#Risotto Groupon

[christiecandor]

I'm sure everyone noticed, but no one seems to be really discussing how weird and OOC Rick and the Smith family are acting in this promo. It feels almost like they're actually shooting a commercial for a restaurant or TV dinner- I guess Rick's Famous Spaghetti™?

There's some fake-out going on, because I'm pretty sure this clip from the season 7 trailer is from this episode- check the spaghetti splatter on the wall behind them.

I honestly wonder how Rick Prime would fit into this episode, but it is only the 4th one of this season, so my money is on the other implied big bad from the official season 7 poster, opposite of Mr Poopy Butthole- excuse me- Wayne (🤣) behind Rick Prime:

And those of you that watched the last episode remember- this mysterious character VERY MUCH resembles the one Fleeb-Flack (?) drew to warn Rick of "Great danger!"

AND going back to the season 7 trailer, we see what appears to be a "super-saiyan" version of the same character, oddly getting his nostrils ate-out by Morty. 🤣

So, if we can deduce nothing else from these clues, at the very least, we know Morty's got more screen time coming up! 🙃 But I digress, there's also been hints from the writers that this episode is an important/canonical one. Another thought- if Rick really is in great danger, maybe the utter lack of Morty for most of the last season and few episodes this season was to prepare us for Morty taking a more leading role, and proving to Rick they ARE *PARTNERS*. I feel that might be what they're building up to- probably at the end of the season- here:

You also see another clue to Morty's newfound power in their dynamic in this clip, (assuming it's possibly not also in this episode):

I forget who, but someone mentioned that this mystery character also slightly resembles Risotto Groupon from "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy." Possible relation, but comparing photos, not quite the same-looking species:

This show always throws me for a loop when it comes to predictability, so my only other guess is they're adding a whole other arc to Rick's backstory, or this has some very loose relation to Rick Prime. I doubt Evil Morty, but it wouldn't be the first time they blindsided us with that arc. 😅

What do you all think?

[corey-booth]

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Some of the stuff I painted from Rick and Morty Season 3, Episode 5 “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”… Check out more on my website www.CoreyBooth.com

The trip sequence was so much fun to paint! (That black-light colored mandala is in my top 5 favorite things I painted this season.) My buddy Jules Itzkoff KILLED it with the BG paintings for that sequence.

Also: Robot Rick!! Has anyone seen that arm of his hidden in another episode this season?? Lemme know if you can find it! 

Color Supervisors: Jason Boesch, Phil Vose

Character Designers: Maximus Pauson, Elisa Phillips, Justin Noel, Kendra Melton

Prop Designers: Kyle Capps, Brent Noll, Allen Tam

[maximusjpauson]

My character design of “Risotto Groupon” from “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy"....The writers were looking for an 80′s plushie vibe like Care Bears...but gigantic and fucked up.

Art direction: Jeffrey M. Thompson

[tenthgrove]

Ohh! That explains why you booked nine one hour sessions... Tell you what, how about you use the groupon code for the "super slumber party all-nighter special" instead? It'll save you money and me a lot of paperwork! *puts down the backpack* Alright, business aside, who wants to go first? Let's get ready to cuddle!

Risotto: “Sure, we’ll do that. I think Melone should go first, since he arranged this. After that, the rest can decide. I’m fine to go whenever.”

[hodgman]

I am in a place I cannot reveal doing a secret job and I probably should not even be posting this but I am compelled to honor the mystery background actor who keeps signing this bit of prop paperwork as “Risotto Groupon.” (Not to mention the magical wolf doodle and the Joker). Whoever you are, I admire you. (at Unknown) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_V732lUko/?igshid=1oj2cgly1iwk1

[sierradorotheia]

28 on the 28th! J put together such an amazing birthday dinner for me last wednesday. I took the day off from work as I just want to relax and have some alone time for a little bit while J went to work for the day... I did A LOT of cleaning at home and went to the gym- in efforts to “start the year off right”. He then took me to this cutesy lounge downtown called The Wednesday Room. The food was amazing, I had the scallops + pork belly + risotto medley and it’s happy hour all-day! 

About a couple days leading up to my birthday, Justin told me he found some tickets for “etiquette classes” on Groupon for my birthday. I could not even hide my displeasure lol because 1) did he think I don’t have etiquette? 2) WTF?! I probably don’t know Justin well enough to know that he was for sure kidding... especially he never divulges any information about surprises and stuff. Sure enough, he took us to a Cirque du Soleil show that’s in town for about a few weeks called Luzia. It was over all a fun night, thanks to Justin. Always thanks to Justin.

I feel AWESOME to be turning a year older. I think I am at the best place in my life right now and I could not ask for anything else  ♥

[beetledrink]

im not being a rick & morty apologist but i just remembered that clancy brown voiced a one off character in the show that i really liked that was a cool alien assassin or something to that effect but i couldn’t remember his name so i went and googled it and his name is fucking Risotto Groupon

[georgiavewor]

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Rick turns himself into a pickle to avoid dealing with family therapy. Rick takes Morty and Summer to a post-apocalyptic dimension where they reassess their relationship with Jerry. Rick is interrogated by the Galactic Federation while the family deals with the occupation of Earth. Bryan Newton: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender" and "Morty's Mind Blowers".Anthony Chun: "Pickle Rick," "Rest and Ricklaxation," and "The Rickchurian Mortydate".Dominic Polcino: "Rickmancing the Stone" and "The Ricklantis Mixup".Juan Meza-León: "The Rickshank Rickdemption," "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy," and "The ABC's of Beth".Dan Harmon: "Morty's Mind Blowers" and " The Rickchurian Mortydate".James Siciliano: "Morty's Mind Blowers".Ryan Ridley: " The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy," " The Ricklantis Mixup," and "Morty's Mind Blowers".Erica Rosbe: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender".Sarah Carbiener: " Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender".Mike McMahan: " The Rickshank Rickdemption," " Morty's Mind Blowers" and " The ABC's of Beth".Evil Morty (voiced by Justin Roiland) - The new president of The Citadel and is known from his appearance in “Close Rick-counters of Rick Kind” as the only Morty who has controlled a Rick.

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Mitch (voiced by -) - a student at Harry Herpson High School, who Morty taught how to play the trombone.Jacqueline (voiced by Melique Berger) - A girl Morty dated and lived with for three weeks in "Rest and Ricklaxation.".Stacy(voiced by Tara Strong) - An girl who Morty dated in "Rest and Ricklaxation.".Toxic Morty(voiced by Justin Roiland) - The embodiment of all the things Morty deems to be his negative qualities.Toxic Rick (voiced by Justin Roiland) - The embodiment of all the things Rick deems to be his negative qualities.Lisa and Lisa's Brother: were two alien children who appeared in the episode, "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy." they were seen playing at the restaurant where Rick and Jerry were drinking.He appeared in "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy." Gene (voiced by Tom Kenny) - The next door neighbor of the Smith Family.Shnoopy Bloopers(voiced by Tom Kenny) - is an alien friend of Rick's who made his first appearance in "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy.".Risotto Groupon (voiced by Clancy Brown) - is an antagonist who appears in "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy." He is the assistant manager of a restaurant.Logic (voiced by Logic) - An American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.Worldender (voiced by -) - The archnemesis of The Vindicators.Noob-Noob (voiced by Justin Roiland) - A member of The Vindicators.Crocubot (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - A member of The Vindicators.Million Ants (voiced by Tom Kenny) - A member of The Vindicators.Alan Rails (voiced by Lance Reddick) - A member of The Vindicators.Supernova (voiced by Gillian Jacobs) - The unspoken leader of The Vindicators.Vance Maximus (voiced by Christian Slater) - The leader of The Vindicators.Jaguar (voiced by Danny Trejo) - The trained killer who was tasked with killing Rick Sanchez (in the form of Pickle Rick) in order to 'save' his daughter's life.Hemorrhage (voiced by Joel McHale) - The leader of The Deathstalkers on the Post-Apocalyptic dimension who hunts other inhabitants who refused to change with his group's ways.Cornvelious Daniel (voiced by Nathan Fillion) - The Galactic Federation agent tasked with obtaining the formula for inter-dimensional travel from Rick Sanchez's brain.Tricia Lange (voiced by Cassie Steele) - A classmate of Summer known for her large breasts.Jessica (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - Morty's primary love interest, and classmate.Summer (voiced by Spencer Grammer) - Morty's angst-ridden older sister who occasionally joins Rick on his adventures.Beth (voiced by Sarah Chalke) - Morty's holier-than-thou mother, a cardiac surgeon for horses.Jerry (voiced by Chris Parnell) - Morty's insecure father, whose disapproval of Rick's influence on Morty only deepens his marital troubles with Beth.Morty(voiced by Justin Roiland) - Rick's impressionable grandson who is often dragged along on his grandfather's escapades.Rick (voiced by Justin Roiland) - A genius scientist and alcoholic whose inventions and experiments serve as the basis for the episodes.

[pyropesquishy]

who else thinks Risotto Groupon from rick and morty has an odd resemblance to general iroh from avatar. The voice that is. I know the actual voice actor for Iroh is long dead but as far as I've heard he's the closest comparison I've heard. I'm also a depressed millennial/gen x'er so I don't know.

Also can we get into how much late 90s gen x has in common with late millennials while having something of a tie to gen x. I feel the mental anguish of millennials and the uprising of gen x.

Any other 98 or late 90s babies feel the same?

[jasonmontoyaartist]

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[maximusjpauson]

My character design of the "Smoog Light Runner" from "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy"

[rickymortyonline]

Rick Y Morty Temporada 3 Capitulo 5 en Español

Para aumentar la autoestima de Jerry, Rick se lo lleva en una aventura a pedido de Morty. Ellos visitan un centro de otro lugar dentro de un lugar donde las personas no pueden morir así de esa manera Jerry no será lastimado o herido. Jerry esta junto a risotto Groupon, un alien que culpabiliza a Rick por su reinado que fue robado. Risotto prepara a Jerry en un complot para liquidar a Rick, pero…

[thesketchzero]

It’s Risotto Groupon! @cryptozoicentertainment have shown off a sneak peek at their upcoming Rick and Morty season 3 trading card set. Here’s one of my sketch cards that was previewed and is just waiting to be found! Can’t wait to show you guys more when the set drops this month! More #art soon #cool cats! . . . . #rickandmorty #cartoon #rickandmortyfan #adultswim #cartoonnetwork #ricksanchez #sketch #sketchcard #illustration #ink #manga #anime #comicart #alien #scifi #scifiart #instadaily #instagood #wubbalubbadubdub #instaart #drawing #doodle #artistsoninstagram #tradingcards #artisttradingcard https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Kjcwvh35h/?igshid=11h2wc6zwmmrj

[i-love-tony-wonder]

wait so how the fuck did risotto groupon survive when rick broke his neck outside the safe zone?

[spryfilm]

“Rick and Morty: Season 3” (2017)

Animation/Television

Ten Episodes

Created by: Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon

Featuring: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke

Rick: “Sometimes Science is More Art than Science, Morty. A lot of people don’t get that.”

“Rick and Morty” (2015-present) is an animated television series that follows the misadventures of cynical mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his good-hearted but fretful grandson Morty Smith, who split their time between domestic life and interdimensional adventures.

Season three picks up after Rick manages to escape and force the Federation out of Earth. Jerry wants Rick removed from their lives, so he asks Beth to choose between him and Rick. Beth chooses her father and Jerry leaves the house. While Jerry struggles to manage his new life, Beth uses her time away from her husband to discover her independence again, but she finds herself in an existential crisis. The children handle their parents separation by making an effort to determine their own lives. Morty begins to frequently defy Rick in their adventures, while Summer shows a darker side of herself. Despite his success in driving his son-in-law away from the house, Rick remains unable to bond with his daughter and his grandkids. This makes them realize how much they need Jerry, who is eventually welcomed back to the family.

Episodes:

“The Rickshank Rickdemption”: Rick is interrogated via a mind-computer link, inside a galactic federal prison. Summer and Morty attempt to rescue him but they are captured by SEAL Team Ricks, who take them to the Citadel of Ricks and decide to assassinate Rick. Back at the prison, Rick tricks both the federal agents and his aspiring assassins by switching bodies with them. He then teleports the entire Citadel into the federal prison, prompting a massive battle. Amid the confusion, Rick rescues Morty and Summer, and uses the Galactic Federation’s mainframe to make its currency worthless. The Federation falls into chaos and collapses as a result, with the aliens leaving Earth. Rick, Morty, and Summer return home where Jerry gives Beth an ultimatum to choose between him and Rick. Beth chooses Rick and the couple decide to get a divorce. After the new status quo is established, Rick reveals to Morty that his ulterior motive was to become his de facto male influence.

“Rickmancing the Stone”: Rick takes Morty and Summer to a post-apocalypticversion of Earth, where they are chased by a group of scavengers, known as Death Stalkers. Rick notices that the group is carrying a valuable rock of Isotope 322, so he and the kids join them in hope of stealing it. Summer falls in love with the Death Stalkers’ leader, while Morty is given the strength of a giant arm, which takes him in search of its previous owner’s killer. Rick leaves and replaces the kids with androids to fool Beth. When he returns, he helps the Death Stalkers use the Isotope to power a more advanced civilization. Summer does not like how the change softens the Death Stalkers, and she decides to follow Rick and Morty back home. Before leaving, Rick steals the isotope. The experience helps the kids overcome their parents’ divorce. Summer reconciles with Jerry, and Morty realizes he must live his own life.

“Pickle Rick”: Rick turns himself into a pickle to get out of attending a school-sanctioned family therapy, but Beth takes Rick’s serum which would revert the transformation. Left alone, Rick eventually rolls into an open sewer drain, where he manages to manipulate the nervous systems of dead roaches and rats to build himself a mobile exoskeleton, with added weapons such as razors and drills. He unwittingly escapes into a foreign government agency. The guards try to kill Rick, under orders from the agency director, but Rick kills them all. In the process, Rick battles and ultimately befriends a prisoner named Jaguar. Rick changes his mind and decides to attend the therapy session, arriving towards the end. Dr. Wong gives her diagnosis, observing that Rick crafts relationships that punish emotions and vulnerability. On their way home, Rick apologizes to Beth for deceiving her and uses the serum to turn human again. Morty and Summer wish to continue seeing Dr. Wong, but Rick and Beth ignore them.

“Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender”: At Morty’s insistence, Rick agrees to join the Vindicators, a group of intergalactic superheroes, to fight their archnemesis, Worldender. Rick cannot hide his disdain for the superheroes, while Morty is thrilled. The next morning, the Vindicators enter Worldender’s base, only to find that, the previous night, Rick had killed him and set up a variety of puzzles that the Vindicators must solve to survive while he was blackout drunk. They start arguing and kill one another, while Morty solves all the puzzles, as he knows what Rick had in mind when he put them up. After all puzzles are solved, the only ones left alive are Rick, Morty, and Supernova, who is a member of the Vindicators. Supernova tries to kill Rick and Morty, but before she can do so, the three of them are transported to a party that Rick also set up while blackout drunk, where she gets away”.

“The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”: To bolster Jerry’s self-esteem, Rick takes him on an adventure at Morty’s request. They visit an otherworldly resort within an immortality field so Jerry won’t be harmed while away. Jerry encounters Risotto Groupon, an alien who blames Rick for his kingdom being usurped. Risotto enlists Jerry in a plot to kill Rick, but Jerry backs out after Rick apologizes for ruining his marriage. Meanwhile, Summer deals with self-esteem issues as well. Her boyfriend, Ethan, leaves her for a larger-breasted girlfriend, and Summer attempts to enlarge her own breasts using one of Rick’s devices. Her aim is off, and she grows to bizarre proportions. Morty wants to call Rick for assistance, but Beth refuses. Arrogantly trying to prove her own self-worth, Beth repeatedly fails to fix the problem and is tricked into releasing three tiny technical support workers that were trapped inside the machine. Once Morty figures out how the machine works, he restores Summer’s size and spitefully uses it to deform Ethan in an act of vengeance.

“Rest and Ricklaxation”: After a six-day outer space adventure that leaves them on the verge of psychological collapse, Rick and Morty decide to spend some time at an alien spa, where they use a machine that extracts a person’s negative personality traits. However, without Rick and Morty knowing, those traits are transposed into toxic physical counterparts, characterized by Rick’s arrogance and Morty’s self-loathing. On the other hand, the true Rick becomes more considerate, and Morty’s confidence soars, which allows him to start dating girls. Toxic Rick uses a moonlight towerto remake the whole Earth in his own image, but the true Rick reverts the situation by merging back with him. Morty avoids merging back with his toxic counterpart and goes on to live a life as a stockbroker in New York City. Rick tracks him down with the help of Jessica, Morty’s classmate, and restores order by re-injecting the negative personality traits into him.

“The Ricklantis Mixup”: As Rick and Morty adventure to Atlantis, the episode shifts focus towards the Citadel, a secret society populated by numerous versions of Ricks and Mortys. There, a group of Mortys journey to a portal to have their wishes granted; a novice police officer Rick starts working with a veteran police Morty to take down drug dealers, and a worker Rick revolts at a wafer factory, where the key ingredient is extracted from a Rick hooked up to a machine to re-experience his best memories. Meanwhile, an election is held for the new president of the Citadel. Despite being the underdog, the Morty Party candidate manages to secure the presidency. When his campaign manager receives information that the new president is in fact Evil Morty from the first-season episode “Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind”, he attempts to assassinate him but he fails. Evil Morty orders the execution of a shadow council of Ricks and anybody else he considers a potential threat to his rule.

“Morty’s Mind Blowers”: After Morty requests to have a traumatic memory deleted, Rick reveals a room where he has been storing a number of memories he has removed from Morty’s mind. However, as it turns out, besides the memories that Morty did not want to keep from their adventures, the room also contains memories in which Rick was made to look foolish, so he had them forcibly removed from Morty. This revelation prompts a fight, during which Rick and Morty have their memories accidentally erased. Morty scours the memories around him to replace the ones he lost, but he is displeased with the truth he finds, and convinces Rick that they should kill themselves. Summer enters the room moments before they commit suicide. At this point, it is revealed that Rick has a contingency plan should this happen. Following written instructions, Summer tranquilizes Rick and Morty, restores their memories, and drags them to the living room. Rick and Morty wake up on the couch, believing that they slept through an entire “Interdimensional Cable” episode.

“The ABC’s of Beth”: Rick and Beth enter Froopyland, a fantasy world created by Rick for young Beth. Their goal is to recover Tommy, Beth’s childhood friend who has been trapped in Froopyland, and prevent the execution of his father, who is being falsely accused of eating him. Tommy, who has survived all these years by resorting to bestiality, incest and cannibalism, refuses to return to the real world. Rick and Beth manage to save his father’s life by creating a clone of Tommy. Back at home, Beth is presented with the option of having a replacement clone of her created, so that she will be free to travel the world. Meanwhile, Jerry dates an alien hunter named Kiara, to Morty and Summer’s dismay. When he decides to get out of the relationship, Kiara is enraged and tries to kill the kids, whom she holds responsible. The situation is resolved following the revelation that Kiara was using Jerry to get over her previous boyfriend.

“The Rickchurian Mortydate”: The President calls on Rick and Morty to defeat a monster in the tunnels underneath the White House, which they do with little effort. Annoyed that he constantly calls on them without any gratitude, they go back home, with the President quickly finding out. The resulting argument leads to a battle of egos that culminates in a fight in the White House between Rick and the President’s security. Meanwhile, fearing she might be a clone made by Rick, Beth reunites with Jerry to figure out the truth. Shortly after, the entire family gets together to hide from Rick, but he tracks them down. Rick eventually submits to Jerry once again being a family member. Rick ends his conflict with the President by pretending to be Fly Fishing Rick, a Rick from a different reality, and calling a truce. The episode ends with the family happy to be together again, except for Rick who is disappointed about losing his dominant position.

  DVD/Blu-ray review: “Rick and Morty: Season 3” (2017) "Rick and Morty: Season 3" (2017) Animation/Television Ten Episodes Created by: Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon…

[cazandoelefantes]

Rick and Morty: Las transformaciones de los personajes en la 3a temporada

Amé la 3a temporada de Rick and Morty; tiene varios de mis capítulos favoritos de la serie hasta la fecha. Sé que el episodio final, “The Rickchurian Mortydate”, no se sintió tan épico como en las temporadas pasadas; más bien fue sólo un capítulo más, no tan memorable como otros. Eso ocurrió debido a que Harmon y Roiland acortaron la temporada de 14 a 10 episodios. Estoy casi seguro de que el final original involucraba a Evil Morty y la Citadel of Ricks, pero esa historia no pudo seguirse desarrollando, así que decidieron cerrar centrándose en los conflictos familiares de los Smith.

Como sea, se me hace interesantísima la manera en que se resuelve la separación familiar. Pero antes de hablar eso, quiero revisar la manera en que los personajes se transformaron a lo largo de esta temporada.

En mi opinión, el personaje que más cambió fue Morty. En el capítulo 2, “Rickmancing the Stone”, lidia con su enojo y frustración tras la separación de sus padres. Después de su catarsis asesina y diálogo con “Armthony” (una muy obvia representación de sus impulsos más agresivos y culpa por no haber podido salvar a su familia), Morty acepta la situación y se vuelve mucho más centrado y maduro. Empieza a actuar como la “voz de la razón” en su familia: es el mediador entre Beth y Summer en “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”, por ejemplo. En “Vindicators 3: Return of the Worldender”, se deshace de sus fantasías infantiles, y en “Rest and Ricklaxation” acepta las partes que más odia de sí mismo (que son debilidades muy parecidas a las de su padre, por cierto). Finalmente, en “The Rickchurian Mortydate”, se separa de Rick para cuidar a su familia. En general, Morty creció de una manera que me pareció sumamente genuina.

Summer también cambió, si bien el show no se enfoca tanto en ella como en otros personajes. Desde el primer capítulo ella muestra un interés por mantener a la familia unida, especialmente a Rick, cosa que se reafirma en el capítulo final, cuando hace una broma para aligerar el ambiente y convencer a Rick de que permanezca con ellos. Su relación más turbulenta es con su madre, Beth. En “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”, ella busca desesperadamente el afecto de un chico, convirtiéndose en un monstruo en el proceso (con la torpe ayuda de Beth). Beth tiene que transformarse también en un monstruo para demostrarle lo similares que son y así calmar los impulsos destructivos de ambas. En cualquier caso, Summer logra aceptarse mejor a sí misma, lo que involucra hacer las paces con Beth.

El cambio de Rick consiste en aceptar a su familia, en vez de deshacerse de ella cuando todo se va al infierno. Ya en temporadas pasadas había demostrado su apego a Morty (siendo ”A Rickle in Time” donde es más evidente), pero en la 3a explícitamente se nos hace saber que Rick C-137 se distingue del resto de los Ricks por su afecto hacia su Morty, es decir, por ser el menos sociopático de todos los Ricks. Eso no se extendía al resto de la familia: en la 1a temporada, los abandonó a su suerte cuando “cronenbergueó” al mundo (cosa que se menciona varias veces en la 3a). Sin embargo, en “The ABCs of Beth” le da un consejo honesto y amoroso a Beth (aunque insinuara tener un propósito egoísta) y, a regañadientes, se preocupa por Jerry y lo cuida, e incluso le perdona la vida en el capítulo final, todo porque Beth, Morty y Summer lo quieren. En “Pickle Rick”, se da cuenta en terapia de que toda su vida ha estado huyendo de su familia y de que siente pavor a acercarse a ella. Por fin confronta ese miedo en el capítulo cierre y acepta que hay cosas que están más allá de su control.

El único personaje que no me parece que cambie del todo es Jerry. Él se separa de Beth cuando estúpida e infantilmente la obliga a escoger entre él y Rick. Jerry tiene problemas enfrentando la realidad de su mediocridad y estalla cuando Rick destruye la fantasía en la que vivía mientras la Federación Galáctica dominaba la Tierra y él era recompensado por no hacer nada. En “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”, Rick lo expone brutalmente: es un parásito manipulador, un masoquista que utiliza la lástima para lograr que los demás satisfagan sus demandas. Jerry se da cuenta de ello, pero le es extremadamente difícil cambiar: combate a Risotto Groupon, pero se arrepiente cuando Risotto está a punto de matarlo; le dice a Rick que dejará de darle lástima a los demás, solamente para después pedirle ayuda para regresar a su casa; y en “The ABCs of Beth” sólo confronta a su exnovia cuando ella está a punto de matar a Summer. En el capítulo final, Jerry no da la impresión de haber cambiado mucho: su comportamiento con Beth no es del todo diferente. Sigue sin tomar la iniciativa: quien actúa para restablecer el matrimonio es Beth, no él.

Beth se transforma de manera significativa, pero parece que avanza y retrocede al mismo tiempo. Ella no cede ante Jerry cuando él la obliga a escoger entre él y Rick, pero no por eso deja de quererlo. Logra acercarse más a Summer y, en “The ABCs of Beth”, acepta sus partes sociopáticas y lo parecida que es a su padre. Rick le da dos opciones: le ofrece clonarla de manera que ella pueda escapar de su familia, o quedarse y volverla a unir. Ella escoge lo segundo (no es seguro, pero es lo más probable), lo cual la hace cuestionarse su identidad, pues no le parece verosímil. Sin embargo, concluye que, si ella es un clon, es mejor persona que la Beth real, pues prefiere permanecer con su familia. 

El final es un pequeño twist sobre los finales felices. Lo más cliché e irreal habría sido que Jerry y Beth maduraran y reconstruyeran su amor; lo sano habría sido que se mantuvieran separados. Pero lo que ocurrió fue más perverso y humano: Beth restableció su relación con Jerry por una compulsión, porque se ha vuelto dependiente a un matrimonio tóxico. Ella no desea abandonar a sus hijos, pero tampoco los quiere cuidar por su cuenta. Sin un padre cerca, Morty y Summer se vuelven una carga, pero también ella entiende sus necesidades afectivas. Morty y Summer muestran poco respeto por Jerry, pero él es su padre, a final de cuentas. Ellos han aceptado e integrado las partes propias que más identifican con sus padres, transformándose (para bien, en su mayor parte) en el proceso, y aceptando a sus padres por quienes son; no es como que pueden cambiarlos, como quiera. Rick también llegó a esa aceptación. Pero, en este punto, Beth y Jerry son los personajes más infantiles de la serie.

Rick and Morty se ha vuelto una serie única no sólo por el ingenio e inteligencia que muestra en sus tramas de sci-fi, sino por la manera tan brutalmente humana en que desarrolla la psicología de sus personajes. No sé de otra caricatura que haga algo similar.