting noticed. Both of them may have their full share of silly crap but they also illustrate slightly serious and actual issues. Rick turns himself into a pickle purely to avoid family therapy time. Dr. Wong's statement on his avoidance when he finally does show up and speak frankly about his feelings on it all summarized it bluntly but without seeming to lecture the audience. It was a strangely serious turn on an episode with a sentient pickle which in turn led to the eventual personal more open communication between Rick and Beth. The Vat of Acid is all about consequences. Morty calls Rick out on his weirdly elaborate vat trick and demands his idea of a reset device finally be considered. He chooses to go out and have his fun rather than getting any further instructions from Rick about the hows of it all. I actually felt that the entire non-verbal montage from the point where he meets a real girlfriend until Jerry hits the reset button and Morty loses that entire life was very well boarded and was likely the deciding factor for this episode being picked for consideration. Morty thinks he's learned the 'lesson' that Rick meant to teach him by just giving in to his whim only to find out that he's been a selfish monster the entire time, killing hypothetical Mortys with every push of the button which he would have known had he taken the time to just think about it and ask Rick before running off. Rick's original vat of acid would have kept him from having to kill those gangsters, everyone would have gone on their merry ways, and things would have remained neutral. Rick isn't normally opposed to killing but he tends to have a reason for it when it comes to individuals and those gangsters obviously weren't worth it and / or are connected somewhere to something Rick needs in the future. But Morty's impatience and inability to think about why Rick would bother with such a passive ruse ruined it. Hence in the end, Morty has to embrace the vat of acid he dissed in the beginning since it's elaborate yet simple design allows for only one person to pay a price - the guy jumping in. Actions have consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 the vat of Acid episode is crap and I dunno why it got an Emmy but okay >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 It's like, yeah I get the lesson from the story and everything, but the story itself was just so bland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 I think it was the nonverbal sequence that bought the gold for the episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 And again, not to be a hater, but it was obvious what was going to happen for that whole sequence. Maybe not the specific details, but its like: marty saves before going into the porn store- wait, a hot girl. He's going to fall in love, suffer hardships, overcome them, then accidentally reload his save to learn his lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: And again, not to be a hater, but it was obvious what was going to happen for that whole sequence. Maybe not the specific details, but its like: marty saves before going into the porn store- wait, a hot girl. He's going to fall in love, suffer hardships, overcome them, then accidentally reload his save to learn his lesson. Without a doubt, the reset was going to happen. The device wouldn't have survived the crash if there wasn't going to be that moment where it gets hit again. Also worth noting is that Rick is absent for virtually all of it. Technically he could have found Morty at any time. He could have also taken the device after the rescue and disarmed it or even confiscated it prior to the flight. But he's not even at the hospital or the welcome back party. He's sitting in the garage waiting it out. Morty was always going to end up in the vat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, katt_goddess said: I think it was the nonverbal sequence that bought the gold for the episode. you mean that sequence when Morty was Dating the dead girl from that horrible "YiiK" game? Edited September 29, 2020 by mochi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 hours ago, mochi said: you mean that sequence when Morty was Dating the dead girl from that horrible "YiiK" game? Yes, that sequence. Non-verbal storyboarding isn't as easy as it looks. Never heard or played that game. But if she is vaguely based on that character and that character is dead in the game, that solidifies my thought even more that Morty was locked in one of Rick's mini-verse scenarios and everyone he interacted with were just clones or holograms or both since time goes slower in those things and no real amount of time seems to have been spent from the first button press to the vat of acid otherwise Beth for sure would have said something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, katt_goddess said: Yes, that sequence. Non-verbal storyboarding isn't as easy as it looks. Never heard or played that game. But if she is vaguely based on that character and that character is dead in the game, that solidifies my thought even more that Morty was locked in one of Rick's mini-verse scenarios and everyone he interacted with were just clones or holograms or both since time goes slower in those things and no real amount of time seems to have been spent from the first button press to the vat of acid otherwise Beth for sure would have said something. the game is famously terrible...the girl in the game is based on an actual woman who was mysteriously murdered and that fact is heavily referenced in a very disrespectful and fetishized way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Bojack horseman did a better job at a nonverbal episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 35 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: Bojack horseman did a better job at a nonverbal episode. Never seen it but now that it's finished I'm hoping to catch it online free and legal somewhere. It's on my general wish-watchlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I missed the last... 2 seasons maybe? But it was really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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