Rick and Morty Season 2 Review

Rick and Morty (2013-)
Season 2 - 10 episodes (2015)

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Created by: Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon
Starring: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Rated: TV-MA

Plot
An animated series that follows the exploits of drunk, careless, super scientist Rick and his dimwitted, anxious  grandson Morty as they traverse multiple universes.

Verdict
I loved the first season, and I love the second season. The show gets absolutely bonkers as it takes plot lines farther than you'd imagine possible with ridiculous conclusions often venturing into heartfelt and emotional territory, though not for too long.
Its incredibly sharp dialog reveals a great insight into human beings packaged into inventive stories. I can't pick a favorite season, they are both excellent. Rick and Morty are great characters with different opinions on moral dilemmas.
Watch it.

Review
This is a bizarro Doctor Who (2005-) meets an even cruder Rocko's Modern Life (1993-96), but even that undersells it. Rick wants to do what's wrong while Morty wants to do the right thing. In every case Rick is usually right, and Morty just causes more problems, eventually succumbing to Rick. This is a show where the selfless choice is always wrong.
Their adventures cross alternate realities than span the gamut of sci-fi stories. Episode four is my favorite episode, capturing the sci-fi and absurd so well while also providing a commentary on the people we love.

Episode 1: The timelines split.

Episode one picks up where season one ended, with Morty's parents still frozen. Rick, Morty, and Summer split the timeline and must re-merge. This is a show where Rick constantly berates Morty leaving you to wonder if he cares or not, but this episode proves he does.

Episode 2: Morty saves a gas cloud.

In episode two Morty's attempt to make the morally right choice backfires, as it usually does. His moral dilemmas are always incredibly complex, and comically could have been avoided if he acted selfishly as Rick always advises. This happens again in episode nine.

Episode 4: the family has gotten large, too large.

Episode four felt like Doctor Who with the concept of aliens that implant good memories. Of course it's amplified with weird, and zany characters. The way to eradicate the aliens is really clever. In reality, you have bad memories too. It's a sardonic take, but completely true. The things wrong in life often provide a solution. The ending makes fun of the conclusion the show drew.

Episode 8: Jerry has to make an unfathomable choice.

Episode six had a fun story with a micro-verse, mini-verse, and a teeny-verse. I didn't like episode eight as much as the other episodes, but the season just doesn't miss. This is a show that likes its dick jokes and episode eight takes it head on with Jerry faced with an interesting question. With Rick and Morty taking a back seat this one felt off.

Episode 10: This show is always pitting the literal versus the figurative.

This is a show with twists you just can't predict because the turns are so bonkers. This leads into the season finale where Rick has a big character moment. You suspect Rick cares despite the lack of evidence, but this episode answers that. This is an especially big cliffhanger for a show that only airs every two years. The episode even makes a point to mention it will be two years until the finale is resolved.

Initially I thought I liked season one more, but it's too hard to choose. Both seasons are full of great moments and ridiculous scenes. While the Meseeks episode is my least favorite across the seasons, it's not a bad episode.