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Rick and Morty (2013) series

Discussed in 34 episodes · 36 film takes
PKA Score 6.0/10
Kyle
6.5/10
19 takes
Taylor
3.9🦉/7
12 takes
Woody
6.7/10
5 takes
IMDb 9.0
PKA rates this 3.0 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 305PKA 387PKA 468PKA 550PKA 632PKA 305: +0.12 (1 take)PKA 316: +0.90 (1 take)PKA 327: +0.88 (2 takes)PKA 338: -0.60 (1 take)PKA 341: +0.72 (2 takes)PKA 348: -0.70 (3 takes)PKA 349: +0.29 (4 takes)PKA 361: +0.32 (4 takes)PKA 374: +0.12 (1 take)PKA 422: +0.00 (1 take)PKA 440: -0.30 (3 takes)PKA 449: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 465: +0.15 (1 take)PKA 470: +0.78 (2 takes)PKA 479: -0.12 (2 takes)PKA 560: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 579: +0.07 (2 takes)PKA 613: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 630: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 632: -0.32 (2 takes)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 440 @ 0:00 — PKN 440
Discussion of Justin Roiland's domestic abuse charges, show cancellation rumors, and future voice actor replacement
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“like as if the show hasn't dropped off enough since season three”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I think the show is very good still. I think this this current season is good.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I'm legitimately disappointed. There's going to be no more of that show at its current caliber.”
▶ PKN 361 @ 26:15 — PKN 361
Discussion of new season reception with mixed reviews from fans; specific episodes and plot elements analyzed; comparison to previous season
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“fucking terrible dude the first episode was the worst one i seen in forever like and he is like”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I liked last season when no one else did I not saying it was great I just liked it more than the internet seemed to”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i've enjoyed several of the episodes and the incest episode in particular i really liked um i thought that one was kind of cool”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like this new season of Rick and Morty. And I don't understand why these like prissy bitches are having a problem with the show”
▶ PKN 374 @ 20:13 — PKN 374
Discussion of crow/raven episodes and Morty aging himself up
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“i did get thrown for a loop when morty like made himself old that was bizarre that was bizarre but i felt really bad for him”
Woody · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“did you see both of the episodes because there's two crow episodes yes i saw the one where he decides to abandon i saw when he sets up with the crows and then when he backs off the crows”
▶ PKA 516 @ 39:51 — PKA 516 w Filthy Robot Woody's Nightmare, All Drugs Legal in Ore
Adult animated series availability on HBO Max
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“someone told me and maybe they're just lying to me or they were misinformed that that rick and morty was on there already like the newest season”
▶ PKN 479 @ 45:05 — PKN 479
Discussion of new voice actor replacing original and specific episode where Jerry and Rick swap brains
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i like that episode”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Rick and Morty hasn't been good for years anyway”
▶ PKN 422 @ 32:20 — PKN 422
Discussion of new Rick and Morty episode where Morty is trapped in a video game and Summer references Die Hard during a terrorist attack; hosts discuss a censored joke about Bruce Willis
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · news/off-topic, not scored
“why didn't she just say, I don't remember Die Hard. And you can say, that's OK. Neither does the guy who did Die Hard because he has Alzheimer's and he doesn't remember doing Die Hard. And that's a much funnier and meane”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“what was the joke so i watched um i watched the new rick and morty and I thought I caught where they had censored themselves”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:36:50 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harrassed by Neighbor, Jon Jone
Discussion of recent seasons, the new production schedule, improv episodes, and Beth's character development
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“the new season comes out june 20th of this year yeah they've got a whole production line going because of the new uh contract they got”
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed
“i liked that first episode they did the interdimensional tv a lot they may have done it twice even”
▶ PKN 508 @ 40:14 — PKN 508
Discussion of an episode where a person's body transforms into spaghetti after suicide and becomes a marketable food product
Kyle · likely◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“there's an episode one of the later seasons where someone commits suicide their insides turn into spaghetti but but not like the most delicious spaghetti ever like their intestines turn into the pasta noodles”
▶ PKA 542 @ 2:33:02 — PKA 542 w Dick Masterson - Taylor's Basement Contractor, Kyle Da
Discussion of Rick and Morty renewal deal and streaming platform changes
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · news/off-topic, not scored
“I mean, Rick and Morty is a good show, but $100 million is good?”
▶ PKA 349 @ 3:49:51 — Painkiller Already #349
Discussion of newest season with mixed reviews of individual episodes
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“That's why I like Pickle Rick. Pickle Rick! Right? Like you juxtapose him turning himself into a pickle with the much more serious issue of him dodging family therapy.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I think it's the worst season thus far”
Kyle · likely◆ mixed
“Mixed? I like it. There's several episodes that really feel hyper-weak.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The most recent one where Rick, or excuse me, where Jerry and Rick go on their own adventure. Best episode of the year, I thought.”
▶ PKA 348 @ 1:50:00 — Painkiller Already #348
Discussion of current season quality and comparison to previous seasons
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“The Pickle Rick episode, the whole I'm a pickle I can't go to therapy with you I'm a drunk like that shit like it was like oh I wonder where it's gonna go from here and then it didn't go anywhere from there”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I'm kind of let down by rick and Morty this year. I hope there's 10 episodes and they're not doing some horse shit thing like Game of Thrones is doing to us.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“it's been a bit of a meh season. I thought so far it's been really good. You think so? What have you liked about it, Queb?”
Quibble · unverified▲ positive
“I like pickled Rick a lot Really? Yeah I thought like it was Putting you know Rick Into a whole different suit”
▶ PKA 316 @ 2:37:36 — Painkiller Already #316
Extensive discussion of the show's writing quality, fan theories, episodes, characters like Mr. Poopy Butthole, meta-references to the cartoon format, and the mega seed juice theory about Rick's drinking.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Rick and Morty is the smartest, most complex, fun cartoon maybe ever. And it's certainly got my attention right now.”
Woody · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I would be right there with you. Woody's saying that like, oh shit, Are we reading too into this? I'm willing to give them the utmost benefit of the doubt for anything that they bring in that may be seemingly like we're ”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“This is the first show that i've watched and i've been like i'm watching this episode again tomorrow specifically to try and pick up on shit that i missed because it's that well written”
▶ PKA 449 @ 3:43:09 — Painkiller Already #449
Brief mention of season 4 teaser without spoilers
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“They teased season four of Rick and Morty too. I'm definitely excited about that.”
▶ PKA 327 @ 3:03:23 — Painkiller Already #327
Boogie and the hosts discuss animated show ratings and quality, with Rick and Morty being among the lowest-rated but highly regarded by the speakers
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love uh rick and morty man it's my favorite show i think it's probably in my top 10 shows of all time”
Woody · likely▲ positive
“Rick and Morty is probably my top pick in this thing. It's the yellow one in the bottom left corner. Right? Yeah, don't think of it as a poorly rated show. Think of it as a niche show.”
▶ PKA 305 @ 21:17 — Painkiller Already #305
Discussion about when the show is returning, season structure leaks on Reddit, and watching episodes with family
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“It's like a South Park scenario, isn't it? Rick and Morty is not for kids, right? Not at all. But we were watching it and Colin entered the room.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“When is that show coming back? It seems like it was... It was supposed to be this spring, I thought, right?”
Unknown · unverified▲ positive
“I purposefully chose not to watch it because I really enjoy the show so I wanted to be surprised”
▶ PKA 331 @ 1:19:02 — Painkiller Already #331
Discussion of the show's Szechuan sauce joke and April Fools prank with new season
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I'm kind of into the Szechuan sauce, too. It seems interesting.”
▶ PKA 470 @ 2:18:47 — Painkiller Already #470
Discussion of recent Rick and Morty episodes
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“they made fun of back of the future they made fun of terminator they just ripped apart that entire some nazi stuff going on in there”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Rick and Morty's pretty good I'm caught up I'm current on that Oh the most recent episode was fucking great”
▶ PKA 465 @ 2:17:03 — Painkiller Already #465
Taylor discusses watching season 4 episode 1 of Rick and Morty, noting a discomforting dinner table scene and his changing perspective on the show
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“There is a scene at the dinner table that I was wildly uncomfortable watching. Like, I was like, ah, ah, ah.”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“I saw the first episode of the new season, and I was like, this is really funny. I think I maybe don't mind talking about Rick and Morty.”
▶ PKA 491 @ 2:16:01 — Painkiller Already #491
Kyle and Taylor discuss the show Rick and Morty and how it has lost appeal after season 2, with discussion of Dan Harmon's involvement.
Taylor · unverified▼ negative
“rick and morty has lost my enthusiasm right i'll probably watch the episodes this year but i'm not like waiting for rick and morty”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“the first two years. Yeah, it's really good. Yeah, I think you'd like the first two years.”
▶ PKA 343 @ 33:57 — Painkiller Already #343
Discussion about whether the new season premiere will re-air episode 1 online or show new content
Kyle · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“You thought you were going to get new content? You just got to keep him on a leash, Morty.”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“I think you're right, and I hate it. I think you're both right.”
▶ PKA 356 @ 35:08 — Painkiller Already #356
Discussion of show's nihilistic themes and problematic fan behavior around Szechuan sauce promotion
Boogie · unverified◆ mixed
“Rick and Morty is a show about nihilism. How nothing fucking matters. Everything is fucking pointless. The universe is a shit show.”
Boogie · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“There's no such thing as a bad fandom. You can like the show however you want to like the fucking show.”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“They're Jerry's, Boogie. They're Jerry's. Yeah, you've got to be a fucking Jerry to show up and wait in line for five hours at McDonald's because you think it's cool.”
▶ PKA 338 @ 3:25:34 — Painkiller Already #338
Discussion of season 3 release delays, concerns about show quality, comparison to other animated series
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“it seems like these shows where it's like all hinging on one dude roiland have a lot of difficulty having longevity”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I'm a little worried about it too because it's one of those shows where so much of it is”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“the magic will strike a third time it will strike a third time this will be their best season yet”
▶ PKA 341 @ 54:25 — Painkiller Already #341
Discussed Season 3 release delays and teased episode on April Fool's Day
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like that they just threw that April Fool's episode out, I love that. I like that about them”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“They teased one episode on April 1st and then nothing since then, no word no nothing”
▶ PKA 341 @ 2:53:00 — Painkiller Already #341
Season 3 trailer viewed and discussed with enthusiasm about dark tone and character development
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like that it's dark”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“That was way better than i was expecting it to be... I'm excited now”
▶ PKA 345 @ 13:07 — Painkiller Already #345
Discussion about rewatching episodes and the new season premiere controversy
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I don't want to Seinfeld it. I haven't gotten there yet with Rick and Morty.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · news/off-topic, not scored
“If you put episode two after, I don't know, 13, 14 months of this show not even being on the air at all, as far as new episodes, the majority of the fan base is going to say, but wait, what happened?”
▶ PKA 336 @ 4:50 — Painkiller Already #336
Reference to the brain parasites episode as an analogy for identifying foolishness
Dick · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“That's what trolling, you got to give somebody a way out on trolling. Like there's always got to be that little shred of disbelief in your trolling. That when they show their true colors Like aha you are arguing with a c”
▶ PKA 632 @ 1:14:14 — PKA 632 w/Drift0r: WW3 Predictions, Kyle Falls Downstairs, Drift
Discussion of Justin Roiland controversy and show quality decline
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I was counting on you to entertain me [ __ ] I'm invested but now none of it matters like and I guess this was a show that didn't really matter anyway”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I've always maintained That season three was the last good one so if that is true Justin Roiland was the lifeblood of the show”
▶ PKA 630 @ 0:00 — PKA 630 w/ Sam Hyde: Investing w/ Sam, Rick & Morty Creator Arre
Discussion of creator Justin Roiland's arrest on domestic violence charges and the current season quality
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“this current season is very good like it's good good it's the top three seasons”
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed
“I didn't watch I don't know the last two or three seasons or something but I still love the show”
▶ PKA 626 @ 43:10 — PKA 626 W/ Slush: Henry Cavill Fired, Trump NFTs Released, New T
Guest Slush describes watching the show with friends while on ketamine, doing drugs and watching TV together
Slush · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“let's watch the new season of Rick and Morty and then my mates like you know even better let's like put a mattress on the floor”
▶ PKA 615 @ 3:13:07 — PKA 615 W/ Destiny: Woodys Bathroom Tour, Kyles New Dog, Woody V
Current season discussion, mentioned as pretty good
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“The only other thing I'm watching right now sucks Rick and Morty's pretty good this season um but the the last episode was was actually kind of a horror episode it's pretty [ __ ] creepy”
▶ PKA 613 @ 48:42 — PKA 613 W/ Slush: Woody's Facial Disfigurement, Jake Paul vs And
Watching season six of the show
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I watched season um season six episode one last night and thought it was pretty good like I laughed out loud a couple of times”
▶ PKA 579 @ 1:18:10 — PKA 579 W/ Wendigoon, Josh Pillault, and Harley: Woodys Missing?
Discussion of Morty's traumatic memories revealed in flashback episodes, particularly scenes involving abuse and dark content
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“that was the right thing to do like morty would have killed himself if he had half those memories”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“there was the whole episode of uh basically yeah morty's flashbacks or whatever where it just shows all of the horrible things rick did to him”
▶ PKA 560 @ 1:42:57 — PKA 560 W/ Danny Mullen - Taylor Medical Update, Danny was Cance
Season 5 discussion including final episodes about evil Morty, Rick's backstory, various episodic adventures
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“there's one with like I don't know how to explain it basically Megatron Rick and the Captain Planet episode was really good”
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed
“it was an overall an okay season um better than not I wouldn't say it's a bad season not a great season either”
▶ PKA 542 @ 2:34:21 — PKA 542 w Dick Masterson - Taylor's Basement Contractor, Kyle Da
Discussed the show's massive $100 million production deal with multiple seasons ordered.
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Rick and Morty's a good show but a hundred million doll good no”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:36:54 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harassed by Neighbor, Jon Jones
Discussion of new seasons and production pipeline. Brandon mentions the show is good but crew is doing weird stuff with Beth's character.
Taylor · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Rick and Morty is that for me somehow that show comes out every two years and I don't know it it seems like I watch it takes a couple of weeks and then it's over”
Brandon Herrera · unverified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“they're doing some weird stuff with now which I don't get but who cares”