As mentioned above Harmon’s previous work on Community is clearly evident in these sections but much more bizarre. The episode balanced single character sections with group conversations really well with only Morty losing any major screen time.ĭespite the episode being based on the gimmick on a fake clips show it is these clips which are my least favourite, that being said they are still great. The show has experimented, with varying degrees of success, to split the family up and run two plots in a standard episode but I personally really enjoy these Smith/Rodriguez family centric outings. One really pleasing aspect of the episode is that it keeps all the family together in one cohesive storyline. No one is immune to this, not even Rick, and it ties up nicely with this series’ overall arc of people exploring where they fit in the universe. All the family become increasingly paranoid as the parasite creatures number in the dozens with everyone questioning if they are real and if the memories they have actually happened.

It acts as more of a storytelling device and it works really, really well. Of course none of these events ever happened in Rick and Morty, the parasite is inserting previously unknown characters in these clips so it’s always a deceit, and it does give the episode an off kilter feel.Ĭlips shows aren’t really something that exists in UK television shows, with The Simpsons being the only one I can think of that did the concept seriously and even then it was firmly tongue in cheek, but fortunately the episode doesn’t live and die by the clip show concept. On one level the episode works as a fake clip show, every time someone says ‘Remember when’ a small clip is played showing the event and the people involved. Rick deals with Uncle Steve in typically monstrous fashion but things quickly get out of control as more and more parasites get created throughout the episode.Īs an episode set up it’s fantastic and has similarity to the ‘Paradigms of Human Memory’ episode of Dan Harmon’s more well known TV series Community. Every time a real person remembers a certain event then another parasite is created in the form of the people in the memory. Rick quickly makes the discovery that ‘Uncle Steve’ is actually one of an alien parasite species who recreate themselves by creating false memories. This week’s episode opens with the Smith clan hanging out around the breakfast table, chilling with Uncle Steve.

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