Rick & Morty

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Season 3
Season #: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jul 31, 2017
    100
    The series is shockingly funny, even when it goes into dark/disturbing mode, but moments like these confirmed that there was more going on than a bawdy, violent, nihilistically hilarious riff on science-fiction clichés and scientific principles, built around a character who’s like the Doctor reimagined by Armando Iannucci. ... Rick and Morty has always been one of wildest shows on TV. It’s time to admit that it’s also one of the best.

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 231 Ratings

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  1. Jakeeey
    Aug 31, 2017
    3
    Having become hopelessly, utterly addicted to the first two seasons of Rick & Morty, I was, as everyone else who was a fan of the show,Having become hopelessly, utterly addicted to the first two seasons of Rick & Morty, I was, as everyone else who was a fan of the show, virtually sweating in anticipation for the long-awaited third season. What a letdown it proved to be - so far. With 6 episodes in however, and only four to go, there's not much hope for recovery.
    Rick & Morty captured my imagination, and my praise, with its first two seasons. The adventures were dark, incredibly funny, and made you think about things in ways you had perhaps never done so previously. I, and probably much like everyone else, felt a bit like Morty. A small, insecure, hopelessly average (even sub-par) individual who found themselves at the helm of attempting to steer the seemingly insane whims of mad genius Rick. It was a metaphor for life, in a lot of ways, and it was a perfect equation for an animated comedy. So perfect was the show in fact, that between both seasons, there were only one or two episodes which 'weren't that great', and even they were still excellent by the standards of modern cartoon comedies. The pressure was piling on the creators to match or exceed expectations with a third season installment. It seems they buckled under that pressure.
    Aside from an excellent first episode, which premiered on April Fool's and sees Rick escape Galactic Prison and single-handedly destroy both the Galactic Federation and the Council of Ricks (what a badass this guy is), the other five episodes I've seen so far have been... well... boring. Incredibly boring. Not funny in any way, dragging out the 'emotional' family scenes featuring Jerry, Beth and Summer (yawn - like anyone cares about these characters), and uninspired, predictable storylines which wouldn't test the intelligence of a vole. You know what a vole is, Morty? Seriously - there were some episodes of the first season I had to watch twice or even three times to understand everything that was going on. I could probably understand every 'subtlety' of this new season whilst half-watching the show sat on the john.
    The whole thing just 'feels' different. Something is off. When checking online for possible answers, there's literally a hate group of Reddit claiming it's due to hiring female writing staff. I'm not going to get into a debate about whether women are funny here, but perhaps the introduction of new staff (with very little writing experience) has upset the balance and made Rick and Morty... well, a bit rubbish. As a superfan of the series, I'll of course watch the rest and see if it redeems itself. So far though, I've been incredibly disappointed and it seems a shadow of its former self.    … Full Review »
  2. SchnitzelPoof
    Sep 28, 2017
    3
    Having loved the first 2 seasons, I have become more and more disappointed with the episodes of season 3. They're entertaining, but they'veHaving loved the first 2 seasons, I have become more and more disappointed with the episodes of season 3. They're entertaining, but they've lost their depth and sci-fi motives. Instead, there's some soulless popular culture references, random madness for its own sake, family dynamics that didn't fit the actual family we were introduced to in the past and, accordingly, the characters were changed in ways that show lack of understanding of their appeal in the first seasons. Episode 9 was the worst offender, and now I have some pretty good suspicions as to why the direction was changed.
    From now on we can expect more tributes to psychopathy and violence, mixed with mediocre or plain bad jokes, and the occasional presumptuous attempt at preaching, written by a person who hasn't lived life enough to understand it.    … Full Review »
  3. edwardgonzalez
    Apr 21, 2017
    10
    I don't know much about animation but god, this show is truly one of the best animated ones out there, the complexity of the characters andI don't know much about animation but god, this show is truly one of the best animated ones out there, the complexity of the characters and the writing make this show an amazing one for entertainment and analysis, it has it all.… Full Review »
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