I give it a 9. Because every other episode I thought was hilarious, and for this to be sub-par, I take off a point.
For one, I love Marvel films. And I'm sure it was obvious the Vindicators are just generic cliché superheroes like the Avengers, which is the point. Seeing them both together was fun for me, especially watching them all die.
Let me start with the very opening scene. Back in I think it was episode 4 of season 1, Rick and Morty make bet. Morty gets to call one one of ten adventures if he's right, which he is at the end when the villagers get their loot. I always wondered if that was really going to be a thing, where Morty can veto a mission like that, and BOOM there it was! I loved it.
Rick tears into them immediately for their ultra-specific, basically pointless "super hero" abilities, while stating that he can just do anything he wants, whenever he wants, so yeah, he's up for the mission.
I love the little things they added that tie into the Marvel franchise, because it seems like they assumed most of the audience has seen them. For example, they were left out of Vindicators II, like Hulk and Thor were left out of Civil War. That and the list of Vindicators who had died since the last time they were there.
What really sets Rick off here is that Morty calls them HIS heroes. Not just anyone's heroes, but Morty's personal heroes. Morty is a 14 year old kid who reads comics and goes on adventures. Of course he loves these guys. And when Morty calls him out on being jealous of that later on, he nailed his real hatred of them. Morty respected them more than Rick, who he just calls an ***hole.
When the mission starts, everyone uses their powers in a way that is stupidly designed for one Vindicators use alone to bypass any obstacle. When Rick is up, he's still passed out from getting so Sh*tfaced, that he actually shits all over the floor. Just by tossing one of his devices on the floor, he can take out the turrets, and onward we go to find their nemesis dead, and an even greater threat to the Universe. Blackout drunk Rick.
Blackout Rick is awesome. He takes out the Vindicators arch nemesis while so drunk, he can't even remember doing it, or laying any of the traps. He even refers to blackout Rick in the third person, because even he has no idea what kind of things he could have done while that drunk. It could literally be anything. Seeing Rick being this drunk was just great for me.
(And how cool is it that Rick can't be strangled to death because of his defense mesh?) I'm not going to write about all the things I didn't like about this episode like everyone else seems to be. I write reviews because I love this show.
I know everyone isn't happy with the writing, but so far I'm having a blast with this new season.
For one, I love Marvel films. And I'm sure it was obvious the Vindicators are just generic cliché superheroes like the Avengers, which is the point. Seeing them both together was fun for me, especially watching them all die.
Let me start with the very opening scene. Back in I think it was episode 4 of season 1, Rick and Morty make bet. Morty gets to call one one of ten adventures if he's right, which he is at the end when the villagers get their loot. I always wondered if that was really going to be a thing, where Morty can veto a mission like that, and BOOM there it was! I loved it.
Rick tears into them immediately for their ultra-specific, basically pointless "super hero" abilities, while stating that he can just do anything he wants, whenever he wants, so yeah, he's up for the mission.
I love the little things they added that tie into the Marvel franchise, because it seems like they assumed most of the audience has seen them. For example, they were left out of Vindicators II, like Hulk and Thor were left out of Civil War. That and the list of Vindicators who had died since the last time they were there.
What really sets Rick off here is that Morty calls them HIS heroes. Not just anyone's heroes, but Morty's personal heroes. Morty is a 14 year old kid who reads comics and goes on adventures. Of course he loves these guys. And when Morty calls him out on being jealous of that later on, he nailed his real hatred of them. Morty respected them more than Rick, who he just calls an ***hole.
When the mission starts, everyone uses their powers in a way that is stupidly designed for one Vindicators use alone to bypass any obstacle. When Rick is up, he's still passed out from getting so Sh*tfaced, that he actually shits all over the floor. Just by tossing one of his devices on the floor, he can take out the turrets, and onward we go to find their nemesis dead, and an even greater threat to the Universe. Blackout drunk Rick.
Blackout Rick is awesome. He takes out the Vindicators arch nemesis while so drunk, he can't even remember doing it, or laying any of the traps. He even refers to blackout Rick in the third person, because even he has no idea what kind of things he could have done while that drunk. It could literally be anything. Seeing Rick being this drunk was just great for me.
(And how cool is it that Rick can't be strangled to death because of his defense mesh?) I'm not going to write about all the things I didn't like about this episode like everyone else seems to be. I write reviews because I love this show.
I know everyone isn't happy with the writing, but so far I'm having a blast with this new season.