We shouldn't take things for granite." Whilst I'm disappointed that the show hasn't already picked up where last week's left off - concerning evil Morty and his dastardly plan to take over the society of Ricks and Mortys - this week's self-contained adventure gave us a lot of laughs and a lot more exposition surrounding the lives of Rick and Morty that we haven't seen in its plethora of parallel universes. Cleverly, the writers developed a way to show that these scenes are actually forgotten memories, removed because either Rick or Morty decided it needed to be. The Morty's Mind Blowers concept takes heed of Pixar's recent success of Inside Out, but it also has a lot of original content going for it that is typically connected to this wonderful show. The anthology style that takes Interdimensional Cable's place is just as successful as its predecessor.
The idea itself is triumphant in that it is capable of analysing how these two characters' minds work. Rick has obliged Morty by using his invention to remove memories that have possibly psychologically haunted Morty for whatever reason. However, there's the hilarious opposite where Rick has removed memories deliberately because he has either made a big faux pas or embarrassed himself irreparably in front of his grandson. Morty's reactions to these once-owned memories are priceless, especially ones such as Rick's confusion between 'granted' and 'granite'. Not to mention mercilessly slaughtering a harmless creature because he mixed up the names of planets. The opening memory was a great way to start this little collection as Morty mistakenly thinks a man is on the Moon, which coincidentally leads him to meeting the same man the next morning at school. Due to some notable snippets of dialogue, Morty informs the headmaster about the man's presence on the Moon, which indirectly leads the man to killing himself, as the headmaster mistakenly believed Morty's accusations were code for him being a pedophile. It turns out that Summer was right all along and that Morty's telescope lens merely had a smudge on it. A dark and twisted story that you can understand why Morty had it erased from his mind. However, an even greater faux pas, and far more hilarious predicament, has to be Morty's attempts to converse with the wildlife of the world, which accidentally leads to overhearing a squirrel colony's worldwide dominion template. I can hardly think of a more hilarious scene as the head squirrel attempts to get Morty's attention. This unwittingly leads to Rick deciding that this reality is just as dangerous as the one caused by the potion back in Season One. It leads one to question how many times Rick and Morty have switched realities. Amongst all the dark short stories, the religion who believes in the afterlife included, there's a definite sense that the relationship between grandfather and grandson has reached the pinnacle of its development. They have experienced so many horrific and unprecedented events together, that it's hard to pull them apart. And yet, as Rick and Morty unexpectedly remove all their memories (apart from Rick's haunting memory of Men in Black 2), there's a moment of surprise as we see how these two brand new templates of the characters learn about each other all over again. It's a scenario we haven't really predicted could happen, but it's a tense one at that. It's like going all the way back to the beginning of their adventures and reliving their bond again. Thus, the truth comes out. After reliving all those memories, Rick and Morty are ready to kill each other. It's testament to the creation of these characters that we can believe that despite their family relations, they would be cutthroat enough to end each other. So, despite not getting a resolution to our Rick and Morty discovering the hell that the Citadel has fallen into, we get a glimpse of what could be the incoming future. Thank god for Summer, who's selflessness gives Rick and Morty a chance to live a little longer. It's nice to see that Rick has informed her of contingencies for just such an occasion as this. Whilst diverting from this season overarching story, Morty's Mind Blowers doesn't falter its characters. In fact it expands on them and gives us a chance to explore a different possible avenue of the main characters' dynamic. This stash of memories could hold many interesting and unseen moments in time that could mean the difference between cooperation and separation for our main characters. There's no doubt that Rick can sometimes be incredibly careless when it comes to his emotions and intentions, but Morty is just as emotional in his reaction. On a side note, I'd like to commend the writers on their ability to ridicule Jerry once again in a mere forty seconds at the denouement. Poor E.T.-equivalent. 8/10
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