I am very sad to have to tell you that Rick and Morty, a funny and good show, if not a show as deep as it would like to be, sucks now. I know, I’m sorry. Take a minute if you need a minute.
Here’s what happened, and again, I am so sorry. On Sunday the show’s Twitter account tweeted the following:
There you go- season three is done. Shitposting shall commence in 5…4…3……..2……..1…………..
— Rick (((and Morty))) (@RickandMorty) October 3, 2017
Harmless stuff! No complaints from me, says me. Unfortunately, yesterday, Thursday, the day that just happened, things took a turn when tech billionaire and possible vampire Elon Musk logged on to register his thoughts:
Final episode was disgustingly good
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2017
First of all, uhhhh, no it wasn’t? It was a totally average Rick and Morty episode soured by the fact it was a finale, and more, the finale to a season for which we waited years, and even more, a finale that reset the Rick and Morty universe to its pre-season three dynamics, an implicit acknowledgement that said dynamics—the paucity of Jerry, the heavy-handed dealing-with-divorce nonsense—bogged down the season and made for several very weak stories. But that’s not why I’m blogging today! I am blogging today to say why, why, why would @RickandMorty do this:
Thanks, E. Just riding this out until the singularity hits, you know?
— Rick (((and Morty))) (@RickandMorty) October 5, 2017
Ahhhhh! Why??? Why do this?? Why do this and not even write the tweet in character? Why!?
Reader, it gets worse.
The singularity for this level of the simulation is coming soon. I wonder what the levels above us look like.
Good chance they are less interesting and deeper levels are better. So far, even our primitive sims are often more entertaining than reality itself.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2017
In case you needed a reminder that most grown men are in fact teenage boys, here it is, here is your reminder in the form of TV’s number one comedy doing “what if my blue is your yellow?” with the guy who could feed everyone in the world but decided to try for a Mars colony instead:
I know that closet is nice and warm, but it’s time you admitted you are one of the creators of the next one. Everyone already knows and we will still love you just as much (almost).
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2017
Stop it. Stop it!!
We should definitely get a room …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2017
The @RickandMorty account purports to be managed by series creator Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon as well as writers Ryan Ridley and Mike McMahan, at least one of whom is evidently horny for Elon Musk, who in turn is horny for an animated alcoholic grandfather who this season passed out in his own diarrhea. (Also, and I don’t like to do this sort of fanboy purism thing, but, come on, Rick would hate Elon Musk!)
Hell yeah, with that crew, we will party like Escobar and Cobain wish they could’ve partied!!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2017
Very bad stuff!!
Seth Simons is Paste’s assistant comedy editor. Follow him on Twitter.