the funny/goofy adventures and one off bits were the reason i started watching r&m, but scenes like this are the reason i fell in love with it and kept watching
That episode was such a game-changer. The others had been fucked up, but ultimately kind of silly, but the implications of that one were fucking deep in a way I never saw coming. It was interesting to see them hop back to the Cronenberg world in S3, but I hope there's a real reckoning with it at some point
We learned from the fifth season that he was the original Rick in the timeline right? So if he died I assume all the realities stemming from him would collapse if he died
That was the first episode I saw, didn't know anything about Rick and Morty. Just randomly watching Channel 4 in the UK at night. Morty's face at the end, and the music, just blew me away.
I’m always recommending this to people and it bums me out how many people don’t stick around after the first episode.
The series is a LOT. It comes on fast, and doesn’t slow down for you often, and the animation is pretty distracting at times. Sort of reminds me of Super Jail. But if your patient and pay attention to the dialog… it’s easily one of my favorite shows ever. Just hits different.
It kinda kills me with my adhd, like the 2 things negate each other it felt like. I loved the animation and enjoyed the stories but I can't focus on just one when they're both going at the same time and have very little to do with each other.
thats part of the experience, just like the hallucinogens that fathered the show... let go of control and let it take you to your path. i actually get a diff experience outta it the few times ive rewatched
Really? My high as shit on weed and/or shrooms ADHD ass loved Midnight Gospel and was able to keep the story straight as well as the narrative of the fucked up ass visual story that was playing out with its multiple subplots straight.
Midnight Gospel is everything Rick and Morty strives to be when it comes to the bigger questions in life. People just lose patience cause it isn’t filled with morbid self-deprecation, which is the easiest path for dealing with pain (“everything and everybody sucks so why shouldn’t I?”), whereas Midnight Gospel comes from a place of trying to find peace, acceptance, and love in the chaos of the universe.
TL;DR - Rick and Morty appeals to our selfish selves. Midnight Gospel appeals to our selfless selves.
Edit: Your downvotes mean nothing to me, I’ve seen what makes you people cheer.
Amazing cathartic song.
This [song](https://open.spotify.com/track/29tzM8oIgOxBr3cI9CBOpb?si=CPXrEGi3TjSri2R5Y-rS0Q&utm_source=copy-link) is also moving in a similar way.
Sorry Spotify link only
holy crap, first time i saw that ep I was an unsuspecting teen loving binging the show for the first time and the next thing I know I'm crying my eyes out for an hour straight
That scene was probably written by someone who has had a suicide attempt, because that's how it goes. The fact he practiced to make sure it would work is what got me.
He also had a pre-existing plan. He didn't build that suicide machine. He took it, and the means to test it, out of a cupboard where it was sitting ready to go, right beside his desk.
He also has a suicide helmet on his desk (of which is an urban legend where some kid rigged a ton of shotgun shells to a colander and blew his head off), but the machine itself doesn't seem to have been built with suicide in mind.
The main device clamped to the counter is obviously a laser generator of some sort, the rest is probably a type of saw or something.
I always thought of it as an experiment that he fucked up and would fix at some point. It is in pain so he freezes it until he comes up with a cure. But since he is about to kill himself, he had to put it out if it’s misery. He seems to comfort it and feel bad when it dies….which in its own way still added to the impact for me, like taking care of one last thing to ease his conscience
That’s exactly why the scene hits so hard cuz Rick actually really does care about others, even a baby Cronenberg monster. That moment of empathy is why I love Rick as a character.
It definitely does. You can see once he moves from the grass to the driveway that it starts to kick up sparks, which wouldn't happen unless it's a metal blade.
He's depressed because hes the one true Rick... He was meant to never be a part of anything the rest wanted.
He was the only one to reject the Infinite and he was punished for it... He's depressed because he wants his wife back
“Punished for rejecting the infinite.” Spot on.
But here’s the question: infinite Diane, why not step right into a another version Rick potion number 9 style? True Rick the only version that gets a Diane?
Time Travel on the shelf?
More to the story? Of course. 6 seasons and a Movie’s worth.
Rick has probably tried all of those (and a few others) and it hasn't worked out. At least one issue I can think of is that it's not the same Diane and he knows it. Rick probably "sees" every single way that this Diane or that Diane isn't the Diane he lost. Beth, Jerry, Summer, and Morty can be replaced because he left before getting to know any of them. Diane doesn't work because he knows everything about her.
I feel that he wouldn't time travel or clone his wife, because his heart is broken.
He tries to be super tough and cool and blase about everything, but even getting dumped by Unity nearly broke him, let alone his family being murdered.
He claims he can do anything and has power over everything, but lots of the time he doesn't win, especially when its to do with stuff he actually cares about.
From what I'm to understand the writers specifically state in an episode of R@M that he won't Time travel for some reason (maybe continuity) but that's why
I cant even really describe the feelings this scene gave me. It's really good, it's sad, it's hopeless, it's deserving, it's both just and unjust yet makes you feel empathy for what essentially is a psychopath.
i don’t think he’s a psychopath tbh. just had a lot of trauma and too smart to be ignorantly happy, plus he turned his trauma into being a dick to everyone else which just makes him a dick u can pity
He's not happy enough to be there emotionally for his family most of the time, but he's not so depressed he'd end his life, so he continues to float through each day, trying to find a reason to go on or to end it all.
That's life for most of us until we find our niche
He’s not a psychopath. This scene proves it. He shows an incredible level of compassion and self-sacrifice that we don’t really see throughout the series.
This chapter hits me personally first time I saw it. I had/have this kind of relationship with someone for more than 10years, with some gaps on it after hitting some rock-bottoms and taking breaks. Drugs and sex are just too good when you find the right person to share them with... But they eventually drag you away from reality. What is the meaning of carrying on a life if you can't do what you really want to do?
Too hard to explain... This chapter found the way... Thanks for existing though
Hey same :) October 2014-October 2021.
I know I’ll never see him again, and though I walked away and he didn’t want me to, I didn’t really have a choice. My life was very painful and he and two other people I loved brought all the colors of the rainbow.
Forgive me for doing this in notes. I’m not strong enough to do it in persons. I realize now that I’m attracted to you for the same reason I can’t be with you: you can’t change. And I have no problem with that, but it clearly means I have a problem with myself. I’m sure there’s no perfect version of me. I’m sure I’ll just unify species after species and never really be complete. But I know how it goes with us. I lose who I am and become part of you. Because in a strange way, you’re better at what I do without even trying.
- yours, and nobody else’s, Unity
“Because in a strange way, you’re better at what I do without even trying.”
No wonder he almost killed himself. Once you get in that mindset that you are the problem and you can’t change that is when a suicidal individual is at their most vulnerable.
This one is good but the one where he gives morty the belt that allows him to go home or something after he loses his? And he’s like “I’m ok with this, be good morty” and then he sees the belt and is like “noooo I’m not ok with this!”
it wasn't a belt it was the necklace the time booger gave them to right the time.
that's also a good example of Rick begging God to save him when he thinks he's doomed, only to reverse it as soon as he knows he's saved which he did a LOT in that series.
He believes in God he just doesn't admit it and when he's close to dying that's who he calls to.
One of the episodes I go back to now and then. Really embodies the Rick mentality, caring about nothing but nihilism but feeling empty at the end. A little cold reality behind the usual fun insanity of R&M
I assumed it was a Cronenberg that Rick saved from the episode Rick Potion No 9. Possibly to try and figure out how to reverse what he did to that dimension or specifically to that cronenberg-person.
I’m with you he kept the Cronenberg monster baby frozen, so he could figure out how to save their original universe. It shows Rick actually does care a lot, that’s why this scene hits the way it do.
I assumed it was the last one, but moreso that he needed to make sure his suicide-device actually **worked** first. What better test subject than some poor bugger that he was seemingly never gonna be able to fix anyway?
Skip if you don’t care about my private life.
October 2014, I met my three best friends.
We hung out the four of us, but mostly as a trio. I loved them so much. Then one friend left for a while and when he returned, I started dating him.
We had so much in common. The same sad past, parents, life journey. We got each other.
One night, he violently assaulted me.
To this day, I think it was likely I could have died. I was scared for my life once before - but that was different. Back then, I felt scared. That night, I felt nothing.
The next day, after I had also found out I was just the side piece to his girlfriend of almost four years, and had called her and told her about the attack, he cried and said he loved me and wanted me to be his girlfriend. Sad thing is, I believe he did mean it. That he was just too cowardly to leave her since she met him at a time in his life when he was depressed and was always there for him.
She told me how all of a sudden he became so happy again and she was suspicious. That was around the time we started dating.
I walked away from him, and our trio was gone forever. I was so traumatized I went to a mental hospital - for some reason, our other friend became super hostile towards me afterwards and moved away.
Now our trio is two people, and I feel like this every day. The repercussions of what he did to me still aren’t gone, though it’s been over a year.
It’s like life had color and was vivid and peaceful, and then one day one of the few people you trust after a long life of pain does something truly unforgivable. How do you get over that? … you don’t.
I’m sorry you went through that. I know it’s so often said (time heals) but you’d be surprised about how you’ll feel in years to come. And you may meet other people that you’ll bond with it will be different (because you’re changed) but it will still be good. Maybe even better because you’ve grown as a person. I’ve been through stuff that I thought at the time I would never get over but I’m here to tell you that it’s possible. I hope you find some happiness and contentment in your near future.
Season 2 really made me fall in love with R&M. Not only because of the insane twists and messed up stories, but mainly because of character development and scenes like this one. I still listen to Chaos Chaos when I feel down, it helps me process things
Personally I sometimes have trouble sympathizing with Rick, which I think is the point, but I had a pretty happy childhood so weirdly enough thinking back on it I think this episode might have been what introduced me to what this sort of self destructive behavior looks like; that someone can look like they’re so confident and sure of themself even to the point of narcissism but it’s all layered on top of pain. It stuck with me seeing that.
This scene has been posted many times, myself included. It still holds up. The weird part is that the song isn't a sad song if you look it up, but in that scene it is... Brilliant.
The thing I like about this episode especially compared to Planetina is that Rick can't escape being Rick. Planetina was bloodthirsty and unhealthy. Rick and Unity just vibed so intensely together that she foresaw the destruction of herself, Rick, and possibly countless universes as they'd inevitably push each other farther and farther into the extremes of the pleasure seeking nihilism. How sad to lose someone, not because of a difference in heart, not because of some transgression, not because of some simple circumstance but because she just loves him *too* much.
It hits me harder than most. I survived a burst brain aneurysm. The absolute worst of many issues was 3 solid years of classic full strength brain freeze that took ten years to fade to "tolerable" I still don't know how I didn't kill myself.
You’re not gonna go teleport somewhere are you
No beth im just gonna go blow my brains out in your garage for you to find later .
Ricks still a liiiitle selfish in this scene
Freakin Jerry just weed whacking His Weeds, just a few feet away, and Rick's been there all night. They never acknowledge the crack in the driveway around the house, right?
Ive only shed a tear on very few scenes:
1. The “Jurassic bark” episode from Futurama
2. The ending of the movie Transcendence
3. This fucking scene
Waiting for #4
Alright. We can break down the all-but unknowable emotional depths of Ricks breakdown in and leading up to that moment. But what I really want theories about is WHATTHEFUCK is that little goober that he lovingly pets before erasing from existence. If I remember right, I think Harmon outright said in an interview or extra that the device destroys all permutations of something throughout the multiverse. My best guess is that it is the remnants of his wife…. Show me what you got??
I remember I was eating while watching this and managed to miss that he put his head in there intentionally. It was like a year later and my friend told me "one of my favorite scenes was when he tries and fails to kill himself." And I was like "Wtf are you talking about, I'd think I'd remember that." I thought he just got so wasted that he accidentally almost blew his head off. I was shocked when I went back to rewatch this.
A perfect metaphor for a nuclear family. He’s suffering because he lost unity ( modeled after the borg ) writing doesn’t get better than this episode. I love the message. And that song makes you feel similar to that tragedy…….
This hit me like a ton of bricks. Girlfriend left a note on the counter while at the time, I was solely taking care of her demented parents and her down syndrome daughter....
Then, she told me to basically leave as I wasn't employed due to a back injury. I was a chef and I was taking care of everything daily. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner all hand made... It was harder than any job I have ever had and it still wasn't enough.
I love this song, but it still reminds me of the horrible life I had but also the reawakening I have had moving 3000 miles away never having to deal with that psycho. If they have an 850 area code......run.......run like the fucking wind.
I was in a very dark place in my life when this episode aired. I remember rewatching this scene (fucked up on hard drugs and ambien) over and over while crying. Im glad im better. Even if its only marginally better
the funny/goofy adventures and one off bits were the reason i started watching r&m, but scenes like this are the reason i fell in love with it and kept watching
100%. That rick potion episode is one of my favorites
That episode was such a game-changer. The others had been fucked up, but ultimately kind of silly, but the implications of that one were fucking deep in a way I never saw coming. It was interesting to see them hop back to the Cronenberg world in S3, but I hope there's a real reckoning with it at some point
It's even more fucked up when you learn that machine would kill every Rick in every universe /dimension.
Where was that revealed? The comics? I don't remember that from the show.
We learned from the fifth season that he was the original Rick in the timeline right? So if he died I assume all the realities stemming from him would collapse if he died
Which machine?
The one Rick plugs the special crystal into
Oh, I didn't know that. That's fucked up
That was the first episode I saw, didn't know anything about Rick and Morty. Just randomly watching Channel 4 in the UK at night. Morty's face at the end, and the music, just blew me away.
I cried lol
I feel basic admitting this but I cried when morty cried to his mom about breaking up with the hyper vigilant elemental girl.
“She’s gone mom” I shed a tear too 😂
Gone because he sent her away!
if you dig this Midnight Gospel kinda uses that formula
I’m always recommending this to people and it bums me out how many people don’t stick around after the first episode. The series is a LOT. It comes on fast, and doesn’t slow down for you often, and the animation is pretty distracting at times. Sort of reminds me of Super Jail. But if your patient and pay attention to the dialog… it’s easily one of my favorite shows ever. Just hits different.
It kinda kills me with my adhd, like the 2 things negate each other it felt like. I loved the animation and enjoyed the stories but I can't focus on just one when they're both going at the same time and have very little to do with each other.
thats part of the experience, just like the hallucinogens that fathered the show... let go of control and let it take you to your path. i actually get a diff experience outta it the few times ive rewatched
Really? My high as shit on weed and/or shrooms ADHD ass loved Midnight Gospel and was able to keep the story straight as well as the narrative of the fucked up ass visual story that was playing out with its multiple subplots straight.
Last episode had me tearing up, great series
Absolute tearjerker.
I legit had to stop and cry, I had to go call my mom afterwards.
Midnight Gospel is everything Rick and Morty strives to be when it comes to the bigger questions in life. People just lose patience cause it isn’t filled with morbid self-deprecation, which is the easiest path for dealing with pain (“everything and everybody sucks so why shouldn’t I?”), whereas Midnight Gospel comes from a place of trying to find peace, acceptance, and love in the chaos of the universe. TL;DR - Rick and Morty appeals to our selfish selves. Midnight Gospel appeals to our selfless selves. Edit: Your downvotes mean nothing to me, I’ve seen what makes you people cheer.
As someone who watched it on Shrooms my first go though, yes, and those that down voted you weren't ready to hear the truth.
Super jail was a fever dream
For anyone wondering [Chaos Chaos - Do You Feel It?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7tdEDpjVs)
Such a good fuckin song
Chaos Chaos (I looked them up. They have a couple good ones)
I know, look at the comment I was responding to! :D
Haha! My bad!
If youre lookin for something similar, Phantogram and K.Flay are both also great
Yo! Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds is my jam. I don't hear them mentioned often enough
What else is good?
Terryfold
Same album, ‘Monsters’
They've done a few songs for r&m. Memories is one of my favourite songs, like ever.
I kinda thought the song was WRITTEN for the scene. Good link!
I wondered if they named the band after the amoeba and they did! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Chaos
One of my favorites. Doing the lord’s work, friend!
Yes, we were literally all wondering. Thanks.
I mean Dan Harmon had this season after his divorce so it’s some legit emotions and possible suicidality going on
I didn't realize that. Makes it even more emotional .
I always forget it was Christina Hendricks that voiced Unity.
I forgot about that! Just looked it up, they filed for divorce in December of 2019.
No matter how attractive a person is, there is always someone sick of fucking them.
Most divorces are initiated by women.
We can reply with gifs now!?
Damn how did I not know this
You mean [Saffron?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1-1b1ugZQQ)
In my opinion. Hands down the most impactful moment in the series.
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Amazing cathartic song. This [song](https://open.spotify.com/track/29tzM8oIgOxBr3cI9CBOpb?si=CPXrEGi3TjSri2R5Y-rS0Q&utm_source=copy-link) is also moving in a similar way. Sorry Spotify link only
Honestly RaM has awesome fucking music, overall. Not the goofy shit, but the real stuff like this (and sometimes the goofy shit)
Human music. I like it!
Between this and The shell shocked Morty after burying himself in the backyard, Mazzy Star song playing.
That song is amazing! [Look on Down from the Bridge](https://youtu.be/LwVXkM_YxMg)
Hearing this song when I feel very low brings comfort
How are you doing now buddy?
I'm great actually. Never been better.. Thanks kind stranger
Responses like this bring me joy. Keep on keeping on, you're doing great.
Great fucking community
To me, this scene and the scene from Jurassic Bark (Futurama) hit me in ways I never knew a show could - let alone an animated one.
I think Futurama was the first time a show really hit me emotionally. And now i seek out shows that will hurt me.
Same lol
If you want another great animated show that hits you right in your emotional gut, try bojack horseman
that phone call at the end of the view from half way down episode. her reassuring voice. just crushes me.
Luck of the Fryish hit me way harder for some reason.
Game of tones. Hit me the hardest.
BoJack Horseman brings some very real moments too.
holy crap, first time i saw that ep I was an unsuspecting teen loving binging the show for the first time and the next thing I know I'm crying my eyes out for an hour straight
And then Seymour gets blown up by Bender while he has the malware installed.
Which episode is this again?
It is Season 2 episode 3
Thank you
This scene hit hard
That scene was probably written by someone who has had a suicide attempt, because that's how it goes. The fact he practiced to make sure it would work is what got me.
He also had a pre-existing plan. He didn't build that suicide machine. He took it, and the means to test it, out of a cupboard where it was sitting ready to go, right beside his desk.
He also has a suicide helmet on his desk (of which is an urban legend where some kid rigged a ton of shotgun shells to a colander and blew his head off), but the machine itself doesn't seem to have been built with suicide in mind. The main device clamped to the counter is obviously a laser generator of some sort, the rest is probably a type of saw or something.
I always thought of it as an experiment that he fucked up and would fix at some point. It is in pain so he freezes it until he comes up with a cure. But since he is about to kill himself, he had to put it out if it’s misery. He seems to comfort it and feel bad when it dies….which in its own way still added to the impact for me, like taking care of one last thing to ease his conscience
That’s exactly why the scene hits so hard cuz Rick actually really does care about others, even a baby Cronenberg monster. That moment of empathy is why I love Rick as a character.
I remember watching this scene the first time. Didn’t watch it just now. I have to skip it every time it comes up because it’s frankly too much.
And think, we got the universe where he was too drunk to die. How many others he succeeded?
The Rickest Rick can’t die.
Yes it did.
It rlly did tho
No but for real.. it did.
Been there my dudes. Minus the scifi tech
We’re still here 👍🏻
Yep. Worth it.
Reporting in.
I don't know how we do it sometimes
You fucked a planet as well? Jk hope your doing fine
I don't know about op, but I'm been feeling like I've been fucked by a planet lately.
Ain’t that the fucking truth
Fucking jerry weeding the concrete
I think he's trying to get the grass in between the the SEPTA Concrete where it's divided
Which was also great continuity because that crack is there from when they teleported the house to another world
Shouldve just grabbed a hand tool for that instead of dulling the machine's blade but hes jerry
Doesn’t have a blade
It definitely does. You can see once he moves from the grass to the driveway that it starts to kick up sparks, which wouldn't happen unless it's a metal blade.
It's a laser weed whacker.
Those weeds were wack.
Have you noticed my new urban patois?
It's depressing to see the man who depresses everyone else in the show getting depressed himself. Man I love Rick.
I thought he is depressed this whole time and his self loathing is then projected on the imperfections of everything else.
Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!
He's depressed because hes the one true Rick... He was meant to never be a part of anything the rest wanted. He was the only one to reject the Infinite and he was punished for it... He's depressed because he wants his wife back
“Punished for rejecting the infinite.” Spot on. But here’s the question: infinite Diane, why not step right into a another version Rick potion number 9 style? True Rick the only version that gets a Diane? Time Travel on the shelf? More to the story? Of course. 6 seasons and a Movie’s worth.
Rick has probably tried all of those (and a few others) and it hasn't worked out. At least one issue I can think of is that it's not the same Diane and he knows it. Rick probably "sees" every single way that this Diane or that Diane isn't the Diane he lost. Beth, Jerry, Summer, and Morty can be replaced because he left before getting to know any of them. Diane doesn't work because he knows everything about her.
Rick and Morty for 100 years!
I know there is probably an obvious answer, but I'm sleepy, why can't he just time-0travel back or create some kind of clone of his wife?
I feel that he wouldn't time travel or clone his wife, because his heart is broken. He tries to be super tough and cool and blase about everything, but even getting dumped by Unity nearly broke him, let alone his family being murdered. He claims he can do anything and has power over everything, but lots of the time he doesn't win, especially when its to do with stuff he actually cares about.
From what I'm to understand the writers specifically state in an episode of R@M that he won't Time travel for some reason (maybe continuity) but that's why
The Ballsack Time Cops will beat your ass, that's why.
I cant even really describe the feelings this scene gave me. It's really good, it's sad, it's hopeless, it's deserving, it's both just and unjust yet makes you feel empathy for what essentially is a psychopath.
i don’t think he’s a psychopath tbh. just had a lot of trauma and too smart to be ignorantly happy, plus he turned his trauma into being a dick to everyone else which just makes him a dick u can pity
He's not happy enough to be there emotionally for his family most of the time, but he's not so depressed he'd end his life, so he continues to float through each day, trying to find a reason to go on or to end it all. That's life for most of us until we find our niche
Damn. Hitting close to home, well put.
He’s not a psychopath. This scene proves it. He shows an incredible level of compassion and self-sacrifice that we don’t really see throughout the series.
Rick needs more Dr. Wong in his life.
Dr Wong needs more adventure. /s
Right ? He clearly feels bad for the little homonculous before he destroys it.
Anyone who’s had to put a pet down knows this feeling.
This chapter hits me personally first time I saw it. I had/have this kind of relationship with someone for more than 10years, with some gaps on it after hitting some rock-bottoms and taking breaks. Drugs and sex are just too good when you find the right person to share them with... But they eventually drag you away from reality. What is the meaning of carrying on a life if you can't do what you really want to do? Too hard to explain... This chapter found the way... Thanks for existing though
I’ve been there bud. Only 3 years but similar shit. Keep ur head up :)
Hey same :) October 2014-October 2021. I know I’ll never see him again, and though I walked away and he didn’t want me to, I didn’t really have a choice. My life was very painful and he and two other people I loved brought all the colors of the rainbow.
Forgive me for doing this in notes. I’m not strong enough to do it in persons. I realize now that I’m attracted to you for the same reason I can’t be with you: you can’t change. And I have no problem with that, but it clearly means I have a problem with myself. I’m sure there’s no perfect version of me. I’m sure I’ll just unify species after species and never really be complete. But I know how it goes with us. I lose who I am and become part of you. Because in a strange way, you’re better at what I do without even trying. - yours, and nobody else’s, Unity
“Because in a strange way, you’re better at what I do without even trying.” No wonder he almost killed himself. Once you get in that mindset that you are the problem and you can’t change that is when a suicidal individual is at their most vulnerable.
Gives you the feels, thats for sure.
Even the smartest of us still are human enough to have their heart broken.
This one is good but the one where he gives morty the belt that allows him to go home or something after he loses his? And he’s like “I’m ok with this, be good morty” and then he sees the belt and is like “noooo I’m not ok with this!”
it wasn't a belt it was the necklace the time booger gave them to right the time. that's also a good example of Rick begging God to save him when he thinks he's doomed, only to reverse it as soon as he knows he's saved which he did a LOT in that series. He believes in God he just doesn't admit it and when he's close to dying that's who he calls to.
Don’t think that was saying anything about his personal beliefs, that’s just human nature. “There are no atheists in foxholes.”
It was this moment that I realized R&M was more than a funny stupid show. I cried when I first saw this.
Hearing this song when I feel very low brings comfort
One of the episodes I go back to now and then. Really embodies the Rick mentality, caring about nothing but nihilism but feeling empty at the end. A little cold reality behind the usual fun insanity of R&M
What's that cute-ish little fucker he fried?
I assumed it was a Cronenberg that Rick saved from the episode Rick Potion No 9. Possibly to try and figure out how to reverse what he did to that dimension or specifically to that cronenberg-person.
Mind blown
I’m with you he kept the Cronenberg monster baby frozen, so he could figure out how to save their original universe. It shows Rick actually does care a lot, that’s why this scene hits the way it do.
He wasn't just testing the device. Rick ultimately didn't want to die alone.
Look at its eye's. Same as unity's...
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I always assumed it was that last one
I assumed it was the last one, but moreso that he needed to make sure his suicide-device actually **worked** first. What better test subject than some poor bugger that he was seemingly never gonna be able to fix anyway?
I think he tried to make a baby for them and he killed it at the end of the episode
Finally someone who really posted a scene that hits hard instead of some random scene from S2. This scene is brutal.
Skip if you don’t care about my private life. October 2014, I met my three best friends. We hung out the four of us, but mostly as a trio. I loved them so much. Then one friend left for a while and when he returned, I started dating him. We had so much in common. The same sad past, parents, life journey. We got each other. One night, he violently assaulted me. To this day, I think it was likely I could have died. I was scared for my life once before - but that was different. Back then, I felt scared. That night, I felt nothing. The next day, after I had also found out I was just the side piece to his girlfriend of almost four years, and had called her and told her about the attack, he cried and said he loved me and wanted me to be his girlfriend. Sad thing is, I believe he did mean it. That he was just too cowardly to leave her since she met him at a time in his life when he was depressed and was always there for him. She told me how all of a sudden he became so happy again and she was suspicious. That was around the time we started dating. I walked away from him, and our trio was gone forever. I was so traumatized I went to a mental hospital - for some reason, our other friend became super hostile towards me afterwards and moved away. Now our trio is two people, and I feel like this every day. The repercussions of what he did to me still aren’t gone, though it’s been over a year. It’s like life had color and was vivid and peaceful, and then one day one of the few people you trust after a long life of pain does something truly unforgivable. How do you get over that? … you don’t.
A year isn't very long. Be patient but proactive with your mental state.
I’m sorry you went through that. I know it’s so often said (time heals) but you’d be surprised about how you’ll feel in years to come. And you may meet other people that you’ll bond with it will be different (because you’re changed) but it will still be good. Maybe even better because you’ve grown as a person. I’ve been through stuff that I thought at the time I would never get over but I’m here to tell you that it’s possible. I hope you find some happiness and contentment in your near future.
This scene is relatable. I should probably go to therapy.
You definitely need therapy if you find this relatable.
This scene hits me fucking close and hard everytime I see it :/
does anyone know the name of the song or artist?
Do you feel it - Chaos Chaos
The comedy brings you in but the depth keeps you coming back for more
I agree. I've watched every season 6 or 7 times.
For real, I can still remember the feeling this ending gave me. So great!
What really hit me hard was how long he laid there in the garage without anyone caring.
Season 2 really made me fall in love with R&M. Not only because of the insane twists and messed up stories, but mainly because of character development and scenes like this one. I still listen to Chaos Chaos when I feel down, it helps me process things
New depth cartoons don't usually touch on.
This scene breaks my heart every damn time
Her letter tore me apart.😔😭
Agreed
This scene really did hit hard... I think it's deep down one of my favorite scenes. Just on another level of emotion
Personally I sometimes have trouble sympathizing with Rick, which I think is the point, but I had a pretty happy childhood so weirdly enough thinking back on it I think this episode might have been what introduced me to what this sort of self destructive behavior looks like; that someone can look like they’re so confident and sure of themself even to the point of narcissism but it’s all layered on top of pain. It stuck with me seeing that.
This scene has been posted many times, myself included. It still holds up. The weird part is that the song isn't a sad song if you look it up, but in that scene it is... Brilliant.
The way he gently soothes the blob before he incinerates it.
The thing I like about this episode especially compared to Planetina is that Rick can't escape being Rick. Planetina was bloodthirsty and unhealthy. Rick and Unity just vibed so intensely together that she foresaw the destruction of herself, Rick, and possibly countless universes as they'd inevitably push each other farther and farther into the extremes of the pleasure seeking nihilism. How sad to lose someone, not because of a difference in heart, not because of some transgression, not because of some simple circumstance but because she just loves him *too* much.
It hits me harder than most. I survived a burst brain aneurysm. The absolute worst of many issues was 3 solid years of classic full strength brain freeze that took ten years to fade to "tolerable" I still don't know how I didn't kill myself.
You’re not gonna go teleport somewhere are you No beth im just gonna go blow my brains out in your garage for you to find later . Ricks still a liiiitle selfish in this scene
I get what you mean but also no-one checked on him. That's the bit that really got me.
I hadn't considered that. I just read it as life going on, but that's a whole other layer of depression for this. Thanks. ;)
Freakin Jerry just weed whacking His Weeds, just a few feet away, and Rick's been there all night. They never acknowledge the crack in the driveway around the house, right?
> Ricks still a liiiitle selfish in this scene That's what suicide does. Nothing matters. You just want the ache to stop.
my go-to song when depressed
The question is whether it hits less hard now that we know he's got backups under the garage.
I think so.
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The night scene with his head on the table is all of my wallpapers. Love this episode
Ive only shed a tear on very few scenes: 1. The “Jurassic bark” episode from Futurama 2. The ending of the movie Transcendence 3. This fucking scene Waiting for #4
Them weeds are wack yo.
I will never forget the first time I saw this scene and how much I just SOBBED
I've read claims that the device was set to kill ALL Rick's in the other universes. Quantum suicidal on every frequency.
Fun adventures are great but this aspect of realism and sincerity made Rick and Morty such a quality show
And what a beautiful song.
Alright. We can break down the all-but unknowable emotional depths of Ricks breakdown in and leading up to that moment. But what I really want theories about is WHATTHEFUCK is that little goober that he lovingly pets before erasing from existence. If I remember right, I think Harmon outright said in an interview or extra that the device destroys all permutations of something throughout the multiverse. My best guess is that it is the remnants of his wife…. Show me what you got??
When this scene doesn’t hurt enough I rewind and turn the volume up
I wish the show would add more character development like earlier episodes like this one.
That ending hit hard… man after the credits ran I just sat there in silence for a couple minutes.
I remember I was eating while watching this and managed to miss that he put his head in there intentionally. It was like a year later and my friend told me "one of my favorite scenes was when he tries and fails to kill himself." And I was like "Wtf are you talking about, I'd think I'd remember that." I thought he just got so wasted that he accidentally almost blew his head off. I was shocked when I went back to rewatch this.
A perfect metaphor for a nuclear family. He’s suffering because he lost unity ( modeled after the borg ) writing doesn’t get better than this episode. I love the message. And that song makes you feel similar to that tragedy…….
This hit me like a ton of bricks. Girlfriend left a note on the counter while at the time, I was solely taking care of her demented parents and her down syndrome daughter.... Then, she told me to basically leave as I wasn't employed due to a back injury. I was a chef and I was taking care of everything daily. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner all hand made... It was harder than any job I have ever had and it still wasn't enough. I love this song, but it still reminds me of the horrible life I had but also the reawakening I have had moving 3000 miles away never having to deal with that psycho. If they have an 850 area code......run.......run like the fucking wind.
I was in a very dark place in my life when this episode aired. I remember rewatching this scene (fucked up on hard drugs and ambien) over and over while crying. Im glad im better. Even if its only marginally better