When my friend first recommended Rick and Morty back in 2014 when the show was halfway through it's first season, I wondered what the hell I was watching. An animated sitcom on Adult Swim that revolved around a troubled moaning young boy who goes on inter-dimensional adventures with his grandpa, which, may seem like you're average animated idea of a show... until I saw a Jelly Bean try to molest Morty inside a bar which was inside a giant step which was in a giant world. Basically, yeah.

But there's something so much more to this show then meets the eye. It has absolutely soared in popularity after its two seasons were both aired completely, heading to Netflix for mainstream viewership and dominating pop culture nearly everywhere you turn. What's more, is that this show isn't afraid to go dark, or speak the truth. It's insanely deep and convoluted at times, and for me I think that's something I like. It does something different than your usual animated sitcom.

It follows some pretty interesting themes and have some even interesting imagery. Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the show has said that almost all of the alien or weird bits and bobs such as the Plumbus featured are modelled off male or female genetalia in some way shape or form. I mean, that's not smart imagery but there are plenty of other stuff that the writers clearly thought about if you look carefully. The episode The Ricks Must Be Crazy as seen in the image below presents the themes of religion, God and also some ideas on slavery which are interesting to analyse. Meeseeks and Destroy shows some similar ideas on slavery and what our purpose is, and thinking on them all now they really are smart, there is always something to decipher.

What I really like about South Park is that there is always a lesson or meaning to take from its ridiculous, over-the-top stories and themes, and this is the same with Rick and Morty. These shows have exceptional writers who are incredible with their uses of satire and blending with pop culture references and relations to real world issues. Compare these two to something like Family Guy or American Dad, Seth McFarlane's two animated shows that have their funny moments but are now just unoriginal and uninspired with cutaway jokes that really don't do anything for the main story but make the central story ten minutes shorter. Don't get me wrong, I like Family Guy, but it has gone massively downhill and doesn't have anything clever to say at all.

Rick and Morty isn't just a TV show, it's a way of life. Like so many other shows, it now has one of the biggest cult followings today. Having been to so many comics cons, even dressing as Rick himself, I've seen this show fluttered about more than anything else. It's recent arrival back on our screens on April Fools Day was a treat for everyone, and a fantastic episode to boot. It's no wonder this show has a cult following when the writers pull stunts like that. 

What really defines this show is how it does it's own, original thing. I did compare it to South Park but they're still different shows, and this one does similar things but in it's own way. I love it, and can't wait for it to come back and see what kind of clever, quirky ideas it has to offer next. And of course, it's one of the funniest shows on TV today - even the actors can be heard laughing at the end of some of the inter dimensional TV ads and shows, because they're having a good time at how ridiculous this show is too. There's a lot to love, if you haven't watched this yet, get on it! Ooo wee!