Rick and Morty

Are animated T.V shows slowly starting to take the crown off of live actions shows head?

Rick and Morty is the first show to come from Dan Harmon in a long time. It has been airing on Adult Swim recently, and the hype is here, but is Rick and Morty worth getting excited about. With most of the games or shows that I review, something about this makes it stick out above the rest, which Rick and Morty do excellenty.

The story revolves around the mad scientist Rick who brings his companion in his adventures along with him, who just so happens to be his grandson Morty an awkward teenager who is bullied by Rick into coming with him in his outlandish endeavour with the constant promise of a hot girl or something really cool. It seems that Morty online comes on these adventure because Rick appears to be his only friend. His relations with his family are good, although his family’s relationship with each other is strained. Jerry, his dad, got his mother Beth pregnant at 17, something that his mother regrets. He also has a older sister who goes to his same school. Unlike the awkward Morty, Summer fits right in as a typical American girl, with her incessant texting, talking to friends, and dating. Rick and Morty’ s relationship is definitely strange, but it’s enjoyable  to watch and gets many laughs.

Rick and morty has a very eye catching art style, boasting a clean, simple style reminiscent of shows like adventure time. The episodes are always interesting, like the episode where Rick and Morty are running through customs in a different universe, dodging alien travelers and gun wielding bugs. Each episode has many plots going about at all times, and in the end, they all meet up together to make each story feel unique and interesting. No two episodes feel alike, each with its own unique cast of characters and wacky scenarios. For example one episode takes place inside a hobo’s body, where rick has built a theme park based on the body, while the next focuses on Rick and Morty incepting into his teachers dreams to give Morty an A in math.

Rick and Morty comes about in the time of the other legends such as Family guy and The Simpsons. And for it to stand out among them takes a great amount of effort and uniqueness that only this show can pull off. It is written so perfectly, that they can switch from funny or crazy topics and events to much more serious issues such as rape and death of a loved one. Most shows today can’t pull these off because they don’t have enough seriousness to, while rick and morty plays the perfect balance to pull off both sides of the spectrum.

Rick and morty is leading the charge to become the next hit such as Family guy and The Simpsons. With its witty and funny dialogue, fun visuals, and great storytelling, I predict that Rick and Morty are here to stay. I highly suggest you give the show a watch.