Sunday, August 27, 2017

Rick and Morty Recap: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender" & "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy"


Welcome back to another recap of Rick and Morty where this season’s adventures have been the craziest and darkest yet. The season is filled with humor and these fantastic stories. So, let’s discuss these episodes and dive into what our characters have been going through this season. From this moment on a SPOILER ALERT is in effect for the remainder of this recap.




"Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"


 
This episode opens with Rick and Morty in the garage trying to gather up worm like species before they can infect the Earth.  But this wouldn’t be an issue if Rick didn’t bring them in the first place, but this issue is overlooked because Morty hears a call to action or adventure by the Vindicators.  Of course, Rick doesn’t want to go but Morty uses this card which allows him to choose adventures and thus the adventure begins.

Now the Vindicators are group super powered and enhanced individuals who save the galaxy from apocalyptic threats. Morty admires these group of people which you can tell is getting to Rick. He wants that admiration from Morty because he is more deserving of it as you’ll see once the episode unfolds more about these heroes. This episode was the very definition of never meet your heroes because they never live up to your expectations.  So, in classic Rick fashion, he doesn’t take the mission briefing seriously which in turn ticks off Morty, and the icing on the cake was finding out that they did the mission of the same importance without inviting them. All because of Rick’s insufferable attitude the team wanted nothing to do with him.  Once the meeting is concluded, Rick and Morty get into a fight which ends with Rick leaving to get wasted. Those repercussions come to light later in the episode.

 

The next time we see Ricky, he is fast asleep in the mission briefing room with his pants around his ankles and diarrhea all over the ground. Morty is disappointed in Rick, but they proceed as planned and head down to the planet carry an unconscious Rick. Everything goes smoothly at first, and they awake Rick and find that someone or something has already defeated the villain known as Worldender. Of course, that someone was Rick or should I say drunk Rick. Apparently after getting wasted he defeated Worldender and set up a twisted version of Saw for the heroes to go through.
 
 
 
 
 
And each level kills a member of the team until they turn on each other and start taking each other out.  The whole point of this twisted game was to prove to Morty that these so-called heroes are nothing to admire. In fact, they killed entire planet filled with people because their target was a shape-shifter. It could have been avoided if they had called Rick.  He could have made a detection device, but they rather wipe out an entire planet than work with him. Probably smart because now they're all dead except one who would want nothing more than to kill Rick and Morty.   At the last level, they were supposed to put something on a platform that Rick cares about, and the answer isn’t what you would expect. You might assume Morty, but it wasn’t even drunk Rick can’t be honest about his feelings for his grandson and family.  He was talking about the janitor on the ship which he was funny. The episode ends with a big party atop the fortress where members of the Vindicators have been killed, classy right. To make up for that incident which leads us to the next episode, Rick does a favor for Morty.
 
 

"The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy"

 
The episode opens with Jerry, and it is depressing watching him alone in a motel room naked in bed staring a photo of his family. Ok, sad and a little weird but the mood changes very quickly when Rick enters the room dragging Jerry out of bed and yes, he is still naked. Rick goes on and on about really nothing and then tells Jerry that Morty asked him to take his dad on a pity adventure. Not those exact words but for the most part that is what is happening. Jerry was a little surprised because he thought he was going to be executed. And now back to depressing again so hopefully, Rick can lift his spirits. He takes Jerry to a planet that protects those in a field against consequences. You can’t die of a heart attack from overeating or die if you brother repeatedly shoots you in the head. Yes, this is happening between two kids like I said the darkest season yet. I wonder how many time I’ve said dark in this recap…
 
 
There is also drama going on at home with Summer who has been dumped by her boyfriend for not having bigger; you know what I mean. So, she goes to her mom for encouragement and asks her if she is beautiful. Beth doesn't answer yes but says you have other qualities, ouch mom. That response leads Summer to Rick's garage to find a machine to change her cup size, but instead, she just changes her size. She became so big that her body engulfs the entire garage.  Morty and his mother try to fix the situation themselves, and the results are sweet. The mom turns herself into a huge monster like her daughter and tells her she’s beautiful, and Morty turns the boyfriend into deformed slob creature.
 
Back to Rick adventure with Jerry which is going well both are having fun and enjoying each other’s company. And then Jerry gets himself sucked into a hand dryer in the bathroom and meets with people who want Rick dead. They devise a plan to go on a ride called the Whirly Dirly which has a section of the ride that exits the field of protection. Which is where they plan to kill Rick and Jerry goes along with it because he blames Rick for breaking up the family. But as soon as they get on the ride Jerry wants to take it back immediately but is too late. Rick prevents the assignation attempt. But he is now pissed at Jerry again. Just a side note the field of protection was destroyed and the little brighter kills his sister. I gasped which sounds dramatic but come on that was dark. But back to Rick and Jerry. They tried to return home but run into some issues, and one of them causes Rick to be docile and the other being that the man who wanted Rick dead is aboard the vessel.
 
 

Here is where things got even weirder they did some mind meld thing which leads Jerry and the other guy to clarity and Rick back to normal. And then he straight out killed the other guy, and they returned home.  Crazy two episodes right well if you want more of these adventures stay tuned tonight for another all-new episode. Airing on Adult Swim at 11:30 pm Rick and Morty "Rest and Ricklaxation." Watch the preview below to see what to expect for tonight’s episode.
 
 
 
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