Rick and Morty
monition : spoiler for Rick and Morty season 6 , instalment 8 .
Now thatRick and Mortyseason 6 has brought back Dr. Wong , the Adult Swim hit can answer the biggest interrogative about its antihero . Rick and Mortyhas always balanced comedy and drama since the serial publication began . While the show ’s earlier time of year gained critical plaudit for their goofy humor and flaky plot , there was always an constituent of darker character dramatic event underRick and Morty’splayful Earth’s surface .
As far back asRick and Mortyseason 1 ’s butter golem , the serial has relate on questions of experiential angst , andRick and Mortyseason 6 , sequence 8 , " Analyze Piss , " proceed this trend by bring back Dr. Wong . The healer is a sodding antithesis of Rick ’s mindset and abilities , with Rick viewing her as both a threat and an ally , whereas she come along just to consider Rick one of her client . IfRick and Mortyshows Rick continuing to assist therapy , this could answer a question that has been around since the pilot , namely whether Rick can change who he is ( as he apparently wish to ) or if he is doomed by his nihilistic delusion .
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Dr. Wong’s Therapy Scenes Avoid Complicating Rick & Morty
Early in season 6,Rick and Mortydropped Rick ’s heaviest storyby bury about Rick Prime and the Central Finite Curve . This seemed to signify Rick would never grow or interchange , but his interaction with Dr. Wong in " Analyze Piss " prove this is n’t necessarily lawful . Instead , Rick might change through the gradual , unglamourous study of attending therapy , with Dr. Wong acting as the cadence by which Rick ’s progress could be tracked . This would n’t require a Brobdingnagian time commitment , meaning it could be a neat way of life forRick and Mortyto hint at a meaningful part arc while stick with the whimsical , down in the mouth - stakes adventures that made the serial publication so popular .
One of the bestRick and Mortyseason 6 episode destroy its credits , 4th wall and canon by having the series stars acknowledge that they are on a video show . It is hard for jokes like this to co - live alongside serious scenes of Rick attempt felo-de-se or almost give his life , which is part of what made the timbre of early seasons so haphazard . However , Rick ’s more depleted - key interaction with Dr. Wong featured the same insight into his character without the aliveness - or - death wager that jar with his goofy weekly antic . Rick and Mortycan effectively add together play to its comedy through therapy sessions without sacrifice either .
How Rick & Morty Could Make Its Most Infamous Episode Foreshadowing
If Dr. Wong were to become a regular recurring fictional character and looker were made privy to Rick ’s attempts to better himself , this would also pay off an electric arc that has existed since the infamousRick and Mortyseason 3 , episode 3 , " Pickle Rick . “Rick and Mortyintroduced Dr. Wongin " Pickle Rick , " but much of the episode was devoted to Rick sour himself into a pickle , a muzzle that few viewers thought would have a poignant punchline . As such , Dr. Wong ’s promotion to recur fictitious character status would not only give viewer more insight into Rick ’s inner world but would also prove that this divisiveRick and Mortyepisode was on the QT a long - term setup for a well - earned payoff .
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