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I think the true selling point of R & M is that the plot defies expectations, not by simply going to the contrary but by turning left of the hero road, followi
by louithethrid 9y ago
I think the true selling point of R & M is that the plot defies expectations, not by simply going to the contrary but by turning left of the hero road, following a insane idea and sticking to it until the trophe falls apart and something i call messy realism appears.
What would happen if you hang around the borg? Oh, turns out the hivemind is people too.
And so on, and so forth.
Rick and Morty is "just" great Tv showing how much on rails all the other plots in all the other shows usually are. My problem is, that i think the show has no overall arc - and that they desperatly will try to glue one together.
- humanrebar 9y agoThe hivemind episode was a great deconstruction of pansexualism and open-ended identity politics.
- davidivadavid 9y agoNo overall arc is the ultimate test of creativity. That's why Seinfeld (or arguably The Office) are so impressive to me. It seems like R&M is headed in a similar direction, since they take a lot of pleasure in pretending like they're building an arc and then resolving it in the most anti-climactic way ("Anyway, that's how I escaped from space prison!").