![]() ![]() “He is the one that doesn’t feel like he fits in the universe around him.” ![]() “He is now the one who is existentially isolated,” Dan Harmon told Variety. Bloodshed only begets more Bloodshed, ultimately leading to pain, loneliness, and an empty feeling rather than satisfaction. The conclusion to this arc dramatizes the typical emotions behind any brutal revenge story. The heavy-handed but brilliant irony here is that Rick’s white whale embodies the complex mixture of egomania and self-loathing he feels for himself - especially because his nemesis is literally himself. Wong, Rick is better able to articulate his feelings these days but remains stubbornly committed to his own self-destruction because his vendetta against Rick Prime was unresolved. “Who is Rick now that his vengeance is not there anymore?”Įarlier this season, “Air Force Wong” went to great lengths to dramatize how far Rick has come in working on his mental health. “Now the rest of his life can begin,” says writer Albro Lundy in an Inside the Episode video from Adult Swim. But now that the main protagonist finally has closure on the one thing that’s consumed every waking moment, what happens now? South Park plays a similar feeling of emptiness for comedic effect, but in Rick and Morty, we all just feel a little sad. Warning! Spoilers ahead for Rick and Morty Season 7 Episode 5 □Īfter a jaw-dropping and action-packed battle with Rick, Morty, and Evil Morty against Rick Prime, Rick beats his nemesis to a bloody pulp, finally getting revenge against the variant of himself that murdered his wife and daughter. Then, Stan wonders what they’re supposed to do next. ![]() Obese, hairy, and acne-ridden, the four boys succeed. The core four characters play World of Warcraft for 21 hours a day for two months to level up enough to defeat a powerful griefer who keeps slaughtering other players. In an obtuse way, Rick and Morty Season 7’s jaw-dropping mid-season epic “Unmortricken” reminds me of one of the best South Park jokes ever. ![]()
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