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Rick is more or less presented as someone who is so ashamed of his sentimentality that he is willing to go to great lengths to hide it, deny it, or discredit it

by Retra 9y ago

Rick is more or less presented as someone who is so ashamed of his sentimentality that he is willing to go to great lengths to hide it, deny it, or discredit it, even if it means being abusive to other people. The only time he seems to buckle is when his family's lives are at stake. The show is not "old-school" episodic. You're not going to get a little bit of everything in every episode. It has wider arcs, like most modern shows do. So it doesn't make much sense to me that anyone would criticize the show for Rick's abusiveness... That's almost the whole point of him. If he weren't abusive, he'd be a "sitcom superman," but as it is, he gets to play the hero and the villain, which is a pretty compelling dynamic. (See Breaking Bad, for example.)

dragontamer 9y ago
The "Breaking Bad" anti-hero protagonist is way more charming than Rick, and makes "Breaking Bad" much easier to watch. I'm definitely familiar with anti-heroes and have enjoyed a lot of them ("Death Note's" Light Yagami is one of my personal favorites). > The only time he seems to buckle is when his family's lives are at stake. And frankly? Words hurt. Actions hurt. Abusive words levied at naiive children can scar people for life. Rick doesn't care about those instances and really mistreats Morty. True, he helps Morty when Morty's life is in danger, but there's a lot more to people's well being than just "alive vs dead". I get that this is a comedy show and I'm supposed to not care about that sort of thing. But I honestly relate myself more to Morty than to Rick most of the time. So whenever Morty is being verbally abused by Rick, I just get pissed off. I think "most" people relate themselves to Rick, and can enjoy the show from Rick's perspective. Which I can agree, it looks fun from that side. But unfortunately, my brain is hardwired for whatever reason to relate more to Morty, and Morty's placement in the world is... not very fair to him.
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- Retra 9y ago
  As viewers, we've seen a Morty who is able to outsmart/outmaneuver every other Rick. We've seen Morty make selfish and disastrous decisions by taking advantage of Rick's affections for him. So his status as a victim is also at least partially ambiguous.
- jqvincent16 9y ago
  It sounds like you're taking the show way more seriously than you should. Perhaps you just shouldn't watch it if it causes you that much anguish? The show does, on occasion, make subtle points about society as a whole. For example, S3E7. Sometimes you just need to read between the lines.
- iak8god 9y ago
  > I think "most" people relate themselves to Rick, and can enjoy the show from Rick's perspective. Yikes. This has never even occurred to me before. I certainly hope you're wrong about this.

by Retra 9y ago

dragontamer 9y ago

The "Breaking Bad" anti-hero protagonist is way more charming than Rick, and makes "Breaking Bad" much easier to watch. I'm definitely familiar with anti-heroes and have enjoyed a lot of them ("Death Note's" Light Yagami is one of my personal favorites). > The only time he seems to buckle is when his family's lives are at stake. And frankly? Words hurt. Actions hurt. Abusive words levied at naiive children can scar people for life. Rick doesn't care about those instances and really mistreats Morty. True, he helps Morty when Morty's life is in danger, but there's a lot more to people's well being than just "alive vs dead". I get that this is a comedy show and I'm supposed to not care about that sort of thing. But I honestly relate myself more to Morty than to Rick most of the time. So whenever Morty is being verbally abused by Rick, I just get pissed off. I think "most" people relate themselves to Rick, and can enjoy the show from Rick's perspective. Which I can agree, it looks fun from that side. But unfortunately, my brain is hardwired for whatever reason to relate more to Morty, and Morty's placement in the world is... not very fair to him.

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Retra 9y ago
As viewers, we've seen a Morty who is able to outsmart/outmaneuver every other Rick. We've seen Morty make selfish and disastrous decisions by taking advantage of Rick's affections for him. So his status as a victim is also at least partially ambiguous.
jqvincent16 9y ago
It sounds like you're taking the show way more seriously than you should. Perhaps you just shouldn't watch it if it causes you that much anguish? The show does, on occasion, make subtle points about society as a whole. For example, S3E7. Sometimes you just need to read between the lines.
iak8god 9y ago
> I think "most" people relate themselves to Rick, and can enjoy the show from Rick's perspective. Yikes. This has never even occurred to me before. I certainly hope you're wrong about this.