Morty breaks up with her, she delivers an uncharacteristic “f*** you,” and we’re left with the likelihood that Rick and Morty has introduced another returning character. Eventually, this results in Morty watching as Planetina becomes a little too invested saving the planet, resulting in her going Super Saiyan and murdering 300 miners. Still, Beth’s opposition to their relationship eventually comes to a head when Morty wants Planetina to move in with them, with her refusing and sending the lovebirds off out on their own adventure. Beth is also critical of their relationship given the perceived age gap, though Morty explains that as Planetina is a celestial being, this isn’t applicable. From there, Morty and Planetina form an unlikely relationship, which is scuppered on account of her needing to be beamed into existence by her four “kids.” This also replicates Captain Planet’s concept, though in this case, the kids have grown up and are now money-hungry adults using Planetina for merchandise and profit.īut that’s not the only thing standing in Morty and Planetina’s way. In the episode, Morty swoons over Planetina, who saves him and Rick from the acid-spewing Diesel Weasel (a great name that I can’t believe wasn’t already been swooped up by a ’90s cartoon). However, it’s surprising that A Rickconvenient Mort would so heavily focus on parodying Captain Planet given the lack of solid jokes it has to make at the old show’s expense, and how little time it spends on the most interesting aspect of its spin on the character. It’s an odd target for Rick and Morty, though given the show’s popularization of McDonald’s Mulan-themed Szechuan sauce, it’s not out of character for creator Dan Harmon to riff on something that’s a little outdated. Planetina is an obvious riff on Captain Planet, the eco-friendly and incredibly ’90s superhero that has been already been parodied extensively over the years. ![]() ![]() While this was a surprising step away from the show’s typically nihilistic approach, its repetitive side-story and dragged-out central plot brought down what could have been a memorably unique episode. Now, we’re given a whole episode in which Morty’s disassociation from his family (and society in general) are put at the forefront after he falls in love with Planetenia, the only being he feels truly accepts him. Episode 2 concluded with viewers not entirely sure which Rick and Morty they were even watching any more after they witnessed hundreds of “duplicate families” slaughtered in a Smith family civil war. In addition to the leads, Beth, Summer, and Jerry are becoming more developed instead of just being punchlines (I particularly like Rick/Summer adventures).Rick and Mortyseason 5 episode 3, ‘A Rickconvenient Mort,’ provides an oddly heartfelt story that runs in contrast to last week’s episode. ![]() The fact that he tries to help his old friend Birdman shows he’s growing as a character and changing. Morty’s optimism from the first seasons have wavered a bit as Morty isn’t as afraid to get dirty while Rick has often proven that he is changing being around his family as much as he denies it. It took a few seasons, but Rick and Morty (as characters) have grown on me…and the characters are growing too. Much of Rick and Morty’s adventures revolve around parallel earth (which is the easy way out of screwing up a TV series like this), but I enjoy that Rick and Morty often doesn’t take the easy way out despite the built in fail safes…in Rick and Morty, actions have consequences, and that often isn’t the case with cartoon and animated series of this style. Rick and Morty dives deep into true science fiction with the exploration of ideas and concepts. We will show you such wonderful things, JerryĪ lot of fantasies wrap themselves in science-fiction when in fact they are just fantasies.
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