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in EpisodesRick and Morty S4E5, Mid-Season Finale: Rattlestar Ricklactica
Rick and Morty S4E5 was absolutely hysterical, the best episode yet of the season yet by far, and in the top 5 all-time Rick and Morty episodes. This episode pulled everything together and showed none of the seams. Multiple storylines were going on simultaneously, each self-sufficient in its own right, yet they all worked together […] More
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Rick and Morty S4E4 — Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty
Rick and Morty S4E4 is a lot like S3E3—the one with Pickle Rick. Both episodes had two storylines: one that was visually interesting, and one that was thematically interesting. Furthermore, in both episodes, the visually interesting one was fun the entire way through, but the thematically interesting one really only picked up speed at the […] More
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Rick and Morty S4E3: One Crew over the Crewcoo’s Morty
Rick and Morty is known for its love of revisiting and remixing the tropes of TV and film’s genres, and Episode 3 is Season 4’s first real outing in that kind of cultural memory. It comes thick and fast, and is a sheer joy to watch. This episode is a thrilling riff on heist movies, […] More
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Rick and Morty S4E2: The Old Man and the Seat
This episode introduces much but resolves little and is extremely character-driven. There are quite a few one-off jokes, but the episode’s overall emotional tone is much more serious and sobering. It’s almost too much to summarize succinctly. But to even get a handle on it, we should at least review the major plot points. Let’s […] More
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Rick and Morty S4E1 – Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat
By Martin Harrison McNulty I had two big fears going into the Rick and Morty Season 4 premiere. One was that the show would no longer have truly interesting premises that are conceptually complex. The writing could have easily gotten much lazier, and doubled-down on the memes and gags that have always been the veneer […] More
