>>93410629It's because they hit a niche with the shade of nihilism in S1 and now their heads are twisted backwards from dicksucking
Like, the difference between the Pilot and what the show has become is staggering. I know that's not really anything new. Hell, Superjail was arguably only good in the Pilot. In any case, the first time we ever see R&M, it's all about adventure and black comedy, right? It's not as much that it was episodic, but for the most part, the titular duo is just doing fukken whatever. It's all for fun, even when it leads them down a darker road. We get a couple of glimpses about Rick feeling bad about his dickish nature, but it all plays back into wanting to spend time with Morty, even if he doesn't want to admit it.
Then you swap to Season 2, and they try to make into something a bit deeper. Instead of being a dick that still wants to be with his family, Rick's this distanced ass with a troubled past that's all dark and shit. Like sure, here we see why his wife left him or maybe her leaving him is what's got him all fucked up, but they don't really seem to know what to do with it. Characterization is all fukken rushed n' shit with most of it just ending up being exposition dumped by Bird Person. Then because they have their heads twisted up their asses on how to make Rick this nuanced and depressed character, they completely neglect Morty and also the comedy of the show, so we get forced episodes like Interdimensional Cable 2, Get Shwifty, and Look Who's Purging now.
But the whole time everyone's sucking off the show like the creators because all Rick's supposed to be this above all badass or some other BS. You see it in S301 where they have that shot of Rick walking up with the gun and a smirk on his face after a forced political joke about fiat currency. It all feeds back into fuel for those autistic nihilists that think they're better than everyone after their prostates twinged from Morty saying nothing matters in S1E8.
